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AB 48 Nevada Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Revises provisions relating to bullying. (BDR 34-462)

AB 48 revises Nevada school bullying and discrimination policies by requiring school administrators to immediately screen all reports of bullying or cyberbullying to determine if it likely occurred before beginning investigations. If bullying is confirmed, schools must investigate within 5 school days, notify involved parents, and prioritize student safety. The bill also adds new provisions: school boards may assign a bullying perpetrator to another school at a parent’s request, and victims and perpetrators cannot be placed in the same school if both are reassigned. These changes apply directly to Nevada public schools, administrators, and students involved in bullying incidents.
Issues: ✓ EducationSupports EducationMandates immediate bullying screening, safety protocols, and parent notifications, directly enhancing student protection in K-12 schools per education topic scope.90% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2024
Committee Review
May 2025
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Nov 19, 2024 Signed May 26, 2025
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What changed between versions

Reprint 1 → As Enrolled · 4 edits · May 26, 2025
MODERATE
This bill updates the legislative title and summary to reflect a new requirement for school administrators to perform an initial screening of discrimination reports before launching a full investigation. It also authorizes districts to transfer perpetrators of discrimination to different schools at the request of their parents and mandates that victims and perpetrators not be placed in the same school if both are reassigned.
Scope change
The bill expands the procedural requirements for handling discrimination reports by adding a preliminary screening step and modifies the disciplinary options available to school boards regarding student placement.
REQUIREMENT

Added a mandatory initial screening and assessment step for administrators to decide if a discrimination report warrants a full investigation before taking action.

Authorized school boards to assign perpetrators of discrimination to a different school within the district if their parent or guardian requests it.

Prohibited the victim and perpetrator from being assigned to the same school if both students are reassigned as a result of the violation.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill header and summary text to accurately describe the new screening process and transfer provisions.

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
16
Key actions
6
Committee
2
May 26, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
executive
May 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
In Assembly. To enrollment.
lower
May 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To Assembly.
upper
May 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass.
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) 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. 157.) Dispensed with reprinting.
lower
Nov 19, 2024
Introduced
Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Education. To printer.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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