# Nevada AB584: AN ACT relating to education; providing for the waiver of certain requirements to report data and information concerning public schools; establishing a statewide system of accountability for school districts; establishing certain measures to be taken for school districts and public schools designated as low-performing or underperforming; establishing the Nevada Integrity in Academic Funding Program to assist pupils attending certain low-performing or underperforming public schools in accessing alternative educational settings; creating the Excellence in Education Account to provide grants to pay nonrecurring incentives to certain school administrators, teachers and other educational personnel; revising provisions governing the Education Stabilization Account; authorizing a charter school to receive certain funding to provide transportation services to pupils; providing for the establishment of a system of open enrollment for public schools; establishing a program to pay expenses for certain literacy interventions, tutoring and other related services for certain pupils eligible for services in the subject of reading; revising provisions governing charter schools sponsored by cities or counties; revising provisions governing instruction in English language arts in kindergarten and grades 1, 2 and 3; providing that certain public school and private school employees are immune from civil and criminal liability for certain actions related to intervening in altercations, fights or other incidents; revising provisions governing the performance of teachers and school administrators; authorizing school districts and charter schools to establish programs to pay nonrecurring incentives to high-performing teachers and school administrators; creating the Education Service Center; making appropriations; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada AB584, AN ACT relating to education; providing for the waiver of certain requirements to report data and information concerning public schools; establishing a statewide system of accountability for school districts; establishing certain measures to be taken for school districts and public schools designated as low-performing or underperforming; establishing the Nevada Integrity in Academic Funding Program to assist pupils attending certain low-performing or underperforming public schools in accessing alternative educational settings; creating the Excellence in Education Account to provide grants to pay nonrecurring incentives to certain school administrators, teachers and other educational personnel; revising provisions governing the Education Stabilization Account; authorizing a charter school to receive certain funding to provide transportation services to pupils; providing for the establishment of a system of open enrollment for public schools; establishing a program to pay expenses for certain literacy interventions, tutoring and other related services for certain pupils eligible for services in the subject of reading; revising provisions governing charter schools sponsored by cities or counties; revising provisions governing instruction in English language arts in kindergarten and grades 1, 2 and 3; providing that certain public school and private school employees are immune from civil and criminal liability for certain actions related to intervening in altercations, fights or other incidents; revising provisions governing the performance of teachers and school administrators; authorizing school districts and charter schools to establish programs to pay nonrecurring incentives to high-performing teachers and school administrators; creating the Education Service Center; making appropriations; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Assembly Committee on Education; status failed, last action 2025-06-03 ((No further action taken.)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB584-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada AB584 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT relating to education; providing for the waiver of certain requirements to report data and information concerning public schools; establishing a statewide system of accountability for school districts; establishing certain measures to be taken for school districts and public schools designated as low-performing or underperforming; establishing the Nevada Integrity in Academic Funding Program to assist pupils attending certain low-performing or underperforming public schools in accessing alternative educational settings; creating the Excellence in Education Account to provide grants to pay nonrecurring incentives to certain school administrators, teachers and other educational personnel; revising provisions governing the Education Stabilization Account; authorizing a charter school to receive certain funding to provide transportation services to pupils; providing for the establishment of a system of open enrollment for public schools; establishing a program to pay expenses for certain literacy interventions, tutoring and other related services for certain pupils eligible for services in the subject of reading; revising provisions governing charter schools sponsored by cities or counties; revising provisions governing instruction in English language arts in kindergarten and grades 1, 2 and 3; providing that certain public school and private school employees are immune from civil and criminal liability for certain actions related to intervening in altercations, fights or other incidents; revising provisions governing the performance of teachers and school administrators; authorizing school districts and charter schools to establish programs to pay nonrecurring incentives to high-performing teachers and school administrators; creating the Education Service Center; making appropriations; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-24 - Last action: 2025-06-03, (No further action taken.) - Sponsor: Assembly Committee on Education - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BDR 34-1035 - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 49 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More school choices for eligible children: benefit, high. Children attending or scheduled to attend a school low-performing for three consecutive school years get expanded school choices. Children also qualify when their school has been overcrowded for three consecutive years. Families can choose an available public school, charter school, or approved pri… - Education account money gets Medicaid protection: benefit, medium. Nevada must exclude money available in a person's RISE education account from income when determining Medicaid eligibility. This protection applies only to the extent federal law allows it. - Educators gain easier teaching license paths: benefit, medium. Alternative-route teacher and administrator training can come from any qualified Commission-approved provider, including providers outside colleges. Programs must use selective admission, supervised school experience, ongoing support, required coursework, and allow completion within two years or le… - Families can apply beyond school zones: benefit, medium. Each district must let families apply to public schools anywhere in the district, listing up to three ranked choices. Districts publish consistent capacity rules; oversubscribed grades use a transparent two-tier lottery prioritizing pupils zoned for low-performing schools. Pupils with individualize… - One-time bonuses for highly rated administrators: benefit, medium. Districts and charter school sponsors can offer administrators one-time bonuses of up to 10% of annual base salary. No more than 85% of administrators must have highly effective ratings for two straight school years. Administrators qualify at their 6th, 12th, or 18th work anniversary, with highly e… - One-time bonuses for highly rated teachers: benefit, medium. Districts and charter school sponsors can offer one-time bonuses to teachers with three straight years of highly effective ratings. A related anniversary program also allows charter networks to offer bonuses of up to 10% of annual base salary. That program requires no more than 85% of teachers to h… - Reading help grants for Nevada families: benefit, medium. Districts offer grants for children required to receive intensive reading help after missing the state's required reading test score. Both the child and parent or guardian must live in Nevada. Priority goes first to household adjusted gross income of $60,000 or less, then above $60,000 through $75,… - Transportation help for struggling school transfers: benefit, medium. Districts must provide or subsidize transportation for open-enrollment transfers from schools pupils attend or are zoned for that are low-performing. For selected transfers to same-district schools with one of the three highest performance ratings, direct transportation is required when feasible. O… - Charter schools can receive transportation funding: benefit, low. Charter schools can receive state transportation money when their charter contracts authorize transportation services. The Legislature sets the State Education Fund appropriation, taking other available resources into account. Funding goes to schools, not directly to families, and does not guarante… - Extra pay options at struggling schools: benefit, low. Districts can offer incentives to attract and keep staff when a school intervention replaces or reassigns employees. Options include salary increases, bonuses, and retention payments. Each allocation needs Department of Education approval and must support the school's improvement goals. Incentives… - Families get clearer school performance information: benefit, low. Principals at low-performing public schools must tell families about the designation and planned fixes. Notices must explain performance gaps, academic and social-emotional support, improvement goals and timelines, and available school alternatives. The statewide rating system also adds elementary… - Reassigned teachers receive required improvement support: benefit, low. Teachers reassigned within a district under the staff-replacement corrective measure must receive support to meet performance standards. Support includes mentoring, professional development, and other needed training or resources. The Department can also offer coaching, specialists, or consultant f… - State grants fund school staff bonuses: benefit, low. The Excellence in Education Account funds grants for one-time incentives to high-performing education staff who help improve student achievement and schools. Eligible recipients are districts, charter schools, and university schools for profoundly gifted pupils. The account is capped at $30 million… - Young pupils get phonics-focused reading standards: benefit, low. Nevada's English language arts standards and model curriculum for kindergarten through grade 3 must include phonics-based instruction. Required skills include sound awareness, decoding, fluency, vocabulary, and understanding what pupils read. Age-appropriate reading materials must also bring in sci… - Charters can expand in struggling areas: benefit, low. City- and county-sponsored charter enrollment generally faces a 7% limit on public-school enrollment within their boundaries. In a low-performing district, cities and counties can sponsor new charters, increase enrollment, or add campuses without that limit. The school or expansion must serve pupil… - Education reserves can fund school interventions: benefit, low. The Department of Education can request reserve money for extraordinary oversight or resource support at designated struggling schools and districts. The Interim Finance Committee can approve a transfer from the Education Stabilization Account to the State Education Fund. The law sets no transfer a… - Educators can challenge unnecessary school reports: benefit, low. School officials can change, suspend, or remove reports that duplicate information or are not used to support educational outcomes. Public-school teachers, administrators, and specified education management organizations can petition for these changes. Petitions must explain the problem and propose… - Funding helps pupils find school alternatives: benefit, low. The Nevada Integrity in Academic Funding Program helps pupils at qualifying struggling public schools access alternative education settings. The law provides $425,000 for 2025–2026 and $425,000 for 2026–2027, usable in either fiscal year. Funds cannot be committed after June 30, 2027, and leftovers… - New center helps struggling public schools: benefit, low. The law creates the Nevada Education Service Center, with an appointed governing body, to help schools and districts improve. It provides programs, guidance, and evidence-based support, including help for schools facing intensive interventions. It can also serve other local governments when needed.… - School grants connect reading and science: benefit, low. Schools or school groups can apply for pilot grants connecting reading lessons with science, technology, engineering, and math. The Department runs the pilot as funding allows, through June 30, 2029. The law provides $1 million for 2025–2026 and $1 million for 2026–2027, usable in either fiscal yea… - School targets track reading and graduation: benefit, low. Nevada's elementary-school accountability targets must track reading proficiency and progress toward it. High-school targets must include graduation and attendance rates. These measures shape how schools are assessed, without creating a household payment. - Schools get science-based reading pilot grants: benefit, low. The Department must offer a pilot combining science, technology, engineering, and math with reading instruction in kindergarten through grade 3. Schools or school groups must apply and be selected, and the program operates only as money is available. The law provides $1 million in fiscal year 2025–… - State funding supports education law rollout: benefit, low. The Department of Education receives $4 million for 2025–2026 and $4 million for 2026–2027 to carry out this law. The money can be used in either fiscal year. It cannot be committed after June 30, 2027, and leftovers must return to the State General Fund by September 17, 2027. This appropriation do… - Teachers gain reading and turnaround training: benefit, low. Regional educator training must cover whole-school improvement and turnaround options based on assessed needs and training priorities. Early-reading training for kindergarten through grade 3 teachers must cover sound awareness, individual speech sounds, and decoding words. The University of Nevada'… - School administrators face performance improvement rules: cost, low. School administrators face performance-improvement and probation rules similar to those for teachers. The rules create a performance-related employment process. The supplied provision does not specify the administrators' rating thresholds, deadlines, or job consequences. - Reading providers must register for payment: cost, low. The Department keeps a list of providers offering evidence-based services aligned with state English language arts standards and literacy goals. Providers must be in good standing with the Nevada Secretary of State. To receive Parent-Selected Intervention Options Program payments, they must also re… - School districts face new performance labels: cost, low. The state must label districts low-performing when they miss district-wide targets or receive either of the two lowest ratings. Leadership instability, disruptive board vacancies, severe financial hardship, or systemic educational inequity can also trigger that label. Two straight low-performing sc… - Schools can face funding correction orders: cost, low. The Governor can direct districts or charter schools to fix deficiencies identified in reports on Pupil-Centered Funding Plan money. The Legislature must approve the direction. When it is not in session, the Interim Finance Committee must approve it instead. The law does not specify a dollar amount… - Struggling principals trigger limits on school control: cost, low. In large districts, the state superintendent can limit school-team powers when a principal receives a low performance rating or probation. For local school precincts, action is required after two consecutive ineffective or minimally effective ratings, or placement on probation. Budgeting, hiring, c… - Education accounts bring help and responsibilities: mixed, high. The State Treasurer runs RISE education accounts for qualified pupils using expanded school options, subject to available money. Eligibility includes pupils with disabilities, pupils in overcrowded or chronically low-performing zones, foster, tribal, or military families, prior participants, and si… - Education accounts cover costs, not cash refunds: mixed, medium. RISE education accounts cover approved costs for Nevada pupils with disabilities or another listed eligibility basis. Other qualifying groups include foster, tribal, and military families, prior participants, siblings, and pupils in qualifying overcrowded or low-performing zones. Covered costs incl… - Educators get coaching but face dismissal: mixed, medium. Teachers and administrators past initial probation need improvement plans after two consecutive school years rated ineffective or minimally effective. Plans include relevant training, an experienced mentor or coach, and progress reviews at least once each school quarter. Superintendents can impose… - Families gain transfers, but transportation varies: mixed, medium. Children can attend public schools outside their assigned zones through open enrollment, but a particular placement is not guaranteed. Districts must provide or subsidize transportation for qualifying transfers involving pupils attending or zoned to low-performing schools. If direct service is infe… - Struggling schools can change leadership: mixed, medium. The state must intervene at persistently underperforming schools, using a corrective measure approved by the Governor. Options include replacing leaders and staff, state management, city or county management, or conversion to a charter or innovation school. The measure must start by December 31 of… - Early-grade educators face new reading requirements: mixed, low. Starting with school years beginning on or after July 1, 2028, kindergarten-through-grade-3 teachers need a foundational literacy endorsement. They must complete approved coursework based on the science of reading, with state agencies coordinating college teacher-preparation courses. Districts and… - Cities can take over struggling schools: mixed, low. When local-government management is selected for a persistently underperforming school, the state transfers control to its city, or county outside cities. The city or county becomes the local education agency and can appoint a municipal school director. It must develop a joint turnaround plan withi… - District probation adds plans and oversight: mixed, low. Underperforming districts face probation and must submit district improvement plans within 90 days of designation. Board-related findings also require a governance plan within 90 days of probation notice, with probation capped at two school years. Plans need measurable goals; board plans also requi… - District ratings bring information and support: mixed, low. Nevada's statewide accountability system assesses every district, with parent input, public reports, and district data-review rights. Preliminary ratings are due by the third Friday in August, and final ratings by the third Friday in September. Decisions use full-academic-year pupils; small student… - Innovation schools gain flexibility with oversight: mixed, low. Districts and the State Public Charter School Authority can approve innovation schools with evidence-based plans, goals, benchmarks, and community involvement. Schools must report annually, and districts or sponsors must provide adequate resources; designations can be revoked for missed benchmarks… - Local charter growth capped with exceptions: mixed, low. City- or county-sponsored charter growth generally stops when enrollment reaches 7% of enrollment in other public schools there. The restriction covers new schools, enrollment increases, and added campuses. An exception allows growth in low-performing districts to serve overcrowded, low-performing,… - Recovering districts can regain local control: mixed, low. Districts under state recovery plans regain full local governance when they show sustained progress and meet plan benchmarks. They must then submit annual progress reports for three more years. If progress falls short within the recovery timeframe, the Department must conduct a full review. After r… - School networks gain management and contract options: mixed, low. The state can approve networks of at least three persistently underperforming schools converted to innovation schools in one district. They must serve adjacent pupil populations, keep separate school agreements, and have a network oversight committee, operating plan, and progress reports. Staff can… - School staff gain limited safety immunity: mixed, low. Public, charter, and private-school employees gain civil and criminal immunity for good-faith interventions addressing an immediate safety risk. They must act within their job roles and follow applicable laws and school policies. Immunity limits legal recourse for covered actions, but excludes inte… - State can take over struggling districts: mixed, low. After two school years without adequate progress on a board improvement plan, the Department can impose targeted or state oversight. The Governor can appoint a monitor within 30 days after notice; the district board pays, with no amount set. After five consecutive underperforming years and inadequa… - Struggling districts face stronger state oversight: mixed, low. After two school years on probation without adequate progress, the state can replace district leaders or take over district duties. It can also move resources to low-performing schools and oversee boards that miss improvement goals. A state takeover requires a recovery plan with strategies, benchma… - Struggling schools face charter conversion rules: mixed, low. When charter conversion is selected for a persistently underperforming school, the state seeks qualified operators and sponsors. The charter needs an approved turnaround plan, a contract with performance targets, quarterly progress reports, and annual sponsor reviews. Sponsors retain authority to i… - Struggling schools face probation and plans: mixed, low. Schools are labeled low-performing when a listed measure applies in at least two of the previous three school years. Measures include either of the two lowest ratings, bottom-20% English and math results, or elementary reading failure above 50% before grade 4. High-school measures include graduatio… - Struggling schools get new leaders: mixed, low. When staff replacement is chosen for a persistently underperforming school, the district or charter governing body must immediately seek a principal. The Superintendent of Public Instruction must approve the final candidate, who must start by the next school year. The principal can review, replace,… - School takeovers shift local facility costs: mixed, low. When a city or county takes over school management as a corrective measure, it receives the facilities at no purchase cost. It must pay operating and maintenance costs, while the former owner remains responsible for existing bond payments. A written agreement must keep the facilities in use for pub… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Assembly Committee on Education ## Actions (5) - 2025-06-03: (No further action taken.) (House) - 2025-05-15: From printer. To committee. (House) - 2025-05-15: Notice of exemption. (House) - 2025-05-14: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means. To printer. (House) - 2025-03-24: Waiver granted effective: March 20, 2025. (House) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB584.pdf) ## Related bills - 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) - 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) - AB596: AN ACT relating to public employees; making appropriations and authorizations for the payment of quarterly retention incentives, the implementation of certain… (signed) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB584.pdf) ## Related - [AB499: AN ACT relating to elections; requiring, with certain exceptions, a registered…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB499-83rd2025) - [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) - [AB596: AN ACT relating to public employees; making appropriations and authorizations f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB596-83rd2025) - [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-AB584-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).