# Nevada SB52: AN ACT relating to education; requiring the board of trustees of a school district to determine the percentage of certain pupils enrolled in the school district; revising the definition of pupils who are considered a “long-term English learner” for the purposes of certain reporting; revising certain factors considered in determining whether a pupil is eligible for a good-cause exemption to the requirement that the pupil be retained in grade 3 after not achieving a passing score on a uniform examination in reading; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Nevada SB52, AN ACT relating to education; requiring the board of trustees of a school district to determine the percentage of certain pupils enrolled in the school district; revising the definition of pupils who are considered a “long-term English learner” for the purposes of certain reporting; revising certain factors considered in determining whether a pupil is eligible for a good-cause exemption to the requirement that the pupil be retained in grade 3 after not achieving a passing score on a uniform examination in reading; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Senate Committee on Education; status signed, last action 2025-05-27 (Chapter 47.) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Nevada SB52
- State: Nevada
- Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025)
- Title: AN ACT relating to education; requiring the board of trustees of a school district to determine the percentage of certain pupils enrolled in the school district; revising the definition of pupils who are considered a “long-term English learner” for the purposes of certain reporting; revising certain factors considered in determining whether a pupil is eligible for a good-cause exemption to the requirement that the pupil be retained in grade 3 after not achieving a passing score on a uniform examination in reading; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-11-19
- Last action: 2025-05-27, Chapter 47.
- Sponsor: Senate Committee on Education
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: BDR 34-273
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (62 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Portfolio option to promote third graders: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2028, a third-grade student who fails the state reading test can be promoted by showing a work portfolio that proves mastery of grade 3 reading standards. The principal reviews the portfolio and the teacher’s documents, including any monitoring plan, IEP, or 504 plan. The principa…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Senate Committee on Education

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-19 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (As Introduced) | pass | 42 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-27 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (As Introduced) | pass | 20 | 0 |   |

## Actions (18)

- 2025-05-27: Chapter 47. (legislature)
- 2025-05-26: Approved by the Governor. (legislature)
- 2025-05-23: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature)
- 2025-05-19: In Senate. To enrollment. (Senate)
- 2025-05-19: Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. (House)
- 2025-05-16: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (House)
- 2025-05-15: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (House)
- 2025-05-14: Read second time. (House)
- 2025-05-12: From committee: Do pass. (House)
- 2025-03-31: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Education. To committee. (House)
- 2025-03-31: In Assembly. (House)
- 2025-03-27: Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To Assembly. (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Read second time. (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: From committee: Do pass. (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Read first time. To committee. (Senate)
- 2024-11-22: From printer. (Senate)
- 2024-11-19: Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Education. To printer. (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB52_EN.pdf)
- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB52.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB52_EN.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB52.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB52-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).