A.B. 472
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ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 472–COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
(ON BEHALF OF THE JOINT INTERIM STANDING
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION)
MARCH 17, 2025
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Referred to Committee on Education
SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to educational personnel.
(BDR 34-529)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: May have Fiscal Impact.
Effect on the State: Yes.
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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 a school district from
contracting or partnering with persons or entities who
charge more than a certain amount of fees and costs
related to the employment of certain visa holders;
requiring the Department of Education to establish a grant
program whereby the board of trustees of a school district
is authorized to apply for a grant of money to defray the
costs of sponsoring certain applicants for an H-1B visa or
permanent resident card; and providing other matters
properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law authorizes the board of trustees of a school district or the 1
governing body of a charter school to employ a teacher or instructor authorized to 2
teach in the United States under the teacher exchange programs authorized by laws 3
of the Congress of the United States. (NRS 391.070) A J-1 visa is a nonimmigrant 4
visa available to a foreign national who is a student, scholar, trainee, teacher, 5
professor, research assistant, specialist or leader in a field of specialized knowledge 6
or skill and who is coming temporarily to the United States for certain purposes, 7
including, without limitation, teaching. (8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(15)(J)) An H-1B visa is 8
a nonimmigrant visa available to a foreign national who is coming to the United 9
States for the purpose of practicing a specialty occupation. (8 U.S.C. § 10
1101(a)(15)(H), § 1184(i)(1)) Section 2 of this bill prohibits a school district that 11
employs, or intends to employ, a J-1 visa holder through a teacher exchange 12
program from entering into a contract or partnering with a person or entity that is a 13
sponsor of such a program or that recruits candidates for such a program if the total 14
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amount of the fees and costs charged per person who participates in, or applies to 15
be a candidate for, the program exceeds $10,000. Section 4 of this bill provides that 16
this prohibition does not apply to a contract or partnership existing on July 1, 2025, 17
but does apply to any renewal or extension of such a contract or partnership after 18
that date. 19
Section 3 of this bill requires the Department of Education to establish a grant 20
program whereby the board of trustees of a school district may apply for a grant of 21
money to defray the costs of sponsoring an applicant for an H-1B visa or a 22
permanent resident card. Section 3 additionally authorizes the board of trustees of a 23
school district to apply for such a grant of money if: (1) the applicant seeking 24
sponsorship is currently a J-1 visa holder and employed by the school district; and 25
(2) the J-1 visa held by the employee will expire not more than 1 year after the date 26
on which the application to receive a grant pursuant to section 3 is submitted. 27
Finally, section 3 requires the Department to adopt certain regulations concerning 28
the grant program. 29
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 the provisions set forth as sections 2 and 3 of this act. 2
Sec. 2. 1. A school district in this State that employs, or 3
intends to employ, a J-1 visa holder pursuant to a teacher 4
exchange program shall not enter into a contract or partner with 5
any person or entity that is a sponsor of such a program or that 6
recruits candidates for such a program if the total amount of fees 7
and costs charged per person who participates in, or applies to be 8
a candidate for, the program exceeds $10,000. 9
2. As used in this section, “J-1 visa holder” means a person 10
who holds a visa issued pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(15)(J). 11
Sec. 3. 1. The Department shall establish a grant program 12
through which the board of trustees of a school district may apply 13
for a grant to defray the costs of sponsoring an applicant for an 14
H-1B visa or a permanent resident card. 15
2. The board of trustees of a school district may apply for a 16
grant from the program established by the Department pursuant to 17
this section if: 18
(a) The grant of money obtained by the school district will be 19
used to defray the costs of sponsoring an applicant for an H-1B 20
visa or a permanent resident card who is currently a J-1 visa 21
holder and employed by the school district; and 22
(b) The J-1 visa held by the employee of the school district will 23
expire not more than 1 year after the date on which the board of 24
trustees of a school district applies for a grant of money pursuant 25
to this section. 26
3. The Department shall adopt regulations to: 27
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(a) Set forth the process by which the board of trustees of a 1
school district may apply for a grant of money pursuant to this 2
section; and 3
(b) Administer the grant program established pursuant to this 4
section. 5
4. As used in this section: 6
(a) “H-1B visa” means a visa issued pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 7
1101(a)(15)(H). 8
(b) “J-1 visa holder” means a person who holds a visa issued 9
pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(15)(J). 10
(c) “Permanent resident card” means a Permanent Resident 11
Card issued by the United States Citizenship and Immigration 12
Services of the Department of Homeland Security. 13
Sec. 4. The provisions of section 3 of this act do not apply to a 14
contract or partnership existing on July 1, 2025, but do apply to any 15
renewal or extension of such a contract. 16
Sec. 5. 1. This section becomes effective upon passage and 17
approval. 18
2. Sections 1 to 4, inclusive, of this act become effective: 19
(a) Upon passage and approval for the purpose of adopting any 20
regulations and performing any other preparatory administrative 21
tasks that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this act; and 22
(b) On July 1, 2025, for all other purposes. 23
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