Provides for a pilot program to assess the competency of applicants for a license to teach through alternative assessment methods. (BDR 34-836)
AB 286 establishes a pilot program allowing prospective teachers in Nevada to bypass standard competency tests for initial teaching licenses by completing an alternative assessment pathway. The program, limited to 100 participants annually from Nevada higher education institutions, targets applicants holding provisional teaching licenses or substitute endorsements. Participants must complete 10 professional development sessions, receive mentorship, and achieve two consecutive "effective" teaching evaluations over 24 months to qualify for exemption. The pilot expires in 2029 and requires institutions to submit annual progress reports and a final implementation plan based on data collected.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Assembly Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Feb 25, 2025
Signed Jun 6, 2025
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What changed between versions
Reprint 1
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As Enrolled
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3 edits
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Jun 6, 2025
MINOR
The bill was converted from a draft reprint to its final enacted form, changing the title page and summary to reflect that it is now law. The core policy content regarding the teacher competency pilot program remains substantively unchanged, though the text was cleaned up to remove editorial brackets and line numbers.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged as it authorizes a pilot program for Nevada System of Higher Education institutions.
TECHNICAL
Removed draft markers, editorial brackets, and line numbers to finalize the text as official law.
Updated the header to reflect the bill is now 'As Enrolled' rather than a 'Reprint' from April 2025.
Replaced the draft summary with the official Legislative Counsel's Digest describing the enacted provisions.
Floor votes · Senate May 31, 2025 · Assembly May 28, 2025
How they voted
20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
May 31, 2025
D
Democratic12
100% Yea
R
Republican8
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
9
Committee
5
Jun 6, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
Chapter 372.
executive
Jun 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
In Assembly. To enrollment.
lower
May 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.
upper
May 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time.
upper
May 28, 2025
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (40-0)
assembly
May 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass, as amended.
Placed on General File.
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate.
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.
To committee.
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. 160.)
Taken from General File.
Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. Exemption effective.
To printer.
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
From printer. To committee.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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