Former Nevada treasurer vies to lead state higher education system

Former Nevada State Treasurer Kate Marshall is on the short list to be chancellor for the Nevada System of Higher Education.

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Assembly Bill 118, signed by Gov. Joe Lombardo May 30, will reduce the number of regents from 13 to nine, as well as reduce the length of their terms from six years to four. The bill will phase in gradually from election to election, with the process completing by 2033. 

Separately, lawmakers approved in a second consecutive session SJR7, a proposed constitutional amendment that would remove the regents from the constitution and put them in state law. This year’s passage sends the measure to the 2024 ballot; voters defeated a similar effort in 2020. 

Regents will discuss the three candidates at a June 29 special meeting prior and are expected to make a final decision the next day at their regular meeting.