NevadaSB17783rd Regular Session (2025)Senate

AN ACT relating to education; authorizing a principal to assign a homeless pupil or a pupil in foster care to a temporary alternative placement under certain circumstances; revising the requirement for the principal of a school to consult with certain persons before determining that a homeless pupil or a pupil in foster care is a habitual disciplinary problem; revising the procedure for the suspension of homeless pupils or pupils in foster care and the procedure for determining whether homelessness or placement in foster care is a factor in the behavior of certain pupils; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Sponsored By: James Ohrenschall (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

BDR 34-942

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Bill Overview

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Help and limits in placements for homeless and foster students

Beginning July 1, 2025, if the principal finds a pupil’s behavior was caused by homelessness or foster care, the school must end the suspension and give behavioral and academic help. For serious or repeat cases, the pupil may instead be placed in a temporary alternative setting for up to 45 school days. To keep a pupil in a temporary placement past 45 days, before day 45 the principal must meet with the homeless liaison or educational decision maker, decide it is needed for safety, and provide targeted interventions. If an educational decision maker exists, the school must tell that person about the right to a special education evaluation. If a placement lasts more than 21 school days, the principal must make a reentry plan that names the next school and lists research-based supports with the liaison or educational decision maker.

Stronger review before long suspensions

Beginning July 1, 2025, if a school knows a pupil is homeless or in foster care, a principal may extend a suspension past 5 school days only after key steps. The principal must review all information, meet with the educational decision maker if one is appointed, decide the conduct is an ongoing threat, and decide homelessness or foster care was not a factor. The principal must also hold a review meeting as soon as possible and no later than the 10th school day with the educational decision maker or a surrogate parent, and may include an advocate and others. If the principal sends three written notices on three different days and gets no reply within 24 hours after the third, the meeting may be held without that person.

Checks before “habitual problem” label

Before calling a pupil age 11 or older a habitual disciplinary problem, the principal must hold a meeting. The meeting must include the homeless liaison or a school contact, and for foster pupils, the appointed educational decision maker if one exists. These steps apply only if the school has been told the pupil is homeless or in foster care.

Start date and local cost rules

This law takes effect on July 1, 2025. Starting then, local governments do not apply NRS 354.599 to extra costs from carrying out this law. Districts and schools handle those costs under their normal budgets.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • James Ohrenschall

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 57 • No: 6

House vote • 5/23/2025

Final Passage - Assembly (2nd Reprint)

Yes: 42 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/22/2025

Final Passage - Senate (1st Reprint)

Yes: 15 • No: 6

Actions Timeline

  1. Chapter 259.

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

    6/5/2025legislature
  3. Enrolled and delivered to Governor.

    5/29/2025legislature
  4. Assembly Amendment No. 618 concurred in. To enrollment.

    5/27/2025Senate
  5. In Senate.

    5/23/2025Senate
  6. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate.

    5/23/2025House
  7. From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Second reprint.

    5/23/2025House
  8. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 618.) To printer.

    5/22/2025House
  9. Placed on Second Reading File.

    5/22/2025House
  10. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.

    5/22/2025House
  11. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Education. To committee.

    4/28/2025House
  12. In Assembly.

    4/28/2025House
  13. To Assembly.

    4/28/2025Senate
  14. From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.

    4/25/2025Senate
  15. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 15, Nays: 6.) To printer.

    4/22/2025Senate
  16. Reprinting dispensed with.

    4/21/2025Senate
  17. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 274.)

    4/21/2025Senate
  18. Placed on Second Reading File.

    4/21/2025Senate
  19. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.

    4/21/2025Senate
  20. Read first time. To committee.

    2/5/2025Senate
  21. From printer.

    2/5/2025Senate
  22. To printer.

    2/4/2025Senate
  23. Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Education.

    2/3/2025Senate

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