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A
The
media,
to
order-
let's
call
this
meeting
to
order
assembly
committee
on
education
secretary-
would
please
call
the
roll.
D
E
A
Here
and
please
note
for
the
record
that
assemblywoman
hardy
is
absent
excused
we
do
anticipate
that
she
will
be
joining
us.
So
when
she
does
arrive,
we
will
mark
her
present.
We
do
have
a
quorum
and
welcome
to
those
viewing
our
meeting
online
or
on
youtube
and
to
those
who
are
participating
by
phone
and
video
a
little
few
housekeeping
rules
before
we
get
started.
If
you
haven't
done
so
already,
please
make
sure
you
mute
your
microphone
when
you're,
not
speaking
to
minimize
background
noise
committee
members.
A
A
A
reminder
to
folks
that
most
items
we
just
figured
out
that
one
item
is
not
on
nellis,
but
most
of
the
items
can
be
found
on
the
legislative
website
through
nellis
and
for
those
of
you
who
are
watching
online
in
this
virtual
world.
We
do
have
seven
several
screens
going
at
once.
So
if
you
see
members
looking
away,
don't
take
that
as
a
a
sign
of
disrespect,
they're
likely
looking
at
materials
for
the
committee,
we
have
one
bill
and
work
session
for
this
afternoon.
A
We
are
going
to
do
the
work
session
first
and
then
move
to
our
bill.
Hearing
at
this
time,
we'll
open
the
work
session
and
we
will
start
with
assembly
bill
38,
and
I
will
turn
it
over
to
mr
rusto
to
go
over
ab38
and
the
proposed
amendment.
F
Thank
you,
chair
christie,
robusto
research
division,
legislative
council
bureau
for
the
record
ab
38,
so
as
nonpartisan
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
ab38,
as
mentioned.
F
F
This
bill
revises
the
membership
and
duties
of
an
advisory
technical
skills
committee
appointed
by
the
superintendent
of
a
school
district
that
has
established
a
program
of
career
and
technical
education
and
exempts
such
a
committee
from
nevada's
open
meeting
law.
It
allows
the
superintendent
to
consult
with
certain
stakeholders
to
perform
the
advisory
committee's
duties
in
lieu
of
appointing
an
advisory
committee
and
revises
certain
provisions
governing
work
based
learning
programs
of
school
districts
and
charter
schools.
F
While
originally
there
were
no
amendments.
There
has
been
one
proposed
amendment
for
section
2.6
with
regard
to
adding
disaggregated
data
data,
as
required
by
the
report,
and
with
that.
Thank
you,
chair.
A
And
thank
you
and
do
we
have
someone
from
the
department
of
ed
to
discuss
the
proposed
amendment
we
might
have
to
table
this
bill?
I
think
there
is
an
appetite
for
the
committee
to
see
the
proposed
amendment
and
have
a
little
bit
further
discussion,
but
if
we
could,
if
there's
someone
from
department
of
ed
that
could
discuss
it
briefly,
I'd
appreciate
that.
F
We
do
christy
robusto
for
the
record.
We
have
deputy
felicia
gonzalez
on
the
line
with
us
who
would
be
able
to
discuss
the
proposed
amendment
for
you.
Thank
you.
D
Felicia
gonzalez,
deputy
superintendent
of
the
nevada
department
of
education,
thank
you,
chair
bulbray,
and
vice
chair
miller
and
members
of
this
committee
for
the
opportunity
to
talk
about
this
amendment
this
amendment.
This
friendly
amendment
is
submitted
by
the
black
caucus
and
and
specifically
by
yvette
williams.
D
She
did
submit
a
recommended
amendment
yesterday
to
the
nevada
department
of
education
and
after
reviewing
it,
and
we
did
in
collaboration,
decide
that
that
one
piece
of
one
piece
of
what
she
proposed
to
2.6
is
2.6
letter.
A
is
to
revise
the
language,
to
read
the
number
of
pupils
desegregated
by
race,
ethnicity
and
special
populations
participating
in
the
work
based
learning
program,
and
as
I,
as
I
mentioned
before,
that
was
something
that
we
agreed
upon.
D
There
were
other
suggested
items
that
were
proposed,
but
in
reviewing
what
is
already
outlined
in
the
comprehensive
local
needs
assessment,
that
is
a
requirement
for
each
district
to
complete,
along
with
their
their
request
for
an
allocation
of
the
perkins
funding.
D
They
they
must
address
their
specific
specific
items
related
to
to
special
populations
and
closing
opportunity,
closing
those
opportunity
gaps
at
this
time.
If,
if
you
have
any
additional
questions
for
me,
I'm
happy
to
take
them.
A
Thank
you,
ms
gonzalez,
and
I'm
just
going
to
go
ahead
and
buy
it
show
of
hands.
Do
we
are
we
wanting
to
table
this,
or
is
there
a
level
of
comfort
so
show
of
hands
or
tabling?
It
looks
like
all
right
we're
going
to
go
with
more
than
half
so
we'll
we're
going
to
go
ahead
and
table
this.
We
can
probably
put
it
on
work
session
for
thursday,
we'll
have
time
to
to
talk
about
that
and
and
we'll
go
move
on
to
our
next
one.
A
So
thank
you
for
for
that
explanation,
and-
and
you
know
I,
I
appreciate
the
timing,
but
you
know
it's
very
difficult
for
for
folks
to
to
read
over
an
amendment.
You
know
when
we
receive
it
so,
but
so
soon
before
the
meeting
so,
but
thank
you
and
we'll
we'll
take
this
up
again
on
thursday.
F
F
This
bill
suspends
the
current
requirement
that
pupil
growth
account
for
15
percent
of
the
evaluation
of
a
teacher
or
administrator
who
provides
direct
instructional
services
to
pupils
and
the
current
requirement
to
establish
pupil
learning
goals
until
the
2023-2024
school
year.
This
there
is
one
pros
proposed
amendment
to
this
measure
proposed
by
dr
brad
keating,
director,
the
government
relations
for
clark,
county
school
district
and
dr
brenda
pearson,
director
of
strategic
policy
initiatives
from
clark
county
education
association.
F
The
amendment
provides
that
a
teacher
who
is
subject
to
an
agreement
between
a
school
district
and
an
employee
organization
that
provides
an
incentive
to
teachers
based
on
pupil
learning
goals
may
continue
to
develop
learning
goals
to
satisfy
the
requirements
of
that
agreement
and
that
these
learning
goals
developed
in
this
section
will
account
for
the
percentage
set
forth
in
section
2
of
the
bill,
and
the
committee
has
the
amendment
on
the
following
page.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
A
C
You
and
if
you
could
just
remind
me
if
we
have
but
a
comment
before
we
take
a
vote,
is
this
the
time
time
to
it,
or
would
you
rather
us
do
it
after
questions
and
emotion,
I
forget
the
procedure.
Thank
you.
A
C
Okay,
thank
you
I
just
want
to.
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
and
share
my
appreciation
for
our
superintendent
who
presented
this
bill
and
certainly
the
intent
of
it.
I
also
really
appreciated
this
committee's
discussion
just
around
the
student
learning
goals
and
this
assessment
process
in
general.
It's
something
that
this
committee
has
had
discussions
about
for
several
sessions,
and
I
I
agree
that
it's
something
that
we
need
to.
C
We
need
to
keep
digging
into
further
to
get
this
right,
and
I
appreciate
the
intent
of
wanting
to
pause,
especially
given
the
circumstances
we're
in,
but
I'm
just
not
comfortable
with
the
the
timeline
for
how
far
out
it
extends
so
I'll,
be
I'll,
be
voting
no,
but
with
great
respect
for
those
who
brought
it
forward
and
and
the
intent.
A
Of
it,
thank
you
assemblyman
tools
and
I'm
going
to
go
ahead
and
take
a
moment,
and
if
I
could
have
miss
anderson,
if
you
I
can
unmute
yourself,
I
will
and
that
this
has
been
the
discussion
right.
We've
been
talking
about
the
fact
that
it
does
go
a
little
further
out
than
some
people
have
a
comfort
zone,
and
could
you-
and
I
know
we
talked
about
this
during
the
committee,
but
could
you
just
put
on
the
record
right
now
what
the
idea
was
behind,
putting
it
out
to
22-23?
A
H
H
Thank
you
for
the
question
lindsay
anderson
on
behalf
of
the
washoe
county
school
district
and
to
address
that
question.
I'd
like
to
refer
back
to
the
presentation
from
superintendent,
dr
krista
mcneil,
when
she
indicated
that
the
educational
impact
on
students
of
this
pandemic
won't
be
solved
just
through
one
normal
school
year.
It's
going
to
take
time
for
our
students
to
recover
and
re-engage,
and
we
believe
this
policy
makes
sense
over
the
biennium.
A
Thank
you
very
much
for
that
for
that
explanation,
and
I
I
do
think
we
will
see
the
repercussions
of
of
what
coven
19
has
done
to
our
students
for
many
years
beyond
that.
Even
so,
let's
hope
that
we
can
have
some
sort
of
normalcy
after
2022-2023.
A
But
with
that
do
we
have
any
other
questions
from
the
committee
assemblywoman
taurus.
Thank
you
chair
and
just
a
quick
question
for
clarification,
and
I'm
probably
just
reading
this
incorrectly.
But
I
just
want
to
understand
with
the
amendment
if
the
slg
is
going
to
count
as
a
part
of
the
evaluation
score
for
the
schools
that
are
a
part
of
that
special
program,
essentially
or
if
it
would
not
count.
I've
received
a
number
of
questions
from
educators
in
my
community,
specifically
about
that
portion.
H
Adam
chair,
lindsey
anderson,
washoe,
county
school
district,
I'm
not
sure,
I'm
the
best
person
to
answer
that,
but
in
consultation
with
the
clark
county
school
district
and
the
clark
county
education
association,
it's
our
understanding
that
it
will
not
count
towards
their
evaluation.
As
we
discussed,
I
think
during
the
committee
meeting.
But
they
will
prepare
the
slg's
as
part
of
the
agreement
that
they
have
between
their
two
organizations.
A
A
Looking
for
a
hand,
motion
assemblyman
when
has
made
them
emotion,.
A
And
do
I
have
a
second
assemblywoman
taurus
for
a
second?
Are
there
any
well?
This
would
be
the
time
that
we
do
comment
so
now
now
I
remember,
but
we
have
already
done
it
any
comments.
We've
already
done
that
and
on
the
motion
before
we
vote,
we
will
complete
a
roll
call
vote
when
the
committee
secretary
calls
your
name,
please
say
yes
or
no.
Madam
secretary,
could
you
please
perform
the
roll
call
vote.
E
I
I
I
F
Thank
you,
chair
assembly,
bill
105,
sponsored
by
assembly,
members,
roberts
and
monroe
and
rayno
was
heard
by
the
committee
on
february.
25Th.
This
bill
requires
that
any
board
formed
to
govern
the
nevada.
Interscholastic
activities
association
include
at
least
two
members
who
are
parents
or
guardians
of
pupils
participating
in
sanctioned
sports
and
that
any
advisory
board
to
a
governing
board
include
at
least
two
members
who
are
pupils
currently
participating
in
a
sanctioned
sport.
The
amendment
was
proposed.
There
was
an
amendment
proposed
by
assemblyman
roberts
that
does
the
following.
F
It
amends
subsection
two
of
section
one
to
change
the
minimum
number
of
board
members,
who
must
be
parents
or
guardians
of
peoples
participating
in
a
sanctioned
sport
from
two
to
three
and
requires
that
these
parental
board
members
one
shall
be
a
resident
from
clark
county,
one
from
washoe
county
and
one
from
a
resident
of
a
county.
That's
neither
in
clark
or
washoe,
and
none
shall
be
an
employee
or
of
an
immediate
family.
Member
of
the
school
district.
F
It
amends
subsection
three
of
section
one
to
impose
the
same
geographical
restrictions
and
other
conditions
upon
members
of
the
advisory
board,
who
are
pupils
and
provides
that
for
both
parent
and
pupil
board
members
that
they
shall
serve
in
full
year
increments
during
a
year
in
which
a
pupil
participates
in
one
or
more
sanctioned
sports
and
adds
an
effective
date
of
july
1
2022..
A
I
I
Refer
that
to
legal,
it
was
my
interpretation
from
working
with.
The
amendment
when
I
talked
to
folks
was
that
that
paragraph
referred
to
the
opening
paragraph
to
where,
if
you
do
form
a
non-profit,
that
it
only
applies
to
that
one
board.
But
I
would
get
clarification
from
legal.
A
F
Certainly,
christie
robusto
for
the
record.
My
understanding
and
communication
with
legal
is
that
that
was
also
correct,
as
assemblyman
roberts
explained
it.
When
we
worked
on
the
conceptual
amendment,
I
can
certainly
reach
out
and
see
if
legal
has
any
additional
updates.
However,
my
that
was
my
interpretation
and
understanding
as
well.
A
Well,
I
think
that's
important
that
we
have
that
on
the
record
as
well,
so
we
can
move
ahead
with
that
I'll.
Take
a
motion
to
amend
and
do
pass
assembly
bill.
105.
A
J
D
K
A
I
F
F
This
bill
revises
provisions
of
the
revised
uniform
athlete
agents
act
to
prohibit
an
agent
from
providing
anything
of
value
that
might
affect
the
athlete's
eligibility
to
participate
in
their
chosen
sport
and
prohibits
an
agent
from
encouraging
other
individuals
to
act
on
the
agent's
behalf
to
engage
in
such
prohibited
actions.
There
are
no
amendments
for
this
measure.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
A
J
D
L
B
A
A
Sure
did
not
assemblywoman
gorlow.
F
Senate
bill
83
first
revision
was
sponsored
by
the
senate
committee
on
education,
on
behalf
of
the
legislative
committee
on
education
and
heard
by
this
committee
on
february
23rd,
the
bill
revises
nevada's
department
of
education
to
authorizes
nevada's
department
of
education
to
temporarily
waive
or
pause
the
requirement
to
administer
certain
federally
required
examinations
that
measure
the
achievement
and
proficiency
of
students.
If
the
u.s
department
of
education
allows
for
such
a
waiver,
if
this
waiver
is
allowed,
the
bill
also
authorizes
nde
to
temporarily
waive
or
pause
certain
reporting
requirements
based
on
assessment
results.
F
There
is
an
amendment
proposed
by
senator
dennis,
which
is
intended
to
allow
the
nde
to
conform,
its
reporting
requirements
under
state
law
to
federal
law
during
any
waiver
or
pause
relating
to
reporting,
as
the
current
version
of
the
bill
only
allows
the
results
of
testing
to
not
be
included
in
nde's
reporting
during
the
period
of
any
testing
waiver.
Specifically,
the
amendment
adds
provisions
in
subsection
3
of
section
6.7
to
allow
nde
to
temporarily
waive
or
pause
the
requirement
to
make
public
school
ratings
that
are
compliant
with
federal
law.
F
A
Thank
you,
miss
robusto
and
I
know
we
do
have
some
questions
from
the
committee,
so
I
will
open
it
up
for
questions
on
senate
bill
83
and
I'm
you
know,
assemblywoman
hanson
has
one
and
just
so
I
have
an
idea.
Anyone
else
have
a
question:
okay,
so
assemblywoman,
hanson
and
senator
dennis
is
here
available.
G
Thank
you,
chair
and,
and
thank
you
senator
dennis
for
being
here,
just
just
to
kind
of
make
sure
I
understand
this
correctly.
I
understand
the
the
bill
and
what
we're
trying
to
accomplish
here
just
curious
though,
if
we
don't
do
assessments
for
this
period
or
we
do
do
assessments,
we
don't
have
to
report
them.
Are
we
saying
we're
not
going
to
do
them
during
this
period?
I
was
just
curious
if
we
were
going
to
have
an
opportunity
as
a
state.
J
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
senator,
dennis
for
the
record.
So
really
what
the
purpose
of
the
bill
is
is
is
to
give
flexibility
when
we're
in
a
situation
like
we
are
now
where,
if
we
have
the
feds
give
us
the
ability
to
waive
doing
the
assessment
because
of
circumstances,
then
we
want
to
make
sure,
especially
with
the
amendment
the
amendments
that
we
put
along
the
way
was
to
try
to
mirror
that
so
that
at
the
state
level
we
would
have
the
same
flexibility.
J
So
I
don't
know
if
I
I
answered
the
exactly
what
you
were
asking
for
you.
I
think
you
were
asking.
If
we
do
do
we,
if
we
do,
if
we
don't
have
to
give
it
to
the
feds,
but
still
do
it
do
we
still
have
access
to
the
data.
Is
that
correct
and
I
I
guess
probably
would
have
to
ask
the
department,
but
I
I
would
think
that
the
data
would
be
available.
I
think
it's
how
we
use
it
where
we
would
need
the
flexibility.
G
Thank
you
and
I
apologize.
I
wasn't
articulate
on
that
you
you
got
the
just
the
gist
of
it.
I
I
understand
the
pause
completely.
I
I
just
need
to
know
are
we
going
to
do
assessments
even
though
we
don't
have
to
report
them
and
and
if
we
did
would
we
have
access
to
that
data,
even
though
we
don't
have
to
report
it
to
the
fed?
So
that's
all
I'm
trying
to
get
clear
clearance
on.
J
A
And-
and
I
think
that
it's
fair
to
say-
and
I
know
we
have
ms
gonzalez
on
the
line
as
well-
to
say
that
if
the
assessments
are
done
and
the
information
is
there
that
we
would
be
able
to
access
that
data,
would
that
be
a
fair
statement?
Ms
gonzalez,
I
see
you
nodding
your
head
in
agreement,
so
we
will
have
that
on
the
record.
Thank
you
very
much.
Are
there
any
other
questions?
A
A
J
I
N
A
Yes
and
the
motion
passes,
I
will
assign
the
floor
statement
to
assemblywoman
marzola.
A
Okay,
that,
let's
see,
I
just
received
a
message:
okay,
sorry
I'll
close
the
work
session
on
the
agenda
and
we'll
now
move
on
to
our
bill
hearing.
So
for
this
bill.
Hearing
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
staff
will
time
each
speaker
to
ensure
everyone
has
given
the
equal
opportunity
to
speak.
Speakers
are
urged
to
avoid
repetition
and
comments
made
by
previous
speakers,
we'll
limit
the
overall
length
of
each
testimony
period
to
30
minutes.
A
A
So
if
you
are
having
an
issue
participating,
you
might
want
to
try
another
browser
like
explorer
or
firefox,
so
just
wanted
to
get
that
out
there
upon
successful
registration,
you'll
receive
a
telephone
number
meeting
id
and
instructions
for
joining
the
meeting
so
that
we
have
an
accurate
record
and
count.
We
ask
you,
don't
share
this
information,
but
instead
encourage
others
to
register
online
to
participate.
A
You
may
also
submit
public
comments
in
writing
either
in
addition
to
or
in
lieu
of
testimony.
If
you
don't
want
to
testify,
you
still
may
register
your
opinion
on
any
particular
bill.
The
chair,
or
member
of
the
committee,
may
request
testifiers
to
submit
documentation
supporting
their
testimony.
I
am
now
going
to
open
the
hearing
on
ab-88.
A
O
Ready
you
so
much,
madam
chair
members
of
the
committee
for
the
record.
I
am
assemblyman
howard
watts,
representing
district
15
in
central
east
las
vegas.
Thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
present
assembly
bill
88
today.
I'd
like
to
start
this
presentation
by
recognizing
that
we
are
all
currently
gathered
on
the
occupied
territory
of
the
washroom
people,
who
served
as
stewards
of
this
land
since
time
immemorial,
with
the
chair's
permission
I'll
provide
some
context
on.
Why
I
think
now
is
the
time
to
take
action
on
racially
derogatory
naming
practices.
O
O
O
Legislatures
and
education.
Boards
in
several
states
have
also
taken
action
to
address
this
issue
right
here
at
home.
Hey
reb
was
recently
retired
at
unlv,
my
alma
mater,
having
evolved
from
the
confederate
wolf,
beauregard
and
evoking
elements
of
the
mountain
man,
hey
reb
troubled,
many
community
members,
including,
and
especially
native
american
students,
and
alumni.
O
Local
examples
include
negro,
head
peak
spring
diggings
and
several
locations
that
use
the
word
a
few
months
ago,
just
across
the
border
at
lake
tahoe,
the
alpine
meadows
ski
resort
committed
to
change
its
former
name
of
valley.
After
talking
with
native
communities
and
learning
about
its
offensive
nature,
the
word
is
likely
a
corruption
of
an
indigenous
word
for
female
reproductive
organs
or
females
and
was
used
as
a
derogatory
term,
sometimes
to
describe
men
who
do
quote
women's
work
or
people
who
married
indigenous
women.
O
The
term
is
also
sexualized
with
squa
tit
here
in
nevada
as
one
example,
and
that
is
a
place
name
that
is
still
on
the
books
today.
O
Before
renaming
it
was
the
state's
sole
confederate
monument
having
been
quote
officially
named
after
jefferson
davis,
the
president
of
the
confederacy,
but
in
consultation
with
shoshone
tribal
members,
they
renamed
it
to
dosadorabi,
which
means
white
mountain,
which
was
the
name
that
it
had
been
called
before,
receiving
that
so-called
official
name.
O
O
This
bill
creates
a
process
and
a
record
of
the
decisions
on
these
issues,
and
in
that
regard,
I
think
ab-88
is
in
fact
making
history.
O
It
causes
us
to
take
a
second
look
and
a
deeper
look
at
things
we
often
take
for
granted
and
to
educate
ourselves
about
all
of
our
communities
and
about
our
history.
O
Ultimately,
I
believe
we
can
find
words
and
symbols
that
honor
the
stories
of
these
places
and
institutions,
while
also
honoring
the
diverse
cultures
and
communities
that
call
nevada
home.
So
with
that,
I
will
briefly
walk
you
through
the
provisions
of
the
bill,
as
well
as
the
amendment
and
I'll
walk
you
through
both
as
we
go
through
section.
O
In
particular,
as
noted
in
my
remarks,
we're
looking
at
offensive
depictions
of
native
americans,
but
the
the
language
is
broader
to
cover
other
potentially
offensive
depictions
as
well.
O
O
O
That
section
is
being
stricken
in
the
conceptual
amendment
that
I
have
provided
since
I
first
requested
this
bill.
Unlv
has
retired
the
hay
reb
mascot,
officially,
which
addresses
one
of
the
reasons
that
I
wanted
to
ensure
that
the
board
was
included
within
this
legislation
and,
additionally,
the
board
of
regents
already
possesses
the
ability
to
create
such
a
policy
on
their
own.
If
they'd
like
they
do
not
need
a
statutory
authority
to
do
so.
O
O
Hopefully
they
can
testify
later
on
and
provide
some
clarity
on
that
section.
Three
of
this
bill
establishes
a
policy
mandate
for
the
nevada
state
board
on
geographic
names,
to
recommend
new
names
for
landmarks
containing
racially
derogatory
language.
O
Note
the
other
component
of
my
conceptual
amendment
that
removes
the
requirement
to
consider
people
with
a
racially
discriminatory
history
under
both
sections
one
and
three,
and
the
purpose
of
that
is
really
to
focus
this
on
the
most
egregious
language
and
symbols
in
our
state.
I
know
that
there's
ongoing
debate
about
people
that
things
are
named
after
with
the
the
renaming
of
the
airport
in
las
vegas
being
one
major
example-
and
I
think
those
are
conversations
that
are
certainly
worth
having
for
the
purposes
of
this
bill.
O
I
really
wanted
to
focus
on
creating
a
framework
and
prioritizing
addressing
the
most
egregious
words
and
symbols.
Section
4
sets
the
effective
dates
for
schools
to
have
these
policies.
In
place-
and
my
conceptual
conceptual
amendment
removes
the
requirement
for
the
board
on
geographic
names
to
submit
its
recommendations
by
a
date
certain
in
conversations
with
some
folks
involved
with
the
board,
it's
a
volunteer
driven
body.
O
They
meet
infrequently
and
require
community
input
in
order
to
to
undertake
this
process
and
make
their
recommendations,
and
we
want
to
provide
space
for
that
to
happen
without
creating
a
kind
of
arbitrary
date
for
them
to
get
it
done
by
so
really
that
covers
the
provisions
of
the
bill.
I
believe
our
state
will
only
become
stronger
and
serve
as
a
moral
example
to
others
by
coming
together
and
confronting
and
addressing
these
historical
inequities.
A
Thank
you,
assemblyman
watson.
I
do
have
a
few
questions,
but
I
will
open
it
up
to
the
committee.
First
do
to
the
committee
members
looking
at
hands.
A
Assemblyman
macarthur
you're
very
talkative
this.
This
meeting.
I
Yes,
I
know
they.
I
just
have
a
point
of
clarification
on
here
and
I
don't
know
exactly
what
it's
supposed
to
mean
in
section
one
number
one
we're
talking
about
all
the
schools
and
universities
and
that
sort
of
thing,
but
you
specifically
mentioned
gifted
pupils.
Why
are
we
pulling
that
out?
I
don't
understand
that.
Why
are
we
mentioning
them
specifically.
O
I
appreciate
that,
and
I'd
also
defer
that
question
potentially
to
legal
counsel,
so
I
wanted
to
make
sure
that
it
applied
to
every
k-12
institution
in
the
state
and
that's
how
the
bill
came
back.
So
it
includes
the
school
districts
as
well
as
the
governing
bodies
for
charter
schools,
as
well
as
the
university
school
for
profoundly
gifted
pupils.
So
that
wasn't
something
that
I
specifically
asked
for.
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
that
it
included
every
k-12
institution
that
is
within
the
public
purview.
A
I'm
curious
about
that
as
well.
Actually,
I'm
wondering
if
we
have
a
a
university
school
for
profoundly
gifted
pupils
in
the
state
of
nevada.
A
G
A
I
A
All
right
do
we
have
other
questions
from
members,
I'm
not
seeing
any.
So
I
I
was
wondering
assembly,
woman
assemblyman.
If
you
could
explain
to
me,
could
you
tell
me
what
the
makeup
of
the
of
the
nevada
state
board
of
geographic
names
is?
I
had
never
heard
of
that
board
before
and
you
said
they
meet
infrequently.
But
what
is
the
makeup
and
is
it
appointed
and
who
exactly
is
on
it.
O
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
for
the
question.
I
had
a
a
internet
glitch,
it's
becoming
the
norm
these
days.
O
Let
me
pull
this
up
for
you,
so
the
board
on
geographic
names
consists
of
one
representative
selected
by
the
following
agencies:
the
bureau
of
mines
in
geology
of
the
state
of
nevada
faculty
from
unr
faculty,
from
unlv
division
of
the
state,
library,
archives
and
public
records
of
the
department
of
administration,
the
department
of
transportation,
the
department
of
conservation
and
natural
resources,
the
nevada,
historical
society,
the
blm
u.s
bureau
of
land
management,
the
u.s
forest
service,
the
u.s
park
service,
the
inter-tribal
council
of
nevada
or
any
successor
organization.
O
Additionally,
I
believe
it's
assembly
bill,
72,
is
seeking
to
add
an
additional
representative
and
that's
under
consideration
during
this
legislative
session
from
the
nevada,
indian
commission.
O
So
the
the
goal
is
to
have
representation
from
folks
that
are
involved
with
the
the
naming
of
these
various
places
and
and
landmarks,
and
very
briefly,
to
describe
how
this
works.
Naming
or
renaming
things
is
a
decision
that's
made
by
the
us
board
on
geographic
names,
and
so
what
our
state
board
does.
Is
it
engages
with
members
of
the
public
in
our
community
and
makes
recommendations,
but
usually
one
when
those
recommendations
are,
are
well-founded
and
well-reasoned
and
have
gone
through
that
community
process?
O
They
are
then
adopted
by
the
us
board
on
geographic
names
and
that's
what
makes
a
change
effective.
P
I
do
thank
you,
chair
and
thank
you
assemblyman
for
bringing
this
legislation
forward.
I
can
tell
you,
there's
many
people
that
were
part
of
a
working
group
last
year
during
interim
committee
that
had
recommended
this,
so
they
will
be
ecstatic
to
know
that
this
is
happening.
P
My
question
for
you
is-
and
I
guess
I'll
preface
it
by
saying
that
you
know
there's
many
of
us
who
once
we
know
that
a
term
a
phrase,
a
a
custom,
a
a
logo
or
whatever
it
is,
is
offensive
to
a
particular
group
of
people.
We
just
automatically
accept
it
and
stop.
You
know
it's
kind
of
that.
Oh
I
had
no
idea.
I
you
know
I
apologize.
P
I
don't
want
people,
I
don't
want
to
offend
people
and
we
just
automatically
stop,
but
we
know
that
there's
still
a
there's,
still
many
people
out
there
that
that
feel
entitled
and
emboldened
and
really
feel
like
it's
their
right
to
continue
using
phrases
and
mascots
and
names,
and
and
and
that's
why
it's
curious
to
me.
P
I'm
always
curious
why
you
would
want
to
continue
doing
something
when
you
know
it
hurts
other
people,
but
with
that
being
said,
I
know
that
for
some
people
it's
well
there's
some
people
that
it's
enough
to
say
well,
this
community
or
the
native
americans,
or
this
group,
or
because
again
this
isn't
just
isolated
to
native
americans,
as
we
know
that
a
group
came
forward
and
this
is
offensive
and
would
like
a
change
there's
the
part
of
the
population
that
will
just
accept
that
and
agree
and
say:
yes,
let's
do
it
and
move
forward
and
yet
there's
there's
the
part
of
the
population
that
will
that
will
try
to
that.
P
Will
resist
that.
You
know
a
lot
of
times.
People
say
what
are
you
doing
trying
to
erase
history
as
if
we
want
to
hold
on
to
things
that
that
hurt
and
traumatize
others?
So
with
that,
I
guess
my
my
question
is:
is
with
this:
have
you
considered
any
type
of
like
education
or
informational
piece
so
that
when
the
boards,
or
the
groups
and
and
decisions
are
made
or
requested
to
change
things
that
the
community
actually
understands?
P
Why
and
and
just
as
you
had
explained
in
the
beginning,
you
gave
us
some
definitions
of
what
this
term
means
and
and
why
it's
so
hurtful
and
offensive,
and
so
with
that.
I
just
wonder
if
that's
a
piece
that
you
considered
or
would
consider
so
that
there's
some
type
of
communication
or
information
going
out,
so
that
people
can
really
understand
what
the
origins
of
that
word
or
mascot
or
phrase
or
name
is
and
and
why
it's
so
hurtful
and
offensive.
O
O
So
I
think
this
bringing
this
bill
forward
and
bringing
attention
to
this
helps
provide
the
start
of
some
of
that
education,
as
well
as
requiring
all
of
these
entities
to
develop
this
policy
so
that
they
think
through
okay.
How
does
somebody
come
forward
and
bring
bring
up
an
issue
that
they
find
something
to
be
problematic
and
sensitive
offensive?
O
How
do
we
communicate
that
decision,
and
so
I
think,
having
that
policy
put
into
place
will
create
a
better
environment
when
these
issues
get
brought
up
to
have
a
community
dialogue
to
educate
everyone
to
bring
everyone
together
and
get
those
perspectives,
and
you
know
I
think
that
is
the
better
approach
compared
with
trying
to
create
something
that
just
makes
a
blanket
decision
on
removing
every
type
of
word
and
trying
to
lay
out
which
specific
words
need
to
be
removed
or
creating
a
blanket
ban.
You
know
looking
particularly
at
native
american
mascots.
O
We
have
a
school
in
oahe,
that's
located
on
the
duck
valley,
reservation,
and
I
don't
want
if
they
have
imagery
that
they
and
a
logo
and
and
identity
that
they
support.
I
certainly
don't
want
to
step
on
their
sovereignty
and
their
identity
and
tell
them
they
cannot
use
that.
O
Similarly,
elko
high
school
elko's
mascot
is
the
elko
indians
and
they
actually
have
communicated
with
the
elko
band
of
the
timoak
tribe,
who
has
written
a
letter
expressing
that
they
feel
that
the
way
that
that
that
the
school
portrays
that
identity
is
not
offensive,
and
so
again,
I
think
this
policy
strikes
that
balance
where
it
allows
some
local
control
and
discretion
and
just
puts
a
is
seeking
to
put
a
policy
in
place.
P
A
If
you
are
on
the
line,
please
remember
to
clearly
state
and
spell
your
name
and
limit
your
testimony
to.
As
close
as
you
can
to
two
minutes,
we
will
begin
in
support
of
ab88
staff
from
broadcast
production
services.
Please
add
the
first
caller.
Q
N
N
2020
was
a
year
of
reckoning
like
none
before
where
hundreds
of
thousands
of
people
across
the
nation
took
to
the
streets
to
demand
actions
to
address
systemic
racism
after
the
murders
of
george
floyd
and
brianna
taylor,
and
yet
terms
in
our
state
like
rebel,
still
retain
a
connection
to
overt
racist
systems
of
oppression
and
the
confederate
generals.
Symbolic
of
white
supremacy
culture
as
they
serve
as
a
reminder
of
the
civil
war
and
slave
holding
south
and
indigenous
mascots,
are
a
form
of
cultural
appropriation.
N
The
unacknowledged
or
inappropriate
adoption
of
the
customs
practices
and
ideas
of
one
people
or
marginalized
society,
typically
by
more
dominant
people
or
society.
Often
presenting
stereotypical
images
that
desecrate
traditions,
indigenous
communities
are
also
the
original
stewards
of
this
land.
We
must
look
to
change
names
that
serve
as
acknowledgement
of
those
who
removed
indigenous
people
from
their
lands
and
erected
non-native
and
inappropriate
names
for
those
areas.
N
N
Q
I
Hi
alexander
marks
narks
with
the
nevada
state
education
association,
the
voice
of
nevada
educators
for
over
100
years,
120
years,
nfta
wholeheartedly
supports
ab-88,
prohibiting
the
use
of
any
name
logo,
mascot
song
or
other
identifier,
that
is
racially
discriminatory
in
nevada
schools
at
our
1991
representative
assembly,
the
national
education
association
adopted
a
new
business
item
to
discourage
the
initiation
and
continued
use
of
prejudicial
and
derogatory
names
and
symbols
of
ethnic
groups
for
schools,
sporting
teams
and
mascots
in
the
last
30
years.
I
We
have
reaffirmed
this
position
on
numerous
occasions,
because
educators
have
long
known
the
use
of
racially
discriminatory
language
and
symbols
in
schools
is
wrong
and
contributes
to
a
hostile
learning
environment.
For
many
students
of
color
20
years
ago,
the
us
commission
on
civil
rights,
issued
a
statement
calling
for
an
end
to
the
use
of
native
american
images
and
teams
team
names
by
non-native
schools.
I
The
statement
reads
quote
the
stereotyping
of
any
racial,
ethnic,
religious
or
other
groups,
when
promoted
by
our
public
educational
institutions,
teaches
all
students
that
stereotyping
of
minority
groups
is
acceptable,
a
dangerous
lesson.
In
a
diverse
society,
schools
have
a
responsibility
to
educate
their
students.
They
should
not
use
their
influence
to
perpetuate
misrepresentations
of
any
culture
or
people.
We
urge
the
support
and
passage
of
ab-88.
Q
I
It
is
a
long
overdue
that
we've
developed
a
process
to
rename
some
of
the
improperly
named
facilities
around
the
state
and
essentially
this.
This
is
a
process
that
can
be
done
respectfully
and
in
a
measured
fashion
that
I
think,
would
get
a
lot
done
in
a
positive
fashion
in
the
state
nevada.
Thank
you
for
your
time
and
thank
you
for
supporting
this
bill.
Q
J
B-R-I-A-N-M-E-L-E-N-D-E-Z,
chair
of
the
nevada,
state-wide
native
american
caucus,
I'm
grateful
to
this
committee
for
working
for
all
nevadans
and
assemblyman
watts
for
his
energy
and
consideration
on
this
vital
issue.
The
nevada
statewide
native
american
caucus
supports
assembly
bill
88
as
a
moral
step
towards
justice
and
education
as
an
indigenous
leader
of
the
state.
I
am
intimately
aware
of
the
power
of
symbolic
and
structural
racism
and
the
harsh
impact
that
these
institutional
applications
have
on
our
identities
as
tribal
people
and
future
government
to
government
relations.
J
This
is
not
the
first
time
that
tribal
leaders,
community
organizers
and
advocacy
groups
have
spoken
against
racist,
mascots
and
monuments
or
derogatory
place
names
as
indigenous
leaders
from
across
the
nation
mobilize
around
these
particular
issues.
We
ask
for
your
mindful
consideration
and
care.
More
importantly,
we
ask
that
you
listen
and
acknowledge
what
constituents
of
color
your
constituents
are
saying
on
this
matter.
As
it
stands,
these
historic
and
symbolic
vestiges
stem
from
a
place
of
hate
and
fear
and
have
no
place
in
a
productive
and
prosperous
future.
J
To
be
clear,
our
position
is
not
simply
a
fickle
sensitivity
to
subtle
prejudice,
but
a
call
to
rebrand
what
human
dignity
looks
like
in
nevada
for
all
people
of
color.
There
can
be
no
healing
without
reconciliation,
and
now
more
than
ever,
we
must
confront
racism
where
it
sleeps.
As
leaders,
you
have
the
power
and
authority
to
make
right
these
historical
wrongdoings.
Q
M
Noting
quote
the
limited
and
sparse
representations
of
native
americans
in
the
media,
and
popular
culture
comprise
a
significant
portion
of
what
children
learn
about
native
people
and
thereby
impact
sorry.
I
get
it
and
thereby
impact
their
identity
formation
by
reinforcing
stereotypes
about
native
cultures.
From
the
past
and
present
end
quote.
On
a
personal
note,
I
went
to
elder
high
school,
whose
mascot
is
the
indian,
as
assemblyman
watts
discussed.
M
M
There's
certainly
been
some
awareness
there,
because
at
some
point
the
caricature
indian
head
was
changed
to
be
a
more
respectful
representation
of
a
native
headdress,
but
that
doesn't
change
the
fact
that
in
representing
the
indian
there
are
the
offensive
chats
and
sometimes
flat-out
racist
comments,
throwed
up
thrown
at
the
athletes
growing
up.
I
constantly
heard
talk
about
how
the
high
school
was
the
indians,
but
there
wasn't
an
indian
on
the
team
and
it
wasn't
for
a
lack
of
talent.
M
In
closing,
we
want
to
extend
our
things
to
assembling
wads
for
bringing
this
legislation
forward
and
bringing
attention
to
these
issues.
We
agree
with
a
closing
sentence
of
the
letter
submitted
by
the
las
vegas
indian
center
that
mascots
reinforce
stereotyping
and
prejudice.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
Q
N
A-L-Y-S-S-A-G-U-R-U-L-E-
and
I
am
here
on
behalf
of
battleborn
progress-
I'm
an
intern
at
battleborn
progress
and
a
student
at
the
college
of
southern
nevada.
We
support
ab-88,
because
it
is
past
time
that
we
prohibit
the
use
of
racially
discriminatory
identifiers
on
school
property
and
other
geographic
locations.
N
The
use
of
them
not
only
perpetuates
racial
stereotypes,
but
also
has
psychological
consequences.
We
must
make
our
schools
and
other
geographic
features
a
welcoming
environment
for
anyone
who
sets
foot
on
these
properties.
A
welcoming
environment
does
not
include
a
name
mascot
or
symbols
that
are
racially
derogatory.
N
Nevada
is
currently
the
ninth
most
diverse
state,
and
it
is
essential
that
we
begin
making
these
changes.
We
believe
that
passing
ab-88
will
be
a
right
step
in
the
right
direction
towards
confronting
systemic
racism
and
making
everyone
feel
like
they
are
accepted
in
nevada.
Thank
you,
assemblyman
watts,
for
bringing
this
legislation
forward.
Thank.
E
I
just
wanted
to
speak
to
thanking
the
committee
for
taking
this
issue
up
in
support
of
ab-88
as
a
former
division,
one
native
american
basketball
player.
I
have
first-time
experience
with
the
derogatory
impact
that
native
mascots
have
on
not
only
athletes,
but
those
who
are
compelled
to
think
that
it's
okay
to
have
a
native
mascot,
therefore
it
normalizes
behavior
and
stereotyping
of
these
racial.
E
You
know
derogatory
meanings.
I
have
an
experience
when
I
went
to
university
of
arkansas
to
play
at
that
time.
There
were.
The
indians
showed
up
in
full.
Headdress
knew
that
there
was
an
identified
native
american
player
on
the
court
that
night.
That
was
me,
and
it
was
really
hurtful
to
see
them
with
signs
of
things
like
go
home
back
to
the
reservation.
E
By
the
way,
my
university
was
the
university
of
idaho
nowhere.
You
know
specific
to
any
native
american
mascot
at
the
time,
and
it
was
just
very
hurtful
at
a
very
young
age,
and
so
I
took
that
with
me
and
now,
as
an
adult,
I
have
you
know,
taken
that
forward
for
the
last
20
years
to
make
sure
that
I
ensure
and
educate
anyone.
That's
interested
in
hearing
it's
not
just
a
bringing
up
racial
mascots.
Let's
be
honest,
it's
native
american
mascots.
E
E
You
know
we
could
go
on
and
on
and
on
about
different
ethnic
groups
that
I
wouldn't
go
there,
because
it
would
be
derogatory
and
demeaning
so
for
people
to
say
that
it's
okay
to
use
the
term
indian,
especially
if
you
got
one
letter
from
one
individual
from
a
tribe
that
doesn't
represent
any.
So
I
urge
you
to
please
consider
this
bill
and
support,
and
thank
you
for
your
time.
N
P-A-I-G-E-B-A-R-N-E-S,
I'm
here
today
representing
the
nevada
association
of
school
boards.
We
support
8088
the
process
established
in
the
bill
and
the
intent
to
respect
all
of
nevada's
communities.
We
want
to
thank
assemblyman
watts
for
bringing
the
bill
forward
and
encourage
all
of
your
support.
Thank
you.
Q
A
Okay,
it's
time
to
go
home.
Let's
give
him
a
moment,
I
think
we
might
have
lost
you
broadcast.
N
Member
of
the
bishop
paiute
tribe,
but
I'm
here
today
as
the
executive
director
of
native
voters
alliance
nevada,
we
are
in
support
of
assembly
bill
88.
It
is
long
overdue
to
remove
the
imagery
names
and
other
identifiers
that
have
shamed
our
people,
while
many
people
have
assumed
that
any
representation
is
good
and
that
we
should
be
honored
by
these
things.
That
cannot
be
further
from
the
truth.
This
is
harmful.
N
N
A
Missed
it
all
right,
sorry
about
that,
to
our
the
folks
trying
to
take
notes
we'll
we'll
move
on
to
the
next
caller.
Q
R
Chair
bill
ray
axelrod
and
members
of
the
committee,
my
name
is
misty
chic,
that's
m!
I
s
t
y
h,
a
j.
I
dash
capital
s,
h
e.
I
k
h,
I'm
a
volunteer
member
of
the
sierra
club
legislative
committee
and
leader
of
the
justice,
equality,
diversity
and
inclusion
efforts
on
behalf
of
the
sierra
club
and
our
more
than
30
000
members
and
supporters.
Statewide
I
am
speaking
in
support
of
ab-88
sierra
club's
mission
is
to
explore,
enjoy
and
protect
the
planet.
R
We
want
all
people
to
feel
welcome
in
our
shared
public
spaces
too
often
in
the
past
leaders
of
european
descent
used
names
that
disrespected
indigenous
cultures
or
insulted
other
races
and
ethnicities
unnecessarily.
Over
the
last
year,
our
country
has
seen
the
extreme
pain
that
comes
from
persistent
systematic
racism
and
is
an
antithesis
to
our
mission.
We
aim
to
replace
the
names
that
were
chosen
to
honor
people
in
the
past,
despite
their
racist
tendencies
in
respect
for
ways
our
criminal
justice,
education
and
health
care
systems
build
communities
of
color
at
far
greater
rates
than
european
americans.
R
R
We
at
sierra
club
are
working
hard
to
make
changes,
so
everyone
of
all
ages,
ethnicities,
disabled
or
able-bodied,
genders
religions,
special
needs,
lgbtq,
plus
and
places
of
origin,
are
included,
welcome
and
comfortable.
We
hope
that
this
will
be
adopted
by
others,
so
that
schools
and
public
buildings
will
be
included.
R
We
see
our
native
nevada,
we
see
our
nevada
as
a
model
for
the
country.
There
is
some
opposition
from
teachers
that
it
costs
money
to
make
these
changes
and
that
the
money
should
be
spent
on
education.
We
understand
their
point.
I
wish
to
point
out
that
making
these
changes
is
long
overdue
and
also
making
these
changes
is
a
learning
experience
both
in
the
classroom
and
outside
the
classroom
in
perpetuity
replacing
racist
place
and
mascot
names
will
better
appeal
to
people
who
visit
this
place.
We
call
home
for
these
reasons.
R
We
urge
you
to
support
this
bill.
Thank
you
for
considering
considering
it.
Thank
you,
ms
mr
watts,
for
bringing
this
forward
and
thank
you
chair
for
listening.
I
appreciate
your
vote
on
this
matter.
A
Thank
you
miss
sheik,
and
do
we
have
another
caller
in
support.
Q
N
N
N
I
wanted
to
make
a
statement
that,
with
the
elimination
of
nc
from
this
bill,
in
the
conceptual
amendment
that
assemblyman
watts
has
offered
the
fiscal
impact
submitted
by
unlv
through
and
she
can
be
eliminated
again.
We
thank
assemblyman
watts
for
bringing
this
forward
in
this
important
time
to
address
some
of
the
wrongs
of
the
past.
A
N
B-H-R-I-S-T-I-C-A-B-R-E-R-A,
I
am
the
political
policy
and
advocacy
director
for
the
nevada,
conservation
league
and
ncl
is
here
in
strong
support
of
ab-88.
We
are
especially
supportive
of
section
3,
which
requires
the
nevada
state
board
of
geographic
names,
to
recommend
changes
to
the
names
of
geographic
features
or
places
that
are
racially
discriminatory.
N
Our
public
spaces
and
historic
sites
tell
a
story
about
nevada's
history
and
should
reflect
a
narrative
that
is
inclusive
of
communities
who
have
made
positive
and
lasting
contributions
to
our
great
state,
while
our
country
continues
to
reckon
with
our
racist
and
bigoted
past.
This
is
an
important
step.
Nevada
can
take
to
rightfully
rightfully
reclaim
and
retell
our
history
in
a
manner
that
honors
those
who
came
before
us
and
allow
our
country
to
heal
from
the
hurtful
and
dangerous
narratives
of
the
past.
N
Q
N
Hello,
my
name
is
theresa
melinda
teresa
t-e-r-e-s-a
melendez-m-e-l-e-n-d-e-z
and
I'm
the
vice
chair
for
the
nevada
state
native
american
caucus
and
I'm
calling
in
support
of
ab-88
there's
already
been
so
many
important
things
that
have
already
been
shared.
I
also
wanted
to
talk
about
the
importance
of
the
mascot
issue
and
bring
two
folks
attention.
J
N
N
One
thing
I
want
to
add
to
that
is
that
these
these
mascots
also
cause
higher
rates
of
depression,
suicide,
ideation,
self-harm
and
substance
abuse
and
native
youth,
and
increased
discrimination
in
schools
against
native
students.
Racist
mascots
increase,
negative
stereotypes
of
native
people
and
create
the
false
perceptions
and
made
people
as
aggressive.
N
But
when
we're
talking
about
correcting
the
renaming
things
and
and
recognizing
our
history
we're
recognizing
that
the
indigenous
people
of
this
land
have
already
named
the
lakes
and
the
mountains
and
the
valleys
that
their
ancestors
are
from.
These
boils.
N
Q
L
My
name
is
mercedes
krauss,
m-e-r-c-e-d-e-s
k-r-a-u-s-e.
I
am
calling
in
favor
of
this
bill.
Thank
you
so
much
assemblyman
watts
and
the
steam
committee
for
hearing
our
testimony
on
this
deeply
emotional
topic.
I
think
you've
heard
you
know
how
emotional
many
of
the
speakers
are
today.
I
feel
the
same
way.
I
wear
many
hats,
but
today
I
speak
as
an
indigenous
woman
mother,
neighbor
born
and
raised
in
nevada
and
as
an
educator
under
the
umbrella
of
the
organization,
indigenous
educators,
empowerment,
I'm
so
emotional.
L
To
finally
hear
this
bill,
we've
been
waiting
so
long
for
it
to
happen
many
of
us
in
the
community.
So
I
want
to
make
my
statement
very
clear.
L
L
They
the
things
that
we
see
at
these
characters
are
gross
misrepresentations
of
my
plane's
culture,
and
they
falsely
assume
that
they
represent
people
in
nevada,
there's
no
representation
there.
I
want
to
say
that
we're
still
here
and
we're
so
much
more
than
a
caricature,
please
see
us
as
neighbors,
allow
us
to
feel
respected
and
protect
all
of
the
children
in
our
communities
from
the
documented
harm
caused
by
misrepresentations
of
native
american
people.
I
also
want
to
share
the
official
statement
of
the
national
congress
of
the
american
indian.
L
L
L
Please
do
not
reduce
us
to
a
stereotype
and
even
worse,
say
that
it's
an
honor,
even
students,
like
my
own
children,
who
did
not
go
to
a
school
with
mascots,
had
to
face
them
during
playing
school
sports
and
other
district-wide
events
where
all
the
schools
were
represented.
So
you
have
to
realize
that
these
mascots
affect
more
than
the
students
who
study
under
them
I'll
skip
through
the
research.
But
I
would
implore
everyone
to
look.
L
Q
M
The
record
I'm
shay
backus
b-a-c-k-u-s,
I'm
here
in
support
of
ab
88,
while
I'm
a
third
generation
nevada,
I'm
also
an
enrolled
member
of
cherokee
nation.
As
a
child.
I
spent
my
summers
on
my
grandparents
ranch
outside
of
talala
oklahoma.
This
80-acre
ranch
was
land
that
was
allotted
through
federal
policy
of
dividing
communally
held
indian
land.
M
I
want
to
thank
vice
chair
miller
for
highlighting
the
need
for
ongoing
discussions
about
term
usage
about
impaired
derogatory
for
years
cherokee's,
one
of
five
tribes
commonly
referred
to
as
the
five
civilized
tribes.
The
term
has
been
institutionalized
in
federal
government
policies,
but
it
really
is
not.
Okay,
as
it
is
a
form
of
colonization
and
control.
The
five
nations
themselves
have
been
less
accepting
of
it.
M
I'm
here
to
testify
in
support
of
ab-88,
because,
with
all
of
the
ethnic
stereotyping
set
forth
about
native
americans
through
use
of
mascots
and
other
symbols,
it
is
ultimately
promotes
a
misunderstanding,
implicit
biases
and
prejudice,
which
contributes
to
other
problems
faced
by
native
americans
with
assessment
stereotyping.
One
does
not
really
understand
the
cultural
history
of
each
native
person
that
they
may
meet
while
nevada
has
27
tribes
within
our
state
borders.
M
There
are
numerous
tribal
members
from
tribes
located
outside
of
our
great
state
who
reside
in
urban
areas
and
have
stories
about
their
family,
as
I
do
with
that.
I
would
like
to
thank
assemblyman
watts
for
bringing
this
bill
forward,
and
I
would
ask
this
committee
on
education
to
support
ab
88
so
that
we
refrain
from
using
state
funding
to
promote
racial
injustice.
Thank
you.
A
Q
K
K
It's
taken
years
worth
of
discussion
and
dialogue,
not
just
within
you
know,
tribal
spaces
in
the
state,
but
across
the
country,
there's
been
a
lot
of
advocates
allies
that
have
been
working
on
this
issue.
So
I
want
to
appreciate
him
in
this
moment
for
bringing
it
forward,
and
I
want
to
appreciate
the
consideration
from
this
committee
on
this
issue.
K
M
Good
afternoon,
for
the
record,
my
name
is
lori
tom
l-a-u-r-I-e-t-h-o-m,
I'm
a
citizen
of
the
arrington
paiute
nation.
I
would
like
to
thank
assemblyman
watts
for
bringing
forward
ab-88,
I'm
speaking
in
support
of
this
bill
to
make
culturally
respectful
and
safe
learning
environments
for
our
children
and
others
in
our
great
state.
Historical
trauma
is
real.
It
lives
in
the
lives
of
our
indigenous
people
here
in
nevada.
M
As
a
past
high
school
athlete,
I
played
and
attended
athletic
events
that
reinforced
negative
stereotypes
of
our
indigenous
people
from
adults,
spitting
on
young
native
athletes,
doing
extra
or
seeing
entire
gyms
full
of
non-natives
doing
the
tamakot
tomahawk
chop,
but
still
yelling
at
us
to
for
the
dirty
indians
to
go
home
to
the
res.
It
is
difficult
for
indigenous
parents
to
raise
well-rounded
indigenous
children
in
a
world
that
refuses
to
see
that
their
race
is
axed
and
hurtful
are
hurtful
and
derogatory.
M
I
support
this
bill
in
a
personal
nature,
because
I
would
like
to
make
sure
that
nevada
is
respectful
of
our
indigenous
people
and
that
our
children
have
a
good
future.
So,
as
nevada
leaders,
I
ask
that
you
vote
in
support
of
ab-88
and
support
this
catalyst
of
positive
change
for
future
generations.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
miss
tom
and,
oh
I'm,
sorry,
assemblyman
flores.
I
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
I
just
wanted
to
say
to
laurie
tom.
Thank
you
for
all
the
work
you
do
on
behalf
of
somebody.
Q
A
Okay,
thank
you.
We
will
move
on
to
hear
testimony
in
opposition.
Do
we
have
any
callers
in
opposition
of
the
av-88.
Q
Q
Q
A
Q
A
O
Thank
you,
madam
chair
members
of
the
committee,
howard
watts,
to
the
record.
I
I
agree.
I
think
the
people
who
called
in
and
provided
testimony
and
said
it
better
than
than
I
ever
could
and
clearly.
This
is
a
complicated
issue
and
I
think
assembly,
bill
88
is
a
very
positive
first
step
in
addressing
that
issue
in
a
positive
and
constructive
way.
O
A
Thank
you
assemblyman,
and
with
that
I
will
close
the
hearing
on
assembly
bill
88
before
we
go
to
the
next
agenda
item,
which
is
public
comment.
I'd
like
to
remind
those
president
that
the
period
of
public
comment
is
an
opportunity
to
discuss
general
matters
that
fall
within
the
purview
of
this
committee.
You
will
have
two
minutes,
so
please
clearly
state
and
spell
your
name
and
keep
it
as
close
to
two
minutes.
As
you
can
staff
in
bps.
Please
add
the
first
caller
with
public
comments
to
the
meeting.
If
there
is
any.
Q
Q
Q
A
Okay,
thank
you.
Are
there
any
comments
from
the
members
before
we
take
adjourn?
Look,
I
don't
see
any
okay,
so
we
will
adjourn
now.
Our
next
meeting
will
be
thursday
march
11th
at
1.
30
and
this
concludes
our
meeting
for
the
day
meeting
is
adjourned.