AB 389 Nevada Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR 34-1056)

AB 389 revises Nevada’s education reporting requirements to reduce administrative burden. It removes the current requirement for school districts to submit quarterly data to the Commission on School Funding, replacing it with an annual review by the Commission using existing data already reported to the Superintendent or Department of Education. The bill also clarifies that school districts must maintain standardized electronic data systems for pupil performance, repeals the requirement for the Department to recommend minimum textbook spending, and directs the Commission to review reporting requirements for redundancy, recommending eliminations or improvements. These changes primarily affect school districts, the Commission on School Funding, and the Department of Education.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Mar 11, 2025 Last action Jun 3, 2025

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As Introduced → Reprint 1 · 6 edits

MODERATE

This bill was amended to rename the 'Commission on School Funding' to the 'Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education' and updated related responsibilities. The changes clarify the Commission's role in reviewing pupil achievement data and financial accountability, while adding new authority for the Superintendent to deduct funds from school districts to cover data collection costs. These modifications streamline reporting requirements and align the Commission's name with its expanded educational oversight role.

Scope change

The bill's scope was modified to reflect an institutional name change from Commission on School Funding to Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education, and added new funding collection authority for the Department of Education.

SCOPE

Commission name changed from 'Commission on School Funding' to 'Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education' throughout the document

FISCAL

Added authority for Superintendent to deduct funds from school districts to cover costs of collecting, validating, and maintaining electronic records on pupil achievement and financial accountability

REQUIREMENT

Updated Commission responsibilities to include presenting recommendations to the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education and transmitting them annually to Governor and Legislature

Changed Commission mandate from reviewing academic progress since Pupil-Centered Funding Plan implementation to broader review of reporting, tracking, monitoring, analyzing and dissemination of pupil achievement data

Removed requirement for Commission to make recommendations to Department, school districts and charter schools to improve data reporting and tracking

Updated Commission's centralized repository requirement from making it accessible on Department website to gathering input on reporting before establishing the repository

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Committee

Apr 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Apr 16, 2025

Lower · Passed

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.

lower

Mar 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

From printer. To committee.

lower

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