Nevada legislation · 83rd Legislature (2025)
Nevada AB205: Revises provisions governing sexual education. (BDR 34-597)
Status: Vetoed, June 3, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to education; revising provisions governing consent to participate in a course or unit of instruction concerning the human immunodeficiency virus, the human reproductive system, related communicable diseases and sexual responsibility; revising requirements for forms used to refuse authorization for a pupil to participate in such a course or unit of a course; and providing other matters properly relating thereto…
From the enrolled text, May 22, 2025:
AN ACT relating to education; revising provisions governing consent to participate in a course or unit of instruction concerning the human immunodeficiency virus, the human reproductive system, related communicable diseases and sexual responsibility; revising requirements for forms used to refuse authorization for a pupil to participate in such a course or unit of a course; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing law requires the board of trustees of each school district to establish a course or unit of a course of instruction concerning the human immunodeficiency virus, the human reproductive system, related communicable diseases and sexual responsibility. Existing law further requires notice to be given to a parent or guardian of a pupil to whom such a course or unit of instruction will be offered and requires the school district to provide a form for the parent or guardian of the pupil to provide consent for the pupil to participate in the course or unit. (NRS 389.036) This bill instead requires the school district to provide a form for the parent or guardian of a pupil to refuse to authorize the pupil to participate in the course or unit. This bill requires the school district to furnish the notice containing the form to the parent or guardian not later than 4 weeks after the start …
Sponsors
- Heather Goulding (D, 27) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (No further action taken.)
- : Vetoed by the Governor. Returned to Assembly with Governor's veto message.
- : Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
- : In Assembly. To enrollment.
- : Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 13, Nays: 8.) To Assembly.
- : Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
- : Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
- : Read second time.
- : From committee: Do pass.
- : Read first time. Referred to Committee on Education. To committee.
Votes
- Senate (1st Reprint) (May 21, 2025): 13 yea, 8 nay, passed
- Assembly (1st Reprint) (April 22, 2025): 27 yea, 15 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is AB205?
- AB205 is a bill in the Nevada Legislature (83rd Legislature (2025)): Revises provisions governing sexual education. (BDR 34-597).
- What does AB205 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to education; revising provisions governing consent to participate in a course or unit of instruction concerning the human immunodeficiency virus, the human reproductive system, related communicable diseases and sexual responsibility; revising requirements for forms used to refuse authorization for a pupil to participate in such a course or unit of a course; and providing other matters properly relating thereto…
- What is the status of AB205?
- Vetoed as of June 3, 2025. Latest action: (No further action taken.) (June 3, 2025).
- Who sponsored AB205?
- Heather Goulding (D, 27).
- Where is the official record for AB205?
- On the Nevada Legislature website: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/83rd2025/Bill/12175/Overview
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