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AB 39 Nevada Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Revises provisions governing charter schools. (BDR 34-259)

AB 39 revises Nevada's governance structure for the State Public Charter School Authority, which oversees charter schools. It changes the nine-member Authority to require all members to be at least 21 years old, clarifies that only voting members must complete training, and adjusts quorum rules to require a majority of voting members. The bill also updates eligibility for charter school employees serving on the Authority - replacing performance rating limits with a "good standing" requirement - and removes the need for colleges or cities sponsoring charter schools to sign separate agreements with the Authority. Additionally, it clarifies that charter school renewal applications must include new supporting data beyond previously submitted performance reports. These changes affect charter school sponsors, the Authority members, and schools seeking renewal.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2024
Committee Review
May 2025
Assembly Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Nov 19, 2024 Signed Jun 3, 2025
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What changed between versions

Reprint 1 → As Enrolled · 6 edits · Jun 3, 2025
MODERATE
This bill updates the rules for the State Public Charter School Authority, clarifying that its nine members are voting members and establishing new eligibility criteria for members who work at charter schools. It also shifts responsibility for local educational agency functions from the Authority to the specific colleges or counties that sponsor charter schools, and clarifies the information required when charter schools apply to renew their contracts.
Scope change
The bill expands the scope of local educational agency responsibilities by deeming sponsoring colleges and counties as the responsible agencies, rather than the Authority, for certain federal and state functions.
ELIGIBILITY

Changed the qualification for Authority members employed at charter schools from a requirement that the school never received a low performance rating to a requirement that the school must be in good standing under its charter contract.

REQUIREMENT

Clarified that only voting members of the Authority are required to complete specific training, rather than all members.

Updated quorum and meeting rules to require a majority of voting members instead of all members.

Clarified that renewal applications must include new data supporting renewal, separate from the performance report already submitted.

DEFINITION

Expanded the definition of prohibited business interests for Authority members to include educational management organizations and charter management organizations.

SCOPE

Deemed sponsoring colleges or counties as local educational agencies responsible for special education and federal grant functions for their sponsored charter schools, removing the requirement for them to sign an agreement with the Authority.

Floor votes · Assembly Apr 10, 2025

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
22
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Jun 3, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor. Chapter 219.
executive
May 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Amendment No. 772 concurred in. To enrollment.
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Taken from Secretary's desk. Placed on General File. Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 772.) Reprinting dispensed with. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To printer.
upper
May 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass.
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 41, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To Senate.
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass.
lower
Nov 19, 2024
Introduced
Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Education. To printer.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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