Revises provisions governing sexual education. (BDR 34-597)
AB 205 changes Nevada's sexual education consent process by requiring schools to provide parents or guardians with a form to **opt out** of their child's participation in required courses, rather than requiring parental consent to participate. The bill allows parents to refuse participation for a single school year or for all years their child attends the district, and permits electronic submission via school websites. It affects all Nevada public school districts, parents/guardians, and students enrolled in courses covering HIV, reproductive health, and sexual responsibility (NRS 389.036). The bill maintains existing requirements for parental notice, material inspections, and advisory committees but simplifies the opt-out mechanism.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Vetoed
Jun 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Vetoed Jun 2, 2025
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This bill fundamentally shifts the legal framework for sex education in Nevada from requiring parental 'consent' to require parental 'refusal.' Previously, parents had to actively sign up their children for the class; now, students must attend unless a parent actively opts them out. The bill also tightens the deadline for sending these forms to parents, requiring notification within four weeks of the school year start or four weeks before the class begins, whichever is earlier.
Scope change
The bill applies to all Nevada school districts offering instruction on HIV, the human reproductive system, and sexual responsibility, changing the default participation rule from opt-in to opt-out.
REQUIREMENT
Changed the mechanism for parental involvement from requiring written consent for a student to attend to requiring written refusal to excuse a student from attending.
Added a requirement that the refusal form must explicitly notify parents they can withdraw permission at any time during the school year.
TIMELINE
Specified that the school district must furnish the refusal form to parents no later than four weeks after the start of the school year or four weeks before the course commences, whichever is earlier.
DEFINITION
Clarified that the advisory committee advising on course content must include representatives from medicine, nursing, counseling, religion, pupils, or teaching.
Floor votes · Assembly Apr 22, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Jun 2, 2025
Vetoed
Vetoed by the Governor.
Returned to Assembly with Governor's veto message.
executive
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
In Assembly. To enrollment.
lower
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 13, Nays: 8.) To Assembly.
upper
May 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass.
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 27, Nays: 15.)
To printer.
lower
Apr 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 426.)
Dispensed with reprinting.
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
From printer. To committee.
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Committee
Prefiled.
Referred to Committee on Education.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Heather Goulding
DDemocratic
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