Establishes provisions relating to programs of high-impact tutoring. (BDR 34-767)
Summary
AB383 authorizes the Nevada State Board of Education to adopt regulations setting minimum criteria for vendors that provide high-impact tutoring programs and seek contracts with school districts or charter schools. The bill is aimed at ensuring these tutoring services are consistent with evidence-based best practices and includes standards for how often students meet with tutors, how students are selected, the tutoring methods used, tutor qualifications and training, instructional materials, and the collection and reporting of student progress data.
The bill also requires tutoring programs to report academic progress to school administrators, teachers, and parents or legal guardians, and it directs the board to include safeguards for the security and privacy of student data in compliance with state and federal law, including FERPA. The measure becomes effective July 1, 2025.
Impact
AB383 amends Chapter 388 of NRS by giving the State Board of Education explicit regulatory authority over vendor standards for high-impact tutoring programs used by school districts and charter schools. It does not itself create a statewide tutoring program, but it establishes a framework for quality control, student progress monitoring, and data privacy requirements that vendors must meet before contracting with local education agencies. The bill affects school districts, charter schools, tutoring vendors, students receiving tutoring, and parents or guardians who will receive progress reports.
Sentiment
The bill appears to have been broadly supported and noncontroversial in the legislature. It passed the Assembly 42-0 and the Senate 21-0, indicating unanimous approval in both chambers. The lack of recorded committee transcript discussion also suggests the measure was viewed as a technical or policy-setting education bill with general agreement on the need for standards in tutoring programs.
Contention
No notable opposition is reflected in the available record. The only potential policy questions implied by the bill involve how strict the State Board’s regulations should be, including tutor qualifications, pupil-tutor ratios, selection criteria for students, and the scope of data reporting and privacy protections. However, the unanimous votes suggest these issues were not a source of significant contention during passage.