NevadaNevada districts cannot use costly J-1 teacher program sponsors
Since July 1, 2025, Nevada districts have been barred from partnering with certain J-1 teacher program sponsors or recruiters charging over $10,000 per person.
What it does
A Nevada school district may not partner with a teacher exchange sponsor or recruiter if fees and costs exceed $10,000 per participant or applicant. Existing agreements are exempt until renewed or extended.
Argument forThe rule could help protect teacher exchange participants and applicants from sponsors or recruiters charging more than $10,000 per person.
Argument againstDistricts could have fewer sponsors or recruiters to choose from if available providers charge more than $10,000 per person.
More detail
A school district may not contract or partner with a covered sponsor or recruiter if the program charges more than $10,000 per person. This applies when a Nevada school district employs or plans to employ a J-1 visa holder through a teacher exchange program. It covers the program's sponsor and anyone recruiting candidates for it. The district's contract or partnership is barred only when the total fees and costs charged per participant or applicant exceed $10,000. The rule applies to agreements in place on July 1, 2025, when they are renewed or extended. It applies for other purposes starting July 1, 2025; preparatory work could begin upon approval.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Jun 11Chapter 478.Latest
- Jun 10Approved by the Governor Joe Lombardo.Became Law
- Jun 6Enrolled and delivered to Governor.To Governor
- Jun 4In Assembly. To enrollment.Major
- Jun 2Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To Assembly.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Senate (1st Reprint). Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 1Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
- May 31Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
- May 30From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time.Minor
- May 29From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. In Senate. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Education. To committee.Passed Assembly
- Vote recorded Assembly (1st Reprint). Result: pass.Lower
- May 28From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on General File. Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 863.) To printer.Minor
- Apr 14Read second time. Taken from General File. Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. Exemption effective. To committee.Minor
- Apr 10From committee: Do pass.Minor
- Mar 31Notice of eligibility for exemption.
- Mar 18From printer. To committee.
- Mar 17Read first time. Referred to Committee on Education. To printer.Introduced
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