NevadaAB53383rd Regular Session (2025)HouseWALLET

AN ACT relating to education; authorizing a pupil to attend a public school outside the zone of attendance the pupil is otherwise required to attend in certain circumstances; requiring the Department of Education to establish a program to award grants of money for the purpose of providing transportation to such pupils; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Sponsored By: Assembly Committee on Education

Signed by Governor

BDR 34-756

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Families can transfer outside their zone

Beginning July 1, 2026, students can apply to attend a public school outside their assigned zone if that grade has space. Districts must open most schools to transfers, cannot charge tuition or fees, and must post applications, deadlines, and capacity at least 90 days before taking applications. If capacity later drops, the district must explain the change at least 15 days before decisions. When seats are tight, students from zones with one of the two lowest school ratings get priority. Districts cannot consider grades, arts or sports ability, disability, English learner status, or home address. A student suspended for 10 or more days or expelled this year or last can be denied. If approved, the student can stay without reapplying in later years. If denied or ignored, families can appeal to the district superintendent, whose decision is final. The state reviews district policies, posts quarterly seat vacancies by grade, publishes annual transfer counts, and provides applications in the five most common non‑English languages.

Busing limits and travel grants for transfers

Beginning July 1, 2026, a district that runs buses can choose not to bus students who transfer outside their zone. To help with travel, the state may offer transportation grants if money is available. Grants can go to organizations or to a parent or guardian and can pay only for rides to and from the out‑of‑zone public school. Families must tell the Department if the student changes schools. You may qualify if all are true: you live in a zone whose school was rated in the bottom two statewide last year, your district chose not to bus out‑of‑zone students, and no other viable ride is available. The Department sets full rules and application steps.

District tools to fund transfers

School districts may accept gifts and grants to carry out the out‑of‑zone transfer rules. Extra local costs to implement this act are not limited by the rule in NRS 354.599. These funding tools apply upon passage for planning and setup, and the main transfer rules take effect July 1, 2026.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Assembly Committee on Education

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 59 • No: 1

Senate vote • 6/2/2025

Final Passage - Senate (3rd Reprint)

Yes: 21 • No: 0

House vote • 5/31/2025

Final Passage - Assembly (2nd Reprint)

Yes: 38 • No: 1

Actions Timeline

  1. Chapter 486.

    6/11/2025legislature
  2. Approved by the Governor.

    6/10/2025legislature
  3. Enrolled and delivered to Governor.

    6/6/2025legislature
  4. In Assembly. To enrollment.

    6/4/2025House
  5. To Assembly.

    6/2/2025Senate
  6. Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.)

    6/2/2025Senate
  7. Read second time.

    6/1/2025Senate
  8. Placed on Second Reading File.

    6/1/2025Senate
  9. From committee: Do pass.

    6/1/2025Senate
  10. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Finance. To committee.

    5/31/2025Senate
  11. In Senate.

    5/31/2025Senate
  12. To Senate.

    5/31/2025House
  13. From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Third reprint.

    5/31/2025House
  14. To printer.

    5/31/2025House
  15. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 38, Nays: 1, Excused: 3.)

    5/31/2025House
  16. Dispensed with reprinting.

    5/31/2025House
  17. Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 938.)

    5/31/2025House
  18. Placed on General File.

    5/31/2025House
  19. Taken from Chief Clerk's desk.

    5/31/2025House
  20. Placed on Chief Clerk's desk.

    5/30/2025House
  21. Taken from General File.

    5/30/2025House
  22. From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Second reprint.

    5/30/2025House
  23. Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 865.) To printer.

    5/29/2025House
  24. Placed on General File.

    5/29/2025House
  25. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.

    5/29/2025House

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