Existing law requires the principal of each school, in consultation with the employees of the school, to prepare a plan to improve the achievement of pupils enrolled in the school.

(NRS 385A.650) Section 2 of this bill requires the principal of a school to consult with the [Director] administrator designated pursuant to section 4 [, if applicable,] in preparing or achievement, if any, between different demographics of pupils enrolled in the school.

(1) make closing gaps in achievement, if any, between pupils who are English learners and pupils who are quantitativeproficient goalsin andEnglish specificthe actionsprimary forgoal improvementof in the achievementplan; of pupils who are English learners.

and (2) include certain quantitative goals and specific actions for improvement in the achievement of pupils who are English learners.

Section 5 also requires the Department of - 83rd Session (2025) – 2 – Education to develop and provide guidance to each school district concerning the by a school district to submit proof of completion of the training required byloyedby section 55. on or before October 1, 2030, as a condition of continued employment after that date.

Section 12 of this bill requires a [person who, on October 1, 2025, holds] teacher employed by a [valid teacher’s license,] school district to submit proof of completion of the training training required by section 5.] as a condition of continued employment after that date.

Section 6 also provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, any pupil achievement data concerning a pupil who is a newcomer to the English language, as designated by regulation of the State Board,Board , [of Education,] must not negatively impact the performance rating of:

or (3) any schoolemployee isof located.hoolthe school in which the pupil is enrolled or school district in which the Existing law requires the board of trustees of each school districtis to:located.

Existing law requires the board of trustees of each school district to:

(NRS 388.407) Section 10 of this bill requires the policy to provide that a pupil who is a newcomer to the English language, as designated by regulation of the State Board, may remain in high school for not more than [8] 10 semesters after thethen date on which the pupil was otherwise scheduled to graduate or until the pupil is 21 years of age, whichever is earlier.

Section 10 also requires the Department to consult with the [Director] administrator designated pursuant to section 4 [, if applicable,] in monitoring the implementation of the policy and Sectionplan. 11 of this bill requires the Department to establish an English Learner Advisory Council in the 2025-2026 interim to study policies to support English language acquisition, development and literacy.

Section 11 of this bill requires the Department to establish an English Learner Advisory Council in the 2025-2026 interim to study policies to support English language acquisition, development and literacy.

Section 14 of this bill repeals an existing law which requires the principals of certain schools that demonstrate low achievement for pupils who are English billlearners make conforming changes by removing references to theestablish statutean repealedcorrective bythisaction sectionplan. 14.

EXPLANATION(NRS –388.408) MatterSections in7-9 boldedof italicsthis isbill new;make conforming changes by removing references to the statute repealed by section 14.

matterAssembly betweenAmendment bracketsNo. [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

THE167 PEOPLEto OFAssembly THEBill STATENo. OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

335 Page 5 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

In developing the plan to improve the achievement of pupils enrolled in public schools pursuant to NRS 385.111, establish - 83rd Session (2025) – 3 – clearly defined goals and benchmarks for improving the achievement of pupils, including, without limitation, goals for:

(b) Increasing the number of pupils enrolled in public middle schools and junior high schools, including, without limitation, charter schools, who enter public high schools with the skills,skills necessary to succeed in high school;

4.ensure that:d upon the evaluation of the plan, make revisions, as necessary, to (a) The goals and benchmarks set forth in the plan are being attained in a timely manner;

Based upon the evaluation of the plan, make revisions, as nec(a) The goals and benchmarks set forth in the plan are being attained in a timely manner;

The principal of each school, including, without limitation, each charter school, shall, in consultation with the employees of the school [,] and the [Director of Multilingual Student Services, if applicable,] administrator designated -pursuant 83rdto Sessionsection (2025)4 –of 4this –act, prepare a plan to improve the achievement of the pupils enrolled in the school.

to improve the 2.

(I)Assembly PupilsAmendment whoNo. are English learners and pupils who are proficient in English;

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and (III) Pupils who are economically disadvantaged and pupils who are not economically disadvantaged;

andantaged and (d) Comply with the provisions of 20 U.S.C.

and (2) Specific actions to improve the achievement of pupils who are English learners and plans to monitor those actions.ilsactions. 4.

The4. principal of each school shall, in consultation with the employees of the school [:] and the administrator designated pursuant to section 4 of this act:

The principal of each school shall, in consultation with the employees of the school [:] and [, if applicable,] the [Director of Multilingual Student Services:] administrator designated pursuant to section 4 of this act:

-[4.] 83rd5. Session (2025) – 5 – principal of each school shall submit the plan or the revised plan, as applicable, to the:

On or before the date prescribed by the Department, the principal of each school shall submit the plan or the revised plan, as applicable, to the:

As used in this section,section , “school climate”[: means the basis of which to measure the relationships between pupils and the parents or legal guardians of pupils and educational personnel, the cultural and linguistic competence of instructional materials and educational personnel, the emotional and physical safety of pupils and educational personnel and the social, emotional and academic development of pupils and educational personnel.

(a) “Director of Multilingual Student Services” means the employee designated to serve as Director of Multilingual Student Services pursuant to section 4 of this act.

(b) “School] climate” means the basis of which to measure the relationships between pupils and the parents or legal guardians of pupils and educational personnel, the cultural and linguistic competence of instructional materials and educational personnel, the emotional and physical safety of pupils and educational personnel and the social, emotional and academic development of pupils and educational personnel.

Chapter 388 of NRS is hereby amended by adding theSec.thereto the provisions set forth as sections 4, 5 and 6 of this act.

Sec.

The superintendent [of schools] of each school district shalls[in act.a county whose population is 100,000 or more] shall designate an [employee] administrator to serve [as Director of Multilingual Student Services] in a role supporting pupils who are English learners for the school district.

designateThe an[employee administratordesignated to serve inas aDirector] roleadministrator supportingmust pupilshave: who are English learners for the school district.

The administrator must have:

and (b)Assembly DemonstratedAmendment successNo. as an effective school leader.

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In addition to the duties set forth in NRS 385A.650 and 388.407, the [Director] administrator designated pursuant to subsection 1 shall:

and (b) Upon the request of the board of trustees or the superintendent of schools of the school district, provide training designed to address the needs of pupils who are English learners to administrators, teachers and other educational staff, including, without limitation, the training each licensed teacher is required to receive pursuant to section 5 of this act.

-Sec. 83rd Session (2025) – 6 – by law, data collected and maintained in the statewide system of accountability for public schools concerning pupils who are English learners must be disaggregated into the following subcategories, as designated by regulation of the State Board:

6.

1.

In addition to any other requirements prescribed by law, data collected and maintained in the statewide system of accountability for public schools concerning pupils who are English learners must be disaggregated into the following subcategories, as designated by regulation of the State Board:

[1.] (a) The school in which the pupil is enrolled;

[2.] (b) The school district in which the school is located;

or [3.] (c) Any employee of the school in which the pupil is enrolled or school district in which the school is located.illocated. is enrolled Sec.

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or (d) Public school outside the zone of attendance that the pupil is otherwise required to attend if the pupil has been issued a fictitious address pursuant to NRS 217.462 to 217.471, inclusive, or the parent or legal guardian with whom the pupil resides has been issued a fictitious address pursuant to NRS 217.462 to 217.471, inclusive .

or (e) Public school outside the zone of attendance that the pupil is otherwise required to attend if the pupil is an English learner enrolling in the school pursuant to subsection 5 of NRS 388.408.] -Assembly 83rdAmendment SessionNo. (2025) – 7 – 388.4055 The Department may adopt regulations as necessarys:

to167 carry out the provisions of NRS 388.405 to [388.408,]Assembly 388.4077,Bill inclusiveNo. [.] , and sections 4, 5 and 6 of this act.

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NRS 388.4055 is hereby amended to read as follows:

388.4055 The Department may adopt regulations as necessary to carry out the provisions of NRS 388.405 to [388.408,] 388.4077, inclusive [.] , and sections 4, 5 and 6 of this act.

(d) Equal access to participate in extracurricular activities;

(a) Enroll his or her child in a public school without disclosing the(b) To the extentimmigration practicable,status have a qualified interpreter in the primary language of the parentpupil or legal guardian with the parent or legal guardianguardian; during significant interactions with the school district;

(b) To the extent practicable, have a qualified interpreter in the primary language of the parent or legal guardian with the parent or legal guardian during significant interactions with the school district;

-(d) 83rdReceive Sessioninformation (2025)about –the 8progress –of the pupil in learning the English language and, if the pupil is enrolled in a program of bilingual education, the progress of the pupil in learning the languages of that program;

subsection3. 2, the board of trustees of each school district shallof provide information to the parent or legal guardian of a pupil who is an English learner in a language and format that the parent or legal guardian can understand.

Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection 2, the board of trustees of each school district shall provide information to the parent Assembly Amendment No.

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The Department shall provide translated copies of the rights described in this section in the five most common languages other than English primarily spoken in the households within each school district, which may include, without limitation, Spanish and Tagalog.

-Sec. 83rd Session (2025) – 9 – 388.407 1.

10.

NRS 388.407 is hereby amended to read as follows:

388.407 1.

pupils(d) whoProvide areopportunities Englishfor learners to participate in the program;s of (e) Provide the parents andor legal guardians of pupils who are English learners with information regarding other programs that are designed to improveparticipate the language acquisition and academic achievement and proficiency of pupils who are English learners and assist those parents and legal guardians in enrollingthe thoseprogram; pupils in such programs;

(e) Provide the parents and legal guardians of pupils who are English learners with information regarding other programs that are designed to improve the language acquisition and academic achievement and proficiency of pupils who are English learners and assist those parents and legal guardians in enrolling those pupils in such programs;

[and] (g) Provide that a pupil who is an English learner remain placed in a program for English learners until the pupil obtains language proficiency based on an appropriate assessment of pupils who are English learners unless the parent or legal guardian of the pupil declines for the pupil to remain placed in a program for English learners [.] ;

andupiland to remain placed in a program for English (h) Provide that a pupil who is a newcomer to the English language, as designated by regulation of the State Board, may remain in high school for not moreAssembly thanAmendment 10No. semesters after the date on which the pupil was otherwise scheduled to graduate or until the pupil is 21 years of age, whichever is earlier.

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-4. 83rd Session (2025) – 10 – administrator designated pursuant to section 4 of this act, monitor the implementation of:

The Department shall , in consultation with the [Director of Multilingual Student Services, if applicable,] administrator designated pursuant to section 4 of this act, monitor the implementation of:

Sec.[6.

As used in this section, “Director of Multilingual Student Services” means the employee designated to serve as Director of Multilingual Student Services pursuant to section 4 of this act.] Sec.

The Advisory Council consists of the following [13] 12 mem(a)members: The Superintendent of Public Instruction, or his or her designee, who serves as an ex officio member of the Advisory Council.

(b)(a) TwoThe membersSuperintendent whoof havePublic knowledgeInstruction, andor expertisehis inor languageher acquisitiondesignee, and who representserves theas Nevadaan Systemex ofofficio Highermember Education,of appointed by the SuperintendentAdvisory ofCouncil. Public Instruction.

(b) Two members who have knowledge and expertise in language acquisition and who represent the Nevada System of Higher Education, appointed by the [Chancellor] Superintendent of [the Nevada System of Higher Education.

(c) One member who is a teacher at a public elementary school in this State and has an English language acquisition and development endorsement, an endorsement as a professional teacher of English as a second language or an endorsement as a specialist in English language acquisition and development, appointed by the Governor from a list of nominees submitted by the Nevada State Education Association, or its successor organization.

(d) One member who is a teacher at a public junior high school, middle school or high school in this State and has an English language acquisition and development endorsement, an endorsement as a professional teacher of English as a second language or endorsement as a specialist in English language acquisition and development, appointed by the Governor from a list of nominees submitted by the Nevada State Education Association, or its successor organization.

(e) One member who is a teacher at a public elementary school in this State and provides general education to pupils in kindergarten or grades 1 to 5, inclusive, appointed by the Governor from a list of nominees submitted by the Nevada State Education Association, or its successor organization.

(f) One member who is a teacher at a public elementary school in this State and provides general education to pupils in grades 6 to 12, inclusive, appointed by the Governor from a list of nominees submitted by the Nevada State Education Association, or its successor organization.

(g)] Public Instruction.

(d)Assembly OneAmendment memberNo. who is an education professional, appointed by the employee organization recognized as representing the plurality of teachers employed by a large school district.

(e)167 Oneto memberAssembly whoBill isNo. an education professional, appointed by the employee organization recognized as representing the plurality of teachers employed by school districts that are not large school dis(f) Two members who are school-level administrators, one of whom is employed by a school district in a county whose population is 100,000 or more and one of whom is employed by a school district in a county whose population is less than 100,000, appointed by the Governor from a list of nominees submitted by the Nevada Association of School Administrators.

(g)335 TwoPage members11 who(d) areOne school-district-levelmember administrators,who oneis ofan whomeducation isprofessional, employedappointed by athe schoolemployee districtorganization inrecognized aas countyrepresenting whosethe populationplurality is 100,000 or more and one of whomteachers is employed by a -large 83rdschool Sessiondistrict. (2025) – 11 – appointed by the Governor from a list of nominees submitted by the Nevada Association of School Administrators.

(h)(e) One member withwho expertiseis inan the development of public policy relating to the education ofprofessional, pupils who have limited proficiency in English, appointed by the Superintendentemployee oforganization Publicrecognized Instructionas uponrepresenting the adviceplurality and recommendation of personsteachers whoemployed haveby knowledgeschool anddistricts expertisethat inare providingnot instructionlarge toschool pupilsdistricts. who have limited proficiency in English.

(f) Two members who are school-level administrators, one of whom is employed by a school district in a county whose population is 100,000 or more and one of whom is employed by a school district in a county whose population is less than 100,000, appointed by the Governor from a list of nominees submitted by the Nevada Association of School Administrators.

[(h)] (g) Two members who are school-district-level administrators, one of whom is employed by a school district in a county whose population is 100,000 or more and one of whom is employed by a school district in a county whose population is less than 100,000, appointed by the Governor from a list of nominees submitted by the Nevada Association of School Administrators.

[(i) Two members] (h) One member with expertise in the development of public policy relating to the education of pupils who have limited proficiency in English, appointed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction upon the advice and recommendation of persons who have knowledge and expertise in providing instruction to pupils who have limited proficiency in English.

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[4.] 5.

A majority of the member of the Advisory Council constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business, and a majority of those members present at any meeting is sufficient for anyajorityany official action taken by the Advisory Council.

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[7.] 8.

A state agency or local government shall not require an officer or employee who is a member of the Advisory Council to make up the time the member is absent from work to carry out his or her duties as a ormember, compensatoryand timeshall fornot require the absence.bermember to take annual vacation 9.or compensatory time for the absence.

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[9.] 10.

The Department shall, on or before [December] October 31, 2026, prepare and submit a written report describing the activities, findings, conclusions and recommendations of the Advisory Council to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the 84th Session of the Legislature.

-[10.] 83rd Session (2025) – 12 – 11.

The Advisory Council may request the drafting of not more than 1 legislative measure which relates to matters within the scope of the Advisory Council.Assembly Amendment No.

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A [person who , on October 1, 2025, holds a valid teacher’s license issued pursuant to chapter 391 of NRS] teacher employed by a school district must,must , [submit] on or before October 1, 2030, submit proof that he or she has completed the training required by section 5 of this act [.] as a condition of continued employment after that date.

this act as a condition of Sec.

~~~~~TEXT 25OF -REPEALED 83rdSECTION Session388.408 (2025)Certain schools required to adopt corrective action plan;

enrollment in other schools of pupils who attend school that adopts plan;

reporting of information concerning plans.

1.

The principal of each public school which, based upon the most recent annual report of the statewide system of accountability for public schools, was rated in the lowest 30 percent of public schools in this State in the achievement of pupils who are English learners, shall adopt, submit to the Department and publish on an Internet website maintained by the school a corrective action plan which must include, without limitation:

(a) Identification of the root causes of the low levels of achievement among pupils who are English learners;

(b) Plans to address those root causes;

(c) Attainable quantitative goals for improvement in the achievement of pupils who are English learners and timelines for meeting those goals;

(d) Identification of specific actions to improve the achievement of pupils who are English learners, plans to monitor those actions and identification of persons responsible for taking and monitoring those actions;

and (e) Plans to provide professional development designed to address the needs of pupils who are English learners to administrators, teachers and other educational staff.

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The Department shall assist principals who are required by subsection 1 to adopt a corrective action plan with the development of the plan.

3.

A corrective action plan adopted pursuant to subsection 1 may be incorporated into any other relevant corrective action plan adopted by the school.

4.

A public high school that has adopted a corrective action plan pursuant to subsection 1 shall notify the parent or guardian of each pupil receiving services for English learners at the high school, in English and any language that is the primary language of at least 10 percent of the English learners enrolled in the high school, that the school has adopted a corrective action plan.

The notice must include, without limitation:

(a) A list of each high school in the same school district as the school that has not adopted a corrective action plan;

(b) A statement that the parent or guardian may request that the pupil be transferred to a public high school that has not adopted a corrective action plan;

and (c) A statement of the provisions of subsection 5.

5.

The board of trustees of a school district shall allow a pupil who is an English learner and attends a school that has adopted a corrective action plan to enroll in a public school outside the zone of attendance in which the pupil resides if:

(a) The pupil wishes to transfer because the school meets the criteria prescribed in subsection 1 or because of the adoption of the corrective action plan;

and (b) The public school in which the pupil wishes to enroll has adequate capacity to enroll the pupil after enrolling all pupils who reside in the zone of attendance of the school and wish to attend the school.

6.

On or before July 1 of each year, the Department shall submit to the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education a report that includes:

(a) The number of public schools in this State that have adopted a corrective action plan pursuant to subsection 1;

(b) A description of any progress or lack of progress in closing gaps in achievement between pupils who are English learners and pupils who are proficient in English;

and (c) An evaluation of the success of the corrective action plans.

7.

As used in this section, “zone of attendance” means the zone established by the board of trustees of a school district pursuant to NRS 388.040 to designate which school within the district a pupil must attend.