Legislation for Students and Educators

Senate Bills (2021)

SJR4: Urges Congress to grant additional school trust lands to Nevada.

• Status: Dead

NSEA Position: Support

SJR7: Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to remove the constitutional provisions governing the election and duties of the Board of Regents of the State University and to authorize the Legislature to provide by statute for the governance of the State University and for the auditing of public institutions of higher education in this State. 

• NSEA's Memo to the Senate Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections
• Passed Senate (20-0); Passed Assembly (30-11)
• Enrolled and delivered to Secretary of State

NSEA Position: Oppose

SB2: revising requirements to conduct certain assessments; removing requirements to measure the height and weight of certain pupils; revising provisions relating to budgeting; eliminating certain reporting requirements; removing the requirement to take an examination relating to civics to graduate from high school

• Passed Senate (21-0), Passed Assembly (35-7)
• Signed By Governor

NSEA Position: Support

SB10: Revises provisions governing the calculation of the amount of certain partial abatements of property taxes.

• Status: Dead

NSEA Position: Support

SB13: For certain public employers, changes end fund balance percentage walled off from bargaining from 16.67% to 25%. Does not apply to school district provisions.

• Status: Dead

NSEA Position: Oppose

SB27: Nevada Department of Education omnibus bill

• NSEA Memo to the Senate Committee on Education
• Passed Senate (16-5); died in Assembly

NSEA Position: Oppose 

SB36: Revises provisions relating to plans for responses to crises, emergencies, and suicides by schools

• Passed Senate (21-0), Passed Assembly 42-0
• Signed By Governor

NSEA Position: Watch

SB64: Relating to taxation; reducing the statutory rate of depreciation applicable to improvements made on real property for the purpose of determining the taxable value of the property.

• Status: Dead

NSEA Position: Support

SB66: Creates the Nevada K-16 Connectivity and Innovation Advisory Commission.

• Passed Senate (21-0), Passed Assembly (35-4)
• Signed By Governor

NSEA Position: Watch

SB75: AN ACT relating to unemployment compensation (ESP unemployment insurance)

• NSEA Memo to the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor
• Passed Senate (12-9), Passed Assembly (27-14)
• Signed by Governor
  • DETR Emergency Regulation

NSEA Position: Seek Amendment

SB76: Second Nevada Department of Education omnibus bill. 

• NSEA Memo to The Senate Committee on Education
• Status: Passed Senate (21-0), Died in Assembly

NSEA Position: Oppose

SB83: Allows NDE to suspend or waive certain assessments if the Federal Government waives or suspends. 

• NSEA Memo to The Senate Committee on Education
• Status: Passed Senate (21-0), Passed Assembly (38-2)
• Signed by Governor

NSEA Position: Support (Sponsor)

SB91: Revises provisions relating to college and career readiness assessments administered to high school pupils in the 11th grade.

• Status: Dead

NSEA Position: Support

SB92: Revises provisions relating to career and technical education relating to the subject of robotics.

• Status: Dead

NSEA Position: Support

SB102: Revises the date by which children must be at least a certain age to be admitted to certain grades of school.

• NSEA's Memo to the Senate Committee on Education
• Passed Senate (21-0), Passed Assembly (41-0)
• Signed by Governor

NSEA Position: Support 

SB111: Revises provisions relating to the selection of the board of trustees of certain school districts (i.e. appointed school boards in Clark County and Washoe County)

• Status: Dead

NSEA Position: Oppose

SB116: Revises provisions relating to mental health.

• Status: Dead

NSEA Position: Watch

SB118: Establishes the Nevada First Scholars Program.

• Status: Dead

NSEA Position: Watch

SB120: Revises provisions relating to school administrators. Providing that certain principals are employed at will; requiring certain post probationary school administrators to apply for reappointment to their administrative positions.

• NSEA's Memo to the Senate Committee on Education
• Status: Dead

NSEA Position: Oppose

SB126: Revises provisions relating to library services in public schools.

• NSEA's Memo to the Senate Committee on Education
• Status: Dead

NSEA Position: Watch

SB132: Makes an appropriation from the State General Fund to the Eighth Judicial District for the funding of support services provided by juvenile justice assessment centers to pupils at public schools in the Clark County School District.

• Status: Dead

NSEA Position: Watch

SB135: Revises provisions governing access to the property and employees of public schools.

• Status: Dead

NSEA Position: Watch

SB142:  Repealing provisions that prohibit the budgeted ending fund balance of a school district from being subject to certain negotiations under certain circumstances. Senate Bill 142 One Pager

• Status: Dead

NSEA Position (Sponsor): Support

SB151: Requires the boards of trustees of certain school districts to develop a plan to improve certain pupil to personnel ratios and submit an annual report on the plan to the Department of Education; requiring school counselors, school psychologists and school social workers to complete certain continuing education; and other matters.

• NSEA Memo to the Senate Committee on Education
• Passed Senate (18-3), Passed Senate (33-8)
• Signed by Governor

NSEA Position: Support & Seek Amendment

SB152: Requires a public school with more than 500 pupils to list on its Internet website certain information relating to the learning materials and activities that were used for pupil instruction during the immediately preceding school year.

• Status: Dead

NSEA Position: Oppose 

SB157: Revises provisions relating to the Nevada Educational Choice Scholarship Program.

• Status: Dead

NSEA Postion: Oppose

SB160: Authorizes a school district or charter school to enter into a cooperative agreement to provide dual credit courses with an institution of higher education located in another state.

• Passed Senate (21-0), Passed Assembly (41-0)
• Signed by Governor

NSEA Position: Watch

SB169: Revising provisions relating to pupils with disabilities to include developmental trauma and emotional or behavioral dysregulation. 

• Status: Dead

NSEA Position: Watch

SB172: Revises provisions governing dual credit courses.

• Passed Senate (21-0), Passed Assembly (40-1)
• Signed by Governor

NSEA Position: Watch

SB173: Authorized the board of trustees of a school district and the State Public Charter School Authority to submit to the Superintendent of Public Instruction plans to address loss of learning that occurred as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

• NSEA's memo to the Senate Committee on Education
• Passed Senate (21-0), Passed Assembly (33-8)
• Signed By Governor

NSEA Position: Support with Amendment

SB182: Revises provisions relating to physical education.

• Status: Dead

NSEA Position: Watch

SB193: Revises provisions relating to the education of veterans and their spouses and dependents.

• Passed Senate (20-0), Passed Assembly (41-0)
• Signed by Governor

NSEA Position: Watch

SB194: Established a State Seal of Civics Program and requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to establish criteria for certain designations related to civics.

• NSEA's Memo to the Senate Committee on Education
• Passed Senate (21-0), Passed Assembly (37-5)
• Signed By Governor

NSEA Position: Support

SB195: Providing that pupils who are awarded a State Seal in any subject may receive credit at a community college, state college or university in that subject.

• Status: Dead

NSEA Position: Support

SB199: Prohibits certain types of racial discrimination in employment and education.

• Status: Dead

NSEA Position: Support

SB202: Requires the board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of a charter school to provide credit for a foreign or world language to pupils who complete certain courses of study.

• Status: Dead

NSEA Position: Watch

SB210: Revises provisions relating to the education of a child with an emotional disturbance.

• Passed Senate (21-0), Passed Assembly (42-0)
• Signed By Governor

NSEA Position: Watch

SB215: Revises provisions relating to a program of instruction based on an alternative schedule and revises certain provisions relating to programs of distance education.

• Passed Senate (21-0), Passed Assembly (40-1)
• Signed By Governor

NSEA Position: Watch

SB220: Establishing provisions relating to programs for alternative educational opportunities, and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

• Status: Dead

NSEA Position: Watch

SB221: Revises provisions relating to public employment.

• Status: Dead

NSEA Position: Oppose

SB224: Revises provisions relating to large school districts.

• NSEA's Memo to the Senate Committee on Education
• Status: Dead

NSEA Position: Support

SB226: Expands career and technical education opportunities for pupils.

• Status: Dead

NSEA Position: Watch

SB230: Providing for the reporting of information relating to distance education and the effects of distance education on the mental health of pupils and teachers.

• Status: Dead

NSEA Position: Watch

SB243: Revises provisions relating to public employment. 

• Status: Dead

NSEA Position: Watch

SB244: Prohibiting a school district or the governing body of a charter school from placing certain conditions on enrollment.

• Status: Status: Dead

NSEA Position: Watch

SB247: Revises provisions relating to apprenticeships.

• Passed Senate (12-9), Passed Assembly (26-15)
• Signed by Governor

NSEA Position: Support

SB249: Requiring the board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of a charter school to include certain information on an identification card issued to a pupil.

• Passed Senate (21-0), Passed Assembly (32-9)
• Signed By Governor

NSEA Position: Support

SB250: Requiring that pupils enrolled in certain courses for an adult to receive a high school diploma be included in the count of pupils for apportionment.

• Status: Dead

NSEA Position: Watch

SB265: Revises provisions relating to work-based learning programs.

• Status: Dead

NSEA Position: Watch

SB272: Establishes the Nevada Educator Corps to provide tutoring services in public schools.

• Status: Dead

NSEA Position: Seek Amendment (amend $20/hour to median hourly rate in CBA)

SB273: Creating the Account to Promote Pupil Literacy.

• Status: Dead

NSEA Position: Watch

SB294: Revises provisions governing collective bargaining by local government employers. 

• Passed Senate (12-9), Passed Assembly (26-15)
• Signed By Governor

NSEA Position: Support

SB306: Revises provisions relating to education savings accounts and education funding. 

Status: Dead

NSEA Position: Oppose

SB312: Provides for the use of certain federal funding for the costs associated with the enrollment of prekindergarten pupils in prekindergarten education programs in the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 school years.

• Status: Dead (WS)

NSEA Position: Watch

SB316: Providing for the use of certain federal funding for a pilot program for certain pupils enrolled in a public high school.

• Status: Dead

NSEA Position: Watch

SB330: Requires the board of trustees of each school district to report to the Department of Education an explanation of expenditures.

• Status: Dead

NSEA Position: Oppose

SB333: Establishes a credit against certain taxes for a taxpayer who donates money to a charter school tax credit organization that makes grants to charter schools for certain purposes. 

• Status: Dead

NSEA Position: Oppose

SB340: Revises provision relating to the wages and working conditions of certain employees.

• Passed Senate (12-9), Passed Assembly (26-16)
• Signed By Governor

NSEA Position: Support

SB343: Creating the Account for Improvements to Leased Property.

• Status: Dead

NSEA Position: Oppose

SB346: Imposes a tax on the retail sale of certain digital products. 

• NSEA's Memo to the Senate Committee on Revenue and Economic Development
• Status: Dead

NSEA Position: Support

SB352: Requires the Commission on Professional Standards in Education to adopt regulations related to paraprofessionals and to student teaching.

• NSEA's Memo to the Senate Committee on Education
• Passed Senate (20-0), Passed Assembly (41-0)
• Signed By Governor

NSEA Position: Support

SB353: Requires the Department of Education to review certain assessments.

• NSEA's Memo to the Senate Committee on Education
• Passed Senate (21-0), Passed Assembly (42-0)
• Signed By Governor

NSEA Position: Support

SB354: Providing for the inclusion of an indicator to recognize public schools that reduce the frequency of suspension, expulsion or removal of pupils from school in the statewide system of accountability.

• NSEA's Memo to the Senate Committee on Education
• Passed Senate (16-5), Passed Assembly (32-9)
• Signed By Governor

NSEA Position: Support

SB360: Revises provisions relating to public employment. 

• Passed Senate (12-9), Passed Assembly (26-15)
• Signed By Governor

NSEA Position: Seek Amendment

SB363: Requires the governing body of each charter school that enters into a contract with certain organizations to report certain information to the State Public Charter School Authority in each even-numbered year.

• NSEA's Memo to the Senate Committee on Education
• Passed Senate (19-2); Passed Assembly (35-6)
• Signed By Governor

NSEA Position: Support

SB373: Provides for collective bargaining by certain state employees.

• NSEA's Memo to the Senate Committee on Government Affairs
• Status: Dead

NSEA Position: Support

SB375: Appropriates additional money for teacher salaries and class size reduction.

• Status: Dead

NSEA Position: Watch

SB386: Revises provisions relating to certain businesses.

• NSEA's Memo to the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor
• Passed Senate (12-9), Passed Assembly (26-16)
• Signed By Governor

NSEA Position: Support

SB395: Revises provisions governing the funding of capital projects by school districts in certain counties. 

• Passed Senate (17-4), No Vote in Assembly
• Status: Dead

NSEA Position: Support

SB420: Revises provisions relating to health insurance. 

• NSEA's Memo to the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services
• Passed Senate (12-9), Passed Assembly (26-15)
• Signed By Governor

NSEA Position: Support

SB439: Revises provisions relating to education (SBB543 trailer Legislation)

• NSEA's Memo to the Senate and Assembly Committee on Education
• Passed Senate (20-1), Passed Assembly (36-5)
• Signed by Governor

NSEA Position: Oppose

SB444: Makes a supplemental appropriation to the State Distributive School Account for an unanticipated decrease in revenues for the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school years. 

• Passed Senate 20-0, Passed Assembly 41-0
• Signed by Governor

NSEA Position: Support

SB450: Revises provisions relating to the financing of school facilities. 

• NSEA Memo to the Senate Committee on Government Relations
• Passed Senate (16-4), Passed Assembly (31-11)
• Signed By Governor

NSEA Position: Support

SB458: Ensures sufficient funding for K-12 public education for the 2021-2023 biennium. 

• NSEA Memo to the Assembly Committee on Ways & Means
• Passed Senate 21-0, Passed Assembly (41-0)
• Signed By Governor

NSEA Position: Oppose

SB461: Revises provisions relating to state financial administration.

• NSEA Memo to the Senate Committee on Finance
• Passed Senate (21-0), Passed Assembly (36-5)
• Signed By Governor

NSEA Position: Support

SB463: Makes an appropriation to the Department of Education for transfer to certain charter schools

• NSEA Memo to the Senate Committee on Finance
• Passed Senate (21-0), Passed Assembly (42-0)
• Signed By Governor

NSEA Position: Oppose

 

Budgetary Items (2021)

Budget Item 2615 (School Remediation Trust Fund)

Budget Item 2620 (Instruction in Financial Literacy)

Budget Item 2673 (Office of the Superintendent)

Budget Item 2698 (School Safety)

Budget Item 2699 (Other State Education Programs)

Budget Item 2704 (Bullying Prevention Account)

Budget Item 2709 (Office of Early Learning and Development)

• NSEA's March 9, 2021 Memo on Budget Items 2620, 2618, & 2709
• NSEA's March 19, 2021 Memo on Budget Items 2699, 2615, 2698, & 2704
• NSEA's March 19, 2021 Memo on Budget Item 2615