NRS 385A.960. Declaration of legislative intent; petition to modify, suspend or eliminate reporting requirements; review of petition; evaluation by Superintendent of Public Instruction; submission of reports [Effective July 1, 2026.]

1. 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to:

   1. (a) Enhance the efficiency of education reporting requirements by eliminating the reporting of redundant information and data, reducing administrative burdens and ensuring that all reports serve a meaningful purpose in supporting educational outcomes.
   2. (b) Ensure that teachers and school administrators, who are directly impacted by reporting requirements, have agency in recommending modifications to reporting requirements.
   3. (c) Preserve transparency, the accountability of public schools and school districts for the quality of schools and the educational achievement of pupils, and the accessibility of information and data concerning the educational achievement of pupils.

2. 2. A teacher or school administrator employed at a public school, a charter management organization that operates a charter school or an educational management organization that provides support or operations to a charter school may submit a petition to modify, suspend or eliminate a requirement for a public school or school district to report information or data to another person or entity. Such a petition must be submitted to the superintendent of schools of the school district in which the public school is located or, if the public school is a charter school, the governing body of the charter school. The petition must:

   1. (a) Clearly identify the requirement to report information or data that the petitioner is seeking to modify, suspend or eliminate;
   2. (b) Contain a detailed explanation of the reason that the requirement to report information or data is duplicative or redundant or does not provide information or data that is used by the Department, the State Board or any other person or entity to support educational outcomes; and
   3. (c) Propose an alternative report of information or data, if any, that would ensure that information and data to support educational outcomes remains accessible.

3. 3. Upon receipt of a petition submitted pursuant to subsection 2, the superintendent of schools of the school district or governing body of the charter school, as applicable, shall:

   1. (a) Review the petition to determine whether the requirement to report data or information that is proposed for modification, suspension or elimination is duplicative or redundant or does not provide data or information that is used by the Department, the State Board or any other person or entity to support educational outcomes.
   2. (b) If the petition requests to modify, suspend or eliminate a requirement for a public school to report data or information to the school district and the superintendent of schools of the school district finds that the requirement to report data or information proposed for modification, suspension or elimination is duplicative or redundant or does not provide data that is used by the school district to support educational outcomes, approve the petition and issue a decision modifying, eliminating or suspending the requirement. If the superintendent of schools of the school district issues such a decision, the superintendent shall provide notice of the approval of the petition to the petitioner, each public school within the school district and any other person or entity affected by the modification, suspension or elimination of the reporting requirement. If the superintendent of public schools of the school district denies a petition to modify, suspend or eliminate a requirement for a public school to report data or information to the school district, the superintendent shall provide a written explanation of the reasons for the denial to the petitioner. A petitioner whose petition is denied pursuant to this paragraph may submit a request for reconsideration of the denial to the superintendent of schools of the school district or resubmit the petition with additional information.
   3. (c) If the petition requests to modify, suspend or eliminate a requirement for a public school or the school district to report data or information to any person or entity other than the school district and the superintendent of schools of the school district finds that the requirement to report data or information proposed for modification, suspension or elimination is duplicative or redundant or does not provide data that is used by the school district to support educational outcomes, approve the petition and forward the petition to the Department for consideration pursuant to subsection 4 or deny the petition and provide a written explanation to the petitioner of the reasons for the denial of the petition. A petitioner whose petition is denied pursuant to this paragraph may submit a request for reconsideration of the denial to the superintendent of schools or governing body of the charter school, as applicable, or resubmit the petition with additional information.

4. 4. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall evaluate each petition forwarded to the Department pursuant to subsection 3 and, as part of such an evaluation, consider:

   1. (a) Any information provided by the petitioner, including, without limitation, any statements of support from school leadership, governing bodies, teachers or other educational personnel;
   2. (b) The necessity of the reporting requirement for compliance with federal or state law;
   3. (c) Whether the information or data that is reported is available through other means or reporting mechanisms;
   4. (d) The administrative burden imposed by the reporting requirement, with a focus on enabling teachers and administrators to allocate their time efficiently to activities that support pupil learning; and
   5. (e) The potential impact of the modification, suspension or elimination of the reporting requirement on transparency, the accountability of public schools and school districts for the quality of schools and the educational achievement of pupils, and the accessibility of information and data concerning the educational achievement of pupils.
5. 5. Not later than 180 days after receiving a petition for evaluation pursuant to subsection 4, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall approve the petition, deny the petition or request additional information or revisions to the petition. If the Superintendent requests additional information or revisions to the petition, the Superintendent shall, not later than 90 days after receiving such additional information or revisions, approve or deny the petition.

6. 6. If, after conducting an evaluation of a petition pursuant to subsection 4, the Superintendent of Public Instruction finds that the requirement to report data or information proposed for modification, suspension or elimination is duplicative or redundant or does not provide data or information that is used by the Department, the State Board or any other person or entity to support educational outcomes, the Superintendent may issue an order modifying, suspending or eliminating the requirement. If the Superintendent of Public Instruction denies the petition, the Superintendent shall provide notice of the denial and a written explanation of the reasons for the denial to the petitioner and the superintendent of schools of the school district or governing body of the charter school, as applicable, that forwarded the petition to the Department pursuant to subsection 3. If the Superintendent of Public Instruction issues an order modifying, suspending or eliminating a reporting requirement pursuant to this subsection, the Superintendent shall:

   1. (a) Provide notice of the order to the petitioner, the superintendent of schools of the school district or the governing body of the charter school that forwarded the petition to the Department pursuant to subsection 3 and any other person or entity affected by the modification, suspension or elimination of the reporting requirement.
   2. (b) Submit a report to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education or, if the Legislature is in session at the time notice is provided pursuant to paragraph (a), to the Senate and Assembly Standing Committees on Education, which describes the reporting requirement modified, suspended or eliminated and any recommendations for legislation to continue the modification, suspension or elimination of the reporting requirement after the expiration of the order.
7. 7. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if, pursuant to this section, the superintendent of schools of a school district or the Superintendent of Public Instruction issues a decision or order modifying, suspending or eliminating a requirement to report data or information, each person or entity to whom the requirement applies shall comply with the decision of the superintendent of schools of the school district or the order of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, as applicable, until the expiration of the decision or order. Any decision or order issued pursuant to this section expires on July 1 of the next odd-numbered year following its issuance.
8. 8. The superintendent of schools of each school district and the governing body of each charter school shall report to the Department in a standardized format prescribed by the Department any information required by the Department to complete the reporting of information required by subsection 9 concerning petitions submitted by teachers and school administrators pursuant to subsection 2.

9. 9. The Department shall include in a report submitted on or before February 1 of each odd-numbered year to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislature:

   1. (a) Information concerning the participation of teachers and school administrators in the process to request the modification, suspension or elimination of requirements for the reporting of information or data, including, without limitation, data relating to petitions submitted by teachers and administrators pursuant to subsection 2;
   2. (b) A summary of each petition received by the Department pursuant to this section and the decision of the Superintendent of Public Instruction on each such petition;
   3. (c) The rationale of the Superintendent for the approval of each petition that was approved by the Superintendent; and
   4. (d) Any trends or systemic issues identified by the Superintendent which are related to requirements for a public school or school district to report information or data to another person or entity.

10. 10. The Department may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section. The State Board may adopt regulations to establish:

    1. (a) A format for a petition submitted pursuant to this section and procedures for the submission of such a petition;
    2. (b) Criteria for evaluating such a petition;
    3. (c) Procedures to ensure that teachers and school administrators have input on decisions regarding requirements for a public school or school district to report information or data to another person or entity; and
    4. (d) Any other requirements necessary to implement the provisions of this section.

(Added to NRS by 2025, 3343, effective July 1, 2026)