AB 165 — Revises provisions relating to outdoor education. (BDR 35-633)
Last action — Approved by the Governor. Chapter 370.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Assembly
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 31, 2025. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Joe Lombardo (Republican) on June 06, 2025.
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Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
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EXEMPTAssembly (ReprintedBill withNo. amendments adopted on April 14, 2025) FIRST REPRINT A.B.
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165–C OMMITTEE ON N ATURAL RESOURCES (ON BEHALF OF THE O UTDOOR EDUCATION A DVISORY W ORKING G ROUP ) P REFILED JANUARY 31, 2025 ____________ Referred to Committee on Natural Resources SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to outdoor education.
(BDR 35-633) FISCAL NOTE:
Effect on Local Government:
No.
Effect on the State:
Yes.
~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
making an appropriation;
164, which required the Division of Outdoor Recreation of the State EducationDepartment Advisoryof WorkingConservation Groupand duringNatural theResources 2023-2024 interim to studyorestablish approachesan toOutdoor incorporateEducation outdoorAdvisory recreationWorking intoGroup during the curriculum2023-2024 ofinterim theto publicstudy education system of this State and authorized the Working Group to request the drafting of not more than 1 legislative measure which relates to matters within the scope of the Working Group.
(Section 1.7 of chapter 77, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 393) Section 3 of this bill establishes the Outdoor Education Council within the Division and prescribes the membership of the Council.
Section 4 of this bill sets forth the duties of the Council, including a requirement for the Council to establish and administer a program to award a designation to:
(1) schools in this State whichwhichsh provide to pupils outdoor education programs that meet certain standards developed by the Council pursuant to section 5 of this bill;
Section 5 requires the Council, in administering - *AB165_R1* – 2 – such a program, to provide a nonmonetary award to a teacher recognized as Outdoor Educator of the Year.
withSection such4 administrativerequires supportthe asDivision, isto necessarythe extent possible, to assistprovide the Council in carrying out its duties and authorizes the Division to accept gifts, grants and donations from any source to support the work of the Council.
Section 7 of this bill applies setdefinitions forth in sectionexisting 2law ofrelating this bill to the provisionsDivision ofand sectionsthe 2-6.ndefinition of “Council” THEset PEOPLEforth OFin THEsection STATE2 OFof NEVADA,this REPRESENTEDbill INto SENATEthe ANDprovisions ASSEMBLY,of DOsections ENACT2-6. AS FOLLOWS:
Section 8 of this bill makes an appropriation to the Division for travel expenses to provide administrative support to the Council.
- 83rd Session (2025) – 2 – EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
(2) One member who is a representative of the Department of Education appointed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction;
appointed by the Superintendent of Public (3) One member who is a representative of the Department of Wildlife appointed by the Director of the Department of Wildlife;
Any vacancy - *AB165_R1* – 3 – occurring in the membership of the Council must be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the remainder of the unexpiredune3.irA term.majority of the members of the Council constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business, and a majority of a - 83rd Session (2025) – 3 – quorum present at any meeting is sufficient for any official action taken by the Council.
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A majority of the members of the Council constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business, and a majority of a quorum present at any meeting is sufficient for any official action taken by the Council.
At the first meeting of the Council and annually thereafter, the members of the Council shall elect a Chair and Vice Chair fromfro5.amoEach amongmember of the membersCouncil ofserves thewithout Council.compensation.
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Each member of the Council serves without compensation.
(b) Provide opportunities for educators to receive training concerning outdoor education by developing such training or identifying and making available to schools informationinformationg or concerning opportunities for such training.
and - *AB165_R1* – 4 – (b) May accept gifts, grants and donations from any source to support the work of the Council.
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(a) Develop voluntary standards for outdoor education programs provided to pupils by schools, including, without limitation,limita(1) standards:Which provide for an interdisciplinary approach for a curriculum of outdoor education;
(1) Which provide for an interdisciplinary approach for a curriculum of outdoor education;
and (b) Provide a nonmonetary award to a teacher recognized pursuant to section 4 of this act as Outdoor Educator of the Year.
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There is hereby appropriated from the State General Fund to the Division of Outdoor Recreation of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for travel Education Council created by section 3 of this act the following sums:
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For the Fiscal Year 2025-2026......................................$6,120 For the Fiscal Year 2026-2027......................................$6,120 2.
Any balance of the sums appropriated by subsection 1 remaining at the end of the respective fiscal years must not be committed for expenditure after June 30 of the respective fiscal years by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after September 18, 2026, and September 17, 2027, respectively, by either the entity to which the money was appropriated or the entity to which the money was subsequently granted or transferred, and - 83rd Session (2025) – 5 – September 18, 2026, and September 17, 2027, respectively.
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This section becomes effective upon passage and approval.
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Section 8 of this act becomes effective on July 1, 2025.
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Sections 1 to 7, inclusive, of this act become effective on October 1, 2025.
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Amendments
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Action History
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Approved by the Governor. Chapter 370.
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Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
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In Assembly. To enrollment.
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Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.
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From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time.
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In Senate. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Natural Resources. To committee.
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From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Second reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 41, Nays: 1.) To Senate.
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From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on General File. Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 838.) To printer.
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From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To committee.
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Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 86.) Taken from General File. Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. Exemption effective. To printer.
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From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
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Notice of eligibility for exemption.
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Read first time. To committee.
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From printer.
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Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Natural Resources. To printer.
Sponsors
- Assembly Committee on Natural Resources · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 66 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Assembly Committee on Natural Resources
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (66)
66 members have not signed on to this bill.
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- AB 165 is sponsored by Assembly Committee on Natural Resources.
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- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 31, 2025. Enacted.
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