Signed by Governor Joseph Lombardo

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that requires schools to screen and assess reports of race-based discrimination and bullying and allows reassignment of offenders to an alternative school if requested by the victim's family in Nevada.

Highlights:

• Requires schools to screen and assess reports of race-based discrimination and bullying in Nevada (Sec. 1).

• Authorizes a school board to assign a student who is a perpetrator of discrimination based on race, bullying or cyberbullying to another school in the district in consultation with the student’s parent or guardian (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that if both the victim and the bully move schools, the bill ensures they do not go to the same one (Sec. 1).

• Authorizes administrators the ability to assess bullying reports before diving into a full- fledged investigation (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect July 1, 2025 (Sec. 2).

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