Nevada

AN ACT relating to health care; requiring hospitals to publish certain information relating to the pricing of goods and services; prohibiting a hospital from collecting medical debt that accrued while the hospital was out of compliance with that requirement; prescribing a procedure for the correction of violations of that requirement; authorizing certain investigations, civil actions and the imposition of certain administrative sanctions; providing for the publication of certain information relating to violations; requiring certain health care entities to provide certain information before taking any action to collect a medical debt; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

AN ACT relating to education; creating the Subcommittee on Metrics of the Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education; revising provisions governing competency-based learning; authorizing an alternative schedule for public schools; authorizing local educational agencies to develop, maintain and publish certain materials related to career exploration; requiring the Board of Economic Development to make certain recommendations relating to opportunities for pupils for career exploration in schools; authorizing the Office of Economic Development to require applicants for certain transferable tax credits and certain tax abatements to agree to a plan to provide work-based learning opportunities to pupils or instructors for career and technical education courses; making appropriations; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

AN ACT relating to homelessness; requiring the board of county commissioners of certain counties to notify the Department of Transportation before conducting a clean-up of an encampment of homeless persons immediately adjacent to certain rights-of-way; authorizing the Department to consult with a homeless outreach team and participate in the clean-up of an encampment of homeless persons; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

AN ACT relating to education; requiring a scholarship organization to register in order to participate in the Nevada Educational Choice Scholarship Program; limiting the period that a donation to a scholarship organization may be carried forward; requiring the Department of Education and scholarship organizations to report certain information; providing the procedure for applying for a grant; requiring a scholarship organization to establish certain procedures; establishing the order of priority in which grants must be awarded; requiring a school that receives a grant on behalf of a pupil under the Program to report certain information regarding the academic progress of such pupils; increasing the total amount of credits the Department of Taxation is authorized to approve each fiscal year under the Program; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

AN ACT relating to Medicaid; requiring the State Plan for Medicaid to provide coverage for certain services relating to family planning and language translation; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

AN ACT relating to trade regulations; setting forth certain requirements and restrictions concerning certain inflatable devices; requiring certain businesses that operate such devices to meet certain requirements; setting forth requirements for certain inspections of and warnings relating to such devices; imposing certain restrictions on the use of such devices under certain circumstances; authorizing a county, city or town to enact certain ordinances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

AN ACT relating to health care; providing for Medicaid coverage of attendant care services for frail elderly persons; requiring the establishment of an Internet website to facilitate connection between agencies to provide personal care services in the home and persons in need of personal care services; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

AN ACT making an appropriation to United Citizens Foundation, Inc. for the provision of certain services in connection with the K-12 public education system; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

AN ACT relating to wildlife; authorizing the management of designated invertebrates by the Board of Wildlife Commissioners and the Department of Wildlife; requiring the Department to coordinate with the State Department of Agriculture in preparing the State Wildlife Action Plan; revising the definition of wildlife to include designated invertebrates; establishing a wildlife classification for designated invertebrates; requiring the listing of designated invertebrates as a fully protected species under certain circumstances; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

AN ACT relating to forensic medical examinations; repealing, replacing and revising certain provisions relating to the payment of and reimbursement for forensic medical examinations of certain victims of crime; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

AN ACT relating to vehicular homicide; revising the elements required for a person to commit the crime of vehicular homicide; revising provisions relating to penalties for certain prohibited acts involving the operation of a vehicle; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

AN ACT relating to evictions; requiring the automatic sealing of certain eviction case court files under certain circumstances; revising the circumstances under which a court is authorized to seal certain eviction case court files; requiring the automatic sealing of certain case court files related to unjustified lockouts under certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

AN ACT relating to education; revising provisions governing the submission of data and metrics on the performance and progress of pupils; revising provisions governing the automated system of accountability information for Nevada; requiring the Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education to review and make recommendations concerning reports on pupil achievement and the financial accountability of school districts; requiring the Commission to create a framework for such reports and collaborate with the Department of Education to create a centralized repository of such reports; revising requirements for publishing a list of expenditures of county school districts; revising provisions governing the ratios of pupils to licensed teachers; removing the requirement for a school district to prepare a summary of certain fiscal reports; repealing the requirement for the Department to recommend a minimum amount to be spent by public schools on textbooks and other instructional supplies; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

AN ACT relating to property; revising provisions relating to summary evictions; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

AN ACT relating to Medicaid; requiring an application to participate in Medicaid as a provider to be accompanied with a verification of the identity and signature of the applicant; establishing the means by which the identity and signature of an applicant may be established; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

AN ACT relating to public health; imposing requirements relating to birth in a hospital or freestanding birthing center; requiring health insurance to include certain coverage; requiring an independent mental health assessment of certain children in the custody of a child welfare agency; prohibiting the use of race-based health formulas and race-based care standards in certain circumstances; prohibiting a health insurer from engaging in certain discrimination against solo practitioners; providing for a study of certain disparities relating to health care; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

AN ACT relating to governmental administration; making an appropriation to City of Hope to establish an outpatient cancer treatment clinic; establishing the Oncology Excellence Committee within the Department of Health and Human Services; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

AN ACT relating to controlled substances; creating the Alternative Therapy Pilot Program; requiring the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services to administer and adopt certain regulations governing the Program; authorizing and requiring the Division to take certain actions with respect to the Program; requiring the Division to authorize at least one person to cultivate, manufacture or produce psychedelic substances for use in the Program; requiring the Division to submit to the Legislature an annual report concerning the Program; requiring the Division to establish an advisory committee with certain duties relating to the Program; prohibiting certain causes of action from being brought against the Department, its officers or employees relating to the Program; providing immunity from civil, criminal and administrative liability to a participant in the Program for certain conduct relating to the Program; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

AN ACT relating to business improvement districts; authorizing a person to submit a petition to create a business improvement district to the board of county commissioners of certain counties; prescribing certain requirements for a district management plan; requiring the board of county commissioners to hold a public hearing before creating a district; prescribing certain procedures for the renewal of a district; setting forth certain requirements for an owners' association to administer or implement the improvements or activities of a district; prescribing certain requirements for assessments; authorizing the board of county commissioners to enter into an agreement with the Department of Taxation; requiring the board of county commissioners to annually submit to the Legislature a report concerning the district; authorizing the board of county commissioners to issue bonds for the benefit of a district; requiring the board of county commissioners to have an independent auditor review certain claims; prescribing certain requirements to modify a district; authorizing a board of county commissioners to dissolve a district under certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

AN ACT relating to firearms; prohibiting a person who is less than 21 years of age from possessing certain firearms; making it unlawful to aid or knowingly permit a person who is less than 21 years of age to possess a firearm under certain circumstances; prohibiting the sale or barter of certain firearms to a person who is less than 21 years of age; revising provisions relating to the storage of a firearm; revising provisions relating to the handling, possession or control of a firearm by certain children; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

AN ACT relating to energy; creating the Nevada Energy Resiliency Task Force; setting forth the membership and duties of the Task Force; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

AN ACT relating to education; providing for the waiver of certain requirements to report data and information concerning public schools; establishing a statewide system of accountability for school districts; establishing certain measures to be taken for school districts and public schools designated as low-performing or underperforming; establishing the Nevada Integrity in Academic Funding Program to assist pupils attending certain low-performing or underperforming public schools in accessing alternative educational settings; creating the Excellence in Education Account to provide grants to pay nonrecurring incentives to certain school administrators, teachers and other educational personnel; revising provisions governing the Education Stabilization Account; authorizing a charter school to receive certain funding to provide transportation services to pupils; providing for the establishment of a system of open enrollment for public schools; establishing a program to pay expenses for certain literacy interventions, tutoring and other related services for certain pupils eligible for services in the subject of reading; revising provisions governing charter schools sponsored by cities or counties; revising provisions governing instruction in English language arts in kindergarten and grades 1, 2 and 3; providing that certain public school and private school employees are immune from civil and criminal liability for certain actions related to intervening in altercations, fights or other incidents; revising provisions governing the performance of teachers and school administrators; authorizing school districts and charter schools to establish programs to pay nonrecurring incentives to high-performing teachers and school administrators; creating the Education Service Center; making appropriations; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

AN ACT relating to offenders; requiring the Department of Corrections, to the extent money is available, to establish vocational farm programs; authorizing the Department to engage the services of certain registered dietitians; authorizing the Department to adopt regulations relating to such dietitians; requiring the Department to issue a request for information and conduct a study on food services during the 2025-2026 interim; limiting the term of renewals of food service contracts during that period; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

AN ACT relating to employment; establishing the Nevada State Service Corps as a program within the Department of Administration; requiring the Department to develop and oversee the Nevada State Service Corps; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.