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District briefed on Nevada special session: new school zone rules and potential $21'$26M annual cost from SB7
Summary
Superintendent staff summarized the Nov. special session and flagged AB6 (school zone safety and student privacy amendments), and SB7, which expands occupational lung disease presumption for first responders and may increase CCSD workers' compensation costs by an estimated $21'$26 million annually.
District staff briefed the board on an abridged review of Nevada's special legislative session (convened Nov. 13 and adjourned Nov. 19) and identified new statutes with operational and fiscal implications for Clark County School District.
Kirsten Cyr and assistant superintendent Brad Keating outlined that AB6, a school'zone safety bill passed during the special session, grants local authorities broader discretion on prohibitions (speeding, U'turns and passing) in school zones, requires updated signage standards, and doubles penalties and demerit points for violations in active school zones. Staff said the governor will participate in a ceremonial signing of AB6 at Roe Elementary on Dec. 11 with local partners.
Staff also reported two senate amendments attached to AB6 that restrict directory information and disclosure of parent or student phone numbers and addresses to third parties except where required by law or necessary for instructional or wraparound services; district staff are coordinating with the Nevada Department of Education to define those exceptions to avoid unintended consequences.
Staff highlighted SB7, which expands the presumption of industrial causation for lung disease for eligible first responders and, as presented by CFO Justin Dayhoff, could materially increase the district's workers'compensation liabilities. Dayhoff estimated a conservative annual cost increase to CCSD in the range of $21,000,000 to $26,000,000, driven by a broader presumption that lung conditions (COPD, emphysema, lung cancer and other impairments) are work related for covered positions, which would raise accepted claims and long'tail costs for the district.
Brad Keating said the district and local governments had opposed the bill and had engaged the governor's office, and staff will continue fiscal analysis and work with state partners ahead of the 2027 session. The board asked staff to provide ongoing cost projections and options to mitigate budgetary impact.
