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229–SENATORS229 DONDERO(BDR LOOP34-680) ,Proposed LORESby: ;

CRUZSenate -Committee CRAWFORDon ,Finance DAmends: ALY , LANGE , N GUYEN , O HRENSCHALL , PAZINA AND SCHEIBLE FEBRUARY 20, 2025 ____________ JOINT SPONSORS :

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NDERSONNo ANDTitle: D ALIA ____________ Referred to Committee on Education SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to education.

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Matter in (1) blue bold italics is new language in the original bill;

(2) variations of green bold underlining is language proposed to be added in this amendment;

(3) red strikethrough is deleted language in the original bill;

(4) purple double strikethrough is language proposed to be deleted in this amendment;

(5) orange double underlining is deleted language in the original bill proposed to be retained in this amendment.

TGC/HAC - Date:

5/21/2025 S.B.

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229—Revises provisions relating to education.

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229–S ENATORS DONDERO L OOP, FLORES;

CRUZ -CRAWFORD , D ALY, ANGE , GUYEN , OHRENSCHALL , AZINA AND SCHEIBLE FEBRUARY 20, 2025 _______________ JOINT SPONSORS:

ASSEMBLYMEMBERS NGUYEN ;

ANDERSON AND D ALIA _______________ Referred to Committee on Education SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to education.

LegislativeLegiExisting Counsel’slaw Digest:requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to establish a State Seal of Financial Literacy Program to recognize certain pupils who have attained a high level of proficiency in financial literacy.

Existing(NRS law388.596) requiresExisting the Superintendent of Public Instruction to establish a State Seal of Financial Literacy Program to recognize certain pupils who have law requires a school that participates in the State Seal of Financial LiteracyingLiteracy Program to award a pupil, upon graduation from high school, a high school diploma with a State Seal of Financial Literacy if the pupil:

Existing law provides that a student demonstrates proficiency in financial literacy by earning:

and (2) either earning a grade of B or higher in a college-level course in which instruction on financial literacy is provided or earning a score of - *SB229_R1* – 2 – gold or higher on the ACT National Career Readiness Certificate.

(NRS 388.5962) Section 1 of this bill lowers the grade point average that a student must earn to a [2.5] 3.0 grade point average, on a 4.0 scale, or a [2.5] 3.0 weighted grade point average, on a grading scale approved by the Superintendent of Public Instruction if a different scale is used.

Section 1 further revises the requirements for a student to demonstrate proficiency in financial literacy by instead providing that a student demonstrates such proficiency if he or she earns at least 3 credits in a course of career and technical education, mathematics or socials studies which relates to financial literacy and:

(1) earns a grade of B or higher in a college-level course, including, without limitation, a dual credit85 course,percent in which instruction on a financial literacy isassessment provided;provided by the Department of Education;

(2)or earns(3)t a score of at least 85Senate percentAmendment onNo. a financial literacy assessment provided by the Department of Education;

or729 (3) completes an objective test, exam or project which relates to financialSenate literacyBill andNo. is provided by certain carExisting law requires the board of trustees of each school district and the governing body of each charter school to ensure that instruction in financial literacy is provided to pupils enrolled in grades 3 to 12, inclusive, in each public school within the school district or in the charter school, as applicable.

229 Page 4 completes an objective test, exam or project which relates to financial literacy and is provided by Existing law requires the board of trustees of each school district and the governing body of each charter school to ensure that instruction in financial literacy is provided to pupils enrolled in grades 3 to 12, inclusive, in each public school within the school district or in the charter school, as applicable.

Existing law further requires the board of trustees of each school district, each school district and the governing body of each charter school in which pupils areachare enrolled in any grade of grades 3 to 12, inclusive, to take certain actions to assist in the provision of instruction in financial literacy, including:

(1) encouraging certain persons, businesses and entitiesregarding tofinancial provideliteracy to certain resources;teachers.

(NRS 389.074, 391A.385) Sections 2 and (2)3 providingof professionalthis developmentbill traininginstead regardingrequire financialthe literacyboard of trustees of each school district, each school district and the governing body of each charter school in which pupils are enrolled in kindergarten or any grade of grades 1 to certain12, teachers.inclusive, to take these actions.

(NRS 389.074, 391A.385) Sections 2 and 3 of this bill instead require the board of charter school in which pupils are enrolled in kindergarten or any grade of grades 1h to 12, inclusive, to take these actions.