Nevada legislation · 83rd Legislature (2025)
Nevada SB277: Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR 34-786)
Status: Chaptered, June 9, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to education; requiring certain public schools to employ a school social worker to the extent that money is available for that purpose; creating immunity from civil liability for a school district or charter school for certain actions that constitute harassment or power-based violence if the school district or charter school establishes, enforces and publishes a policy containing certain provisions relating to harassment and power-based violence…
From the enrolled text, June 2, 2025:
AN ACT relating to education; requiring certain public schools to employ a school social worker to the extent that money is available for that purpose; creating immunity from civil liability for a school district or charter school for certain actions that constitute harassment or power-based violence if the school district or charter school establishes, enforces and publishes a policy containing certain provisions relating to harassment and power-based violence; requiring the Commission on Professional Standards in Education to adopt regulations relating to the licensure of school psychologists, school counselors and school social workers; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing law establishes various requirements governing educational personnel, including requirements governing the licensing, qualifications, employment, powers, duties, supervision and evaluation of such personnel. (Chapter 391 of NRS) Under existing law, the Commission on Professional Standards in Education is required to adopt regulations relating to the qualifications for licensure of teachers and other educational personnel, including: (1) regulations relating to the qualifications for licensure of school counselors and school social workers; and (2) regulations that allow a person who is currently employed by a public school in a position to provide support or other services relating to school psychology to simultaneously complete a program of internship in psychology. (NRS 391.019, 391.0349) Section 2 of this bill requires the Commission …
Sponsors
- Michelee Cruz-Crawford (D, 1) · primary sponsor
- Fabian Doñate (D, 10) · primary sponsor
- Jovan Jackson (D, 6) · primary sponsor
- Natha Anderson (D, 30)
- Reuben D'Silva (D, 28)
Latest actions
- : Approved by the Governor. Chapter 445.
- : Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
- : To enrollment.
- : In Senate.
- : Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 38, Nays: 1, Excused: 3.) To Senate.
- : From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time.
- : From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint. To Assembly. In Assembly. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Education. To committee.
- : From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on General File. Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 782.) Reprinting dispensed with. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 15, Nays: 5, Excused: 1.) To printer.
- : From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To committee.
- : Notice of eligibility for exemption. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 272.) Taken from General File. Re-referred to Committee on Finance. Exemption effective. To printer.
Votes
- Assembly (2nd Reprint) (May 31, 2025): 38 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Senate (2nd Reprint) (May 26, 2025): 15 yea, 5 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB277?
- SB277 is a bill in the Nevada Legislature (83rd Legislature (2025)): Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR 34-786).
- What does SB277 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to education; requiring certain public schools to employ a school social worker to the extent that money is available for that purpose; creating immunity from civil liability for a school district or charter school for certain actions that constitute harassment or power-based violence if the school district or charter school establishes, enforces and publishes a policy containing certain provisions relating to harassment and power-based violence…
- What is the status of SB277?
- Chaptered as of June 9, 2025. Latest action: Approved by the Governor. Chapter 445. (June 9, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB277?
- Michelee Cruz-Crawford (D, 1), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB277?
- On the Nevada Legislature website: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/83rd2025/Bill/12477/Overview
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