# Nevada SB176: AN ACT relating to education; requiring certain school districts that offer a program of career and technical education for certified nursing assistants to establish a pilot program to cover the costs of examinations for certain pupils enrolled in the program to obtain an industry-recognized credential as a certified nursing assistant; making appropriations; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Nevada SB176, AN ACT relating to education; requiring certain school districts that offer a program of career and technical education for certified nursing assistants to establish a pilot program to cover the costs of examinations for certain pupils enrolled in the program to obtain an industry-recognized credential as a certified nursing assistant; making appropriations; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Fabian Doñate (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-06-03 ((No further action taken.)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Nevada SB176
- State: Nevada
- Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025)
- Title: AN ACT relating to education; requiring certain school districts that offer a program of career and technical education for certified nursing assistants to establish a pilot program to cover the costs of examinations for certain pupils enrolled in the program to obtain an industry-recognized credential as a certified nursing assistant; making appropriations; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-03
- Last action: 2025-06-03, (No further action taken.)
- Sponsor: Fabian Doñate (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: BDR S-45
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Exam fee help for nursing assistant students: benefit, low. Clark, Elko, Lyon, and White Pine County school districts must cover eligible students’ certified nursing assistant exam registration costs. The pilot covers up to $300 per student during the 2026–2027 and 2027–2028 school years. Students must enroll in a qualifying career and technical education p…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Fabian Doñate (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (12)

- 2025-06-03: (No further action taken.) (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: To committee. (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Taken from General File. Re-referred to Committee on Finance. Exemption effective. To printer. (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 26.) (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Notice of eligibility for exemption. (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Placed on Second Reading File. (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Read first time. To committee. (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: From printer. (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: To printer. (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Education. (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB176.pdf)
- Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB176_R1.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB176.pdf)
- [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB176_R1.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB176-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).