SB 318 Nevada Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Revises provisions relating to charter schools. (BDR 34-89)

SB 318 eliminates charter schools' ability to contract with educational management organizations (EMOs) for operational services, effective upon the bill's enactment, with only limited exceptions for one-time renewals. It also requires charter schools to provide sponsors (like school districts) with written notice, competitive bidding documentation, and prevailing wage compliance records for construction or renovation projects exceeding $100,000. The bill directly affects charter schools and their sponsors by changing operational contracts and project oversight requirements. These changes revise existing Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) 388A.030, 388A.223, and related provisions governing charter school management and construction.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

Senate Passage

May 2025

Assembly Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 11, 2025 Last action Jun 3, 2025

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Reprint 1 → Reprint 2 · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill was reprinted after amendments that significantly altered its content. The original version focused on eliminating charter schools' ability to contract with educational management organizations, while the amended version removes this provision entirely and instead focuses on construction and facility requirements for charter schools. The bill's scope shifted from restricting charter school management contracts to regulating construction projects and sponsor oversight.

Scope change

The bill's scope changed from primarily restricting charter school management contracts to focusing on construction project requirements and sponsor oversight duties.

SCOPE

Eliminated provisions that would have banned charter schools from contracting with educational management organizations.

REMOVED

Removed the Legislative Counsel's Digest that explained the management organization contract restrictions.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the bill title and focus from eliminating management organization contracts to revising construction and facility provisions.

Revised sponsor duties to focus on charter school applications, contract negotiations, and site evaluations rather than management organization restrictions.

DEFINITION

Deleted sections defining the State Public Charter School Authority membership structure.

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Committee

May 29, 2025

Upper · Passed

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on General File. Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 911.) Reprinting dispensed with. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 13, Nays: 8.) To printer.

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Apr 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To committee.

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Apr 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 269.) Notice of eligibility for exemption. Taken from General File. Re-referred to Committee on Finance. Exemption effective. To printer.

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Mar 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

From printer. To committee.

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1 primary · 3 co-sponsors