NevadaSB31483rd Regular Session (2025)SenateWALLET

AN ACT relating to education; requiring certain standards of content and performance for courses in health to correspond with certain social and emotional learning standards developed by the Department of Education and to include certain information relating to mental health; requiring certain teachers to complete a course in mental health education; requiring the Department to adopt regulations concerning a course in mental health education; requiring school districts and charter schools to partner with certain entities to provide professional development training in mental health education; requiring certain professional development training for teachers and administrators to include training on mental health education and social and emotional learning; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Sponsored By: Roberta Lange (Democratic)

Failed

BDR 34-1068

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

More Mental Health Education for Students

Beginning July 1, 2026, Nevada health education standards must cover mental health and its link to physical health. They must align with any state social and emotional learning standards. Lessons must use an evidence-based mental health curriculum and promote mental health. Resources must fit students’ ages and cultures and include treatment information, providers, and suicide awareness and prevention.

More Mental Health Training for Educators

Beginning July 1, 2027, Nevada districts and charter schools must provide teachers mental health training that meets the required course standards. Ongoing training available to teachers and administrators must also cover mental health education and state social and emotional learning standards. Schools can provide training directly or arrange it through colleges or regional training programs. As applicable, they must make agreements with Nevada’s public higher education system and other districts or charters for online and rural-school training.

Required Mental Health Course for Teachers

Licensed Nevada public-school teachers, including charter-school teachers, hired on or before July 1, 2027 must finish a state-approved mental health course by that date. Teachers hired later must finish within their first year, unless they show proof of completion while employed at another public school. Teachers licensed only as substitutes are exempt. Districts or regional training programs may offer the course free; Nevada colleges may also offer approved courses. Schools must keep completion records, which the Department of Education may inspect.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Roberta Lange

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

Actions Timeline

  1. (No further action taken.)

    6/3/2025Senate
  2. From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To committee.

    4/24/2025Senate
  3. Taken from General File. Re-referred to Committee on Finance. Exemption effective. To printer.

    4/21/2025Senate
  4. Notice of eligibility for exemption.

    4/21/2025Senate
  5. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 270.)

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

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

    4/21/2025Senate
  8. From printer. To committee.

    3/11/2025Senate
  9. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Education. To printer.

    3/10/2025Senate

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