Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR 34-611)
SB 403 revises education policies in Nevada, directly affecting public school districts, charter schools, and students in grades 1-8. It mandates career guidance and counseling for all students in grades 6-8 (previously optional for grades 7-12), requires the Department of Education to create career exploration materials for grades 1-5, and establishes a Subcommittee on Metrics to develop school performance standards. The bill also allows schools participating in competency-based learning pilot programs to use alternative schedules and enrollment counting methods for state funding. It includes $137,820 for a Commission staff position and $50,000 for Commission travel expenses over two fiscal years.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 17, 2025
Last action Jun 3, 2025
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MODERATE
This bill was reprinted with amendments adopted on May 30, 2025, updating the version from April 21, 2025. The substantive changes include updating the Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education membership to include the College of Education and Human Development at UNR (previously only College of Education), clarifying funding allocations for the Commission staff position across two fiscal years, and updating the bill reference from SB403_R1 to SB403_R2. These are primarily administrative and formatting updates rather than substantive policy changes.
TECHNICAL
Updated reprint date from April 21, 2025 to May 30, 2025 and changed from FIRST REPRINT to SECOND REPRINT
Changed bill reference marker from SB403_R1 to SB403_R2
FISCAL
Added explicit mention of Fiscal Year 2026-2027 funding allocation of $68,910 for Commission staff position (previously only mentioned FY 2025-2026)
ELIGIBILITY
Updated Commission membership to include College of Education and Human Development at University of Nevada, Reno (previously only College of Education at UNR)
Floor votes · Senate May 30, 2025
How they voted
20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
May 30, 2025
D
Democratic12
100% Yea
R
Republican8
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Jun 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time.
upper
May 30, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (20-0)
senate
May 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 874.)
Placed on General File.
Reprinting dispensed with.
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To printer.
upper
Apr 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To committee.
upper
Apr 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 418.)
Taken from General File. Re-referred to Committee on Finance. Exemption effective. To printer.
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
From printer. To committee.
upper
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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