AB 386 Nevada Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Revises provisions relating to assessments administered to pupils to assess reading proficiency. (BDR S-828)

AB 386 authorizes the Washoe County School District to run a one-year pilot program (2025-2026) testing an alternative reading assessment for elementary students instead of the statewide test, directly affecting Washoe County pupils. The State Board must approve the alternative assessment if it is valid, reliable, and has a method to equate scores to the statewide test. If approved, the district receives a grant equal to the state’s savings from not administering the statewide test for those students. The district must report to the state education department and the Education Committee by August 2026 on the assessment details, score equivalency, and grant use.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status passed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

Assembly Passage

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

Governor

Introduced Mar 10, 2025 Last action Jun 3, 2025

Maddy AI version diff · 4 comparisons

What changed between versions

Reprint 3 → Reprint 4 · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill was amended to change from a general provision allowing any school district to use alternative literacy assessments to a specific pilot program for the Washoe County School District only. The changes narrow the scope from a statewide option to a single district pilot, modify grant eligibility to apply only to Washoe County, and update the effective dates to July 1, 2025, with expiration on June 30, 2026.

Scope change

Changed from a general provision applicable to all school districts and charter schools to a specific pilot program limited to the Washoe County School District only.

SCOPE

Removed language allowing any school district or charter school to use alternative assessments and replaced it with a specific pilot program for the Washoe County School District during the 2025-2026 school year.

ELIGIBILITY

Changed grant eligibility from being available to any school district using alternative assessments to being available only to the Washoe County School District.

TIMELINE

Added specific effective date of July 1, 2025, and expiration date of June 30, 2026, for the pilot program.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement for Washoe County to submit a detailed report by August 31, 2026, including assessment information, scoring equivalency methods, and grant details.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill reprint dates from May 31, 2025 (Third Reprint) to June 2, 2025 (Fourth Reprint) and corrected the bill digest reference number from BDR 34-828 to BDR S-828.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 2, 2025 · Assembly May 31, 2025

How they voted

20–0

Passed

Total votes 20

Jun 2, 2025

D Democratic12

12 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican8

8 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jun 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 968.) Reprinting dispensed with. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To printer. From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Fourth reprint. To Assembly. In Assembly. Senate Amendment No. 968 not concurred in.

lower

Jun 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time.

lower

May 31, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 935.) Dispensed with reprinting. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 40, Nays: None, Excused: 2.) To printer. From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Third reprint. To Senate. In Senate. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Education. To committee.

lower

May 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on General File. Taken from General File. Placed on Chief Clerk's desk.

lower

Apr 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To committee.

lower

Apr 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 427.) Taken from General File. Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. Exemption effective. To printer.

lower

Mar 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

From printer. To committee.

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor