# Nevada SB278: AN ACT relating to education; requiring the Commission on Professional Standards in Education to consider certain changes when adopting regulations governing licensure for teachers and other educational personnel; eliminating the use of local assessments to determine whether a pupil has a deficiency in the subject area of reading for certain purposes; revising certain reporting requirements concerning pupils who receive certain services and instruction to address a deficiency in the subject area of reading; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada SB278, AN ACT relating to education; requiring the Commission on Professional Standards in Education to consider certain changes when adopting regulations governing licensure for teachers and other educational personnel; eliminating the use of local assessments to determine whether a pupil has a deficiency in the subject area of reading for certain purposes; revising certain reporting requirements concerning pupils who receive certain services and instruction to address a deficiency in the subject area of reading; 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 2025-05-31 (Approved by the Governor. Chapter 190.) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB278-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada SB278 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT relating to education; requiring the Commission on Professional Standards in Education to consider certain changes when adopting regulations governing licensure for teachers and other educational personnel; eliminating the use of local assessments to determine whether a pupil has a deficiency in the subject area of reading for certain purposes; revising certain reporting requirements concerning pupils who receive certain services and instruction to address a deficiency in the subject area of reading; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-03-05 - Last action: 2025-05-31, Approved by the Governor. Chapter 190. - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BDR 34-788 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (63 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Easier paths to teacher licenses: benefit, low. The law requires Nevada’s licensing commission to look for ways to make teacher licensing and endorsements simpler. When it writes rules, it must consider streamlining steps, combining requirements, and improving access for people in alternative licensing routes. This aims to make the path to a reg… - Only state board can require reading reports: benefit, low. The law limits who can demand reports about students getting reading‑intervention services. Only the State Board of Education can require these reports from schools, districts, or charter boards. Other agencies and groups cannot require them. - New rules for K-3 reading help: mixed, low. Schools now use state reading tests and the teacher’s observations to flag K-3 reading problems. Local tests no longer start the official reading‑deficiency process. Within 30 days after telling a parent, a licensed teacher creates a reading plan, approved by the principal and parent. The plan uses… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - (none) ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-22 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (1st Reprint) | pass | 42 | 0 | | | 2025-04-22 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (1st Reprint) | pass | 21 | 0 | | ## Actions (22) - 2025-05-31: Approved by the Governor. Chapter 190. (legislature) - 2025-05-27: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature) - 2025-05-23: To enrollment. (Senate) - 2025-05-22: In Senate. (Senate) - 2025-05-22: Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. (House) - 2025-05-21: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (House) - 2025-05-20: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (House) - 2025-05-19: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (House) - 2025-05-16: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (House) - 2025-05-15: Read second time. (House) - 2025-05-14: From committee: Do pass. (House) - 2025-04-28: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Education. To committee. (House) - 2025-04-28: In Assembly. (House) - 2025-04-28: To Assembly. (Senate) - 2025-04-25: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To printer. (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Reprinting dispensed with. (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 416.) (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Placed on Second Reading File. (Senate) - 2025-04-21: 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/SB278_EN.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB278.pdf) - Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB278_R1.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/SB278_EN.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB278.pdf) - [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB278_R1.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-SB278-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).