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AB 345 requires NSHE–DETR collaboration on education dashboard and studies; agencies confirm $0 fiscal impact
Summary
AB 345 would require NSHE and DETR to build a longitudinal higher‑education data dashboard and to study open educational resources, campus food insecurity and re‑entry pathways; NSHE confirmed it can implement the studies and dashboard within existing resources and removed its fiscal note.
Assemblymember Erica Mosca presented AB 345, a higher‑education bill that would require the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) to collaborate with the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR) to create a transparent longitudinal data dashboard. The bill also directs NSHE to study open educational resources, student food insecurity across campuses and policies to allow students close to graduation to return even if they owe institutional fees.
NSHE representatives confirmed the study topics align with existing work and said the institutions could complete the work within current resources. After the sponsor amended the bill to turn proposed near‑term implementation items into studies, NSHE changed its initial “could not determine” fiscal estimate to $0 and removed its fiscal note.
Why it matters: A centralized dashboard and studies are intended to improve data‑driven decision making and target supports such as food‑security programs and textbook affordability.
Discussion vs. decision: The committee held the hearing; NSHE and sponsor agreed the fiscal impact is $0 under the amended bill. No committee vote was recorded at this session.
Ending: The hearing closed with broad stakeholder support from NSHE and education groups.
