SB4 includes a string of smaller appropriations: education commission, indigent defense, SNAP, navigators and CIO pay
November 14, 2025 | 2025 Legislature NV, Nevada
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Senate Bill 4 bundles a series of appropriations addressing education, legal representation, social services and state administration.
The bill requests $25,000 per year for travel and meeting expenses for the Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education and $1.95 million over the biennium for professional development and implementation support to advance competency-based learning and career pathways, presenters said.
Peter Handy, executive director of Indigent Defense Services, asked for $3,000,000 for stipends and technical assistance to the Nevada State Public Defender's Office and to implement requirements from the Davis consent judgment.
Kelly Cantrell of the Division of Social Services described a $19,000,000 request to cover the state's increased share of SNAP administrative costs beginning Oct. 1, 2026, when the federal match drops from 50% to 25%; an additional ~$1.2 million was requested for technology to monitor caseloads and reduce payment error rates. Cantrell said the division tracks agency error rates and that new technology would help continuous monitoring of income and identify anomalies by zip code.
Section 11 includes $2,000,000 for the Nevada Health Authority to run grants and RFPs for community-based organizations providing Medicaid and public-option enrollment assistance; the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange said it would work closely with the Authority on oversight.
The Department of Business and Industry requested funding to support two positions through the full biennium that were approved only for FY26, and Deputy Director Nikki Hake said the second-year funding is needed. David Axtel of the Governor's Technology Office requested an adjustment to the state CIO salary to align compensation with cabinet-level responsibilities, noting a prior classification study was not implemented because of budget constraints.
The committee thanked presenters and requested follow-up reports and details where county- or program-level numbers appeared incomplete.
The bill requests $25,000 per year for travel and meeting expenses for the Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education and $1.95 million over the biennium for professional development and implementation support to advance competency-based learning and career pathways, presenters said.
Peter Handy, executive director of Indigent Defense Services, asked for $3,000,000 for stipends and technical assistance to the Nevada State Public Defender's Office and to implement requirements from the Davis consent judgment.
Kelly Cantrell of the Division of Social Services described a $19,000,000 request to cover the state's increased share of SNAP administrative costs beginning Oct. 1, 2026, when the federal match drops from 50% to 25%; an additional ~$1.2 million was requested for technology to monitor caseloads and reduce payment error rates. Cantrell said the division tracks agency error rates and that new technology would help continuous monitoring of income and identify anomalies by zip code.
Section 11 includes $2,000,000 for the Nevada Health Authority to run grants and RFPs for community-based organizations providing Medicaid and public-option enrollment assistance; the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange said it would work closely with the Authority on oversight.
The Department of Business and Industry requested funding to support two positions through the full biennium that were approved only for FY26, and Deputy Director Nikki Hake said the second-year funding is needed. David Axtel of the Governor's Technology Office requested an adjustment to the state CIO salary to align compensation with cabinet-level responsibilities, noting a prior classification study was not implemented because of budget constraints.
The committee thanked presenters and requested follow-up reports and details where county- or program-level numbers appeared incomplete.
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