# Nevada SB277: AN ACT relating to education; requiring certain public schools to employ a school social worker to the extent that money is available for that purpose; creating immunity from civil liability for a school district or charter school for certain actions that constitute harassment or power-based violence if the school district or charter school establishes, enforces and publishes a policy containing certain provisions relating to harassment and power-based violence; requiring the Commission on Professional Standards in Education to adopt regulations relating to the licensure of school psychologists, school counselors and school social workers; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada SB277, AN ACT relating to education; requiring certain public schools to employ a school social worker to the extent that money is available for that purpose; creating immunity from civil liability for a school district or charter school for certain actions that constitute harassment or power-based violence if the school district or charter school establishes, enforces and publishes a policy containing certain provisions relating to harassment and power-based violence; requiring the Commission on Professional Standards in Education to adopt regulations relating to the licensure of school psychologists, school counselors and school social workers; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-06-09 (Approved by the Governor. Chapter 445.) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB277-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada SB277 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT relating to education; requiring certain public schools to employ a school social worker to the extent that money is available for that purpose; creating immunity from civil liability for a school district or charter school for certain actions that constitute harassment or power-based violence if the school district or charter school establishes, enforces and publishes a policy containing certain provisions relating to harassment and power-based violence; requiring the Commission on Professional Standards in Education to adopt regulations relating to the licensure of school psychologists, school counselors and school social workers; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-03-05 - Last action: 2025-06-09, Approved by the Governor. Chapter 445. - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BDR 34-786 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (53 yes, 6 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Finish internships while keeping your school job: benefit, low. The state must set rules that let public school employees in school psychology, counseling, or social work finish required internship or practicum hours while staying employed. You must be enrolled in a program that leads to the relevant license or endorsement. This lets you earn supervised field h… - Full-time school social workers in large county: benefit, low. Public schools in any county with 700,000 or more people must hire a full-time school social worker when funding is available. This includes charter schools. Schools are told, when practicable, not to contract out services a school social worker is authorized to provide. - Schools get lawsuit immunity with strong policies: mixed, medium. A school district or charter school is immune from civil lawsuits for harassment or power-based violence by a pupil, employee, or contractor if it proves it has a strong, published policy and follows it. The policy must be posted on the website and in the policy handbook. It must include clear comp… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - (none) ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-31 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (2nd Reprint) | pass | 38 | 1 | | | 2025-05-26 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (2nd Reprint) | pass | 15 | 5 | | ## Actions (24) - 2025-06-09: Approved by the Governor. Chapter 445. (legislature) - 2025-06-04: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature) - 2025-06-02: To enrollment. (Senate) - 2025-06-01: In Senate. (Senate) - 2025-05-31: Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 38, Nays: 1, Excused: 3.) To Senate. (House) - 2025-05-30: Read second time. (House) - 2025-05-30: Placed on Second Reading File. (House) - 2025-05-30: From committee: Do pass. (House) - 2025-05-27: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Education. To committee. (House) - 2025-05-27: In Assembly. (House) - 2025-05-27: From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint. To Assembly. (Senate) - 2025-05-26: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 15, Nays: 5, Excused: 1.) To printer. (Senate) - 2025-05-26: Reprinting dispensed with. (Senate) - 2025-05-26: Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 782.) (Senate) - 2025-05-26: Placed on General File. (Senate) - 2025-05-26: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Senate) - 2025-04-17: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To committee. (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Taken from General File. Re-referred to Committee on Finance. Exemption effective. To printer. (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 272.) (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Notice of eligibility for exemption. (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Placed on Second Reading File. (Senate) - 2025-04-15: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Senate) - 2025-03-06: From printer. To committee. (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Education. To printer. (Senate) ## Bill text - As Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB277_EN.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB277.pdf) - Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB277_R1.pdf) - Reprint 2: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB277_R2.pdf) ## Related bills - 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) - 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) - SB207: AN ACT relating to health care; transferring the authority to establish and administer a program of all-inclusive care for the elderly from the Aging and Disab… (signed) ## Sources - [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB277_EN.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB277.pdf) - [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB277_R1.pdf) - [Reprint 2 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB277_R2.pdf) ## Related - [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) - [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) - [SB207: AN ACT relating to health care; transferring the authority to establish and adm…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB207-83rd2025) - [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-SB277-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).