Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR 34-698)

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SENATE BILL NO. 331–SENATOR NEAL (BY REQUEST)

MARCH 11, 2025
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Referred to Committee on Education

SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to education.
(BDR 34-698)

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; revising provisions relating to
complaints of incidents of discrimination or other
unwanted or unsafe activities in a public school; revising
provisions relating to the policy adopted by the State
Board of Education to encourage parental and fam ily
involvement in supporting the education of their children;
revising provisions relating to progressive discipline plans
required to be established by the superintendent of each
school district and the administrative heads of other
public schools ; and p roviding other matters properly
relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Under existing law, the Director of the Office for a Safe and Respectful 1
Learning Environment in the Department of Education is required to investigate 2
certain reports or complaints of violations of applicable provisions of law regarding 3
discrimination based on race, bullying or cyber -bullying in a public school. (NRS 4
388.1323) Section 1 of this bill requires the Director to: (1) establish procedures by 5
which a person may file such a complaint; and (2) post the procedures on the 6
Internet website maintained by the Department. 7
Under existing law, the State Board of Education is req uired to adopt a policy 8
to encourage effective involvement and engagement by parents and families in 9
support of their children and the education of their children, which must include 10
certain elements and goals. (NRS 392.457) Section 2 of this bill requires the policy 11
to include the promotion of the involvement of parents and families in school 12
programs that support pupils, including, without limitation, programs to support 13
pupils with disabilities, pupils who are economically disadvantaged and pupils from 14
historically underserved communities. 15
Under existing law, the superintendent of each school district and the 16
administrative head of other public schools is required to establish a plan to provide 17

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for the progressive discipline of pupi ls, with input from certain school personnel 18
and the parents of pupils. (NRS 392.4644) Section 3 of this bill requires such a plan 19
to include a system to ra te offenses by pupils on a progressive scale of seriousness. 20
The system must include, without limitation, threshold levels of accumulated 21
offenses that, when met, require intervening action to be taken by school 22
administrators and certain school personnel to prevent the commission of additional 23
offenses. 24

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. NRS 388.1323 is hereby amended to read as 1
follows: 2
388.1323 1. The Office for a Safe and Respectful Learning 3
Environment is hereby created within the Department. 4
2. The Super intendent of Public Instruction shall appoint a 5
Director of the Office, who shall serve at the pleasure of the 6
Superintendent. 7
3. The Director of the Office shall ensure that the Office: 8
(a) Maintains a 24 -hour, toll-free statewide hotline and Internet 9
website by which any person can report a violation of the provisions 10
of NRS 388.121 to 388.1395, inclusive, and obtain information 11
about antidiscrimination and anti-bullying efforts and organizations; 12
and 13
(b) Provides outreach and antidiscrimination and a nti-bullying 14
education and training for pupils, parents and guardians, teachers, 15
administrators, coaches and other staff members and the members of 16
a governing body. The outreach and training must include, without 17
limitation: 18
(1) Training regarding metho ds, procedures and practice for 19
recognizing discrimination based on race, bullying and cyber -20
bullying behaviors; 21
(2) Training regarding effective intervention and remediation 22
strategies regarding discrimination based on race, bullying and 23
cyber-bullying; 24
(3) Training regarding methods for reporting violations of 25
NRS 388.135; and 26
(4) Information on and referral to available resources 27
regarding suicide prevention and the relationship between 28
discrimination based on race, bullying or cyber -bullying and 29
suicide, including, without limitation, resources for pupils who are 30
members of groups at a high risk of suicide. Such groups include, 31
without limitation, the groups described in subsection 3 of 32
NRS 388.256. 33

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4. The Director of the Office shall establish procedures by 1
which a person may file a complaint, and the Office may receive 2
reports and complaints, of discrimination based on race, bullying 3
and cyber -bullying and complaints regarding violations of the 4
provisions of NRS 388.121 to 388.1395, inclusive . The Director of 5
the Office shall post the procedures for filing a complaint on the 6
Internet website maintained by the Department. 7
5. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the Director 8
of the Office or his or her designee shall investigate any complaint 9
that a teacher, administrator, coach or other staff member or 10
member of a governing body has violated a provision of NRS 11
388.121 to 388.1395, inclusive . If a complaint alleges criminal 12
conduct or an investigation leads the Director of the Office or his or 13
her designee to suspect criminal conduct, the Director of the Office 14
may request assistance from the Investigation Division of the 15
Department of Public Safety. The Director of the Office or his or her 16
designee is not required to investigate a com plaint pursuant to this 17
subsection if the complaint is made through the SafeVoice Program 18
established pursuant to NRS 388.1455 and investigated by the team 19
appointed pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 20
388.14553, unless the complaint alleges t hat a previous 21
investigation conducted by the team appointed pursuant to 22
paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 388.14553 regarding the same 23
matter failed to resolve the issue or was otherwise deficient. 24
Sec. 2. NRS 392.457 is hereby amended to read as follows: 25
392.457 1. The State Board shall, in consultation with the 26
boards of trustees of school districts, educational personnel, local 27
associations and organizations of parents whose children are 28
enrolled in public schools throughout this State and individual 29
parents and legal guardians whose children are enrolled in public 30
schools throughout this State, adopt a policy to encourage effective 31
involvement and engagement by parents and families in support of 32
their children and the education of their children. The policy 33
adopted by the State Board must be considered when the Board: 34
(a) Consults with the boards of trustees of school districts in the 35
adoption of policies pursuant to subsection 3; and 36
(b) Interacts with school di stricts, public schools, educational 37
personnel, parents, legal guardians and families of pupils, and 38
members of the general public in carrying out its duties pursuant to 39
this title. 40
2. The policy adopted by the State Board pursuant to 41
subsection 1 must include the following elements and goals: 42
(a) Promotion of an atmosphere for parents and families to visit 43
the school that their children attend and feel welcome, valued and 44

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connected to the staff of the school, other parents and families and 1
to the education of their children. 2
(b) Promotion of regular, two -way, meaningful communication 3
between parents, families and schools relating to learning by pupils. 4
(c) Collaboration among parents, families and schools to support 5
learning by pupils and healthy devel opment of pupils at home and 6
school. 7
(d) Empowerment of parents and families to advocate for their 8
children and the children of other parents and families to ensure that 9
all pupils are treated fairly and have access to learning opportunities 10
that support pupil achievement. 11
(e) Promotion of an equal partnership between parents, families 12
and schools in making decisions that affect children, parents and 13
families and in informing, influencing and creating school policies, 14
practices and programs. 15
(f) Promotion of the involvement of parents and families in 16
school programs to support pupils, including, without limitation, 17
programs to support pupils with disabilities, pupils who are 18
economically disadvantaged and pupils from historically 19
underserved communities. 20
(g) Collaboration of parents, families and schools with the 21
community to connect pupils, parents, families and schools with 22
learning opportunities, community services and civic participation. 23
3. The board of trustees of each school district shall, in 24
consultation with the State Board, educational personnel, local 25
associations and organizations of parents whose children are 26
enrolled in public schools of the school district and individual 27
parents and legal guardians whose children are enrolled in public 28
schools of the school district, adopt policies to encourage effective 29
involvement and engagement by parents and families in support of 30
their children and the education of their children. The policies 31
adopted pursuant to this subsection must: 32
(a) Be consiste nt, to the extent applicable, with the policy 33
adopted by the State Board pursuant to subsection 1; 34
(b) Include the elements and goals specified in subsection 2; and 35
(c) Comply with the parental involvement policy required by the 36
federal Every Student Suc ceeds Act of 2015, as set forth in 20 37
U.S.C. § 6318. 38
4. The State Board and the board of trustees of each school 39
district shall, at least once each year, review and amend their 40
respective policies as necessary. 41
Sec. 3. NRS 392.4644 is hereby amended to read as follows: 42
392.4644 1. The superintendent of each school district and 43
the administrative head of each charter school and university school 44
for profoundly gifted pupils shall establish a plan to provide for the 45

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progressive discipline of pupils and on -site review of disciplinary 1
decisions. The plan must: 2
(a) Be developed with the input and participation of teachers, 3
school administrators, school counselors, school social workers, 4
school psychologists, behavior analyst s and other educational 5
personnel and support personnel who are employed at the public 6
school, pupils who are enrolled in the public school or schools 7
within the school district, as applicable, and the parents and 8
guardians of pupils who are enrolled in th e public school or schools 9
within the school district, as applicable. 10
(b) Be consistent with the written rules of behavior prescribed in 11
accordance with NRS 392.463. 12
(c) Include, without limitation, provisions designed to address 13
the specific disciplinary needs and concerns of the public school or 14
each school within the school district, as applicable. 15
(d) Establish a system to rate offenses by pupils on a 16
progressive scale of seriousness for purposes of imposing 17
discipline. The system must inc lude, without limitation, threshold 18
levels of accumulated offenses that, when met, require school 19
administrators, in coordination with an organizational team 20
established pursuant to NRS 388G.7 00, if applicable, to take 21
intervening actions to prevent the co mmission of additional 22
offenses. 23
(e) Prescribe methods of alternative conflict resolution and 24
interventions based on social and emotional learning that are 25
developed to avoid the need for the removal of a pupil. 26
[(e)] (f) Include provisions that authorize the temporary 27
removal of a pupil from a classroom or other premises of a public 28
school pursuant to NRS 392.4645. 29
[(f)] (g) Provide for the placement of a pupil in a more 30
restrictive educational environment at that school or at a different 31
public school or school within the school district, as applicable, in 32
accordance with NRS 392.466. 33
[(g)] (h) Include the names of any members of a committee to 34
review the temporary alternative placement of pupils required by 35
NRS 392.4647. 36
[(h)] (i) Include consideration of the results of the data collected 37
and reported pursuant to NRS 392.462 and include methods for 38
addressing the occurrences of the suspension, expulsion or removal 39
of pupils from school that disproportionately affect pupils who 40
belong to a group of pupils listed in subsection 2 of NRS 385A.250. 41
[(i)] (j) Be provided to each school over which the 42
superintendent or administrative head has authority and posted on 43
the Internet website maintained by the public school. 44

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[(j)] (k) Be in accordance with a plan to use disciplinary 1
practices based on restorative justice developed pursuant to 2
subsection 2, if applicable. 3
2. The superintendent of a school district shall, in addition to 4
establishing a plan to provide for the progressive discipline of pupils 5
pursuant to subsection 1, establish a plan to use disciplinary 6
practices based on restorative justice. Such a plan must: 7
(a) Authorize the use of disciplinary practices based on 8
restorative justice which include, without limitation: 9
(1) Holding a pupil accountable for his or her behavior; 10
(2) Restoration or remedies related to the behavior of the 11
pupil; 12
(3) Relief for any victim of the pupil; and 13
(4) Changing the behavior of the pupil; and 14
(b) Be in accordance with the statewide framework for 15
restorative justice developed pursuant to NRS 388.1333, including, 16
without limitation, by addressing the occurrences of the suspension, 17
expulsion or removal of pupils from schools that disproportionately 18
affect pupils who belong to a group of pupils liste d in subsection 2 19
of NRS 385A.250. 20
3. On or before September 15 of each year, the principal of 21
each public school shall: 22
(a) Review the plan established by subsection 1 in consultation 23
with the teachers, school administrators, school counselors, school 24
social workers, school psychologists, behavior analysts and other 25
educational personnel and support personnel who are employed at 26
the school, the parents and guardians of pupils, the pupils who are 27
enrolled in the school and, if applicable, the organizatio nal team 28
established pursuant to NRS 388G.700; 29
(b) Determine whether and to what extent the occurrences of the 30
suspension, expulsion or removal of pupils from school 31
disproportionately affect pupils who belong to a group of pupils 32
listed in subsection 2 of NRS 385A.250; and 33
(c) Based upon the review, recommend to the superintendent of 34
the school district or the administrative head of the charter school or 35
university school for profoundly gifted pupils, as applicable, 36
revisions to the plan, as recommended by the teachers, school 37
administrators, school counselors, school social workers, school 38
psychologists, behavior analysts and other educational personnel 39
and support personnel, the parents and guardians of pupils, the 40
pupils who are enrolled in the school and, if applicable, the 41
organizational team established pursuant to NRS 388G.700, if 42
necessary. 43
4. On or before September 30 of each year, the superintendent 44
of each school district and the administrative head of each charter 45

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school or university school for profoundly gifted pupils shall issue a 1
revised plan that appropriately reflects comments provided by 2
teachers, school administrators, school counselors, school social 3
workers, school psychologists, behavior analysts, other educational 4
personnel and sup port personnel, the parents and guardians of 5
pupils, the pupils who are enrolled in the school and, if applicable, 6
organizational teams established pursuant to NRS 388G.700. 7
5. Not more than 14 days after the receipt of a plan established 8
pursuant to sub section 1 or a revised plan issued pursuant to 9
subsection 4, the principal of each school shall: 10
(a) Post a copy of the plan or the revised plan on the Internet 11
website maintained by the school; and 12
(b) Distribute to each teacher, school administrator, s chool 13
counselor, school social worker, school psychologist, behavior 14
analyst and all educational support personnel who are employed at 15
or assigned to the school and, if applicable, the organizational team 16
a written or electronic copy of the plan or the revised plan. 17
6. On or before November 15 of each year, the board of 18
trustees of each school district and the governing body of each 19
charter school or university school for profoundly gifted pupils 20
shall: 21
(a) Submit a written report to the Superintendent o f Public 22
Instruction that reports the progress of each school over which the 23
board of trustees or governing body has authority in complying with 24
the requirements of this section, including, without limitation, 25
addressing the occurrences of the suspension, expulsion or removal 26
of pupils from school that disproportionately affect pupils who 27
belong to a group of pupils listed in subsection 2 of NRS 385A.250; 28
and 29
(b) Post a copy of the report on the Internet website maintained 30
by the school district, charter s chool or university school for 31
profoundly gifted pupils, as applicable. 32
7. If the Superintendent of Public Instruction determines that 33
the data collected pursuant to NRS 392.462 indicates 34
disproportionality in disciplinary actions or is insufficient to 35
determine whether disproportionality exists, the Superintendent 36
shall issue a written notice to the school district, charter school or 37
university school for profoundly gifted pupils, as applicable, listing 38
the specific areas of concern and providing a speci fic corrective 39
period for the school district, charter school or university school for 40
profoundly gifted pupils, as applicable, to implement a framework 41
to reduce the disproportionality or correct the insufficiency of the 42
data, as applicable. The specific corrective period must be at least 12 43
months but not more than 36 months, and must include required 44
monitoring of the progress made by the school district, charter 45

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school or university school for profoundly gifted pupils, as 1
applicable. If, after the concl usion of the specific corrective period, 2
the school district, charter school or university school for 3
profoundly gifted pupils, as applicable, fails to: 4
(a) Make measurable progress in addressing the 5
disproportionality or insufficiency listed in the notice issued 6
pursuant to this subsection; or 7
(b) Provide the required progress reports, 8
 the Superintendent may issue an alternative plan for the school 9
district, charter school or university school for profoundly gifted 10
pupils, as applicable, for mandatory implementation. 11
8. As used in this section: 12
(a) “Behavior analyst” has the meaning ascribed to it in 13
NRS 641D.030. 14
(b) “Restorative justice” has the meaning ascribed to it in 15
NRS 392.472. 16
Sec. 4. 1. This section becomes effective upon passage and 17
approval. 18
2. Sections 1, 2 and 3 of this act become effective: 19
(a) Upon passage and approval for the purpose of adopting any 20
regulations and performing any preparatory administrative tasks that 21
are necessary to carry out the provisions of this act; and 22
(b) On January 1, 2026, for all other purposes. 23

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