Nevada Assembly Bill AB210

Nevada 2025 Regular Session

• Refer: 2/3/25
• Introduced: 2/4/25
• Failed: 4/12/25

Caption

Provides for the administration of certain examinations and assessments through remote means to pupils enrolled in a program of distance education. (BDR 34-794)

Summary

AB 210 authorizes school districts and charter schools that offer distance education programs to administer certain statewide student assessments remotely through a remote testing platform. The bill applies to criterion-referenced examinations for grades 3 through 12 and, where applicable, the grade 11 college and career readiness assessment. It requires the remote version to use the same content and testing window as in-person exams and to be administered under the same state-prescribed procedures. The bill also establishes specific remote proctoring and security requirements. Students must be monitored by a designated proctor using a video device, may not exit the testing platform until released by the proctor, and the proctor-to-student ratio may not exceed 1:10. The State Board of Education is authorized to adopt regulations to implement the new remote-testing authority, and the Department of Education and local school districts must update their testing-security plans to include procedures for remote administration. The bill further extends existing rules on testing irregularities so they apply to distance education programs, including the possibility of requiring an additional administration of an exam if repeated irregularities occur.

Impact

AB 210 would amend Nevada’s education statutes governing distance learning, statewide assessments, and testing security. It adds a new section to chapter 388 and revises NRS 390.105, 390.270, 390.275, and 390.290 to expressly cover remote testing for pupils enrolled in distance education programs. The bill affects the State Board of Education, the Department of Education, school districts, charter schools, proctors, and students in remote programs by imposing new operational, monitoring, and security obligations. It also has a stated fiscal impact on the state and may affect local governments due to implementation and oversight costs.

Sentiment

The bill appears generally supportive of expanding access and flexibility for distance education students while preserving statewide testing standards. Its structure suggests an effort to modernize assessment administration without changing the substance of the exams themselves. No committee transcript or vote record was provided, so there is no documented opposition or support beyond the bill’s text and its policy design.

Contention

The main points of potential contention are testing integrity, student identity verification, and administrative burden. Requiring live video proctoring, a strict 10-to-1 proctor ratio, and compliance with state and district security plans may raise concerns about cost, staffing, technology access, and feasibility for rural or under-resourced districts and charter schools. Another possible issue is whether remote administration could create uneven testing conditions or security risks, especially if local plans differ in implementation. The bill’s extension of irregularity and corrective-action rules to distance education programs may also be scrutinized by districts that would bear the operational consequences of repeated testing problems.