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A
Here
and
please
mark
assemblywomanhansen
as
absent
excused,
we
do
have
a
quorum
so
welcome
to
all
of
you
here
in
carson
city
and
for
those
viewing
online
or
through
our
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and
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participating
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changed
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little
bit
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begin
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of
you
joining
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A
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everyone
please
put
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especially
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phones
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and
maintain
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We
do
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courtesy
and
respect
in
this
committee.
We
don't
always
agree
on
policy,
but
we
need
to
be
respectful
of
each
other
in
the
legislative
process.
A
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in-person
and
online
meeting
format
helps
to
keep
everyone
safe
during
cobit
19.
members
of
the
public
may
provide
testimony
in
various
ways,
all
of
which
are
listed
on
the
agenda
reminder.
Meeting
materials
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be
accessed
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nellis
and
for
those
of
you
who
are
watching
online
in
this
virtual
world,
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A
Assemblyman
nguyen
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laptop
we're
all
jealous.
So
if
you
see
us
looking
and
other
places
we're
likely
looking
at
items
for
the
bills,
so
today
we
are
going
to
hear
two
bills:
we're
going
to
start
with
assembly,
bill
450
and
then
move
on
to
senate
bill
173.
A
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testimony
will
be
allowed
a
maximum
of
two
minutes
to
speak
and
we
will
be
timing,
people,
so
it's
fair
and
will
limit
the
overall
testimony
in
each
period
to
30
minutes
if
you
which
wish
to
testify
and
have
not
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so
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please
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nellis
through
the
link
provided,
and
you
may
also
submit
written
comments,
and
I
will
make
sure
the
committee
receives
them
and
with
that
I
will
invite
the
bill
presenters
for
assembly
bill
450,
and
I
believe
we
thank
you
very
much
for
being
here
and
you
may
begin
when
you
are
ready.
C
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
My
name
is
heather
corbulek,
I'm
happy
to
be
here
this
afternoon
and
speak
with
the
committee
in
person.
It
feels
really
great
to
be
in
the
building
for
the
record
again,
I'm
heather
corbick,
and
I'm
here
today
representing
governor
syslock
as
his
policy
director,
I'm
here
to
present
assembly
bill
450,
which
appoints
a
committee
to
conduct
an
interim
study
to
align
workforce
training
and
programs
offered
by
community
colleges
in
the
state
of
nevada.
C
The
timing
is
right
to
review
the
governance
and
the
role
of
the
state's
community
colleges
assembly
bill.
450
proposes
the
creation
of
a
multi-disciplinary
committee
to
study
governance
structure
of
nevada
nevada's
community
colleges
as
it
relates
to
the
state's
workforce
development
needs.
The
governor
believes
that
nevada's
workforce
development
system
is
in
need
of
a
meaningful
transformation
to
meet
the
needs
of
our
evolving
economy.
C
Recent
economic
downturns
in
this
state
highlight
the
need
for
community
colleges
to
be
more
closely
aligned
to
the
diversity
of
students,
business
communities
and
the
regions
of
the
states
that
they
serve
in
order
to
maximize
the
opportunities
offered
by
nevada's
community
colleges
and
the
expanding
economy.
Nevada
must
take
a
coalition
approach
to
identifying
opportunities
for
realigning
education
and
training,
funding,
to
increase
coordination
and
collaboration
among
partners
within
the
workforce
system
and
to
establish
accountability
for
statewide
workforce
development
going
forward
with
an
evolving
economy.
C
Additionally,
it's
important
for
us
to
determine
whether
new
methods
of
coordinating
governing
or
funding
community
colleges
in
the
state
are
necessary
to
improve
and
advance
the
purpose
of
the
state's
community
colleges.
The
committee
will
work
on
an
interim
study
to
identify
the
opportunities
for
aligning
workforce
training
with
community
colleges
to
meet
the
needs
of
our
evolving
economy.
C
A
D
Thank
you
for
your
presentation
of
this.
Is
there
a
particular
reason
that
this
is
focusing
on
community
colleges?
I
know
that
community
colleges,
you
know,
obviously
are
within
that
higher
education
system
and
have
their
unique
challenges.
Is
that
kind
of
the
thought
process
and
like
kind
of
separating
these.
C
Thanks
for
the
question,
so
is
it
chair?
Is
it
okay?
If
I
go
direct,
oh,
please
do
okay!
Thank
you.
So
the
the
government.
C
We
go
sorry
rules,
I'm
heather
corville
for
the
record,
so
governor
sislak
has
looked
at
this
from
all
angles
and
really
wants
to
be
strategic
in
his
approach
to
kind
of
like
discussing
and
reviewing
the
governance
structure
around
community
colleges
and
as
they
relate
to
the
higher
education
university
systems
in
general.
I
think
our
focus
right
now
because
of
our
work,
our
state's
workforce
development
needs
development
needs
and
how
they're
evolving
I
mean
regularly.
Our
community
colleges
are
actively
responding
to
this
new
workforce.
C
Development
need
really
kind
of
gives
us
an
opportunity
to
take
an
introspective
look
at
whether
or
not
we
should
keep
those
two
systems
together
or
whether
or
not
those
two
systems
should
be
separated.
C
That's
part
of
the
study
in
the
committee's
charge-
and
I
will
also
just
add
that
chancellor
rose,
who
is
appointment
to
be
co-chair
on
this
committee-
has
experience
with
that
and
with
researching
that
and
practical
practicality
of
implementing
things
like
that
in
the
state
of
oregon.
So
she
brings
a
wealth
of
knowledge.
E
Hi,
thank
you
so
much
madam
chair,
and
thank
you.
It's
wonderful
to
see
you
in
person
as
well,
and
so
I'm
just
curious,
because
I
know
that
there's
another
efforts
to
move
the
office
of
workforce
innovation
out
of
the
governor's
office
under
dieter
and
there
just
seems
to
be
a
lot
of
crossover
between
owen
and
what
we're
proposing
here.
So
could
you
just
talk
me
through
the
differences
and
the
reason
for
those
policy
changes.
C
Thank
you.
I
appreciate
the
question
so
governor
syslock's
governor
recommended
budget
does
move
the
office
of
workforce
innovation
owen.
I
can
never
remember
all
the
ends
into
the
department
of
employment,
training
and
rehabilitation,
really
as
an
effort
to
start
aligning
all
of
the
various
workforce
development
organizations
within
the
state
into
one
centralized
location.
That's
really
focused
on
putting
nevadans
back
to
work.
C
This
is
a
conversation
that
brings
in
the
department
of
go
goed
into
the
committee
and
starts
researching
and
looking
at
broadly
across
the
state
with
industry
partners,
private
industry
partners,
chambers
about
how
do
we
not
only
align
our
entire
state's
workforce
development
needs
with
the
students
needs
and
getting
people
into
practicing
in
into
the
workforce
with
that
with
our
new
job
market.
C
So
I
think
that
they
are
aligned
but
kind
of
separate
and
not
all
altogether
in
one
package,
but
the
the
same
people
will
be
involved
in
the
conversations
with
this
committee.
E
C
A
Thank
you,
assemblywoman
torres.
F
F
I
appreciate
it,
so
I'm
just
trying
to
understand,
like
I
understand
that
the
focus
is
for
us
to
understand,
like
the
role
to
really
like
assess
the
governance
structures
that
we
have
in
place
right
now
for
our
community
colleges,
but
given
that
the
system
does
consist
right
now
of
our
community
colleges,
our
state
college
and
our
universities,
like
has
there
been
any
consideration
than
including
them
in
this
conversation,
because
it
seems
like
this
would
very
much
impact
the
entire
system
and
not
just
community
colleges.
C
I
appreciate
that,
thank
you,
heather
corbin,
for
the
record,
so
I
think
that's
part
and
parcel
of
why
we've
put
chancellor
rose
as
a
co-chair,
along
with
the
governor's
office
of
economic
development
and
again,
a
community
college
president
and
then
having
open
meetings
where
everybody
will
be
able
to
contribute
and
and
bring
their
insight.
The
con.
The
the
committee
is
also
able
to
develop
and
set
up
subcommittees
at
the
the
chairs
desire.
So
I
think
all
of
those
parties
will
eventually
be
included
in
the
conversation.
F
I
think
just
kind
of
like
a
follow-up
statement.
You
know.
I
just
think
that
there
should
be
a
larger
consideration
of
how
this
is
going
to
impact
those
universities.
That
has
to
be
a
priority
as
well,
is
how
this
impacts
the
system
as
a
whole
and
not
just
a
part
of
the
system,
and
I
definitely
support
like
the
intent
of
this
legislation.
But
I
would
urge
there
to
be
the
consideration
of
adding
additional
language
that
would
allow
for
them
to
be
really
a
part
of
this
conversation.
A
Thank
you
and
I'm
going
to
go
ahead
and
just
bring
up
some
questions
that
I
have.
I
like
this
bill
and
I
appreciate
the
intent
very
much
and
I
I
think
this
is
a.
A
I
think
the
community
colleges
are
a
great
place
to
start
honestly,
not
everyone
out.
There
is
looking
for
a
four-year,
you
know
degree,
and
so
I
think
this.
But
what
is
kind
of
what
kind
of
is
sticking
out
to
me
is
the
the
makeup
of
the
committee
that
will
be
studying
this.
I'm
not
seeing
apprenticeship
programs,
I'm
not
actually
seeing
labor
at
all
as
someone
who
should
be
there,
and
I
think
that
that's
a
a
missed
opportunity.
A
So
I
don't
I
honestly,
I
don't-
and
maybe
I
missed
it,
but
I
don't
see
even
the
state
workforce
development
on
here.
So
I
I
think
that
we've
got
a
lot
covered
and
I
and
I
appreciate
that,
but
I
think
that
it
needs
to
be
a
little
more
inclusive
and
so
I'll
make
this
into
a
question.
C
C
It
does
include
an
office
representative
from
goed,
along
with
chambers,
which
represent
a
wide
and
diverse
makeup
of
businesses
and
industry
leaders
and
the
superintendent
of
education,
who
happens
to
be
in
the
room
with
us
and
community
college
presidents,
and
so
what
we
we
thought
that
we
were
doing
is
creating
a
bill
that
would
allow
for
a
lot
of
flexibility
with
primary
stakeholders
at
the
table
and
then
allowing
for
subcommittees
to
be
formed
from
there
and
then
also
having
a
public
forum
in
order
to
include
all
of
the
voices
that
felt
like
they
wanted
to
be
heard.
A
Thank
you,
and
I
I
appreciate
that,
and
I
I
do
think
that
you
have
a
wide
sloth
of
of
representation.
I
just
to
me
because
those
apprenticeship
programs,
you
know
people
can
make
a
very
good
living
for
the
rest
of
their
lives
with
those
programs
that
I
think
that
they
should
definitely
have
a
seat
at
the
table
and
I'm
happy
to
continue
this
conversation
offline
with
you
and
go
forward
on
that.
Do
it
committee,
do
we
have
any
other
questions
before
we
move
on
nope?
A
Okay,
with
that
we
will
move
on
to
testimony
and
support.
Do
we
have
anyone
on
the
zoom
link
who
wants
to
testify
in
support
of
this
bill?
Okay,
we
will
move
on
to
the
phones
that
or
is
there
anyone
in
the
room
who
wanted
to
testify
and
support?
I
forget
to
ask
that
okay
and
anyone
on
bps
do
we
have
anyone
on
the
phone
line.
G
H
Hello,
peter
guzman,
president
of
the
latin
chamber
of
commerce,
here
in
support
of
ab450
I'd
like
to
thank
chair,
brilbray,
axelrod
and
all
the
members
of
the
education
committee.
For
years
we
have
talked
about
diversifying
our
economy,
but
we
cannot
effectively
diversify
our
economy
while
failing
to
properly
be
training
our
workforce.
H
I
can
tell
you
firsthand
that
community
colleges
play
a
very
important
role
in
effectively
training
our
students.
The
reality
is
that
community
college
are
more
than
just
a
stepping
stone
into
a
four-year
degree.
In
fact,
many
students
spend
two
years
at
a
community
college
and
that
can
lead
to
lucrative
career
in
high
demand
high
paying
jobs
as
we
recover
from
this
pandemic.
Now,
more
than
ever,
we
must
be
laser
focused
in
the
needs
of
our
employers,
with
workforce
curriculum
at
community
colleges.
H
Finally,
I
want
to
thank
our
governor's
office
for
consistently
working
to
help
prepare
our
workforce
for
all
different
emergency
emerging
industries
in
nevada.
This
study
is
an
important
step
in
that
direction,
and
it
will
continue
to
make
us
a
better
community.
The
latin
chamber
is
a
proud
supporter
of
this
bill.
Thank
you.
G
G
I
I
The
nevada
faculty
alliance
is
supportive
of
the
study
in
ab450
to
look
at
how
our
community
colleges
can
better
serve
the
needs
of
workforce
development
and
career
and
technical
education.
Statewide.
Please
refer
to
professor
doug
with
unger's
written
statement
in
support.
I
am
testifying
opposition
respecting
the
committee's
rules
in
order
to
propose
a
change
to
the
bill.
Specifically,
the
study
committee
should
include
representatives
of
community
college
faculty
nominated
to
the
faculty
shared
governance
bodies
and
should
also
include
a
student
representative.
I
The
study
committee
should
include
in
its
diversion
the
cost
of
the
new
workforce
development
programs
and
how
the
supported
industries
can
contribute
to
the
training
of
their
workers.
Thank
you
very
much.
We
would
fully
support
ab450
with
the
addition
of
faculty
and
student
representatives
to
the
study
committee.
Thank
you.
G
A
G
B
B-R-E-N-D-A-P-E-A-R-S-O-N-
and
I
am
here
representing
the
clark
county
education
association
ccea
is
testifying
in
neutral
on
assembly
bill
450.
The
creation
of
an
interim
study
that
will
explore
opportunities
to
streamline
the
pro
post
pro
secondary
education
from
our
community
colleges
to
workforce
development
programs
is
a
key
component
of
nevada's
economic
diversification
and
development.
B
Ccea
is
on
in
neutral
on
ab450,
because
we
know
that
the
key
to
economic
diversification
in
nevada
is
in
the
k-20
delivery
system
in
nevada.
It
is
important
that
we
utilize
our
community
colleges
to
their
fullest
and
allow
this
interim
study
to
guide
how
we
can
best
work
together
to
improve
student
achievement.
B
However,
cca
would
be
remissed
if
we
failed
to
mention
that
we
are
in
neutral
on
this
bill,
because
we
believe
that
the
k-20
education
delivery
system
must
include
looking
at
new
revenue
streams
to
fund
our
community
colleges
and
the
people-centered
funding
plan
optimally
to
ensure
that
every
workforce
development
program
is
impactful
and
that
our
students
have
the
skills
needed
to
transition
to
k-12
from
k-12
to
post-secondary
workforce
programs.
This
session
legislators
have
the
opportunity
to
fully
fund
the
people-centered
funding
plan,
allowing
students
across
our
state
to
realize
their
full
potential
funding.
B
Our
education
delivery
system
optimally
means
that
legislators
must
identify
a
designated
revenue
stream
for
the
purpose
of
education.
Cca
understands
that,
in
order
to
pass
new
revenue,
we
must
use
a
bipartisan
effort
led
by
the
governor.
However,
any
decision
short
of
passing
new
revenue
this
session
to
fund
the
pupil
centered
funding
plan
will
create
delays
and
the
development
of
streamlined
workforce
programs.
Due
to
the
learning
loss
attributed
to
distance
education
over
the
pandemic,
we
must
invest
in
our
students
to
ensure
that
the
net
they
have
the
necessary
skills
to
capitalize
on
the
relationships.
B
This
interim
study
aims
to
improve,
creating
a
streamlined
system
that
connect
connects
k-20
to
workforce
opportunities
will
only
be
successful
if
our
k-12
system
produces
college
and
career
ready
graduates.
This
cannot
be
done
without
a
stable
and
consistent
designated
revenue
stream,
aimed
at
improving
the
quality
of
k-12
education
for
all.
Students.
Cca
would
like
to
thank
this
committee
for
hearing
assembly
bill
450,
and
we
look
forward
to
helping
ensure
the
recommendations
of
this
interim
study
are
adopted
and
executed
to
provide
nevada
students
with
opportunities.
G
A
Thank
you
very
much
bps
with
that.
I
will
close
the
testimony
in
the
neutral
position.
Did
you
want
to
come
back
up
and
leave
it
at
that
all
right?
Thank
you
very
much
and
with
that
I
will
close
the
hearing
on
assembly
bill
450
and
I
look
forward
to
following
up
with
you.
Thank
you
and
now
we
will
open
the
hearing
on
senate
bill
173
and
we
have
senator
don
darrow
loop.
A
J
Thank
you
so
much.
It's
such
a
pleasure
to
be
in
the
assembly
where
I
once
lived.
So
thank
you
so
much
for
inviting
us
thank
you,
chair,
bilbray,
axelrod
and
community
members
for
the
record.
I
am
marilyn
dondero
loop,
representing
senate
district
8
in
clark
county
and
with
me
today
is
my
co-sponsor
assemblywoman
nathan,
anderson
and
state
superintendent,
joan
ebert.
We
are
pleased
to
present
senate
bill
173
with
the
first
reprint
of
the
back
on
track
act
for
your
consideration.
J
J
The
transition
was
difficult
for
our
students,
families,
educators
and
support
staff,
as
we
consider
everything
we
have
been
through.
We
should
take
great
pride
in
how
our
communities
have
worked
together
to
face
these
challenges
and
we
should
acknowledge
all
of
those
who
have
gone
above
and
beyond
to
do
the
best
that
they
can
for
our
kids.
In
this
difficult
circumstances,
parents,
teachers
and
school
administrators
are
to
be
commended
for
adapting,
but
the
simple
fact
is
in
person:
instruction
cannot
be
replicated.
J
J
J
The
damaging
effects
of
learning
loss
can
even
be
a
bigger
setback
for
communities
that
are
already
disadvantaged,
socially
and
economically.
One
thing
is
certain:
virtual
learning
means
unequal
learning.
We
already
know
that
learning
loss
is
widening.
Racial
disparities
in
education,
research
done
by
mckinsey
and
company,
and
the
education
commission
of
the
states
indicates
that
negative
impacts
of
virtual
schooling
may
be
greatest
for
low-income,
black
and
hispanic
students.
J
According
to
this
research,
as
schools
return
to
in-class
learning
in
january
of
2021,
which
we
have
already
passed,
students
who
are
white
may
experience
six
months
of
learning
laws
compared
to
typical
in-class
learning.
However,
hispanic
students
may
experience
more
than
nine
months
of
learning
loss
and
our
black
students
may
experience
over
10
months
of
learning,
loss
and
low
income.
Students
may
experience
as
much
as
12
months
of
learning
loss
over
twice
as
much
as
those
who
are
white.
J
But
let
me
be
clear,
even
one
month
of
learning
loss
is
unacceptable
for
any
of
our
students
that
same
research
estimates
the
impact
of
student
learning
loss
to
individuals
and
society.
In
that
same
scenario,
where
in-class
learning
resumes
in
gen
would
have
resumed.
In
january,
our
students,
the
average
kindergarten
through
12th
grade
student,
could
lose
in
their
lifetime,
61
000
to
82
000
as
a
learning
as
an
earning
as
a
former
30-year
educator
myself.
J
J
We
need
to
know
how
our
students
are
doing
on
a
day-to-day
basis,
sustain
their
interest
over
the
summer
and
use
this
time
in
the
classroom,
so
they
are
more
prepared
to
return
to
school
this
fall.
Finally,
I
want
to
acknowledge
that
we-
what
we
are
discussing
today
is
only
possible
because
of
the
american
rescue
plan
act,
that
congress
passed
and
president
biden
signed
into
law
just
recently.
J
I
want
to
specifically
thank
senator
cortez
masto
rosen
and
congresswoman
titus
and
congressman
horsford
and
congresswoman
lee
for
voting
for
this
bill.
These
critical
relief
dollars
coming
to
nevada
schools
have
allowed
us
to
bring
forward
the
back
on
track
act
which
asks
our
school
districts
to
come
up
with
plans
to
provide
options
for
both
virtual
and
in-person
summer
school.
J
The
bill
will
help
move
the
state
and
our
school
districts
through
that
planning
process,
ensuring
that
hundreds
of
millions
of
dollars
in
federal
aid
intended
to
mitigate
learning
loss
is
being
put
to
work
for
our
students.
I
am
now
going
to
turn
the
microphone
over
to
assemblywoman
nathan
anderson
for
her
remarks
and
a
walkthrough
of
the
legislation.
K
It
is
kind
of
like
musical
chairs,
thank
you,
senator
dondera,
loop
and
good
afternoon
chairs
bilbray
axelrod
vice
chair
miller
and
members
of
the
assembly
education
committee.
My
name
is
nathan
anderson,
it's
my
honor
and
pleasure
to
represent
assembly
district
30.
and,
as
many
of
you
know,
I'm
a
teacher
in
my
real
life,
and
I
think
that
the
senator
has
laid
out
very
clearly
what
has
been
lost
this
last
year
and
a
half
of
our
in
our
classrooms.
K
K
K
We've
lost
that
a
little
bit
and
it's
time
for
us
to
try
to
regain
it.
The
back
on
track
act
is
one
way
to
do
so.
It's
allowing
our
different
school
districts
to
come
up
with
the
best
plan
for
their
school
district,
because
what
is
right
for
washoe
county
will
be
very
different
than
what
is
right
for
elko
and
very
different
for
what
is
needed
for
clark
and
very
different
for
what
is
needed
in
carson.
So
it
is
defining
that
there
needs
to
be
a
plan
in
place.
K
I
think
the
other
items
that
have
been
missing
are
much
better
defined
in
the
letters
that
were
written
by
our
federal
delegation,
in
particular
the
letter
that
our
former
senator
titus
state
senator
now
u.s
congresswoman
member
titus
wrote
where
she
also
utilized
some
other
evidence
that
I
believe
also
senator
donderol
brought
up.
So
if
it's
okay
with
the
chair,
I'm
just
gonna
walk
through
the
bill.
K
I
know
that
every
single
school
district
has
already
started
discussing
this.
It
might
not
have
been
brought
up
to
their
school
boards,
but
they've
already
started
discussing
how
to
do
this,
and
so
those
plans
will
be
in
place.
The
back
on
track
to
act.
Senate
bill
173
contains
an
initial
road
map
with
next
steps
in
the
fight
to
combat
learning
learning
loss
in
two
distinct
ways.
K
K
The
plan
would
include
the
option
for
pupils
to
ascend
summer
school,
either
in
person
or
online,
and
the
manner
in
which
the
schools
and
districts
or
charter
schools
will
target
pupils
most
at
risk
of
learning
loss.
Examples
of
students,
most
at
risk
of
learning,
are
outlined
in
the
bill,
but
I
want
to
make
sure
it's
clear.
This
is
not
an
extensive
list
in
any
shape
or
form.
K
Some
of
those
mentioned
in
the
bill
include
peoples
with
disabilities,
who
are
chronically
absent,
who
are
enrolled
in
grades
one
through
three
and
are
struggling
in
mathematics
and
reading
and
again
I
want
to
make
sure
this
is
clear
as
well.
Our
educat,
our
students
that
are
struggling
in
4,
5,
6
9
12.
K
legislative,
wait.
No,
that's
anyway,
the
other
grades
as
well.
They
are
also
need
to
be
targeted,
but
we
on
purpose
did
grades
one
through
three
based
upon
how
important
it
is
to
have
that
base
and
also
those
who
lack
the
financial
resources
necessary
to
access
services
to
address
learning
loss
section.
One
also
requires
a
school
district
or
charter
school
offering
summer
school
to
include
transportation
and
meal
services.
K
K
The
nevada
department
of
education
will
then
submit
a
consolidated
report
by
november
30th
to
the
governor
and
to
the
legislature.
As
mentioned
before,
the
degree
to
which
the
pandemic
impacted
some
of
our
areas
are
still
unknown.
The
information
gathered
in
these
reports
will
be
critical
to
understanding
the
severity
of
the
situation.
K
L
L
I
want
to
thank
senator
dondero
loop
and
assemblywoman
anderson
for
their
leadership
in
this
bill
and
including
the
nevada
department
of
education
and
other
stakeholders
in
this
critical
work.
It's
important
to
acknowledge
that
regaining
our
equilibrium
as
a
society
is
going
to
take
every
single
one
of
us
and
the
nevada
department
of
education
is
working
hard
in
partnership
with
the
governor,
the
state
board
of
education,
you,
as
our
legislators,
all
of
our
stakeholders,
to
support
the
ongoing
recovery
of
our
students
from
coven
19..
L
L
The
conversation
that
sb
173
has
opened
in
nevada
is
part
of
the
national
dialogue.
As
noted,
the
american
rescue
plan
provided
1.1
billion
dollars
to
the
state
of
nevada,
and
it
acknowledges
the
unique
opportunity
to
leverage
summer
learning
to
support
our
educational
recovery
of
the
1.1
billion
dollars.
90
of
the
funds
go
directly
to
districts
and
schools.
L
20
percent
of
those
funds
must
be
used
to
address
learning
loss
of
the
10
percent
of
funds
that
nde
may
reserve
for
statewide
activities.
At
least
five
percent
must
address
learning
loss.
At
least
one
percent
must
be
used
towards
summer
enrichment,
programming
and
another
one
percent
must
be
invested
in
after-school
programs.
L
K
A
J
Exactly
thank
you
again
for
allowing
me
some
remarks
and
marilyn
dondero
loop
for
the
record,
so
just
to
kind
of
pull
that
together.
Over
the
past
year,
we've
experienced
our
most
challenging
circumstances
with
nuanced
impacts
across
school
districts,
and
it's
clear
that
our
students
and
our
schools
continue
to
face
significant
hurdles
for
the
pandemics
from
the
pandemics
impacts,
and
this
is
not
the
time
to
sit
back
and
wait
to
see
how
bad
the
situation
is,
or
just
to
accept
that
learning
loss
is
a
new
reality.
J
J
D
Thank
you
and
thank
you
all
for
your
presentation
here
today,
so
when
I
think
of
my
own
family
members,
that
came
here
like
in
1975
after,
like
the
end
of
the
vietnam
war,
they
brought
their
like.
My
uncles
brought
their
like
kids
and
they
were
five
and
six.
So
my
cousins
were
at
that
age
and
they
came
over
here
and
I
know
that
they
heavily
relied
on
our
education
system
to
help
them
with
learning
english
and
preparing
them
for
like
their
future.
D
So,
and
I
know
that
our
education
system
has
given
them
like
real
opportunities.
They
are
now
teachers
and
engineers
and
other
productive
members
of
our
communities.
So,
and
I
know
in
clark
county
alone,
I
was
just
reading
an
article
about
how
nearly
70
000
of
the
320
000
kids
in
the
clark
county
school
district
are
ell
students
and
I'm
just
looking
in
here.
D
I
saw
that
also
a
part
of
the
american
rescue
plan
states
must
outline-
and
you
guys
kind
of
highlighted
that
you
know
looking
at
successful
strategies
for
spending
future
spending
and
data
to
support
that
spending
of
those
students
that
are
homeless
have
disabilities.
The
other
students
that
you
outlined
in
there,
but
I
noticed
that
english
language
learners
were
not
included
in
that.
So
I'm
very
grateful
that
you
guys
are
bringing
this
bill
and
also
the
passage
of
the
american
rescue
plan.
D
But
is
there
any
reason
that
those
students
were
not
specifically
enumerated
in
those
sections
of
things
that
were
looking
were
they
did
you
believe
they
were
included
in
some
of
these
other
categories
or,
if
that's
something
I
don't
know
just
more
of
a
comment.
Question
kind
of.
J
Thank
you
for
the
question
and
I
absolutely
understand
this.
This
list
was
not
all-inclusive.
If
you
will,
I
mean
those
were
some
examples
of
who
we
might
be
capturing,
for
example,
just
to
go
to
the
other
end
of
the
spectrum.
If
we
had
a
student
who
needed
english
101
in
high
school,
we
did
not
specifically
include
that
in
this
list.
So
absolutely
our
all
learners
and
are
are
part
of
this
list
and
included.
They
would
be
included
in
the
title
1
schools.
They
might
be
included
in
magnet
schools.
J
So
with
that
being
said,
we
absolutely
embrace
and
hope
I
mean
my
my
biggest
worry
is
that
we
won't
have
enough
seats,
and
it's
also
would
be
my
biggest
accomplishment
right
is
that
we
have
so
many
students
attending
that
we
don't
have
enough
seats,
but
I
don't
see
that
we
won't
have
enough
seats,
because
I
trust
that
our
school
districts
and
our
educators
have
embraced
this
and
will
help
us
make
our
kids
whole.
E
I
just
had
a
couple
technical
questions
really
so
in
looking
at
section
one
subsection:
four:
if
the
school
district
or
charter
school
is
unable
to
hire
a
sufficient
number
of
persons
to
work
in
the
summer
and
so
forth,
they
they
may
hire
retired
public
employees,
and
so
we
we
have
obviously
current
teachers
under
contract
and
then
potentially
reaching
into
the
retired
public
employees
to
fill
these
slots
do
substitute
teachers
also.
Are
they
also
included
in
there,
because
I
would
think
they
would
be
a
good
resource
and
maybe
that's
included
in
those
that
are
currently
teaching.
J
E
Thank
you
so
much.
May
I
ask
a
follow-up
question
so,
and
I
I
I
see
here-
and
this
is
technical-
and
hopefully
I
can
wrap
my
head
around
it,
but
just
in
regards
to
the
payment,
so
they'll
receive
compensation
in
addition
to
their
regular
compensation.
E
If
you
could
just
walk
through
the
those,
I
think
we
have
three
different
scenarios.
There.
We
have
full-time
employed
teachers,
we
have
substitute
teachers
and
then
we
have
pulling
from
retired
teachers
and
how
that
would
work
in
terms
of
their
their
current
compensation
and
then
an
additional
compensation,
and
then
I'll
also
note
that
it's
it
as
I
read
it
looks
like
outside
of
collective
bargaining.
So
if
we
could
just
sort
of
walk
through
the
logistics
to
help
us
understand
that
implementation
piece,
I
think
that
would
be
really
helpful.
J
Thank
you
very
much,
marilyn
donderold
for
the
record,
and
I'm
going
to
start
and
if
my
phone,
a
friend
to
my
right
over
here,
needs
to
jump
in
here
I'll,
let
her
this.
Will
this
compensation,
I
mean
we
would.
We
would
love
the
teachers
to
get
as
much
compensation
compensation
as
allowable
every
district
is
going
to
do
this
part
a
little
bit
differently.
J
One
school
district
may
decide
to
double
the
allowable
amount
one
school
district
may
not.
They
may
decide
to
add
a
certain
amount
on
top
of
that.
But
with
that
being
said,
it's
absolutely
going
to
be
above
and
beyond
what
we
would
consider
as
educators
a
standard
rate
of
pay
per
hour
which
in
clark
county,
I
believe,
is
22.50
or
something,
and
I
I
think
in
washoe
it
might
be
30,
so
we
would
love
that
to
be
doubled
or
more.
K
K
So
I
think
I
think
nathan,
anderson
assembly,
member
anderson
for
the
record.
Thank
you
for
the
question.
I
think
senator
donder
loop
explained
it
really
well
with
it.
But
what
happens
with
our
contracts
as
educators?
We
work
for
we
we
get
paid
throughout
12
12
months,
but
we
work
nine
months.
So
that's
where
the
first
thing
is
happening
is
we're
still
getting
that
pay.
So
that's
that's
one
issue,
but
with
our
contracted
rate
of
pay,
it's
how
much
we
would
make
for
an
hour.
K
So
let's
just
say
that
you
are
a
nationally
board
certified
teacher
because
of
this
body
because
of
our
legislative
body,
you
can
get
a
five
percent
bonus
in
all
districts.
There's
a
few
districts
that
give
more
because
of
their
negotiated
agreement,
so
you've
got
an
hourly
rate
of
pay
based
upon
what
you
would
be
paid.
K
Based
upon
how
many
years
of
experience
you
have
plus
that
five
percent
to
eight
percent
extra,
so
that's
how
you
figure
out
what
your
hourly
rate
of
pay
would
be,
because,
quite
frankly,
our
summer
school
teachers
in
the
past
when
it
has
been
in
the
past-
and
I
want
to
make
sure
that's
very
clear-
this
is
not
a
usual
world,
but
in
the
past
usually
it's
been
those
first
through
five-year
teachers
that
are
they're
the
ones
that
are
able
to
do
the
summer
school,
because
they're
still
trying
to
figure
out.
K
How
am
I
getting
my
bills
paid,
although
we
don't
need
to
go
into
the
funding?
That's
a
different
committee
that
I
believe
you're
on
so
we'll
figure
that
one
out
later,
but
that's
where
that
hourly
rate
of
pay
is
based
upon,
is
that's
what
a
first
or
second
year
teacher
would
be
making
well.
We
want
to
have
our
15-year
teachers
to
be
out
here
teaching,
and
we
want
that.
That's
where
that's
coming
from
so
the
way
that
this
bill
is
set
up.
That
is
the
floor.
K
So
let's
say
that
you're
at
a
committee
in
a
in
a
community
that
it's
very
difficult
to
get
enough
teachers
to
be
able
to
come
in
or
counselors
to
be
able
to
come
in.
That
is
when
then,
the
school
district
and
the
bargaining
agent
are
able
to
work
together
to
come
up
with
a
different
formula
if
necessary.
K
But
the
hourly
rate
of
pay
is
based
upon
what
their
current
contract
language
is,
and
so
that's
where
the
bargaining
unit
comes
in
and
then
finally
for
the
substitute
pay
as
well
as
the
high
needs,
because
that's
where
that's
from
the
high
needs
pay,
I'm
not
sure
exactly
how
that
works,
because
that
is
when
it's
an
area
during
the
regular
school
year.
When
we,
let's
just
say
we
don't
have
enough
music
teachers
many
times
we
don't
have
enough
music
teachers.
K
E
Okay,
so
so
this
will
be
determined
at
the
district
level
and
for
licensed
teachers
that
are
currently
employed.
It
will
be
part
of
the
collective
bargaining
agreement
at
the
district
level,
their
base
pay
plus
this
additional
pay.
So,
in
my
mind,
coming
from
a
background
of
retail
years
ago,
it's
like
holiday
pay
right
like
it's,
you
know,
sort
of
you
get
an
additional
pay,
because
this
is
special
circumstances.
K
I
understand
where
it's
coming
from
assemblymember
anderson.
Thank
you
for
the
for
making
sure
that
to
double
check
it
you're
really
close
to,
though
right
you're,
so
close,
but
they're,
two
different
paychecks,
because
they're
coming
from
two
different
areas,
and
so
this
the
summer
school
pay
is
not
purse
con
will
not
have
pers
attached
to
it,
but
the
regular
pay
that
you
would
have
over
a
year
does
have
purse.
So
that's
why
they're
two
different
areas.
That's
the
only
thing
because,
usually
again
going
back
to
my
my
years
at
jamboree.
K
How
much
fun
was
that,
but
anyway,
that
that
hot
holiday
pay
would
be
in
the
same
paycheck,
but
these
are
separate
accounts,
so
they're
separate
pay.
E
E
Category
two
was
the
substitute
teacher
who,
if
I
understand
correctly,
are
not
licensed,
but
we
we
utilize
them,
so
we
call
them
a
second
category
substitute
teacher
pay,
they're,
not
collectively
bargained,
so
that'll
just
have
to
be
worked
out
at
the
district
level.
What
their
pay
is
for
this
summer
school
and
then
the
same
thing
would
go
for
the
high
needs
or
the
you
know:
retired
teachers
category
three
each
of
those
will
be
worked
out
on
an
individual
district
level.
K
Correct
so
assembly
member
anderson,
thank
you
for
again
asking
for
that
clarification.
K
So
though,
although
they
are
not
part
of
a
collective
bargaining
unit,
they
do
have
a
contract
in
that
fashion,
and
so
it
more
than
likely
continue
to
be
the
same
pay.
But
I
cannot
guarantee
that
at
this
time,
I'm
so
sorry
and
then
for
the
high
needs
yeah,
I'm
not
sure
exactly
how
that
language
would
be
looking.
But
that
way
it
it
allows
a
district
to
have
that
conversation
with
those
individuals.
A
F
Thank
you
and
thank
you
for
the
presentation.
I
appreciate
the
the
legislation.
I
just
have
a
couple
clarifying
questions,
so
the
first
question
that
I
have
is
regarding
section
one
subsection
two-
and
this
is
the
part:
that's
talking
about
transportation,
and
it
says,
along
lines
of
like,
shall
provide
transportation
for
the
services
in
school
breakfast
and
school
lunch
to
people
to
attend,
and
I
know
it's
as
applicable,
and
can
you
just
talk
a
little
bit
about
who
that
would
apply
to?
F
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
this
would
apply
to
the
students
that
are
currently
required
to
receive
transportation.
Now.
J
Marilyn
dondero
loop
for
the
record:
absolutely
it
will
apply.
Each
school
district
will
devise
their
transportation
plan.
So
just
as
we
have
transportation
plans
now
within
school
districts,
where
maybe
at
the
corner
of
x
and
y,
they
pick
up,
they
may
decide
because
some
school
over
here
is
not
having
a
summer
school.
Maybe
those
maybe
they'll
pick
up
at
a
different
per
place,
but
the
school
will
provide
transportation.
That
is
absolutely
part
of
this
bill.
F
Thank
you,
and
I
guess
just
to
clarify
a
little
bit
of
where,
where
I'm
trying
to
get
at
so
like.
I
know
right
now,
I
believe
in
clark
county.
It's
like
one
mile
radius,
you
don't
have
to
provide
transportation
to
and
that's
what
I'm
trying
to
make
sure
like
schools
that
are
currently
not
required
to
provide
transportation
to
certain
students
would
not
be
looped
into
this,
or
I
know
our
public
charter
schools
don't
require
transportation
either.
J
Nothing
is
being
changed
for
the
regular
school
year.
This
is
for
summer
school
only
and
those
schools
that
have
summer
school
and
the
school
districts
are
being
asked
to
submit
a
plan.
So
when
the
school
district,
whether
it's
elko,
whether
it's
eureka,
whether
it's
nye,
whether
it's
clark
or
whether
it's
washoe
it
doesn't
matter
which
school
district,
if
they
decide
to
use
these
funds
and
submit
a
plan
within
their
plan,
we
are
asking
them
to
submit
how
their
transportation
model
will
fit
into
this.
J
So
they
may
say
in
one
school
district,
we're
going
to
pick
up
every
half
mile.
Somebody
else
may
say
one
mile.
Somebody
else
may
say
we're:
gonna
have
four
buses.
I
that's
submitting
the
plan,
that's
part
of
the
plan,
so
we
want
to
get
as
many
students
as
we
can
to
the
schools.
So
it
would
behoove
everyone
to
make
sure
that
those
transportation
stop
points
are
easily
accessible
for
all
children.
F
Sorry,
thank
you.
I
might
ask
some
additional
questions
to
clarify
that
offline.
The
next
question
that
I
had
was
you
know
I.
I
have
been
fortunate
for
the
last
couple
years
to
work
with
programs
through
trio,
which
is
a
part
of
our
state
university
and
college
system,
and
I'm
just
wondering
if
we've
considered
permissive
language
that
would
allow
for
additional
funding
to
these
programs
that
are
already
existing
these
summer
bridge
programs
that
are
serving
the
communities
that
are
outlined
in
here
that
are
operating
within
our
public
system.
J
J
Certainly
they
would
be
welcome
to
use
the
funding
that
they
may
or
may
not
receive
from
the
arp,
but
right
now
this
is
this
funding
and
I
would
be
remiss
if
I
didn't
add
one
of
the
things
that
is
very
important
within
this
summer.
School
piece
is
that
in
the
past
we
have
not
had
summer
school
for
elementary
students.
Summer
school
has
almost
traditionally
been
for
high
school
students,
and
so
this
is
k-12.
J
So
that's
a
really
important
piece
for
us
to
understand
and
the
other
important
piece
there
is
that
if
you
sent
your
child
to
summer
school,
you
paid
for
it,
so
you
paid
70
for
half
a
credit
of
english
101.
If
that's
what
your
student
needed,
this
will
be
free
of
charge.
K-12
summer
school,
with
transportation,
with
meals
provided
for
all
students
who
apply.
F
And
I
I
appreciate
that
and
just
a
follow-up
to
that.
So
our
summer
bridge
programs
that
exist
with
trio
are
held
at
the
university
systems
and
held
at
nevada
state
college
but
serve
under-resourced,
high
school
students,
and
so
I
think
it
would
be
great
if
there
was
permissive
language
for
us
to
just
enable
them
to
to
to
use
funding
for
this,
because
they
have
licensed
teachers
in
classrooms
they're,
providing
that
summer
bridge
program.
They
are
providing
transportation,
they
are
providing
breakfast
and
lunch.
F
K
Really
quick,
thank
you.
Assim
assemblymember
torrez!
This
is
nathan
anderson
assembly
district
30..
I
think
that
the
the
the
programs
you're
speaking
of
if
there
are
agreements
between
the
school
district
there
are
ways
to
be
able
to
do
that.
One
reason
why
we
want
to
do
this,
though
we
don't
want
to
have
this
money
going
to
go
pay
for
a
consultant.
K
M
Thank
you
chair,
and
I
have
two
questions
that
that
I'm
going
to
ask
and
the
first
one
is
more
of
a
technical
nature
and
it's
to
follow
up
with
what
assemblywoman
tolls
brought
up
about
section,
section,
1.4
and
because
the
language,
the
way
that
the
bill's
actually
written,
that
it
says
a
sufficient
number
of
persons
and
and
again
I
understand
that,
because
not
everyone
working
in
this
program
would
be
a
licensed
teacher.
M
We
need
food
service,
we
need
transportation,
we
need
support
staff
and
then
it
says
that
the
school
district
or
charter
school
may
hire
retired
public
employees
now
again
retired
and
public
employees
legally
would
include
every
single
person.
That's
you
know
a
public
employee
in
nevada,
but
we
also
still
know
that
licensed
teachers
are
obviously
the
majority
of
staff
that
we
would
need,
and
I
know
we
had
discussions
about
this
early
on
and
so
the
way
that
this
language
is
written.
M
Now,
it
literally
just
says
any
person
any
retired
employee,
but-
and
I
know
the
question
was
asked
earlier
about-
you-
know
substitute
teachers
and
stuff
like
this,
but
and
I
know
that
the
intent
was
retired
teachers.
That
would
like
to
come
back
because,
quite
frankly,
we
know
that
so
many
of
our
teachers
right
now
are
so
burned
out.
It's
it's
been
a
very
difficult
and
challenging
year.
M
So
I
guess
if
the
technical
language,
which
is
completely
permissive
right
now,
but
what
is
the
plan
and
and
where
the
districts
do
we
anticipate
that
there'll
be
enough
licensed
teachers
interested
in
participating
in
the
program?
And
what
would
the
plan
be
if
there
wasn't
if
we
had
more
students
than
teachers.
J
Good
problem,
but
have
a
have
an
issue
you're,
absolutely
right.
I
I
hope
we
have
more
students
than
we
anticipate,
but
with
that
being
said,
where
it
says
retired
public
employee,
I
would
have
to
ask
the
superintendent
if
that
is
only
retired
teachers.
If
we
need
to
modify
that,
then
we
might
need
to
do
that,
but
we
are
hoping
that
we
have
enough
teachers
who
either
through
the
need
of
wanting
to
make
more
money
or
through
the
love
of
teaching,
which
sometimes
is
both
in
my
case
as
a
retired
teacher.
J
When
I
first
started,
I
I
worked
every
summer
doing
something
so
we
we
are
very
hopeful
that
we
will
have
absolutely
enough
people,
but
this
saying
an
unable
to
hire
a
sufficient
number.
Then
we
would
move
to
those
retired
teachers.
M
Okay-
and
I
guess
I
was
initially
getting
that,
if
even
within
the
group,
with
retired
teachers
and
substitute
teachers
and
everyone,
my
next
question
is
on
section
two
number
one.
M
So
it's
talking
about
the
reporting
and
the
accountability
piece,
but
the
reporting
back
to
about
the
progress
of
the
program-
and
I
notice
in
section
one
it
says
one
or
more
measures
of
pupil
achievement
as
determined
by
the
department
of
education
and
my
concerns
remain
consistent
from
the
beginning
that
I
don't
feel
this
is
appropriate
to
have
standardized
testing
assessments
or
diagnostics
a
especially
in
a
short-term
summer
program.
So
can
you
explain
what
those
one
or
two
measures
of
pupil
achievement
would
be.
J
J
J
At
the
end
of
four
weeks
I
could
say
gee,
they
know
all
26
letters
and
all
26
sounds
that
could
be
my
achievement
and
by
the
way
I
as
an
educator
and
as
a
community
member,
I
want
to
know
the
achievements,
because
guess
what
I
think
our
teachers
are
doing
a
great
job.
I
think
our
educators
that
put
out
the
time
and
effort
to
teach
summer
school
should
be
applauded
publicly
for
working
with
these
kids.
So
I
don't
know
that
achievement's
talking
about
s
back,
I
think
achievements
talking
about.
M
Okay,
so
just
for
for
clarity,
then
you're
saying
that
this
would
be
the
typical
teacher-driven
assignments
that
happen
in
class
that
we're
not
using
aims
web
and
maps
and
ireti,
and
all
these
other
diagnostics
and
and
tests
and
stuff
like
that.
So
this
is
just
with
the
teacher
saying
you
know
we
did
some
assignments,
some
quizzes
and
the
kids
their
effort,
their
attendance.
They
moved
forward.
J
M
L
Thank
you
for
the
question
superintendent
ebert
for
the
record,
so
we
agree
with
you.
There's
no
reason
to
bring
children
back
to
school,
just
for
an
assessment,
and
I've
said
that
publicly
I've
written
it
in
memos
the
I
think
the
senator
did
a
great
job
as
being
an
educator
of
the
student
progress
and
then
also
being
able
to
communicate
to
the
parents.
You
know
the
progress
that
the
child
made
during
the
time,
so
that
is
the
complete
intent
I
would
also
expand.
I
think
you
are
asking
specifically
about
certain
tools
that
districts
use.
M
So
follow-up
superintendent,
so
it
says
that
these
are
to
be
determined
by
the
department
of
education.
So
can
you
tell,
can
you
tell
us
what
you
as
the
department
would
accept
because
saying
you're
right
now
it
sounds
like
everyone
would
have
a
choice
and
we
know
that's
not
going
to
be
the
case.
So
what
will
the
department
accept
as
measures
of
pupil
achievement.
L
I
think
everything
that
was
stated
in
prior
to
and
just
thinking
about
the
conversation
that's
been
happening
over
the
last
couple
days
in
regard
to
how
we
have
conversations
as
educators,
teachers
and
principals
about
student
growth
and
progress.
It's
a
professional
responsibility
that
we
all
have
and
that
we
actually
enjoy,
and
I
know
you're
an
educator,
so
I
don't
mean
to
be
in
any
way.
I'm
sharing
publicly
what
we
would
accept,
but
through
conversation
right,
what
the
the
group
of
students
that
they
have
in
front
of
them
and
how
they're
going
to
measure.
L
M
And
what
about
for
the
teachers
who
don't
want
to
implore
those
tools,
because
again
a
short
time
they've
gone
through
testing?
I
you
know
I
just
want
to
teach.
I
just
want
to
explore
and
work
with
the
kids
and
instruct
and
coach
what
about
those
will?
They
have
the
ability
to
use
other
measurements
to
demonstrate
growth
for
the
kids.
L
D
Thank
you
for
the
presumption
and
the
bill,
and
thank
you
chair.
My
question
is
section
one:
subsection
b1:
where
states
pupils
who
are
members
of
a
household
that
lacks
the
financial
resources
necessary
to
access
services
to
address
loss
of
learning.
Can
you
describe
what
students
are
included
in
the
household?
Is
there
some
sort
of
standard.
J
J
So
all
of
these
all
of
these
lists
that
we
have
here,
for
example,
number
two
pupils
in
grades
eleven
and
12,
who
are
credit
deficient.
That
doesn't
mean
a
pupil
in
grades.
9
and
10
couldn't
be
in
that
list,
so
the
so
in
the
members
of
a
household
will
lack
the
financial
resources
necessary
to
access
services
to
address
the
loss
of
learning.
That's
because
we
are
trying
to
target
those.
Most
at-risk
pupils
that
are
within
school
districts
can.
D
J
A
Thank
you
and
thank
you,
committee
with
that
we
are
going
to
move
on
to
testimony
in
support.
I
know
we
have
a
couple
folks
on
zoom,
so
we
will
start
with
ms
gonzalez.
Would
you
like
to
go
first.
O
Dear
members
of
the
nevada
state
senate
for
the
record,
my
name
is
yestenia
serrato
gonzalez
y
e
s
e
n.
I
a
s
e
r,
r,
a
t
o
g
o
g-o-n-z-a-l-e-s.
O
I
am
here
representing
asuru
blue
united
by
autism,
and
we
support
senate
bill
173,
along
with
the
parent
leadership
team,
that
I
am
part
of
the
plt,
and
I
would
like
to
thank
you
all
for
giving
me
the
opportunity
to
give
my
testimony
regarding
the
importance
of
senate
bill
173
to
not
only
me
but
my
children
and
my
community
as
well.
O
I
am
a
single
mother,
an
advocate
to
three
amazing
sons
who
are
enrolled
in
ccsd,
which
include
my
special
needs:
son
in
fifth
grade
hello
and
my
neurotypical
sons
in
sixth
and
tenth
grade
as
state
center
maryland
gone.
Duraloop
stated.
We
know
that
learning
loss
because
of
the
pandemic
and
is
a
crisis
that
threatens
to
set
many
of
our
kids
back
with
a
potential
of
leaving
behind
a
widened
achievement
gap.
If
we
do
not
work
now
to
correct
it,
it
will
have
implications
for
the
educational
development
for
years
to
come.
O
O
I
believe
that
there
is
no
education
like
having
a
face-to-face
interaction
with
instruction
with
your
teacher,
and
I
will
quote
again:
state
senator
marilyn
donderolu.
I
know
firsthand.
There
is
no
substitute
to
one-on-one
instruction
time
with
students
at
any
grade
level.
In
any
subject,
our
teachers
are
essential
to
the
success
of
our
kids.
O
I
will
now
quote
assemblywoman
nathan
anderson.
We
are
taking
discus.
We
are
asking
districts
to
specifically
address
our
students,
who
are
most
at
risk.
Students
who
have
experienced
chronic
absenteeism,
our
students
with
financial
needs,
our
students
who
are
not
quite
reading
at
their
grade
level,
our
pre-k
or
special
needs
our
special
needs
students.
O
I
fully
support
the
back
on
track
act
and
the
intent
behind
it
to
give
every
child
the
key
opportunity
to
be
successful
academically.
I
believe
it
would
also
help
boost
many
students,
self-esteem,
which
is
vital
for
their
mental
health
and
well-being.
This
will
help
our
children
to
get
back
on
track.
O
A
Thank
you,
miss
gonzalez,
and
I
believe
we
have
another
testifier
student
joanna.
Is
it
beta?
Please
go
ahead
joanna
thank.
P
You
good
afternoon
my
name
is
joanna
bietta,
a
senior
at
the
advanced
technologies
academy
in
las
vegas.
As
a
youth
legislator
in
the
nevada
youth
legislature,
I
hold
an
active
interest
in
serving
in
not
only
my
own
districts,
thousands
of
students
but
nevada's
in
entirety
and
as
a
lifelong
nevadan
student,
who
has
experienced
nearly
an
entire
school
year
online.
I
know
that
senate
bill
173
is
what
can
get
our
kids
back
on
track.
P
I
came
into
the
school
year
with
the
understanding
that
it
would
be
tough,
but
I
didn't
expect
to
have
my
education
time
cut
in
half
not
to
see
friends.
I've
grown
up
with
at
all
since
last
december,
or
even
witnessed
my
own
grades
drop.
Unfortunately,
these
issues
are
farther
reaching
than
just
my
school.
They
reverberate
all
throughout
nevada
when
38
of
students
are
receiving
one
failing
grade,
at
least
in
the
clark
county
school
district.
We
desperately
need
a
similar
learning
option.
P
One
fifty
percent
of
high
school
students
are
chronically
absent
in
the
washoe
county
school
district.
We
desperately
need
redeeming
credit
and
attendance
options
when
it
seems
that
nearly
100
of
students
feel
behind
in
some
capacity.
It's
our
responsibility
to
change
that
passing
this
bill
is
the
first
step
in
recognizing
a
solution
that
goes
beyond
any
of
us,
namely
senate
bill.
173
provides
employees
with
a
steady
stream
of
income,
allays
several
financial
concerns
of
parents,
like
my
own
and
beyond.
P
All
else
encourages
and
educates
those
who
have
already
lost
so
much,
but
it's
also
more
than
that.
The
populations
we
see
consistently
bearing
the
worst
of
the
pandemic
financially
educationally
and
emotionally,
will
be
prioritized
the
most
as
this
bill
effectively
establishes
mental
health
services,
lunch
services
and,
more
all
at
no
additional
charge.
This
year
does
not
have
to
be
defined
by
thousands
falling
behind.
By
passing,
we
have
the
opportunity
to
equip
our
students
and
educators
with
the
tools
necessary
to
forge
ahead
and
fight
back.
Thank
you.
A
N
Madam
chair
chris
daley
nevada,
state
education
association,
the
voice
of
nevada
educators
for
over
120
years,
nsca
supports
sb
173
to
create
meaningful
summer
school
programs
to
address
the
missed
opportunities
as
a
result
of
the
covet
19
pandemic
and
for
its
focus
on
education.
Equity
nsca
is
also
resubmitting
a
technical
amendment
for
the
committee's
consideration
related
to
retirement
accrual
for
9,
10
and
11
month.
N
This
summer
is
an
important
opportunity
for
learning
and
enrichment,
especially
for
students
with
disabilities.
Students
who
are
credit
deficient,
low-income
students,
our
youngest
students
and
those
who
have
been
chronically
absent.
Nsca
would
like
to
acknowledge
our
parent
organizations,
the
national
education
association
for
their
role
in
helping
to
secure
funding
to
address
this
issue
in
the
american
rescue
plan.
Nsca
applauds
provisions
in
this
legislation
providing
compensation
for
working
in
summer
school
based
upon
the
contract
rate
as
lower
summer
school
rates
fail
to
attract
enough
experienced
educators.
N
We
would
ask
school
districts
who
run
extended
school
year
or
extended
studies
this
summer
to
consider
parity
and
compensation
for
educators
working
on
those
other
summer
programs,
and
we
also
are
submitting
an
amendment
for
the
committee's
consideration
related
to
retirement
benefit
accrual
for
education
support
professionals
who,
unlike
their
licensed
counterparts,
would
otherwise
not
accrue
retirement
service
credits
during
the
summer
months,
this
upcoming
summer,
if
they're
working
in
summer
school.
Thank
you
very
much.
A
Thank
you,
mr
daley,
and
you
know
I
know
you
know.
I
know
that
that
is
technically
opposition,
but
I
know
you
do
support
the
bill,
but
technically
it
should
be
in
opposition,
but
the
amendment
that
I
believe
all
of
us
have
on
our
desk
is
also
on
nellis.
So
if
members
would
like
to
look
at
it,
but
thank
you,
mr
daly,
for
your
testimony
in
support-ish.
A
A
Sorry.
Next,
we
will
move
on
to
testimony
on
the
telephone
bps.
I
know
we
have
a
number
of
callers,
so
I
just
in
support.
I
know
we're
excited
about
this
bills,
but
if
we
could
try
and
keep
the
testimony
brief
and
if
somebody
says
exactly
what
you
wanted
to
say
feel
free
to
say,
ditto
or
I
agree
so
thank
you.
Bps
first
caller.
G
Q
Good
afternoon
esteem,
chair
and
members,
my
name
is
dr
tiffany
tyler,
garner
tiffany,
t-y-l-e-r,
hyphen
g-a-r-n-e-r,
and
I'm
calling
on
behalf
of
the
children's
advocacy
alliance
in
support
of
this
important
legislation.
We
are
encouraged
to
see
the
commitment
to
addressing
learning
loss
resulting
from
the
pandemic
and
want
to
note,
as
noted
in
section
1,
subsection
1b3,
that
we
hope
strong
consideration
be
given
to
ensuring
that
it
addresses
the
full
learning
continuum,
including
pre-k.
Q
It's
important
to
note
that
during
the
course
of
the
last
school
year,
there
was
a
14
decrease
in
the
participation
during
pre-kindergarten
and
that,
as
we
look
toward
the
support
in
coming
coming
years,
particularly
as
we
look
at
the
pew
proof
of
funding,
there
may
be
a
loss
of
opportunities
or
slots
for
pre-kindergarten
as
a
result
of
changes
to
the
formula
and
or
our
push
to
stabilize
the
funding
base
there.
Q
So
we
hope
that
this
opportunity
can
be
leveraged
to
ensure
that
it
will
include
some
form
of
remediation
or
initial
learning
for
children
that
will
be
entering
the
school
in
hopes
that
we
can
ensure
that
they
are
school
ready
when
the
fall
begins.
So
we
thank
you
for
your
consideration
today,
leadership
on
this
issue
and
hope
that
there
will
be
a
firm
commitment
to
ensuring
that
all
plans
include
a
focus
or
support
for
participation
in
pre-kindergarten
for
children
in
nevada.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
and
dr
tyler,
and
and
once
again,
I'm
going
to
say,
support
ish.
Unfortunately,
the
bill
is
written
does
not
include
pre-kindergarten,
but
we
understand
where
you're
coming
from
next
caller
in
support.
G
H
H
We
applaud
the
work
of
the
clark
county
school
district
to
reopen
our
school
safely
and
we
look
forward
to
all
students
returning
to
the
classroom.
While
we
acknowledge
the
efforts
of
the
clark
county
school
district
and
the
many
community
partners
who
helped
to
make
distance
education
possible
this
year.
The
reported
increase
in
failing
grades
alone
indicates
that
many
children
have
suffered
a
loss
of
learning
during
this
time
and
achievement
gaps
have
widened
in
these
extraordinary
times
and
with
the
unique
opportunity
of
available
funding,
we
must
take
gold
and
immediate
action
to
provide
the
additional
supports.
H
Our
students
urgently
need.
Since
2015,
the
city
of
henderson
has
invested
more
than
six
million
dollars
in
henderson
schools,
with
revenues
for
marijuana
business,
license
fees
and
redevelopment
area
set-aside
fund.
We
committed
two
hundred
thousand
dollars
to
ensure
that
every
henderson
student
has
access
to
a
chromebook
for
distance
education
this
year
and
have
designated
almost
seven
hundred
thousand
dollars
to
continue
support
for
distance
education
into
the
next
school
year.
H
The
city
of
henderson
will
continue
to
be
a
partner
in
supporting
our
schools
with
supplemental
learning
and
we
look
forward
to
the
passage
of
this
bill
and
approval
of
a
plan
to
address
student
learning
losses
and
to
move
forward
in
clark
county.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
share
this
opinion
with
the
members
of
the
committee.
G
R
Thank
you,
chair,
bilbray,
axelrod
and
vice
chair
miller
and
members
of
the
assembly
committee
on
education
for
the
record.
My
name
is
jen
loscher
j-e-n
l-o-e-s-c-h-e-r,
I'm
currently
a
regional
math
trainer
with
southern
nevada,
regional
professional
development
program
and
a
senior
policy,
fellow
with
teach
plus
nevada.
Today
I
offer
the
perspective
of
an
educator
who
has
worked
within
clark,
county
school
district
for
20
for
21
years
as
a
teach
plus
nevada
senior
policy.
Fellow
I
support
sb
173.
R
I
support
sb
173
for
its
intention
to
address
the
equity
gaps
that
our
students
have
experienced
during
school
closures
and
remote
learning.
As
a
result
of
the
pandemic,
there
has
been
a
decrease
in
meaningful
student
engagement
during
remote
learning,
while
our
students
and
families
had
difficulties
in
securing
the
technology
and
connectivity.
R
Our
families
continue
to
face
hard
financial
circumstances,
including
secure
housing.
While
we
did
all
that
we
could
as
educators,
we
were
not
in
a
position
to
ensure
all
challenges
were
addressed.
Our
students
need
additional
opportunities
to
access,
targeted,
academic
and
social
emotional
supports
in
order
to
accelerate
their
learning.
I
hope
sb
173
will
be
passed
to
help
students
recover,
maintain
and
accelerate
their
knowledge
and
skills.
Ensuring
students
have
this
opportunity
as
necessary
to
serve
our
students
during
this
critical
time
of
crisis.
G
I
Good
afternoon,
chair,
bilbray
axelrod
vice
chair
miller
and
members
of
the
assembly
education
committee.
My
name
is
jeff
horn
j-e-f-f-h-o-r-n,
and
I
am
the
deputy
executive
director
with
the
clark
county
association
of
school
administrators
and
professional
technical
employees.
Our
organization
represents
approximately
1
300
clark
county
school
district
administrators
with
98
of
those
eligible
to
join
our
association.
I
Our
current
members
we'd
like
to
voice
our
support
for
senate
bill
173,
with
a
loss
of
in-person
learning
that
has
occurred
as
a
result
of
covet
19
pandemic
is
imperative
that
extra
measures
and
wrap
around
services
outlined
in
this
bill
are
provided
to
our
students,
who
have
received
limited
in-person
instruction
due
to
mandated
distance
learning
over
the
past
school
year
summer.
School
sessions
offered
free
of
charge,
specifically
targeting
students
who
are
at
most
at
risk
will
provide
much
needed
relief
and
support
to
school-aged
children
and
their
families,
who
are
desperately
in
need
of
help.
I
If
passed,
this
bill
will
enhance
student
achievement
and
provide
stabilization,
as
well
as
a
pathway
back
to
traditional
in-person
learning,
while
still
allowing
opportunities
for
students
to
connect
online.
In
closing,
we'd
like
to
give
a
special
thank
you
to
senator
donderol
luke
for
bringing
this
bill
forward
and
for
always
being
a
champion
of
kids,
I
thank
you
for
your
time
and
consideration
on
senate
bill.
173.
G
R
Good
afternoon
my
name
is
emily
espinoza
on
behalf
of
the
nevada
association
of
school
administrators.
Nasa
is
the
professional
organization
that
represents
school
administrators
throughout
the
state
of
nevada
and,
as
stated
in
our
mission
statement,
our
first
primary
function
is
to
promote
legislation
that
improves
education
within
the
state.
Sb
173
addresses
the
need
for
a
plan
to
combat
the
loss
of
learning
during
the
covid19
pandemic
response
falling
in
line
exactly
with
our
goal
as
an
organization.
R
G
S
S
We
believe
this
bill
will
help
nevada
students
across
the
state
address
the
months
of
lost
learning
due
to
the
covid19
pandemic.
The
harsh
reality
is
that
the
pandemic
has
set
back
learning
for
all
of
nevada's
students.
As
we
all
know,
reports
show
that
the
pandemic
has
caused
further
losses
among
students,
as
it
relates
to
the
achievement
gap.
The
investment
in
our
students
funding
summer
schools
across
the
state
is
an
investment
in
their
future
as
well
as
nevada's
future.
S
We
believe
these
investments
of
federal
dollars
from
the
american
rescue
act
are
essential
to
helping
students
achieve
the
goal
of
being
either
career,
ready
or
college
ready
when
they
graduate.
It
is
simply
a
good
education
policy
to
invest
in
this
type
of
program
and
help
close
the
achievement
gap
for
our
students.
S
The
optional
summer
school
for
nevada
students
will
help
address
their
educational
needs,
and
the
bill
also
provides
funding
for
important
services.
Like
transportation
meals
and
lessons
to
students
who
want
to
participate
also
by
providing
those
services
during
summer,
school,
educators
and
educational
support,
staff
will
have
the
opportunity
to
work.
This
reality
is
that
home
learning
could
never
fully
replace
in-person
classroom
teaching
the
optional
summer
summer.
S
School
will
provide
aid
in
that
transition
back
to
classroom
teaching,
with
significant
supplemental
support
to
our
students
when
it's
time
to
go
back
in
person
completely
recovery
cannot
happen
in
a
single
summer,
but
we
can
start
taking
the
next
vital
steps
by
ensuring
each
student
can
achieve
their
potential
despite
their
grade
levels
of
background.
Thank
you
so
much
members
of
the
committee
for
your
time.
On
behalf
of
the
vegas
chamber,
we
urge
you
to
support
this
bill.
Thank.
G
For
any
callers
have
that
have
recently
joined,
we
are
currently
testifying
in
support
on
senate
bill
173,
please
press
star
nine
now
to
take
your
place
in
the
queue
call
her
with
the
last
three
digits:
zero.
Eight
seven,
please
state
and
spell
your
name
for
the
record.
You
have
two
minutes
and
maybe
again.
H
H
I
I
want
to
just
echo
the
the
testimony
of
those
that
are
in
support
of
sb-173
and
add
when,
when
it
was
clear
and
evident
that
in-person
schooling
was
was
going
to
be
canceled
and
evidently
it
was
very
reactionary
during
the
pandemic.
We
we
hadn't,
seen
anything
like
this.
In
the
past,
we
didn't
know
what
we
were
looking
at
going
forward.
We,
we
started
a
micro,
school
academy
called
snooma,
and
we
started
that
in
august
fast
forward
to
when
it
looked
like
school
wasn't
going
to
get
started
again.
H
In
january,
we
admitted
additional
kids
into
that
program
and
when
you
talk
about
learning
lots-
and
you
read
about
these,
these
statistics
and
the
numbers
of
what
we
should
or
could
possibly
expect,
I
will
tell
you
right
now
that
just
looking
at
the
difference
in
the
kids
that
were
there
from
august
through
december
and
then
those
kids
that
came
in
in
january,
the
learning
loss
was
staggering.
And
so
I
said
I,
I
applaud
the
sponsors
of
this
bill.
H
Senator
donderol
loop
assembly
on
the
napa
anderson
superintendent
ebert
for
bringing
this
forward
because
it
is
needed,
and
I
think
that
the
the
long-term
loss
and
the
long-term
effects
of
the
learning
loss
from
this
pandemic.
We
probably
don't
know
the
extent
of
what
we're
going
to
be
seeing
and
it's
going
to
cost
these
kids
for
their
future
for
for
future
education
for
job
creation
and
the
like.
So
I
applaud
this
bill
and
I
hope
that
it
passes.
Thank
you.
G
G
A
Thank
you
bps.
I
should
have
said
for
the
record
that
there
is
no
one
in
the
room
who
is
here
to
testify
in
opposition,
nor
on
zoom.
So
with
that
we
will
close
testimony
in
opposition
and
I
will
open
testimony
in
the
neutral
position.
We
do
not
have
anyone
in
the
room
in
neutral
position,
nor
do
we
on
the
zoom.
So
anyone
on
the
line
bps
for
in
the
neutral
position.
G
S
S
This
is
why
ccea
is
an
agreement
with
ccsd
to
provide
a
robust
and
tailored
approach
for
summer
learning
opportunities
to
a
broad
sector
of
students.
Plans
have
already
been
made
and
are
ready
to
to
implement.
We
believe
this
is
the
right
approach
and
respectfully
stand
in
neutral
to
sb
173,
which
requires
a
role
of
the
state
department
of
education
that
is
not
necessary.
S
As
this
committee
knows,
only
a
portion
of
students
across
nevada
will
access
the
summer
learning
opportunities
outlined
in
this
bill,
leaving
many
students
behind
resulting
resulting
in
the
widening
of
nevada's
achievement
gap.
Nevada
must
fully
fund
the
k-12
education
system,
so
consistent
and
stable
supports
and
interventions
are
afforded
to
nevada
students,
so
they
can
make
the
academic
gains
necessary.
For
this
reason,
this
legislative
committee
needs
a
designated
revenue
stream
to
fund
education.
S
During
the
2019
legislative
session
senate
bill
543
was
passed
with
the
intent
of
funding
the
pupil
centered
funding
plan
in
2021.
We
are
now
halfway
through
the
session
without
a
discussion
about
additional
revenue.
Ccea
understands
that
to
pass
new
revenue,
we
need
a
bipartisan
effort
led
by
the
governor
any
decision
short
of
passing
new
revenue.
This
session
communicates
that
being
ranked
at
the
bottom
of
the
nation,
and
academic
achievement
is
acceptable.
You,
as
legislators
have
the
choice
to
lead
on
new
revenue
that
students
cannot
wait
for.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
for
the
call
in
neutral
next
person
in
neutral.
G
R
R
As
school
board
trustees,
we
have
seen
the
negative
impacts
of
the
worldwide
pandemic
and
have
taken
action
to
mitigate
learning
loss,
while
keeping
our
students
safe.
All
school
districts
have
some
in-person
learning
options
and
the
majority
have
been
open
since
august.
The
needs
across
the
state
are
not
uniform
and
must
be
considered
at
a
local
level.
Summer
school
has
been
used
for
years
to
provide
continuous
learning
and
bridge
gaps
for
all
students,
including
low
performing
and
minority
students.
All
school
districts
are
preparing
to
provide
summer
school
and
have
started
the
planning
process.
R
School
board.
Members
will
review
and
approve
the
plan.
We
all
want
to
provide
a
robust
program
this
summer
to
provide
services
to
all
students
who
want
it
to
best
meet
the
needs
of
all
students.
Decisions
should
be
made
at
the
local
level.
Our
school
board.
Members
and
school
districts
understand
the
gaps
in
learning
and
can
identify
where
to
target
resources
and
funding.
We
acknowledge
and
plan
to
use
summer
school
as
a
tool
to
address
the
needs
of
our
students,
including
for
learning
loss.
R
G
S
S
M-A-R-Y-P-I-E-R-C-Z-Y-N-S-K-I
here
representing
the
nevada
association
of
school
superintendents,
and
we
are
in
the
neutral
position
on
this
bill-
our
districts
are
planning
summer
school
and
have
been
working
on
those
plans.
We
appreciate
the
fact
that
this
bill
is
permissive
and
those
districts
that
want
to
apply
present
their
plans
and
apply
for
the
funds
will
be
able
to
do
so.
That's
important
to
our
districts.
S
G
H
H
Or
the
clark
county
school
district,
testifying
in
neutral
to
sp
173,
so
their
summer
school
plans
are
already
underway
summer.
Learning
opportunities
will
be
provided
for
all
pre-kindergarten
through
grade
12
students
in
the
district.
All
school
will
provide
summer
acceleration
five
days
a
week
to
support
students,
learning
and
social
emotional
well-being
and
offer
instructional
opportunities
to
accelerate
students.
H
Learning
provide
interventions
and
services
for
social,
emotional
support,
facilitate
study,
centers
and
offer
extracurricular
activities
for
students
extended
school
year
or
esy
services
will
take
place
to
provide
continued
instruction
for
students
with
disabilities
to
retain
learning
over
the
long
summer.
Break
esy
will
operate
five
days
a
week
at
designated
schools
within
the
district.
H
Approximately
10
high
schools,
geographically
located
throughout
the
district,
will
also
host
secondary
summer
school
for
middle
school
and
high
school
students
for
credit,
retrieval
options
and
first-time
course
enrollment
for
high
school
students.
Only
this
secondary
summer
school
will
be
provided
five
days
a
week.
H
Also,
nevada,
learning,
academy
district
online
school
will
provide
credit,
retrieval
options
and
first-time
course
enrollment
for
students
in
middle
school
and
high
school.
We
are
testifying
in
newport
today,
as
we
do
feel
it
is
essential
to
provide
summer
school
opportunities
to
students
over
the
upcoming
summer,
and
we
want
the
committee
to
know
that
we
already
have
this
plan
in
place.
Thank
you.
G
A
J
J
This
does
include
pre-kindergarten
and
you
will
notice
that
under
section
one
one
be
number
three
pupils
in
canada,
pre-kindergarten
or
kindergarten.
So,
and-
and
I
once
again
this
is-
this-
is
a
not
a
complete
list.
This
is
a
broad
list
so
that
we
can
include
all
just
as
we
didn't
include
english
101
in
there.
So
thank
you
very
much
so
madam
chair
and
the
members
of
the
committee.
J
J
All
of
us
want
them
to
prepared
for
the
future
and
as
a
former
30-year
educator
and
the
grandmother
of
five
school-aged
children,
I've
been
living
this
last
year
with
my
kids,
I
believe
that
the
back
on
track
act
is
the
logical
glue
that
will
help
catch
up
nevada
students
who
have
fallen
behind
and
ensure
a
return
to
normalcy
in
the
fall
under
a
new
school
year.
With
this
legislation,
we
will
be
able
to
restore
the
relationship
between
teachers
and
their
students
and
empower
children
to
learn
in
a
setting
where
they
can
thrive.
J
This
past
year
has
been
tough
on
our
kids,
not
just
because
of
the
educational
disadvantages
of
distance
learning,
but
also
the
mental
toll
of
being
away
from
teachers
and
their
friends.
Many
of
our
students
have
felt
isolated
and
by
allowing
them
to
return
to
school
this
summer,
we
not
only
allow
them
to
catch
up
on
their
school
year
work,
but
we
allow
them
the
opportunity
to
return
to
a
day-to-day
life
that
more
resembles
the
lives
before
the
pandemic.
J
We
will
be
able
to
alleviate
the
mental
and
educational
burdens
that
many
have
faced
as
a
result
of
this
virtual
learning.
While
we
are
looking
forward
to
the
day
when
this
pandemic
is
behind
us,
the
back
on
track
act
will
ensure,
when
it's
all
over
our
kids
have
the
ability
to
transition
more
seamlessly
into
a
brighter
future.
We
have
the
resources
we
need
to
fund
this
initiative,
the
educators
to
execute
it
and
the
students
who
are
ready
to
learn.
J
A
Thank
you
senator.
I
think
we're
getting
a
no
from
well
and
I
apologize
thank
you
for
bringing
up
the
the
pre-kindergarten
thing.
That
is
immensely
important
to
me,
and
so
I
don't
know
how
my
eyes
skipped
over
that.
But
I'm
very
happy
and
thank
you
for
all
your
hard
work
and
assemblywoman
anderson.
K
Thank
you.
I
was
just
going
to
say
thank
you
really
appreciate
the
questions
and
the
dialogue,
and
I
just
think
the
back
on
track
to
act
will
give
our
excuse
me.
My
my
mask
is
coming
down
our
schools,
our
students
and
our
communities,
an
opportunity
to
recover.
Thank
you
again
for
this
opportunity
and
looking
forward
to
further
discussions.
A
Well,
with
that,
I
will
close
senate
bill
173,
which
brings
us
to
our
last
item
on
our
agenda,
which
is
public
comment
before
we
go
to
public
comment.
I'd
like
to
remind
folks
who
are
in
the
room
if
anyone's
making
public
comment,
I
don't
believe
so
so
on
the
phone,
please
state
and
spell
your
name
and
you
are
limited
to
two
minutes
and
public
comment
is
for
general
items
in
the
purview
of
this
committee.
So
bps
do
we
have
anyone
on
the
line
for
public
comment.
H
H
Now
before
I
begin,
I
want
to
point
out
that
when
the
kids
were
placed
at
home,
was
this
really
necessary?
Did
it
reduce
the
number
of
deaths?
How
many
people
of
the
individuals
under
the
age,
18
experience
deaths
and
the
other
issue
is
when
kids
are
going
to
school?
You
know
they're
going
to
school,
memorizing
being
obedient
to
teachers,
doing
massive
numbers
of
homework.
H
Are
they
really
learning
or
they're
just
doing
it,
because
they're
being
pushed
around
and
trained
to
do
so?
The
issue
is
a
lot
of
people
seem
to
believe
that
grades
and
credential
levels
are
true.
Education
don't
buy
into
that.
I
switched
high
schools
and
my
last
high
school
I
graduated
in
south
orange
county.
California
was
among
the
highest
ranking
schools
in
the
united
states,
but
when
I
moved
my
grades
plummeted,
so
we
often
think
that
high-ranking
schools
means
that
kids
are
really
learning,
but
in
a
lot
of
cases
it
just
proves
obedient
the
real
education.
H
The
real
learning
aspect
is
not
just
whether
the
student
really
understood
the
concepts,
but
are
they
going
to
apply
it
in
the
real
world?
So
if
they're
learning
about
a
certain
architectural
style,
if
they
design
a
building
with
a
certain
style
in
the
real
world,
then
that
is
real
learning.
But
if
they're
just
cramming
for
sats
ap
classes,
all
these
kinds
of
things
and
all
the
concepts
are
gone.
H
The
next
few
days,
then,
what's
the
point,
we're
spending
all
this
money,
it's
time
that
we
measure
real
education
by
real
world
contribution
and
it's
time
to
really
discover
that.
Are
these
students
doing
this
because
they
want
to
or
they're
just
being
shoved
down
their
throat.
So
we
need
to
focus
on
real
learning
and
not
just
schooling.
A
Thank
you
for
the
call
and
public
comment.
So
with
that
we
will
close.
Oh
do
we
have
any
other
callers
in
public
comment.
Pbs.
A
You
very
much
so
with
that
we
will
close
public
comment
and,
let's
just
talk
about
the
lay
of
the
land
a
little
bit.
We
do
at
this
point
have
15
bills
that
were
sent
over
and
have
been
reported,
so
we
are
going
to
have-
and
I
believe
our
second
committee
passage
is
the
14th.
A
So
just
a
couple
just
a
couple
weeks,
so
we'll
we
will
get
this
done,
we
will
be
meeting
on.
What's
today,
we're
meeting
on
tuesday
the
april
27th
at
1
30..
I
will
get
that
agenda
out
soon.
So
thank
you.
Everyone,
it's
fun
to
have
you
all
back,
it's
nice
to
see
everyone
in
person,
and
with
that
I
will.