Senate concurs with amendment removing NSHE mentoring requirement from Nevada GROW program

The Nevada Senate voted May 30 to concur in Assembly Amendment No. 646 to Senate Bill 71, removing a requirement that the Nevada System of Higher Education provide mentoring to businesses participating in the Nevada GROW program.

Senator Flores moved to concur in the assembly amendment, and the motion carried on a voice vote. "I wish to concur in assembly amendment number 6 46 to senate bill 71," Senator Flores said on the floor. Later in her remarks she summarized the change: "The amendment eliminates a requirement that the Nevada system of higher education institutions provide certain mentoring to certain business participating in the Nevada GROW program." Those remarks were followed by a voice vote. The president announced the motion carried and ordered the bill rolled.

The amendment removes the statutory mentoring directive from SB71; the Senate record does not specify any replacement requirements or alternate mentoring provisions. There was no roll-call vote recorded in the transcript; senators signified their position by voice.

Senate action on the amendment was brief and procedural. No further instructions to staff or implementing departments were recorded on the floor regarding alternative mentoring arrangements or oversight. The transcript does not show additional debate, fiscal analysis, or implementation details tied to the amendment during the floor action.

Because the change eliminates a statutory requirement rather than adding one, local implementation would depend on future statutory language or off‑record administrative decisions by the Nevada System of Higher Education and other state partners. The Senate ordered SB71 "rolled" and directed that the Assembly be notified of its action, per the chamber's standard procedure.