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The bill’s sponsor, Assemblymember Yuwei Wing, told the Assembly Committee on Education that AB 289 is intended to extend the financial-literacy work that began with AB 274 in 2023, which required a half-credit financial-literacy course in Nevada high schools. “College is where we should understand and manage our money effectively,” Assemblymember Wing said in presenting the measure, citing WalletHub and U.S. Census data suggesting Nevada ranks poorly on measures of household financial distress.

Supporters — including students, higher-education administrators, the Nevada Consumer Credit Association and nonprofit and business groups — urged the committee to advance the concept so that the Board of Regents can incorporate financial-literacy instruction into campus offerings. Chloe Kim, a sophomore at Meadows High School, described classroom exercises that helped her understand budgeting and taxes and urged lawmakers to extend that instruction into college. Leonardo Benavides of UNLV and Jeff Thompson of the University of Nevada, Reno testified the institutions already offer related credit and noncredit courses; UNLV’s Financial Literacy Institute and existing credit offerings were cited as examples.

Sponsor amendment: Assemblymember Wing submitted a proposed conceptual amendment during the hearing. The amendment would limit any requirement to students “seeking degrees” (excluding non-degree or personal-enrichment students), correct a minor grammatical phrasing, and specify that the course could satisfy a general-education requirement rather than adding additional credits. Wing told the committee she will continue to work with stakeholders and the Board of Regents on granular implementation details.

Legal limits and implementation: Committee counsel Asher Killian told members that Nevada’s Constitution (Article 11) vests governance of the state university system in the Board of Regents and that Nevada Supreme Court decisions (referred to in the hearing as the King and Oakley cases) limit the legislature’s authority to prescribe internal curricular requirements. Killian said that is why AB 289 is written to authorize or request the Board of Regents to act rather than directly imposing curriculum changes.

Questions from members focused on operational issues: whether the universities could staff and schedule a course available to all degree-seeking students, how the requirement would apply to students who earn multiple degrees, dual-enrollment credit, online versus in-person delivery, and whether the course would create additional credit-hour requirements. Assemblymember Wing and witnesses repeatedly said the intent was not to increase overall credit requirements but to allow financial literacy to be one option within existing gen-ed or elective slots; the sponsor signaled flexibility and additional drafting with NSHE and other stakeholders.

Who testified: Support came from multiple student leaders, campus administrators and statewide groups. Testimony highlighted particular needs for foster youth and other vulnerable students who face immediate financial challenges. Several campus programs and community partners — including UNLV’s financial-literacy offerings, UNR programs, campus food-pantries and community credit unions — were cited as existing resources that could be expanded or coordinated if the Board adopts such a policy.

No committee vote was recorded on AB 289 during this hearing. The sponsor said she will continue drafting language with input from committee members and NSHE; committee counsel reiterated constitutional limits on directly mandating Regents’ curricular decisions.

Assemblymember Wing closed the hearing after public support testimony and the committee moved on to the next agenda item.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","3/11/2025 - Assembly Committee on Education","oneSentenceSummary","Assemblymember Yuwei Wing opened the hearing on Assembly Bill 289 on financial literacy for higher education, saying the bill would authorize the Nevada Board of Regents to establish a course of study in financial literacy that could be required as part of a student's general-education credits.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature NV, Nevada","taxId",78440,"location","Nevada","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6640703,"Assembly committee hears bill on open educational resources, campus hunger study and public data dashboard (AB 345)",2787,5686000,8473000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2549876-5f916d86a82cb713c2e976a5f3bc746e&start=5686&end=8473","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2549876-5f916d86a82cb713c2e976a5f3bc746e/thumbnail_5686000.jpg","/articles/6640703/Nevada/Assembly-committee-hears-bill-on-open-educational-resources-campus-hunger-study-and-public-data-dashboard-AB-345","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6640703-1268ecee9c5f7ac411fd8bf9d657e640/orig.mp4?Expires=1775124327&Signature=ClTY~AAlCAxNMFsqJwZVzuTG0t4MqCZrm3UwsJymmku9KTF0n~wswZHe84pPR~dZogsjJNp0FSkKy~~R3PRr5dadxdf3209RuoXtdnooTkxnKeWQyWQSRJA9DZYZ-TwiaZuWPpXn2fMIGU2C4DwNo0artRBK~huKZ1JGRbgJudyf8wriOXZSCsnS7~MZs3echZPgqrDycjJxlk2sqDO7pAmEAJMZJYvCEc2o-xB8Pu2xDTmGXdRwISFfZtILauF~Si-abjvqMZknPz~vmIkgcSrfMfWyxYAzxF7V02u8aJIVWWrfB4sELIXc-nqF3bw6B29G9SKMXMD~oMAgdgQhlA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Assemblymember Erica Mosca introduced Assembly Bill 345, a multipart proposal that asks the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) to develop policies on open educational resources (OER), study student food insecurity and coordinate an online public dashboard of student outcomes by linking existing state and federal data sources.

Assemblymember Mosca said the bill grew from community input through the Southern Nevada Forum and from student leaders. “There are three pillars here: helping students return to school when small balances block reenrollment, expanding open educational resources to lower textbook costs, and producing a public outcomes dashboard to improve accountability,” Mosca said.

Student presenters and campus officials described the problems AB 345 aims to address. Kevin Osorio Hernandez, student body president at Nevada State University, and Kevin Yang, a UNR student, cited high textbook costs and rising campus food insecurity as barriers to persistence. Yang told the committee that 24 percent of UNR students reported food insecurity in a 2016–2020 survey and that campus food pantry demand has increased. Tania Akter of the Graduate Student Association detailed a 2024 UNR survey in which roughly one in three graduate students reported being very food insecure and provided pantry usage statistics: 12,219 visits with about 6,000 unique users between 2023 and 2024.

On OER, student advocates and Kevin Osorio Hernandez argued that open textbooks and freely licensed course materials reduce costs and can improve completion rates; proponents cited examples of other states that have enacted OER legislation and pointed to resources such as OpenStax that provide printable materials and multimedia alternatives.

Data dashboard and coordination: supporters described two existing databases referenced in the bill (Nevada P-20/WPDR and the federal IPEDS system) and urged the committee to direct NSHE and state agencies to explore data linkage and public reporting to improve transparency and policy decisions. Representatives from the Nevada System of Higher Education said the system already tracks readiness and remediation and may be able to supply relevant metrics for such a dashboard.

Costs and next steps: supporters said they are working to keep the initiative cost-neutral by using existing systems and interagency cooperation; Assemblymember Mosca and witnesses asked the committee to permit interim study and consultation so implementation details and potential legal/data-privacy issues can be resolved. No appropriation was requested during the hearing and no committee vote was recorded.

Public testimony came from student governments across NSHE, university administrators, the Vegas Chamber (Southern Nevada Forum), community nonprofits and university extension programs; most speakers urged passage or further study to reduce textbook costs, prevent students from being blocked from finishing degrees over small balances, and address campus hunger.","AB 345 would direct the Nevada System of Higher Education to develop policies promoting open educational resources, study campus food insecurity and coordinate public student-outcome data; students, campus leaders and chambers of commerce supported the bill and urged state-level collaboration with existing datasets.","actionData","errors"]

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Nevada committee hears bill authorizing Board of Regents to offer financial literacy course for degree-seeking students

Assembly committee hears bill on open educational resources, campus hunger study and public data dashboard (AB 345)