It's been a few weeks since sine die on June 3 at the Nevada Legislature.
The end of the 2025 session was nothing short of eventful, but we are heading into the time where all that work turns into action.
191 bills will become law on July 1.
A few of them center around education. One of the eye-catchers is the one law that has to do with cameras on school buses.
"We've actually had a couple of situations where a couple of our bus drivers helped save the life of one student in particular by blowing his horn as he saw, witnessed a vehicle passing by as the stop arm was out," said Dan Davis, Public Information Officer with the Carson City School District.
Cameras are already installed on buses in Carson schools, but this new law allows for some enhancements for student safety.
"It will provide us an opportunity to cite individuals who blow through the stop arm because we'll have cameras there and we'll be able to see license plate, make and model," Davis said.
Davis says they are looking into how to implement it without having to cost more money to the school district.
Now, this new law doesn't require school districts to use it.
Washoe County School District says they are looking into it in a statement they sent to 2 News Nevada.
"Here at Washoe County School District (WCSD), we are having internal conversations about what might work best for our students and families. We are keeping an eye on how other districts across the state are approaching the new legislation, and its implications..."
"Before any new program like this can move forward, there’s a lot of groundwork that needs to happen — from building the right infrastructure to making sure everything aligns with our priorities and values. If we do move toward implementation, the proposal would first go to our Board of Trustees for consideration and approval."
Some other laws around education touch on bullying and AI.
The bullying law establishes new screening and investigation protocols for school administrators to determine bullying, cyberbullying or discrimination more promptly.
It allows the bully to change schools as a part of the discipline. If the victim and bully are assigned to new schools, they cannot go to the same school.
The AI law says that schools cannot use it for functions of a counselor or social worker.
Moving into high school sports, one new law will impact the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association or the NIAA.
It says the NIAA cannot penalize against a school or person for advocating for change in policies.
A big portion of the law centers around recruitment. It states that schools cannot recruit and students cannot transfer as a result of it.
If someone believes this violation has happened they can file a complaint.
The first violation means schools must be placed on probation and the coach and/or member of staff must be suspended for the rest of the current season and the entirety of the next season. The second violation would mean they must be suspended for not less than one school year. The third would mean the person would be dismissed from their position and suspended for not less than two calendar years.
There were also some changes with elections. One is that Presidential Preference Primary candidates will now have to pay $1,000 to file.
Another would require that rooms in certain public buildings be provided for certain political parties for no charge.
One new law would allow trainees and board officers to work as volunteers and not receive pay.
Religious expression is the focus one of the laws. Starting in July, landlords and HOAs will no longer be able to not allow tenants to display religious items. This is unless it's bigger than the door or the total size is great than three feet by one foot, or if it promotes discrimination.
Gun safety was the topic of another new law. If someone is having a mental health crisis and is placed on a 72-hour hold, officers can immediately take the person's guns away. The officer then provides a receipt and procedure of how the person can get the gun back. That is unless the person is on an order for protection for high risk behavior or the person is not allowed to own a gun.
