Revises provisions governing the treatment of certain military credentials in the licensure and hiring of educational personnel. (BDR 34-663)
SB 175 modifies Nevada law to ensure military members and veterans can more easily become licensed educators. It requires school districts to count certification as a Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) instructor - held by active military members or veterans - as valid credit toward teaching licenses or endorsements. The bill expands existing rules that previously only applied to veterans’ Joint Services Transcripts by specifically including JROTC instructor credentials in the list of recognized qualifications. This change directly affects military-affiliated individuals seeking teaching roles in Nevada public schools.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Signed Jun 6, 2025
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What changed between versions
Reprint 2
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As Enrolled
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Jun 6, 2025
MINOR
The bill text was updated from a 'Second Reprint' version to the final 'As Enrolled' version ready for signing. While the core policy regarding military credentials remains the same, the formatting was standardized to remove draft headers and explanatory notes, and the Legislative Counsel's Digest was reorganized to clearly summarize the bill's impact on teacher licensing and hiring.
Scope change
The scope of the bill's applicability is unchanged; it still applies to the Commission on Professional Standards in Education and school districts in Nevada.
TECHNICAL
Removed draft-specific headers like 'Reprint 2' and 'Prefiled' and replaced them with official 'As Enrolled' formatting and chapter numbering.
Reorganized the Legislative Counsel's Digest to provide a cleaner, two-paragraph summary of the bill's effects on teacher endorsements and veteran hiring credits.
Deleted internal explanatory notes and bracketed text used during the drafting and amendment process.
Floor votes · Assembly May 31, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Jun 6, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
Chapter 382.
executive
Jun 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
To enrollment.
upper
May 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 39, Nays: None, Excused: 3.) To Senate.
upper
May 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time.
upper
May 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Placed on General File.
Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 717.)
Reprinting dispensed with.
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To printer.
From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint. To Assembly.
In Assembly.
Read first time. Referred to Committee on Education. To committee.
upper
Apr 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To committee.
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Committee
Notice of eligibility for exemption.
Taken from General File. Re-referred to Committee on Finance. Exemption effective. To printer.
upper
Apr 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 422.)
Reprinting dispensed with.
Placed on General File.
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Education.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Lori Rogich
RRepublican
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