Weekly Newsletter

Last week, I signed the final bills from the 81st Legislative Session into law. From the start, we knew this legislative session would look very different than any other before in our State history, but we were able to create significant progress for the families of Nevada. Over the past four months, we came together to provide the largest small business assistance funding in state history, approve precedent-setting education funding, and prioritize job creation through measures such as the Infrastructure Bank and legislation that will accelerate Nevada’s New Energy Economy. Today's newsletter highlights some of the legislation signed into law just last week. I look forward to my continued service as Governor of the great State of Nevada and to our great comeback. Let's get to work!  
 
Thank you,   
Gov Sisolak 

MONDAY, JUNE 7 - EDUCATION 

On Monday, I signed four critical pieces of legislation relating to K-12 education into law, including AB 495, SB 173, SB 249, and SB 450. I was proud to be joined by sponsors of the legislation including Assembly Speaker Jason Frierson, Majority Leader Cannizzaro, and Senator Dondero Loop and educational leaders including Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Jhone Ebert, CCSD Superintendent Dr. Jesus Jara, business leaders, community advocates additional legislators and students.  

This legislation will provide millions of dollars of new revenue for our schools through the creation of a 1 percent levy on large silver and gold mines for public schools, address learning loss that resulted from the impact of the COVID-19 crisis, address student mental health, and allow for schools to be repaired, new schools to be built and create jobs through school board issued general obligation bonds.  

For more information please click here to read my official press release.  

TUESDAY, JUNE 8 - WOMEN'S HEALTH & CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM 

On Tuesday, I signed several important pieces of legislation related to women’s health and criminal justice reform. These bills included AB196, AB224, SB 190 on women’s health, and SB 219, AB 116, AB 371, and AB 132 on criminal justice reform. For the women’s health signing, I was grateful to be joined by Majority Leader Cannizzaro, Assembly Majority Floor Leader Benitez-Thompson, Assemblywoman Duran, and Samantha Glover who proposed the legislation to Assemblywoman Duran. I was later joined by Assemblywoman Nguyen, Assemblywoman Miller, Assemblyman Flores, and other community advocates and organizations for the signing on criminal justice reform.  

For more information please click here to read my official press release. 

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9 - NEW PUBLIC HEALTH RESOURE OFFICE & HIGHER EDUCATION 

I was proud to sponsor SB 424, which creates the Public Health Resource Office to analyze the existing infrastructure for meeting Nevada’s public health needs. For this signing, I was once again joined by Majority Leader Cannizzaro, Speaker Frierson, Senator Neal, Senator Donate, Assemblywoman Monroe-Moreno, and community health care advocates.

I also signed four bills related to improving higher education in Nevada, including SB 434 which appropriates $25 million toward the completion of the UNLV Medical School construction, AB 319 which establishes a pilot program to offer enhanced dual credit opportunities for students who are at-risk or in underserved communities, SB 347 which creates the Task Force on Sexual Misconduct at Institutions of Higher Education and removes barriers to accessing scholarships by removing the citizen or legal immigrant status requirements, and SB 310 which appropriates $400,000 to CSN to continue funding the NV Grow Program that assists small businesses. I was proud to sign these bills alongside Assemblyman Roberts, Senator Scheible, Assemblywoman Torres, Senator Neal, Chancellor Rose, UNLV Medical School Dean Kahn, members of the Board of Regents, and college and university presidents.  

To read more about these pieces of legislation and others that were signed this day, please click here to read my official press release.  

THURSDAY, JUNE 10 - CLEAN ENERGY, JOB CREATION & U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SECRETARY JENNIFER GRANHOLM’S CLEAN ENERGY JOBS & JUSTICE FORUM 

On Thursday, I signed two pieces of legislation that will not only bolster Nevada’s clean energy economy but create much-needed jobs for Nevadans.

Alongside Senator Brooks, Assemblywoman Monroe-Moreno, Treasurer Conine, Governor’s Office of Energy Director David Bobzien, Department of Transportation Director Kristina Swallow, legislators, labor leaders, business representatives, and community and environmental organizations I signed SB 448 which accelerates transmission development, renewable energy, and storage and SB 430 which expands the State Infrastructure Bank. Along with a $75 million appropriation, the State Infrastructure Bank will help us fund much-needed updates to our critical infrastructure.

Following the bill signing, I participated in the Clean Energy Jobs & Justice Forum with U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, Congressman Horsford, and clean energy stakeholders and advocates. ICYMI, here is the link to the recording.    

For more information on these and other bills signed, and on the Forum with Secretary Granholm please click here.  

FRIDAY, JUNE 11 – ELECTIONS & IMMIGRANT HERITAGE MONTH CELEBRATION 

To wrap up a week of bill signings, last Friday, I signed five pieces of legislation that will expand access to the ballot box and ensure that our elections are secure and fair. Alongside Speaker Frierson, Assemblywoman Cohen, community advocates, and organizations, I was proud to sign AB 121, AB 321, AB 126, AB 422, and AB 432.  

I was able to conclude last week’s ceremonies with a final bill signing in East Las Vegas with two pieces of legislation, AB 376 which enacts the Keep Nevada Working Act, and AB 195 which enumerates the rights of pupils who are English learners and the rights of parents or guardians who are English learners. I was also proud to celebrate and proclaim Immigrant Heritage Month for the month of June.  

For more information on today’s events please click here.  

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