Nevada · 83rd (2025) Session

Revises provisions relating to assessments administered to pupils to assess reading proficiency.

AN ACT relating to education; authorizing the Board of Trustees of the Washoe County School District to establish and administer a pilot program during the 2025-2026 school year to use an alternative assessment to assess the literacy of pupils enrolled in an elementary school if the alternative assessment satisfies certain criteria; requiring the Department of Education to award a grant to the Washoe County School District in an amount equal to the savings to the Department for not administering the statewide assessment to pupils enrolled in the School District; requiring a report concerning the program to be submitted to the Department and the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

AB 386·Assembly·Bill

Assemblymember Heather GouldingState Assembly · AD-27·1 cosponsor

Bill Draft RequestBDR S-828

Fiscal noteState YesLocal No

Primary sponsor

Assemblymember Heather GouldingState Assembly · AD-27

Cosponsors

Assemblymember Linda HuntState Assembly · AD-17

Floor votes

Assembly · 2nd ReprintMay 31, 2025 · Constitutional majority required40–0

Senate · 4th ReprintJun 2, 2025 · Constitutional majority required21–0

Legislative history

Mar 10, 2025

Read first time. Referred to Committee on Education. To printer.Assembly Journal

Mar 11, 2025

From printer. To committee.

Mar 19, 2025

Notice of eligibility for exemption.Assembly Journal

Apr 21, 2025

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 427.) Taken from General File. Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. Exemption effective. To printer.Assembly Journal

Apr 24, 2025

From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To committee.

May 29, 2025

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on General File. Taken from General File. Placed on Chief Clerk's desk.Assembly Journal

May 30, 2025

Taken from Chief Clerk's desk. Placed on General File. Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 867.) To printer. From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Second reprint. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.Assembly Journal

May 31, 2025

Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 935.) Dispensed with reprinting. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 40, Nays: None, Excused: 2.) To printer. From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Third reprint. To Senate. In Senate. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Education. To committee.Assembly JournalSenate Journal

Jun 1, 2025

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time.Senate Journal

Jun 2, 2025

Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 968.) Reprinting dispensed with. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To printer. From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Fourth reprint. To Assembly. In Assembly. Senate Amendment No. 968 not concurred in.Assembly JournalSenate Journal

Jun 3, 2025

(No further action taken.)

Bill text

As Introduced Reprint 1 Reprint 2 Reprint 3 Reprint 4

Amendments

Amendment 427 (Adopted)Amendment 867 (Adopted)Amendment 935 (Adopted)Amendment 968 (Adopted)

Fiscal notes

Department of Education — on As Introduced Department of Education — on 1st Reprint