CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A bill creating a need-based grant program for Nevada college students is closer to becoming reality after a budget committee approved the measure.
The Assembly Ways and Means Committee voted Sunday to pass SB227, which would create the Silver State Opportunity Grant Program. The measure now heads to a vote of the full Assembly.
The bill was initially stripped of the $10 million in funding it contained, but budget bills unveiled this weekend allocate $5 million to the program over two years if SB227 passes.
The grant would be separate from the merit-based Millennium Scholarship, and students could use their grant to attend a community college or Nevada State College.
The size of each grant would vary based on a student's ability to pay.
