Measure on the ballot in the 2020 Nevada General Election in Nevada.
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Get StartedThis measure would remove the Board of Regents system - which governs, controls, and manages the state universities in Nevada - from the state constitution, giving the Legislature more control over colleges and universities. The amendment would allow the state legislature to review and change the governing organization of the Nevada System of Higher Education without having to go through a five-year process of amending the constitution.
A "yes" vote on this amendment is a vote supporting the removal of the Board of Regents system from the state constitution, giving the Legislature more control over colleges and universities.
A "no" vote on this amendment is a vote against removing the constitutional status of the Board of Regents, thereby maintaining the Board as the governing organization of state colleges and universities without allowing state legislative authority to change it.
"The Board should be like every other state agency so that we are empowered to hold the Nevada System of Higher Education accountable.", in support of State Question No. 1 (Learn more)
“Nevada has benefitted from being one of the fastest-growing states in the nation; however, as the former President of Western Nevada College, I have witnessed how Nevada has struggled to adapt its governance and infrastructure to best meet the needs of an expanding and diversifying Western state. YES on 1 will modernize the governance structure overseeing higher education to reflect the differing missions of our colleges and universities and the evolving needs of our students.”, in support of State Question No. 1 (Learn more)
"The ballot question is designed to bring clarity to the limits of the regents’ authority and allow for greater oversight by lawmakers. It needs to pass, because in the past the regents and Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) have argued that they’re essentially a separate branch of government answerable only to themselves.", in support of State Question No. 1 (Learn more)
"How will that advance our graduation rates and retention rates in our research portfolio in our workforce force output? No one has been able to answer that. So if we're going to do a pretty significant change in governance, there should be a better articulation about how that's going to advance the system.", in opposition to State Question No. 1 (Learn more)
"There’s no numbers or positive proof that the system that may or may not come out of this is better than the system that we have now.", in opposition to State Question No. 1 (Learn more)
Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to remove the constitutional provisions governing the election and duties of the Board of Regents of the State University and to authorize the Legislature to provide by statute for the governance, control and management of the State University and for the reasonable protection of individual academic freedom. (BDR C-60)
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