# Nevada SB396: AN ACT relating to education; requiring the Department of Education to establish a program to provide certain professional development relating to literacy instruction; requiring the submission of certain reports concerning literacy and the academic growth of pupils identified as having a reading disability; prohibiting various classes and services for pupils with certain disabilities from exceeding certain size limitations; setting forth certain requirements governing special education classrooms; setting forth certain provisions governing pupils with disabilities who require educational stability; revising provisions governing the safety of pupils in schools; revising certain definitions concerning pupils with disabilities; revising provisions governing instruction and services provided to certain pupils with disabilities; revising provisions governing early literacy screening assessments; revising provisions governing pupils with dyslexia; revising provisions governing due process hearings; revising provisions governing the suspension and expulsion of certain pupils; requiring the submission of certain reports; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada SB396, AN ACT relating to education; requiring the Department of Education to establish a program to provide certain professional development relating to literacy instruction; requiring the submission of certain reports concerning literacy and the academic growth of pupils identified as having a reading disability; prohibiting various classes and services for pupils with certain disabilities from exceeding certain size limitations; setting forth certain requirements governing special education classrooms; setting forth certain provisions governing pupils with disabilities who require educational stability; revising provisions governing the safety of pupils in schools; revising certain definitions concerning pupils with disabilities; revising provisions governing instruction and services provided to certain pupils with disabilities; revising provisions governing early literacy screening assessments; revising provisions governing pupils with dyslexia; revising provisions governing due process hearings; revising provisions governing the suspension and expulsion of certain pupils; requiring the submission of certain reports; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Lori Rogich (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-06-03 ((No further action taken.)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB396-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada SB396 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT relating to education; requiring the Department of Education to establish a program to provide certain professional development relating to literacy instruction; requiring the submission of certain reports concerning literacy and the academic growth of pupils identified as having a reading disability; prohibiting various classes and services for pupils with certain disabilities from exceeding certain size limitations; setting forth certain requirements governing special education classrooms; setting forth certain provisions governing pupils with disabilities who require educational stability; revising provisions governing the safety of pupils in schools; revising certain definitions concerning pupils with disabilities; revising provisions governing instruction and services provided to certain pupils with disabilities; revising provisions governing early literacy screening assessments; revising provisions governing pupils with dyslexia; revising provisions governing due process hearings; revising provisions governing the suspension and expulsion of certain pupils; requiring the submission of certain reports; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: failed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-03-17 - Last action: 2025-06-03, (No further action taken.) - Sponsor: Lori Rogich (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BDR 34-912 - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 13 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Class size limits for special education: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2027, special education classes without an aide have disability-based enrollment caps. Caps are 8 for hearing impairments, 8 for visual impairments, 3 for autism, and 9 for emotional disturbances. Intellectual disability caps are 12 for mild, 10 for moderate, and 3 for severe disa… - Discipline safeguards for vulnerable school students: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2027, the covered suspension for homeless or foster-care students cannot exceed 5 days. Principals must review available information, find an ongoing safety threat, and find that homelessness or foster care did not contribute. They must consult the homeless-student liaison or scho… - Faster reading help and parent notices: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2027, schools must send parents written results within 20 days of the first literacy screening. Notices must compare grade-level scores, explain services and special education rights, and outline regular progress updates. Within those same 20 days, schools must start individual he… - More behavior support for disabled students: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2027, state standards must provide for behavior analyst treatment in education programs for specified students. Covered students have emotional disturbances, autism, or developmental delays; behavior intervention plans are required when needed. Public schools must assign analysts… - More stable placements for disabled students: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2027, special education placement must follow the student's individualized education program and least restrictive appropriate setting. Classroom instruction must stay within that program, student ages may span no more than 3 years, and classes cannot be kindergarten-only. Nevada'… - Protected staffing for special education students: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2027, special education classroom teachers must hold a special education teaching license. Districts and charter schools cannot pull special education teachers, paraprofessionals, or instructional aides to substitute in general education classes. Secondary special education classe… - Regular reading checks for elementary students: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2027, Nevada districts and charter schools must screen all kindergarten through grade 6 students at least twice yearly. The first check is due within 90 days after instruction starts, including for struggling readers who need help. Newly enrolled students without screening records… - Safer schools and disability-aware emergency plans: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2027, schools must provide students and staff an environment free from race-based discrimination, bullying, cyberbullying, and predictable injury threats. Districts must adopt one districtwide emergency plan with crisis response, staff active-assailant training, parent notices, an… - Stronger teaching standards for students with dyslexia: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2027, state dyslexia standards must cover speech sounds, rapid naming, sound memory, decoding, spelling, and reading fluency. The law defines dyslexia as a neurobiological learning disability. When developing an individualized education program, the team must consider evaluations,… - Faster hearings for special education disputes: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2027, federally required expedited hearings must occur within 15 days after a request. Decisions are due within 10 school days after the hearing ends; schools must first share free or low-cost legal-service information. Either side may request a temporary order about interrupted s… - In-person schooling for students after removal: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2027, districts must provide in-person alternative education for students required to enroll after expulsion or a one-semester suspension. Districts may run the program alone or with another district. Programs must provide educational services in the least restrictive educational… - Principals can reduce some student discipline: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2027, principals may reduce, eliminate, or change discipline for battery that causes bodily injury to a school employee. They may also reduce suspension or convert expulsion to suspension for students under 11 who distribute controlled substances. This covers distribution on schoo… - New school requirements affect local budgets: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the state expenditure-limit rule in NRS 354.599 does not apply to added local-government costs from this law. The law specifies no new appropriation, cost amount, or household tax increase. Beginning July 1, 2027, districts must meet special education minimum standards befor… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Lori Rogich (Republican), Senate ## Actions (9) - 2025-06-03: (No further action taken.) (Senate) - 2025-04-24: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To committee. (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Taken from General File. Re-referred to Committee on Finance. Exemption effective. To printer. (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 419.) (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Placed on Second Reading File. (Senate) - 2025-04-21: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Notice of eligibility for exemption. (Senate) - 2025-03-19: From printer. To committee. (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Education. To printer. (Senate) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB396.pdf) - Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB396_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) - SB352: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting certain health insurers and providers of health care from engaging in certain discriminatory actions; and providing… (vetoed) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB396.pdf) - [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB396_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) - [SB352: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting certain health insurers and provide…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB352-83rd2025) - [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-SB396-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).