# Nevada AB386: 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. Nevada AB386, 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., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Heather Goulding (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-06-03 ((No further action taken.)) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB386-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada AB386 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: 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. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-10 - Last action: 2025-06-03, (No further action taken.) - Sponsor: Heather Goulding (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: BDR S-828 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (61 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Reading help and testing for Nevada children: benefit, low. Nevada school districts and charter schools must submit elementary literacy plans for state approval and make required revisions. Plans must provide intensive reading help, including regular small-group sessions, for children behind in reading. Instruction must target sound awareness, decoding, flu… - Grants help schools fund alternative reading tests: benefit, low. Nevada must give grants to districts and charter schools using reading tests other than the statewide test. The state must have a way to convert their results into equivalent statewide scores. Grants equal each recipient’s proportional share of state savings from not administering the statewide tes… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Heather Goulding (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Linda F. Hunt (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-02 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (4th Reprint) | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2025-05-31 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (2nd Reprint) | pass | 40 | 0 | | ## Actions (38) - 2025-06-03: (No further action taken.) (House) - 2025-06-02: Senate Amendment No. 968 not concurred in. (House) - 2025-06-02: In Assembly. (House) - 2025-06-02: From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Fourth reprint. To Assembly. (Senate) - 2025-06-02: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To printer. (Senate) - 2025-06-02: Reprinting dispensed with. (Senate) - 2025-06-02: Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 968.) (Senate) - 2025-06-01: Read second time. (Senate) - 2025-06-01: Placed on Second Reading File. (Senate) - 2025-06-01: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Senate) - 2025-05-31: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Education. To committee. (Senate) - 2025-05-31: In Senate. (Senate) - 2025-05-31: To Senate. (House) - 2025-05-31: From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Third reprint. (House) - 2025-05-31: To printer. (House) - 2025-05-31: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 40, Nays: None, Excused: 2.) (House) - 2025-05-31: Dispensed with reprinting. (House) - 2025-05-31: Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 935.) (House) - 2025-05-30: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (House) - 2025-05-30: From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Second reprint. (House) - 2025-05-30: Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 867.) To printer. (House) - 2025-05-30: Placed on General File. (House) - 2025-05-30: Taken from Chief Clerk's desk. (House) - 2025-05-29: Placed on Chief Clerk's desk. (House) - 2025-05-29: Taken from General File. (House) - 2025-05-29: Placed on General File. (House) - 2025-05-29: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (House) - 2025-04-24: To committee. (House) - 2025-04-24: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. (House) - 2025-04-21: To printer. (House) - 2025-04-21: Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. Exemption effective. (House) - 2025-04-21: Taken from General File. (House) - 2025-04-21: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 427.) (House) - 2025-04-21: Placed on Second Reading File. (House) - 2025-04-21: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (House) - 2025-03-19: Notice of eligibility for exemption. (House) - 2025-03-11: From printer. To committee. (House) - 2025-03-10: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Education. To printer. (House) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB386.pdf) - Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB386_R1.pdf) - Reprint 2: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB386_R2.pdf) - Reprint 3: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB386_R3.pdf) - Reprint 4: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB386.pdf) ## Related bills - AB397: AN ACT relating to higher education; revising provisions governing certain waivers of fees provided by the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada; revisi… (vetoed) - AB259: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting certain actions related to pricing and reimbursement for certain drugs; creating a cause of action for violating su… (vetoed) - AB188: AN ACT relating to the Public Employees' Benefits Program; requiring the Board of the Public Employees' Benefits Program to report certain information relating… (vetoed) - SB217: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting a governmental entity from substantially burdening certain activity relating to assisted reproduction under certain… (vetoed) - AB499: AN ACT relating to elections; requiring, with certain exceptions, a registered voter show photo identification to vote in person; requiring the Department of M… (vetoed) - AB388: AN ACT relating to employment; requiring certain public and private employers to establish certain procedures and forms relating to paid family leave; requirin… (vetoed) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB386.pdf) - [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB386_R1.pdf) - [Reprint 2 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB386_R2.pdf) - [Reprint 3 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB386_R3.pdf) ## Related - [AB397: AN ACT relating to higher education; revising provisions governing certain waiv…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB397-83rd2025) - [AB259: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting certain actions related to pricing…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB259-83rd2025) - [AB188: AN ACT relating to the Public Employees' Benefits Program; requiring the Board…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB188-83rd2025) - [SB217: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting a governmental entity from substant…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB217-83rd2025) - [AB499: AN ACT relating to elections; requiring, with certain exceptions, a registered…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB499-83rd2025) - [AB388: AN ACT relating to employment; requiring certain public and private employers t…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB388-83rd2025) - [Nevada bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/nevada/bills) - [Nevada state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/nevada) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB386-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).