AB184

Under existing law, the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association controls, supervises and regulates all interscholastic athletic events and other interscholastic events in public schools and governs, among other matters, the eligibility and participation of certain pupils in interscholastic activities and events. (NRS 385B.050, 385B.060, 385B.130) Existing law requires the Association to adopt rules and regulations in the same manner provided for state agencies by the Nevada Administrative Procedure Act. (Chapter 233B of NRS, NRS 385B.060) Existing regulations establish certain procedures for classifying and aligning the schools within the Association into leagues or regions, which, in part, require the Board of Control of the Association to determine the classification and alignment of each school by majority vote after conducting a public hearing. (NAC 385B.250) Section 4.5 of this bill: (1) clarifies that the adoption, repeal or amendment of any policy, practice, rule or regulation concerning or affecting pupils, public schools or school districts be accomplished by rule or regulation in conformity with the Nevada Administrative Procedure Act; and (2) requires any change to the classification or alignment of a school or the creation of a new conference, class, region or league be accomplished by regulation. Section 2 of this bill prohibits the Association from taking certain adverse action against a school or person who advocates for or against a policy in certain cir