WEEK SEVEN UPDATE
While Spring Break normally means a break from class for Rebels, some chose to spend their break in Carson City this week. On Monday, Boyd Law students, staff, and faculty celebrated Boyd Law Day, including a reception at the Governor’s Mansion. Tuesday marked the beginning of UNLV Honor Days at the Legislature, with students, staff, and faculty from the Honors College visiting Carson City for three days of engagement with legislators and the legislative process. On the legislative side, Monday night was...(more)
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UNLV BOYD SCHOOL OF LAW DAY AT THE LEGISLATURE
March 17th was UNLV Boyd School of Law Day at the Legislature provided numerous opportunities for students and faculty to engage with legislators and legislative hearings, as well as with UNLV alumni serving in numerous related legislative roles, and more.
| | Boyd Law School arrives in Carson City | | Boyd Law School visits the Chambers | | Boyd Law students prepare to hear from legislators | | Boyd Law School Dean Leah Grinvald and Director of Development Heather Rappaport, with UNLV Government and Community Engagement Vice President Constance Brooks, Director of State Government Affairs Leo Benavides, and Law Extern Jacob Ginsburg, at the Governor’s Mansion for the Boyd Law Reception | | Boyd Law Students met with three-time UNLV Alumna and Assemblymember Venicia Considine | | Assemblymember Daniele Monroe-Moreno, US Senator Catherine Cortez Masto, Vice President of UNLV Government and Community Engagement Constance Brooks, and UNLV Director of State Government Affairs Leo Benavides at the Legislature for to meet with Boyd Law students | | |
UNLV HONORS COLLEGE DAYS AT THE LEGISLATURE
UNLV Honors College Days at the Legislature took place March 18th - 20th, taking the classroom up to Carson City. The time spent at the Legislature provides Honors students with opportunities to understand how policy is shaped, engage with lawmakers, and experience civic engagement in action.
Honors students included: Mikaela Arena; Jess Ayala Venegas; Edward Delgado-Ochoa; Marcio Diaz Rossignoli; Leslie Gutierrez Ramos; Cristhian Guiterrez; Rosemary Hernandez-Lopez; Jose Ibarra Lira; Kira Kramer; Jalyssa Locsin Angapak; Amiko Nkwethat; Gabby Ofina; Abigail Panariso; Aeron Pearson; Evia Rivera; Tanya Selcetaj; Dorian Vila; and Nazareth Zerai.
| | Rebels stop for a group picture upon arrival at the Reno airport | | Leo Benavides, UNLV Director of State Government Affairs welcomes Honors students to Carson City | | Honors students prepare to observe a hearing | | UNLV Honors students prepare for Senator Catherine Cortez Masto to speak | | UNLV alums and Assemblymembers Tanya Flanagan and Ruben D’Silva with Honors students | | Honors students with UNLV alumna and Assemblymember Erica Mosca | | Assemblymember Shea Backus and Vice President Constance Brooks with Honors students | | UNLV alumna and Assemblymember Selena Torres engage with Honors students | | Alumna and Assemblymember Venicia Considine, Assemblymember and Judiciary Chair Brittney Miller, Speaker of the Assembly Steve Yaeger, and Assemblymember Natha Anderson with students | | Honors students toured the Legislative Counsel Bureau | | UNLV alumnus and Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo with Honors students | | UNLV alumnus and Nevada Lieutenant Governor Stavros Anthony met with students | | UNLV alumnus and Assemblymember Howard Watts met with Honors students | | 3/17/25 – AB337 (Support), Assembly Committee on Health and Human Services, Jacob Ginsburg, UNLV Boyd Law School student and Government and Community Engagement Law Extern, testified in support of AB337, a bill aiming to strengthen Nevada’s infrastructure for early diagnosis, treatment, and research of dementia, emphasizing the important role of the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine in training and research | | | 3/17/25 – SB290 (Support), Senate Committee on Growth and Infrastructure, Le Benavides, UNLV Director of State Government Affairs, testified in support of AB290, detailing UNLV’s commitment to campus safety, involvement in researching pathways towards a safer and more reliable public transit environment, and emphasizing the many students and staff who depend on public transportation | | | 3/19/25 – SB322, Senate Committee on Education, Patricia Charlton, Chancellor of the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE), testified in support of SB 322, a bill requiring increased professional development training standards for the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada, aiming to ensure the highest standards and expectations of accountability, transparency, quality, and trust | | | 3/19/25 – SB322 (Support), Senate Committee on Education, Jose Ibarra Lira, UNLV Political Science student and College of Liberal Arts CSUN representative, testified in support of SB322, emphasizing student dependence on the professional, accountable, and ethical decision-making of the Board of Regents | | | 3/19/25 - UNLV alumnus and Assemblymember Reuben D’Silva and Assemblymember Duy Nguyen (wearing pink in support of Reproductive Rights Day) with UNLV Government and Community Engagement Vice President Constance Brooks | | | 3/20/25 – AB397 (Presentation), Assembly Education Committee, Nevada System of Higher Education Chancellor Patricia Charlton presented AB397, a bill which would relieve certain fee obligations for person having experienced homelessness, and thereby increasing access to higher education in Nevada | | | 3/20/25 – AB397, Assembly Education Committee, Douglas Unger, UNLV Department of English Professor, testified on the impact AB397 could have on supporting and providing academic opportunities to Nevada’s at-risk populations. | | | 3/20/2025 – AB328, Assembly Committee on Education, Dr. Tyler Parry, Associate Professor of African American and African Diaspora Studies, provided testimony related to AB328, a bill establishing the Commission on Racial Equity and Social Justice, emphasizing the academic merits of the establishment of the Commission and of studying the economic, political, social, educational, and historical impacts of slavery, Jim Crow laws, and racial segregation in Nevada. | | | 3/20/25, 1:30pm, AB328, Assembly Education Committee (Opposition) Patricia Charlton, Chancellor of the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE), provided testimony related to AB328, stressing NSHE’s support of the bill’s concept and recognition of its merits, but articulating NSHE’s position that it is not the appropriate entity to administer the Commission due to economic and neutrality concerns | | | |
STUDENT INTERN & EXTERN SPOTLIGHT
Harrison Epstein
Each biennium, UNLV students engage in the legislative process in a variety of ways, including participating in policy development and the bill draft process, advocating for UNLV’s legislative agenda, and serving as legislative...(more)
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UNLV ALUMNI IN THE LEGISLATURE SPOTLIGHT
The Honorable Rochelle Nguyen
The Honorable Rochelle Nguyen serves as a Nevada State Senator representing Clark County District 3. A graduate of UNLV’s Boyd School of Law, Senator Nguyen serves as the Vice Chair of the Senate Finance...(more)
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THE WEEK AHEAD
March 24 - 28, 2025
3/24/25, 1:00pm, SB174, Senate Education - A bill that requires school districts to allow outside ABA providers into schools.
3/26/25, 8:00am, SB353, Senate Commerce and Labor - A bill that requires the state to establish a specific category for Medicaid reimbursement rates for clinics that provide education and training.
3/26/25, 1:00pm, SB293, Senate Education - A bill that makes revisions to the Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) state law for college sports.
3/28/25, 8:00am, Joint Assembly Ways and Means and Senate Finance - GOED will present their budget, including the Nevada Knowledge Account
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SAVE THE DATE
• March 31st – Latino Lobby Day
• April 9th – UNLV Day
• April 10th – College of Fine Arts Day
• April 10th – TRIO Upward Bound Legislative Action Day
• April 16th – Equality "Lobby" Day
• April 28th – Deaf Day
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