republic-os/legislation/us/states/nv/80/ab-219.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Makes various changes relating to education. (BDR 34-673)"
description: "AN ACT relating to education; revising provisions governing the reporting of certain information concerning the achievement of pupils who are English learners pursuant to the statewide system of accountability for public schools; requiring the principals of certain public schools that demonstrate low achievement for pupils who are English learners to develop a corrective action plan; authorizing a pupil who is an English learner to enroll in a public high school outside the zone of attendance in which the pupil resides under certain circumstances; requiring the adoption of a plan to ensure that a policy of instruction to teach English to pupils who are English learners achieves certain objectives; revising eligible teaching programs for which the Teach Nevada Scholarship Program awards scholarships; and providing other matters properly relating thereto."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nv"
legislature: "Nevada Legislature"
session: "80"
identifier: "AB 219"
citation: "Nevada AB 219 (80)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LEGISLATURE", "ENGLISH LANGUAGE", "INTERNET", "POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS", "PRIVATE", "SCHOOLS", "CHARTER (See also SCHOOLS", "PUBLIC)", "SCHOOL PUPILS", "SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY", "SCHOOL PERSONNEL", "LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL BUREAU", "EDUCATION", "DEPARTMENT OF", "NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION", "EDUCATION", "STATE BOARD OF", "SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "SCHOLARSHIPS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Assemblyman Alexander Assefa", "Assemblyman Edgar Flores", "Assemblyman Howard Watts", "Assemblyman Ozzie Fumo", "Assemblyman Richard Carrillo", "Assemblyman Skip Daly", "Assemblyman William McCurdy", "Assemblywoman Bea Duran", "Assemblywoman Connie Munk", "Assemblywoman Michelle Gorelow", "Assemblywoman Rochelle Nguyen", "Assemblywoman Sandra Jauregui", "Assemblywoman Sarah Peters", "Assemblywoman Selena Torres", "Assemblywoman Susie Martinez"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 12
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-02-18T08:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-06-17T07:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5222cd9b-ae44-4f24-b4e7-78714d2781dd"
source_url: "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/80th2019/Bill/6380/Overview"
source_hash: "c73110187f6439f819b55ae6bd20eb04917167dc3de65af013299b0d65e4eb1c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nv"]
---

# Nevada AB 219 (80) — Makes various changes relating to education. (BDR 34-673)

AN ACT relating to education; revising provisions governing the reporting of certain information concerning the achievement of pupils who are English learners pursuant to the statewide system of accountability for public schools; requiring the principals of certain public schools that demonstrate low achievement for pupils who are English learners to develop a corrective action plan; authorizing a pupil who is an English learner to enroll in a public high school outside the zone of attendance in which the pupil resides under certain circumstances; requiring the adoption of a plan to ensure that a policy of instruction to teach English to pupils who are English learners achieves certain objectives; revising eligible teaching programs for which the Teach Nevada Scholarship Program awards scholarships; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/80th2019/Bills/AB/AB219.pdf)
2. **Amendment 557** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/80th2019/Bills/Amendments/A_AB219_557.pdf)
3. **Amendment 707** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/80th2019/Bills/Amendments/A_AB219_R1_707.pdf)
4. **Reprint 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/80th2019/Bills/AB/AB219_R1.pdf)
5. **Reprint 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/80th2019/Bills/AB/AB219_R2.pdf)
6. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/80th2019/Bills/AB/AB219_EN.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Assemblyman Alexander Assefa — primary (person)
- Assemblyman Edgar Flores — primary (person)
- Assemblyman Howard Watts — primary (person)
- Assemblyman Ozzie Fumo — primary (person)
- Assemblyman Richard Carrillo — primary (person)
- Assemblyman Skip Daly — primary (person)
- Assemblyman William McCurdy — primary (person)
- Assemblywoman Bea Duran — primary (person)
- Assemblywoman Connie Munk — primary (person)
- Assemblywoman Michelle Gorelow — primary (person)
- Assemblywoman Rochelle Nguyen — primary (person)
- Assemblywoman Sandra Jauregui — primary (person)
- Assemblywoman Sarah Peters — primary (person)
- Assemblywoman Selena Torres — primary (person)
- Assemblywoman Susie Martinez — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-02-18T08:00:00+00:00** Read first time. Referred to Committee on Education. To printer. `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-02-19T08:00:00+00:00** From printer. To committee.
- **2019-03-12T07:00:00+00:00** Notice of eligibility for exemption.
- **2019-04-22T07:00:00+00:00** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 557.) To printer. `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-23T07:00:00+00:00** From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 40, Nays: 1, Excused: 1.) To Senate.
- **2019-04-24T07:00:00+00:00** In Senate. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Education. To committee.
- **2019-05-15T07:00:00+00:00** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 707.) To printer. `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-16T07:00:00+00:00** From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint. Taken from General File. Re-referred to Committee on Finance. To committee. Exemption effective.
- **2019-06-03T07:00:00+00:00** From committee: Do pass. Placed on General File. Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly. In Assembly. Senate Amendment No. 707 concurred in. To enrollment. `committee-passage`
- **2019-06-07T07:00:00+00:00** Enrolled and delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-06-14T07:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-06-17T07:00:00+00:00** Chapter 629.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5222cd9b-ae44-4f24-b4e7-78714d2781dd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nevada legislature records).