Byron Brooks

Brooks seconded and voted for collecting consistent data on students' readiness for college. He also voted to collect consistent measures of student poverty. Both recommendations passed unanimously. He backed using those measures in the funding formula for fiscal years 2028 and 2029.

July 25, 2024Supports Government Efficiency

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Brooks requested a systemwide report on student mental health services and how increased mental health fees were spent.

June 7, 2024Supports Government Efficiency

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Brooks moved to reevaluate how college classroom and building use was measured and reported. The finance committee unanimously approved returning with a new reporting process.

June 6, 2024Supports Government Efficiency

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Brooks joined the unanimous vote revising hospitality-spending rules for the Nevada System of Higher Education. The rules prohibited employees from approving their own expenses, required annual reasonableness reviews, and raised the annual charity-event table and ticket limit from $30,000 to $50,000. One regent was absent.

April 19, 2024Supports Government Efficiency

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Brooks joined the unanimous vote adopting accounting controls following legislative audits of college reserves and construction projects. The rules required annual reports distinguishing capital accounts with more than 25% state funding from other accounts. One regent was absent.

September 28, 2023Supports Government Efficiency

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Brooks joined the 13–0 vote requiring an annual review of university foundation gift accounts, with the results and an action plan reported to the Board’s audit committee.

July 21, 2023Supports Government Efficiency

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Brooks moved to require Board approval for contracts exceeding $5 million and raise the threshold for certain contracts needing the chancellor’s signature from $1 million to $3 million. The finance committee approved his motion; Brooks also requested a review after one year.

December 1, 2022Supports Government Efficiency

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Brooks proposed an amendment allowing Nevada System of Higher Education institutions to adopt their own remote-work policies while protecting instruction and services. The motion’s sponsors accepted his amendment, and the Board approved the policy.

June 11, 2021Supports Government Efficiency

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Brooks opposed taking transportation money away from individual schools under Senate Bill 469. Representing Power2Parent and Twitchell Elementary's school team, he linked local control to fixing late buses.

April 30, 2019Supports Government Efficiency

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Brooks voted against tuition and fee increases intended to cover employee salary increases and campus operations. Additional annual increases were 3%, 4%, and 5% at universities and upper-level community college courses. Lower-level community college courses received increases of 2%, 3%, and 4%, beyond scheduled inflation increases. The motion passed 8–5.

January 23, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Brooks voted for a student, course, housing and meal fee package that added a $5-per-credit College of Southern Nevada academic-support fee for coaching and tutoring. It added one-time honors-college fees of $125 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and $245 at the University of Nevada, Reno, and removed the Las Vegas $20 math-enhancement fee. The package passed 12–1.

January 23, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Brooks voted to suspend performance-pay awards for Nevada System of Higher Education professional employees in fiscal years 2026 and 2027. The suspension passed 9–2, with one abstention and one regent absent.

June 12, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Brooks moved to approve up to $62.2 million in financing for a University of Nevada, Las Vegas parking garage and reimbursement of up to $2 million in earlier project expenses. The finance committee approved his motion.

March 6, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Brooks joined the unanimous vote approving the Truckee Meadows Community College EastView theatre project and funding plan. The plan allocated up to $7,346,000 in campus improvement fees.

January 31, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Brooks moved to approve University of Nevada, Las Vegas program fees, and joined the 12–0 vote. The package added a $150-per-credit cybersecurity fee and increased engineering, nursing and physical therapy fees to fund teaching and program services. It reserved 15% for student aid.

January 31, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Brooks voted against University of Nevada, Las Vegas student-fee changes; the package passed 9–2, with one regent absent. It doubled the $25 academic-support fee and raised technology and student-association fees to fund student services. It also lowered the medical laboratory-support fee while increasing the simulation fee.

January 17, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Brooks joined the unanimous vote approving the Nevada System of Higher Education’s 2025–27 state operating budget request. Its requested enhancements included $38.2 million for campus safety investments, $15.7 million for recurring security costs, $4.1 million for mental health resources and $3.4 million for prison education. Two regents were absent.

August 23, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Brooks moved to raise the small-college funding cutoff from 100,000 to 125,000 weighted course credits. His motion passed unanimously. Courses carried different weights in that count. He voted to raise the payment from $30 to $40 for each weighted credit short of the cutoff. The recommendation included yearly inflation adjustments. He also voted to study using student headcounts instead. Both recommendations passed unanimously.

July 25, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Brooks joined the unanimous vote raising University of Nevada, Reno nursing-course fees from $156.75 to $220 per undergraduate credit and from $239.50 to $335 per graduate credit. The fees funded faculty, staff and program growth, with 15% reserved for student aid. Three regents were absent.

June 6, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Brooks joined the unanimous committee vote recommending a $6,481,670 purchase of sixteen parcels totaling approximately 2.29 acres for the University of Nevada, Reno.

June 6, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Brooks voted against spending up to $3 million on site preparation for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas DreamScape learning center. He questioned the spending priority and the university’s communication about earlier spending. The motion passed 8–5.

May 23, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Brooks urged significant spending to improve campus safety and requested recommendations with their costs.

May 23, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Brooks joined the unanimous vote approving a $400 professional development stipend for College of Southern Nevada faculty. The agreement increased credit for clinic, laboratory, and studio teaching workloads, with a projected $2.1 million cost. One regent was absent.

April 19, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Brooks joined unanimous votes increasing University of Nevada, Las Vegas law-school and dental-school tuition and registration fees by an additional 5%. The increases addressed salary costs from employee cost-of-living increases; the law-school increase also funded student scholarships.

March 1, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Brooks joined unanimous committee recommendations to refinance University of Nevada, Reno debt for interest savings and repay Truckee Meadows Community College debt. The approvals authorized up to $24,265,000 in replacement financing and $35,245,000 in replacement revenue bonds for Reno, and repayment of $3,045,000 for the community college. One committee member was absent.

February 29, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Brooks joined a 10–0 vote granting a 4% cost-of-living increase to clinical faculty base salaries at the University of Nevada, Reno and University of Nevada, Las Vegas medical schools, effective October 1, 2024. Three regents were absent.

December 12, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Brooks joined the 13–0 vote awarding professional employees an 11% salary increase starting October 1, 2024, and raising student registration fees and tuition by 5%. The policy reserved 15% of increases at universities and upper-level community-college courses, and 10% at lower-level community-college courses, for student access. The remainder funded the salary increase.

December 1, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Brooks urged college presidents and staff to lobby the Legislature to close a $26 million funding gap for employee cost-of-living adjustments.

May 16, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Brooks asked for consideration of larger graduate-assistant stipend increases and continued discussion of graduate-student pay.

August 26, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Brooks urged immediate financial relief for graduate assistants rather than waiting for the next Legislature. He voted for state budget priorities that included $13.2 million for graduate-assistant stipends and additional positions. The motion passed 9–1; three regents were absent.

June 9, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Brooks supported beginning faculty performance pay before fiscal year 2024 and urged institutions to clarify their financial capacity. He joined the 13–0 vote approving performance-pay rules with implementation no later than fiscal year 2023.

June 11, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Brooks moved to approve an agreement accepting up to $1 million from Clark County to buy and install spectator bleachers at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas track and field stadium. He joined the 12–0 vote; one regent was absent.

March 5, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Brooks moved to allocate $7 million in campus improvement fees to renovate former Environmental Protection Agency buildings at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The finance committee approved his motion; two members were absent.

March 4, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Brooks opposed requiring public college students to receive COVID-19 vaccinations at a state health board hearing. He favored leaving vaccination decisions to patients and their doctors.

August 20, 2021Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

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Brooks testified for Assembly Bill 286 as a veterans court mentor. He supported dismissing cases and sealing records for veterans who completed court-ordered treatment.

March 28, 2017Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

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Brooks proposed greater flexibility in student assistance funds for food, housing, technology, and services helping students remain enrolled. He suggested replacing a maximum spending percentage with a minimum percentage.

February 20, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

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Brooks voted for a student, course, housing and meal fee package that added a $5-per-credit College of Southern Nevada academic-support fee for coaching and tutoring. It added one-time honors-college fees of $125 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and $245 at the University of Nevada, Reno, and removed the Las Vegas $20 math-enhancement fee. The package passed 12–1.

January 23, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

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Brooks moved to approve University of Nevada, Las Vegas program fees, and joined the 12–0 vote. The package added a $150-per-credit cybersecurity fee and increased engineering, nursing and physical therapy fees to fund teaching and program services. It reserved 15% for student aid.

January 31, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

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Brooks urged post-tenure reviews to address ineffective teaching and support dismissal when warranted. Tenure provides continuing faculty employment protection.

September 6, 2024Supports Public Education Quality

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Brooks joined the unanimous vote approving the Nevada System of Higher Education’s 2025–27 state operating budget request. Its requested enhancements included $38.2 million for campus safety investments, $15.7 million for recurring security costs, $4.1 million for mental health resources and $3.4 million for prison education. Two regents were absent.

August 23, 2024Supports Public Education Quality

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Brooks seconded and voted for reviewing the cost and administration of state support for more summer college courses. The review covered expansion beyond nursing and teacher training. The recommendation passed unanimously.

July 25, 2024Supports Public Education Quality

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Brooks moved to raise the small-college funding cutoff from 100,000 to 125,000 weighted course credits. His motion passed unanimously. Courses carried different weights in that count. He voted to raise the payment from $30 to $40 for each weighted credit short of the cutoff. The recommendation included yearly inflation adjustments. He also voted to study using student headcounts instead. Both recommendations passed unanimously.

July 25, 2024Supports Public Education Quality

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Brooks proposed an immediate study of whether college funding was sufficient and shared fairly. His first motion failed after its seconder withdrew. He then voted for revised study wording, approved unanimously. The revision removed language about the deadline for using state funds.

July 25, 2024Supports Public Education Quality

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Brooks seconded and voted for collecting consistent data on students' readiness for college. He also voted to collect consistent measures of student poverty. Both recommendations passed unanimously. He backed using those measures in the funding formula for fiscal years 2028 and 2029.

July 25, 2024Supports Public Education Quality

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Brooks proposed a college funding split: 75% for weighted course enrollment, 10% for student characteristics, 15% for educational outcomes. He voted for the package, which passed unanimously. The approved recommendation set aside small-college and research operating funds before applying that split. Student measures included total enrollment, minority enrollment, and eligibility for federal Pell grants. Nonresident students were included too. The recommended first-year funding loss limit was 3%, covered by reducing other colleges' shares. Recommended enrollment counts used the higher of the previous year's count or three-year average. The recommended outcome funding rewarded growth and replaced the existing performance funding pool. He also voted to recommend reviewing the formula every four years.

July 25, 2024Supports Public Education Quality

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Brooks joined the unanimous vote raising University of Nevada, Reno nursing-course fees from $156.75 to $220 per undergraduate credit and from $239.50 to $335 per graduate credit. The fees funded faculty, staff and program growth, with 15% reserved for student aid. Three regents were absent.

June 6, 2024Supports Public Education Quality

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Brooks joined the finance committee's unanimous vote setting overdue student debt thresholds for registration holds or collection referrals. The threshold was $200 for community colleges and Nevada State University, and $500 for the two research universities. The rules also prohibited withholding official transcripts under certain federal conditions.

June 6, 2024Supports Public Education Quality

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Brooks joined the unanimous vote approving a $400 professional development stipend for College of Southern Nevada faculty. The agreement increased credit for clinic, laboratory, and studio teaching workloads, with a projected $2.1 million cost. One regent was absent.

April 19, 2024Supports Public Education Quality

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Brooks joined unanimous votes increasing University of Nevada, Las Vegas law-school and dental-school tuition and registration fees by an additional 5%. The increases addressed salary costs from employee cost-of-living increases; the law-school increase also funded student scholarships.

March 1, 2024Supports Public Education Quality

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Brooks joined the unanimous vote directing at least 15% of University of Nevada, Las Vegas dental-school registration fees to student financial aid.

January 19, 2024Supports Public Education Quality

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Brooks joined the 13–0 vote awarding professional employees an 11% salary increase starting October 1, 2024, and raising student registration fees and tuition by 5%. The policy reserved 15% of increases at universities and upper-level community-college courses, and 10% at lower-level community-college courses, for student access. The remainder funded the salary increase.

December 1, 2023Supports Public Education Quality

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Brooks asked for consideration of larger graduate-assistant stipend increases and continued discussion of graduate-student pay.

August 26, 2022Supports Public Education Quality

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Brooks urged immediate financial relief for graduate assistants rather than waiting for the next Legislature. He voted for state budget priorities that included $13.2 million for graduate-assistant stipends and additional positions. The motion passed 9–1; three regents were absent.

June 9, 2022Supports Public Education Quality

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Brooks joined the 13–0 vote authorizing the transfer of Sierra Nevada University’s academic programs and operations to the University of Nevada, Reno, subject to regulatory approvals. He asked that current students retain their credits and a path to completing their degrees.

July 23, 2021Supports Public Education Quality

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Brooks voted for a 50-year affiliation agreement between the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine and Renown Health, expanding medical students’ access to clinical specialties. The agreement passed 12–1.

June 11, 2021Supports Public Education Quality

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Brooks testified for Senate Bill 193 to expand college opportunities for veterans. He supported nursing and teaching admission preferences. He urged colleges to review veterans' transcripts for relevant military skills and certificates.

March 10, 2021Supports Public Education Quality

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Brooks voted to let Nevada’s four community colleges temporarily use student-access funds to offset Nevada Promise Scholarship budget cuts for spring 2021. The rules required using funds for aid not based on financial need first, before drawing on aid reserved for students with financial need. The motion passed 12–0; one regent was absent.

January 15, 2021Supports Public Education Quality

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Brooks opposed taking transportation money away from individual schools under Senate Bill 469. Representing Power2Parent and Twitchell Elementary's school team, he linked local control to fixing late buses.

April 30, 2019Supports Public Education Quality

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Brooks supported an audit of the Clark County School District budget at a legislative hearing. As a Twitchell Elementary school team member, he discussed its budget deficit and cuts.

June 21, 2018Supports Public Education Quality

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Brooks published a column warning about anti-Jewish hate on social media. He linked online hatred to physical violence against Jews.

September 1, 2025Supports Civil Rights

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Brooks urged reserving women’s collegiate sports for athletes who were biologically female, arguing that physical differences between men and women affected fairness in competition.

April 24, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

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Brooks voted for rules expanding Title IX sex-discrimination complaint protections, including harassment based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The rules covered severe or pervasive conduct that limited access to education, required annual employee prevention training, and offered supportive measures to both parties. The vote passed 11–1, with one abstention.

August 23, 2024Supports Civil Rights

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Brooks proposed and voted for an antidiscrimination policy covering shared ancestry, ethnic characteristics, and citizenship or residency in a country with a dominant religion or distinct religious identity. The policy permitted consultation of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism and its examples. The motion passed 7–6.

June 7, 2024Supports Civil Rights

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Brooks joined the unanimous vote removing the women-only restriction from the Bessie C. Gilmer scholarship. The restriction had been added by the Board, rather than required by the donor.

September 8, 2023Supports Civil Rights

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Brooks received the Las Vegas Police Protective Association's endorsement for the 2026 District 3 regent election.

September 22, 2026

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Brooks received the Las Vegas Metro Police Managers and Supervisors Association's endorsement for the 2026 District 3 regent election.

May 27, 2026

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Brooks joined the unanimous vote appointing Sandra Richtermeyer as president of Nevada State University and approving her employment agreement.

May 1, 2026

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Brooks supported written requests for nonpublic records through the chancellor and Board chief of staff. He proposed excluding an option to email files and voted for the resulting rules. The motion passed 8–3; two regents were absent.

April 17, 2026

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Brooks joined the unanimous vote allowing The Boring Company to build and operate a transportation tunnel beneath university land. The agreement covered University of Nevada, Las Vegas property and preserved provisions for a company-funded campus station.

March 6, 2026

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Brooks voted against adding the Board vice chair to the chancellor’s annual evaluation process. The proposed change failed, with seven votes for it and six against it.

February 20, 2026

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Brooks voted against buying a $659,000 Carson City office building near the Legislature using investment earnings. The motion passed 8–5.

January 23, 2026

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Brooks voted for college-program fee changes that reduced the University of Nevada, Reno online accounting program’s combined per-credit charge from $750 to $594.25. The package added $100-per-credit journalism and $175-per-credit social-work fees at Reno and ended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas $200-per-credit executive-leadership fee. The vote passed 10–3.

January 23, 2026

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Brooks participated in recommending Amber Lopez Lasater as acting president of Nevada State University after campus listening sessions. He voted for her appointment and employment agreement. The appointment passed 12–0 with one abstention; the agreement passed 11–1 with one abstention.

October 17, 2025

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Brooks voted to remove formal policy references establishing the public safety, business officers, and inclusion and diversity councils. The change aligned their treatment with other operational councils. The motion passed 12–1.

October 17, 2025

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Brooks joined the 13–0 vote appointing Amber Donnelli as permanent president of Great Basin College without a national search.

September 11, 2025

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Brooks voted for a property exchange between the College of Southern Nevada and Campus for Hope. The agreement included a $1 million donation for the college’s existing modular buildings and replacement buildings. The motion passed 10–2; one regent was absent.

September 11, 2025

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Brooks became a columnist for The Vegas Voice and published his first column about antisemitism on Nevada college campuses.

August 1, 2025

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Brooks was elected chair of the Nevada Board of Regents by an 8–5 vote for a term from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026.

June 13, 2025

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Brooks voted to appoint Jeffrey Alexander as president of Truckee Meadows Community College and approve his employment agreement. After reconsideration, the final vote was 11–0; two regents were absent.

May 8, 2025

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Brooks voted for the Board to oppose Assembly Bill 191, covering faculty and graduate assistants. The bill allowed employees to negotiate pay and working conditions together. The Board’s opposition passed 8–3; two regents were absent.

April 24, 2025

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Brooks moved to appoint Chris Heavey as interim president of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and approve his employment agreement. The motion passed 11–1; one regent was absent.

April 24, 2025

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Brooks moved to appoint Matt McNair as chancellor of the Nevada System of Higher Education and approve his employment agreement. The final motion passed 10–1; two regents were absent.

April 10, 2025

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As chair of the Board of Regents’ Investment Committee, Brooks requested that staff present alternative investment options, including cryptocurrency, for the long-term operating funds.

March 20, 2025

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Brooks moved to appoint Stacy Klippenstein as president of the College of Southern Nevada and approve his employment agreement. The motion passed; two regents were absent.

March 13, 2025

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Brooks voted to let employees appeal dismissals for cause to the chancellor in consultation with the Board chair, replacing appeals to the full Board of Regents. The proposed change failed 4–9.

March 7, 2025

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Brooks joined the unanimous vote donating University of Nevada, Las Vegas land to Clark County for Tompkins Avenue and Tropicana roadway improvements. The approved transfers included approximately 2.55 acres and 3.64 acres at no cost to the county, plus construction and maintenance access rights.

March 6, 2025

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Brooks served as vice chair of the Board of Regents’ Health Sciences System Committee. He discussed improving communication with regents about the dental partnership between Nevada’s public colleges.

March 6, 2025

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Brooks voted against requiring the chancellor’s approval before hiring internal or external personnel whose duties included lobbying. The policy passed; the minutes recorded his no vote without a full tally.

December 5, 2024

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Brooks joined the unanimous vote appointing Lauren Tripp as the Nevada System of Higher Education’s chief internal auditor.

October 18, 2024

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Brooks voted for a land lease supporting a new Southern Nevada Public Health Laboratory. Nevada Health and Bioscience Corporation was responsible for financing, developing and owning the laboratory, with University Medical Center operating it. The vote passed 12–1.

October 18, 2024

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Brooks joined the unanimous committee vote transferring Western Nevada College’s High Tech Center property rights to the Carson City School District. The center stood on Carson High School’s campus.

September 5, 2024

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Brooks joined the unanimous committee vote releasing Western Nevada College’s Minden property-access right in exchange for a $50,000 foundation endowment. Interest from the endowment was designated for student scholarships.

September 5, 2024

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Brooks joined the unanimous vote publishing four-year fee schedules for college courses taken by high school students. The concurrent-course fee increased from $75 to $100 in 2025–26 and $110 in 2026–27. New future years added to the schedule followed higher-education inflation, capped at 6%. One regent was absent.

June 7, 2024

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Brooks voted against using $11,606,461 in campus improvement fees to repay University of Nevada, Las Vegas relocation expenses. The expenses followed a proposed Paradise Campus sale that was cancelled. The finance committee approved the request 4–2.

June 6, 2024

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Brooks moved to authorize selling approximately 2.35 acres of University of Nevada, Las Vegas land to the Boring Company and granting related surface and underground access rights. His motion authorized negotiations and final agreements reviewed by system counsel. The committee approved it unanimously.

June 6, 2024

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Brooks requested clearer security information before approving a $7.5 million University of Nevada, Las Vegas technology request. He moved to bring the request to the August Board meeting. The finance committee approved his motion unanimously.

June 6, 2024

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Brooks joined the unanimous committee vote recommending $2.1 million in capital-improvement fees to replace the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Marjorie Barrick Museum roof.

June 6, 2024

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Brooks joined the unanimous vote requiring the chancellor to consult the Board chair, vice chair and chief general counsel before initiating litigation, intervention in litigation or administrative proceedings. One regent was absent.

May 23, 2024

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Brooks joined the unanimous vote approving grant management and long-term operating agreements for the Westside Education and Training Center. The College of Southern Nevada project partnered with the City of Las Vegas. One regent was absent.

May 23, 2024

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As Investment Committee chair, Brooks supported Nevada's 2017 law against discriminatory boycotts of Israel. The law limited certain public contracts and investments in companies involved in those boycotts.

May 21, 2024

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Brooks moved to require the Great Basin College president to report to the Chancellor, who remained accountable to the Board of Regents. The requirement accompanied approval of interim president Amber Donnelli’s employment agreement and passed 13–0.

April 19, 2024

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Brooks joined the unanimous vote declaring a two-year critical staffing shortage in university police supervisor and community service positions.

March 1, 2024

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Brooks moved to authorize a federal claim against Western Nevada College’s Pinon Hall property as a condition of a federal health-services grant. The committee unanimously approved his motion and authority to amend the county lease. One committee member was absent.

February 29, 2024

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Brooks urged the Higher Education Funding Committee to avoid making Nevada's colleges compete with one another. He questioned whether performance funding rewarded colleges that exceeded their targets.

February 12, 2024

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Brooks proposed making the University of Nevada, Reno fitness center fee optional for graduate students rather than charging all of them a mandatory $45 fee. He also requested a one-year review; the motion’s sponsor declined that amendment.

December 1, 2023

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Brooks participated in recommending Amber Donnelli as interim president of Great Basin College and joined the 13–0 vote to appoint her, with service beginning July 1, 2024.

November 30, 2023

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Brooks urged the Higher Education Funding Committee to hear from students before revising Nevada's college funding formula. He also urged hearing from people with practical experience managing college budgets.

November 14, 2023

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Brooks voted against returning Board officer elections to June and one-year terms beginning July 1. The change passed 10–2; one regent was absent.

November 1, 2023

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Brooks joined the unanimous vote restoring long-term disability coverage for Nevada System of Higher Education faculty.

September 8, 2023

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Brooks voted to approve Keri Nikolajewski’s employment agreement as permanent chief of staff to the Board of Regents. The agreement passed 8–4; one regent was absent.

August 29, 2023

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Brooks participated in the interim-chancellor selection process and joined the 13–0 vote appointing Patricia Charlton as interim chancellor of the Nevada System of Higher Education.

August 29, 2023

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Brooks voted to extend Karin Hilgersom’s term as president of Truckee Meadows Community College for one year, through July 2025, and replace that year’s periodic review with an annual review. The motion passed 12–1.

July 21, 2023

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Brooks voted to appoint Lawrence M. Drake II as chancellor of the Nevada System of Higher Education. The motion failed 5–8.

June 30, 2023

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Brooks reported participating with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Rebel Vets in Operation BattleBorn: Ruck to Remember, carrying military dog tags in honor of former university Veterans Association president Aaron Manfredi.

June 9, 2023

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Brooks voted against renaming Nevada State College as Nevada State University. The proposal passed 9–4.

March 10, 2023

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Brooks opposed reducing the Board of Regents from 13 members or shortening its six-year terms. He argued that district representation and the time needed to learn the role justified the existing structure.

February 3, 2023

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Brooks voted against a student-fee package that included a 5% rent increase for the University of Nevada, Reno Ponderosa Village apartments. He proposed removing that increase and most new fees, but withdrew his amendment. The package passed 7–5; one regent was absent.

December 2, 2022

Source: nshe.nevada.edu

Brooks was elected chair of the Nevada Board of Regents by a 9–3 vote, with one regent absent, for a one-year term beginning January 1, 2023.

December 1, 2022

Source: nshe.nevada.edu

Brooks voted against allowing the Nevada Student Alliance to request items for the Board of Regents or committee agendas through a defined review process. The proposed bylaw change failed 5–8.

December 1, 2022

Source: nshe.nevada.edu

Brooks voted to have periodic evaluations of Nevada’s public-college presidents conducted by a committee chaired by the chancellor, rather than the alternative process presented to the Board. The motion passed 9–4.

November 30, 2022

Source: nshe.nevada.edu

Brooks moved to specify that the chancellor’s financial responsibilities included coordinating, developing, and presenting the higher education system’s budget. The committee approved his motion.

October 14, 2022

Source: nshe.nevada.edu

Brooks voted to appoint Robert G. Kilroy as chief of staff and special counsel to the Nevada Board of Regents. The appointment passed 11–1; one regent was absent.

June 30, 2022

Source: nshe.nevada.edu

Brooks voted to repeal the Nevada System of Higher Education employee COVID-19 vaccination requirement and approve a revised coronavirus safety resolution. The motion passed 8–3; two regents were absent.

June 30, 2022

Source: nshe.nevada.edu

Brooks moved to appoint Dale Erquiaga as acting chancellor of the Nevada System of Higher Education and voted for the appointment. It passed 11–2; the employment agreement passed 10–2 with one regent absent.

June 9, 2022

Source: nshe.nevada.edu

Voted for a $610,000 payment when Chancellor Melody Rose left her job, effective April 1, 2022. The agreement passed 9–4. He was also one of three regents who requested the meeting about her employment.

April 1, 2022

Source: nshe.nevada.edu

Brooks voted to forgo a national search and appoint J. Kyle Dalpe as interim president of Western Nevada College. The appointment passed 11–0; two regents were absent.

March 3, 2022

Source: nshe.nevada.edu

Voted to end the investigation of Chancellor Melody Rose’s complaint and restore the board’s chair and vice chair. The motion passed 9–3. Before voting, he declined to step aside despite the board lawyer’s advice to named regents.

February 17, 2022

Source: nshe.nevada.edu

Brooks voted against renaming the Board’s Community College Committee as the Workforce Committee and revising its work to focus more broadly on workforce needs while retaining its community college responsibilities. The committee approved the proposal; the minutes identified Brooks’s no vote without a full tally.

December 3, 2021

Source: nshe.nevada.edu

Brooks voted against requiring Nevada System of Higher Education employees to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. The requirement passed 9–3; one regent was absent.

September 30, 2021

Source: nshe.nevada.edu

Had his proposed testimony about use of force excluded from a civilian shooting case. Nevada’s Supreme Court upheld that decision. It found his police-related experience did not show how his testimony helped decide the case.

September 16, 2021

Source: acis-api.nvcourts.gov

Brooks joined the 13–0 vote to submit a redistricting proposal for the 13 Board of Regents electoral districts to the Nevada Legislature using updated census data.

September 9, 2021

Source: nshe.nevada.edu

Brooks voted to appoint DeRionne Pollard as president of Nevada State College and approve her employment agreement. The appointment passed 9–1 and the agreement passed 10–0; three regents were absent.

April 29, 2021

Source: nshe.nevada.edu

Brooks won election to Nevada’s Board of Regents District 3 in the November 3, 2020 general election.

November 3, 2020

Source: clarkcountynv.gov

As Councilwoman Victoria Seaman's veterans outreach coordinator, Brooks joined her in a video about help available to veterans during COVID-19.

April 29, 2020

Source: content.govdelivery.com

Brooks opposed Senate Bill 143's added checks on private gun sales at a joint legislative hearing. He urged better mental-health information sharing for background checks and tougher penalties for gun crimes.

February 12, 2019

Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us

Brooks testified as neutral on Senate Bill 280, which addressed veterans courts. He cited Judge Stevens's concern that it omitted municipal and justice court programs.

April 4, 2017

Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us

Brooks served on a Veterans in Politics International panel that interviewed Clark County judicial candidates in 2014. The group then announced 25 endorsements.

March 11, 2014

Source: veteransinpolitics.org