AB 184 — Revises provisions relating to interscholastic activities. (BDR 34-186)
Last action — Chapter 261.
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 03, 2025. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Joe Lombardo (Republican) on June 05, 2025.
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(ReprintedAssembly withBill amendmentsNo. adopted on April 21, 2025) FIRST REPRINT A.B.
184184–Assemblymembers ASSEMBLYAnderson; BILLN O .
184–ASSEMBLYMEMBERSDalia, ADeLong, NDERSOND’Silva, ;Koenig, O’Neill and Torres-Fossett Joint Sponsors:
DALIA,Senators DEFlores, LONGTaylor; , D’SILVA, KOENIG , O’NEILL AND T ORRES -FOSSETT PREFILED FEBRUARY 3, 2025 ____________ JOINT SPONSOR :
ENATORBuck, FLORESKrasner ____________and ReferredNeal toCHAPTER.......... Committee on Education SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to interscholastic activities.
(BDR 34-186) FISCAL NOTE:
Effect on Local Government:
May have Fiscal Impact.
Effect on the State:
Yes.
~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
LegislativeLegiUnder Counsel’sexisting Digest:law, the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association controls, supervises and regulates all interscholastic athletic events and other interscholastic events in public schools and governs, among other matters, the eligibility and participation of certain pupils in interscholastic activities and events.
Under(NRS existing law, the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association controls, supervises and regulates all interscholastic athletic events and other interscholastic events in public schools and governs, among other matters, the eligibility and 385B.050, 385B.060, 385B.130) Existing law requires the Association to adoptRSadopt rules and regulations in the same manner provided for state agencies by the Nevada Administrative Procedure Act.
(Chapter 233B of NRS, NRS 385B.060) Existing regulations establish certain procedures for classifying and aligning the schools within the Association into leagues or regions, which, in part, require the Board of Control of the Association to determine the classification and alignment of each Sectionschool 4.5by ofmajority thisvote bill:after conducting a public hearing.
(1)(NAC clarifies385B.250) thatSection the4.5 adoption, repeal or amendment of anythis -bill: *AB184_R1* – 2 – school districts be accomplished by rule or regulation in conformity with thechools or Nevada Administrative Procedure Act;
and(1) (2)clarifies requiresthat the adoption, repeal or amendment of any changepolicy, topractice, rule or regulation concerning or affecting pupils, public schools or school districts be accomplished by rule or regulation in conformity with the classification or alignment of a school or the creation of a new conference, class, region or league be accomplished by regulation.
(2) requires the Association to investigate and, under certain circumstances, hold a hearing on a suchcomplaint alleging a violation,violation includingof providing that aprohibition; pupil who enrolls in a school because offor athletic recruitment is ineligible to participate and practice in a sanctioned sport at the school.
and (3) sets forth the penalties for athletic recruitment is ineligible to participate and practice in a sanctioned sport at the school.
Under existing regulations, any pupil who transfers to another school is presumed ineligible to participate in any sanctioned sport at the school to which the pupil transfers for 180 school days and a pupil may rebut that presumption to - 83rd Session (2025) – 2 – become immediately eligible to participate in certain circumstances.
(NAC military family and transferred schools pursuant to the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for militaryMilitary children,Children, which is an interstate compact that establishes a framework to facilitate the transfer of children in military families between schools, is immediately eligible to participate and practice in any sanctioned sport or other interscholastic activity or event at the school to which the pupil transfers.
(NRS 385B.130, 388F.010) Section 7 additionally provides that,a regardlessseparate, ofone-time hisgrant orof hereligibility zonethat ofenables attendance, a pupil isto immediately eligible to participate and practice in any sanctioned sport or other interscholastic activity or event at the school to which the pupil transferstransfers, regardless of his or her zone of attendance, if he or she:
(1) transfers to a school beforethat enrollinguses ina gradelottery 10.system to determine which pupils may enroll;
Section 9 of this bill makes a conforming change to prohibit schools from adopting regulations, rules, policies, procedures or requirements(2) thattransfers arebefore moreenrolling restrictivein thangrade those10. prescribed by the Association pursuant to section 7.
Section 9 of this bill policies, procedures or requirements that are more restrictive than those prescribed by the Association pursuant to section 7.
and (2) requires the Association to proExistingprovide lawfor authorizesprocedures afor pupilreviewing or school that is aggrieved by a final decision or order made pursuant to a regulation adopted by the Association to appeal such a decisionrequest. to a hearing officer appointed by the Executive Director of the Association.
Existing law authorizes a pupil or school that is aggrieved by a final decision or order made pursuant to a regulation adopted by the Association to appeal such a Association.
(2) authorizes a pupil or school to appeal a decision or order made by the hearing officer to the school district within which the pupil is enrolled or the school is located and (3) authorizes the Association to grant an appeal without appointing a hearing officer in certain Associationcircumstances. or a designee of the Association that is authorized to make finaln of the decisions on disputes on behalf of the Association, a decision of a school district or its designee on an appeal filed pursuant to section 6 must not be stayed by a court pending final judgment on the matter.
-Section *AB184_R1*5 –of 3this –bill Sectionprovides 10that, ofin thisaddition billto requiresa decision of the Association toor amenda itsdesignee rulesof andthe beforeAssociation Julythat 1,is 2026.saryauthorized to conformmake withfinal thedecisions provisionson disputes on behalf of sectionsthe 1-9Association, a decision of thisa billschool THEdistrict PEOPLEor OFits THEdesignee STATEon OFan NEVADA,appeal REPRESENTEDfiled INpursuant SENATEto ANDsection ASSEMBLY,6 DOmust ENACTnot ASbe FOLLOWS:stayed by a court pending final judgment on the matter.
regulations as necessary to conform with the provisions of sections 1-9 of this bill before July 1, 2026.
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:
The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association shall not penalize, retaliate against or otherwise take any adverse action against a school or person for advocating for or against any policy- 83rd Session (2025) – 3 – policy, including, without limitation, by communicating with a member of the Legislative Branch, as defined in NRS 218H.090, testifying before a legislative committee or communicating data, views or arguments on a policy to a public body, as defined in NRSNRSSec. 241.015.
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A pupil who violates this section is ineligible to participate in and practice in a sanctioned sport at that school.
If, after conducting a hearing pursuant to subsection 3, the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association determines that a school has engaged in athletic recruitment, the Nevada Interscholasticpenalties:astic Activities Association shall impose the following penalties:(a) For the first violation, the school must be placed on probation and any coach or member of his or her staff who was involved in the athletic recruitment must be suspended for not less than:
(a)(1) ForThe theremainder firstof violation, the schoolcurrent mustseason be placed on probation and any coach or member of histhe orsport herto staffwhich whothe wasviolation involvedrelates, inif the athleticsuspension recruitmentis mustimposed beduring suspendedthe forseason; not less than 10 games;
-and *AB184_R1*(2) –The 4entirety –of (b) For the secondnext violation,full anyseason coach or member of histhe orsport herto staffwhich who was involved in the athleticviolation recruitmentrelates mustthat beimmediately suspendedfollows forthe notimposition lessof thanthe 1suspension; school year;
and(b) (c) For the thirdsecond violation, any coach or member of his or her staff who was involved in the athletic recruitment must be dismissed from his or her position on the athletic staff and suspended from coaching at any school for not less than 21 calendarschool years.year;
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5.and - 83rd Session (2025) – 4 – (c) For the third violation, any coach or member of his or her staff who was involved in the athletic recruitment must be dismissed from his or her position on the athletic staff and suspended from coaching at any school for not less than 2 cal5.darAs used in this section:
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(b) “Social media” means any electronic service or account or electronic contentcontent, including, without limitation, videos, photographs, blogs, video blogs, podcasts, instant and text messages, live chat, mobile applications, online services or Internet website profiles.
A pupil who transfers from a school to another school is immediately eligible to participate and practice in any sanctioned sport or other interscholastic activity or event at the school to which the pupil transfers if the pupil, or a parent or legal guardian of the pupil, submits to the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association a request for a waiver of any period of ineligibility based on transferring schools, the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association approves the request pursuant to this section and the pupil is otherwise eligible to participate and practice in the sanctioned sport or other interscholastic activity or event.
(a) Of the order or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction that directly or indirectly results in the pupil transferring schools, - *AB184_R1* – 5 – including, without limitation, any order issued pursuant to chapter 432B of NRS.
(b)- The83rd pupilSession was(2025) a– victim5 of– assault or bullying at the school in which he or she was previously enrolled and the assault ororchool bullying was likely to continue if the pupil had remained enrolled at the school, as established by evidence submitted pursuant to subsection 3.
(f) The pupil is a homeless pupil, as determined by a school pursuantpur(g) toThe NRSparent 388.208,or legal guardian was discharged or released from the uniformed service under conditions other than dishonorable and hasthe changedpupil residences.is returning to the school in which the pupil was previously enrolled or is transferring to a school in a school district in which the parent or legal guardian of the pupil resides.
(g) The parent or legal guardian was discharged or released from the uniformed service under conditions other than dishonorable and the pupil is returning to the school in which the pupil was previously enrolled or is transferring to a school in a school district in which the pupil’s parent or legal guardian resides.
and (2) A physician licensed pursuant to chapter 630 or 633 of NRSNRS(j) The immediate family of the pupil is experiencing financial hardship, as verified by documentation of the financial status of the parent or legal guardian of the pupil, which may include, without limitation, documentation specifically relating to the status of the pupil as a licensedhomeless psychologist.pupil under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 1987, 42 U.S.C.
(j)§§ The11301 immediateet familyseq. of the pupil is experiencing financial hardship, as verified by documentation of the financial status of the parent or legal guardian of the pupil.
- 83rd Session (2025) – 6 – (1) Will close permanently;
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A request made pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2 mustincidents be accompanied by evidence of the assault or bullying of which the pupil who is the subject of the request was a victim.
(a) The review of a request submitted pursuant to subsection 1 by the Executive Director, or such staff of the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association as the Executive Director may designatedesignate, and the approval of such a request, without a hearing before a hearing officer pursuant to NRS 385B.100, if the request and documentation submitted with the request establish by a preponderance of the evidence that the pupil is eligible for the waiver pursuant to subsection 2.
(b) Upon the filing of a written appeal with the Executive Director pursuant to NRS 385B.100, the review by a hearing officer appointed pursuant to NRS 385B.100 of a decision denying a request submitted pursuant to subsection 1 and the conduct of a hearing before that hearing officer not later than 60 days after the date on which the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association received the request pursuant to subsection 1.
As used in this section,section: “homeless pupil” means a homeless child or youth, as defined in 42 U.S.C.
(a) “Financial hardship” does not include the loss or reduction of a scholarship, grant or other financial assistance provided for the purpose of enabling a pupil to attend a private school.
(b) “Homeless pupil” means a homeless child or youth, as defined in 42 U.S.C.
The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association shall adopt rules and regulations in the manner provided for state agencies by chapter 233B of NRS as may be necessary to carry- out83rd theSession (2025) – 7 – include provisions governing the eligibility and participation of thishomeschooled chapter.children in interscholastic activities and events.
The regulations must include provisions governing the eligibility and participation of homeschooled children in interscholastic activities and events.
- *AB184_R1* – 7 – (a) The standards of safety for each event, competition or other activity engaged in by a spirit squad of a school that is a member of the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association, which must substantially comply with the spirit rules of the National Federation of State High School Associations, or its successor organization;
and (b) The qualifications required for a person to become a coach of 3.spiIf the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association intends to adopt, repeal or amend a spiritpolicy, squad.rule or regulation concerning or affecting homeschooled children, the Association shall consult with the Northern Nevada Homeschool Advisory Council and the Southern Nevada Homeschool Advisory Council, or their successor organizations, to provide those Councils with a reasonable opportunity to submit data, opinions or arguments, orally or in writing, concerning the proposal or change.
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If the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association intends to adopt, repeal or amend a policy, rule or regulation concerning or affecting homeschooled children, the Association shall consult with the Northern Nevada Homeschool Advisory Council and the Southern Nevada Homeschool Advisory Council, or their successor organizations, to provide those Councils with a reasonable opportunity to submit data, opinions or arguments, orally or in writing, concerning the proposal or change.
The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association shall not adopt, repeal or amend any policy, practice, rule or regulation which concerns or affects pupils, public schools or school districts in a manner that does not conform with the requirements of subsection 1, and any action to adopt, repeal or amend a policy, practice,and ruleunenforceable.regulation or regulation in violation of this subsection is void and5. unenforceable.
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- 83rd Session (2025) – 8 – (a) Leading cheers or rallies to encourage support for a team that participates in a sport that is sanctioned by the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association;
or (b) Participating in a competition against another team or other group of persons to determine the ability of each team or group of persons to engage in an activity specified in paragraph (a).(a).oup of Sec.
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(b) A panel of principals chosen from schools located in a school district;
ororrincipals chosen from schools located in a (c) The Executive Director, may file a written appeal with the Executive Director.
[The] Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5,4, the Executive Director shall appoint a hearing officer to review the decision or order that is the subject of the appeal.
- 83rd Session (2025) – 9 – (b) A statement of the issues presented and the opposing arguments of the parties;
3.order of the hearing officer, the Executive Director shall cause aor copy of the summary required by subsection 2 to be posted on the Internet website of the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association.
Not later than 10 days after the issuance of the decision or order of the hearing officer, the Executive Director shall cause a copy of the summary required by subsection 2 to be posted on the Internet website of the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association.
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Any rules and regulations adopted by the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association governing the eligibility of a pupil who transfers from one school to another school to participate in an interscholastic activity or event must applyapplychool equally to public schools and to private schools that are members of the Association.
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary [,] and except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a pupil [who is a child of a military family and transferred schools pursuant to the provisions of chapter 388F of NRS] is immediately eligible to participate and practice in any sanctioned sport or other interscholastic activity or event at the school to which the pupil transfers [.] , regardless of the zone of attendance in which the pupilspupil resides, if the pupil:
(b) Transfers to a school that uses a lottery system to determine which pupils may enroll;enroll and has not previously - 83rd Session (2025) – 10 – transferred from one school to another school under such circumstances;
or (c) Transfers to a school before his or her enrollment in grade 10.and has not previously transferred from one school to another sch3.l uThe provisions of subsection 2 do not apply to a pupil who transfers to a school as the result of athletic recruitment in violation of section 3 of this act.
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The provisions of subsection 2 do not apply to a pupil who transfers to a school as the result of athletic recruitment in violation of section 3 of this act.
or - *AB184_R1* – 10 – (b) Attended a school other than a public school before the pupil’s enrollment in grade 9.
1.military family who transferred schools pursuant to the provisions of chapter 388F of NRS to participate in interscholastic activities and events pursuant to this chapter;
Eligibility[or] of2. homeschooled children , children who transfer to a school that uses a lottery system to determine which pupils may enroll, children who transferred schools before enrolling in grade 10 or children of a military family who transferred schools pursuant to the provisions of chapter 388F of NRS to participate in interscholastic activities and events pursuant to this chapter;
orEligibility 2.to participate in interscholastic activities and events pursuant to this chapter of children who:
Participation(a) ofTransfer homeschooled children , children who transfer to a school that uses a lottery system to determine which pupils may enroll,enroll childrenand whohave transferrednot schoolspreviously before enrolling in grade 10 or children of a military family who transferred schoolsfrom pursuantone toschool the provisions of chapter 388F of NRS in interscholastic activities and events pursuant to thisanother chapter,school under thatsuch arecircumstances; more restrictive than the provisions governing eligibility and participation prescribed by the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association pursuant to NRS 385B.060 and 385B.130.
or (b) Transfer schools before enrolling in grade 10 and have not previously transferred from one school to another school under such circumstances;
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Participation of [homeschooled] children [or children of a military family who transferred schools pursuant to the provisions of chapter 388F of NRS] described in subsections 1 and 2 in interscholastic activities and events pursuant to this chapter, - 83rd Session (2025) – 11 – that are more restrictive than the provisions governing eligibility and participation prescribed by the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association pursuant to NRS 385B.060 and 385B.130.
The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association shall, on or before July 1, 2026, amend its rules and regulations in the manner provided for state agencies by chapter 233B of NRS asass in necessary to conform with the provisions of sections 1 to 9, inclusive, of this act.
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Action History
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Chapter 261.
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Approved by the Governor.
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Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
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Senate Amendment No. 615 concurred in. To enrollment.
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In Assembly.
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Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.
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From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
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From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 615.) To printer.
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In Senate. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Education. To committee.
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From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To Senate.
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Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To printer.
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From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 162.) Dispensed with reprinting.
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From printer. To committee.
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Read first time. To printer.
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Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Education.
Sponsors
- Dina Neal · Cosponsor
- Lisa Krasner · Cosponsor
- Carrie Ann Buck · Cosponsor
- Selena Torres-Fossett · Cosponsor
- PK OâNeill · Cosponsor
- Gregory S. Koenig · Cosponsor
- Reuben D'Silva · Cosponsor
- Rich DeLong · Cosponsor
- Joe Dalia · Cosponsor
- Angela D. Taylor · Primary
- Edgar Flores · Primary
- Natha C. Anderson · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →3 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 55 not signed on
Sponsors (3)
- Taylor, Angela D. Democratic
- Flores, Edgar Democratic
- Anderson, Natha C. Democratic
Co-sponsors (9)
- Neal, Dina Democratic
- Krasner, Lisa Republican
- Buck, Carrie Ann Republican
- Torres-Fossett, Selena Democratic
- PK OâNeill
- Koenig, Gregory S. Republican
- D'Silva, Reuben Democratic
- DeLong, Rich Republican
- Dalia, Joe Democratic
Not signed on (55)
55 members have not signed on to this bill.
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- AB 184 is sponsored by Neal, Dina (Democratic), Krasner, Lisa (Republican), Buck, Carrie Ann (Republican), Torres-Fossett, Selena (Democratic), PK OâNeill, Koenig, Gregory S. (Republican), D'Silva, Reuben (Democratic), DeLong, Rich (Republican), Dalia, Joe (Democratic), Taylor, Angela D. (Democratic), Flores, Edgar (Democratic), and Anderson, Natha C. (Democratic).
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