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Senate Finance Committee adopts conceptual amendment to SB4 shifting UNR Life Sciences funding to general fund and adding university deans to education panel
Summary
The Senate Finance Committee approved a conceptual amendment to Senate Bill 4 that removes section 2, raises Clark County’s allocation to $8.1 million (bringing a section 6 total to $15,615,919), converts $68.5 million for the UNR Life Sciences building from GO bonds to a general fund appropriation, and adds three university deans to the Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education; the motion passed by voice vote with at least two recorded no votes and no public comment.
The Nevada Senate Finance Committee adopted a conceptual amendment to Senate Bill 4 at its work session. The amendment would remove section 2, increase Clark County’s allocation to $8,100,000 (raising the section 6 general fund appropriation to $15,615,919), change financing for the UNR Life Sciences building from general obligation bonds to a general fund appropriation of $68,500,000, and add three university deans to the Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education by amending NRS 385.910.
Wayne Thorley of the Legislative Counsel Bureau’s Fiscal Analysis Division summarized the governor’s office proposal to the committee, saying the changes were proposed by the Governor’s Finance Office and outlining the dollar amounts and statutory…
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