The Clark County School District Board voted 7‑0 on Dec. 11 to adopt amendments to Regulation 4.100, which clarify background‑check and badge requirements for district employees, volunteers, independent contractors and vendors.

Chief Human Resource Officer Roanne Triana and assistant HR officer Jason Ganoza told the board the updates align district practice with state law changes enacted in AB503 (80th legislative session) and SB26. Under the revisions, the previous blanket waiver for nonprofit volunteers was removed; in its place, five statutory exceptions apply only when a public entity has conducted a qualifying fingerprint‑based criminal history check within the prior six months and other statutory conditions are met.

Ganoza summarized the intent: "AB503 requires volunteers from nonprofit organizations who will have unsupervised contact with students to comply with the district's fingerprint and background check requirements." He said the district has already taken steps over the summer to comply with the law, including offering mobile fingerprinting services.

Trustees pressed staff on definitions and implementation. Trustee Satori asked whether the change takes effect on approval; Ganoza said the district had already implemented key changes and was providing fingerprinting access to minimize volunteer loss. Trustee Dominguez asked for confirmation that the change means "more fingerprinting, not less," and Ganoza replied that was correct: nonprofits that partner with the district are now subject to fingerprinting requirements.

The motion to approve Regulation 4.100 was made by Trustee Baron and seconded by Trustee Dominguez; the motion passed 7‑0.

What happens next: staff will continue outreach and provide fingerprinting resources to community partners to preserve volunteer engagement while meeting statutory requirements.