AB 155 Nevada Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Revises provisions relating to public employees. (BDR 23-612)

AB 155 requires Nevada public school districts to negotiate student-teacher ratios for each classroom and student-to-specialized-instructional-support-staff ratios as mandatory topics in collective bargaining. It also exempts school districts from following State Board of Education recommendations for these ratios when they’re already set by a collective bargaining agreement. This change directly affects school districts and their employee unions by altering how staffing ratios are determined and negotiated. The bill revises existing bargaining rules under NRS 288.150, adding specific ratio metrics to mandatory negotiation topics.
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Vetoed
Jun 2025
Introduced Jan 30, 2025 Vetoed Jun 2, 2025
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Reprint 1 As Enrolled · 4 edits
MODERATE
This bill expands the list of mandatory subjects for collective bargaining in Nevada public schools to include student-to-teacher ratios and ratios for specialized instructional support personnel. It also creates an exception allowing school districts to ignore state staffing recommendations if they are already bound by these ratios in an existing contract. Additionally, the bill clarifies the process for reopening negotiations during fiscal emergencies.
Scope change
The bill applies to all local government employers in Nevada but specifically adds new mandatory bargaining topics for public school districts regarding staffing ratios.
SCOPE

Added the ratio of pupils per licensed teacher for each classroom as a mandatory subject of bargaining.

Added the ratio of pupils per each type of specialized instructional support personnel as a mandatory subject of bargaining.

REQUIREMENT

Modified the requirement for school districts to consider state Board of Education staffing recommendations by adding an exception for districts bound by existing collective bargaining agreements.

DEFINITION

Reorganized the list of mandatory bargaining subjects to explicitly include the new staffing ratio topics.

Floor votes · Assembly Apr 17, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Jun 2, 2025
Vetoed
Vetoed by the Governor. Returned to Assembly with Governor's veto message.
executive
May 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
In Assembly. To enrollment.
lower
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 16, Nays: 4, Excused: 1.) To Assembly.
upper
May 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time.
upper
Apr 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 26, Nays: 16.) To Senate.
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Introduced
Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To printer.
lower
4 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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