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- 83rd Session (2025)
Assembly Bill No. 539–Committee on Revenue
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AN ACT relating to workforce development; authorizing, to the
extent that money is available, the Department of
Employment, Training and Rehabilitation to establish and
carry out a program to place career coaches in middle schools
and junior high schools; and providing other matters properly
relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law creates the Department of Employment, Training and
Rehabilitation and provides that the purpose of the Department is to plan,
coordinate and carry out various services and activities designed to achieve and
support employment and economic independence for certain residents of this State.
(NRS 232.910) Section 1 of this bill authorizes, to the extent that money is
available, the Department to establish and carry out a program to place career
coaches in middle schools and junior high schools. Section 1 requires that the
program be designed to provide pupils enrolled in middle school or junior high
school with information and guidance, inside or outside the classroom, for the
exploration of career pathways and the development of knowledge, training and
skills required for c areer readiness. Section 1 further: (1) requires the Department
to collaborate with any appropriate persons or entities to establish and carry out the
program and, to the extent that money is available, prioritize the placement of such
career coaches in mi ddle schools and junior high schools that are located in zip
codes with high levels of unemployment; and (2) authorizes the Department to
apply for and accept gifts, donations, grants or other sources of money and, within
the limits of available money, to enter into contracts and award grants related to the
program. Section 2 of this bill makes certain definitions applicable to the
provisions of section 1.
EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 232 of NRS is hereby amended by adding
thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. To the extent that money is available, the Department may
establish and carry out a program for the placement of career
coaches in middle schools and junior high schools.
2. The program established pursuant to subsection 1 must be
designed to provide pupils enrolled in middle school or junior high
school with information and guidance, inside or outside the
classroom, for:
(a) The exploration of career pathways; and
(b) The development of knowledge, training and skills required
for career readiness, including, without limitation, financial
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literacy, and the opportunities available for such development in
high school.
3. For the purpose of establishing and carrying out the
program described in subsection 1, the Department:
(a) Shall:
(1) Collaborate with any appropriate persons or entities,
including, without limitation, a state agency, school district or
other local governmental agency, chamber of commerce,
nonprofit organizatio n, trade association and regional
development authority, as defined in NRS 231.009; and
(2) Prioritize the placement of career coaches in middle
schools and junior high schools that are located in zip codes with
high levels of unemployment; and
(b) May:
(1) Apply for and accept any gift, donation, grant or other
source of money; and
(2) Within the limits of available money, enter into
contracts with or award grants to persons or entities that have the
appropriate expertise to provide any services or resources
necessary to assist the Department in establishing or carrying out
the program.
Sec. 2. NRS 232.900 is hereby amended to read as follows:
232.900 As used in NRS 232.900 to 232.990, inclusive, and
section 1 of this act, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Department” means the Department of Employment,
Training and Rehabilitation.
2. “Director” means the Director of the Department.
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