SB 277 Nevada Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR 34-786)

SB 277 requires every public school (including charter schools) to employ a full-time school social worker when funding is available, and prohibits schools from contracting with outside providers for these services when feasible. The bill also updates licensing rules to allow current school social workers or counselors to complete required internship hours while employed, rather than needing to leave their positions. This directly affects public schools, their staffing decisions, and the licensing process for school support staff. The policy changes aim to increase in-school mental health support by mandating dedicated staff and streamlining credentialing.

Issues: ✓ Education ✓ Healthcare

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

Assembly Passage

May 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced Mar 5, 2025 Signed Jun 9, 2025

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What changed between versions

Reprint 2 → As Enrolled · 3 edits · Jun 9, 2025

MINOR

The bill was transitioned from a draft reprint to its final enrolled version, removing internal tracking marks and explanatory notes while retaining the core policy. The substantive content remains identical, mandating full-time school social workers in large Nevada school districts and establishing immunity for districts that implement specific anti-harassment policies.

Scope change

The scope of the bill's applicability remains unchanged; it still applies to public schools and charter schools in counties with a population of 700,000 or more.

TECHNICAL

Removed internal legislative markings such as 'Reprint 2' dates, committee referral notes, and the explanatory guide regarding bolded or bracketed text.

Added the formal 'As Enacted' header and the standard opening phrase 'The People of the State of Nevada... Do Enact As Follows' to finalize the document.

Reformatted the Legislative Counsel's Digest to remove line numbers and page markers, making the summary text continuous and easier to read.

Floor votes · Assembly May 31, 2025

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Committee

Jun 9, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by the Governor. Chapter 445.

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Jun 2, 2025

Upper · Passed

To enrollment.

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May 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 38, Nays: 1, Excused: 3.) To Senate.

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May 30, 2025

Upper · Passed

From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time.

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May 26, 2025

Upper · Passed

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.

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Apr 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

From printer. To committee.

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Apr 15, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

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Mar 6, 2025

Upper · Passed

From printer. To committee.

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2 primary · 2 co-sponsors