Dr. Daniel Griffith, Nye County Health Officer, told the Board of Examiners on Oct. 14 that SB 118 funding has helped strengthen local public-health capacity in his rural county. "I want to thank you all for your continued support of SB 118 funding," Griffith said, and described the funding as supporting preventative health services, partnerships and access to care in Nye County.

Megan Camosse, representing the University of Nevada, Reno School of Public Health, asked the board to approve Contract 33, which the meeting materials identify as including $440,000 to support the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS). "We had nearly 12,000 students respond and 95% of the schools participated," Camosse said, and she said that the contract would allow surveying across middle and high schools statewide, including rural and tribal schools.

Camosse thanked Governor Lombardo and the 2025 Nevada Legislature for passage of Assembly Bill 331, which she said enabled the funding that supports statewide YRBS administration. She described the YRBS as a data source used by state and local agencies, community organizations and others to guide policies and prevention efforts. The transcript records these comments as public testimony during the board's first public-comment period; no board action on SB 118 or the YRBS was taken during public comment.

The board later approved agenda item 8 (which the presenter said included 56 contracts) by voice vote; the transcript does not specify whether Contract 33 was among the 56 line items approved or whether it requires separate execution steps beyond board approval of the listed contracts. The UNR representative said the 2025 data collection is complete and that the team is analyzing results and responding to partner requests.

Next steps noted in the meeting: the board received the public comments and proceeded with its agenda; the transcript does not record any follow-up assignment to staff specific to SB 118 or the YRBS.