(Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 15, 2025)
FIRST REPRINT A.B. 217
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ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 217–ASSEMBLYMEMBER GONZÁLEZ
PREFILED FEBRUARY 3, 2025
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Referred to Committee on Education
SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to law enforcement on
school property. (BDR 34-201)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: Increases or Newly
Provides for Term of Imprisonment in County or City
Jail or Detention Facility.
Effect on the State: No.
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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
AN ACT relating to education; prohibiting school districts, public
schools and their employees from providing permission to
access school district facilities to certain federal officials
investigating or enforcing immigration laws; prohibiting
school districts, public schools and their employees from
providing information concerning pupils to certain
federal, state or local officials investigating or enforcing
immigration laws; providing a penalty; and providing
other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law requires the Attorney General to publish model policies for limiting, 1
to the fullest extent possible and consistent with any applicable law, immigration 2
enforcement at certain public places, including public schools. (NRS 228.208) 3
Section 1 of this bill prohibits a school district, public school or any employee of a 4
school district or public school, except pursuant to a lawful court order or warrant, 5
from providing a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, or 6
other federal official engaging in the investigation or enforcement of immigration 7
laws: (1) permission to access the grounds, buildings or facilities of a school district 8
or public school; or (2) the education records of or information about a pupil or the 9
family or household of a pupil. Section 1 additionally applies the prohibition on the 10
provision of the education records of or information about a pupil or the family or 11
household of a pupil to a state or local law enforcement officer engaged in the 12
investigation or enforcement of immigration laws. Section 1 provides that a violation 13
of this prohibition: (1) for the first violation, subjects the person who violated the 14
provision to disciplinary action by the school district or public school that employs 15
the person; and (2) for each subsequent violation, is punishable as a misdemeanor. 16
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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 388 of NRS is hereby amended by adding 1
thereto a new section to read as follows: 2
1. A school district or public school, and any employee of a 3
school district or public school, shall not grant a United States 4
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, or other federal 5
official engaging in the investigation or enforcement of 6
immigration laws, permission to access the grounds, buildings or 7
facilities of a school district or public school without a lawful 8
order or warrant issued by a court of competent jurisdiction. 9
2. A school district or public school, and any employee of a 10
school district or public school, shall not disclose or provide in 11
writing, verbally or in any other manner, the education records of 12
or any information about a pupil, or the family or household of a 13
pupil, to a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement 14
officer or other federal official, or a state or local law enforcement 15
officer, engaging in the investigation or enforcement of 16
immigration laws, except pursuant to a lawful order or warrant 17
issued by a court of competent jurisdiction. 18
3. Any person who knowingly and willfully violates the 19
provisions of this section: 20
(a) For the first violation, is subject to disciplinary action by 21
the school district or public school which employs the person. 22
(b) For each subsequent violation, is guilty of a misdemeanor. 23
4. As used in this section, “public school” includes, without 24
limitation, a charter school or university school for profoundly 25
gifted pupils. 26
Sec. 2. (Deleted by amendment.) 27
Sec. 3. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2025. 28
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