SB460
AN ACT relating to education; revising provisions governing plans to improve academic achievement; providing for the waiver of certain reporting requirements; revising provisions governing the annual report of accountability for a school district; revising the duties of the Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education; providing for the impaneling of a Public Education Oversight Board; revising provisions governing boards of trustees of certain school districts; establishing certain measures for the designation of focus and priority school districts, sponsors of charter schools and public schools; revising provisions governing the Commission on School Funding; revising provisions governing the Early Childhood Literacy and Readiness Account; revising provisions governing prekindergarten programs; revising provisions governing assessments used to assess the literacy of certain pupils; revising provisions governing membership of the State Public Charter School Authority; revising provisions governing the formation of charter schools, the termination and amendment of charter contracts and the employment of teachers by charter schools; revising provisions governing the Nevada Educational Choice Scholarship Program; revising certain provisions governing instruction in English language arts; creating the Commission on Recruitment and Retention; revising provisions relating to the Commission on Professional Standards in Education; revising provisions governing background investigations of applicants for certain licenses; establishing requirements governing the hiring of a superintendent of schools; revising provisions governing certain evaluations; requiring the creation of a differential pay scale for certain teachers and administrators; creating the Education Service Center; establishing certain requirements for the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada; creating certain accounts and programs concerning teacher apprenticeships; making appropriations; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Close title AN ACT relating to education; revising provisions governing plans to improve academic achievement; providing for the waiver of certain reporting requirements; revising provisions governing the annual report of accountability for a school district; revising the duties of the Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education; providing for the impaneling of a Public Education Oversight Board; revising provisions governing boards of trustees of certain school districts; establishing certain measures for the designation of focus and priority school districts, sponsors of charter schools and public schools; revising provisions governing the Commission on School Funding; revising provisions governing the Early Childhood Literacy and Readiness Account; revising provisions governing prekindergarten programs; revising provisions governing assessments used to assess the literacy of certain pupils; revising provisions governing membership of the State Public Charter School Authority; revising provisions governing the formation of charter schools, the termination and amendment of charter contracts and the employment of teachers by charter schools; revising provisions governing the Nevada Educational Choice Scholarship Program; revising certain provisions governing instruction in English language arts; creating the Commission on Recruitment and Retention; revising provisions relating to the Commission on Professional Standards in Education; revising provisions governing background investigations of applicants for certain licenses; establishing requirements governing the hiring of a superintendent of schools; revising provisions governing certain evaluations; requiring the creation of a differential pay scale for certain teachers and administrators; creating the Education Service Center; establishing certain requirements for the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada; creating certain accounts and programs concerning teacher apprenticeships; making appropriations; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Introduction Date
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Primary Sponsor
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Public exhibits
37
Support 14 · Opp 13 · Neutral 3
Auditor findings
0
recusal 0 · QPQ 0
AN ACT relating to education; revising provisions governing plans to improve academic achievement; providing for the wai
Existing law establishes the Department of Education, which consists of the State Board of Education and the Superintendent of Public Instruction. (NRS 385.010) Existing law: (1) requires the State Board to prepare a plan to improve the academic achievement of pupils; and (2) sets forth the required contents of the plan. (NRS 385.111, 385.112) Existing law also requires the board of trustees of each school district and the governing bodies of certain charter schools to prepare an annual report of accountability that contains certain information, including, without limitation, information regarding teachers, other licensed educational personnel and paraprofessionals. (NRS 385A.070, 385A.230) Section 1.3 of this bill: (1) requires each public elementary school to prepare a plan to improve the academic achievement of pupils enrolled in public elementary schools; (2) sets forth the required contents of the plan, including, without limitation, certain goals for public elementary schools; and (3) establishes requirements governing the consequences for the principal of a public elementary school that does not meet such goals. Sections 4 and 5 of this bill make changes regarding the entity required to prepare such a plan pursuant to existing law. (NRS 385.111) Section 1.7 of this bill establishes a procedure by which the superintendent of schools of a school district or the Superintendent of Public Instruction is authorized to modify, suspend or eliminate a requirement for a public s
NELIS exhibits (37 on file)
Support (14)
- Marie Neisess — President, Clark County Association (Testimony)
- Matt Nighswonger — Clark County Education Association (Testimony)
- Galdino Griego — Clark County Education Association (Testimony)
- Sara Ross — Clark County Education Association (Testimony)
- Elizabeth Adler — Clark County Education Association (Testimony)
- Nancy Zegler — Clark County Education Association (Testimony)
- Douglas Hamilton — Clark County Education Association (Testimony)
- Cheri Griggs — Clark County Education Association (Testimony)
- Marie Neisess — Clark County Education Association (Testimony)
- Sandra Kupfer — Clark County Education Association (Testimony)
- Jessica Jones — Clark County Education Association (Testimony)
- Testimony — Clark County Education Association (Testimony)
- Testimony — Clark County Education Association (Testimony)
- Adrienne Santiago — Northern Nevada Literacy Council (Letter)
Opposition (13)
- Benjamin Martens (Testimony)
- Zachary Ableser (Testimony)
- Reagan Farley (Testimony)
- Anahit Baghshetsyan (Testimony)
- Kylah Kepler (Testimony)
- Hayes Kramer (Testimony)
- Alice Bourland (Testimony)
- (unnamed) (Testimony)
- Daniel Reyes (Letter)
- Colton Brown (Letter)
- Jill Douglass (Letter)
- Kurt Thigpen — Nevada State Public Charter School Authority Board (Letter)
- Estela Manzano — Mountain View Christian School (Testimony)
Neutral (3)
- Anthony Curry (Testimony)
- (unattributed) (Testimony)
- Carissa Pearce — Children's Advocacy Alliance (Letter)
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