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A
Thank
you
all
right.
Welcome
to
the
assembly
committee
on
education
will
the
secretary
please
call
roll.
D
A
Here-
and
we
have
all
members
present,
so
we
have
a
quorum
welcome
to
those
of
you
viewing
our
meeting
online
or
through
the
youtube
channel
and
for
those
participating
by
phone
or
video
just
a
few
housekeeping
things
that
I'd
like
to
remind
if
you
have
a
microphone
on,
please
mute
yourself
when
you're,
not
speaking
so
we
can
minimize
background
noise
committee
members,
please
keep
sure,
make
sure
to
keep
your
cameras
on
for
the
duration
of
the
meeting
to
ensure
a
quorumous
present.
We
do
expect
courtesy
and
respect
in
this
committee.
A
For
folks,
you
can
find
all
the
media
materials
on
our
committee's
web
page
on
nellis
and
for
those
of
you
watching
online
in
this
virtual
world.
Well,
most
of
us
have
several
screens
that
we're
looking
at.
So
if
you
see
members
looking
away
they're
likely
looking
at
materials
for
the
committee
and
don't
take
it
as
a
sign
of
disrespect,
we
have
five
bills
to
hear
in
a
work
session
this
afternoon
we
are
going
to
do
the
work
session.
First,
please
note.
A
F
Thank
you,
chair
bilbray
axelrod
for
the
record
christy
robusto
research
division,
legislative
council
bureau,
as
your
non-partisan
staff-
I'm
not
here
to
advocate
for
issues
I'm
here
to
assist
members
with
the
policy
issues
brought
forward
to
this
committee.
Our
first
bill
on
work
session
today
is
assembly
bill
67
sponsored
by
the
assembly
committee
on
education,
on
behalf
of
nevada's
department
of
education
and
heard
by
the
committee
on
march
23rd
assembly.
F
F
The
amendment
provides
that
hearings
and
proceedings
are
not
subject
to
nevada's
open
meeting
law.
It
authorizes
a
designee
of
a
governing
body
of
a
charter
school
or
university
school
for
the
profoundly
gifted.
It
amends
the
definition
of
suspend
or
suspension
by
removing
that
it
be
for
at
least
one
day
and
instead
providing
that
it
be
for
up
to
one
semester
and
it
provides
other
clarifying
language.
The
amendment
is
on
the
next
page
for
the
committee's
review.
Thank
you.
A
C
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
those
who
worked
on
this
and
brought
this
forward.
I
I
think
I
I
know
it
was
important
clarifications
that
were
needed
and
I'm
enthusiastically
support.
G
H
D
I
A
F
The
bill
requires
that
all
teachers
who
provide
instruction
at
a
charter
school
be
licensed
to
teach
in
nevada
and
provides
that
a
teacher
employed
at
a
charter
school
on
or
before
july.
1
2021,
who
does
not
have
a
license
to
teach,
may
continue
teaching
at
the
charter
school
without
a
license
until
july.
First,
twenty
twenty.
F
There
is
an
amendment
it
is
proposed
by
assemblywoman
bilbray
axelrod,
the
following
conception.
The
amendment
does
the
following:
it
revives
an
amends
sub
section,
1
of
section
1
of
the
bill
of
nrs
388a
518,
and
what
this
does
is
increase
the
percentage
of
teachers
who
would
provide
instruction
at
a
charter
school
who
must
hold
a
license
or
endorsement
to
teach
issued
pursuant
to
chapter
391
from
70
to
80
percent
and
ensures
the
business
and
industry
endorsement
and
allowances
are
retained.
F
It
also
requires
that
a
teacher
must
hold
a
license
to
teach
issu
issues
pursuant
to
chapter
391
for
any
core
academic
subjects.
F
F
It
keeps
the
removal
of
subsections
six
and
seven
regarding
differentiating
non-licensed
teacher
qualifications
based
on
the
performance
of
a
charter
school
and
amends
section
9
to
provide
coverage
of
the
grace
period
and
and
conforming
changes
to
to
fix
the
gaps
that
were
in
the
original
legislation.
Thank
you,
chair.
C
C
A
I
believe
that
that
date
did
retain
so,
if
any
between
that
seventy
percent
that
was
formally
to
the
eighty
percent
is
that
correct?
Mr
busto.
F
A
That
with
that
forgot,
we
have
amanda
and
we
haven't
seen
her
in
so
long,
so
welcome
amanda.
Does
that
answer
your
question?
Assemblyman
hansen?
Yes,
thank
you
so
much.
I
appreciate
it.
Thank
you
any
other
questions
from
the
committee.
A
A
Do
I
have
a
second
second
back
in
from
assemblywoman
hanson?
Are
there
any
comments
on
the
motion
before
we
vote?
I
just
want
to
thank
everyone
quickly
for
working
on
this.
I
know
it's.
I
I
was
actually
gonna
make
reference
to
you
vice
chair,
but
why
don't
you
go
ahead
and
speak
for
yourself.
B
B
The
intention
of
the
bill
and
coming
out
of
interim
committee
was,
to
you
know,
make
sure
we're
providing
the
the
most
trained
highly
qualified
teachers
that
we
can
for
our
students
across
the
board
and
so
to
increase
only
from
70
percent
licensed
teachers
to
80
percent.
B
When
we
already
see
an
upward
trend,
when
the
charter
school
authority
said
in
interim
that
there
were
36
teachers
in
the
state
and
then
during
the
hearing
said
there
was
39
already
shows
an
increase.
It's
it's
just.
You
know
the
the
gap
in
the
inconsistency
of
expectations
between
our
public
schools
and
our
charter
schools.
When
we
have
specialized
and
specialist
teachers
and
teachers
teaching
electives
that
are
required
to
have
license
in
the
public
schools
teaching
teaching
the
same
things.
B
It
is
still
an
area
of
discomfort
for
me,
but
I
will
pass
it
out.
You
know
I
will
vote
to
pass
it
out
of
committee,
but
I
just
think
that
you
know
that
this
separate
set
of
rules
and
inconsistencies
continue
to.
You
know
just
hold
true,
and
so
I
I'm
not
comfortable
with
the
amendment,
but
I
will
vote
for
it
to
pass
out
a
committee.
A
Thank
you
vice
chair
and
I'll
I'll,
just
sort
of
continue
with
what
my
comments
I
was
making.
I
I
think
that
I
think
the
amendment
is
good
and
I
and
I
think,
and
I
and
I
I
totally
respect
your
opinion,
but
I
do
think
that
there
needs
to
be
some
flexibility
with
charters
and
that's
sort
of
the
idea
of
them
and
so
for
these
very
specialized
things.
But
I
I
you
know.
A
I
appreciate
you
and
I
appreciate
everyone
else
on
the
committee
for
talking
it
over
with
me
to
get
to
a
place
of
yes
for
most
people.
So
with
that
we
will
perform
a
role
called
vote.
Madam
secretary.
J
K
F
K
E
A
Yes
and
the
motion
passes
and
I'm
actually
going
to
take
that
floor
statement
myself.
So
now
we
will
move
on
to
assembly,
bill
194,
so
I'll,
open
up
that
work
session
and
turn
it
over
to
mrs
robusto.
F
Thank
you
chair
the
work
session
on
assembly
bill
194,
which
was
sponsored
by
assemblywoman
torres
and
heard
by
the
committee
on
march
23rd.
The
bill
requires
the
board
of
trustees
of
each
school
district
and
the
governing
body
of
each
charter
school
or
university
school
for
the
profoundly
gifted
to
adopt
a
policy
for
appealing
the
suspension
or
expulsion
of
the
pupil.
It
specifies
certain
limitations
and
other
requirements
included
in
the
policy
and
provides
an
appeal
hearings
that
appeal
hearings
are
not
subject
to
nevada's
open
meeting
law.
F
The
bill
also
provides
that,
unless,
under
certain
circumstances,
a
a
people
is
entitled
to
continue
attending
school
under
a
suspension
and
expulsion,
and
it
requires
the
annual
court
of
accountability
by
each
school
district
and
district
sponsored
charter
school
to
include
specific
information
as
well.
Assemblywoman
torres
proposed
a
conceptual
amendment
which
does
the
following
and
was
presented
during
the
bill
hearing.
It
amends
provisions
relating
to
the
timelines
and
procedures
for
suspending
our
expelling
of
pupil
in
section
5..
F
The
an
additional
amendment
was
proposed
on
behalf
of
nde
by
assemblywoman
torres.
It
authorizes
a
designee
of
the
board
of
trustees,
of
a
school
district
or
governing
body
of
the
charter
school
to
be
allowed
to
take
actions
required
by
the
board
of
trustees
or
governing
body,
and
it
deletes
the
office
for
a
safe
and
respectful
learning
environment
from
sections
seven
and
eight
and
adds
the
department
to
section
seven.
And
finally,
it
adds
an
additional
section
regarding
the
plan
to
improve
the
achievement
of
pupils
which
can
be
seen
on
the
next
page.
A
A
E
Thank
you
chair.
I
just
wanted
to
take
a
moment
of
privilege
to
just
thank
our
committee
analyst
and
our
committee
council
for
working
with
me
until
the
last
minute
on
this
amendment.
I
really
appreciate
me
taking
the
time
to
make
sure
that
we
got
the
amendment
right
and
got
something
that
all
of
our
stakeholders
could
be
happy
with.
E
I
also
want
to
just
clarify,
because
I
noticed
that
in
our
work
session
document,
it
says
in
the
in
part
three
of
the
amendment
that
I
proposed
that
we're
amending
section
seven
to
require
indeed
to
consult
with
the
office
of
safe
and
respectful
learning
environment.
And
then,
if
we
look
at
the
amendment
that
was
accepted
with
nde
we're
taking
that
out,
I
just
want
to
clarify
that
we'll
be
taking
that
out
to
remove
the
office
for
safe
and
respectful
learning
environment
and
just
keep
the
department
for
that
section.
A
H
E
A
Yes
and
the
motion
passes,
I
will
assign
the
floor
statement
for
bill
ab194
to
assemblywoman
torrez
I'll
close
this
work
session
on
the
agenda
and
we'll
now
move
on
to
our
bill
hearings
for
bill
hearings.
This
afternoon
I
have
allocated
equal
time
for
testimony
and
support
opposition
and
neutral
each
person.
Providing
testimony
will
be
allowed
a
maximum
of
two
minutes
and
staff
will
time
each
speaker
to
ensure
everyone
is
given
the
equal
amount
of
time
to
speak.
Speakers
are
urged
to
avoid
repetition
of
comments
made
by
previous
speakers.
A
A
You
may
also
submit
public
comment
in
writing
and
if
you
do
want
to
do
not
want
to
testify,
you
still
may
register
so
there's
a
record
of
interest
in
their
particular
bill,
and
just
so
the
committee
knows
in
people
watching
we
do
are
going
to
have
a
lot
of
bills
coming
in
the
next
two
weeks,
so
we
are
trying
to
have
presenters
limit
their
their
initial
testimony
to
about
15
minutes.
So
I
hate
doing
that
right
away
to
my
boss,
mr
speaker
ryerson,
but
that's
just
good.
A
L
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
I
will
endeavor
to
be
as
succinct
as
I
possibly
can
again.
Thank
you,
madam
chair
members
of
the
committee
for
the
record.
I'm
jason
fryer
sent
out
represent
assembly
district
eight
in
clark
county,
also
the
speaker
of
the
nevada
state
assembly.
I
thank
you
for
your
time
and
consideration
of
assembly
bill
254
first,
which
addresses
a
number
of
policies
regarding
compensation
of
student
athletes
at
the
post-secondary
level.
L
With
me,
I
I
hope
that
I
have
on
the
line
sebastian
ross
who's
a
student
from
unlv
who
I
would
like
to
have
assist
me
with
the
bill
presentation
I
am
going
to,
like,
I
said,
endeavor
to
be
get
get
through
this
and
be
mindful
of
everyone's
time.
Just
a
a
little
bit
of
background.
College
athletes
earn
billions
of
dollars
annually
for
their
schools,
television
networks,
apparel
companies
and
the
national
collegiate
athletic
association
ncaa.
L
According
to
the
ncaa,
more
than
460
000
college
students
compete
in
collegiate
sports
college
athletes
are
a
major
revenue
source
for
many
athletic
programs
in
schools.
But
the
question
is,
you
know:
how
does
that
actually
benefit
the
the
athlete
him
or
herself?
And
and
typically
it's
it's
very
little.
L
A
study
released
last
october
by
the
national
bureau
of
economic
research
found
that
less
than
seven
percent
of
the
revenue
generated
by
the
nc2a
actually
makes
its
way,
in
particular,
to
football
and
men's
basketball
players
through
scholarships
and
living
stipends,
those
being
the
the
two
largest
in
college
athletics,
a
direct
quote
from
that
study,
while
intercollegiate
sports
are
often
described
as
student
activities
undertaken
by
amateurs.
The
economic
reality
is
that
athletic
departments
have
developed
into
complex
commercial
enterprises
that
look
far
more
like
professional
sports
organizations.
L
One
of
the
most
disturbing
findings
in
the
report
states
that
the
nc2a's
current
economic
model
effectively
transfers
resources
away
from
students
from
poor
neighborhoods
towards
students
who
are
more
likely
to
be
from
higher
income
neighborhoods.
So
you
know
the
the
context
is
a
you
know.
A
kid
like
me
from
compton
that
played
football
at
unr
is
going
to
be
participating
in
sports
and
then
some
of
the
money
that's
generated
from
that
is
is
going
to
be
transferred
to
sports.
L
That
are
not
ones
that
are
are
participated
in
by
folks
from
those
lower
poor
incomes
like
swimming
or,
or
you
know,
water,
polo
or
or
things
like
that.
Overall,
the
lack
of
fairness
for
collegiate
college
athletes
have
been
contentious
for
many
years
and-
and
I
believe
this
is
likely
to
change
soon,
but
currently
nc
double
a
rules
are
still
in
place
that
prohibit
these
athletes
from
profiting
from
the
use
of
their
name
and
likeness.
L
That
means
they
can't
sign
endorsement
deals,
sell
autographs
and
memorabilia
various
ways
that
athletes
will
typically
be
able
to
earn
money
based
on
their
likeness.
There
are
three
or
four
things
happening
at
the
national
level,
though
they
have
a
bearing
on
this.
First,
I
want
to
acknowledge.
California
took
the
first
step
with
its
fair
play
to
fair
pay-to-play
law
enacted
in
in
september
of
2019.
L
L
Now
this
just
started
a
flurry
of
debate
about
this
and
about
the
nc2a
rules,
so
almost
immediately
colorado
and
florida
followed
and
by
the
fall
of
last
year,
33
other
states
have
introduced
related
bills
in
response
to
nc2as
raised
concerns
about
having
to
deal
with
the
patchwork
of
state
laws
and
they've
asked
for
congress
to
adopt
federal
legislation
addressing
the
matter.
L
So
congress
has
taken
this
matter
up
and
there's
a
college
athletes
bill
of
rights
which
the
sponsors
say
will
guarantee
fair
and
equitable
compensation
enforcement
of
health
and
safety
standards.
Various
things
to
help
the
athlete
that's
earning
this
revenue
for
their
institutions.
L
I
I
believe
that
this
will
likely
be
reintroduced
and
early
in
the
117th
congress
and
becomes
law
will
transform
economics
of
college
sports.
Of
course,
after
that,
the
nc2a
itself
has
taken
action.
In
april
of
last
year,
the
nc2a
announced
that
it
supports
rule
changes
in
this
regard
and
would
prefer
that
any
such
deals
for
these
athletes
come
from
a
third
party
and
in
that
way,
college
and
universities
would
not
be
allowed
to
pay
those
athletes,
but
it
will
be
a
third
party.
L
Nc2A's
rules
are
not
expected
to
finally
take
effect
immediately
and
that
you
know
so
so
we're
wanting
to
act
to
get
ready.
There
are
also
a
couple
of
of
cases
before
the
supreme
court
that
are
going
to
consider
whether
these
limitations
are
anti-competitive
restraints
of
of
trade
and
violation
of
anti-trust
laws.
So
I
kind
of
give
all
of
that
as
background.
L
8254
also
requires
a
study
to
look
at
these
matters
and-
and
I
want
to
say-
and
I'm
gonna
go
through
the
the
the
provisions
of
the
bill
now
this
bill
is
intended
to
get
out
of
the
way
so
that
when
congress
and
the
nc2a
do
act,
nevada
is
ready,
and
so
that
is
something
that
we
have
worked
on
and
discussed
with
our
institutions
here
in
nevada,
and
now
I
walk
through
the
bill
itself.
Baby
254
has
three
major
components.
L
L
The
section
also
prohibits
any
related
impact
on
student
athletes.
Scholarship
prohibits
the
nc2a
from
this,
allowing
students
to
participate
again.
This
is
all
designed
to
just
get
out
of
the
way
for
what
I
believe
is
inevitable.
The
second
portion
in
section
six.
First,
a
student
athlete,
is
authorized
to
enter
into
a
contract
with
an
organization
that
provides
for
compensation
and
that
organization
may
not
be
the
institution
nor
the
nc2a.
L
Second,
the
contract
itself
may
not
conflict
with
the
contract
that
the
student
athlete
has
with
the
institution
and
third,
the
contract
may
must
be
disclosed
to
the
institution
and
a
procedure
specified
when
there's
a
conflict
between
the
the
contracts.
Lastly,
section
eight
of
the
bill
requires
the
legislative
committee
on
education
to
appoint
a
committee
to
study
this
issue
over
next
interim,
with
the
hope
again
that
we're
gonna
see
what
the
nc2a
does.
L
What
congress
does
and
be
ready
to
to
make
sure
that
our
athletes
are
taken
care
of.
I
am
aware
and
have
have
discussed
this
with
unr
unlv.
I
know
that
there
is
a
amendment
that
that
was
circulated
that
that
I
consider
to
be
friendly.
This
is
again
an
effort
now
that
the
nc2a
is
ready
to
act,
to
make
sure
that
we're
ready
to
take
care
of
these
athletes.
L
I'll
say
from
personal
experience
that
I'm
proud
to
have
participated
in
in
intercollegiate
sports
at
unr,
but
I
also
had
four
knee
surgeries
and
one
shoulder
surgery
afterwards,
and
I
I
look
at
that
stadium
and
I
realized
that
we
hope
to
pay
for
that.
We
helped
build
that
stadium,
but
just
like
me,
there
are
other
athletes
that
have
lingering.
You
know,
issues
with
respect
to
their
participation
and
if
they
are
able
to
have
a
contract
for
the
use
of
their
their
likeness.
L
I
think
that
it's
only
fair,
and
so
with
that
that
includes
my
presentation.
I
I
tried
to
cut
out
as
much
as
I
could.
Madam
chair,
I
don't
know
if
sebastian
is,
is
is
here,
but
I
will
certainly
welcome
any
questions.
L
C
Thank
you,
madam
chair
members
of
the
committee,
for
the
record.
My
name
is
karina
armstrong
and
I'm
a
former
division.
One
athlete
I
was
able
to
be
a
collegiate
athlete
at
both
a
mountain
west
and
an
atlantic
coast
conference
school,
and
so
this
kind
of
just
gave
me
good
insight
and
experience
just
about
how
much
money
is
actually
generated
through
college
athletics
and
no
one
sees
the
hard
work
that
is
put
in
on
behind
the
scenes.
C
Specifically,
I
think
when
people
look
at
this
bill,
they
think
of
men's
basketball
and
football,
which
obviously
are
the
money
generating
sports
of
college
athletics.
But
for
me,
when
I
look
at
this
bill,
I
see
an
opportunity
for
athletes
such
as
I
was
a
track
and
field
athlete.
So
I
see
this
as
an
opportunity
for
track
and
field
athletes.
C
Softball
tennis
gymnastics
women
die
where
those
professional
opportunities
don't
necessarily
allow
them
as
much
as
they
do
for
men's
basketball
and
football,
and
so,
if
men's,
basketball,
football
players
are
allowed
to
earn
money
at
their
peak
of
their
sports.
So
should
these
other
athletes,
regardless
of
when
this
peak
takes
place
and
some
of
these
peaks
take
place
in
college
and
lastly,
I
just
think
it's
really
important
to
note
that
this
bill
not
only
allows
the
compensation
compensation
for
name
image
and
likeness,
but
it
also
allows
athletes
to
profit
off
their
talent
as
collegiate
athletes.
C
So
this
means
that
they'll
now
be
able
to
be
compensated
for
lessons
or
camps
that
they
host
and
I
think
that's
important
to
look
at
because
on
the
outside.
Looking
in,
obviously,
student
athletes
are
looked
at.
It's
like
you're,
getting
your
school,
getting
paid
for
and
you're
getting
a
stipend,
but
I
think
what
a
lot
of
people
don't
realize
is:
there's
equivalency
sports
in
college
athletics,
which
is
what
I
specifically
was
in,
which
is
track
and
field,
which
means
you
don't
get
all
or
nothing.
It's
not
a
100
full
ride.
C
You
can
get
30
of
tuition,
and
so
this
would
allow
say
someone
in
track
and
field
like
me
to
host
a
throwing
camp
or
have
throwing
throwing
lessons,
and
I
could
get
compensated
for
that.
Those
lessons
or
those
camps
by
parents
and
there's
a
lot
of
people
who
I
think
they
see
a
lot
of
money
that
is
going
to
these
athletes.
C
And
while
that
is
completely
true
and
honest,
I
think
that
people
also
need
to
realize,
as
being
an
athlete,
that
I
saw
a
lot
of
my
teammates
sending
money
back
home
to
their
families
who
were
in
need
and
they
come
from
lower
income
areas.
And
so
this
would
also
allow
them
to
be
able
to
make
money
in
the
summer
or
whatever
they're
on
their
off
season,
which
would
hopefully
help
them
sustain.
C
So
they
can
participate
and
do
the
40-plus
hours
of
what
entails
from
their
college
athletic
program
as
well
as
go
to
school,
full-time,
so
yeah.
I
just
wanted
to
thank
you
again,
madam
chair
and
the
members
of
the
committee
for
allowing
me
to
speak
today
and
I'll
turn
it
over
to
my
partner
sebastian.
Ross.
M
Good
afternoon,
madam
chair
and
members
of
the
committee
for
the
record,
my
name
is
sebastian
ross.
I'm
a
student
at
the
unlv,
william
s,
boyd
school
of
law.
My
colleague
karina
and
I
were
presented
an
opportunity
during
our
first
year
of
school,
to
participate
in
a
legislation-based
competition
and
given
the
hours
that
she
alluded
to
that
were
spent
during
our
athletic
careers.
Crafting
legislation
geared
toward
student
athlete
equity
made
sense
to
us
and,
although
my
division,
three
athletic
experience,
differs
from
the
division.
M
One
experience
of
my
fellow
co-presenters
my
brief
playing
stand:
enlightened
me
about
the
business
principles
regarding
institutional
profit
at
the
collegiate
level.
Another
imperative
lesson
I
learned
came
from
my
teammates,
your
teammates
become
your
family
and
I
vividly
remember
seeing
my
brother
struggle
financially.
Not
only
was
ordering
off
the
dollar
menu
at
mcdonald's
the
norm,
but
a
means
of
survival
for
some
of
us
upgrading
from
the
dollar
menu
to
a
big
mac
was
indulging
upon
a
delicacy.
M
This
happened
simultaneously
as
university.
We
played
at
expanded
athletic
facilities
all
while
collecting,
consistently
inflating
tuition
from
inner
city
youth
in
candor.
There
are
very
few
examples
of
my
brothers
having
the
same
linear
financial
gain
that
parallels
the
financial
growth
of
our
old
institution.
M
A
number
of
them
are
in
the
same
dire
situation
upon
which
they
entered
school,
I'm
fortunate
with
an
opportunity
in
furthering
my
education.
A
number
of
my
brothers
do
not
share
the
same
fortune.
However,
one
thing
many
if
not
all
of
us
share
is
waking
up
with
various
physical
ailments.
At
the
result
of
our
physical
sacrifice.
M
Again,
my
brothers
and
I
signed
up
for
the
d3
pay-to-play
model.
We
assumed
the
risk
for
our
sacrifice.
Unfortunately,
a
number
of
us
questioned
the
reward
that
came
with
the
risk.
There's
no
doubt
in
my
mind
that
hosting
a
camp
or
promoting
a
local
business
through
social
media
and
receiving
pay
would
have
made
the
notion
of
financial
comfort
more
plausible,
at
least
back.
M
Then
this
bill
potentially
benefits
the
quality
of
life
for
athletes,
contributing
to
the
economic
development
of
nevada
and,
historically,
our
great
state
has
built
a
reputation
of
empowering
residents
and
their
success
in
the
economic
marketplace
based
on
libertarian
values.
Adoption
of
this
bill
gives
athletes
the
opportunity
to
enter
the
marketplace,
enabling
one
to
find
her
or
his
own
value
and
for
some
athletes
this
might
be
the
only
time
in
their
life
where
they
have
an
opportunity
to
make
money
from
their
athletic
ability.
M
So,
in
conclusion,
I
alluded
to
the
work
my
colleague
karina
and
I
put
in
in
preparation
for
a
school
competition.
I
want
to
thank
assembly
members
wen
and
hardy,
who
sit
on
this
committee
for
during
their
time
as
judges
and
providing
feedback.
Thank
you,
speaker,
fryerson,
for
advocating,
on
behalf
of
the
demographic
and
nevadans
facing
inequity.
Thank
you
to
the
llcb
staff
and
thank
you
chair
and
members
of
this
committee
for
your
time
today.
A
Thank
you,
mr
ross.
I
know
we
do
have
a
few
questions
from
the
committee.
I
I
just
want
to
thank
ms
armstrong
for
speaking
about
the
giving
lessons,
because
that
was
something
I
I
hadn't
really
thought
of.
I
was
thinking
more
likeness.
You
know
we
can
anticipate
a
windfall
of
money
coming
in
from
speaker
in
his
days
playing
in
unr.
So
we're
very
excited
about
that.
But
I
thank
you
for
for
bringing
that
that
up.
I
did
have
a
really
quick
question
to
you.
Speaker.
A
L
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
It's
not
expressly
included
in
this
bill
again
for
the
record
jason
fryerson.
It's
not
expressly
included
in
this
bill,
but
what
is
included
in
the
bill
is
directing
the
institutions
to
develop
policies,
and
so
that
would
be
and-
and
I
believe
that
that's
part
of
the
conversation
I
had
with
unlv
in
particular-
that
would
be
part
of
the
policies
that
they
would
develop.
A
D
Thank
you,
a
sally
woman
win
for
the
record,
it's
great
to
see.
D
I
had
the
privilege
of
being
one
of
the
judges
on
the
policy.
What
was
it
policy
and
legislation
society
competition?
So
I
saw
this
and
I'm
so
glad
to
see
you
guys
here
today.
I
guess
my
question
is
is:
do
we
have
an
idea
of
how
that
how
the
compensation
would
work
like,
for
example,
if.
L
This
is
jason
fryerson
for
the
record.
I
I
I
will
say
this-
I
I
believe
all
of
that
would
be
contained
within
the
rules
promulgated
by
congress,
by
the
nc2a
and
by
the
institution.
L
I
I
think
that
not
only
would
it
be
specific
to
a
state
and
an
institution,
but
a
sport
as
well,
so
I
I
believe
that
that
is
why
they
would
need
to
have
an
agent,
and
I
believe
the
unlv
has
provided
language
regarding
the
requirement
that
that
you
know
be
a
licensed
agent
and
that
they
they
you
know,
have
those
terms
in
the
contracts.
L
L
California
did
a
yeoman's
job
of
starting
this
conversation,
and
when
I
I
would,
I
will
admit
when
I,
when
I
first
set
out
to
to
do
this,
I
it
was.
I
was
a
bit
overwhelmed
and,
quite
frankly,
it
was
because
of
of
sebastian
and
karina
that
that
that
I
decided
to
to
keep
it
moving
and
and
and
to
move
forward
after
recognizing.
L
They
had
done
tremendous
amount
of
work
in
researching
this
as
well,
but
I
do
believe
it
will
largely
be
dictated
by
congress
and
the
nc2a
and
ultimately,
what
comes
out
of
those
policies.
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you
very
much
for
that
question
and
I
actually
had
an
opportunity
to
judge
this
year's
semi-finals
this
last
weekend.
So
what
it,
what
a
great,
what
a
great
opportunity
for
these
young
students
and
the
bills
were
great
this
year
and
obviously
this
one
is
as
well.
I
will
next
go
to
assemblywoman
hardy.
B
Thank
you,
chair,
bilby
axelrod,
and
I
too
just
want
to
take
a
minute
first
to
say
how
thrilled
I
am
to
see
mr
ross
and
mrs
armstrong
here
and
to
have
the
speaker
pick
up.
This
bill
was
honored
to
be
a
part
of
this
competition,
the
first
competition
of
the
policy
and
legislation
society,
and
they
did.
B
I
was
so
impressed
with
both
of
them
and
it's
just
so
great
to
see
when
I
saw
this
bill
today,
I
was
just
cheering
to
be
able
to
have
you
present
this
bill,
so
I
just
had
two
questions
you
mentioned
unr
and
unlv.
Is
it
limited
to
just
those
type
of
institutions
or
could
it
be,
for
you
know,
athletes
at
csn
and
and
other
colleges,
such
as
those.
L
L
Decided
to
listen
to
me,
but
the
bill
doesn't
specify
those,
and
so
this
is,
you
know,
would
be
a
state
policy
regarding
any
collegiate
athletics
in
in
nevada.
L
L
Three
sport
look
when
I
started
at
unr
was
division,
and
so,
at
the
end
of
the
day,
it
is
the
examples,
like
ms
armstrong
said,
of
being
able
to
give
lessons
or
have
events,
but
you
know
the
glaring
example
is
when
the
nc2a
has
a
video
game
with
your
number
and
it
looks
like
you
and
it
has
your
stats
and
your
size,
and
you
know
you're
not
being
able
to
to
to
to
contract
to
be
compensated
for
that,
so
that
would
be
throughout
all
of
the
divisions.
B
Thank
you.
I
I
think
this
is
a
great
idea,
and
you
know
like
was
mentioned.
Not
all
athletes
get
full
ride
scholarships,
and
so
this
is
just
a
way
for
them
to.
You
know,
have
extra
money
support
their
families
and
such,
and
so
I'm
really
excited
that
this
bill
is.
A
B
You
chair
and
thank
you
speaker,
fryerson,
for
bringing
this
bill
forward.
I
I
think
you
can
tell
the
enthusiasm
in
the
room,
all
of
us
sports
fans
and
appreciation
of
college
athletes.
B
My
question,
and
just
so
you
know
in
my
mind
this
bill
is
a
b
fab
five,
so
I
I
take
it
back
to
not
just
that
experience,
but
also
my
question
when
it
comes
to
compensation,
is
I
remember
when
I
was
younger
and
of
course
I'm
going
to
give
up
my
age
and
my
location.
B
As
you
mentioned,
your
own
surgeries
coming
from
college
sports,
has
there
been
any
discussion
or
conversation
even
if,
on
the
the
national
level
congressional
level
about
medical
insurance,
long-term
disabilities,
those
types
of
compensations
to
take
care
of
our
college
athletes.
L
Well,
thank
you
again
for
the
record
jason
freyerson.
I
know
I
am
aware
that
those
conversations
are
taking
place
and
you
know
it
might
my
own
personal
experience.
What
was
such
that
that
you
know
I
became
acutely
aware
that
my
injuries
would
plague
me
long
beyond
the
window
of
time
that
I
was
at
university.
So
I
think
that's
all
part
of
of
this
conversation.
L
I
think
it
will
open
up
and
again,
as
I
stated
at
the
outset,
I
think
it's
gonna.
It's
gonna
really
have
specific
impact
on
college
sports
competitions
that
quite
frankly,
need
to
take
place.
A
If
you,
when
we
call
your
name
or
call
your
last
four
three
digits
make
sure
to
say
your
name
and
spell
it
clearly
and
you'll
have
two
minutes
broadcast
services.
You
could
go
ahead,
we'll
open
it
for
support.
A
J
J
D
D
S-A-B-R-A-N-E-W-B-Y
representing
the
university
of
nevada,
las
vegas,
I
want
to
thank
speaker,
fryerson
and
all
the
co-sponsors
for
bringing
this
legislation
forward
in
an
effort
to
better
support
our
student
athletes.
We
similarly
want
to
ensure
that
our
student
athletes
are
prepared
for
this
changing
landscape
in
collegiate
sports.
D
Those
conceptual
amendments
are
loaded
into
the
nellis
system,
but
I
will
go
over
them
briefly.
First,
an
institution
may
promulgate
reasonable
policy
limiting
contracts
with
businesses
or
individuals.
These
goods
or
services
are
contrary
to
the
intent
of
the
educational
mission
of
the
institution
or
the
national
collegiate
athletic
association.
D
Third
prospective
student
athletes
must
disclose
all
current
and
expired
main
image
likeness
contracts
to
their
respective
institutions
before
signing
a
letter
of
intent,
number
four.
That
agents
must
be
certified
and,
finally,
that
we
adjust
the
effective
date
to
january
1
2022
to
allow
for
federal
legislation
and
ncqa
processes
to
transpire
again,
I
applaud
speaker,
freyerson
and
the
other
co-sponsors
for
bringing
this
legislation
forward.
We
think
it's
an
important
step
in
both
aiding
our
student
athletes
and
protecting
their
interests.
Thank
you.
J
G
Good
afternoon
ryan
mitchell
senior
associate
for
inclusion
services
at
the
university
of
nevada.
I
apologize
a
little
over
the
weather
sunstar
daycare
this
month
and
I'm
feeling
the
pain.
So
thank
you
for
your
time.
First
off
I'd
love
to
thank
the
assembly
and
speaker
fryerson
for
consideration
of
this
bill
very
important
issue,
and
that
would
put
forth
that
the
university
nevada
reno
supports
the
bill
and
the
recommended
amendments
put
forth
by
the
university
of
nevada
las
vegas.
G
In
addition,
we
support
the
student
athletic
ability
to
exercise
their
nioh
rights
and
appreciate
the
assembly's
efforts
to
consider
those
and
any
other
considerations
we
would
support
as
well.
So
again,
thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
speak
and
I'm
both
for
any
questions.
J
A
L
No
ma'am
chair,
I
I
I
thank
you
for
your
time
and
attention
for
the
corrupt
collaboration
with
unr
unlv
and
certainly
for
the
help
and
encouragement
of
mr
ross
and
ms
armstrong.
This
absolutely
would
not
be
here,
but
for.
A
Them
you
very
much,
and
I
do
have
to
point
out.
I
love
that
our
two
assembly,
women
from
the
north,
are
both
wearing
their
rebel
red
today.
So
thanks
guys
with
that,
I
will
close
the
hearing
on
ab254
and
I
will
open
the
hearing
on
ab255
speaker,
fryerson
begin
when
you're
ready.
L
Here
we
go.
Thank
you
again.
I
appreciate
the
enthusiasm
and
for
for
for
the
last
bill,
and
I
expect
this
bill
to
be
a
little
bit
more
juicy.
I
am
pleased
to
introduce
to
the
committee
assembly
go
255
again
for
the
record.
L
Jason
fryerson
representing
assembly
district
8,
speaking
of
nevada
state
assembly
assembly,
bill
255,
revises
how
members
of
the
board
of
trustees
of
certain
school
districts
are
selected,
so
it
would
be
a
hybrid
of
both
elected
and
appointed
members
of
the
board
a
little
bit
of
background
in
a
2019
report
of
key
characteristics
of
effective
school
boards.
The
center
for
public
education
concluded
based
on
the
studies.
L
It
is
clear
that
board
the
school
boards
and
high
achieving
school
districts
hold
a
high
shared
vision
about
the
capabilities
of
both
students
and
staff,
their
policy
and
accountability,
driven
focusing
on
their
focusing
their
time
and
energy
on
governance
level,
actions
related
to
student
achievement
and
classroom
instruction.
They
engage
in
goal-setting
processes
that
can
drive
action
in
the
district
to
improve
they
align
resources,
including
staff,
professional
development,
around
those
goals,
their
data
set
using
data
to
both
diagnose
problems
and
to
monitor
and
drive
continuous
improvement
efforts.
L
They
communicate
with
and
engage
staff
and
community
and
work
well
together
as
a
team
and
in
collaborative
leadership
with
their
superintendents,
and
they
commit
to
their
own
learning,
building
the
knowledge
and
skills
it
takes
to
govern
during
a
period
of
educational
reform.
L
That
report
and
additional
research
also
consistently
demonstrate
that
highly
effective
school
boards
ensure
commitment
to
and
focus
on,
issues
related
to
improving
student
achievement.
However,
through
the
observing
school
board
meetings
across
the
state
in
2018
2019,
the
quinn
center
found
that,
on
average
nevada
school
board
spent
little
time
less
than
20
percent
of
their
time.
Focusing
on
student
achievements
or
their
outcomes.
L
There's
ongoing
debate
about
how
best
to
structure
school
boards
to
best
support
student
outcomes
advocates
for
elected
school
boards
highlight
the
benefits
of
local,
democratic
political
participation
and
agency,
as
well
as
accountability
to
voters
for
school
operations.
In
contrast,
critics
of
elected
school
boards
often
highlight
low
voter
turnout
rates,
the
impact
of
special
interest
groups
and
general
politicization
of
school
governance
as
shortcomings.
L
Research
comparing
elected
school
boards
to
appointed
school
boards,
however,
is
limited.
Some
states
currently
allow
appointed
school
boards
in
specific
districts.
L
There
are
multiple
ways:
a
school
board
can
be
appointed
many
use
a
mayoral
appointment
and
require
a
commission
to
provide
a
recommended
list
to
the
mayor
to
choose
from
examples
of
appointed
school
boards
in
large.
Urban
districts
include
boston,
baltimore,
city,
baltimore,
county
chicago
cleveland,
new
york,
city
and
philadelphia
of
note.
Baltimore
county
school
board
is
comprised
of
seven
elected
members
and
four
appointed
members
with
assistance
from
a
nominating
commission.
L
L
I
I'll
just
note
that
this
bill
came
to
fruition
and
proposes
a
hybrid
school
board
model,
with
the
majority
of
the
board,
still
being
elected
and
other
elected
individuals
in
charge
of
the
outlined
appointments,
and
this
is
for
three
reasons.
Number
one.
Stakeholders
want
to
find
the
best
way
to
ensure
nevada's,
larger
school
board
of
trustees
are
effective
at
supporting
student
achievement
and
student
outcome.
L
The
research
shows
highly
effective
school
boards
are
associated
with
increased
student
achievement
and
nevada
school
board
again,
as
observed
from
2018
and
2019
at
least
spent
about
or
less
than
20
percent
of
their
time.
Focusing
on
that,
I
just
believe
that
we
have
to
figure
out
a
way
to
do
better
number:
two
appointed
school
board
members
appointed
school
members
appointing
school,
appointed,
sorry,
adding
appointed
school
board.
Members
is
a
way
to
professionalize
the
boards
and
enhance
them
with
a
different
level
of
expertise
than
is
currently
on
the
board.
L
That's
another
key
component
to
highly
effective
boards,
and
third,
I
want
to
ensure
that
the
majority
was
still
elected
by
the
voters.
I
I
I
want
to
say
this.
I
am
not
wedded
to
any
particular
approach.
I
know
that
there
are
some
that
have
opinions
about
different
ways
to
modify.
I
also
know
that
there's
some
opposition
with
some
other
ideas
about
accountability
and
codes
of
conduct,
but
you
know
in
a
state
where
we
have
one
of
the
largest
school
districts
in
the
country.
L
We
can't
afford
to
have
some
of
the
distractions
and
dysfunction
that
that
we
have
in
years
past.
I
I
do
want
to
before
I
go
through
the
sections
of
the
bill,
though
thank
the
school
board
members
throughout
our
state.
This
is
not
intended
and
I
realize
that
that
it
it
could
be
received
this
way.
I
think
I
thank
every
single
board
member
for
the
service
for
the
willingness
to
to
serve
and
and
for
their
interest
in
helping
our
kids
in
our
schools.
L
This
is
not
intended
to
be
a
an
attack
on
them,
but
we
have
work
to
do
to
improve
the
quality
of
our
our
our
school
system
in
nevada,
and
you
know
coming
up
with
a
way
to
expand
accountability,
not
take
away.
Accountability
is
the
goal.
So
as
I
go
through
the
sections
of
the
bill
allowing
a
county
entity,
you
know
county,
commission
and
city
councils
in
the
larger
cities
to
you
know
make
these
appointments.
L
In
my
opinion,
increases
accountability
because
those
bodies
are
elected
and
they
are
expected
to
make
sure
that
their
appointments
are
qualified.
Have
experience
is
valuable
to
to
the
board
and
reflect
the
committee.
I
I
will
also
say
that
and
some
of
the
research
and
documents
that
we've
you
know
found
on
this
issue.
L
It
is
reflected
that
the
appointed
school
boards
or
hybrid
school
boards
are
much
more
likely
to
reflect
the
demographics
of
the
community.
You
know,
elections
are
expensive
and
the
school
boards
across
the
country
are
just
much
less
likely
to
reflect
that
diversity
when
they're,
entirely
elected.
L
So
as
I
go
through
the
sections
of
the
bill
section,
one
subsection
two
of
this
bill
revises
the
electoral
process
for
electing
members
of
the
board
of
trustees
of
a
county
over
seventy
five
thousand.
That's
clark
county.
It
requires
the
board
of
trustees,
be
composed
of
seven
members,
which
is
currently
the
case,
four
of
whom
would
be
elected
and
one
appointed
by
the
board
of
county
commissions,
commissioners
and
then
two
appointed
by
the
largest
cities
section.
One
subsection
two
of
the
bill.
L
Similarly
revises
the
process
for
elected
board
members
with
counties,
county
school
districts,
more
than
twenty
five
thousand
and
less
than
seventy
five
thousand
people
in
that
washoe
county
and
requires
the
school
board
of
trustees
be
composed
of
again
seven
members
with
the
same
division
as
the
subsection
one
section.
One
subsection
three
requires
the
board
of
county
commissioners
to
establish
election
districts
that
are
nearly
as
equal
in
population
and
as
practical
as
possible,
composed
of
contiguous
territory.
L
Madam
chair
members
of
the
committee
again,
the
goal
of
this
bill
is
to
diversify
and
enrich
our
existing
school
board
members
to
ensure
that
the
folks
that
are
making
the
decisions
that
impact
our
children's
education
have
expanded
accountability
by
virtue
of
appointing
bodies,
but
that
we
are
able
to
professionalize
it
to
make
sure
when
we're
talking
about
huge
budgets,
we're
talking
about
the
development
of
curriculum
when
we
are
talking
about.
L
You
know
the
the
system
that
our
children
are
involved
in
for
majority
of
their
day,
that
these
folks
have
experiences
that
would
enrich
those
of
those
bodies,
and
so
the
majority
would
still
be
elected,
and
this
is
intended
to
enhance
the
effectiveness
of
those
school
boards
to
try
to
better
support
our
students,
and
that
is
my
presentation
again.
I
thank
you
all
for
your
your
time
and
consideration.
I,
I
urge
support
of
this
bill
happy
to
take
questions
recognizing.
L
A
C
I'm
sorry,
I
keep
getting
these
weird
messages
when
I
unmute
so
thank
you,
chair
the
opportunity
and
thank
you,
mr
speaker,
to
have
a
chance
to
speak
with
you.
I
have
seven
school
districts.
I
have
seven
counties
in
my
district.
Washoe
would
be
the
one
that
would
be
affected
by
this.
If
I
understand
it
right,
correct,
it's
25
000
pupils
up
to
75
under
25
000.
This
wouldn't
apply
to
them.
That's.
C
Been
involved
in
a
lot
of
school
district
policy
as
a
parent
for
years,
my
kids
are
grown
now,
so
I
date
myself,
I
was
highly
involved
in
the
late
80s
all
through
the
90s,
and
so
I
have
a
couple
things
to
say
and
then
I
think
I
have
one
more
question
to
clarify.
C
I
found
that
dealing
with
the
school
boards
as
I
attended
meetings
numerous
times
and
was
involved
that
more
times
than
not
to
the
frustration
of
us
parents.
Sometimes
the
school
board
would
take
the
recommendation
of
the
administration,
and
so
I
I'm
not
connecting
the
dots
about
when
school
boards
in
the
model
that
they're
in
aren't
maybe
getting
to
the
outcomes.
C
We
want
they're,
taking
the
recommendations,
a
lot
of
times
of
of
the
experts,
even
though
a
lot
of
board
members
are
lay
people
and
then
the
current
you
referenced
like
2018,
I
think,
and
such
washoe
county
their
school
board,
really
was
distracted
having
to
handle
a
lot
of
controversy
surrounding
two
superintendents
in
a
row.
So
if
they
weren't
able
and
believe
me,
I've
been
a
critic
of
the
washington
county
school
board
in
the
past,
but
in
a
way
I'm
coming
to
their
defense
here
that
they
have
been
dealing.
C
Unfortunately,
out
of
their
out
of
their
her
view
of
responsibility,
I
mean
not
their
fault
that
they've
had
to
deal
with
some
of
the
controversies
surrounding
the
unfortunate
superintendent
issues
we
had
in
the
past
in
the
last
10
years.
So
I
just
I'm
not
real
comfortable
with
this.
Just
because
I
do
like
the
idea
that
school
board
members
are
like,
we
are
representatives
of
their
constituents,
the
needs
of
parents
and
students.
They
rely
on
the
administration,
much
like
here
at
the
legislature.
We
rely
on.
C
You
know
the
state
board
of
education,
so
I
think
I
mainly
had
comments
more
than
questions,
but
thank
you
for
clarifying
for
my
districts
that
are
under
25
000.
This
would
not
apply
to
them.
L
That's
correct,
I
mean
I
I'll
respond.
If,
if
you
would
like
again
for
the
record
jason
fryerson,
everyone
is
certainly
entitled
to
to
their
opinion
about
whether
or
not
school
board
should
be
elected
or
appointed
and
they're
all
valid.
Nobody
is
villainizing
the
school
board
for
their
willingness
to
serve,
but
I
I
think
that
the
very
issues
that
you
pointed
to
speak
to
the
value
of
having
some
be
appointed,
they
may
have
been
distracted
by
some
superintendent
issues,
but
but
that's
their
job.
L
Their
job
is
to
manage
those
things
and-
and
so
again,
as
I
stated
earlier
in
discussion
this
bill,
you
know
we
all
have
our
opinions
about
about
which
position
should
be
elected
versus
not,
but
I
think
that
school
boards
are
just
as
important
as
picking
a
doctor
and
you
don't
you
don't
elect
your
doctor,
and
so
you
know,
because
they
have
important
decisions,
whether
it's
hr,
whether
it's
development
of
curriculum,
whether
it's
budgets,
whether
it's
you
know,
ethics.
L
I
think
these
are
all
reasons
why
we
need
to
find
a
way
to
make
sure
that
we
have
a
richer
experience
moving
forward,
and
I
think
that
this
is
one
way
to
to
attempt
to
do
that.
There
may
be
other
ways.
This
may
not
be
the
way,
but
I
I
believe
that
by
having
other
elected
officials
and
typically
higher
profile
races
with
a
higher
turnout,
we
increase
accountability
as
well.
B
Thank
you
chair
and
thank
you
thank
you
speaker
for
bringing
this
bill
and
having
this
discussion.
You
know
we're
receiving
all
kinds
of
opinions
and
everything,
and
so
it's
good
to
be
able
to
to
be
able
to
talk
about
this.
So
I
was
just
reading
through
the
bill,
and
so
I
was
just
wondering
if
you
could
go
over
and
this
might
be
in
section
eight,
but
how
this,
how
you
see
this
going
being
rolled
out
like
the
four
that
are
going
to
be
elected?
B
How
is
that
decided
which
districts
are
elected
and
which
ones
are
appointed?
So
if
maybe
you
could
go
through
that?
A
little
bit.
L
Sure,
thank
you
assemblywoman
hardy
and
officer
jason
freyerson.
I
I
think
at
least
in
theory.
The
the
positions
that
would
be
appointed
would
occur
as
the
the
positions
open.
The
timing
is
is
interesting
because
with
with
likely
redistricting
sometime
later
this
year,
there
will
be
an
ability
to
draw
new
boundaries,
and
I
think
the
timing
would
coincide
perfectly
so
you're
right.
L
I
I
believe
section
eight
sets
out
that
the
the
the
between
october
of
next
year
in
december,
the
appointing
authorities,
would
appoint
members
of
the
board
well
actually
for
for
both
sides
counties
as
those
positions
were
vacated
and
because
people
would
be
running
for
the
new
positions
the
the
boundaries
would
be
drawn
based
on.
L
B
Okay,
yes,
thank
you,
and
so
just
so,
I'm
trying
to
clarify
this
in
my
own
mind.
So
if,
if
the
seat
is
in
a
seat,
that's
elected,
would
it
that
seat
always
stay
elected.
L
Again
for
the
record,
just
russia,
no,
I
mean
mathematically,
that's
not
possible.
There
are
currently
seven
elected
seats
in
seven
districts.
This
bill
proposes
to
adjust
that
to
four
elected.
So
if
you
took
all
of
the
school
board
seats
that
are
currently
in
a
county
and
they
are
currently
divided
by
seven,
those
seats
would
now
be
divided
by
four
and
four
every
existing
seat.
L
E
Thank
you
chairman.
Thank
you
speaker
for
the
presentation.
I
appreciate
the
intent
of
this
legislation
because
I
do
believe
that
you
know
there
that
it
is
important
for
us
to
open
up
the
dialogue
about
what
type
of
reform
we
could
make
to
school
boards
in
our
larger
school
districts
here
in
nevada,
and
I
in
no
way
think
that
we
have
developed
the
perfect
system
here
in
nevada.
E
So
I'm
open
to
continuing
this
conversation
of
how
we
do
that,
and
I
you
know
I
guess
I
just
wanted
to
highlight
if
we
thought
that
part
of
the
issue,
though,
is
the
with
our
with
our
school
boards,
as
is,
was
perhaps
like
the
the
significant
part-time
nature
of
it.
I
get.
I
I
just
can't
help
but
think
about.
You
know
how
the
legislative
body
functions
during
the
interim
and
how
challenging
it
is
for
us
to
make
those
quick,
quick
decisions
and
be
able
to
manage.
E
You
know
our
full-time
jobs
and
families,
in
addition
to
whatever
other
commitments
we
have,
and
if
that
was
a
part
of
the
dialogue
was
just
whether
or
not
that
that
significantly
part-time
nature
of
it
and
like
the
lack
of
resources
that
our
school
boards
have
was
part
of
the
issue.
With
our
current
system.
L
Well,
I
I
can
only
say-
and
this
has
been
a
very
long
time
ago,
that
I
attended
a
school
board
meeting,
whether
those
bodies,
whether
those
people
are
appointed
or
elected,
doesn't
change
the
fact,
the
factor
that
you
just
laid
out.
So
if
we
are
not
going
to
make
school
board
members
full-time
jobs,
if
we
are
not
going
to
make
them
compensated
beyond
the
the
you
know,
limited
amount
that
they
they
currently
are.
We
still
have
a
body,
that's
making
decisions
that
impact
our
kids
and
I
I
am
in.
L
I
am
setting
out
to
try
to
make
sure
that
the
body
that's
making
those
decisions
has
membership.
That
reflects
the
diversity
of
issues
that
they
need
to
to
to
to
to
make
decisions
about,
and
so
for
the
lay
folks
that
are
on
the
body
on
you
know
on
the
board.
I
believe
they
would
benefit
from
having
members
appointed
by
the
counties
and
cities
that
bring
expertise
that
would
help
them.
I
believe
that
you
know
earlier
there
was
a
question
about
how
the
school
boards
typically
just
follow
the
administration.
L
It's
not
how
it
should
work
if
that's
practically
how
it
works.
That's
not
how
it
should
work.
We
should
have
school
board
members
that
are
making
decisions
based
on
you
know
the
the
information
that's
being
provided
to
them
and
communication
with
their
communities
and
what
the
communities
think
and-
and
you
know,
the
experts
that
they
might
engage
with
think
are
the
best
moves
forward.
It
shouldn't
just
be
deferring.
I
don't
know
why
we
would
have
a
board
if
all
they
did
was
defer,
and
so
this
is
not.
L
You
know
again.
My
goal
is
to
help
the
board
have
a
composition
that
it
best
serves
our
kids.
This
is
an
option,
and
if
it's
not
the
only
option-
and
I
know
they're
going
to
be
some
folks
that
have
provided
some
proposed
amendments
or
alternatives-
I
am
certainly
willing
to
go
where
a
majority
of
this
committee
would
like
to
go,
and
I
I
think
that
what
is
going
to
come
out
of
this
bill
is
going
to
be
better
either
way.
E
Thank
you
speaker
and
just
a
quick
comment.
You
know,
I
would
love
to
see
that
you
know
if
we're
going
to
continue
to
move
forward
with
the
dialogue
of
appointed
representation,
that
they
have
some
type
of
experience,
working
in
education
with
kids
and
that's
not
a
requirement
of
the
school
board
right
now.
But,
as
you
said,
you
know,
if
we're
going
to
have
a
we're,
you
know
going
to
choose
a
surgeon.
E
L
Thank
you
assemblywoman.
I
I
agree.
I
had
legislation
in
the
past
that
increased
requirements
for
training
for
school
board
members
and
there
was
a
great
deal
of
resistance.
Even
then,
although
I
was
like
you
know,
if
you're
going
to
be
handling
blood,
huge
budgets
yeah,
maybe
you
should
get
some
budget
training,
so
so
I
I
agree,
but
I
don't
think
that
the
board
should
be
exclusively
folks
with
with
that
type
of
experience,
because
there's
also
budget
there's
also
curriculum,
there's
also
administration,
social
workers,
school
police.
L
I
think,
there's,
you
know
tons
of
different
aspects
of
policy
that
the
school
boards
have
to
deal
with
and
again.
The
hope
is
to
to
to
make
sure
that
that
board
is
best
equipped
to
serve
the
students
that
they
make
these
policies
for.
A
J
N
Chairwoman,
bilbray
axelrod
and
committee
members,
my
name
is
brenda
pearson,
b-r-e-n-d-a
p-e-a-r-s
and
I'm
here
for
the
cease
our
clark
county
education,
association
and
I'm
speaking
and
reading
testimony
on
behalf
of
a
member
named
jennifer
seitz.
My
name
is
jennifer
seitz
and
I'm
writing
to
you
to
urge
you.
Your
support
of
assembly
bill
255,
I
relocated
to
nevada
from
ohio
in
2004
and
have
been
teaching
at
the
middle
school
level
for
17
years.
I
have
been
very
fortunate
to
teach
at
a
highly
effective
school
where
I
feel
supported
and
appreciated.
N
I'm
embarrassed
to
say
that
that
may
have
been
the
reason
why
I
never
really
paid
attention
to
the
ccsd
school
board
meetings.
I've
been
in
a
happy
place
and
just
didn't
take
the
time
to
get
involved.
The
change
that
changed
when
we
had
a
snow
day
in
the
school
board
was
going
to
vote
on
what
day
to
reschedule
our
missing
school
day.
N
I
decided
to
tune
in
to
see
what
the
plan
was,
because
I
had
to
travel
plans
and
I
wanted
to
see
if
there
was
a
decision
that
would
impact
me
wow.
That
was
hard
to
watch
as
an
educator
I
have
to
to
prepare
and
plan
for
every
class.
Every
day
I
was
shocked
that
our
elected
officials
appeared
to
have
done
little
to
prepare
for
their
decision
that
evening
they
seemed
to
be
winging
it,
and
it
was
upsetting
in
hindsight
that
was
only
the
tip
of
the
iceberg.
N
N
While
I
support
the
last
group
of
trustees
maintaining
health
and
safety
at
their
bill
as
their
number
one
priority,
I
didn't
have
confidence
that
their
understanding
of
issues
of
the
school
board
left
or
school
building
level.
This
is
mainly
because
I
contacted
them
and
had
written
correspondence
with
several
of
them.
On
more
than
one
occasion
I
felt
like
I
was
telling
them
something
that
they
hadn't
known
to
me.
That's
scary,
that
elected
officials
in
those
positions
wouldn't
know
things
that
are
common
knowledge
to
every
school.
The
lack
of
understanding
and
preparation
was
maddening.
N
I've
also
tried
to
get
more
informed
about
the
different
trustees
and
trustee
candidates
as
they
move
into
the
elections.
This
is
why
I
fully
support
assembly
bill.
215
55.,
the
majority
of
the
voting
public
didn't
seem
to
know
who
they
were
voting
for
and
they
didn't,
or
they
did
not
vote
at
all.
While
I
fully
believe
that
in
the
election
process,
the
problem
is
that
too
many
voters
pay
little
attention
to
down
ballot
candidates.
That's
basically
where
we're
at
in
nevada.
N
Our
board
of
trustees
are
elected
by
many
uninformed
voters
that
choose
to
to
by
familiar
names
or
guests.
That's
scary,
in
my
opinion,
it's
time
to
try
something
different.
If
we
continue
down
the
path
of
the
status
quo,
we'll
continue
to
get
the
same
results.
I
support
ab255,
because
it's
time
for
change,
we
can't
leave
such
critical
decision
making
positions
fully
up
to
the
voters
that
don't
have
a
vested
interest.
We
have
plenty
of
room
to
grow
as
a
district,
but
in
order
to
do
so,
we
need
to
do
something
different.
A
Thank
you
miss
pearson,
and
I
know
you
were
reading
a
letter
from
someone,
so
if
you
could
submit
that
and
we'll
make
sure
that
it
goes
on
nellis
as
well
in
support,
so
thank
you
for
the
call
next
caller
and
support.
J
D
M-A-C-M-E-N-A-M-I-N
representing
retail
association
in
nevada,
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
on
assembly
bill.
255
nevada
places
a
lot
of
responsibility
on
our
local
school
boards.
They
are
allocated
more
tax
dollars
than
any
other
political
subdivisions
of
the
state,
the
health
of
our
economy,
the
diversity
of
our
state
and
our
future.
D
D
D
D
Those
reforms
have
had
enormous
positive
impacts
on
the
state
board
of
education,
including
increased
collaboration,
greater
respectability
and
more
efficient
government,
which
has
resulted
in
better
outcomes
for
our
students.
We
appreciate
this
previous,
the
speaker,
bringing
forward
this
much
needed
education,
reform,
our
economy
and,
more
importantly,
our
students
are
depending
on
your
leadership.
D
A
J
G
Good
afternoon,
madam
chair,
this
is
hugh
anderson,
a-n-d-e-r-s-o-n
managing
director
for
high
tower
las
vegas
and
chairman
of
the
vegas
chambers
government
affairs
committee.
The
vegas
chamber
is
in
enthusiastic
support
of
assembly
bill
255
and
appreciates
the
work
that
the
speaker
of
the
assembly
has
done
to
bring
this
bill
forward
today.
G
We
view
ab255
as
a
necessary
k-12
reform,
and
if
we
want
our
community
to
have
trust
and
credibility
in
the
school
board,
there
are
two
primary
reasons.
The
vegas
chamber
supports
this
bill.
First,
by
having
a
mixture
of
appointed
and
elected
board
members,
there
is
the
opportunity
for
board
members
to
be
appointed
based
on
their
expertise
and
skill
sets.
This
would
be
very
beneficial,
given
the
complexities
of
overseeing
one
of
the
largest
and
most
diverse
school
systems
in
the
united
states.
G
Second,
reform
is
necessary
if
we
want
our
community
to
have
trust
and
credibility
in
the
school
board.
Ab255
is
essential
to
addressing
the
governance
challenges
that
we
have
seen
with
our
local
school
boards
over
the
years.
We
believe
that
trust
in
the
school
board
has
eroded
significantly
over
the
years.
G
So
much
is
riding
on
the
oversight
of,
and
decisions
made
by
school
boards
in
nevada,
the
success
of
students
and
accountability
for
them,
receiving
a
good
education,
the
trust
of
parents
and
knowing
their
children
are
adequately
prepared
for
the
future
and
the
bigger
picture,
economic
development
and
the
vitality
of
our
region.
Our
workforce
is
one
of
the
number
one
factors
of
our
economy:
a
b
255
not
only
brings
more
diverse
expertise
to
school
boards,
but
also
will
bring
more
accountability
for
the
results
of
its
of
the
decisions
they
make.
G
We've
seen
success
when
a
similar
approach
was
taken
with
the
nevada
state
board
of
education
in
2013..
That
state
board
is
now
a
mix
of
appointed
and
elected
board
members.
That
board
has
become
more
effective,
earn
greater
credibility
and
has
worked
more
openly
since
those
change
changes
were
implemented.
This
type
of
model
works
in
nevada
and
we
should
adopt
it
at
the
local
school
district
level.
At
the
end
of
the
day,
the
adoption
of
ab255
will
benefit
the
most
important
constituency
in
education,
nevada's
students.
Thank
you,
madam
chair
and
members
of
the
committee.
J
D
K-E-L-S-E-Y-H-E-N-D-E-R
s-o-n
and
I'm
speaking
today
to
urge
you
to
support
ab255
as
the
fifth
largest
school
district
in
the
nation,
ccsd's
300
000.
Students
cannot
afford
to
have
board
members
who
do
not
understand
their
position,
seek
to
further
their
own
publicity
and
make
a
mockery
of
our
school
district.
Our
children
cannot
afford
board
members
who
seek
to
use
their
position
on
the
board
as
a
political
stepping
stone,
while
spending
only
a
fraction
of
their
time
addressing
student
needs.
Our
students
deserve
knowledgeable
experts
in
the
field
of
education.
D
This
is
why
it's
so
important
that
we
pass
ab255
to
reform
the
school
board
and
better
serve
our
students.
Our
school
board
members
need
to
have
a
financial
expertise
as
the
overseers
of
a
2.4
billion
dollar
budget
ccsd
board
members
must
have
a
deep
understanding
of
how
to
allocate
funds
appropriately.
D
Allowing
some
board
members
to
be
appointed
by
educational
experts
will
ensure
that
our
budget
is
spent
in
a
way
that
maximizes
student
achievement.
Ccsd
board
meetings
are
inefficiently
run,
and
this
ultimately
hurts
students,
while
highly
effective
school
districts
spend
70
percent
of
their
meetings
discussing
instructional
practices
at
ccsd
board
meetings.
This
accounts
for
only
30
percent
of
discussion.
D
J
D
D
The
city
council
receives
numerous
constituent
concerns
regarding
our
education
system,
with
no
direct
means
to
address
them
by
appointing
a
school
board.
Member
municipalities
can
ensure
that
leaders
of
the
school
district
have
the
necess
experience
necessary
to
guide
such
a
large
organization
and
be
responsive
to
parents
and
families.
D
As
speaker
fryerson
mentioned,
there
are
many
appointed
school
boards
across
the
country.
According
to
education,
commission
of
the
states,
massachusetts,
michigan,
minnesota,
new
jersey,
new
york,
pennsylvania,
south
carolina
and
virginia
all
authorized
some
or
all
members
of
a
school
board
to
be
appointed.
D
Several
large
school
districts
have
appointed
or
mixed
boards,
including
boston
public
schools
in
new
york
city,
whose
13-member
board
is
entirely
appointed
with
eight
members
elected
selected
by
the
mayor
and
the
remaining
five
seats
filled
by
each
borough.
President
new
jersey
is
also
long
provided
for
mayoral
appointment
of
school
board
members.
D
Additionally,
5
out
of
10
of
the
school
districts,
with
the
largest
per
pupil
spending,
have
appointed
school
board
members
according
to
a
2020
research
paper
on
the
topic
by
unlv
student
yineli
yamas,
our
schools
and
our
community
need
strong
leadership
at
the
school
board
level.
At
no
time
has
this
been
more
evident
than
now.
The
last
year
has
presented
unprecedented
challenges
for
every
organization,
and
working
with
our
regional
partners
has
been
essential
to
providing
the
leadership
and
support
needed
by
our
community.
D
J
I
In
the
previous
two
decades,
many
large
urban
districts
have
established
an
alternative
appointment
local
system
in
an
attempt
to
shift
the
power
incentive,
accountability
and
outcome
structure
to
assist
individuals
serving
as
school
board
members
in
those
roles,
a
2013
center
for
american
progress
report
by
national
education
researcher,
rick,
hess
developed
five
key
findings
from
reviewing
progress,
outcomes
of
11
appointed
large
u.s
urban
districts.
Over
15
years,
one
local
appointed
boards
demonstrated
higher
strategic
investment
in
conditions
that
support
local
teaching
and
learning
to
over
10
years.
I
Local
lead
boards
improved
their
district-wide
performance
compared
to
statewide
improvements.
Three
of
the
eleven
districts
followed
all
made
progress.
Five
made
substantial
progress,
narrowing
the
student
achievement
gap
within
their
states,
new
york,
newt
haven,
chicago
philadelphia
and
baltimore,
and
the
remaining
hartford,
harrisburg,
boston
and
providence
showed
some
progress
on
academic
measures.
I
I
Five
local
control
in
boston
and
chicago
stroke
showed
strong
gains
in
the
initial
period
of
governance
and
then
had
moved
to
a
tapering
period
by
the
conclusion
of
the
study's
completion.
Also
in
a
2015
legislative
education
committee
testimony
the
gwen
center
presented
research
suggesting
that
board
members
who
looked
like
the
students
they
served
better
ensured.
The
students
holistic
needs
were
being
met
in
a
majority
minority
district
like
clark
county,
it's
critical
to
pursue
all
or
opportunities
that
will
close
achievement
and
other
gaps
between
groups.
I
An
appointed
hybrid
local
model
is
an
exciting
chance
for
nevada
to
continue
to
empower
those
on
our
school
boards,
with
more
accountability
and
guidance
for
success
of
our
kids
and
greater
opportunity
for
higher
academic
outcomes
leading
to
a
brighter
future.
Thank
you
to
speaker
fryerson
for
bringing
this
critical
critical
bill
forward.
J
G
John
valardita
v-e-l-l-a-r-d-I-t-a,
I'm
representing
the
clark
county
education
association.
We
represent
18
000,
licensed
professionals
in
the
clark
county
school
district,
I'm
here
to
speak
in
support
of
ab255
an
education
delivery
system
has
two
key
components:
the
business
side
of
the
enterprise
and
the
instructional
side
of
the
delivery
system.
An
effective
school
board
can
make
a
difference
in
system
efforts
to
improve
student
performance.
G
Unfortunately,
that
has
not
been
the
case
in
the
clark
county
school
district.
We
need
a
functioning
and
highly
effective
governance
board
overseeing
our
school
district.
For
the
past
10
years
we
have
seen
school
board
after
school
board,
engage
in
dysfunctional
behavior
at
the
expense
of
students
and
frontline
educators.
G
To
be
clear,
we
believe
that
there
have
been,
and
currently
are,
many
trustees
who
are
well
intended
and
effective
as
trustees,
but
we
have
witnessed
time
and
time
again
is
a
small
faction
that
disrupts
the
governance
process.
We
need
change.
This
bill
gives
the
largest
local
government's
appointment
powers
to
school
boards
because
they
have
a
vested
interest
in
making
sure
our
schools
are
educating
our
students.
The
clark
county
commission
and
the
cities
of
vegas
and
henderson
have
track
records
of
supporting
investing
and
initiating
programs
to
help
our
public
schools
and
students.
G
I
might
add
north
las
vegas
as
well
to
that
list.
We
have
confidence
that
granting
them
appointment
powers
will
be
an
extension
of
that
track
record
this
bill
has
the
majority
of
electeds
as
members
of
the
board.
This
bill
also
has
an
appointment
process
where
local
government
bodies
can
be
held
accountable
to
their
appointments.
G
This
bill
also
has
an
orderly
transition
to
a
hybrid
model
of
governance.
By
allowing
current
elected
trustees
to
serve
out
their
terms,
we
need
change
and
we
need
it
now.
The
nevada
board
of
education
changed
their
governance
structure
to
a
model
of
elected
and
appointed
board
members.
It
functions
and
it
has
served
its
purpose
for
our
state,
it's
time
for
that
same
approach
to
take
place
for
the
clark
county
school
district.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
G
Well,
thank
you.
This
is
michael
nast
in
clark
county.
Thank
you
chair.
As
you
all
know,
clark
county
is
currently
responsible
for
building
and
maintaining
the
majority
of
our
roads
in
nevada
governing
one
of
the
largest
public
hospitals
in
the
united
states
operating
five
airports,
including
our
nation's
ninth,
busiest,
along
with
managing
your
air
quality
compliance,
social
services
and
holding
the
majority
of
seats
on
dozens
of
regional
boards,
including
the
metropolitan
police
department,
lbcva
rtc,
and
so
many
others.
Given
the
wide
portfolio
of
issues
that
local
government
has
taken
on
and
isn't.
Tasked
with.
G
G
In
fact,
in
hopes
of
strengthening
and
building
on
the
collaboration
chair,
kirkpatrick
went
as
far
as
to
call
to
order
the
first
ever
ccsd
trustees
board
of
county
commissioners
joint
session
to
work
on
these
important
issues
the
year
before
last.
I
believe
that
ab255
will
allow
for
appropriate
oversight
from
local
government
and
accountability
of
our
education,
while
strengthening
the
voters
choice.
I
thank
you
for
your
consideration
and
thank
you
for
the
time
chair.
J
G
G
I
want
to
start
by
thanking
speaker
fryerson
for
this
important
piece
of
legislation
to
help
improve
our
education
system
here
in
nevada
and
help
improve
educational
outcomes,
especially
here
in
clark.
County
ab255
is
critically
important
to
approve
our
school
board
of
trustees
in
the
state
of
nevada.
We
need
our
school
boards
of
trustees
to
be
able
to
effectively
monitor
and
support
the
work
of
our
school
superintendents
and
right
now,
the
school
board
of
trustees
in
clark
county
falls
far
short
of
what
their
job
actually
is.
G
Instead
of
focusing
on
student
outcomes
and
finding
ways
to
support
their
learning,
they
spend
their
time
with
petty
internal
politics
and
bickering
amongst
themselves.
These
trustees
sprint
spend
only
a
fraction
of
their
time,
focusing
on
kids
learning.
What
exactly
are
they
doing?
Why
are
we
fine
with
this
as
a
society,
we
desperately
need
expertise
on
these
boards,
not
just
local
politicians.
G
Ccsd
trustees
oversee
a
multi-billion
dollar
budget
and
we
desperately
need
at
least
one
person
with
a
finance
background
on
that
board
to
help
advise
the
rest
on
how
to
manage
this
money.
I
know
there's
always
a
back
and
forth
between
ccsd
and
the
legislator
about
education
funding
the
appropriate
levels,
how
much
they
actually
got.
G
Can
they
actually
cover
all
the
costs
so
by
implementing
this
hybrid
model
with
getting
professionals
on
there,
we
can
begin
to
bridge
that
gap
and
eliminate
this
issue
and
get
back
to
the
important
work
of
finding
more
funding
for
education,
not
bickering
about
where
the
current
funding
levels
are
going.
I
understand
that
some
people
might
be
worried
about
changing
this
democratically
elected
board
and
making
it
a
hybrid
board,
but
for
decades
we've
proven
time
and
time
again
that
having
only
elected
officials
on
there
is
a
recipe
for
disaster.
G
We
desperately
need
change
to
this
board
to
bring
stability
for
our
kids
and
our
schools.
If
you
disagree
with
me
that
this
change
is
absolutely
needed,
I
encourage
you,
please
sit
through
one
of
the
school
board
meetings
from
start
to
finish.
I
guarantee
you'll
immediately
come
here
and
vote
yes
on
this
bill.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
J
D
That
should
be
80
of
the
conversation
should
be
about
educational
needs
for
us
here
in
clark
county
and
I'm
speaking
today.
As
a
parent,
a
grandparent
and
a
product
of
clark,
county
school
district,
there's
been
many
opportunities
missed
for
students
where
we've
tried
to
collaborate,
and
the
school
board
has
literally
not
wanted
to
take
the
initiative
to
help
bring
ideas
such
as
open
doors,
open
schools
such
as
preschool,
such
as
workforce
development,
so
that
we
could
have
many
tools
for
our
students
to
succeed.
D
D
So
I
ask
that
we
all
consider
a
new
hybrid
model
where
we
can
regionally
work
together
to
ensure
that
students
needs
are
met
and
that
we
bring
the
level
of
expertise
to
the
current
board
so
that
we
can
have
children's
best
interests
first.
So
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
and
thank
you,
speaker,
feyerson,
for
bringing
this
bill
forward.
A
Thank
you,
chair
kirkpatrick,
next
caller
and
support.
J
I
My
name
is
sherry:
raymond,
griggs
c,
h,
e
r,
I
r
a
y
m
o
n
d,
hyphen
g
r.
I
g
g
s,
chairwoman,
bilbray
axelrod
and
committee
members,
I'm
a
kindergarten
teacher
at
the
james
b,
mcmillan
elementary
school
with
the
clark
county
school
district
and
a
parent
of
an
eighth
grader
in
the
clark
county
school
district.
I
am
speaking
to
you
today
in
support
of
ab255.
I
I
have
worked
for
the
clark
county
school
district
for
seven
years
and
have
seen
several
changes
to
the
makeup
of
our
school
board.
Unfortunately,
I
am
challenged
to
see
any
real
functionality
from
the
board
most
of
the
time.
The
primary
focus
of
the
board
should
be
the
education
and
protection
of
children
first,
but
they
seem
to
have
lost
sight
of
that
years
ago.
I
While
board
meetings
are
typically
lengthy
affairs.
There
is
very
little
discussion
and
decision
making
that
directly
supports
and
benefits
student
achievement.
This
is
disturbing
as
a
parent
and
an
employee
of
the
fifth
largest
district
in
the
country,
our
children
are
struggling
with
ineffective
curricula
and
random
rules
and
regulations,
and
the
board
spends
their
time
arguing
and
tweeting.
I
Our
children
and
the
district's
employees
do
not
have
the
time
for
board
members
to
learn
the
educational
system,
our
children
and
the
district's
employees
do
not
have
time
for
board
members
to
learn
federal
and
state
laws.
Regarding
our
school
program,
our
children
and
our
district's
employees
do
not
have
time
for
board
members
to
take
crash
courses
in
finance
and
budgeting.
I
We
need
board
members
who
are
ready,
willing
and
able
to
support
the
educational
success
of
our
children
from
day
one
on
the
board.
It
is
beyond
comprehension
that
there
are
members
who
have
occupied
seats
on
the
school
board
when
they
are
employed
by
private
or
chartered
districts
in
direct
competition
with
the
public
school
system.
I
I
No
one
likes
to
equate
a
school
district
to
a
major
corporation,
but
they
are
quite
similar.
There
is
a
reason
that
school
board
seats
are
supposed
to
be
non-partisan,
but
recent
board
members
clearly
are
bringing
specific
political
agendas
to
the
table.
This
is
not
fair
to
the
children
who
must
ride
the
roller
coaster
of
neglect
and
politics
until
someone
replaces
them
or
they
turn
out.
A
I
Thank
you.
I
have
one
sentence.
Okay,
the
proposed
hybrid
board
gives
communities
a
voice
while
allowing
regional
governments
the
opportunity
to
include
educational
governance
and
financial
experts
in
order
to
better
address
the
needs
of
our
children
in
our
communities,
our
children,
our
future
leaders
are
depending
on
you
to
support
ab255.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
very
much
and
with
that
I'm
gonna
have
to
close
the
testimony
and
support.
I
know
that
people
have
been
joining
on
to
make
comments
and
I
apologize
for
that.
We
just
have
several
more
bills.
We
need
to
hear
so
we
are
going
to
have
to
move
on
to
opposition
testimony
and
if
you
are
in
the
queue-
and
you
want
to
write
down
your
testimony,
I
will
make
sure
that
all
committee
members
see
that
and
we
can
get
on
nellis
as
well.
So
thank
you
and
we
will
move
on
to
opposition.
J
G
Hi
good
afternoon,
alexander
marks
m-a-r-k-s
with
the
nevada
state
education
association,
the
voice
of
nevada
educators
for
over
120
years,
nsea
opposes
ab255
to
convert
three
trustees
in
nevada's
largest
school
districts
from
elected
to
appointed
members.
Instead,
we
offer
several
proposals
to
improve
the
professionalism,
collaboration,
accountability
and
responsiveness
while
preserving
school
boards
as
democratically
elected
bodies.
We
appreciate
our
conversation
with
speaker
fryerson
about
this
issue
and
we
look
forward
to
working
with
him
to
approve
nevada's
largest
school
districts.
Nevada
takes
pride
in
promoting
the
democratic
process.
G
Democratic
participation
is
the
cornerstone
of
governance
in
the
united
states
and
in
our
state
and
locally
elected
school
boards
represent
the
american
institution
that
comes
closest
to
the
ideal
of
local
self-governance.
Local
school
boards
are
in
place
to
ensure
that
the
schools
in
each
community
reflect
the
values
of
the
people.
School
boards
provide
direction
and
oversight
for
the
superintendent
who
manages
the
day-to-day
operations
of
the
schools.
They
also
provide
direct
accountability
to
the
community.
G
Like
any
other
institution.
There
are
times
when
school
districts
and
school
boards
do
not
live
up
to
this
ideal.
This
is
true
for
school
districts
with
elected
school
boards
and
those
without
the
difference
is
elected.
School
boards
provide
the
public
with
a
direct
line
of
accountability.
Appointed
school
boards
are
shielded
by
an
appointing
authority
who
typically
has
significant
other
responsibilities.
G
In
addition
to
the
appointment
of
school
board
members,
it's
extremely
rare
to
see
an
elected
official
voted
out
of
office
over
the
actions
or
conduct
of
another
official
they've
appointed.
This
is
truer
still
when
the
appointment
is
made
by
another
deliberative
body.
Democracy
is
messy.
Money
can
have
a
substantial
influence
on
elections,
and
sometimes
campaigns
are
negative
and
turn
off.
Voters
oftentimes
our
preferred
candidates,
don't
win.
While
these
are
challenges
that
are
real,
they
are
certainly
not
enough
to
abandon
our
system
of
democratic
governance.
G
J
I
I
I
initially
was
a
researcher
who
really
believed
in
appointments,
but
over
the
course
of
years
and
studying
the
subject
matter,
I
have
switched
to
the
position
that
elected,
usually
are
a
better
wait
for
the
people
to
make
their
voices
heard.
Number
one
nevada
is
a
populist
state.
If
you
look
at
our
state
constitution,
we
have
ballot
initiatives,
recalls
referendums
and
we
also
elect
judges.
I
I
I
It
is
the
opportunity
to
be
elected
that
allowed
women
to
become
part
of
the
nevada
supreme
court
and
the
research
that
I
have
looked
at
in
terms
of
judges
states
that
it
is
true
that,
with
respect
to
that
first
black
or
that
first
latino
official
governors
and
appointeds
are
better
at
it.
But
when
you
look
at
the
long
run,
like
miriam
sharon
said,
usually
elected
boards
are
much
better.
I
I
I
I
think
it
has
been
unfortunate
that
during
the
last
year
there
have
been
such
tensions
over
such
difficult
issues
as
school
reopenings
and
most
school
boards
frankly
have
not
done
a
good
job
with
school
reopening,
but
we
can
improve
professionalism
number
one
by
looking
at
compensation
number
two
by
giving
them
good
staff
support
the
kind
of
staff
support
that
the
legislature
itself
enjoys
like
an
attorney
that
is
independent
and
is
competent,
financial
advisors
who
are
also
competent
and
that's
trustee.
Thank
you
to
some.
My
opinions
will
be
published.
J
O
Good
afternoon
chris
bailey
d-a-l-y
nevada,
state
education
association,
just
expanding
on
the
comments
from
my
colleague
alexander
marks,
while
democratically
elected
school
boards
bring
the
greatest
levels
of
accountability
and
responsiveness
to
the
communities
they
serve.
We
agree.
More
should
be
done
to
increase
the
levels
of
professionalism
and
collaboration
at
school
boards,
while
also
bringing
greater
accountability
and
responsiveness
to
our
communities.
O
We've
developed
a
list
of
possible
school
board
reforms.
We
ask
this
committee
to
consider
as
an
alternative
to
the
appointment
of
school
board
members.
One.
The
addition
of
advisory
seats
on
local
school
boards
could
bring
more
breadth
of
diversity
of
perspective.
In
addition
to
representatives
of
local
governments,
we
would
ask
for
consideration
of
important
education.
Stakeholders
like
educators,
students
and
representatives
of
the
pta
as
a
statewide
code
of
conduct
for
school
board
trustees,
including
a
process
for
possible
removal
from
office
for
trans
transgressions,
would
set
clear
expectations
along
with
new
lines
of
accountability.
O
Instituting
a
regular
rotation
of
school
board
president
would
lead
to
more
collaboration
between
school
board
trustees
and
decreased
factionalism
on
school
boards.
Limiting
a
superintendent
contract
to
two
years
would
make
superintendents
more
accountable
to
the
seat
of
boards
and
lead
to
better
working
relationships
with
board
members.
O
D
P-E-T-E-R-S-O-N,
I'm
the
immediate
past
president
for
the
nevada
association
of
school
boards.
I
wanted
to
begin
by
letting
you
know
that,
throughout
my
seven
years
of
service
as
a
school
board,
trustee
I've
had
the
privilege
of
interacting
and
meeting
trustees
across
the
state
as
a
general
rule,
school
board.
Trustees
are
the
cells
of
the
earth.
They
truly
want
to
be
involved
in
improving
their
communities
and
honestly
care
about
children
and
education
and
take
their
job
seriously.
D
During
the
past
year,
we
at
nazi
targeted
our
training
to
be
more
specific
and
focused
around
improving
board
governance
and
accountability.
As
an
organization,
the
nevada
association
of
school
boards
has
worked
with
the
nde
unr,
extended
studies
and
the
national
school
boards
association
to
improve
the
training.
We
now
have
a
specific
foreign
governance
program
that
trustees
will
be
taking
over
the
course
of
two
years
that
not
only
fulfills
all
lawful
requirements
of
training
that
goes
above
and
beyond.
Our
goal
is
to
help
trustees,
understand
their
role
and
how
to
serve
in
appropriate
and
positive
ways.
D
In
addition
to
improved
training
for
school
board
trustees,
the
nevada
association
of
school
boards
has
developed
a
proposal
for
increased
accountability
measures
in
lieu
of
appointments.
It
is
our
belief
that,
by
allowing
individual
districts
to
better
self-govern
and
increase
individual
member
accountability
that
board
governance
will
improve,
giving
boards
more
keys
to
self-govern.
If
you
will,
we
propose
that
restorative
practices
practice
three
strikes:
rule
for
non-completion
of
training,
governance
and
boardsmanship
violations
such
as
open
meeting
laws,
violation
of
breach
of
contracts
with
enforcement
from
nazi
be
enacted
through
legislative
means.
D
Options
for
these
three
strikes
could
be
as
follows:
strike
one
a
written
warning
in
the
form
of
names
listed
on
district
websites,
for
violation
of
board
governance
policies
and
an
email
to
trustees
from
nazi
outlining
such
violations
with
continued
appropriate
behavior
strike.
2
review
by
the
ethics
commission
strike
3
board
of
trustees
may
publicly
sanction
board
members
in
an
open
meeting.
These
are
updates
on
training
and
ideas.
We
wanted
to
share
with
you
today.
This
concludes
my
remarks.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
J
D
I
just
really
want
to
point
out
that
I
started
my
venture
quite
a
bit
ago
and
the
only
resolution
that
we
ever
get
from
our
elected
board
is
when
us
parents
show
up-
and
we
speak
out
and
a
perfect
example
of
this
is
getting
our
graduations
back
on
getting
contact
sports
like
a
lot
of
the
efforts
coming
forward
into
reopening
and
getting
things
done
have
been
literally
through
the
blood,
sweat
and
tears
of
us
parents
reaching
out
to
our
elected
officials
and
we've
had
many
elected
officials.
Pointing
back
to
us
saying
this.
D
You
guys
are
elected
to
represent
us,
and
so
the
hesitation
in
in
putting
any
appointed
official
into
our
board
of
trustee
or
any
other
elected
governing
board
is
literally
we
we
just
don't
see
where
the
accountability
is
and
we've
been
through.
So
much
finger-pointing
and
the
only
thing
now
currently
holding
us
up
in
ccsd
is
the
superintendent
and
for
anyone,
who's
actually
been
attending
the
meetings
watching
the
work
sessions
going
through
the
bond
advisory
committees.
D
These
are
all
meetings
that
you
know
rotates
in
circles
and
when
we
can't
get
action
from
our
board
right
now,
it's
because
of
our
superintendent
so
pointing
a
blame
back
at
you
know
wanting
yes,
of
course,
more
professionalism.
Obviously
I
I
do
concur
with
other
people
that
have
spoken
in
opposition
to
this
that,
but
there
are
other
ways
to
get
that,
and
namely
a
huge
problem
I
have
with
with
this
bill,
is
that
it
leaves
out
like
mesquite
and
prim-
and
you
know,
are
our
outer
lining,
especially
for
clark
county
wafflin.
D
We
have,
you
know
outer
lying
areas
that
don't
get
an
appointed
trustee
that
are
currently
represented.
So
you
know
I
get.
You
know
we'll
have
to
look
at
rezoning
and
like
all
of
these
things,
but
I
just
really
want
to
point
out
that
this
past
year,
anything
that
we
have
been
able
to
get
for
our
children
have
been
from
the
community
reaching
out
and
demanding
those
things.
J
D
My
name
is
annalise,
castor,
a-n-n-a-l-I-s-e,
caster
c-a-f-t-o-r,
and
I
really
do
want
to
thank
speaker
fryerson
for
bringing
this
issue
to
the
forefront
as
a
mother
of
five
children
all
in
school
age
and
a
fourth
generation
nevadan.
I
am
really
overjoyed
that
we
are
talking
about
this
wonderfully
important
issue.
D
I
am
opposed
on
this
because,
while
I
appreciate
the
wonderful
points
of
having
appointed
and
school
board
members
and
its
increase
of
professionalism,
which
I
do
support,
I
believe
that
that
is
really
not
the
solution.
The
solution
is
not
just
re-qualifying
the
school
board,
but
to
give
us
more
of
them.
D
If
you
look
at
a
2015
lindsay
study
presentation,
which
I
will
send
to
the
board,
they
have
a
as
a
state
with
two
to
three
million
people,
the
most
underrepresented
state.
As
regard
to
school
boards,
arkansas
has
310
kansas
302,
the
closest
one.
Next
to
us
is
utah,
which
has
40
school
boards.
We
have
17,
we
have
less
than
half
of
the
lowest
amount
for
our
population
and
the
ratio
gets
even
worse.
D
The
new
york
department
of
education
has
32
community
education
councils
with
11
members,
each
some
most
and
a
lot
of
those
are
appointed
that
makes
the
ratio
one
student
one
trustee
represents
3
125,
kids,
chicago
public
schools
has
550
seats
and
local
school
councils
that
gives
their
representation.
One
representative
for
every
72
children,
clark,
county
school
district,
has
seven
trustees
that
represent
one
in
45
513
students.
D
I
hold
no
blame
for
the
trustees
being
inadequate
to
do
their
job
when
their
task
of
who
they
have
to
represent
is
so
much
more.
This
has
not
been
re-edited
and
re-looked
at
since
the
1950s
legislators.
I
invite
you
to
think
of
your
area,
your
seat.
If
we
go
back
to
the
1950s
might
not
even
have
existed,
and
while
just
adding
more
community
seat
to
the
trustee
board
tends
to
be
ineffective
in
most
large
school
districts.
Adding
school
boards
presents
wonderful
opportunities
for
communities
to
come
together
and
have
a
voice
to
represent
their
distinct
communities.
D
We
actually
already
have
something
set
up
that
is
doing
just
this.
Community
education
advisory
boards
are
present
in
mesquite,
moapa,
valley
and
henderson
because
of
those
those
communities
are
able
to
be
represented
in
a
wonderful
way.
For
fact,
moapa
has
been
open,
while
all
the
rest
of
clark
county
has
not,
and
that
is
in
large
part
because
of
their
sea
up.
J
G
Hello,
my
name
is
ed
gonzalez
e-d-g-o-n-z-a-l-e-z,
I'm
speaking
in
opposition
a
few
years
back.
I
was
supportive
of
this
concept,
but
I
think
this
bill
misses
some
of
the
mark.
I
am
a
critic
of
the
school
district
and
I
do
understand
the
dysfunction
we've
seen
at
the
school
board,
though
it
has
improved
in
recent
years,
but
I
think
there's
other
things
with
the
bureaucracy
and
with
the
superintendency
that
we've
seen
problems
as
well
as
an
she
community.
Member.
G
On
the
east
side,
we've
been
trying
to
get
a
health
clinic
up
there
for
the
last
three
years.
The
reason
we
haven't
gotten
it
is
because
not
of
the
school
board,
but
because
of
the
bureaucracy
within
ccsd.
It's
not
been
a
funding
issue.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
students
in
there
have
mental
and
behavioral
support
services,
especially
for
special
education
needs,
and
a
few
years
back,
we
saw
in
the
previous
superintendent
when
the
district
spent
some
of
the
reserves
against
state
law
without
a
board
vote.
G
A
board
trustee
asked
for
information
from
somebody
below
the
superintendent
level,
one
of
the
senior
administrators
and
the
superintendent
refused
to
bring
him
up
to
answer
the
question
we've
never
seen
stuff
like
that
before
and
to
me:
there's
some
important
information
about
the
bureaucracy
and
how
things
are
governed
at
that
level.
That
may
need
to
be
added
to
this
bill.
G
G
J
D
My
name
is
nancy
jones,
my
phone
number,
my
name
is
spelled
n-a-n-c-y
j-o-n-e-s
and
I'm
representing
nevada
families
for
freedom,
and
I
personally
am
a
product
of
the
clark
county,
school
district
nevada
families
for
freedom
is
concerned
that
professionalizing
the
school
boards
by
adding
these
appointed
members
will
increase
the
number
of
quote
unquote:
professionals
who
are
being
paid
by
the
public
but
who
are
not
accountable
to
the
public.
Currently
parents
and
school
districts
have
little
say
in
what
is
taught
who
is
teaching
and
how
to
meet
the
needs
of
their
children.
D
Democratically
elected
school
boards
are
one
of
the
only
ways
that
parents
and
community
members
can
be
involved
in
the
governance
of
local
schools
and
school
board.
We
agree
that
we
need
to
improve
funding
allocation
support
student
achievement
and
student
outcomes,
which
we
would
assert,
extends
beyond
test
scores
and
arbitrary
grading
structures
to
the
ultimate
goal
of
providing
nevada
children
with
the
ability
to
live
lives
of
maximum
joy.
D
J
J
O
Good
afternoon
my
name
is
sam,
castor,
sam
last
name,
c-a-s-t-o-r,
I'm
a
beneficiary
of
public
schools.
I
grew
up
with
nothing.
I
had
christmas
delivered
to
my
doorstep
by
kind
neighbors,
but
I
was
able
to
work
under
president
obama
in
the
office
of
science
and
technology
policy
after
attending
law
school
and
I
currently
work
with
in-house
counsel
and
an
executive
at
switch.
O
O
Speaker
fryerson,
you
pointed
out
that
the
baltimore
county
was
a
positive
example
of
how
to
allow
elections
to
benefit
the
community.
They
have
63
786
students
with
seven
elected
board.
Members
clark
county
has
over
five
times
that
with
330
000
students,
but
still
only
seven
board
members,
I
agree.
Choosing
the
right
school
board.
Member
is
just
as
important
as
choosing
the
right
doctor,
but
even
an
amazing
doctor
can
only
do
so
much
and
each
board
member
of
ccsd
is
currently
responsible
for
45
513
students.
O
They
possibly
cannot
represent
them.
Vegas
is
extremely
diverse,
and
I
know
speaker
fryerson
is
striving
to
enhance
representation
of
this
diversity.
More
board
members
would
ensure
they
represented
that
diversity.
I
strongly
strongly
recommend
we
have
more
board
members,
perhaps
even
have
seven
more
appointed
positions
to
complement
the
existing
voted
positions.
Alternatively,
you
can
break
up
school
district
into
equal
portions
that
reinforce
proximate
representation
as
presented.
O
M
O
A
D
Name
is
rebecca
garcia
r-e-b-e-c-a-g-a-r
and
I
am
the
president
of
the
nevada
parent
teacher
association.
Nevada
pta's
mission
is
to
make
every
child's
potential
a
reality
by
engaging
and
empowering
families
and
communities
to
advocate
for
all
children.
Elected
representation
serves
an
important
role
in
providing
a
voice
for
the
community
at
the
local
state
and
national
level.
School
board
trustees
are
entrusted
with
critical
decisions
that
directly
impact
the
quality
of
education.
Children
receive
nevada,
pta
is
neutral
regarding
ab255
is
currently
written.
The
current
system
has
challenges
which
must
be
addressed.
D
Trustees
in
nevada's
largest
school
districts
have
oversight,
responsibility
for
substantial
budgets,
workforces
and
diverse
student
populations.
School
boards
are
to
provide
direction
and
oversight
from
superintendent
who
is
responsible
for
daily
operations
of
the
district
trustees,
as
elected
representatives
provide
both
a
voice
and
accountability
to
the
community.
D
Yet
often,
it
is
clear
that
not
all
trustees
have
the
relevant
experience
and
training
to
perform
the
duties
to
which
they
are
entrusted.
Lack
of
understanding
regarding
fiduciary
responsibilities,
governance
and
policy
often
lead
to
protracted
meetings
and
ineffective
decision
making.
That
is
not
centered
on
student
achievement,
too
often
limited
time
is
wasted
and
important
decisions
delayed
due
to
process
concerns
and
personality
conflicts.
D
D
Pta
has
long
supported
the
democratic
process
and
promoted
voter
engagement
in
school
board
races,
which
often
receive
limited
care
and
attention.
We
also
recognize
the
legislature's
desire
to
address
these
challenges,
which
have
existed
for
many
years
and
directly
impacts
the
district's
ability
to
ensure
student
success
in
2013.
The
legislature
made
changes
to
the
composition
of
the
state
board
of
education,
which
would
produce
positive
impacts.
We
would
recommend
adopting
similar
changes
that
appointed
positions
include
experience
and
representation
requirements
such
as
business
experience,
educator
and
parent
representation.
D
Additionally,
there's
an
opportunity
to
provide
clear
expectations
and
accountability
related
to
the
conduct,
roles
and
responsibilities
of
the
school
board
members.
We
appreciate
the
speaker
bringing
forward
this
bill
to
have
this
conversation
and
stand
ready
to
work
with
the
speaker
and
committee
regarding
board
reforms
that
will
benefit
our
students.
Thank
you.
J
G
C
G
Adding
key
features
like
two-step
appointment
process,
the
use
of
appointed
non-voting
members
and
the
selection
of
appointed
voting
members
from
stakeholder
groups
with
a
vested
interest
in
improving
student
outcomes
would
go
a
long
way
to
reduce
concerns
and
increase
the
chance
of
producing
a
high
functioning
board
governance
team.
I
would
like
to
thank
speaker
feyerson
for
introducing
this
bill.
J
D
D
If
I
was
in
the
legislature's
position,
I
might
even
support
it,
but
my
perspective
as
a
trustee
is
why
I
completely
oppose
it
as
I've
seen
a
lot
of
things
that
nobody.
C
A
We've
already,
if
you
would
like
to
to
submit
your
remarks,
we'll
put
them
in
the
negative,
but
we've
already
moved
on
to
neutral,
and
I'm
sorry
that
you
were
having
issues
but
if
you
could
sure
just
okay.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
very
much.
Miss
foreign.
D
C
D
Opposition
with
it
thanks.
Thank
you
I
I
will
just
say
that
I
I
do
agree
with
the
speaker
and
the
committee
pretty
much
everything
that's
been
said.
Quite
frankly,
I
agree
with
most
of
it,
but
I
think
that
there's
a
lot
of
questions
to
ask
that
aren't
being
asked.
For
instance,
I
agree
that
the
school
board
members
need
better
training.
We
actually
already
do
receive
mandatory
training
and
continued
education,
so
I.
A
A
A
A
Well,
we
lost
our
speaker
because
he
was
summoned
to
the
governor,
so
we
will
close
the
hearing
on
ab255
and
open
the
hearing
for
ab206
assemblyman
levitt
begin
when
you're
ready.
H
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
so
do
do
I
get.
Do
I
get
more
than
15
minutes
no
just
kidding.
I
won't
need
it
so
assembly
bill.
H
I'll
take
it
good
afternoon,
madam
chair
members
of
the
committee
for
the
record.
I
am
glenn
levitt,
representing
assembly
district
23
in
clark
county,
and
I
really
do
want
to
thank
you
for
your
time
today.
I
know
it's.
It's
been
a
long
day,
and
I
I
thank
you
for
the
for
the
brief
moment
that
I
have
with
you.
Because
of
the
pandemic.
H
Kids
of
military
parents
have
had
a
difficult
time
enrolling
in
distance
education
programs
in
nevada.
My
goal
with
ab206
isn't
is
to
ensure
that
this
doesn't
happen
again
or
in
the
future
and
to
try
and
ensure
that
as
the
state,
we
support
our
military
families
by
minimizing
challenges
to
accessing
educational
programs.
H
Here
military
children
often
face
multiple
educational
challenges
relating
to
relocation,
such
as
lack
of
standardization
between
schools,
missed
deadlines,
court
lack,
of
course,
completion
or
registration
to
name
a
few.
H
According
to
the
department
of
defense
best
prep,
their
best
practices,
virtual
school
enrollment
states
states
can
minimize
disruptions
in
education
for
military
children
by
allowing
them
to
participate
in
technology-based
educational
opportunities,
while
transitioning
between
duty
stations.
H
H
So
the
sections
of
the
bill
there's
not
too
many.
It's
pretty
simple.
First
section
one
requires
pupils
who
do
not
reside
in
the
county
and
are
enrolled
in
full-time.
H
It
requires
that
pupils
who
do
not
reside
in
the
county
and
are
enrolled
in
full-time
enrolled,
full-time
and
distance
education
programs
to
be
included
in
the
count
of
pupils
for
a
pro
apportionment
for
tongue.
Twister
section
two
provides
that
the
people
may
enroll
in
a
full-time
distance
education
program
if
their
parent
or
guardian
is
a
member
of
the
armed
forces
and
who
has
received
orders
to
relocate
to
nevada
but
has
not
yet
relocated.
H
Finally,
section
3
authorizes
a
people
to
enroll
in
full-time
distance
education
program
at
a
charter
school
if
their
parent
or
guardian
receives
order
to
orders
to
relocate
nevada,
and
that
was
my
presentation.
I
told
you
it
wasn't
going
to
even
take
five
minutes.
I
want
to
leave
time
for
the
40
people
that
I
have
to
call
in
in
testimony.
J
G
This
bill
is
an
essential
element:
we've
needed
for
some
time.
A
lot
of
our
service
members
get
orders
of
a
permanent
change
of
station
called
pcs
when
you
hear
their
jargon
and
when
they
get
that
change
their
family
sometimes
is
moved
before
them
and
because
they're
sent
on
tdy
training
for
the
new
military
assignment
they
have
so
we
fully
support
ab206
and
it's
the
right
thing
to
do
for
our
active
military,
our
guard
and
our
families.
In
the
case
of
our
guard.
Sometimes
we
have
guard
members
that
are
transferred
from
northern
nevada
to
southern
nevada.
G
J
O
Good
afternoon,
chair
bilbray,
axelrod
and
members
of
the
education
committee,
my
name
is
noah
sullivan,
n-o-a-h
s-u-l-l-I-v-a-n
and
I'm
an
extern
with
the
government's
relations
department
at
the
clark
county
school
district.
I'm
here
to
testify
today
in
support
of
ab206
which
streamlines
the
process
for
distance
education
for
children
of
military
families,
allowing
students
to
start
their
education
as
soon
as
their
parents
receive
an
order
to
relocate
to
nevada,
ensures
that
they
don't
fall
behind
their
classmates.
O
Education
should
not
be
put
on
pause
simply
because
a
student
would
not
have
a
physical
access
to
a
nevada
school
before
their
family
relocates.
This
bill
offers
a
simple
solution
targeted
to
a
very
specific
group
of
students
who
often
struggle
when
they
transition
to
new
schools
because
of
their
parents.
Relocation
students
would
be
able
to
get
their
education
started
ahead
of
time
and
be
prepared
for
the
school
year
ahead.
We
appreciate
assemblyman
levitt
for
sponsoring
this
bill
and
letting
us
speak
on
the
subject
today.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
J
D
The
chamber
supports
the
count
of
students
who
are
enrolled
in
business
learning,
because
our
nevada
students
deserve
the
support
and
benefits
from
our
school
system.
This
bill
will
provide
students
whose
parents
or
guardians
our
service,
men
and
service
women,
more
ease
and
accessibility
to
continue
their
education
through
the
k-12
education
experience
seamlessly
ab206
is
highly
beneficial
for
students
and
their
route
to
graduation.
D
J
O
We
are
a
statewide
501c3
organization
and
believe
that
this
bill,
ab206
and
its
sponsor
assemblyman
levitt
are
doing
a
great
benefit
to
our
military
families
throughout
the
state,
by
providing
educational
opportunities
for
their
children
upon
re
relocation
and
assignment
with
that,
the
nevada
military
support
alliance
wholeheartedly
supports
ab206,
and
we
hope
for
your
passage.
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
service
to
our
great
state.
J
I
J
D
Afternoon
chairwoman,
bill
bray
after
rod
vice
chair
miller
and
members
of
the
committee.
My
name
is
kelly,
may
douglas
k-e-l-l-I
m-a-y
d-o-u-g-l-e-s
and
the
pacific
southwest
regional
liaison
with
the
department
of
defense,
defense
state
liaison
office.
Our
office
works
to
assist
to
improve
the
quality
of
life
for
military
service
members
veterans
and
their
families
on
behalf
of
dod
and
military
families
with
school-age
children.
D
However,
when
they
receive
orders
to
move
midterm,
a
family
could
anticipate
this
potential
out
of
cycle
relocation
and
register
for
virtual
or
distance
learning
courses
in
the
receiving
state
in
nevada.
During
the
transitions
of
their
transition
semester.
This
option
would
help
military
children
avoid
receiving
course
incompletions
that
could
prevent
them
from
graduating
with
their
peers.
D
If
the
chair
bill
sponsors
and
committee
members
would
also
consider
expanding
this
pre-registration
opportunity
to
incoming
military
students
who
have
yet
to
arrive
to
nevada
for
in-person
as
well
as
distance
learning,
military
families
would
benefit
from
knowing
where
their
children
will
be
attending
school
and
being
assured
that
they
will
have
full
access
to
schools,
programs
and
courses
at
the
same
time
that
their
peers
register
for
school.
There
are
nearly
five
thousand
school-aged
children
of
active
duty
service
members
in
nevada.
D
J
A
J
J
D
Kat
miller
from
the
nevada
department
of
veterans
services
testifying
in
neutral,
I
spell
my
name
m.
I
k-a-t-m-I-l
l
e
r.
I
wanted
to
share
one
bit
of
information
with
the
committee,
and
that
is
the
inability
to
engage
in
advanced
enrollment,
for
both
for
both
distance
and
in-person.
Learning
is
a
concern
that
has
been
frequently
raised
to
our
department
by
transitioning
service
members,
and
that
concludes
my
testimony.
Thank
you.
J
A
A
B
Ab257
seeks
to
address
the
dangers
of
poor
ventilation
and
poor
indoor
air
quality
in
schools
even
before
the
pandemic.
Numerous
studies
have
shown
that
poor
indoor
air
quality
in
our
schools
is
not
just
putting
the
health
and
safety
of
our
students
and
teachers
at
risk,
but
it
also
impacts.
Students,
attendance
and
performance
studies
show
that
student
performance
metrics
can
increase
by
as
much
as
15
percent,
simply
by
ensuring
that
classrooms
are
adequately
ventilated.
B
Covered
19
has
heightened
these
concerns,
since
studies
show
that
it
can
be
transmitted
throughout
the
air.
The
centers
for
disease
control
expressly
recommends
that
schools
assess
and
improve
their
ventilation
systems
in
order
to
reduce
the
risk
of
cobit
19
spread.
Yet
nevada
has
no
requirements
or
standards
for
ensuring
this
is
done
or
done
correctly.
B
B
The
amendment
you
see
before
you
is
in
there
is
the
result
of
the
desire
to
ensure
that
this
legislation
is
consistent
with
the
most
recent
national
guidance
of
school
ventilation
and
filtration
assessment
programs.
It
is
also
the
result
of
shifting
the
funding
mechanism,
our
original
bill,
envisioned
a
new
state-funded
grants
program.
However,
there
was
no
funding
available
for
this.
B
With
this
new
amendment,
it
ensures
that
schools
that
use
these
funds
and
make
these
plans
follow
the
appropriate
steps
and
guidance
to
ensure
proper
ventilation
and
safe
air
quality
in
schools.
When
I
ran
for
my
district,
I
made
a
promise
to
put
education
first
and
to
be
an
advocate
for
the
needs
of
our
teachers
and
children.
This
legislation
does
that
the
standards
set
forth
in
the
in
this
bill
are
essential
to
protect
the
health
and
safety
of
nevada,
children's
and
teachers,
both
during
and
both
during
and
after
the
coven
19
pandemic.
B
They
are
both
part
of
a
broad
stakeholder
team
that
develops
some
of
the
national
guidelines
documented
documents
on
which
this
legislation
is
based.
Mr
enslow
will
provide
a
brief
overview
of
the
specific
requirements
of
the
bill,
and
mr
rook
will
be
available
to
answer
any
technical
questions
that
the
committee
may
have.
Gentlemen,.
K
Thank
you
good
afternoon,
madam
chair
and
committee
members.
For
the
record.
My
name
is
tom
enslow
and
I
represent
the
smart
western
states
council.
My
clients
have
been
working
for
several
years
actually
with
national
and
regional
research
groups
to
help
identify
measures
to
address
the
pervasive
problem
of
organization
in
schools.
Even
before
the
coba
19
raised
the
importance
of
this
issue
in
the
public's
eyes.
For
the
past
decade,
study
after
study
has
found
that
poor
ventilation
in
schools
is
pervasive
and
regularly
results
in
carbon
dioxide
levels
that
are
more
than
double
acceptable
standards.
K
This
affects
not
only
student
and
teacher
health
and
attendance.
It
also
affects
students,
ability
to
concentrate
and
think
high
co2
levels
have
been
found
to
actually
reduce
your
brain's
cognitive
abilities,
meaning
it's
harder
for
students
to
learn
and
harder
for
them
to
perform
on
tests
and
now
with
covid.
We
also
have
the
added
concern
about
increasing
risk
of
of
spread.
You
know
for
for
all
viruses,
but
you
know
particularly
with
cobot
in
this
time.
K
This
is
a
real
issue.
Studies
have
estimated
that
over
50
percent
of
new
hvac
systems
and
85
percent
of
replacement,
its
back
systems,
heating
ventilation,
air
conditioning
systems
have
performance
issues
due
to
poor
quality
installation.
This
has
been
directly
tied
to
the
use
of
installers
who
don't
have
adequate
training.
K
K
This
legislation
gives
the
school
districts
the
tools
and
the
guidance
needed
to
address
this
issue.
I'd
like
to
briefly
run
through
what
this
bill
does.
This
legislation
creates
a
school
ventilation
and
verification
and
repair
program
that
ensures
schools
have
functional
ventilation
systems
that
provide
ventilations
at
the
standardized
rates
that
are
set
forth
in.
K
It
also
requires
installation
of
co2
monitors
in
the
classrooms.
In
order
to
make
sure
we
have
a
ongoing
measure
that
the
ventilation
is
continuing
to
be
provided
correctly.
What
happens
is
that
they
get
adjusted
once,
but
then,
over
the
years
and
depending
on
class
size
and
other
adjustments
that
are
made
to
the
systems
and
turning
down
the
cooling
or
up
the
heating.
These
things
get
out
of
whack
and
no
one
realizes
that.
K
The
original
version
of
this
legislation
proposed
creating
a
state
agency
grant
program
run
by
the
department
of
energy,
but
you
know
there
were
there,
wasn't
state
available
state
funding
to
provide
this
grant,
and
but
we
do
know
that
there's
federal
funding
that
is
now
available
with
the
the
crsa
act
and
the
recent
american
rescue
plan
act.
K
They
have
what
are
called
esser
funds
for
schools
and
among
the
among
the
uses
that
are
expressly
allowed
to
be
used
for
this
funding
is
to
improve
air
quality
and
endure
and
ventilation
in
schools,
because
the
federal
government
recognizes
imported
civilians.
These
acts
also
require
schools
to
adopt
a
formal
plan
for
safer
return
to
in-person
instruction.
K
However,
these
acts
funnel
this
money
directly
as
sub
grants
to
the
school
and
school
district,
so
it
didn't
make
sense
to
have
a
state
grant
program.
So
that's
one
of
the
main
reasons.
We
have
these
amendments
in
order
to
recognize
where
this
money
is
coming
from
and
to
make
sure
we
provide
guidance
to
schools
and
how
to
use
it.
K
K
Now,
there's
you
know
been
an
issue
in
that
current
federal
guidance
on
these
crsa
and
american
rescue
plan
act.
Esther
funds
suggest
that
states
cannot
directly
limit
or
restrict
how
this
funding
is
used,
and
we
we
recognize
this
as
an
uncertainty
right
now
and
it's
being
addressed
at
the
federal
level.
K
But
in
the
meantime
we
address
this
in
our
bill
by
stating
that
if
the
federal
funds
prohibit
the
state
from
prescribing
how
the
funds
are
used,
these
requirements
are
directory
rather
than
mandatory,
so
we're
still
telling
the
schools
you
should
be
doing
this.
K
But
if
you
you
know,
but
but
it's
to
your
discretion
as
to
whether
or
not
you're
using
esser
funds-
or
you
want
to
find
some
other
way
to
address
this
issue
and
this
bill,
and
we
also
know
that
there's
additional
funding
coming
down
there's
a
school
infrastructure
bill
is
now
going
through
the
process
at
the
u.s
congress,
and
we
expect
that
that
to
have
some
more
explicit
requirements
to
address
ventilation
and
filtration
if
it
hasn't
already
been
done
with
the
prior
funds,
and
so
this
bill
will
ensure
that
nevada
already
has
requirements
in
place.
K
K
But
schools
would
have
the
discretion
to
exceed
that
cap
if
they
need
to
if
they
have
a
system
that
needs
replacement,
but
it'd
be
up
to
them
to
do
that,
but
also
keep
in
mind
that
200
000
cap,
that's
only
for
schools
that
have
systems
that
require
repair
schools
with
functioning
systems
will
just
need
to
adjust
their
systems,
update
their
filters
and
add
co2
monitors
to
ensure
continue
proper
ventilation.
So
most
schools
would
not
be
going
anywhere
near
that
cap.
G
Christopher
rook
namie
for
the
record.
G
Great
I'll
make
it
much
shorter
than
that.
My
name
is
christopher
rook,
I'm
with
the
national
energy
management.
I'm
the
director
of
training
I
come
to
you
with
a
unique
perspective,
is
that
I
was
a
school
teacher
teaching
first
grade
and
then
I
spent
most
of
my
career
on
the
roofs
of
schools,
making
sure
the
systems
worked
right.
G
A
E
Pikachu
and
thank
you
solution
for
the
presentation
you
know,
having
worked
in
many
many
schools
that
do
not
have
the
quality
of
ventilation
systems
that
we
need,
especially
during
a
time
like
now.
I
think
this
this
legislation
is
very
timely.
I
was
just
wondering-
and
this
might
be
a
question
for
the
co-presenters
or
perhaps
for
lcb.
If
we
know
when
the
plan
for
schools
the
the
for
a
safe
return
to
in-person
instruction,
when
that
rep
plan
is
due.
K
I
I
can
answer
that
assemblywoman,
so
it's
required
to
be
prepared
prior
to
the
receipt
of
any
of
the
arp
money
so
that
the
result
you
know
and
the
the
american
relief
plan
that
just
got
passed
another
week.
And
so
it's
probably
you
know
a
few
months
before
that
money
flows,
but
before
the
schools
are,
you
know,
can
get
that
money.
They
have
to
have
their
plan.
E
Completed,
thank
you
thank
you
for
that,
and
I
guess
I
think
that
the
I
guess
I'm
a
little
confused
by
that
specific
portion
of
the
legislation.
I
definitely
support
the
intent
of
it.
I
I'm
just
wondering
I'm
just
wondering
if
that's
maybe
the
appropriate
place
to
put
that
in
or
perhaps
maybe
if
we
should
add
additional
requirements
that
it's
perhaps
by
july
of
this
year,
or
something
like
that.
I
don't
know,
even
if
that's
enough
time
for
the
schools
to
consider
that
plan.
E
So
I'm
just
wondering
if
that
that
timeline
would
make
sense,
so
that
just
might
be
another
conversation,
we
can
continue
that
offline
as
well.
K
Yeah
I'll
just
respond
to
that
that
quickly
I
mean
I,
I
think
that
that's
a
possibility
what
we
just
said
the
intent
here
is,
you
know:
we've
set
forth
the
program
in
this
legislation
in
order
to
make
it
easy
and
provide
uniform
standards
for
the
schools.
So
really
all
they
would
have
to
do
is
reference
this.
A
Thank
you
for
that,
and
I
I
do
encourage
you
to
connect
with
the
assembly
woman
and
and
as
well
as
the
sponsor
and
see
if
we
can
figure
out.
If
that
is
the
right
place
for
it.
Next,
we
will
go
to
assemblywoman
hardy.
B
Thank
you
for
the
question
so
in
regards
to
the
200
000
cap,
for
the
expenditures,
do
we
have
any
idea
of
how
many
schools
would
get
close
to
that
amount?
You
know
that
require
that
those
extensive
repairs
do
we
have
any
idea
of
kind
of
what
we're
talking
about
here
or
do
we
not
know
that
yet.
K
And
chris
brooke
might
have
a
better
idea,
but
I
think
the
short
answer
is
no
that's.
Why
there's
a
an
assessment
in
the
requirement?
So
we
do
it
because
right
now
people
we
don't
really
know
what
shape
all
these
schools
are
in.
But
that
said,
you
know
the
report
put
out
by
the
federal
government
last
year
estimated
that
it
was
forty
percent
of
the
school
districts
and
forty
percent
of
the
school
districts
about
half
their
schools
had
serious
problems,
and
so
that
would
be.
K
You
know
that
applied
here,
we'd
probably
be
talking
about
20
25
percent
of
the
schools
that
made
might
have.
You
know
more
extensive
repairs
needed.
K
G
Your
car
in
for
a
120
point
inspection,
and
you
know
once
you
bring
it
until
they
actually
do
the
inspection
it's
hard
to
determine
exactly
what's
going
to
be
wrong
and
that's
one
of
the
benefits
of
doing
an
assessment
is
you're
really
focused
in
on
what
exactly
you
need
to
repair
and
taking
advantage
of
the
existing
infrastructure.
That's
there.
B
And
thank
you
for
the
thank
you
chair,
madam
chairman,
as
well
as
assemblywoman
martinez.
I
believe
that
we
do
need
to
update
our
ventilation
systems
when
some
of
especially
in
some
of
our
older
schools
but
question,
is
just
piggybacking
off
assemblywoman
hardy's
questions.
So
are
we
within
these
funds?
Are
the
inspections
and
the
assessments
taken
out
of
this
200
000.
K
K
How
much
that
cost
is
going
to
depend
how
many
units
and
how
big
the
school
are.
But
the
estimates
I've
heard
have
been
between,
I
want
to
say,
between
five
and
thirty
thousand,
depending
on
the
size
of
the
school
to
you
know,
do
the
basic
work
and
then,
if
there's
you
know,
you
know,
if
there's
repairs,
you
know
you
know
or
some
upgrades
that
need
to
be
done.
That's
where
we,
then
you
know
it
would
start
going
up
that
cap.
K
But
you
would
imagine
that
now
that's
not
going
to
be
all
schools
that
need
it.
B
Please
sure,
and
is
this
going
to
be-
and
I
know
you
have
international
mechanical
code
uniform
to
that
you're
changing
the
the
name
of
the
person.
That's
the
engineer,
doing
that
is
this
going
to
be
a
specific
company
or
are
there
going
to
be
several
companies
probably
bidding
on
these
jobs,
to
make
the
assessments
and
doing
the
repairs.
K
Yeah,
it
doesn't
require
a
specific
country
company,
so
you
know
be
competitive.
You
know,
you
know,
know
bidding
if
the
schools
wish.
What
it
requires
is
that
the
companies
that
do
the
work
use
a
trained
workforce
and
that's
that's
problems.
K
A
lot
of
contractors
might
have
contractors
license,
but
that
doesn't
mean
that
they've,
actually,
you
know
fully
trained
their
workers,
so
we
require,
if
there's
gonna,
be
actual,
you
know
work
done,
then
you
have
a
certain
percentage
of
the
workforce,
have
graduated
through
a
you
know,
five-year
apprentice
school
so
and
that
can
be
you
know,
union
or
non-union,
and
that
you
know
that
the
adjustment
work
is
done
or
be
seen
by
what's
called
a
testing
adjusting
and
balancing
contractors
and
those
those
contractors
are
used
regularly
in
the
industry
to
make
sure
that,
because
they're
the
specialists,
who
know
how
these
systems
work
and
how
to
test
them
and
adjust
them
and
make
sure
you're
having
the
proper
air
flow,
and
there
are
essentially
three
companies
that
do
that.
K
Work
in
in
the
united
states,
tabb,
neb
and
ebb
and
aabc-
and
you
know
their
net
the
tab.
The
tabb
one
is
associated
with
the
sheet
metal
workers,
neb
and
ab
aavc
do
work
for
both
non-union
and
union
they're
not
associated
with
the
union,
and
so
what
a
lot
of
most
contractors
do
is
they'll
subcontract
out
actual
tab
work,
so
they
don't
have
to
have
a
tab
person
on
staff.
In
order
to
do
this
work,
they
would
subcontract
out
any
specific,
adjusting
and
balancing
stuff
to
a
tap
contractor.
A
J
G
Yes,
madam
chairwoman,
bill
stanley
for
the
record
committee
members,
I'm
here
today
to
testify
in
favor
of
ab257
on
behalf
of
the
southern
nevada
building
trade
union.
G
We
are
a
support
of
this
bill
and
its
apprenticeship
opportunities
that
it
develops
and
also
in
support
of
its
qualified
workforce
that
it
develops
and
providing
a
clean
and
environment
for
our
children
to
ins
to
attend
school
during
this
pandemic
we
have
been
we.
I
guess
we
are
more
acutely
aware
of
what's
going
on
inside
of
our
classroom,
and
we
believe
that
this
is
the
time
to
fix
this
problem.
So
I'll
leave
it
at
that.
Thank
you
for
your
time
today.
A
J
O
M-C-A-L-L-I-S-T-E-R
on
behalf
of
the
nevada
state,
nfl
cio
and
their
150
000
members,
we
are
in
support
of
this
legislation
also.
We
believe
this
is
a
good
policy
that
puts
long
overdue
maintenance
issues
to
the
forefront
and
and
takes
care
of
our
children.
So
with
that,
madam
chair,
I
won't
take
up
any
more
of
your
time.
I
agree
with
the
comments
made
by
the
previous
speakers.
Thank
you.
J
O
Chris
bailey,
the
aly
nevada
state
education
association,
the
voice
of
nevada
educators
for
over
120
years
in
our
history,
there
have
been
few
more
challenging
times
than
the
one
we
find
ourselves
in
right
now,
with
global
coven
19
pandemic
and
fca
supports
ab257
addressing
one
of
the
most
pressing
school
safety
issues
of
this
crisis:
indoor
air
quality
after
the
closure
of
all
skills
school
buildings.
A
year
ago,
nsa
engaged
at
the
state
and
local
levels,
so
students
and
educators
could
do
teaching
and
learning
in
the
safest
and
most
responsible
way.
O
This
past
year,
our
members
responded
in
a
diversity
place,
depending
on
their
district
and
status
of
the
copenhagen
crisis
in
their
communities.
We
know
some
educators
have
been
back
at
their
school
buildings,
all
offering
in-person
instruction
since
the
fall,
others
have
been
in
hybrid
models,
juggling
in-person
running
with
distance
learning,
opportunity
opportunities.
O
Many
others,
including
in
clark
county,
have
only
recently
returned
to
school
buildings
spending
the
bulk
of
the
year
working
to
create
meaningful
education
experiences
through
full
distance
learning.
However,
educators
know
that
distance
or
hybrid
learning
models
are
not
ideal
for
most
students
and
educators.
O
At
the
same
time,
educators
have
also
been
very
concerned
about
their
health
and
the
health
and
well-being
of
students.
We
know
prior
to
the
copenhagen
pandemic,
nevada's
neighborhood
public
schools
were
already
chronically
underfunded,
with
the
most
crowded
classrooms
in
the
country.
Meanwhile,
many
of
our
school
facilities
are
decades
old,
with
family
windows
and
heating
and
ventilation,
air
conditioning
or
hvac
systems.
O
That
is
why
it's
so
important
to
have
strong
protocols
and
social
distancing,
while
also
doing
everything
we
can
to
improve
the
air
quality
inside
our
schools,
with
advocacy
from
the
national
education
association
support
from
our
federal
delegation.
Significant
funds
have
been
made
available
to
more
safely
operate
school
buildings.
This
includes
funds
for
facilities,
including
hvac
systems,
educators
understand
for
these
systems
to
be
working
at
their
best.
They
need
to
be
maintained
by
technicians
who
are
trained
and
certified
effectively.
O
J
G
O
A-L-F-O-N-S-O-L-O-P-E-Z
through
chairwoman,
aaron
bilbray
axelrod,
and
to
the
education
committee
members,
I
am
speaking
in
support
of
ab257
indoor
air
quality
will
be
a
key
potential
aspect
of
creating
jobs
for
nevada
residents.
Job
creation
and
opportunity
will
be
critical
to
getting
our
state
back
on
track
from
what
this
historic
pandemics
not
only
did
to
our
state
but
to
our
nation.
More
importantly,
ab257
is
needed,
since
our
schools
were
shut
down
just
over
a
year
ago.
O
Having
to
adapt
to
this
hybrid
online
way
of
learning
has
proven
to
be
set
back
for
thousands
of
nevada
students.
Nevada's
children
want
and
need
to
return
to
a
somewhat
part
of
normalcy
as
soon
as
it
is
safe
and
responsible
enough
to
do
so.
Indoor
air
quality
will
give
our
teachers
faculty
and
students
the
peace
of
mind
needed
to
return
to
the
classroom
safely.
O
C
O
A
Thank
you,
mr
lopez
and
I'd
be
lying.
If
I
said
that
was
the
first
time
that
someone
called
me
aaron,
instead
of
shannon
pretty
much
my
whole
life.
Okay,
can
we
take
the
next
caller
in
support.
J
G
Please
go
ahead
good
afternoon.
Rob
benner
r-o-b
b-e-n-n-e-r
with
the
northern
nevada
building
trades
carbon
dioxide
levels
in
the
classroom
have
direct
effects
on
health
attendance
rate
and
the
learning
ability
of
students,
along
with
the
risk
of
covet
19.
The
need
for
better
air
quality
standards
is
critical.
We
strongly
support.
Av-257
passage
of
this
bill
would
dramatically
improve
the
health
and
success
of
nevada's
teachers
and
students,
as
well
as
providing
high
quality,
well-paid
jobs
for
nevada's
workforce.
Thank
you.
J
J
G
Good
afternoon
my
name
is
jordan,
crainbull
j-o-r-d-a-n
last
name
k-r-a-h-e-n
b-u-h-l.
I
am
the
executive
director
of
the
plumbing
heating
cooling
contractors
of
nevada.
I
am
speaking
in
favor
of
ab257
as
amended.
The
uniform
mechanical
code
is
currently
and
has
been
adopted
throughout
the
state
of
nevada.
For
many
years,
uniform
mechanical
code
is
used
by
government
and
industry
for
hvac
installations
and
indoor
air
quality
throughout
the
state,
including
schools.
We
are
in
support
of
the
uniform
mechanical
code
and
the
language
that
is
included
in
the
amendment.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
D
W-I-L-K-I-N-S
and
I'm
representing
as
the
executive
vice
president,
the
mechanical
contractors,
association
of
las
vegas,
as
well
as
the
southern,
the
female
and
contractors
national
association
of
southern
nevada-
and
I
know
this
hearing
has
run
long.
So
I
will
be
brief.
We
strongly
support
ab257
as
amended
and
follows
the
comments
there
of
mr
lope
as
mr
brenner
and
mr
crainville.
So
thank
you
for
your
time
and
we
definitely
urge
your
support
on
this
important
piece
of
legislation.
J
A
Can
we
move
I'll
close
testimony
and
sport
and
we'll
move
on
to.
J
J
J
J
N
B-R-E-N-D-A-P-E-A-R-S-O-N-
and
I
am
representing
the
clark
county
education
association
ccea-
is
testifying
in
neutral
on
ab257.
We
appreciate
the
intent
of
this
bill.
However,
we
are
incredibly
concerned
that
the
cost
of
the
functional
ventilation
systems
will
take
money
away
from
our
students
and
the
resources
they
need
in
the
original
bill
form.
The
office
of
the
energy
was
charged
with
awarding
a
grant
to
a
school
for
purposes
of
air
quality.
Under
the
amendment,
each
public
school
will
be
required
to
ensure
installation
and
maintenance
of
adequate
ventilation
systems
to
the
extent
that
money
is
available.
N
The
issue
is,
we,
don't
have
excess
funds
for
infrastructure
in
schools
in
the
clark
county
school
district,
even
with
the
pandemic,
some
of
our
classes
are
60
percent
over
the
recommended
class
size
ratios
with
children
being
left.
Without
the
classroom,
resources
needed
to
address
the
learning
gaps
created
over
the
last
year
of
covet
closures.
We
cannot
support
a
diversion
of
funds
from
our
students.
Additionally,
the
new
section
requiring
each
local
education
agency
to
include
a
plan
for
the
safe
return
to
in-person
instruction
is
redundant
to
our
current
practices.
N
Our
collective
bargaining
agreements,
which
include
this
information
and
sb
173,
we
urge
this
committee
to
find
a
source
of
funding
for
this
bill
separate
from
our
currently
designated
school
funds.
Even
though
the
implementation
date
is
july,
1st
2023
it
is,
it
is
contingent
upon
money
being
available
as
we
still
fight
to
fund
sb
543
optimally.
It
is
very
difficult
for
us
to
support
an
additional
cost
that
will
not
directly
benefit
our
students.
N
A
Thank
you
for
your
testimony
and
I'm
going
to
ask
that
my
our
committee
secretary
put
your
comments
in
opposition.
I
I
think
that
would
be
a
more
appropriate
place
for
your
comments,
but
thank
you
for
the
call
next
caller
in
neutral.
J
G
K-E-A-T-I-N-G
calling
on
behalf
of
the
clark
county
school
district,
calling
in
a
neutral
capacity
on
this
bill,
since
this
is
a
policy
committee,
as
we
told
the
bill
sponsor
and
presenter
earlier
this
afternoon,
all
of
the
school
district's
esser
funds
that
have
been
discussed
during
today's
presentation
have
already
been
accounted
for,
since
this
federal
bill
was
passed
in
december
of
last
year.
We
wanted
to
bring
that
to
the
committee's
attention,
and
we
certainly
appreciate
this
bill
being
discussed
today,
so
that
we
could
continue
to
bring
light
on
the
capital
improvement
needs
clark.
G
County
school
district
currently
has
10.8
billion
dollars
and
identified
capital
needs
to
build
and
modernize
all
of
our
schools
across
the
valley.
Since
there
are
a
number
of
conceptual
amendments
being
provided
to
the
committee
today,
ccsd
is
testifying
in
neutral
until
a
mock-up
of
the
new
version
is
prepared,
and
we
will
continue
working
with
the
bill
sponsor
and
stakeholders
to
move.
This,
though,
thanks.
J
D
L-I-N-D-S-A-Y-A-N-D-E-R-S-O-N,
on
behalf
of
the
washoe
county
school
district,
I'd
like
to
also
adopt
the
comments
made
by
brad
keating
from
the
clark
county
school
district.
If,
ultimately,
the
bill
requires
the
air
ventilation
project
to
jump
the
line
in
our
prioritization
system,
that's
based
on
student
safety.
We
will
request
that
that
language
be
adjusted.
D
We're
committed
to
indoor
air
quality.
We've
made
major
adjustments
to
prepare
to
open
schools
in
august
that
are
in
compliance
with
cvc
guidelines,
especially
related
to
covid.
You
may
recall
we
may
we
even
have
a
canceled
school
days
because
of
the
wildfire
smoke
that
filled
our
valley
when
school
opened.
So
certainly,
indoor
air
quality
is
an
important
component
of
student
and
staff
health
and
it's
currently
factored
into
our
prioritization
system,
that's
funded
by
our
capital
projects
fund.
So
we're
looking
forward
to
seeing
that
clean,
mock-up
understand
what's
being
mandated
of
districts.
Thank
you.
D
D
Goe
would
like
to
offer
the
following
neutral
testimony
regarding
assembly
bill
257
as
introduced
providing
opportunities
for
nevada's
schools
to
assess
and
upgrade
their
hvac
system
to
improve
air
quality
and
energy
efficiency
is
commendable
while
goe
applauds
this
effort
to
address
this
important
issue
as
introduced.
Ab257
creates
a
significant
fiscal
impact
to
the
agency
and
raises
questions
as
to
how
such
a
program
should
be
responsibly
managed.
The
referenced
impact
will
be
detailed
in
the
significant
fiscal
note.
D
Goe
has
submitted
goe
understands
the
conceptual
amend
amendment
data
today
has
been
proposed
and
goe
has
just
learned
of
this
language.
On
a
first
read,
goe
will
have
questions
regarding
the
practicality
of
this
amendment,
including
given
the
funding
source.
Whether
goe
could
be
involved
in
the
implementation
of
this
program,
as
proposed
goe,
looks
forward
to
fully
evaluating
this
conceptual
amendment
and
look
forward
to
the
opportunity
to
speak
with
the
bill
sponsor
regarding
its
intent
and
the
expectations
for
implementation.
J
A
B
B
Thank
you
and
for
the
record,
this
is
assemblywoman
susie
martin
susie
martinez
of
representing
district
12.
chair
bill
bryant.
I
can
certainly
understand
you're
getting
confused
with
your
sister
this
weekend.
I
was
in
an
event,
and
everybody
kept
asking
me
about
my
sister,
my
daughter
even
mentioned.
Why
does
everybody
always
ask
about
your
sister
you're,
the
assemblywoman?
B
I'm
like
you
know
what
that's
what
comes
when
you
have
amazing
sisters,
anyways
when
I
first
ran,
like
I
mentioned
earlier,
one
of
my
top
priorities
was
always
taking
care
of
our
students
and
our
teachers.
They
are
the
most
one
of
the
most
important
things
in
the
priority
on
my
list.
B
So
when
this
legislation,
when
this
bill
came
to
my
when
I
was
able
to
get
possession
of
this
bill,
I
was
very
excited
because
I
finally
felt
like
this
was
my
opportunity
to
finally
assist
our
students
and
the
amazing
teachers
that
take
care
of
them.
So
I'm
committee,
thank
you
for
your
time
and
I
just
urge
you
to
please
support
assembly
bill
257.
A
C
Yes,
thank
you
so
much
chair
and
thanks
vice
chair
members
of
this
astute
education
committee.
I
only
have
about
10
pages
worth
of
opening
remarks,
so
I'll,
try
and
read
quickly.
No
actually
I'll
summarize
as
quickly
as
I
possibly
can
I
for
the
record.
I
am
jill
tolls.
I
represent
assembly
district
25
and
I
am
bringing
before
this
committee.
C
Ab367
part
of
the
purpose
of
education
is
to
prepare
our
students
to
enter
the
world
as
well
informed
citizens
and
contributors.
The
community
and
economy
ab367
seeks
to
accomplish
two
goals.
First,
it
strengthens
the
commitment
to
teach
critical
disciplinary
skills
in
social
studies
by
enshrining
them
into
nevada
revised
statute.
Second,
it
provides
flexibility
for
teachers
and
students
to
have
the
option
to
teach
american
government
and
economics
as
a
combined
course.
If
the
district
approves
on
a
case-by-case
basis.
C
I
had
three
guiding
principles
as
I
approach
this
legislation,
one
no
heavy
lifts
understanding
that
we
are
coming
out
of
a
year
of
a
global
pandemic
to
no
fiscal
note
and
three
honor
the
work
that
has
been
done
before,
particularly
by
all
the
supporters
of
teaching
financial
literacy
through
the
addition
of
economics.
In
the
social
studies
subjects
as
brought
forward
by
sb249
in
the
2017
session,
so
I'd
like
to
walk
through
the
bill
section
by
section,
there's
only
two,
it's
a
very,
very
short
bill,
so
we
should
get
through
it
pretty
quickly.
C
That's
because
I
wasn't
intending
to
add
an
entire
new
subject
to
our
core
contents.
Instead,
I
just
wanted
to
add
that
disciplinary
skills
would
be
included
in
the
instruction
in
american
government,
so
disciplinary
skills
provide
the
manner
in
which
to
study
the
content,
themes
throughout
inquiry
and
disciplinary
literacy.
They
currently
reside
in
our
existing
content
standards
and
those
existing
content.
Standards
have
also
been
placed
on
nellis
for
your
review
and
on
the
department
of
education's
website,
specifically,
the
content.
C
C
C
It
also
gives
flexibility
to
incorporate
these
concepts
throughout
the
year.
So,
for
example,
an
american
government
teacher
might
teach
a
segment
on
the
in
formation
of
the
us
treasury
and
then
follow
it
up
with
several
weeks.
Talking
about
investments
and
interest.
An
american
government
teacher
might
prefer
to
then
teach
about
state
and
local
governments
and
then
follow
that
up
by
teaching
a
economic
segment
on
budgeting
and
debt.
C
C
Another
question
that
I
received
was:
will
this
impact
infinite
campus
or
graduation
requirements
again?
The
answer
is
no
the
same
method
a
district
would
use
to
apply.
The
full
credit
of
a
combined
course
offered
to
an
ap
class
for
the
purpose
of
graduation
requirements
would
also
work
for
a
non-ap
course
who
utilized
this
option
and
then
the
third
and
last
question
that
I'm
asked
and
I've
been
asked
a
few
times
is:
will
this
mandate
teachers
move
to
a
combined
class
and
the
answer
is
again?
C
No,
I
anticipate
with
all
the
work
over
the
past
years
toward
implementing
this
transition
to
one
half
unit
of
american
government
and
one
half
unit
of
econ
starting
in
july,
of
2022
that
many,
if
not
most,
teachers
will
remain
on
that
track.
This
merely
allows
school
districts
to
provide
this
option
if
it
is
desired
and
from
an
appropriate
merely
permissive
language.
C
It
may
seem
like
a
small
change,
but
to
the
teachers
and
students
who
want
the
flexibility
to
weave
american
government
and
economics
curriculum
throughout
the
whole
year
and
to
the
business
entities
and
volunteers
who
help
with
that
financial
literacy
program.
It
makes
a
big
difference
so
with
that
I'd
like
to
conclude
my
remarks-
and
I
have
mr
richard
clark
from
washoe
county
school
district
here-
to
share
his
testimony
and
then
I
also
have
sarah
brown
from
washing
county
school
districts.
C
A
G
G
Thank
you.
Assemblywoman
jill
tolls
for
her
guidance
and
help
in
this
process
in
thomas
jefferson's
1818
report
to
the
virginia
legislature.
On
the
reasons
for
the
university
of
virginia,
he
wrote
the
objects
of
this
primary
education
would
be
to
understand
the
duties
of
neighbors
and
country
and
to
distort
discharge
with
competence,
the
principles
and
structures
of
government.
The
laws
which
regulate
the
intercourse
of
nations
and
the
spirit
of
legislation
in
a
small
part.
Ab
367
will
continue
jefferson's
philosophy
on
a
well-rounded
citizenry.
G
G
We
are
teaching
a
whole
student
to
understand
their
duties,
to
their
neighbors
to
their
country
and
to
discharge
with
confidence,
the
principles
of
our
government,
I'm
a
public
radio
enthusiast
to
say
the
least,
and
there's
nothing
better
than
to
hear
the
sweet
voice
of
kai
rizdol
on
apm's
marketplace.
In
the
afternoon
I
listened
to
marketplace
to
catch
up
on
market
news.
I
listened
to
apm
to
catch
up
on
policy
news.
G
What
marketplace
does
so
well
is
what
av
367
would
do.
Allow
teachers
the
ability
to
wet
our
financial,
economic
and
civic
standards
seamlessly
in
order
for
students
to
see
it,
see
and
understand
that
the
subjects
aren't
separate
issues,
but
are
binary
stars
that
orbit
each
other.
I
open
my
school
year
each
year
with
a
unit.
G
G
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you
for
that
testimony.
I
too
am
a
big
kaiba
doll
fan
so
appreciate
that
reference
any
other
folks
who
wanted
to
testify,
or
are
we
going
to
move
on
to.
A
A
J
N
Good
afternoon
committee,
chair
bilbray,
axelrod
and
committee
members,
my
name
is
dr
brenda
pearson
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
support
on
assembly
bill
367
and
thanks
assemblywoman
tolls
for
bringing
this
bill
forth.
We
must
ensure
that
we
are
engaging
all
students
in
high
quality
discourse.
One
component
that
has
not
been
adequately
discussed
enough
in
academics
is
disciplinary
skills.
The
ability
for
students
use
disciplinary
skills
to
make
claims,
according
to
evidence
in
communicating
critique
conclusions,
is
imperative
to
their
future.
N
Creating
academic
opportunities
where
disciplinary
skills
are
experienced
through
content
allows
students
to
grapple
with
real
life
experiences.
It
is
the
intent
that
these
disciplinary
skills
will
then
transfer
to
how
students
approach
and
interact
with
the
world
around
them.
We
must
ensure
that
every
student
has
every
possible
tool
in
their
tool
belt
to
approach
their
education
with
an
open
mind
to
become
the
innovators
of
tomorrow.
We
thank
assemblywoman
tolls
for
spearheading
this
movement
towards
a
more
holistic
education
for
all
students.
D
D
You
may
find
it
interesting
to
note
that
washoe
county
school
district
teachers
were
surveyed
regarding
which
of
the
economic
standards
they
considered
to
be
the
most
essential
or
the
most
critical
and
two
of
the
top
three
were
standards
that
directly
related
to
the
teaching
of
government.
For
example,
the
standard
rate
is
rated
as
most
essential
is
to
evaluate
the
effectiveness
of
government
policies
on
the
u.s
economy.
D
If
we
separate
these
into
two
separate
semesters,
teachers
will
not
have
the
choice
to
use
their
professional
judgment
to
determine
how
best
to
help
their
students
master
these
standards.
A
teacher
who
wishes
to
provide
instruction
on
global
economics
during
their
international
relations
unit
should
have
that
option,
given
how
the
bill
is
currently
written.
Teachers
would
have
the
opportunity
to
present
these
concurrently.
D
J
J
J
J
A
C
A
Thank
you
assemblywoman.
I
thought
for
sure
you're
going
to
quote
kai
risdall,
but
jefferson's
a
good
second
choice.
Thank
you.
Okay.
So
we'll
close
the
hearing
on
ab367
and
our
last
agenda
item
is
public
comment
before
we
go
to
public
comment,
I'd
like
to
remind
those
that
are
going
to
be
calling
in
this
is
opportunity
to
discuss
general
matters
that
fall
within
the
purview
of
this
committee,
not
to
rehear
bills.
So
remember
you
have
two
minutes
state
and
spell
your
name
and
let's
go
ahead.
Broadcast
services.
J
J
J
A
Okay
and
I'm
just
gonna-
I
think
most
of
you
know
next
week
just
plan.
We
are
going
to
have
two
committee
meetings
both
on
tuesday
and
thursday,
so
we'll
have
a
one
o'clock
and
a
six
o'clock
on
both
of
those
days,
because
we
are
trying
to
get
through
all
the
bills
that
we
can
and
we
will
be
starting
our
thursday
committee
at
1
pm.
So
our
next
meeting
will
be
thursday
april
1st
april
fool's
day.
It's
not
in
april
fools,
though
so
either
1pm
and
this
concludes
our
meeting
for
today
meeting
is.