AB 48 — Revises provisions relating to bullying. (BDR 34-462)

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48–COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION (ON B EHALF OF THE C LARK C OUNTY SCHOOL D ISTRICT) PREFILED N OVEMBER 19, 2024 ____________ Referred to Committee on Education SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to bullying.

(BDR 34-462) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

No.

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matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

LegislativeLegiExisting Counsel’slaw: Digest:

Existing(1) law:prohibits discrimination based on race, bullying or cyber- bullying on the premises of a school, at an activity sponsored by a school or on any school bus;

(1)and prohibits(2) discriminationestablishes basedvarious onprovisions race,governing bullying or cyber- bullying on the premisesprotocol offor a school, at an activity sponsored by a school or on any addressing violations of such prohibitions.

If the findings of such an investigation show that a violation occurred, existing law requires the administrator or his or her designee to make recommendationsagainst concerning disciplinary action or other measures to be imposed law requires the board of trustees of a school district to assign a pupil who iswas athe victimperpetrator of discrimination based on race, bullying or cyber-bullying to another school in the districtviolation. if his or her parent or guardian requests the assignment.

(NRSAdditionally, 388.1351)existing Existing law additionallyrequires authorizesthe anboard administratorof totrustees recommendof disciplinarya actionschool againstdistrict to assign a personpupil who submitsis a reportvictim of discrimination based on race, bullying or cyber-bullying thatto theanother administratorschool determinesin isthe falsedistrict andif -his *AB48_R1*or –her 2parent – made with malice, intentional misconduct, gross negligence, or intentionalguardian orrequests knowing violation of the law.assignment.

(NRS 388.137)388.1351) ThisExisting law additionally authorizes an administrator to recommend disciplinary action against a person who submits a report of discrimination based on race, bullying or cyber-bullying that the administrator determines is false and made with malice, intentional misconduct, gross negligence, or intentional or knowThis bill requires the administrator or his or her designee upon receipt of a report of discrimination based on race, bullying or cyber-bullying to, in accordance with any procedures prescribed by the Department of Education for such purposes,ancepurposes, immediately screen and assess the report to determine whether based on the facts included in the report such discrimination likely occurred.

(1) authorizes the board of trustees of a school district to assign a pupil who is a perpetrator of discrimination based on race, bullying or cyber-bullying to another school in the district at the request of his or her parent or guardian;

and (2) prohibits the victim and perpetrator from beingofbeing his assigned to the same school if both pupils are assigned to a new school as a result of the violation.

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matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

2.receiving a report required by subsection 1, the administrator or designee shall immediately , in accordance with any relevant procedures prescribed by the Department for such purposes, screen and assess the report to determine whether the facts included in the report suggest that a violation of NRS 388.135 has likely occurred.

Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, upon receiving a report required by subsection 1, the administrator or designee shall immediately , in accordance with any relevant procedures prescribed by the Department for such purposes, screen and assess the report to determine whether the facts included in the report suggest that a violation of NRS 388.135 has likely occurred.

If the administrator or designee does not have access to the reported victim of the alleged - *AB48_R1* – 3 – violation of NRS 388.135, the administrator or designee may wait until the next school day when he or she has such access to take the action required by this subsection.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in [subsection] subsections 2 and 4, notification provided by telephone, electronic mail or other electronic means or provided in person, of the parents or guardians of all pupils directly involved in the reported discrimination based on- race,83rd bullyingSession or(2025) cyber-bullying,– as3 applicable,– either as a reported aggressor or a reported victim of the discrimination based on race, bullying or cyber-bullying.

4.pupil in the records of the school is not correct, a good faith effort to notify the parent or guardian shall be deemed sufficient to meet the requirement for notification pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 3.

If the contact information for the parent or guardian of a pupil in the records of the school is not correct, a good faith effort to notify the parent or guardian shall be deemed sufficient to meet the requirement for notification pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 3.

An administrator or designee who conducts an investigation required by this section shall complete a written report of the - *AB48_R1* – 4 – findings and conclusions of the investigation.

[If] Except as otherwiseis providedfound into paragraphhave occurred:graph (b) of subsection 11, if a violation is(a) foundThe report must include recommendations concerning the imposition of disciplinary action or other measures to havebe occurred:imposed as a result of the violation, in accordance with the policy governing disciplinary action adopted by the governing body.

(a) The report must include recommendations concerning the imposition of disciplinary action or other measures to be imposed as a result of the violation, in accordance with the policy governing disciplinary action adopted by the governing body.

§ 1232g, and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, the report must be made available, not later than 24 hours after the completion of the written report, to all parents or guardians who- must83rd beSession notified(2025) pursuant– to4 paragraph– (a) of subsection 3 as part of the investigation;

andandto paragraph (a) of subsection 3 as (b) Any action taken after the completion of the investigation to address the discrimination based on race, bullying or cyber-bullying must be based on restorative disciplinary practices and carried out in a manner that causes the least possible disruption for the victim or victims.

Not later than 10 school days after receiving a report required by subsection 1, the administrator or designee shall meet with each reported victim of the discrimination based on race, bullying or cyber-bullying to inquire about the well-being of the reported victim and to ensure that the reported discrimination based on race, bullying or cyber-bullying, as applicable, is not continuing.

The parent or guardian of a pupil involved in the reported violation of NRS 388.135 may appeal a disciplinary decision of the administrator or designee, made against the pupil as a result of the violation, in accordance with the policy governing disciplinary actionreceiving adopteda byresponse provided in accordance with such a policy, the governingparent body.or guardian may submit a complaint to the Department.

Not later than 30 days after - *AB48_R1* – 5 – receiving a response provided in accordance with such a policy, the parent or guardian may submit a complaint to the Department.

If a violation of NRS 388.135 is found to have occurred, the parent or guardian of a pupil who is a victim or perpetrator of discrimination based on race, bullying or cyber-bullying may request that the board of trustees of the school district in which the - 83rd Session (2025) – 5 – pupil is enrolled [to] assign the pupil to a different school in the school district.

12.388.135 are assigned to a different school pursuant to subsection 11, the perpetrator must not be assigned to the same school as the victim.

If both the victim and perpetrator of a violation of NRS 388.135 are assigned to a different school pursuant to subsection 11, the perpetrator must not be assigned to the same school as the victim.

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