NV AB533

Pupils may attend any public school outside their assigned attendance zone if the school has capacity at their grade level and their application is approved, with priority given to students from schools that received one of the two lowest performance ratings in the prior year.

School districts must adopt policies governing out-of-zone attendance, publish school capacity and vacancy data quarterly on their websites, and cannot deny applications based on academic ability, disability status, English learner status, home address, or prior disciplinary history (except for suspensions of 10+ days or expulsions).

The Department of Education must establish a grant program, subject to available funding, to provide transportation assistance to pupils attending schools outside their assigned zone, with eligibility limited to students from low-performing schools whose districts do not provide transportation for out-of-zone students.

School districts may elect not to provide transportation to pupils who transfer to schools outside their attendance zone under this program.

Applications must be available in the five most common non-English languages spoken in Nevada households, and parents may appeal denied applications to the school district superintendent, whose decision is final; the main provisions become effective July 1, 2026.