# Nevada SB115: AN ACT relating to education; authorizing the board of trustees of a school district or governing body of a charter school to provide a stipend to certain teachers who teach pupils enrolled in a program of bilingual education; requiring information concerning such stipends to be included in certain reports prepared by the board of trustees of each school district and the governing body of each charter school; requiring the Commission on Professional Standards in Education to adopt regulations requiring teachers to hold an endorsement to teach pupils enrolled in a program of bilingual education; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada SB115, AN ACT relating to education; authorizing the board of trustees of a school district or governing body of a charter school to provide a stipend to certain teachers who teach pupils enrolled in a program of bilingual education; requiring information concerning such stipends to be included in certain reports prepared by the board of trustees of each school district and the governing body of each charter school; requiring the Commission on Professional Standards in Education to adopt regulations requiring teachers to hold an endorsement to teach pupils enrolled in a program of bilingual education; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Cinthia Zermeño Moore (Democratic), Fabian Doñate (Democratic), Michelee "Shelly" Cruz-Crawford (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-06-06 (Chapter 302.); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB115-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada SB115 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT relating to education; authorizing the board of trustees of a school district or governing body of a charter school to provide a stipend to certain teachers who teach pupils enrolled in a program of bilingual education; requiring information concerning such stipends to be included in certain reports prepared by the board of trustees of each school district and the governing body of each charter school; requiring the Commission on Professional Standards in Education to adopt regulations requiring teachers to hold an endorsement to teach pupils enrolled in a program of bilingual education; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-27 - Last action: 2025-06-06, Chapter 302. - Sponsors: Cinthia Zermeño Moore (Democratic), Fabian Doñate (Democratic), Michelee "Shelly" Cruz-Crawford (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BDR 34-790 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (55 yes, 7 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New $2,500 stipend for bilingual teachers: benefit, high. Starting July 1, 2025, your district or charter may pay a $2,500 stipend each school year if you teach in a bilingual education program and you either hold the bilingual endorsement or are enrolled in an approved program to get it and are authorized to teach. You can receive it only once per school… - Endorsement now required for bilingual teachers: cost, low. Starting July 1, 2025, to teach in a bilingual education program, a teacher must hold a bilingual endorsement. The Commission on Professional Standards in Education sets the detailed rules. Teachers without the endorsement need to complete approved training to qualify. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Cinthia Zermeño Moore (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Fabian Doñate (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Michelee "Shelly" Cruz-Crawford (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-23 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (2nd Reprint) | pass | 38 | 4 | | | 2025-04-18 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (1st Reprint) | pass | 17 | 3 | | ## Actions (23) - 2025-06-06: Chapter 302. (legislature) - 2025-06-05: Approved by the Governor. (legislature) - 2025-05-29: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature) - 2025-05-28: Assembly Amendment No. 612 concurred in. To enrollment. (Senate) - 2025-05-23: In Senate. (Senate) - 2025-05-23: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 38, Nays: 4.) To Senate. (House) - 2025-05-23: From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Second reprint. (House) - 2025-05-22: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 612.) To printer. (House) - 2025-05-22: Placed on Second Reading File. (House) - 2025-05-22: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (House) - 2025-04-24: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Education. To committee. (House) - 2025-04-24: In Assembly. (House) - 2025-04-22: To Assembly. (Senate) - 2025-04-22: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. (Senate) - 2025-04-18: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 17, Nays: 3, Absent: 1.) To printer. (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Reprinting dispensed with. (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 275.) (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Placed on Second Reading File. (Senate) - 2025-04-17: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Notice of eligibility for exemption. (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Read first time. To committee. (Senate) - 2025-01-28: From printer. (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Education. To printer. (Senate) ## Bill text - As Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB115_EN.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB115.pdf) - Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB115_R1.pdf) - Reprint 2: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB115_R2.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) - SB81: AN ACT relating to education; requiring the Department of Education to create and conduct certain surveys of public school employees; revising provisions gover… (signed) ## Sources - [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB115_EN.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB115.pdf) - [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB115_R1.pdf) - [Reprint 2 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB115_R2.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) - [SB81: AN ACT relating to education; requiring the Department of Education to create a…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB81-83rd2025) - [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-SB115-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).