AB 155 — Revises provisions relating to public employees. (BDR 23-612)

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155155–Assemblymembers ALa SSEMBLYRue BHatch, ILLNAnderson, O.Carter, Miller;

155–ASSEMBLYMEMBERSand LAHunt RCHAPTER.......... UE HATCH , NDERSON , CARTER , MILLER;

AND H UNT PREFILED JANUARY 30, 2025 ____________ Referred to Committee on Government Affairs SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to public employees.

(BDR 23-612) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

May have Fiscal Impact.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

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(NRS 288.150) Section 1 of this bill revises the scopeteacher offor mandatoryeach subjectsclassroom ofand bargaining to include the ratio of pupils per licensedeach type of specializedcensed instructional support personnel in public schools.

per each type of specialized Existing law requires the board of trustees of each school district to consider the recommendations developed by the State Board of Education when establishing the ratio of pupils per licensed teacher or specialized instructional support personnel in the school district.

(NRS 388.890) Section 2 of this bill creates an exception to this requirement for when a school district is bound to a ratio of pupils per licensed teacher or specialized instructional support personnel set by a of pupils - *AB155_R1* – 2 – collective bargaining agreement.

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

Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6 and NRS 354.6241, every local government employer shall negotiate in good faith through one or more representatives of its own choosing concerning the mandatory subjects of bargaining set forth in subsection 2 with the designated representatives of the recognized employee organization, if any, for each appropriate bargaining unit among- its83rd employees.Session (2025) – 2 – must be reduced to writing.her party so requests, agreements reached 2.

If either party so requests, agreements reached must be reduced to writing.

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(k)unit.) The method used to classify employees in the bargaining unit.(l) Deduction of dues for the recognized employee organization.

(l) Deduction of dues for the recognized employee organization.

- *AB155_R1* – 3 – (s) Teacher preparation time.

(u)policies Exceptfor asthe otherwisetransfer providedand inreassignment subsectionsof 9teachers.d and 11, the policies(v) forThe theratio transferof andpupils reassignmentper oflicensed teachers.teacher for each classroom.

(v) The ratio of pupils per licensed teacher for each classroom.

[(w)] (y) Procedures consistent with the provisions of subsection 6 for the reopening of collective bargaining agreements for - 83rd Session (2025) – 3 – additional, further, new or supplementary negotiations during periods of fiscal emergency.

Those subject matters which are not within the scope of mandatory bargaining and which are reserved to the local governmentgov(a) employerExcept withoutas negotiationotherwise include:provided in paragraph (u) of subsection 2, the right to hire, direct, assign or transfer an employee, but excluding the right to assign or transfer an employee as a form of discipline.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (u) of subsection 2, the right to hire, direct, assign or transfer an employee, but excluding the right to assign or transfer an employee as a form of discipline.

Any provision of a collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant to this chapter which differs from or conflicts in any way with the provisions of NRS 245.063, 268.4069 or 391.1605 is unenforceable andand5.oidIf void.the local government employer is a school district, any money appropriated by the State to carry out increases in salaries or benefits for the employees of the school district is subject to negotiations with an employee organization.

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If the local government employer is a school district, any money appropriated by the State to carry out increases in salaries or benefits for the employees of the school district is subject to negotiations with an employee organization.

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(1)- If83rd theSession amount(2025) of– revenue4 received– by the general fund of the local government employer during the last preceding fiscal year from all sources, except any nonrecurring source, declined by 5 percent or more from the amount of revenue received by the general fund from all sources, except any nonrecurring source, during the next preceding fiscal year, as reflected in the reports of the annual audits conducted for those fiscal years for the local government employer pursuant to NRS 354.624;

(b) Take whatever actions may be necessary to carry out its responsibilities in situations of emergency such as a riot, military action, natural disaster or civil disorder.

If the sponsor of a charter school reconstitutes the governing body of a charter school pursuant to NRS 388A.330, the new governing body may terminate the employment of any teachers or other employees of the charter school, and any provision of any agreementotherwise negotiatedis pursuantunenforceable toand thisvoid.s chapter that provides otherwise9. is unenforceable and void.

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or (b)- If83rd theSession staff(2025) member– of5 another– public school consents, reassigning that member of the staff of the other public school to such a school.

The board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of a charter school or university school for profoundly gifted pupils may use a substantiated report of the abuse or neglect of a child or a violation of NRS 201.540, 201.553, 201.560, 392.4633 or 394.366 obtained from the Statewide Central Registry for the Collection of Information Concerning the Abuse or Neglect of a Child established by NRS 432.100 or an equivalent registry maintained by a governmental agency in another jurisdiction for the purposes authorized by NRS 388A.515, 388C.200, 391.033, 391.104 or 391.281, as applicable.

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NRS 388.890 is hereby amended to read as follows: