Article 11 of the Nevada Constitution requires the Nevada Legislature to provide for the establishment of a State University that is controlled by a Board of Regents whose duties are prescribed by law. (Nev. Const. Art. 11, § 4) Existing law provides for the establishment of the Nevada System of Higher Education, which consists of the State University and other educational institutions, programs and operations. (NRS 396.020) Assembly Bill No. 220 of the 70th Session of the Nevada Legislature established an advisory committee to examine the issue of locating a 4-year state college in Henderson, Nevada. (Chapter 513, Statutes of Nevada 1999, at page 2625) The advisory committee recommended naming the proposed state college the Nevada State College at Henderson. (Minutes of the Advisory Committee to Examine Locating a 4-Year State College in Henderson, February 4, 2000) Section 5 of this bill changes the name of the Nevada State College to the Nevada State University and directs the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada to take all necessary steps to implement the name change. Sections 1 and 5 of this bill designate Nevada State University as a state college. Sections 2-4 of this bill make conforming changes to replace references in the Nevada Revised Statutes to the Nevada State College with references to Nevada State University. Section 2 also removes a reference to Sierra Nevada College, which was acquired by the University of Nevada, Reno, in 2022. Section 6 of this bill directs the Legislative Counsel, in preparing supplements to the Nevada Administrative Code, to reflect the name change made in section 5.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 396.005, 396.945, 278C.140, 278C.155
Reprint 1: 396.005, 396.945, 278C.140, 278C.155
As Enrolled: 396.005, 396.945, 278C.140, 278C.155
BDR: 396.005, 396.945, 278C.140, 278C.155