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From YouTube: 4/8/2021 - Assembly Committee on Education, Pt 1
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A
C
D
A
I
am
here,
and
we
are
just
missing-
I
believe
vice
chair
miller,
so
we
do
have
a
quorum
so
welcome
everyone
to
our
committee
for
those
viewing
or
our
meeting
online
or
on
our
youtube
channel
participating
by
phone
or
video
just
a
few
quick
housekeeping
announcements.
If
you
haven't
done
so
already,
please
mute
your
microphone
when
you're,
not
speaking
to
minimize
background
noise
committee
members.
Please
keep
your
camera
on
for
the
duration
of
the
meeting
to
ensure
a
quorum
is
present.
We
do
expect
courtesy
and
respect
in
this
committee.
A
We
don't
always
agree
on
policy,
but
we
need
to
be
respectful
of
each
other
and
the
legislative
process
reminder
to
folks.
You
can
find
meeting
materials
on
the
committee
webpage
on
nellis
and
for
those
of
you
watching
online
in
this
virtual
world
we
do
have
several
screens
going
at
once.
So
if
you
do
see
committee
members
looking
away
they're
likely
looking
at
materials
or
exhibits
for
the
committee
today,
we
have
four
bills
to
hear
in
a
work
session,
we're
going
to
hear
the
four
bills
in
this
order:
ab56
ab371,
ab416
and
ab419.
A
Then
we
will
recess
and
come
back
around
6
pm
to
do
our
work
session
and
we
will
hear
public
comment
at
that
time
for
the
hearings.
Today,
I've
allocated
equal
time
for
testimony
and
support
opposition
in
neutral
that
will
be
20
minutes
in
support,
20
minutes,
opposition
and
20
minutes
in
neutral
each
person
providing
testimony
will
be
the
allowed
the
maximum
of
two
minutes,
and
we
will
be
timing.
A
A
Okay,
let's
just
get
into
this,
so
I'm
now
going
to
open
the
hearing
on
ab
56
and
I
will
turn
it
over
to
lieutenant
governor
kate
marshall.
Please
begin
when
you're
ready.
B
B
I
am
presenting
a
conceptual
amendment
to
ab56
the
conceptual
amendment
rewrites
ab56,
tamira
ab231,
with
the
addition
of
the
phrase
comma,
such
as
the
armanian
genocide,
comma
in
section
1,
and
the
addition
of
a
member
to
the
committee
in
section
1.4.
Thank
you.
I
stand
for
questions.
B
Thank
you,
chair,
bilbray
axelrod.
Thank
you
for
your
presentation,
lieutenant
governor
marshall.
So
my
question-
and
I
was
one
of
the
sponsors
of
ab231.
B
My
question
is:
why
did
you
decide
to
choose
the
armenian
genocide
as
the
one
that
you
would
use
as
an
example
next
to
the
holocaust?
Thank
you.
Thank
you
for
the
question.
Assemblywoman
krasner
through
you,
chair,
billberry,
axelrod
to
assemblywoman
krasner.
I
was
guided
and
am
very
grateful
too
and
sorry.
I
should
have
mentioned
beforehand
the
anti-defamation
league,
the
superintendent
of
education,
joni
ebert,
the
israeli-american
council
and
members
of
the
armenian
community
who
are
familiar
with
the
armenian
genocide.
It
is
through
their
guidance
and
recommendation
that
I
brought
that
amendment.
B
Thank
you
chair.
I
did
have
a
follow-up,
I
I'm
sorry
did
you
say
the
anti-defamation
league
of
nevada
supports
your
bill.
Yes,
ma'am,
I'm
sorry
assembly,
one
krasner!
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
question.
Through
you,
chair,
axel
bilbray,
axelrod
to
assemblywoman
krasner,
yes,
ma'am.
That
is
correct.
Okay,
thank
you.
A
E
E
F
Part
of
the
reason
we
recognize
this
and
honor
them
their
memories
and
their
stories
is
to
teach
the
world
what
bigger
tree
can
do
to
others.
I
appreciate
the
committee
for
bringing
this
positive
step
in
recognizing
the
showa,
with
education,
as
well
as
recognizing
the
armenian
genocide,
a
community
that
has
for
so
long
deserve
recognition
for
what
has
happened
to
them
and
their
ancestors.
Thank
you
for
the
time
for
sharing
this
on
yom
hoshoa
today
and
honoring.
The
memory
of
all
those
that
have
lost
their
lives,
the
hands
of
evil.
Thank
you
very
much.
E
F
Hello
for
the
record,
my
name
is
dylan
hosier,
d-I-l-l-o-n,
last
name
hozier
h-o-s-I-e-r,
I'm
calling
it
on
behalf
of
the
israeli
american
civic
action
network
or
icann.
I
will
echo
the
comments
of
the
previous
caller
and
I
stand
in
strong
support
of
this
bill.
I
thank
the
chair
for
hearing
the
bill
today
and
I
think
lieutenant
governor
for
bringing
it
forward.
Thank
you.
So
much.
A
Thank
you
for
your
call.
Next
call
and
support.
G
G
G
G
G
Las
vegas
is
a
melting
pot,
but
racism
and
discrimination
is
still
very
prevalent.
It
doesn't
excuse
microaggressions
or
discrimination
or
racism.
I
would
also
like
to
point
out
that
title
ix
does
exist
in
post-secondary
institutions
for
older
students,
so
I
feel
like
it
should
be
the
same
for
high
school
students
as
well.
G
A
Thank
you
for
the
call.
I
believe
you
were
referring
to
a
different
bill
that
we
heard
in
a
on
tuesday,
but
on
on
title
nine.
So,
but
thank
you
for
the
call
is
there:
are
there
any
other
callers
in
support.
B
Hello,
I
put.
G
Myself
in
the
wrong
queue
as
well
so
I'll
just
redo
it
when
it's
time
for
the
next.
B
A
E
F
For
the
record,
my
name
is
andy
armenian,
a-r-m-e-n-I-a-n,
madame
chair
lieutenant
governor
committed
members.
I
just
want
to
simply
say
that
I'm
in
support
of
ab56.
Thank
you.
E
E
A
You
bps,
I
will
close
testimony
in
opposition
and
move
on
to
testimony
in
neutral.
E
E
A
I
am
inclined
to
go
ahead
and
work
session.
This
bill.
B
Madame
madam
chair,
somebody
manager
floors,
yes,
hi.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
At
this
time
I
would
like
to
make
a
motion
to
amanda
do
pass
assembly
bill
56,
and
I
just
wanted
to
know
that.
I'm
very
appreciative
of
the
work
the
lieutenant
governor
has
done
in
bringing
all
the
communities
together
listening
to
all
the
voices
of
nevadans,
and
I
just
wanted
to
commend
her
for
her
tremendous
work
with
this
bill
and
just
say
thank
you
to
her.
A
A
Okay,
madam
secretary,
would
you
please
call
roll
call
vote.
A
Yes,
and
I
believe
assemblyman
flores
and
marzola
were
on
mute,
so
if
you
could
just
indicate
that
you
were,
I
believe
you
were
yeses
on
that
since
you
you
want
to
give
me
a
thumbs
up.
C
A
A
D
D
D
We
had
during
the
education
committee
interim
education
committee
on
education.
We
had
to
put
together
a
working
group,
as
required
from
senate
bill
332
to
study,
safe
and
respectful
learning
environments,
free
of
bullying,
cyber
bullying
and
discriminatory
harassment.
D
That
working
group
also
recommended
instituting
a
protocol.
Ab371
seeks
to
ensure
discrimination
based
on
race
is
appropriately
disclosed,
investigated
tracked
and
effectively
dealt
with
at
the
schools.
The
issue
is
that
students
do
actually
report
these
incidences,
but
far
too
often
they
find
that
their
reports
are
minimized,
reduced
or
dismissed
rather
than
start
from
scratch.
This
measure
builds
upon
the
existing
framework
of
this
of
the
bullying
protocols
to
ensure
students
are
also
free
from
discrimination
based
on
race
in
the
school
environment.
D
D
I
will
briefly
review
a
few
major
sections
of
the
bill
and
in
my
review
I
am
including,
what's
already,
what
will
already
be
applied
per
the
amendments
that
have
been
submitted
in
sections
one
through
two
of
the
bill.
It
requires
that
incidents
based
on
race
are
included
in
the
accountability
reports
to
the
state
and
school
boards.
D
Section
four
establishes
a
definition
of
discrimination
based
on
race.
Section
five
requires
that
incidents
be
categorized
as
discrimination
based
on
race,
in
infinite
campus
and
in
accountability.
Reports
section
6
requires
that
restorative
justice
practices
are
applied
for
both
the
victims
and
offenders.
D
Section
21
requires
the
office
for
a
safe
and
respectful
learning
environments
within
the
department
of
education
and
district
staff
review
incidents
and
make
appropriate
recommendations
regarding
interventions
or
training
to
address
patterns
or
trends.
They
discover
in
certain
schools.
Finally,
section
25
includes
accountability
measures
for
staff
to
comply.
D
Additionally,
there
is
one
more
amendment
based
on
the
time
between
we
have
a
very
short
time
between
when
we
receive
a
bill
and
when
we
have
to
turn
it
in
to
be
introduced
on
the
floor,
and
in
this
case
this
bill,
I
had
all
of
one
hour,
so
I
had
to
afterwards
secure
additional
signers
onto
the
bill.
D
Awesome
good
afternoon,
chair,
I'm
axelrod
and
vice
chair
miller,
my
name
is
ormea
kilgore
and
I'm
in
support
of
bill
ab371.
D
D
D
D
Unfortunately,
I
was
one
of
the
students
that
experienced
constant
injustice
and
cruelty
from
white
staff
faculty
and
students
who
never
faced
any
disciplinary
actions.
Just
imagine
that,
for
a
second
literally
five
days
out
of
the
week,
you
must
report
to
the
same
classroom,
see
the
same
people
and
interact
with
the
same
people
who
essentially
don't
want
you
there.
D
They
barely
acknowledge
you
as
human
and
your
complaints
about
their
behavior
and
treatment
falls
on
deaf
ears.
Realistically,
they
feel
empowered
and
justified
because
they
know
that
there
is
no
disciplinary
system
in
place
or
repercussions
for
their
behavior.
So
what
do
you
do?
You
go
down
the
psychological
rabbit
hole?
If
I
fight
the
white
student
and
severely
harm
them,
I
face
charges
and
school
expulsion.
D
If
I
express
myself
to
the
teacher,
I'm
viewed
as
a
threat
and
singled
out
by
the
teacher
for
the
remainder
of
the
year,
you
switch
classes,
but
the
treatment
does
not
change,
because
it
is
a
systemic
problem.
If
I
report
that
concern
to
my
counselor,
they
say
well,
are
you
sure
you're
not
just
being
hypersensitive?
D
D
D
The
student
that
was
asked
to
leave
the
classroom
when
I
refused
to
recite
the
pledge
of
allegiance
the
black
student,
who
constantly
got
into
arguments
with
white
students
who
were
so
arrogant
about
their
ignorance
and
those
same
students
who
were
backed
by
the
teacher,
the
constant
discrimination,
isolation
and
microaggressions
that
I
experienced
in
high
school
calls
me
serious
psychological
damage.
It
is
not
right
that
black
students
and
other
students
of
color
must
fight
against
and
bear
emotional
scars
from
racism
in
an
environment
that
is
meant
to
teach
them
honestly.
D
D
I
work
closely
with
multiple
levels
of
government
and
policy
experts
to
dismantle
discriminatory
systems
of
education,
mass
incarceration,
voter
suppression
and
public
health.
I'm
adamant
about
establishing
partnerships
with
businesses
and
community
stakeholders
to
develop
programs
and
events
and
policies
that
educate
marginalized
communities
and
combat
unjust
systems.
D
I
spent
eight
years
fighting
and
advocating
for
myself
as
a
student
at
palo
verde
high
school
at
unlv.
I
was
so
focused
on
surviving
in
school.
That
academics
was
not
my
priority.
This
bill's
lady,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
is
necessary.
Policies
need
to
be
in
place
to
address
these
racially
motivated
incidents
in
schools.
D
A
Thank
you
for
your
testimony
and
vice
chair.
Will
you
identify
next
person
who
speak.
B
B
At
that
time,
it
was
identified
that
there
was
the
absence
of
accountability,
protocol
and
process
even
withstanding
there
being
a
bullying
or
anti-billing
policy
in
place.
Since
then,
we
have
fought
endlessly
to
eradicate
racism
within
the
clark
county
school
district
at
an
administrator
educator
and
student
level.
It
is
for
that
reason
that
we
continue
to
stand
in
full
support
of
this
bill
and
we
assure
you
that
it
is
necessary.
B
As
parent
advocates,
we
volunteer
our
time
to
respond
to
hate
motivated
behavior
on
school
campuses
monthly.
We
receive
incident
reports
where
there
are
no
responses
to
such
incidents
at
schools
or
the
response
is
inadequate.
We
will
not
stand
down
and
we
will
continue
to
fight
alongside
vice
chair
in
her
efforts.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
D
B
Hello
good
afternoon,
chair
of
blueberry
axelrod
and
vice
chairman
members
of
the
committee,
my
name
is
jennifer
ashley
ceballos,
I'm
a
senior
at
unlv,
and
I
completely
support
the
ab
371
bill.
It's
important
that
schools
and
administrators
treat
racism
as
they
do.
Bullying,
as
both
are
incredible
issues
that
impact
our
youth.
When
I
was
in
high
school,
I
had
stereotypes
pushed
against
me
from
being
asian,
for
example.
B
People
would
always
come
up
to
me
and
ask
me
to
do
their
nails
and
if
I
said
no,
they
would
mock
me
with
their
so-called
asian
accents
and
when
I
would
bring
this
up
to
admins,
they
would
simply
disregard
my
feelings
and
tell
me
to
ignore
the
comments
as
that's
what
normal
high
schoolers
do.
My
sibling,
who
is
also
in
high
school,
has
faced
multiple
situations
of
racism
for
being
asian
and
as
an
older
sibling
I
unfortunately,
and
regretfully
could
not
give
her
any
advice
or
comfort.
As
growing
up.
B
I
was
always
disregarded
and
invalidated
by
the
education
system.
When
it
came
to
racism,
racism
should
not
be
an
everyday
occurrence.
It
should
not
be
something
that
normal
high
schoolers
do
and
it
needs
to
be
addressed
and
the
people
need
to
be
held
accountable
for
their
actions
and
words,
and
no
one
should
be
desensitized
for
racism.
B
G
I'm
amber
jones,
so
I'm
here
in
regards
as
a
parent,
the
with
my
child,
experiencing
racism
in
the
sixth
grade
by
a
teacher
being
pinpointed
and
pointed
out
and
even
sent
to
the
principal's
office
in
regards
to
a
behavior
that
took
place
with
another
child,
making
a
joke
and
my
son
laughing,
but
he
was
the
only
one
sent
to
the
principal's
office
and
because
he
was
an
african-american
child,
he
was
the
only
one
that
was
sent
to
the
office
because
of
his
supposed
aggressive
behavior
and
his
attitude
in
responding
trying
to
defend
himself.
G
Saying
that
I
I
didn't
do
anything
wrong.
It
wasn't.
You
know
I
was
just
laughing
at
the
joke,
but
I
didn't
say
anything
I
didn't
do
anything,
but
he
was
the
only
one
pinpointed
out
and
being
a
mother
trying
to
explain
to
your
child
how
racism
is
happening
and
what
there
is
to
do.
When
I
went
to
the
principal
into
the
administration.
I
did
not
have
any
support
and
I
had
to
actually
have
my
son
removed
from
the
classroom
because
of
the
continued
racism.
B
G
B
Good
afternoon,
chair
of
bilbrey
axelrod
advised
chair
miller
and
members
of
the
committee,
my
name
is
tita
and
I'm
a
news
personality
and
I
own
a
tech
company
here
in
las
vegas.
My
story
is
very
similar
to
other
ladies
who
joined
us
here
today.
I
experienced
a
lot
of
microaggressions
and
particularly
discrimination
with
a
school
dean
who
I
was
blamed
for
something
that
I
didn't
do
and
when
I
was
trying
to
explain
myself.
B
They
didn't
really
want
to
hear
what
I
had
to
say
and
they
actually
wanted
me
to
admit
to
something
that
I
didn't
do
and
I
was
they
got
security
involved
to
confiscate
my
backpack
and
really
violate
my
privacy
without
my
consent,
and
it
was
very
traumatizing
for
me
because
up
until
that
point,
I
hadn't,
I
have
never
been
had
never
been
a
confrontational
kid.
I
was
in
school
clubs.
B
I
actually
was
the
vice
president
of
the
caribbean
club
at
las
vegas
las
vegas
high
school,
which
is
where
I
experienced
this
discrimination,
and
I
remember
the
dean
saying
specifically
when
he
couldn't
get
me
to
admit
that
I
did
something
that
I
didn't
do.
He
said
I'm
tired
of
these
little
mexican
girls
lying
to
me
and
he
had
said
that
to
another
dean
that
was
in
the
office
and
the
security
guard
as
well,
and
I
felt
outnumbered
I
felt
like
I
didn't:
have
anyone
there
to
support
me.
B
You
know
you're
a
kid
and
you're
thinking
that
adults
are
supposed
to
be
there
to
protect
you
and
I
felt
defenseless,
and
so
you
know,
thankfully
my
mother
got
involved
and
she
was
able
to
you
know
really
hone
in
on
what
was
happening,
but
they
threatened
to
expel
me
so
that
could
have
definitely
kept
me
from
being
the
first
in
my
family
to
graduate
from
high
school
being
the
first
in
my
family
to
graduate
from
a
junior
college
and
then,
of
course,
being
the
first
in
my
family
to
graduate
from
the
university.
D
Thank
you
so
much
for
the
indulgence
chair
with
that.
I
I
guess
I
would
just
close
with
saying
that
I
myself,
as
a
staff
and
even
as
a
legislator,
have
faced
many
of
the
same
similar
stories
that
that
we
heard
today,
and
I
I
see
what
happens
firsthand
in
our
schools
and
and
how
it's
handled,
and
so
that's
why
I'm
so
passionate
about
making
sure
that
we
provide
the
safest
environment
for
our
students,
both
physically
and
emotionally,
so
that
they
can
thrive.
And
with
that,
madam
chair,
I
am
open
for
questions.
A
A
So
if
we
do
not
get
to
your
call-
because
I
know
there's
quite
a
few
in
the
queue
please
feel
free
to
submit
your
comments
in
writing
to
the
committee,
and
I
will
make
sure
that
they
are
listed
on
our
website
on
our
education
committee
website.
Bps.
E
E
F
Thank
you
chair
barbara
axelrod
committee.
My
name
is
eric
jang
e-r-I-c-j-e-n-g
for
the
record,
representing
asian
community
development
council.
Thank
you
for
assembly
woman
miller
for
this
bill.
We
ask
for
your
support
for
ab371
assemblywoman
miller
already
worked
with
us,
talked
to
us
about
this
bill
almost
a
year
and
a
half
ago,
so
especially
right
now
as
rise
of
anti-api
racism
and
hate.
This
is
a
critical
bill
to
protect
our
kids,
our
students.
F
When
they
go
back
to
school,
when
ccsd
released
their
parent
return
survey,
I
found
it
lacking
as
the
nation's
fifth
largest
school
district
that
they
did
not
provide
a
racial
breakdown
for
the
parents
information.
However,
we
look
nationwide
according
to
department
of
education,
the
ies
survey
released
two
weeks
ago.
Only
15
percent
of
asian
parents
won
their
kids
back
to
school.
F
We
looked
at
the
top
three
public
school
l.a,
coun,
l.a
school
district,
new
york,
san
francisco
asian
parents,
all
all
listed
at
the
last,
the
least
likely
to
send
their
school
kid,
their
students
back
to
school
for
once
school
reopens.
It's
not
hard
to
figure
out
why
asian
parents
that
model
minority?
We
know
that
our
parents
love
for
us
to
go
back
to
school,
but
with
the
rise
of
aapi
hate,
we
heard
so
many
heartbreaking
stories
and
we
don't
want
our
students
to
be
the
next
one
especially
locally.
F
When
we
have
school
board
trustees
recklessly
using
anti-asian
racism
slurs
without
repercussion.
Do
you
really
think
that
our
students
are
safe
themselves?
We
thank
assemblywoman
miller
for
providing
this
bill.
That's
critical
and
providing
a
safe
learning
environment,
making
sure
there's
no
achievement
gaps
between
the
minority
students
and
we
urge
for
your
full
support
for
assembly
bill
371.
F
Hi,
my
name
is
jesse
cruz,
j-e-s-s-e,
cruz,
c-r-u-z
and
good
afternoon,
chair
bilbray
axelrod
vice
chair
miller
and
members
of
the
committee.
My
name
is
jesse
cruz.
I'm
a
current
senior
at
kane
swings
high
school
in
clark,
county
school
district,
and
I
would
like
to
give
my
support
for
the
passage
of
assembly
bill
371
into
law
assembly.
Bill
371
will
allow
students
to
file
reports
of
racism
or
discrimination
in
which
they
will
be
heard,
regardless
of
wherever
the
concern
may
come
from.
F
I
personally
attend
a
majority
minority
school
with
a
decent
amount
of
black
indigenous
people
of
color
teachers
and
staff
members
that
still
continue
to
show
favoritism
or
bias
towards
students
in
different
races.
In
many
cases,
black
students
specifically
experience
harshest
punishments
from
different
faculty
members
of
different
ethnicities,
and
it's
something
that
should
absolutely
be
addressed.
Student
safety
is
the
absolute
bare
minimum
guarantee
when
it
comes
to
what
schools
should
absolutely
enforce.
F
Bullying
should
always
be
addressed,
no
matter
the
scope,
especially
when
it
comes
to
issues
of
someone's
race.
Just
two
years
ago,
black
students
at
arbor
view
high
school,
were
threatened
with
death
and
violence.
Despite
half
of
the
student
population
being
white
and
the
other
have
been
of
mixed
race,
wilson's
needs
to
be
taken
absolutely
seriously.
Even
the
smallest
of
microaggressions
can
create
an
atmosphere
of
intolerance
and
hate
allowing
for
its
normalization
in
the
school
culture.
It's
not
something
that
will
be
addressed
overnight.
F
However,
I
believe
that
it's
imperative
for
the
advancement
of
equity
in
our
school
systems,
no
one
deserves
to
be
bullied
or
harassed
or
discriminated
against
by
anyone.
Much
less
their
peers
are
mentors
and
ab371
will
allow
a
way
for
students
to
voice
their
concerns
in
a
way
that
will
help
them
and
address
the
past
trauma
and
anything
else
that
goes
on
in
campus.
Thank
you.
G
Hi,
my
name
is
kenya,
prince
that's
k-e-n-y-a,
p-r-I-n-c-e
and
I'm
in
support
of
this
bill.
I
am
a
las
vegas
native.
I
experienced
racism
in
middle
school
and
in
elementary
and
in
high
school
in
elementary
I
was
called
the
n
word
a
and
if
that
makes
you
guys
uncomfortable
on
this
call
hearing
the
word
imagine
how
I
felt
at
in
the
fourth
grade
the
child,
who
called
me
the
n-word
was
not
disciplined.
She
told
me
sorry,
she
wasn't
expelled.
She
wasn't
anything
in
elementary.
G
I
was
bullied
for
being
called
burnt,
burnt,
blacky,
blacky
chan
and
in
high
school.
I
was
the
one
of
the
two
black
girls
on
the
debate
team.
That
was
that
that
was
black.
I
experienced
so
much
racism
for
my
color,
it's
ridiculous
and
I'm
still
traumatized
from
being
called
those
names.
I
stand
in
full
support
of
this
bill
because
it's
much
needed.
We
need
an
outlet,
not
just
black
americans
but
indians
and
and
mexicans
all
of
us
in
color.
G
We
need
that
outlet
and
that
safety
to
go
and
tell
people
about
this.
I
I
told
my
parents,
you
know
they
were.
They
were
infused
with
it.
They
weren't
playing,
I
feel
I
said.
I
feel,
though,
I'm
just
really
passionate
right
now.
I
feel,
though,
as
though
this
bill
definitely
needs
to
be
passed.
We
need
to
work
together
to
to
make
america
great.
If
you
want
to
stop
this
mathematic
racism,
I
urge
every
assembly
person
to
be
in
in
in
and
for
this
bill.
Why
wouldn't?
Why?
Wouldn't
you
be?
A
E
G
Hello
committee,
my
name
is
lauren
zita
santos,
lauren,
zeta,
l,
o
r
l-o-r-e-n-z-I-t-a
santos
s-a-n-t-o-s
and
I'm
the
outreach
coordinator
for
one
api
in
nevada,
I'm
testifying
in
support
of
ab371
because
of
the
increased
anti-asian
violence
against
aapi
students
according
to
stop
aapi
hate
about
13
percent
of
all
aapi
hate
crimes
are
done
to
our
use.
G
Many
of
the
hate
crimes
that
our
youth
faces
includes
verbal
harassment,
physical
assaults
and
even
being
costly,
spat
on
our
students
deserve
to
be
to
feel
safe
in
school,
whether
that
be
in
the
classroom
or
on
their
computer
ab371
ensures
that
anti-asian,
bullying
and
cyberbullying
is
properly
categorized
and
reported.
We
must
support
our
aapi
students.
I
urge
you
to
support
abc
71.
Thank
you.
E
G
Vice
chair
miller
and
the
members
of
the
community,
I'm
joanna
rubio
j,
h,
o
a
n,
a
r.
U
b,
I
o
today,
I'm
speaking
in
favor
of
assembly
bill
a
v
370.
if
the
371
defines
discrimination
based
on
race
as
an
act
which
is
based
on
the
race,
color,
culture,
religion,
language,
specific
or
national
origin
of
an
individual
in
a
way
that
causes
harm
or
creates
a
hostile
learning
environment,
because
the
racial
diversity
in
las
vegas
ranks
among
the
best
in
the
country.
G
G
From
my
personal
experience
in
middle
school,
with
my
technology
teacher
constantly
expressing
her
subtle,
yet
obvious
microaggressions
against
student
students
of
color
because
of
their
socioeconomic
status,
to
making
remarks
against
my
mother
questioning
her
legal
worthiness
guys
from
the
united
states,
I
hope
you're
able,
after
with
the
because
you
represent
us,
I
hope
you're
able
to
take
my
public
comment
along
and
I
hereby
support
billab371.
G
Good
afternoon
committee
and
board
members
for
the
record,
my
name
is
veronica
mckinney,
the
e
r
o
n.
I
c
a
m
c
k.
I
n
n
e
y.
I
am
a
born
and
raised
nevada,
ccdsd
resident
and
I
graduated
class
of
2012..
I
would
like
to
state
my
support
of
av
ab3171.
G
E
G
I
want
to
start
by
saying
good
afternoon
to
the
committee
and
board
members,
and
today
I'm
going
to
be
telling
you
how
undocumented
racism
has
changed
my
life
in
the
most
horrific
way.
I
was
being
bullied
by
students
because
I
was
black
in
durango
high
school
and
I
was
judged
and
mistreated
predominantly
by
the
white
staff.
G
The
whole
situation
was
recorded
and
when
I
went
to
school
I
showed
the
principal
the
video
instead
of
trying
to
help
me.
They
sent
me
to
a
continuation
school
and
I
was
removed
from
the
county
school
district.
They
said
because
I
wasn't
in
my
home,
I
was
still
on
school
properly.
I
had
to
wrote
multiple
reports
of
her
bullying
me
and
my
mother
also
made
multiple
reports
as
well.
However,
nothing
ever
happened
instead
of
disappointing
the
aggressors.
They
gave
me
a
max
sentence
and
kicked
me
out
of
the
school
district
right
after
continuation.
G
Not
only
was
I
an
honor
student,
but
I
was
never
in
trouble,
never
been
in
detention.
I
was
forced
to
move
to
texas
to
finish
school
in
another
state.
This
affected
me
so
much
because
the
racism
traveled
in
the
school
system,
not
just
in
las
vegas
school
districts,
where
I
was
a
victim.
I
was
feeling
alone
and
shoved
out
and
blatantly
uncomfortable.
G
H
Good
afternoon
my
name
is
terina
elliott,
t-a-r-I-n-a
e-l-l-I-o-t-t.
I
am
a
western
shoshone
native
american
woman
from
northern
nevada,
but
now
reside
in
clark
county.
I
am
representing
the
native
nevada
native
american
democratic
caucus
here
in
clark
county.
I
want
to
thank
assemblywoman
miller
for
bringing
this
forward
and
for
the
support
of
this
bill,
as
well
as
all
the
assemblymen
and
women
for
hearing
this
bill.
I
support
ab371
because
I
believe
in
discrimination
on
the
basis
of
race
is
absolutely
unacceptable.
H
In
nevada
schools,
where
the
majority
of
students
are
of
color
students
deserve
institutions
that
will
legally
address
instances
of
hatred
and
discrimination
directed
at
them.
This
bill
would
amend
a
lot
to
address
racial
discrimination
alongside
bullying
and
cyber
bullying.
This
is
a
moral
necessity
for
the
future
of
nevada,
schools
and
kids.
This
is
more
than
just
discrimination
from
peers,
but
also
the
discrimination
from
educators
and
employees
in
the
education
system
that
students
and
staff
of
minor
minorities
have
to
overcome
in
the
education
system.
H
A
Thank
you
for
sharing
that
story,
I'm
so
sorry
that
you
went
through
that
next
caller
and
support.
E
G
Hello
good
afternoon,
chair
bill
breakfast
vice
chair
miller
and
members
of
the
committee.
My
name
is
miriam
gomez
and
I'm
an
undergraduate
student
at
nevada,
state
college
and
today,
I'm
here
to
leave
a
public
comment
in
support
of
ab371.
G
The
first
thing
I'd
like
to
touch
upon
would
be
the
way
when
you're
in
the
actual
classroom
learning
there
are
teachers
who,
when
they
hear
students,
call
other
students,
racial
slurs
or
anything
they
sometimes
they
pretend
to
not
hear
it
just
to
completely
overlook
the
situation.
To
not
like
have
to
deal
with
the
paper.
G
I
believe
I
think
it
also
has
a
lot
to
do
with
the
way
staff
and
administration
has
favorites
in
their
like
school
and
stuff,
because
they
they
would
most
likely
tell
you
to
ignore,
and
I
think
a
lot
of
people
have
touched
upon
this,
that
you
know
to
ignore
any
harassment,
that's
being
done,
because
it's
just
what
kids
do
these
days
and
I
think
that's
kind
of
not
a
good
way
to
deal
with
the
situation,
especially
if
you're
invalidating
not
only
someone
because
of
how
they're
feeling,
but
because
of
how
they
look
or
how
they
are.
G
Like
just
need
to
feel
in
the
moment
also,
I
would
like
to
say
that
I
never
understood
why,
when
I
refused
to
stand
for
the
pledge
it
was
the
last
draw
for
some
teachers,
but
not
last
draw
when
a
kid
in
my
history
class
was
calling
me
calling
me
a
dirty
mexican
for
telling
them
that
I
didn't
like
support.
You
know
the
the
presidential
election
in
2016.
so
yeah.
That
is
all
I
have
for
today.
Thank
you.
So
much
for
your
time.
E
B
Good
afternoon,
chair
and
medieval
committee
for
the
record,
my
name
is
christine
saunders.
That's
s!
A!
U
d
e
r
s
and
policy
director
with
progressive
leadership,
alliance
of
nevada
here
in
support
of
assembly
bill,
371,
the
global
pandemic
and
the
rise
of
the
black
lives
matter.
Movement
has
created
a
watershed
moment
for
change.
B
2020
was
a
year
reckoning
like
them
before,
where
hundreds
of
thousands
of
people
across
the
nation
took
to
the
streets
to
demand
action
to
systemic
racism
after
the
murders
of
george
floyd
and
brianna
taylor.
In
fact,
this
legislative
body
took
action
in
that
moment
to
declare
racism
a
public
health
crisis
in
the
state.
B
Since
then,
we
have
also
seen
a
rise
in
anti-asian
hate
crimes
related
to
the
pandemic.
Our
schools
are
meant
to
be
safe
learning
environments,
but
they
are
no
exception
from
the
experiences
of
racism
and
hate.
In
fact,
according
to
the
fbi's
hate
crime
statistics,
schools
were
the
third
most
likely
location
for
hate
crimes
to
occur
in
2019,
and
the
number
of
hate-based
incidents
at
schools
has
only
been
increasing
over
the
years.
B
Racial
discrimination
in
schools
impact
students
ability
to
learn
their
self-esteem.
Mental
health
and
feelings
of
safety
ab-371
requires
that
when
reports
of
racially
motivated
incidents
are
made,
school
districts
follow
the
same
established
investigatory
protocols
as
with
bullying.
This
holds
educational
staff
and
administration
accountable
for
reporting
and
addressing
such
issues.
Racism
is
a
learned
behavior.
We
must
take
action
to
address
it
immediately
at
our
schools.
We
urge
your
support
of
this
legislation.
Thank
you.
G
F
F
Same
year
I
sat
in
the
face.
I
was
only
17.,
I
was
going
through
it.
I
went
to
a
party
and
I
was
at
the
wrong
place
at
the
wrong
time,
but
because
of
everything
that
happened
at
the
school
they
kicked
me
out
of
school
saying
I
was
a
danger
to
the
school,
even
though
in
the
police
report
it
was
said
it
was
an
accident
and
I
was
at
the
wrong
place
at
the
wrong
time
now.
This
isn't
just
the
only
time
I've
had
instances
of
racism.
F
G
F
E
F
And
I
want
to
voice
my
support
for
the
bill
ab371,
because
I
know
that
las
vegas
is
a
very
diverse
city
and
I
and
I
do
have
a
privilege
that
I
got
to
grow
up
in
it,
but
there
are
stereotypes
that
are
rooted
into
like
certain
cultures
and
stuff
like
that,
for
example,
I'm
a
hispanic
male,
but
I
tend
to
have
lighter
skin
than
that.
So
throughout
my
time
in
ccsd
there
have
been
times
when
I
had
to
like
defend
my
position
or
like
not
in
my
position.
F
Something
that
it's
something
that
my
siblings
sometimes
have
gone
through
too,
because
we
don't
fit
what
the
stereotype
is
and
having
something
like.
This
will
make
it
easier
for
people
who
have
similar
issues
and
are
falling
into
stereotypes
to
be
able
to
voice.
F
G
You,
my
name,
is
monique
wowlia
m-o-n-I-q-u-e
m-o-u-a-w-I-a.
I
am
a
parent
of
a
child
and
ccsd.
I
was
born
and
raised
in
las
vegas
nevada.
I
went
to
school
and
university
out
here.
I
am
in
support
of
ab371
for
many
reasons,
but
one
anecdote
I
would
like
to
share
that
highlights
its
necessity.
G
Her
teacher
continued
to
address
her
bordermen
class
as
misconduct,
so
I
was
able
to
transfer
her
to
a
school
in
a
predominantly
black
neighborhood,
in
which
she
was
then
placed
into
a
program
for
accelerated
students
and
has
continued
to
attend
that
elementary
school
and
has
continued
to
excel,
and
so
these
things
that
were
cast
aside
originally
because
of
the
color
of
her
skin
or
how
uncomfortable
her
appearance
made.
Other
people
feel
because
she
was
so
smart.
G
She
was
unable
to
be
put
into
a
school
where
other
kids
live
or
sound
like
her
and
then
excel,
which
just
highlights
how
many
other
children
are
going
to
school
in
schools
that
are
not
as
diverse
and
are
have
the
potential
to
accelerate
and
excel
in
class,
but
aren't
given
the
opportunity
because
of
the
color
of
their
skin.
I
should
not
have
had
to
move
her
into
a
school
that
was
more
diverse
so
that
she
can
get
the
attention
and
the
push
she
needed
to
excel.
So
I
just
want
to.
E
G
Hi,
my
name
is
haiti,
h-a-d-d-e-e
martinez,
m-a-r-t-I-n-e-z
and
first
I'd
like
to
say
good
afternoon,
chairman
bilray
axelrod,
vice
chairman
miller
and
members
of
the
the
committee.
I
went
to
a
middle
school
where
students
were
treated
with
such
a
strict
policy
being
in
a
bad
neighborhood
with
the
majority
population
of
students
of
color.
Although
half
of
the
students
at
that
school
were
magnet
students
because
it
was
a
select
school,
everybody
that
came
even
from
the
opposite
side
of
the
city,
we
were
all
treated
equally
and
very
unfairly.
G
I
have
gone
into
an
incident
where
I
was
told
a
racial
flair
by
a
student
that
was
not
of
color
and
the
only
discipline
that
they
got
was
a
slap
on
a
wrist
with
a
warning.
But
then
I
heard
somebody
else
tell
somebody.
Somebody
of
color
tell
a
racial
color
to
somebody
else
and
they
got
suspended
with
no
warnings
at
all.
G
A
Thank
you
for
the
call.
We
are
just
one
minute
shy
of
30
minutes
and,
as
the
committee
knows,
and
anybody
who
watches
this,
I'm
very,
I
get
very
moved
when
students
call
in
so
I
did
extend
the
testimony.
We
will
take
one
more
caller
in
support
and
then
I
think,
there's
probably
six
people
still
on
the
line,
and
I
would
just
encourage
you
to
submit
your
testimony
in
writing.
We
would
very
much
like
to
hear
from
you
so
bps
the
next
next
and
final
caller
in
support.
Thank
you.
H
A-N-D-R-E-A-E-S-E-I-N-O-V-A-
and
I
am
currently
a
high
school
senior
attending
veterans-
tribute
career
and
technical
academy,
and
I
am
in
support
of
the
ab3711
bill.
I
would
like
to
touch
on
the
topic
of
microaggressions
and
aggressions
that
I
have
experienced
in
elementary
school,
not
only
me
and
siblings.
H
In
elementary
school.
This
has
began
with
teachers,
a
p,
a
student
teacher,
helping
my
elementary
school
teacher
and
when
we
would
have
popcorn
reading
and
I
would
stutter
she
would
throw
microaggressions
microaggressions
towards
me
and
other
students
of
color,
saying
that.
The
reason
that
I
am
not
allowed
to
popcorn
read
anymore
is
because
of
the
fact
that
I
have
a
lower
education
due
to
my
low
socioeconomics,
and
I
would
also
like
to
touch
on
the
topic.
H
As
of
microaggressions
within
the
disciplinary
system
of
ccsd
me
being
a
student
that
was
that
had
received
disciplinary
actions
in
middle
school,
it
was
very
prominent
to
me
being
a
person
of
color,
specifically
mexican-american,
that
I
had
received
a
higher
punishment
than
those
of
my
counterparts
being
white
peers.
I
was
rpc'd
nearly
suspended
for
standing
up
for
myself,
but
when
an
altercation,
a
physical
altercation
happened
with
a
couple
of
students,
one
being
another
mexican
american
and
a
white
student.
H
G
F
J-E-R-E-L-L-C-L-A-R-K-
and
I
am
in
support
of
this
bill-
I
do
have
kids
that
are
minorities
as
well
as
well
as
myself,
and
I
definitely
experienced
it
definitely
from
being
from
the
south
and
moving
to
las
vegas.
It
wasn't
any
really
different.
It
was
literally
the
same
thing
in
our
experience
when
I
lived
in
the
south.
F
Moving
in
las
vegas
didn't
anything
change,
and
I
I
can't
afford
to
let
my
kids
experience
the
same
thing
that
I
experienced
just
because
I
have
to
be
the
leader
and
I
have
to
lead
by
example,
and
the
only
way
I
can
lead
by
example
is
doing
my
part
to
make
sure
that
my
kids
don't
experience
the
same
thing
that
I
went
through
or
even
anywhere
close,
because,
as
we
know,
the
world
is
changing
and
as
we
see
I
can't
say,
people
are
getting
more
sensitive,
so
people
are
getting
more
aware
to
the
things
that
are
affecting
america's
life
and
us
being
a
minority.
F
We've
been
affected
from
the
beginning
and
we're
going
to
always
be
affected
until
someone
steps
up
to
make
some
change.
So
I
am
in
support
of
this
deal
because
I
need
this
bill
to
make
sure
that
my
kids
have
a
future
as
equal
as
everyone
else
that
walks
on
this
earth.
I
thank
you
guys
for
listening
to
me
and
you
guys
have
a
great
day.
A
E
A
E
G
Hello:
everyone,
my
name
is
jamila
lewis,
that
is
spelled
j-a-m-e-e-l-a-h
last
name
louis
l-e-w-I-s,
I'm
a
nevada,
native
and
constituent,
I'm
speaking
today
in
support
of
ab371
because
of
my
experience
being
raised
in
reno
nevada,
with
black
folk
only
making
up
2.81
of
the
city's
entire
population.
I've
experienced
racism,
racism
in
schools
since
kindergarten.
G
I
remember
going
to
rita
cannon
elementary
school
in
reno
nevada
and
if
you
know
where
that
is
it's
off
of
silverado
and
whitaken,
because
I
did
not
come
from
a
place
of
privilege
or
money,
I
was
often
in
schools
with
low
socioeconomic
standings.
G
So
I
remember
going
to
that
school
and
being
made
fun
of
because
of
how
I
spoke,
because
I
used
ave
african-american
vernacular
english,
because
I
was
different
because
my
hair
was
curlier,
I
I
remember
being
made
of
because
they
told
me
my
lips,
I
made
fun
of
because
they
told
me
my
lips
looked
like
I
had
kool-aid
on
them
and
to
wipe
my
mouth.
G
I
remember
going
on
to
high
school
at
proctor.
Proctor
r
hug
high
school-
and
I
was
asking
a
teacher:
why
wouldn't
they
call
on
me
when
I
was
raising
my
hand,
because
that
was
a
problem
I
had
yes,
I
was
a
talkative
student,
but
I
was
also
really
engaged
in
class
and
I
remember
asking
why
wouldn't
they
call
on
me-
and
they
just
ignored
me-
and
I
said:
is
it
because
I
was
black
and
they
said?
G
Yes,
I
remember
being
handcuffed
in
front
of
my
fellow
peers
on
campus,
because
I
was
defending
someone
in
a
fight.
That's
been
my
experience
in
the
schools.
I
remember
going
to
college
at
unlv
and
being
told
I
was
going
to
have
the
police
called
on
me
because
I
was
I'm
standing
up
for
myself
and
for
black
folk
on
campus.
G
F
Good
afternoon
chris
bailey
daly
nevada,
state
education
association,
the
voice
of
nevada
educators
for
over
120
years,
nsca
supports
ab371
to
define
and
include
discrimination
based
on
race
and
existing
law
related
to
bullying.
Educators
understand
that
a
respectful
learning
environment
is
necessary
for
students
to
best
be
prepared
for
learning
school
communities
should
embrace
students,
so
they
feel
safe
and
welcome.
Any
incident
of
racism
at
school
clearly
is
counter
to
creating
a
safe
and
respectful
learning
environment.
It
needs
to
be
taken
very
seriously.
Reports
of
racially
motivated
incidents
should
be
validated
and
seriously
investigated.
F
Ab371
requires
reports
of
racially
motivated
incidents
to
be
investigated
with
the
same
protocols
as
incidents
of
bullying,
with
heightened
public
dialogue
about
systemic
racism
and
protests
under
the
banner
of
black
lives
matter
and
stop
asian
hate
movements.
Now
is
the
time
for
nevada
to
do
more
to
address
the
serious
problem
of
racism
in
schools.
Thank
you.
E
F
Hi,
my
name
is
atar
hasiboula,
first
name
spelled
a
t
h.
A
r
last
name
spelled
h
a
s
e
e
b.
U
l,
l
a
h,
thank
you,
chair
woman,
bilbray
axelrod
vice
chair
miller
and
members
of
the
committee,
I'm
speaking
on
behalf
of
the
american
civil
liberties
union
of
nevada,
where
I
serve
as
the
executive
director
and
I'm
in
support
of
av-371.
F
I
won't
go
into
personal
testimony
about
my
own
experiences
with
racism.
I
think
the
committees
heard
a
lot
of
testimony
in
that
light
today
and
I'm
appreciative
for
the
committee
for
listening
to
that
testimony
and
taking
that
into
account,
I
did
want
to
make
a
reference.
I
do
know
that
a
couple
fiscal
notes
were
placed
on
this
by
the
state
and
by
local
governments.
I
did
want
to
emphasize
to
this
committee
by
passing
this
bill.
F
Obviously,
after
scr
one
was
passed,
public
health
has
been
a
racism
has
been
identified
as
a
public
health
crisis,
but
I
did
want
to
note
that,
with
the
infusion
of
cash
coming
from
the
federal
government
into
both
the
state
and
to
local
governments
as
well
as
the
school
district,
there
should
be
no
reason
why
a
policy
that
will
help
alleviate
concerns
that
minority
students
are
facing
should
be
passed
with
that
again.
We're
grateful
to
the
committee
and
thank
you
for
conducting
such
an
excellent
hearing
and
circling
back
on
support
testimony
thanks.
A
D
This
is
not
a
money
committee,
but
there
are
some
fiscals
but
based
on
some
of
the
amendments,
I'm
working
with
some
of
the
the
districts
and
stuff
based
on
some
of
the
amendments,
with
the
possibility
of
getting
them
removed
and
the
same
with
the
department.
A
E
H
My
name
is
kai
stanton.
Thank
you
so
much
board,
as
well
as
this
assembly
miller
and
everyone
in
attendance
today.
I'm
actually
I'm
very
surprised
that
I've
heard
so
many
responses.
I
thought
my
child
was
the
only
one
I
actually
graduated
in
minden
my
father
years
ago
served
as
a
officer
and
my
uncle
in
nevada.
H
H
Not
only
was
I
shocked
and
appalled
about
the
verbiage,
but
when
I
asked
why
that
happened
as
well
as
followed
up
with
emails
and
various
meetings,
the
basic
response
was:
it
was
a
joke.
H
I
do
strongly
believe
that
I,
the
ab7371
bill,
will
do
that
for
us.
I
am
in
strong
support
of
that,
not
just
an
advocate
for
a
parent,
but
an
advocate
for
a
growing,
diverse
nevada.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
for
the
call.
We
have
two
more
callers
in
sport
and
then
we
will
move
on.
F
F
R-P-E-D-R-O-R-O-S-A-S
and
chris
has
like
happened
too
many
times
in
school
for
me
and
one
one
of
them
was
when,
like
I
didn't
understand,
any
english
and
other
students
like
treated
me
different
and
tried
to
speak
like
spanish,
but
they
would
just
say
like
I,
if
I,
if
I
joined
the
border
or
like,
if
you
know
like
stuff
like
that,
and
this
made
me
feel
comfortable
and
like
couldn't,
if
I
felt
like
I
couldn't
fit
in,
because
other
students
made
me
feel
less,
and
I
think
we
need
to
get
like
rid
of
this
because,
like
there's
many
students
that,
like
you
know
like
struggle
like
for
them
to
like
not
make
them
feel
like
they're
at
home
and
stuff,
you
know
thank
you.
E
E
G
Problem,
my
name
is
nixie
sosa
n-I-x-I-e-s-o-s-a,
I'd
like
to
say
good
afternoon,
chair-fill-rated
alex
rod
vice
chairman
members
of
the
committee
for
this
opportunity
to
speak,
I'd
like
to
say
that
I
get
medical
support
of
bill
az371,
because
I
believe
that,
in
order
to
dismantle
systemic
racism
and
inequity,
holding
students,
teachers
and
staff
accountable
would
be
very
important
as
like
these
words
as
words
and
actions
that
are
oppressive
are
disregarded
as
something
that
can
be
brushed
off.
These
experiences
stick
and
start
in
scar,
students,
for
example.
G
I
had
a
racist
teacher
who
stereotyped
me
as
an
angry
latina
and
because
of
that
they
reported
to
the
deans
that
I
supposedly
wanted
to
assault
them,
that
they
felt
threatened
by
me
and
that
I
should
be
kicked
out
of
the
school.
Luckily,
for
me,
I
worked
with
the
dean
and
they
saw
my
records.
I
was
almost
a
straight
a
student.
They
could
not
believe
these
allegations
and
therefore
what
they
did
was
just
sit
me
down
with
the
pe
teacher
and
talk
about
what
we
could
do
to
better
our
relationship.
G
G
Therefore,
I
believe
that
implementing
these
implementing
a
place
where
we
could
anonymously
report
these
teachers
and
they
actually
help
be
held
accountable,
we
will
ensure
that
students
have
a
brighter
future
and
are
safe
inside
a
school
environment.
A
E
H
A
E
A
D
Please
chair:
I
would
just
like
to
remind
people,
I
know
the
statistics
of
clark
county
school
district
much
better,
but
I
believe
the
statistics
are
is
that
students
in
clark,
county
school
district
alone
represent
178
different
countries,
speaking
79
different
languages.
For
the
past
six
years,
I've
had
the
privilege
to
teach
in
a
school
where
our
students
speak
59
languages.
D
I
love
the
opportunity
to
be
in
a
school
which,
with
kids
from
all
over
the
world,
where
I
get
to
learn
and
help
them
celebrate
their
cultures
and
help
them
feel
strong
and
confident
about
who
they
are
and
proud
to
be,
who
they
are.
But
the
truth
is
is
that
we
still
have
these
racist
acts
and
and
in
a
a
state
or
a
town
or
school
district.
D
However,
you'd
like
to
say
it
where
we
have
such
an
opportunity
to
be
together
to
integrate
together
and
to
learn
from
one
another
it
over,
it
almost
makes
it
even
more
painful
that
we
still
have
these
issues
to
bear.
Last
summer,
when
we,
when
we
passed
scr1,
we
need
to
make
sure
that
those
words,
the
specific
words
that
say
systematic
racism
and
structures
cause
debilitating
educational
hardships.
D
D
A
A
C
C
A
Yes
and
assemblywoman
duran
is
presenting
a
bill
in
growth
and
infrastructure,
so
the
motion
does
pass
with
all
members
present,
so
I
will
sign
the
floor
statement
to
like
we
have
any
question
vice
miller.
A
B
A
Absolutely
now
we
will
move
on
to
ab416,
which
directs
the
legislative
auditor
to
conduct
audits
of
ensi.
We
have
a
former
colleague
former
senator
warren
hardy,
who
will
be
presenting
this
film
welcome.
Mr.
C
Hardy
good
afternoon,
I
guess
it
is
chair
good
to
be
here
warren
hardy
today,
representing
the
council
for
a
better
nevada.
I
have
with
me
maurice
shaffer
with
the
council
for
better
nevada,
who
will
have
a
couple
of
comments
after
my
presentation
and
we'll
try
to
be
quick
on
this.
Madam,
I
know
that
that
it's
tis
the
season
we
bring
this
bill
before
you
partially
as
a
result
of
last
year's
question.
C
One,
as
you
know
that
question
one
ballot
question
to
take,
the
regents
out
of
the
constitution
failed
very,
very
narrowly
and,
as
we
testified
earlier,
this
session,
we
think
it
wasn't.
It
was.
The
public
was
confused
about
much
of
that
bill.
What
they
weren't
confused
about,
based
on
our
communications
with
them
and
based
upon
the
polling
that
was
done,
is
that
they
want
the
legislature
to
audit
inchi.
C
They
want
the
legislature
to
be
involved
in
entry
and,
in
fact,
even
the
proponents
of
question
one
last
year
said:
look
the
legislature
has
the
the
authority
over
the
purse
strings.
The
legislature
controls
the
process
through
the
first
streaks.
The
other
reason
that
I'm
pretty
interested
in
this,
and
in
my
time
in
the
senate,
I
spent
one
term
on
senate
finance,
which
I
will
just
say
I
wouldn't
trade,
a
million
dollars
for
that
experience
and
I
wouldn't
pay
a
nickel
for
another
one,
just
like
it.
C
C
Yet
we
don't
have
a
tendency
to
ask
questions.
I
I,
as
a
legislature,
I
am
unaware
of
any
other
executive
agency
that
has
not
been
audited
the
way
we
have
sort
of
left
nc
alone.
So
I
think
in
the
interest
of
transparency,
in
the
interest
of
what
we
overwhelmingly
heard
from
the
public
during
the
question
one
campaign,
we
think
it's
appropriate.
C
Not
only
appropriate
but
incumbent
upon
the
legislature
to
conduct
this
kind
of
study.
So,
madam
chair,
I
will,
I
will
say
that
I
have
been
in
communication
of
late
with
the
audit
division.
The
bill
before
you
in
its
original
form,
I
think,
would
take
somewhere
on
the
order
of
300,
000,
auditors
and
17
years
to
accomplish
so
I
was
thank
you,
madam
chair,
for
reaching
out
and
putting
me
in
touch
with
the
audit
division.
I
worked
worked
with
them
to
come
up
with
an
amendment
that
is.
C
Is
it
arrived
kind
of
late,
but
it
is
on
nellis
now
that
is
a
much
more
focused
representation
of
what
we
would
like
the
audit
division
to
look
at
really
with
the
failure
of
question
one
the
onl.
It
is
true
that
at
this
point
the
legislature's
authority
is
somewhat
limited,
except
for
this
area,
and
we
want
to
take
full
advantage
of
that.
As
you
know,
manager.
C
One
of
the
things
I
I
recognize
when
I
did
serve
on
the
finance
committee
is
that
some
of
the
self-supporting
funds
and
some
of
the
investment
accounts
at
at
at
energy
or
somewhat
of
a
mystery
to
the
legislature,
our
friend,
the
chairways
of
means,
actually
brought
this
up
during
the
the
special
session
over
the
summer
about
some
of
these
accounts.
C
So
specifically,
what
we're
looking
for
in
this
legislation
is
an
audit
of
a
couple
of
things.
The
first
would
be
the
sources
and
uses
of
private
money
that
are
donated.
We
really
don't
have
a
strong
accounting
for
those
that
give
donations
that
philanthropists
that
provide
money
like
the
philanthropist,
so
generously
did
last
year
in
the
med
school.
C
So
we
would
like
an
audit
of
that
then,
the
capital
capital
projects
at
university
of
nevada,
reno
and
the
university
of
nevada
las
vegas
to
sort
of
look
at
the
capital
improvement
project
and
what's
happening
there,
we've
tried
to
give
the
leeway
to
the
audit
division
to
sort
of
to
go
where
that
study
follows
them.
C
These
can
be
very
confusing
for
for
the
legislature
to
understand
in
the
regular
ways
and
means
and
finance
process
of
the
legislature,
so
we
think
a
look
into
that
is
important,
so
that
man,
madam
chairs,
as
quickly
as
I
can,
can
provide
an
overview
of
what
we're
trying
to
accomplish
in
this
legislation
if
it
pleases
a
chair.
I'd
like
to
allow
ms
schaefer
to
say
a
few
words
and
then
we'll
be
open
to
questions.
B
Thank
you.
Thank
you
good
afternoon,
madam
chair
and
members
of
the
committee.
My
name
is
maureen
schaefer
and
I
am
the
executive
director
for
the
council
for
better
nevada.
We
were
also
a
leading
member
of
the
question
one
campaign
and
echo
the
remarks
by
mr
hardy
regarding
the
the
voice
of
the
voters
regarding
the
importance
of
an
audit
and,
and
something
like
this,
I
represent
community
leaders
from
labor
business
and
philanthropy
whose
purpose
is
to
engage
in
issues
that
impact
a
higher
quality
of
life
for
all
nevadans.
B
Today
we
do
support
passage
of
ab416.
The
nevada
system
of
higher
education
currently
receives,
as
mr
hardy
stated,
a
biannual
investment
of
approximately
1
billion
dollars
from
the
legislature
in
taxpayer.
Funds.
This
important
and
generous
investment
ranks
16th
per
pupil
funding
nationally
and
higher
education
funding.
At
the
same
time,
the
system
of
higher
education
is
the
only
government
agency
that
is
the
recipient
of
public
funding.
That's
not
subjected
to
public
audit
of
their
budget
activities.
B
B
As
examples
these
agencies
routinely
undergo
audits
through
the
legislative
council
bureau's
audit
division
as
a
matter
of
internal
consistency
of
audit
practices,
an
external
show
of
public
trust
for
the
accountable
and
transparent
use
of
nevada
taxpayer
funds,
and
she,
with
a
billion
dollar
biennial
budget,
would
be
responsible
to
follow
the
same
good
governance
principles
you,
as
the
legislature
have
put
in
place,
and
rightly
asked
for
and
required
of
other
agencies
who
do
receive
your
state
funds,
our
state
funds.
B
So
with
that
again
in
the
interest
of
time
and
interest
of
other
issues,
we
thank
the
committee
for
bringing
this
bill
forward
and
we
strongly
encourage
the
passage
of
ab416.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
miss
shaffer,
and
with
that
I
will
open
it
up
to
questions
from
the
committee,
as
was
referenced
by
mr
hardy.
We
are
working
off
the
conceptual
amendment
that
can
be
found
on
nellis,
so
reference
that
in
your
questions,
but
do
I
have
any
questions,
I'm
looking
at
the.
A
B
E
E
F
F
This
bill
is
needed
to
ensure
that
the
nevada
system
of
higher
education
is
held
accountable,
that
there
is
full
transparency
regarding
higher
education
dollars
in
our
state
and
she
should
be
audited
during
the
next
biennium
in
order
to
have
a
full
accounting
resources
to
ensure
that
tax
dollars
and
grants
are
being
used
appropriately
to
bolster
student
outcomes
and
success
and
she's
the
third
largest
line
item
in
the
nevada
state
budget.
Yet
it
lacks
sufficient
oversight
and
there
have
been
numerous
controversies
regarding
regents
and
the
system
as
a
whole.
F
I've
done
research
on
the
board
of
regents
have
combined
a
list
of
over
120
news
articles
over
the
past
five
years
detailing
controversies
and
problems
with
the
board,
former
chancellors
and
their
treatment
of
certain
institutions
in
the
state.
There's
this
much
negative
media
coverage
toward
a
certain
subject
is
indicative
of
a
much
larger
issue.
F
A
legislative
audit
can
help
uncover
leftover
dollars
and
also
delineate
how
much
school
support
is
coming
from
tuition
versus
grants.
During
an
nc
budget
hearing
earlier
this
session,
officials
in
nc
said
that
they
do
not
know
which
faculty
positions
are
funded
by
research
grants
and
which
are
funded
by
tuition.
F
F
E
F
Good
afternoon,
chair
and
members
of
the
committee
for
the
record
paul
moratkin
m-o-r-a-d-k
with
the
vegas
chamber,
the
chamber,
is
in
support
of
ab416
and
would
like
to
thank
the
proponents
for
bringing
this
bill
forward.
Today.
We
are
in
support
of
the
bill
and
the
conceptual
amendment
that
has
been
discussed
today
by
mr
harding.
For
the
sake
of
transparency,
we
also
have
more
support
of
question
one
in
the
202020
election
cycle.
F
As
you
know,
the
chamber
has
been
a
long-standing
advocate
of
audit
and
financial
oversight
to
help
ensure
transparency
and
accountability
of
taxpayer-funded
projects
and
programs.
We've
also
had
productive
conversations
with
ng
leadership
and
appreciate
their
outreach
in
the
last
several
months.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
Chair
and
consideration
have
a
good
afternoon.
Thank
you.
E
F
F
F
We
do
know
in
the
written
comments
that
I
submitted
that
this
was
a
very
ambitious
audit
as
written,
and
I
haven't
had
time
to
look
at
the
the
conceptual
men
in
detail,
but
apparently
that
addresses
that,
but,
among
the
reasons,
I'll
move
forward,
among
the
reasons
stated,
to
support
the
bill
in
one
of
the
written
public
comments
is
tracking
the
performance
of
the
new
funding
formula
implemented
in
2014..
F
In
my
written
comment,
which
is
now
analysis
on
page
two,
we
have
two
charts.
They
show
that,
since
the
resident
weighted
student
credit
hour
formula
was
established,
the
state
appropriated
fund
formula
funding
from
the
state
general
fund
of
similar
institutions
per
student
full-time
equivalent
have
tended
to
converge,
as
was
expected
from
the
wsch
formula.
Unfortunately,
what
it
shows
is
that
the
state
funding
has
largely
converged
down
to
lower
levels,
especially
after
adjusting
for
inflation,
but
we
support
the
the
audit
to
present
in
an
independent
way
these
kinds
of
data
and
to
have
an
independent
authority.
E
E
E
F
Good
afternoon,
chair
bilbray,
axelrod
and
committee
members
for
the
record,
this
is
andrew,
klinger,
a-n-d-r-e-w,
c-l-I-n-g-e-r,
chief
financial
officer
and
interim
director
of
government
affairs
for
the
nevada
system
of
higher
education.
F
F
F
E
F
Yeah,
the
audit
division
is
always
willing
to
tackle
challenges
that
are
opposed
by
the
legislature,
in
this
case
an
audit
of
enshi.
F
E
A
C
Yes,
thank
you,
chair
members
of
the
committee.
Thank
you
for
for
for
hearing
this
important
bill
today.
I
would
like
to
bring
up
an
issue
that
mr
irvin
brought
up,
because
I
think
it's
important
we
we
did
contemplate
an
audit
and
a
review
of
the
funding
formula
in
this
and
talking
to
your
audit
division.
That's
a
that's
a
fairly
large
scope
and
probably
should
have
its
own
independent
audit
to
do,
but
the
issue
that
he
brought
up
with
looking
at
that
funding
formula.
C
Now
that
we're
a
few
years
having
having
adopted
it,
we
believe,
is
a
very
critical
issue
and
should
be
considered.
We
just
don't
want
to
overwhelm
your
staff.
Mr
crossman
told
me
earlier
that
if
the
patent
this
bill
passed
in
its
original
form,
it
would
have
been
the
largest
audit
they've
ever
undertaken
and
that's
not
really
what
we're
trying
to
achieve
here
and
along
those
lines.
I
should
indicate
that
the
audit
division
did
submit
a
fiscal
note
that
was
fairly
substantial
based
on
the
original
bill
that
and
that
should
be
significantly
diminished.
C
Obviously,
there's
caustics
expenses
associated
with
doing
these
kinds
of
audit,
but
we
obviously
think
it's
penny
wise
and
pound
foolish
not
to
do
it
and
that's
specifically
why
we
chose
the
audit
division.
First
of
all,
based
on
my
30
years
in
that
building,
I
have
complete
confidence
in
that
group
of
people,
but
also
we
thought
it
would
be
a
more
cost
effective
way
to
do
it.
So
with
that,
madam
chair,
thank
you
again
for
your
time
and
your
indulgence
and
look
forward
to
the
opportunity
to
help
and
work
on
this.
This
audit.
Thank
you.
B
I
don't
at
this
time
I
just
like,
oh
my
colleague
mr
hardy's
sentiments,
so
thank
you
very
much.
A
Thank
you
and
thank
you
for
your
work
on
this
bill.
I
know
we
started
talking
about
this,
mr
hardy
quite
a
while
ago,
and
I
actually
loved
the
first
bill,
but
I
understand
that
it
was
way
too
expensive.
So
very
happy
pleased
with
this
one
as
well
with
that
I
will
close
the
hearing
on
ab416
and
I
would
take
a
motion
to
amend
and
do
pass
ab416
and
move
to
amend
and
do
path.
E
G
A
A
D
Right
so
chair,
whenever
you
are
ready,
I
am
opening
on
assembly
bill
419,
which
are
provisions
governing
charter
schools,
various
provisions
related
to
the
sponsorship
and
governance
and
the
management
of
child
charter
schools
and
their
performance
in
statewide
systems
of
accountability
for
public
schools.
So
with
that,
madam
chair,
when
you
are
ready,
please
proceed.
A
D
Not
to
interrupt
you,
but
you
did
testify
in
the
quickest
spell.
A
Well,
good
afternoon,
everyone
for
the
record-
I
am
shannon
bilbray
axelrod
representing
assembly
district
34
and
I'm
here
to
present
assembly
bill
419
for
your
consideration.
A
conceptual
amendment
to
the
measure
is
available
on
nellis,
and
I
will
be
speaking
to
that
amendment
through
my
presentation
today.
Also
with
me
today
are
deb
oliver
and
jana
wilcox-levin.
A
This
continual
drive
for
the
improvement
led
me
to
request
419,
which
aims
to
further
refine
charter
school
government
governance
in
your
state,
and
I
want
to
explain
to
you
I'm
sure
many
of
you
were
surprised
when
I
was
named
chair
of
this
committee,
but
I
have
to
say
I
was
absolutely
delighted.
A
This
was
something
that
I
had
been
thinking
of
of
doing
a
sort
of
governance
of
charter
schools
for
some
time
and
when
I
was
told
that
I
was
chair,
I
was
immediately
reached
out
to
by
opportunity,
180
and,
and
they
had
been
working
on,
a
charter
school
governance
bill
which
became
the
the
I
guess,
the
beginnings
of
ab419.
A
So
I
really
left
at
that
chance
to
do
some
of
the
things
that
I
had
been
thinking
about
over
the
last
many
years
and
they
had
a
really
really
good
foundation,
and
so
that's
sort
of
the
bill
that
you
see
here
today.
So,
madam
vice
chair
at
this
time,
I'll
go
through
the
bill
and
proposed
amendments
in
detail.
A
First
section
two
and
all
references
to
section
two
in
the
bill
are
proposed
to
be
removed.
So
just
take
section
two
out
in
section
three.
The
amendment
asks
that
the
sponsors
of
all
charter
schools,
not
just
the
sbcsa,
to
establish
standards
for
the
governance
of
charter
schools,
so
that
governing
bodies
have
a
clear
understanding
of
the
performance
benchmarks
and
targets
that
must
be
met
for
their
school.
A
Additionally,
members
of
the
governing
body
will
need
to
complete
training
before
the
opening
of
the
charter
school
and
every
three
years
after
the
amendment
proposed
to
delete
paragraph
c
of
section
3,
subsection
3,
which
would
have
required
additional
training.
Speaking
of
training,
it's
essential
that
members
of
sbcsa
are
up
to
speed
on
their
responsibility.
A
The
authorization
of
sponsors
of
charter
and
charter
school
governance,
section
4
requires
spcsa
members
to
undergo
training
to
establish
their
competency
in
these
areas.
During
the
last
session
and
over
the
course
of
the
interim
stakeholders
expressed
concerns
regarding
educational
management
organizations,
that
was
actually
the
bill
that
we
heard.
That
was
six
minutes
long
and
the
lack
of
transparency
regarding
their
financial
and
business
activities,
despite
being
paid
with
taxpayer
public
charter
school
funds.
A
A
A
proposed
amendment
would
modify
subsection
1
of
section
5
by
moving
it
into
nevada,
revised
statute
3888.3220
to
require
that
members
of
a
charter
school
governing
body
disclose
certain
conflicts
of
interest.
It
would
also
modify
subsection
2
of
section
5
by
requiring
the
definition
of
educational
management
organization
to
be
posted
on
the
website
of
the
charter.
A
Section
6
would
be
further
amended
to
specifically
authorized
charter
school
sponsors
to
review
information
or
contracts
with
educational
management
organization
disclosed
under
paragraph
b
and
request
that
additional
details
be
provided,
investigations
be
conducted
or
other
actions.
Assembly
bill
419
also
seeks
to
improve
charter
school
accountability.
A
The
proposed
amendment
would
clarify
that
the
reports
must
be
submitted
on
actions
taken
of
a
charter
school
that
has
received
a
one
or
two
start
rating
in
the
immediately
immediate
preceding
three
years.
Section
8
of
the
bill
proposes
to
be
it
section.
8
of
the
bill
proposed
to
be
deleted
by
this
amendment,
as
well
as
paragraph
g
of
subsection
2
of
section
9..
A
This
section
relates
to
the
application
forms
for
a
new
charter
school.
The
proposed
amendment
would
modify
subsection
5
of
section
9
to
require
a
sponsor
to
consider
academic,
financial
and
organizational
performance
of
any
charter
school
that
holds
a
contract
with
a
charter
charter
management
organization
or
educational
management
organization,
with
the
application
is
proposing
to
contract
for
a
new
school.
A
Finally,
the
proposed
amendment
would
add
new
sections
to
require
system
of
charter
schools
that
enroll
2500
or
more
pupils
across
two
or
more
campus
to
have
an
advisory
position,
such
as
an
executive
director
who
won
in
a
supervisory
role
oversees
the
charter
school
within
the
system.
Number
two
serves
as
a
person
in
in
contact
for
the
organization
in
which
the
system
of
charter
enters
into
a
contract,
including
the
educational
management
organization
and
three
is
not
a
principle
of
one
of
the
schools
within
the
system
of
charters.
A
A
It's
my
understanding
that,
with
the
amendment
spcsa
fiscal
note
should
significantly
decrease.
We
have
representatives
on
zoom
who
can
answer
questions
about
this
as
well,
and
I
will
be
talking
to
nde
regarding
their
fiscal
note
as
well.
At
this
time,
I
would
like
to,
I
believe
I'll
start
with
miss
wilcox
to
talk
about
the
original
intent
of
opportunity.
180
that
brought
them
here
and
then
I
will
go
to
deb
oliver
to
kind
of
just
do
a
little
quick
dive
on
what
governance
on
boards
looks
like
so
miss
wilcox,
miss
wilcox11.
B
B
Thank
you
for
having
me
today
at
opportunity,
180
we're
committed
to
ensuring
that
every
kid
has
access
to
a
high
quality
education
that
ensures
they
graduate
from
high
school
college
and
career
ready
and
that
they're
prepared
to
decide
their
own
future
and,
while
you've
heard
from
us
before
on
this
committee
around
our
big
bet
on
school
leadership,
another
important
lever
to
ensuring
a
great
school
for
every
kid
is
good
governance.
B
So,
as
the
chair
mentioned,
we
began
working
on
the
foundation
of
this
bill
more
than
a
year
ago,
organizationally.
We
support
the
development
and
implementation
of
sustainable
school
governance
models
that
are
accountable
to
putting
kids
first
good
governance,
as
we've
heard
throughout
this
session,
is
really
the
cornerstone
of
strong
school
systems.
B
In
the
case
of
the
training
requirements
noted
in
this
bill
that
may
have
costs
associated
with
them.
We
did
want
to
share
with
you
all
that
opportunity.
180
was
recently
awarded
a
federal
grant
through
a
competitive
process
with
the
u.s
department
of
education
and
those
funds
can
be
used
to
provide
technical
assistance
to
support
the
broader
public
charter
school
sector,
including
increasing
shared
best
practices
among
public
schools,
district
and
charter,
as
well
as
supporting
governance
training.
B
As
articulated
here,
we
will
be
able
to
provide
technical
support
using
those
funds
for
good
governance
efforts
and
other
technical
assistance
through
2024..
B
So
the
original
intent
here
was
really
anchored
on
good
governance
standards,
aligned
to
good
governance,
training
across
the
public
sec
charter
school
sector,
as
well
as
increased
transparency,
I'd
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions
that
come
up
along
the
way.
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
miss
wilcox
levin,
and
I
so
appreciate
the
grant
funds
that
will
be
available
as
well.
Now
I
will
turn
it
over
to
deb
oliver,
who
will
go
over
what
governance
means.
B
Good
afternoon,
chair,
bilbray
axelrod
vice
chair
miller
and
members
of
the
assembly
committee
on
education,
I'm
dr
deb,
oliver
executive
director
of
the
nevada
association
of
school
boards
or
nasby
for
the
record,
I'm
here
today
to
speak
at
the
benefits
of
strong
school
board.
Governance
nasbi
has
worked
with
nevada's
school
boards,
including
the
state
board
of
education
to
implement
silver
state
governance.
A
student
outcomes
focused
framework
for
board
training
and
coaching
whose
motto
is
student
outcomes?
Don't
change
until
adult
behaviors
change.
B
Specifically,
this
is
what
students
know,
demonstrate
and
do
inviting
charter
school
boards
to
participate
in
silver,
state
governance
and
other
governance.
Training
programs
such
as
some
that
nazbe
provides,
could
have
incredible
impact
on
student
achievement,
other
training
opportunities
that
enhance
silver
state
governance
and
include
a
certification
in
school
board
governance,
a
five-course
series
that
takes
a
deep
dive
into
school
board
governance,
new
board
member
training,
which
is
something
that's
imperative
for
new
school
board
trustees
to
be
introduced
to
and
to
understand
their
role,
and
also
something
such
as
board.
B
President
training
we've
had
five
public
school
districts
and
the
nevada
state
board
of
education
go
through
the
initial
two-day
silver
state
governance
training.
The
state
board
of
education
will
continue
with
their
coaching,
starting
with
a
goal
setting
session
tomorrow
an
example
of
a
school
board's.
Progress
could
be
lincoln
county
school
district.
A
A
D
B
Hello,
yes,
am
I
up
for
a
question?
Yes,
you
are
I'm
so
sorry
I
don't
know
what
it's
all
day
today
I
apologize.
Thank
you,
chair,
bilbray
axelrod,
for
ring
your
bill.
I
have
a
question
about
section
nine
in
the
amendment,
so
I'm
not
sure
who
this
would
go
to
you
or
one
of
your
co-presenters,
I'm
looking
at
that
section
and
it's
a
section
about
supervisors
or
executive
directors,
and
I'm
just
wondering.
Is
it
like
typical
that
we,
as
a
legislature
like
legislate
some
of
those,
it
kind
of
seems
like
a
staffing
issue?
B
A
Thank
you
for
that
question.
I
I'm
very
prepared
to
answer
this
question,
because
this
is
something
that
I
believe
in
probably
most
more
than
anything
else
in
this
bill
or
or
very
close
up
in
the
top
five.
A
So
it
actually
occurred
to
me
when
we
were
getting
in
the
very
beginning
of
education
when
we
had
mary
pryzinski
come
in
and
talk
about
the
superintendents
of
all
the
rural
counties
and
I
just
kind
of
said
all
the
rural
counties,
every
single
one
has
a
superintendent,
and
that
goes
from
esmeralda
county,
which
has
81
students,
eureka,
which
has
349
the
one
that
really
jumped
out
to
me
was
churchill,
which
is
3361
students.
A
All
of
these
have
a
superintendent
position
that
really
oversees
their
school
district.
We
have
many
charter
organizations
in
our
state
with
five
or
six
thousand
kids.
So,
if
you
don't
have
that
position
like
a
superintendent
or
executive
director
or
whatever
you
want
to
call,
you
are
basically
giving
putting
a
much
more
onus
on
each
individual
principle
to
communicate
their
needs
up
to
the
service
provider
emo.
A
So
what
we're
trying
to
do
is
disseminate
that
information.
Have
someone
be
the
go-between
and
me
and
that
super
supervisor
role
and
really
be
there
to
set
these
schools
up
for
success?
And
I
you
know
I
kid
you
not.
There
are
several
several
charter
schools
in
nevada
that
have
that
many
students,
five
or
six
thousand.
B
Yes,
please
so
does
so
you
would
have
to
have
another
high
level.
This
bill
would
require
that
high
level
executive
position.
That
can't
be
the
same
principle.
Do
we
have
any
concerns
for
those
charter,
schools
that
are
not
like
super
large,
like
some
of
the
ones
that
are
there
well.
A
In
that,
in
the
bill,
it
is
actually
listed
that
it
is
for
charter
systems
that
are
over
2
500
students
and
over
two
campuses.
So
you
know
you
know,
I
can't
I
don't
know
just
joe
schmoe's
charter
school-
that
one
building
would
not
have
to
have
this
position,
but
we
are
talking
about
larger
systems
that
we
do
have
that
we
want
to
make
sure
that
there
is
that
oversight,
and
this
is
once
again.
This
is
what
this
this
is
about.
Governance.
This
is
about
oversight.
A
B
B
B
Seems
like
a
large
number,
I'm
just
concerned
that
having
to
hire
yet
another
position
to
oversee
the
executive
director
when
it
can't
be
like
the
lead
principle,
it's
just
kind
of
added
cost,
and
I
don't
know
if
that
number
is
based
on
something
that
is
kind
of
based
on
that
or
there
is
so.
If
you
have
any
like
thoughts
on
how
that
number
came.
A
B
A
A
couple
of
things
I
created
the
number
I'll
be
honest
with
that,
but
it
was
after
that
conversation
when
I
found
out
that
churchill
had
3361
and
had
a
superintendent,
but
it
also
says
that
it
has
to
have
more
than
one
campus,
so
there
would
be
two
principles,
but
they
still
need
that
and
and
in
full
disclosure
most
systems.
A
I
believe
already
have
this,
so
this
is
just
putting
it
to
statute
that
that
needs
to
be
made,
because
we
don't
want
to
get
to
a
position
where,
because
of
cost,
cutting
and
financial
gain
of
the
emo,
that
that
position
is
abolished
because
number
one
you
lose
that
that
oversight
that
gives
the
charter
school
the
ability
to
be
an
advocate
for
themselves
to
their
their
emo.
D
Yes,
assemblywoman
tolls.
B
A
This
you
know
it.
B
Essentially,
this
could
lead
to,
in
some
cases
having
to
hire,
and
presumably
I
would
think
somewhere
in
the
six
figure
category,
an
additional
person
just
to
fulfill
this.
The
way
that
it's
written,
if,
in
fact,
the
only
person
that's
currently
serving
in
that
advisory
executive
director
role
is
also
serving
as
a
as
a
principal.
So
I
I
I
shared
that
same
question
and
concern,
and
I
guess
so
maybe
to
still
put
it
into
a
question.
B
To
have
that
person
also
be
serving
as
a
as
a
principal.
Is
there
something
that
we're
concerned
about
that
is
you
know
they
wouldn't
be
able
to
represent
as
well
to
fulfill
what
you're
trying
to
get
at,
and
I
appreciate
that
what
you're
trying
to
do?
I
actually
really
appreciate
this
bill.
I
appreciate
all
the
amendments,
and
so
maybe
I'm
just
not
understanding
why?
Why
that's
a
conflict
for
them
to
also
still
serve
as
a
principal.
A
Thank
you
for
the
question.
Assemblywoman,
shannon
bilbray.
I
don't
believe
it's
a
conflict.
That's
not
my
concern,
but
if
anyone
has
ever
met
a
principal,
their
role
is
that
school.
They
are
not
out
there
going
to
every
other
school
within
their
charter
and
trying
to
find
out
their
needs.
We
need
you
need
one
advocate
one
and
like
what
like
I
said.
I
believe,
and
I
could
be
wrong-
that
every
charter
system
over
2500
is
currently
doing
this
and
if
they're
not,
we
did
give
them
the
time.
A
B
Good
afternoon
rebecca
fein
executive
director
of
the
state
public
charter
school
authority
for
the
record.
I
know
this
has
been
a
a
fast
evolving
bill,
and
so
I
know
chair
you
and
I
have
not
had
an
opportunity
to
discuss
this
specific
item.
But
I,
my
quick
review
is:
there
are
three
charter
holders
that
have
a
what
we
what
they
refer
to
as
a
lead
principle
that
may
be
impacted
by
this
again.
B
Most
of
them
that
are
over
2500
do
have
some
sort
of
you
know:
either
superintendent
executive
director,
some
person
who's,
not
a
dedicated
principal,
but
there
are
perhaps
up
to
three.
I
think
that
may
need
to
take
a
look
at
their
organizational
chart
and
their
staffing
structure.
A
B
Thank
you,
madam
vice
chair,
and,
and
thank
you
chairwoman
for
your
question.
I
mean
for
for
your
presentation.
I'm
sorry.
So
it's
just
just
that
last
statement
is
anything
that
triggered
my
interest
in
engaging
in
the
conversation.
B
So
if
we
do
have
a
scenario
now,
where
we
have
a
principal
serving
in
that
role,
have
we
identified
any
specific
issues
presently
in
in
you
know,
so
now
that
we
have
somebody
that
we
can
actually
look
at
and
say
that
is
actually
happening.
We
do
have
a
principle.
That's
serving
in
that
role.
B
Have
we
identified
issues
where
we
realized
yeah?
We
have
to
make
sure
that
we
can't
have
a
principle
fulfilling
that
role.
A
So
thank
you
for
the
question.
Assemblyman
flores,
shannon
bilbray
oxford
for
the
record.
I'm
actually
aware
of
one
instance
where
a
principal
of
a
charter
actually
moved
into
that
position,
thereby
leaving
their
principal.
It
was
a.
It
was
a
move.
You
know.
A
You
know
moved
into
that
position
and
then
they
refilled
the
the
principal
portion
at
that
individual
school.
Does
that
make
sense,
so
they
basically
got.
You
know
a
better
title
after
having
served
as
a
principal
of
the
charter
and
then
now
they'll
be
overseeing
everything.
So
I
think
it's
just
a
natural
progression
and
I
think
that's
the
way
you
would
probably
see
it
hired
and
yeah.
That's.
B
It
understood
madame
vice
here
if
I
could
have
a
quick
follow-up.
I'm
sorry.
B
Chairwoman,
you
never
stopped,
you
run
the
midi,
you,
you
present
the
bill
and
run
the
committee.
I
love
it
well
and
thank
you
for
that.
I,
but
I
guess.
B
B
I
guess
I'm
trying
to
understand
the
problem
right.
I
I
get.
I
I
get
what
you've
indicated
that
it's
a
natural
progression.
You
start
here
and
you
move
your
way
up
into
that
role,
but
I'm
just
I'm
still
trying
to
understand
what
what
the
trigger
was
to
say.
We
can't
have
the
principle
fill
that
role
and
and
and
it
may
just
go
back
to
your
previous
statement.
B
I
know
you
indicated
that
when
you
work
with
principals-
and
I
think
we've
all
had
an
opportunity
to
engage
with
them
and
we
know
how
incredibly
busy
they
are
and
how
committed
and
passionate
they
are
to
their
particular
school,
and
maybe
that's
just
the
the
bottom
line
and
where
this
is
coming
from
that
because
you
see
them
so
the
the
principles
you've
interacted
with
you
see
them
so
committed
to
a
specific
school
that
you
don't
see
that
they
can
fit
that
role,
I'm
assuming
that!
That's
just
the
logic
behind
it.
A
Assemblyman
flores,
thank
you
for
the
question,
shannon
bilbray
axelrod
for
the
record.
So
what
you
have
to
remember
is
that
most
of
these
emos
are
not
in
state.
They
are
out
of
state
and
so
a
lot
of
times
that
position
of
that
executive,
director
or
whatever
is
asked
to
fly.
A
You
know
pre-coveted
in
for
meetings
and
they
they
are,
they
travel
around
to
each
campus.
They
are
responsible
for
trainings
of
all
the
principles,
so
this
this
is
once
again
about
governance.
So
I
think
that
is
really
the
key
here
and
I-
and
I
I
think
it's
important
to
remember
that,
as
I
mentioned,
you
know,
one
emo
in
particular
the
largest
cmo
in
the
state,
is,
is
based
in
florida.
A
So
not
only
does
that
executive
director
position
lose
a
day
flying
there
and
flying
back,
but
then
they're
there
for
the
meetings
as
well,
and
so,
if
anybody
knows
you
know
a
principle,
it's
very
difficult,
even
for
a
teacher,
as
I'm
sure
vice
chair
miller
and
assemblyman
taurus
can
tell
when
you
miss
a
day
or
two.
You
are
very
much
behind
when
you
get
back,
so
I
I
think
that
that's.
A
This
is
not
like
a
typical
square
everything's
right
here,
there's
a
lot
of
of
travel,
a
lot
of
communication
with
the
emo
a
lot
of
budgets,
a
lot
of
grant
writing,
which
is
another
thing
that
that
this
executive
director
would
be
responsible
for
so
there's
a
lot
more.
That
goes
into
it
than
just
your
your
your
typical,
you
know
principal
who
does
by
the
way
a
lot.
B
D
Thank
you
so
the.
B
Charter
school
space
is
a
new
space
for
me,
so
I'm
just
trying
to
wrap
my
head
around
it.
So
are
you
putting
section
nine
in
chair
in
order
to
improve
student
learning
goals
outcomes
just
I
guess
student
achievement
as
a
whole.
A
Absolutely
absolutely
that's
the
entire
basis
for
this
entire
bill.
It
is
about
proper
governance,
accountability,
daylight
and
really
what
is
in
the
best
interest
for
our
students,
100,
okay,.
D
E
E
F
With
our
gentleman
partners
on
behalf
of
our
client
pearson
today,
we're
coming
in
support
of
ab419
the
chair,
bilbray
axelrod's
amendment
in
consideration
of
time
would
simply
like
to
thank
the
committee
for
hearing
this
important
piece
of
legislation,
we'll
continue
to
work
with
the
bill
sponsor
to
ensure
high
quality
education
for
all
nevadans.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
E
F
Good
afternoon
chris
bailey
daly
state
education
association,
the
voice
of
nevada
educators
for
over
120
years,
nse
supports
ab419
to
provide
additional
regulation
of
nevada
charter
schools.
Over
the
last
several
years,
nfc
has
been
calling
for
greater
accountability,
controls
for
charter
schools,
including
a
cap
on
charter
school
expansion.
F
While
this
proposal
was
not
successful
last
session,
the
legislature
did
pass
a
five-year
growth
management
plan.
Interestingly
enough,
while
the
charter
school
authority
was
developing
this
growth
management
plan,
they
approved
nearly
5
000
new
charter
slots.
This
last
week
we
found
that
charter
school
slots
are
projected
to
increase
8.6
percent
in
fiscal
year
22
and
a
whopping
15.9
percent
in
fiscal
year
23,
while
enrollment
in
neighborhood
public
schools
remains
relatively
stagnant.
F
We
know
the
explosive
growth
of
charters
has
been
driven
by
deliberate
billionaire-backed
effort
to
exempt
charters
from
the
basic
safeguards
and
standards
that
apply
to
our
neighborhood
public
schools.
This
growth
has
created
an
uneven
dynamic,
undermining
local
public
schools
and
communities
without
producing
an
overall
increase
in
student
learning
and
growth.
F
While
the
charter
school
authority
has
made
some
improvements
since
last
session,
including
actually
conducting
site
visits.
Let's
be
honest,
with
each
other
they're
only
now
clearing
a
relatively
low
bar
of
accountability,
while
it's
great
that
the
charter
authority
has
begun
to
address
the
baked
in
biases
against
disadvantaged
students
when
looking
at
overall
charter
student
populations
charter
schools
serve
proportionally
fewer
at-risk
students,
english
learners
and
students
with
disabilities,
even
with
progress
on
more
diversity
and
new
charter
seats,
there
is
no
path
for
charters
to
achieve
parity
in
these
categories
in
the
foreseeable
future.
F
It
includes
the
development
of
qualifications
and
training
requirements
for
charter,
school
sponsors
and
members
of
the
state
public
charter,
school
authority,
the
disclosure
of
information
on
the
operations
of
charters
and
additional
accountability
for
operators
of
the
lowest
performing
charter
schools.
We
learned
of
the
extent
of
the
problems
with
the
inner
workings
of
charter
operators
and
charter
management
organizations
last
june,
when
the
nevada
current
reported
on
a
dispute
between
the
american
preparatory
academy
in
las
vegas
and
their
utah-based
for-profit
management
organization.
F
E
E
E
F
I
thank
you
all
for
your
time
today
and
for
your
service
to
the
state
I'm
currently
serving
as
a
board
chair
for
somerset
academy
nevada,
and
I
can
personally
speak
to
ab419,
specifically
the
new
section,
I
believe,
nine
regarding
adding
language
for
an
executive
director
in
a
supervisory
position
and
not
a
principal.
Our
las
vegas
system
will
be
celebrating
10
years
of
educating
our
nevada
youth
as
we
enter
the
fall
term,
providing
an
excellent
education
of
choice
for
seven
campuses
to
nearly
9
000
k-12
students.
F
When
I
joined
the
board
five
years
ago,
we
did
not
have
an
executive
director
being
a
professional
and
an
entrepreneur.
I
initially
felt
that
a
potential
for
an
executive
director
to
help
guide,
assist
and
coordinate
our
growing
system
would
be
necessary
shortly
thereafter.
The
board
voted
to
add
an
executive
director.
I
voted
in
favor
of
this.
F
F
In
2018
I
became
the
board
chair
and,
as
such,
I
worked
closely
with
our
executive
director
and
our
administrative
team.
I
also
made
two
trips
to
our
sister
system
in
florida
to
observe
best
practices
since
their
founding
they
had
operated
without
an
executive
director
and
have
grown
to
include
more
than
60
award-winning
schools.
As
I
continued
my
due
diligence,
I
discovered
that
without
an
executive
director,
the
florida
system
was
able
to
thrive
because
they
were
being
led
by
principals.
F
F
I
soon
became
a
proponent
of
this
methodology
about
two
years
ago,
we
eliminated
the
executive
director
position
in
las
vegas
and
we
moved
towards
a
lead
principle
model,
as
this
worked
for
our
sister
school
for
nearly
25
years.
This
is
what
this
was
about
two
years
ago,
and
the
transformation
within
our
nevada
system
has
been
incredible.
F
Our
schools
are
once
again
thriving
principals,
administration
and
faculty
are
collaborating
and
sharing
best
practices
to
help
their
children
grow.
Educationally
systems
are
put
in
place
with
fidelity
and
purpose,
and
our
principal
cohorts
have
made
strides
in
ensuring
we
are
providing
five-star
education
on
each
campus.
Additionally,
the
communication
between
the
board
and
the
administration
team
is
clear,
direct
authentic
and
not
edited
in
any
way.
Ladies
and
gentlemen,
there
are
concrete
facts
that
support
my
opposition.
F
As
stated
earlier
before,
we
created
an
executive
director
position.
Our
schools
enjoyed
primarily
four
and
five-star
ratings.
During
the
executive
director
tenure,
our
star
ratings
began
to
suffer.
In
fact,
we
had
several
schools
receive
a
two-star
rating
now
without
an
executive
director
for
more
than
two
years.
Our
internal
testing
is
once
again
showing
most
schools
trending
towards
four
and
five-star
ratings.
The
somerset
model
was
created
in
florida
and
we
have
adopted
and
grown
it
here
in
nevada
and
it's
working
as
originally
intended.
Your
time
is
up.
F
D
Much
for
your
time,
thank
you
so
much
you're
more
than
welcome
to
submit
any
further
remarks
and
we'll
make
sure
those
get
on
the
record.
Thank
you.
E
G
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
This
is
renee
fairless
f-a-I-r-l-e-s-s
for
the
record.
I
am
the
lead
principal
at
matter
academy
of
nevada.
My
schools
are
100
percent
free
and
reduced
lunch
schools
with
96
percent
to
98
percent
minority
students,
and
we
have
consistently,
within
the
last,
several
ratings,
been
three
to
five
star
ratings
with
two
shining
stars.
G
I
am
the
lead
principal,
not
an
executive
director
at
matter
academy,
and
one
of
my
major
responsibilities
is
to
keep
the
lines
of
communication
open
between
all
of
our
principals.
My
school
is
a
replication
of
the
highly
successful
network
of
charter
schools
in
florida,
in
which
the
lead
principal
model
is
the
norm.
I
am
opposed
to
ab419
because
I
believe
it
discusses
governance
in
charter
schools,
ignoring
the
authority
of
our
governing
board.
My
board
chair
is
mary:
beth
scal,
the
former
highly
respected
clark
county
commissioner
and
ccsd
board
member.
G
I
believe
that
my
board
is
fully
qualified
to
determine
administrative
roles
such
as
a
lead
principal
or
an
executive
director.
We
serve
at
the
direction
of
the
board
and
I
do
not
think
those
decisions
should
be
taken
away
from
the
board.
I
also
would
like
to
dispute
the
idea
that
there
is
a
lack
of
transparency.
We
are
monitored
by
the
state
public
charter
school
and
under
the
direction
of
rebecca
fiden.
We
additionally
are
monitored
and
must
follow
all
of
the
directives
and
policies
of
the
nevada
department
of
education.
G
F
Hi,
thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
the
rest
of
this
committee.
My
name
is
lee
esplun,
that's
l-e-e-e-s-p-l-I
and
I
am
the
lead
principal
in
somerset
academy
here
in
the
clark
county
area
and
I'm
in
opposition
of
ab419,
especially
the
last
part
of
an
executive
director,
as
mr
bentham
spoke
previously
having
an
executive
director
during
the
time
that
I've
been
here,
we
saw
a
decline
in
our
schools
and
since
the
our
board
chose
to
go
away
from
having
an
executive
director,
we've
seen
more
collaboration
higher
achievement.
F
We
have
four
of
the
seven
schools.
Our
five
star
schools
and
the
other
three
have
made
significant
growth.
One
of
those
schools
is
the
highest
performing
elementary
in
the
state
of
nevada
and
the
collaboration
between
the
schools
has
been
highly
effective
and
the
support
of
administration
and
others
has
been
more
effective
without
an
executive
director.
F
I
heard
previously
talk
of
travel
and
having
to
leave
as
the
lead
principal.
I
have
not
had
to
leave
the
state
once
we
collaborate
even
with
covid,
we've
done
it
via
zoom
on
a
regular
basis,
weekly,
sometimes
daily.
If
not
every
two
weeks,
we
have
a
meeting,
and
I
feel
that
this
bill
would
take
that
authority
away
from
our
board
and
away
from
allowing
us
to
be
able
to
make
great
educational
decisions
for
our
campuses
and
for
our
schools
to
show
the
high
achievement
that
we've
been
getting
here
in
the
somerset
system.
F
F
Unfortunately,
I'm
here
in
opposition
for
two
main
reasons.
The
conceptual
amendment
discussed
here
today
is
just
that
conceptual
at
this
time.
Until
we
see
final
language,
it
is
my
understanding
that
we
have
to
take
a
position
on
the
bill
as
written
and
we
did
have
some
concerns
there,
namely
over
the
independence
of
the
individual
boards,
which
brings
me
to
my
second
point
of
concern.
F
F
It
is
my
understanding
that
part
of
the
great
bargain
with
public
charter
schools
is
more
localized
control
and
autonomy
in
exchange
for
being
held
to
higher
performance
and
transparency
standards
and
having
to
do
more
with
less
this
issue
of
mandating.
A
particular
position
goes
to
the
heart
of
autonomy
and
independence
of
our
boards,
and
that
is
an
argument
I
will
always
defend
again.
I
thank
you
for
your
time
and
consideration
on
this
matter
and
look
forward
to
ongoing
conversations.
E
D
Okay,
thank
you.
Do
we
have,
can
we
open
the
line
for
anyone
in
neutral.
E
A
Thank
you
committee
for
hearing
this
bill.
I
know
a
few
comments
came
out
during
testimony
one
that
this
bill
did
not
address
on
future
openings
of
charter.
There
actually
is
a
section
in
the
bill
that
specifically
talks
about
low-performing
schools
within
the
system
not
being
able
to
open
new
schools.
A
So
you
know
I
I
think
that
addresses
that
as
well
as
for
as
far
as
the
testimony
in
in
opposition,
I
I
do
have
to
point
out
that
every
single
one
of
the
folks
who
called
in
were
were
from
one
specific
emo
that
I
believe
is
worried
about
their
bottom
line.
A
I
don't
know
how
else
to
say
it,
but-
and
I
and
I
think
that
is
at
the
peril
of
our
kids,
because
I
think,
with
more
supervision,
someone
who
looks
out
and
can
be
that
voice
go
for
grants.
Go
for
the
I
I
just
I
I
don't
see
how
that
that's
a
bad
thing,
and-
and
I
really
think
that
members,
if
you
have
any
questions,
please
come
and
talk
to
me
because
I,
as
you
can
see,
I
feel
quite
passionately
about
this.
Thank
you.
D
A
Thank
you
vice
chair
miller,
with
that
we
are
going
to
recess.
It
is
time
for
afternoon
late
afternoon
committees.