Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR 34-108)
SB 400 ensures continuity of special education services for students with disabilities who transfer schools. It requires schools to provide comparable services to the previous Individualized Education Program (IEP) during transition, until a new IEP is adopted (for in-state transfers) or an evaluation and new IEP are completed (for out-of-state transfers). The bill also mandates that teachers must pass subject-specific competency tests and obtain Department of Education endorsements to teach music or art in most schools, with exceptions for small districts (under 200,000 students) and very small schools (under 500 students), plus temporary exemptions during teacher shortages. These changes align Nevada’s policies with federal special education requirements and update teacher certification standards.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 17, 2025
Signed Jun 9, 2025
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As Enrolled
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Jun 9, 2025
MINOR
This bill updates the official text of Senate Bill 400 to reflect its final, enacted version. It removes draft headers and explanatory notes while adding the formal 'As Enrolled' language and a detailed Legislative Counsel's Digest. The core policy content regarding special education transfers and teacher endorsements remains substantively unchanged.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; only the document formatting and metadata were updated to match the final enacted version.
TECHNICAL
Removed draft-specific headers, reprint notices, and explanatory notes regarding the bill's history and status.
Added the formal 'As Enrolled' title page and a comprehensive Legislative Counsel's Digest summarizing the bill's intent and legal basis.
Reformatted the Legislative Counsel's Digest to use a continuous paragraph structure instead of a numbered list, while retaining the exact same legal text and policy details.
Floor votes · Senate May 27, 2025 · Assembly May 31, 2025
How they voted
20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
May 27, 2025
D
Democratic12
100% Yea
R
Republican8
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
9
Committee
5
Jun 9, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor. Chapter 450.
executive
Jun 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
To enrollment.
upper
May 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 40, Nays: 1, Excused: 1.) To Senate.
upper
May 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time.
upper
May 27, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (20-0)
senate
May 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Placed on General File.
Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 731.)
Reprinting dispensed with.
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To printer.
upper
Apr 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To committee.
upper
Apr 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 267.)
Notice of eligibility for exemption.
Taken from General File. Re-referred to Committee on Finance. Exemption effective. To printer.
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
From printer. To committee.
upper
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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