S.B. 374
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SENATE BILL NO. 374–SENATOR TAYLOR
MARCH 17, 2025
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Referred to Committee on Education
SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to education.
(BDR 34-752)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: May have Fiscal Impact.
Effect on the State: Yes.
CONTAINS UNFUNDED MANDATE (§ 1)
(NOT REQUESTED BY AFFECTED LOCAL GOVERNMENT)
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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; requiring the board of trustees of
each school district to provide each staff member with
professional development training concerning the
discipline and behavior of pupils; requiring each public
school to collect and report certain data on the number of
pupils assigned to a temporary alternative placement; and
providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law requires each public school to: (1) each quarter, collect data on the 1
discipline of pupils that includes, without limitation, information on the number of 2
expulsions and suspensions of pupils in the school; and (2) annually report such 3
data to certain entities. (NRS 392.462) Section 3 of this bill additionally requires 4
each public school to collect data on the number of pupils assigned to a temporary 5
alternative placement, thereby requiring such data to be included in the annual 6
report on the discipline of pupils prepared by each public school. 7
Existing law requires the board of trustees of each school district and the 8
governing body of each charter school to ensure that the teachers and 9
administrators employed by the school district or charter school have access to 10
high-quality, ongoing professional development training. (NRS 391A.370) Section 11
1 of this bill requires the board of trustees of each school district to, not later than 12
30 days after the first day of instruction of each school year, and such additional 13
times throughout the year thereafter as the board of trustees deems appropriate, 14
provide professional development training to each staff member concerning, 15
without limitation, the discipline and behavior of pupils. Section 1 further requires 16
the board of trustees of each school district to prepare and submit to the Legislature 17
or the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education an annual report that 18
describes: (1) any such professional development training provided during the 19
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previous year; (2) how the school district ensured such training was provided; and 20
(3) each date on which such training was provided. Section 1 additionally requires 21
the Department of Education to coordinate with each regional training program for 22
the professional development of teachers and administrators to develop curricula 23
for such training that the board of trustees of a school district may to use to satisfy 24
the requirements of section 1. Section 2 of this bill makes a conforming change to 25
apply the existing definition of “professional development training” to the 26
provisions of section 1. 27
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 391A of NRS is hereby amended by 1
adding thereto a new section to read as follows: 2
1. The board of trustees of each school district shall ensure 3
that, not later than 30 days after the first day of instruction of each 4
school year, and such additional times throughout the year 5
thereafter as the board of trustees deems appropriate, each staff 6
member, including, without limitation, each teacher, administrator 7
and education support professional, receives professional 8
development training in best practices for: 9
(a) Addressing the behavior of pupils; 10
(b) Fostering a positive school climate; 11
(c) Positive behavioral interventions and support; 12
(d) Conflict resolution; 13
(e) De-escalation techniques; and 14
(f) Classroom management. 15
2. The Department shall coordinate with each regional 16
training program to develop curricula for professional 17
development training that the board of trustees of a school district 18
may use to provide the professional development training required 19
pursuant to subsection 1. 20
3. The board of trustees of each school district shall, on or 21
before August 1 of each year, prepare a report that describes any 22
professional development training provided pursuant to subsection 23
1 during the previous year, how the school district ensured that 24
such professional development training was provided and each 25
date on which such professional development training was 26
provided, and submit the report to the Director of the Legislative 27
Counsel Bureau for transmittal to: 28
(a) In even-numbered years, the next regular session of the 29
Legislature; and 30
(b) In odd-numbered years, the Joint Interim Standing 31
Committee on Education. 32
4. As used in this section: 33
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(a) “Education support professional” has the meaning 1
ascribed to it in NRS 391.488. 2
(b) “Regional training program” has the meaning ascribed to 3
it in NRS 391A.105. 4
(c) “School climate” means the basis of which to measure the 5
relationships between pupils and the parents or legal guardians of 6
pupils and educational personnel, the cultural and linguistic 7
competence of instructional materials and educational personnel, 8
the emotional and physical safety of pupils and educational 9
personnel and the social, emotional and academic development of 10
pupils and educational personnel. 11
Sec. 2. NRS 391A.345 is hereby amended to read as follows: 12
391A.345 As used in NRS 391A.345 to 391A.385, inclusive, 13
and section 1 of this act, unless the context otherwise requires, 14
“professional development training” has the meaning ascribed to 15
“professional development” in 20 U.S.C. § 7801(42). 16
Sec. 3. NRS 392.462 is hereby amended to read as follows: 17
392.462 Each public school shall quarterly collect data on the 18
discipline of pupils and the plans developed pursuant to NRS 19
392.4644. Such data must include, without limitation, the number of 20
expulsions and suspensions of pupils, the number of pupils 21
assigned to a temporary alternative placement pursuant to NRS 22
392.4645, the number of staff positions in the school that are vacant, 23
the average class size for each grade in the school, the 24
implementation of each plan, the training received by teachers and 25
administrators regarding each plan, the number of placements of 26
pupils in another school and the ratio of pupils to school counselors, 27
school psychologists and school social workers. Such data must be 28
disaggregated into the subgroups of pupils listed in subsection 2 of 29
NRS 385A.250 and the types of offense. The principal of each 30
public school shall: 31
1. Review the data and take appropriate action; 32
2. On or before August 1 of each year, report the data to: 33
(a) The board of trustees of the school district or the governing 34
body of the public school, as applicable; 35
(b) The superintendent of the school district or the 36
administrative head of the charter school or university school for 37
profoundly gifted pupils, as applicable; 38
(c) The Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education; 39
(d) The Superintendent of Public Instruction; and 40
(e) The Department; and 41
3. To the extent allowed by the Family Educational Rights and 42
Privacy Act of 1974, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g, post the data on the 43
Internet website maintained by the public school. 44
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Sec. 4. The provisions of NRS 218D.380 do not apply to any 1
provision of this act which adds or revises a requirement to submit a 2
report to the Legislature. 3
Sec. 5. The provisions of NRS 354.599 do not apply to any 4
additional expenses of a local government that are related to the 5
provisions of this act. 6
Sec. 6. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2025. 7
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