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AB 155

Revises provisions relating to public employees. (BDR 23-612)

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Natha Anderson and 4 co-sponsors

AB 155 makes pupil-to-teacher and pupil-to-specialist ratios a mandatory subject of collective bargaining in Nevada, enabling unions to negotiate class sizes and caseloads.

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Bill Summary · AB 155

Summary — AB 155 (BDR 23‑612): Revises provisions relating to public employees

Status: Passed both houses; enrolled and delivered to Governor; vetoed by the Governor (June 2, 2025). Later placed on inactive file (Sept. 13, 2025). Introduced: Jan. 8, 2025.

Main purpose

AB 155 (BDR 23‑612) would make student-to‑staff ratios in K–12 public schools a mandatory subject of collective bargaining in Nevada. The stated intent is to give educators’ bargaining representatives the right to negotiate class‑size limits and caseload ratios for specialized instructional support personnel.

Key provisions

  • Amends NRS 288.150 to add two mandatory bargaining subjects:
    • The ratio of pupils per licensed teacher for each classroom.
    • The ratio of pupils per each type of specialized instructional support personnel (e.g., counselors, social workers, special education staff).
  • Revises statutory language requiring school district boards to consider recommendations developed by the State Board of Education when setting those ratios by creating an exception: if a school district is bound by a ratio set in a collective bargaining agreement (CBA), the board need not consider the State Board’s recommendations.
  • Makes conforming changes to provisions governing plans to improve set ratios of pupils to specialized instructional support personnel in certain districts.
  • Amendment (Assembly Amendment No. 196 / First Reprint): changed effective date to July 1, 2025, and provided that the bill’s amendatory provisions do not apply to CBAs entered into before July 1, 2025.

Who is affected

  • School districts and local governments (may incur fiscal impacts depending on negotiated agreements).
  • Licensed teachers and specialized instructional support personnel (gains bargaining leverage to negotiate class sizes and caseloads).
  • Recognized employee organizations (unions) representing school employees.
  • Students and communities indirectly, through potential changes in class sizes and support staffing.

Fiscal and policy implications

  • Fiscal note: bill “may have fiscal impact” on local governments; state effects indicated as “Yes.” Actual costs would depend on negotiated terms (e.g., staffing increases, reallocation of resources).
  • The bill does not itself appropriate funds or mandate specific ratio limits — it only requires those topics to be negotiable. Changes would occur if and when parties reach agreements (or arbitrate).
  • Proponents (e.g., Nevada State Education Association, Washoe Education Association) argued bargaining over ratios allows tradeoffs and local solutions and could improve student outcomes and teacher retention. No formal opponent positions are recorded in the provided materials.

Procedural/timeline notes

  • Passed Assembly and Senate (with amendments), enrolled and sent to the Governor (May 27, 2025).
  • Governor vetoed the bill (June 2, 2025) and returned it with a veto message.
  • Later procedural action: ordered to inactive file at request of a senator (Sept. 13, 2025).
  • Separate materials in the packet reference an unrelated California Budget/Governor’s Office measure (a California Civic Media Program and $10 million appropriation); that is a distinct measure not part of Nevada AB 155.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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