Existing law authorizes the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada to grant a waiver of registration and laboratory fees for a pupil who is homeless or unaccompanied. (NRS 396.5448) Section 4 of this bill requires the Board of Regents to waive such fees, as well as any other mandatory fees, for a pupil who, at any time before reaching the age of 25 years, was identified as homeless or unaccompanied. Existing law authorizes the Board of Regents to request documentation from a person requesting such a waiver of fees to verify that the person was a homeless or unaccompanied pupil. (NRS 396.5448) Section 4: (1) requires the Board of Regents to request such documentation; and (2) limits the documentation which the Board of Regents is required to request under certain circumstances. Section 4 provides for the adjustment of the amount of the fee waiver based upon the amount of federal educational benefits the pupil receives. Section 4 requires each institution within the Nevada System of Higher Education to designate one employee to act as a point of contact for questions about the fee waiver. Existing law creates the position of the Liaison for Post-Secondary Education for Homeless Pupils within the System to assist homeless and unaccompanied pupils in pursuing post-secondary education. (NRS 396.5926, 396.594) Section 2 of this bill requires a university, state college or community college within the System to take certain steps to disseminate the name and contact information of the Liaison. Section 5 of this bill makes a conforming change to indicate the proper placement of section 2 in the Nevada Revised Statutes. Section 6 of this bill revises the definition of “homeless pupil” for the purposes of the provisions of law relating to the Liaison. Section 7 of this bill requires that a person appointed to be the Liaison be familiar with certain federal laws as well as the federal application for student aid and other federal programs, grants and assistance which benefit homeless and unaccompanied pupils. Section 8 of this bill revises the duties of the Liaison.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 396.5448, 396.5913, 396.5916, 396.5926, 396.594
Reprint 1: 396.5448, 396.5913, 396.5916, 396.5926, 396.594
BDR: 396.5448, 396.5913, 396.5916, 396.5926, 396.594