SB 396 Nevada Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Makes various changes relating to education. (BDR 34-912)

SB 396 requires all public schools and charter schools serving kindergarten through grade 6 to administer universal literacy screenings twice yearly to identify reading difficulties early. It mandates class size limits for students with disabilities, prohibits excessive student-to-staff ratios in specialized instruction, and requires schools to develop plans ensuring educational stability for students who experience frequent service location changes. The bill also updates dyslexia screening protocols, requires professional development for literacy instruction, and revises due process hearing procedures for disability-related disputes. These changes directly affect K-6 students, schools, and special education teams across Nevada.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Mar 17, 2025 Last action Jun 3, 2025

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What changed between versions

As Introduced → Reprint 1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill was reprinted after amendments adopted on April 21, 2025, updating the legislative title and summary to reflect new requirements for special education classrooms, suspension/expulsion procedures, and additional reporting obligations. The changes clarify the bill's scope by adding provisions about special education classroom placement and revising the list of affected pupil categories.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include requirements for special education classroom placement and composition, and to address suspension and expulsion procedures for certain pupils.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirements governing the placement and composition of special education classrooms to Section 4 of the bill.

Added provisions governing the suspension and expulsion of certain pupils to the bill's summary and legislative digest.

Added a new requirement for the submission of certain reports to the bill's summary and legislative digest.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill's title from 'As Introduced' to 'Reprint 1' to reflect amendments adopted on April 21, 2025.

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Committee

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. 419.) Taken from General File. Re-referred to Committee on Finance. Exemption effective. To printer.

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Mar 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

From printer. To committee.

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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors