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A
All
right
good
afternoon,
we
welcome
welcome
you
to
the
senate
committee
on
education.
We
welcome
all
those
who
are
with
us
online
and
also
present
by
phone.
C
A
Here
and
if
you're
this
mark
senator
hammond
here
when
he
when
he
arrives,
thank
you
and
just
we
do
have
a
quorum
so
we'll
we'll
move
forward
at
this
point
there
he
is.
I
see
senator
hammond
now
make
sure
to
mark
him
here
very.
A
A
I
suspect,
if
you're
hearing
me
say
that
you've
probably
already
figured
that
out
because
you're
on
one
of
those
two,
if
you
are
testifying
or
providing
public
comment,
please
register
to
participate
through
nellis
and
you
will
receive
an
email
confirmation
with
call-in
information,
and
those
instructions
are
also
available
on
the
help
page
on
every
page,
on
nellis
and
when
testifying
it's
important
that
you
state
and
spell
your
name
in
an
affiliation.
If
any,
we
just
want
to
make
sure
that
the
record
is
straight
and
who
said
what?
A
So
when
we'll
also
take
public
comment
at
the
end
of
the
meeting-
and
I
will
limit
that
to
two
minutes
per
person
and
then
also
feel
free
to
feel
free
to
submit
any
comments
that
you
might
have
in
test
in
written
testimony.
And
you
can
submit
that
as
outlined
on
the
agenda
by
emailing
or
effecting
them
to
the
committee
manager
and.
A
I
think
that's
it.
I
think.
If
everybody
is
here,
I
think
I
want
to
do
the
work
sessions
first
and
actually
let
me
let
me
go
over
the
agenda
because
we've
got
so.
We
do
have
some
time
restraints
on
some
of
the
folks
presenting
we'll
do
the
two
work
sessions
first
and
then
I'm
going
to
take
two
sp
215,
15
first
and
then
sp
194.,
so
we'll
go
in
in
that
order.
So
with
that,
let's,
let's
start
with
the
work
session
on.
A
E
E
This
plan
must
include
the
options
for
pupils
to
attend
summer
school,
either
in
person
or
online,
and
a
description
of
the
manner
in
which
schools
and
school
districts,
including
charter
schools,
will
target
students
most
at
risk
of
learning
loss.
The
bill
requires
a
school
district
or
charter
school
offering
summer
school
to
include
transportation
and
meal
services.
E
Additionally,
sb
173
requires
that
personnel
hired
for
summer
school
programs
received
supplemental
pay
equal
to
their
contract
rate.
The
bill
also
requires
school
districts
and
the
charter
school
authority
to
submit
a
report
regarding
certain
information
relating
to
the
plans
to
address
learning
loss
to
the
state
superintendent.
E
By
october,
31st
2021
nevada's
department
of
education
will
submit
a
compiled
report
to
the
governor
and
the
legislature
by
november
30th
of
this
year,
and
then
the
we
do
have
a
couple
of
amendments
proposed
by
the
bill
sponsor
which
are
attached
to
the
work
session
document
here.
E
The
first
amendment
deletes
lines
13
through
18
and
section
1
of
such
section
6
regarding
the
reversion
of
money
after
december
31
2021
and
the
second
amendment,
without
a
sunset
date
of
december
31st
2021,
to
clarify
that
the
use
of
the
appropriations
will
end
on
that
date.
Mr
chair.
A
Thank
you
I
stirred
under
a
loop.
Do
you
have
any
additional
information
you
want
to
share
before
we
take
this
for
a
vote.
F
I
am
sure
thank
you
for
recognizing
me
senator
donderol
luke,
for
the
record.
No,
the
amendments
are
fairly
clear
in
this
document
that
we've
received.
So
I
appreciate
very
much
and
I
look
forward
to
summer
school
for
all
our
children.
G
Thank
you,
chair,
senator
luke.
I
am
just
curious
about
the
money
flow.
If
you
could
explain
to
me
like
is
so
we're
getting
this
money.
Are
we
giving
a
trunk
to
the
school
districts?
Are
we're
going
to
wait
to
see
how
many
people
enroll
and
we
get
that
much
to
the
school
district?
How
is
that
going
to
work?
F
Thank
you,
senator
john
darrell
luke
for
the
record.
The
money
will
come
from
the
american
recovery
plan
and
that
will
come
to
the
state.
It
will
flow
to
the
school
districts.
Each
school
district
has
been
identified
with
a
certain
amount
of
money
and
they
will
get
that
money
and
they
will
be
asked
to
spend
at
least
a
portion
of
it,
if
not
all,
of
it.
On
summer,
school.
F
C
Thank
you,
mr
chair,
so
does
that
make
our
white
pine
county
and
our
humboldt
county
fiscal
notes
go
away
in
lincoln,
county
and.
F
Senator
don
darrell
loop
for
the
record,
miss
sturm.
Can
you
can
you
answer
that?
Because
I
don't
know
to
be
honest
with
you.
I
don't
know
when
the
right
off
the
top
of
my
head.
I
do
not
know
exactly
when
the
fiscal
notes
came
in
if
they
came
in
before
or
after
the
amendment,
but
that
as
they
are
senator
hardy,
they
still
would
be
receiving
money
from
the
federal
government.
E
Committee,
police,
durham,
committee
policy-
analyst:
my
understanding
is
that
fiscal
notes
are
submitted
on
bills
as
introduced,
but
we
can
certainly
check
into
that
or
if
our
committee
council
has
anything
to
add
to
that
as
well.
B
Killian
committee
council
fiscal
notes
are
given
on
the
bill
as
introduced,
so
the
fiscal
notes
would
not
account
for
any.
B
D
B
A
C
So,
are
we
talking
about
kind
of
an
amendu
pass
and
refer
to
the
finance
committee.
A
Well,
we
we're
we'll,
do
an
amend
and
do
pass
and
then
I
believe
that
the
finance
committee
will
grab
it
when
it
gets.
If,
if,
if
that's
what
it
I
mean,
usually
they
will.
I
had
not
been
given
that
exact
information
that
that
they're
going
to
grab
it,
but
I
I
would
just
assume
that
they
will
miss
don
vice
chair
dunder
lube.
Do
you
know
they've
talked
to
you
about
that.
F
They
have
not,
but
if
the
fiscal
notes
were
applied
before
the
bill
was
amended,
it
may
be
that
the
fiscal
notes
are
not
there
any
longer
and,
as
you
can
see,
some
of
the
fiscal
notes
are
zero
and
some
of
them
actually
have
a
an
account,
an
account
of
money
to
them.
So
if
those
fiscal
notes
stood,
it
may
very
well
be
that
the
chair
of
finance
grabs
them.
But
if
not,
if
the
fiscal
notes
go
away,
then
it
would
just
go
straight
to
the
assembly
side.
C
Well,
one
of
my
observations
is
the
rural
counties.
I'll
call
them
seem
to
think
that
there's
going
to
be
a
discrepancy
between
what
they
got
before
and
what
they
get
now,
and
so
I
don't
want
to
put
them
in
a
position
of
passing
something
on
them
without
them
being
able
to
meet
it.
So
the
federal
money.
Does
the
federal
money
come
to
the
school
district
or
does
it
come
to
the
state
and
we
divide
it
up
to
the
school
districts.
F
Senator
don
darrell
loop
for
the
record
each
school
district
has
been,
I
don't
want
to
say,
assigned
but
allocated
a
certain
amount
and
not
all
small
school
districts
have
a
fiscal
note.
We
don't
have
a
fiscal
note
from
story.
Pershing
mineral
nye
lion.
F
Lander
and
eureka
all
those
and
churchill,
so
the
small
school
districts
are
not
all.
With
a
fiscal
note,
I
do
see
superintendent
ebert
on
the
call
she
might
be
able
to
give
you
some
additional
information
on
the
transfer
of
the
money,
but
my
understanding
is,
it
will
come
from
the
federal
government
to
the
state
and
they
have
been
allocated
a
certain
amount
that
they
know
and
that
will
go
straight
to
the
school
districts
upon
submission
of
their
plan,
but
superintendent
ebert.
F
J
Thank
you,
chair
dennis,
and
vice
chair
don
darrow
loop
for
the
record.
My
name
is
joan
ebert
state
superintendent
of
public
instruction,
so
the
funds
that
are
coming
in
the
most
recent
funds,
which
are
the
american
rescue
plan,
they
are
allo.
They
come
into
the
state.
90
of
those
funds
go
directly
to
the
school
districts
based
on
a
formula
from
the
federal
government
from
the
90
percent
of
those
funds.
The
school
districts
must
spend
them
on
learning
loss.
20
percent
excuse
me
of
the
90.
C
J
Superintendent
ebert
for
the
record.
I
cannot
speak
on
behalf
of
the
school
districts.
What
I
can
tell
you
that,
overall,
between
sr1
2
and
3,
it
is
nearly
1.5
billion
dollars,
it's
being
allocated
for
student
success
in
our
state,
and
so
again
I
can't
respond
directly
for
those
school
districts
but
meeting
with
the
superintendents
last
week.
They
did
indicate
that
the
fund
they're
very
glad
that
the
funds
are
here
and
can
see
the
supports
for
children
moving
forward.
A
Senator
hardy,
I
believe
we
have
ms
brzezinski
on
with
us.
She
might
be
able
to
respond,
maybe
for
the
rurals,
I'm
not
sure,
but
since
we
have
her
here,
we
could
ask.
K
L
F
You
senator
you
know
I
will
have
to
check.
C
Mr
chair,
I
I
honestly
am
concerned
and
will
vote
for
this
and
reserve
my
right
to
change
my
vote
on
the
floor,
but
I
am
concerned
that
we
need
to
ascertain
if
those
fiscal
notes
are
going
to
go
away
or
if
clark
county,
for
instance,
is
going
to
soak
up
all
the
money
and
then
my
rurals
will
not
have
the
money
they
think
that's
coming.
Thank
you.
A
A
A
I
don't
see
any
so
with
that,
then,
if
we
could
do
the
the
vote,
if
the
secretary
could
could
do
the
vote.
F
G
G
A
E
Thank
you,
mr
chair
john
sturm
committee
policy.
Analyst.
The
next
bill
on
today's
work
session
is
senate
bill
342,
which
was
presented
by
senator
dennis
on
march
24th.
E
This
bill
authorizes
the
board
of
regents
to
enter
into
an
agreement
to
affiliate
with
a
publicly
or
privately
owned
medical
facility
or
related
entity
to
further
promote
and
enhance
a
medical
or
health
education
program
at
a
university.
The
bill
further
provides
that
these
agreements
are
subject
to
policies
established
by
the
board
and
mr
chair.
There
were
no
proposed
amendments
for
this
bill.
A
Okay,
thank
you
and
if
you
you
will
recall
it,
we
had
this
discussion
just
last
week.
There
was
a
question
I
believe
from
senator
hardy
concerning
the
residency
and
I-
and
I
think
we
have
somebody
here
from
the
university
that
could
answer
that
just
so.
We
can
clearly
clear
that
up
and
I
can't
see
everybody
so
I'm
not
sure
who's
here
from
the
university.
A
C
My
question
was
not
limited
to
the
residency
but
to
medical
students
being
able
to
access,
renowns
and
and
some
program
so
when
we
have
medical
students
from
roseman,
unlv
touro,
in
addition
to
whatever
else,
as
well
as
physician
assistants
being
able
to
go
to
renown
and
be
able
to
do
clinical
rotations,
which
is
before
residency
and
in
order
to
get
into
residency.
C
It's
always
nice
to
go
to
the
place
where
you
want
to
go
for
residency,
and
so,
if,
if
you
don't
mind,
I
will
say
that
I
had
a
conversation
with
chris
posse,
who
assured
that
renown
was
going
to
accept
students
from
other
institutions
and
dean
schweink.
I
was
able
to
talk
with
him
and
he
was
effusive
in
saying
that
he
wants
everybody
and
he
wants
the
pas
the
medical
students
for
recruiting
purposes.
He
wants
everybody.
He
recognizes
that
he
accepts
residents
who
are
do's.
C
A
C
B
Not
really
a
question
I
just
want
to
put
it
on
the
record,
a
quick
comment.
I
just
want
to
thank
the
committee
legal
counsel
for.
B
Some
of
the
issues
that
we
recognized
last
time
during
the
meeting-
and
I
know
that
this
bill
is
more
intended
towards
the
university
of
nevada
entirely
in
the
border
region.
So
I'm
wondering
if
that's
going
to
impact
like
schools
that
aren't
affiliated
with
the
board
of
regents,
like,
for
instance,
like
tour
university
from
entering
into
a
contract
agreement
with
like
a
hospital
but
anyways.
I'm
really
glad.
I
H
Us
figure.
I
A
C
If
what
my
impression
was
wrong
and
someone
who's
listening
needs
to
correct
that
I'd
be
happy
for
them
to
correct
it.
I
don't
know
who's
online
and
who
isn't-
and
I
suspect
the
university
is
online.
I
suspect
somebody
from
renown
is
online.
If,
if
I
was
misstating,
I
would
love
for
it
to
be
corrected.
Thank
you.
A
Okay,
yeah
and
I
don't
I-
I
don't
believe
we
have
anybody
from
the
the
university
on
the
line
at
the
moment,
but
I'm
sure
they
could.
We
could
get
that
clarified,
but
I
think
that
we've
had
hopefully
answered
all
your
questions.
Is
there
any
other
questions
before
we
before?
I
entertain
a
motion.
A
A
All
right
we'll
go
ahead
and
take
the
vote.
If
the
secretary
will
take
the
vote.
F
D
G
M
H
A
Yes,
thank
you,
okay,
all
right,
so
we
and
and
those
two
obviously
that's
done
centered
on
their
loop
you'll
do
the
floor
statement
for
for
the
first
one
that
we
did
and
then
I
will
do
the
floor
statement
for
this
one
that
we
just
did
so
with
that
to
to
our.
A
And
madame
vice
chair,
if
you
will
take
over
the
gavel
and
go
ahead
and
start
the
hearing
on
on
215.
F
Yes,
sir,
thank
you
welcome
and
we
will
be
hearing
senate
bill
194
and
this
bill
will
establish
the
state
sale
of
civics
program.
So
when
you're
ready
chair
dennis,
please
go
ahead.
A
Thank
you,
I'm
sure
senator
lang
was
freaking
out
a
little
bit
when
I
was
presenting
her
bill.
Thank
you,
madam
chair
and
and
members
of
madame
vice
chair
and
members
of
the
committee
for
the
record,
senator
mo
dennis
representing
senate
district.
Two
in
clark
county
here
today
presents
senate
bill
215
in
response
to
the
covet
in
response
to
the
copa
19
pandemic
and
the
resulting
shift
to
distance
learning.
This
bill
seeks
to
modernize
certain
requirements
related
to
alternative
scheduling
and
distance
education.
A
President
with
me
today
is
joan
ebert
superintendent
of
public
instruction,
felipe
avila,
a
student
in
clark,
county
and
carla
phillips,
crevaccus
senior
director
of
policy
with
knowledge
works.
I
will
begin
with
some
background
on
sb
215
and
then
walk
the
committee
through
the
sections
of
the
bill.
A
After
I
speak,
superintendent
ebert
will
provide
additional
context
for
the
bill
and
present
a
proposed
amendment.
We
will
also
hear
from
mr
avila
on
the
importance
of
this
legislation
and
his
experience
participating
on
the
blue
ribbon
commission
for
a
globally
prepared
nevada.
Finally,
miss
phillips
carricus
will
speak
to
the
commission's
work.
A
A
Earlier
this
section
we
heard
presentations
by
school
districts
and
others
on
how
distance
learning
truly
became
a
necessity
for
more
students
than
ever
before
going
forward.
We
need
to
ensure
that
nevada's
system
allows
for
the
flexibility
needed
to
support
student
success,
no
matter
where
their
classroom
is
or
their
style
of
learning.
Last
fall.
A
Nevada's
department
of
education
convened
the
blue
ribbon
commission
for
globally
prepared
nevada,
which
brought
together
a
diverse
group
of
educators,
stakeholders
to
education,
stakeholders
to
examine
and
adjust
the
current
policy
framework
to
meet
today's
learning
conditions
senate
bill
215
carries
the
recommendations
developed
by
the
commission
senate
bill.
215
has
three
main
pillars.
Those
elements
address
one
distance
education
plans,
two
plans
to
implement
to
improve
access
to
technology
and
three
flexibilities
and
instructional
time.
A
Second,
to
ensure
all
students
and
staff
have
access
to
the
technology
and
connectivity
necessary
to
participate
in
education.
Section
two
also
requires
one
identification
of
students,
teachers
and
other
school
staff
who
do
not
have
access
to
the
technology
necessary
to
participate
in
a
program
of
distance
education
and
two
a
plan
to
make
that
technology
available
to
those
individuals.
A
A
A
We
will
talk
to
those
folks
to
figure
out
if,
if,
if
those
still
need
to
remain
there
or
not,
but
I
just
wanted
to
make
you
aware
that
there
are
some
fiscal
notes
from
some
of
the
school
districts,
I
would
like
to
to
introduce
state
superintendent
joan
ebert,
to
speak
on
the
work
of
the
commission,
as
well
as
the
proposed
amendments
that
include
additional
recommendations
by
the
commission.
J
J
J
As
senator
dennis
mentioned
senate
bill
215,
is
based
on
the
work
of
the
blue
ribbon
commission
for
globally
prepared
nevada.
I
convened
the
blue
ribbon
commission
last
fall
and
I'm
proud
of
the
great
work
they
have
done
in
a
very
short
period
of
time.
We
pulled
together
a
diverse
group
of
stakeholders
with
two
key
purposes.
J
J
I
want
to
thank
the
legislators,
including
assemblywoman
monroe,
moreno
and
tolls,
school
district,
superintendents
staff,
public
charter,
school
and
private
school
principals,
classroom
teachers,
higher
education,
business
partners
advocates
parents,
students
who
all
served
as
part
of
this
commission.
The
legislation
heard
today
is
a
testament
to
their
commitment
to
creating
a
more
equitable
education
system
for
every
student.
J
Competency-Based
education
enables
us
to
meet
students
where
they
are
and
support
them
through
success.
Moving
away
from
seat
time
to
mastery
has
never
been
more
important.
In
this
moment.
I
want
to
thank
senator
dennis
for
his
continued
support
of
competency-based
education
and
his
leadership
in
incorporating
many
of
the
commission's
recommendations
into
senate
bill
215..
J
I
also
want
to
recognize
nevada
department
of
education,
directors,
dave,
brancamp
and
craig
statuke
for
leading
this
work
along
with
deputy
superintendents,
dr
jonathan
moore
and
felicia
gonzalez,
who
were
here
with
me
today
for
technical
support.
As
I
introduce
the
amendments
to
senate
bill
215.,
the
department's
amendments
to
senate
bill
215
carries
additional
recommendations
from
the
blue
ribbon.
Commission.
J
The
amendment
which
is
posted
as
an
exhibit
revises
section
2.3
that
the
plan
to
provide
technology
includes
communication
with
students,
families
and
staff.
It
increases
the
number
of
days
before
the
start
of
a
school
year
that
the
school
district
shares
its
distance
education
plan
from
20
days
to
45
days
before
the
start
of
the
school
year.
In
section
2.6,
also
in
section
2.6
included
conforming
changes
for
schools
for
the
profoundly
gifted
students
and
in
2.6
we
include
a
distance
education
plan
implementation.
Language,
which
removes
it
removes.
J
With
the
language
originally
proposed
by
the
commission,
we
also
are
adding
demonstrates
sufficient.
Knowledge
of
the
state
standards
may
complete
the
course,
and
so
there,
what
we're
talking
about
is
that
a
student
may
accelerate
through
a
course
faster,
if
you
will
than
we
traditionally
see
and
or
at
another
pace,
so
that
they
can
increase
to
success,
and
that
they've
demonstrated
the
competencies
for
that
material.
J
L
Afternoon,
thank
you,
superintendent,
mr
chairman
members
of
the
senate
committee
in
education.
My
name
is
carla,
phillips,
kravikis
and
I'm
the
senior
policy
director
for
knowledgeworks,
and
it
was
indeed
my
privilege
to
shepherd
the
work
of
the
blue
ribbon
commission
for
globally
prepared
nevada.
As
the
superintendent
noted,
the
commission
membership
represented
many
key
stakeholders.
L
I
have
to
be
honest
with
you.
When
we
began
this
work,
I
thought
it
was
going
to
take
some
time
to
get
the
members
up
to
speed
on
issues
and
agreement
on
key
principles,
and
I
could
not
have
been
more
wrong.
The
commission
members
came
in
ready,
willing
and
able
and
ready
to
work
from
day
one
early
on
the
members
narrowed
in
on
two
key
foundational
agreements
that
they
wanted
to
say.
L
They
wanted
to
make
sure
that
that
was
always
a
priority
and
that
there
was
an
assumption
of
funding
underneath,
but
those
will
be
debated
in
different
committees
in
the
different
days,
but
the
topics
that
quickly
bubbled
up
to
the
top
are
virtually
identical
to
those
we've
heard
all
across
the
country
and
the
traditional
conception
of
learning
has
been
defined
by
time
and
place
and
the
number
of
minutes
spent
in
a
traditional
classroom
and
the
pandemic.
Shutdown
of
schools
has
definitely
shattered
that
very
quickly.
L
As
the
commission's
report
noted,
the
pandemic
has
elevated
issues,
long
overdue
for
discussion
and
for
the
committee
members,
the
commission
members.
They
really
kind
of
bucketed
them
into
instructional
programs,
times
schedules
and
calendars.
That
was
kind
of
the
circle
in
which
we
proceeded
for
those
first
meetings,
but
a
general
theme-
and
I
quote
from
their
recommendations-
was
that
a
myriad
of
programs,
once
referred
to
as
non-traditional,
are
rapidly
becoming
permanent
fixtures
of
the
everyday
educational
landscape
in
nevada,
where
non-traditional
pathways
were
once
considered
alternatives
for
students
who
struggled
in
more
traditional
programs.
L
We
now
understand
that
a
diverse
set
of
program
offerings
is
required
to
truly
meet
the
needs
of
every
student
examples
of
these,
of
course,
being
distance
learning,
competency,
based
learning,
personalized
learning,
project-based
learning,
independent
study
and
work
based
learning,
but
they're
one
of
their
key
recommendations
rather
than
having
individual
unconnected
program,
approval
processes
and
requirements.
Nevada
schools
need
a
unified
method
for
determining
how
they
will
provide
rich
pathways
for
students
moving
forward
with
regard
to
time
schedules
and
calendars.
L
The
commission
sought
to
formalize
flexibility
that
was
provided
during
this
past
year,
but
the
members
also
wanted
to
make
it
very
clear
that
there's
no
desire
to
limit
instructional
time
so
often-
and
this
is
this-
is
true
across
the
country
all
here.
Schools
say
we
need
to
get
rid
of
seed
time
or
deal
with
sea
time,
especially
in
light
of
the
learning
loss.
That's
happened
this
year.
There's
nobody
who's
designed
to
limit
it.
L
L
The
commission
respectfully
requested
the
extension
of
flexibility
granted
during
the
pandemic,
many
of
which
you're
hearing
today
in
senate
bill
215
and
in
the
amendment.
The
commission
is
now
properly
phased
to
begin.
The
next
phase
of
work,
which
is
to
begin
developing
some
of
those
long-term
policy
recommendations,
and
I
look
forward
to
going
on
this
journey
with
them.
L
F
N
A
Yeah
yeah,
I
believe
we
have
mr
avila-
is
there
somewhere.
O
Perfect,
thank
you.
Thank
you,
carla,
and
thank
you
senator
dennis
and
superintendent
ebert
for
inviting
me
to
be
a
part
of
this
exciting
announcement.
My
name
is
felipe
avila
and
I
am
a
junior
at
east
career
and
technical
academy
in
the
clark
county
school
district.
I
am
enrolled
in
the
certified
nursing
assistant
program
at
east
tech,
where
I
have
found
an
interest
in
public
policy
and
public
health.
I
have
been
fortunate
at
my
school
to
have
the
opportunity
to
select
a
pathway
tailored
to
my
interests
and
to
participate
in
career
connected
learning.
O
Not
everyone
in
nevada
has
the
same
opportunities.
I've
had
this
bills.
This
bill
seeks
to
bridge
that
inequality
gap
and
will
help
expand
the
opportunity
for
flexible
learning
to
other
students
across
nevada.
I
was
honored
to
be
invited
by
superintendent
ebert
to
serve
on
the
blue.
Ribbon
commission
free
globally,
prepared
nevada.
O
It
was
amazing
to
see
so
many
local
and
state
leaders
banding
together,
committed
to
helping
students.
Like
me,
it
was
immediately
clear
to
me
that
the
leaders
in
education
truly
wanted
to
hear
from
me
from
the
other
student
participants
and
me
about
our
experiences.
Navigating
our
education
in
the
wake
of
the
covet
19
pandemic,
in
addition
being
a
voice
for
students,
allowed
me
to
represent
thousands
of
other
students
across
the
state,
while
the
kova
19
pandemic
has
been
difficult
for
everyone
in
our
state.
O
I
am
grateful
that
our
state
leaders
are
focused
on
what
we
can
learn
from
this
experience
in
order
to
help
to
better
help
students
recover
and
continue
to
grow
in
their
education.
I
am
proud
that
senate
bill
215
will
help
more
students
across
nevada
to
have
a
personalized
learning
experiences
that
support
them
to
meet
their
goals.
Thank
you
and
I
will
now
hand
it
back
to
senator
dennis.
A
Thank
you
very
much.
You
have
senator
donates
alumni
from
east
tech
here,
so
you
have
a
it's
good
to
hear
from
a
student.
You
know
in
that
process,
and
I
will
point
this
out.
I
mean
there
was.
It
was
a
diverse
group
that
met
with
the
blue,
ribbon
commission
and
obviously
student
voices
were
very
important
in
that
process
too,
so
appreciate
being
involved
in.
So
with
that.
A
F
F
Questions,
well,
I
don't
see
any
right
this
minute,
but
I
will
ask
one
so
can
you
tell
me
that
on
the
let's
see
it
was
section
2.6
below
that
subsection
f
on
or
before
august
1st,
all
school
districts
and
charter
schools
must
implement
their
plan
as
developed
under
subsection
6.?
Can
you
talk
a
little
bit
about
that
plan
and
and
obviously
we
won't
have
the
whole
plan,
but
just
kind
of
give
us
an
overview
of
what
kinds
of
things
that
that
will
be
involved.
A
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
I
believe
superintendent
ebert
probably
is
best
to
handle
or
one
of
first
staff.
J
Great
thank
you
senator
dennis
and
vice
chair
donderolu,
for
the
record,
joan
ebert
state
superintendent
of
public
instruction,
what
we
were
looking
at
initially
following
two
paths:
one
was
just
looking
at
the
technology
making
sure
that
it
was
readily
available
for
the
schools
and
then
senate
bill
66
came
about,
and
I
think
that
will
cover
you
know:
devices
technology
bandwidth.
You
know,
students
having
access,
so
we
will
be
working
very
closely
with
the
school
districts
and
with
osits
once
that
comes
into
play.
J
J
So,
even
though
they
have
the
opportunity
to
attend
a
school
building,
if
they're
learning
from
home,
there
may
be
resources
such
as
building
materials,
if
they're
participating
in
art
courses,
those
things
that
those
components
and
or
I
can
actually
go
a
much
higher
level
if
a
student
is
learning
cad
at
the
high
school
level
and
they're
learning
at
a
distance,
we
learned
that
during
the
pandemic,
some
of
those
licenses
and
resources
were
only
made
available
at
the
school
building
and
the
children
were
learning
at
home,
so
making
sure
that
as
school
districts
move
forward
and
schools
across
our
state
that
they
have
all
of
those
pieces
in
their
plan
to
deliver
instruction
in
such
a
way.
F
Thank
you
very
much
for
that
answer.
I
think
it
helps
us
to
find
how
we're
going
forward,
and
I
appreciate
your
expertise,
other
questions
from
the
committee
senator
lange
did
you
have
a
question.
F
F
Senator
buck,
please
thank
you.
Vice.
G
Chair
of
dunder
loop,
I
was
just
wondering
what
the
districts
are.
Gonna
say
I
can
imagine.
I
mean
I
know
that
they're
working
toward
helping
their
teachers
and
and
students
with
technology
and
some
of
them
some
of
the
districts
or
charter
schools
are
ahead
of
others,
but
I
think
that
was
a
definite
need,
but.
B
How
what
are
the
districts
saying
about
the
whole
internet
issues
and.
A
Madam
chair
senator
dennis
I
could,
I
can
start
you'll,
I'm
sure
you'll
be
hearing
from
districts
as
you
get
to
the
testimony,
but
you
know
they
were
part
of
this
process.
There
was
several
different
representatives
that
were
there
and
part
of
this.
You
know,
I
think
if
we
had
this
discussion
a
year
ago,
it
would
have
been
a
totally
different
discussion.
You
know
five
years
ago
we
actually
put
in
place
a
competency-based
trial
and
but
we
weren't
quite
ready
to
have
the
full
discussion.
A
The
pandemic
has
really
changed
the
way
people
think
about
how
what
we
can
do
in
education,
and
so
this
is
the
the
perfect
moment.
So
I
think
all
the
districts
are
looking
at
that
and
trying
to
you
know,
come
up
with
how
they're
going
to
do
that,
but
I,
but
I
believe
that
we're
going
to
have
some
of
those
folks
come
up
during
the
testimony.
F
F
Thank
you
any
additional
questions
from
the
committee.
F
Okay,
not
seeing
any
additional
questions,
we
will
go
to
those
in
support,
testimony
and
broadcasting
when
you're
ready.
Please
add
the
first
caller.
M
P
Our
educators
have
done
everything
they
can
to
assess
the
challenges
that
have
occurred
with
distance
learning.
As
we
return
to
in-person
learning.
We
know
two
things
to
be
true:
the
digital
divide
created
by
the
kobit
19
pandemic,
uncovered
in
equities
in
education
between
the
haves
and
the
have-nots
predominantly
negatively,
and
impacting
students
of
color
and
students
in
lower
socioeconomic
brackets.
P
We
have
had
to
learn
new
tricks
in
record
time,
however,
with
additional
training
investments
in
technology,
infrastructure
and
processes
created
for
distance
learning,
nevada
may
be
able
to
utilize
and
leverage
technology
to
provide
an
education
to
our
students
that
focuses
and
promotes
their
academic
growth.
Ccea
supports
sbt-15,
and
we
look
forward
to
working
with
our
bargaining
partner
to
create
and
implement
distance
learning
over
the
long
term
that
will
provide
more
options
to
our
students
and
more
education
and
opportunity
for
creativity
to
our
teachers.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
P
M
E
The
vegas
chamber
believes
this
bill,
ensures
nevada
students
to
continue
their
momentum
and
achievement
through
their
completion
of
a
course
of
through
distance
learning,
especially
in
this
stage
this
day
and
age,
and
on
having
a
plan
of
action
to
better
improve
distance
learning
is
critical
for
our
students.
We
believe
providing
the
necessary
technology
together
with
a
plan
for
the
community
families
and
school
staff,
will
make
certain
over
nevada's
students
success.
E
M
K
B-R-E-N-D-A-P-E-A-R-S-O-N,
I'm
here
speaking
on
behalf
of
the
clark
county,
education,
association
and
behalf
of
a
teacher
named
grace
angel,
hello,
vice
chairman
don
darrell
loop
and
committee
members.
My
name
is
grace
angel.
I
have
been
teaching
in
the
clark
county
school
district
for
20
years
and
currently
serve
as
the
technology
learning
strategist
at
berkeley
l
bunker
elementary
school.
I
am
providing
this
testimony
in
support
of
senate
bill
215,
with
particular
focus
to
the
following
points
as
it
pertains
to
students,
section,
1
and
section
3..
K
Both
changes
offer
students
who
are
thriving
the
opportunity
to
move
forward
without
hindrance.
Often,
courses
are
planned
to
to
span
a
semester.
Students
who
complete
coursework
early,
if
allowed
to
are
often
waiting
in
an
online
virtual
limbo.
Students
should
not
be
penalized
for
their
own
pacing
when
taking
distance
education
courses.
Neither
should
they
be
held
back.
This
bill
in
particular,
will
ensure
that
this
is
not
the
case
again.
I
am
in
support
of
senate
bill
215..
K
This
opportunity
is
applicable
to
those
students
who
need
to
catch
up
or
to
get
ahead
in
their
learning.
School
systems
have
implemented
timelines
for
student
learning,
and
some
students
have
the
ability
and
motivation
to
move
ahead
with
their
learning
at
their
own
pace.
Senate
bill
215
gives
students
the
freedom
to
choose.
M
Q
Q
Excuse
me,
I'm
sorry
had
something
come
through
to
have
legislation
regarding
distance
learning,
as
it
will
serve
to
better
prepare
our
parents,
students
and
our
teachers
during
times
when
distance
is
necessary
to
implement
further
offering
a
distance
education
option
for
families
is
important
for
different
challenges
that
face
families.
Today
we
appreciate
section
3
of
this
bill
and
are
grateful
for
the
language
to
allow
students
to
finish
a
distance,
at
course
early
for
those
students
who
excel
in
certain
subjects.
Q
Lastly,
identifying
students
who
may
not
have
sufficient
technology
in
advance
can
prevent
the
problems
that
occur
at
the
beginning
of
the
pandemic
and
close
the
technological
gap
that
exists
among
our
students
today.
It
is
for
those
reasons
we
support
this
bill
and
we
thank
everyone.
Who's
worked
on
it.
Thank
you
very
much.
M
B
M-A-R-Y-P-I-E-R-C-Z-Y-N-F-K-I
representing
the
nevada
association
of
school
superintendents
and
we
are
in
support
of
sb
215
and
want
to
thank
the
blue,
ribbon
commission
for
their
work
on
this
bill
and
also
the
form
formulating.
The
commission
has
given
stakeholders
a
great
opportunity
to
really
impact
legislation
and
we
appreciate
their
work.
All
the
way
through.
This
still
is.
M
N
As
this
past
year
has
shown,
the
world
of
education
has
forever
changed
as
we
shifted
to
a
full
distance
model,
even
as
we
return
to
some
form
of
in-person
learning
distance
education
has
forever
become
a
part
of
the
equation
for
how
we'll
reach
a
subset
of
students.
This
is
why
ccsd
superintendent
jesus
jarrah
was
a
member
of
the
blue
ribbon
commission
to
help
ensure
innovation
is
at
the
forefront
for
how
we
educate
our
students.
N
N
Finally,
we
wanted
to
note
that
we
have
officially
requested
to
remove
the
fiscal
note,
as
this
bill
entails
work
that
the
district
is
already
undertaking.
Once
again,
I
want
to
thank
senator
dennis
for
sponsoring
this
important,
build
and
letting
us
speak
today
about
the
importance
of
support
for
business
education.
Thank
you
for
your
time
and
consideration.
M
R
Good
afternoon,
for
the
record,
my
name
is
rebecca:
garcia,
r-e-d-e-c-t-a
g-a-r-c-I-a,
president
of
the
nevada
parent
teacher
association.
I
also
have
had
the
privilege
to
serve
as
a
parent
representative
on
the
blue
ribbon
commission
for
a
globally
prepared
nevada.
The
pacific
has
shown
a
light
on
many
challenges
in
education
for
more
than
80
years.
Nevada
pta's
mission
has
been
to
make
every
child's
potential
a
reality
by
engaging
and
empowering
families
and
communities
to
advocate
for
all
children,
nevada
pta
supports
sb,
215
nevada.
R
Pta
would
like
to
acknowledge
superintendent
ebert
and
the
team
at
nde
for
proactively
convening
broad
stakeholders
to
not
just
help
our
education
system
recover,
but
look
for
innovative
ways
to
improve
and
bring
forward
and
make
our
education
system
better
and
also
for
bringing
forward
today's
amendment.
Thank
you
senator
dennis
for
bringing
forward
this
bill
as
well.
R
Based
on
the
blue
urban
commission
recommendations,
it
is
essential
that
instructional
delivery
models
meet
the
needs
of
today's
students
and
have
the
flexibility
to
adapt
to
changing
needs
of
students
and
systems.
Students
need
individual
pathways
to
learning
that
will
allow
them
to
graduate
from
nevada
schools
ready
for
productive
career
and
life.
This
bill
addresses
important
needs,
including
focusing
on
mastery
versus
minutes
and
relevant
updates
for
distance
learning
options.
R
Any
parent
or
educator
will
tell
you
that
children
are
unique
and
it's
time
that
our
education
system
gives
students
the
autonomy
to
pursue
their
education
in
a
timeline
and
manner
that
works
for
them.
Ensuring
competency-based,
education
and
technology
technology
options
are
available
is
important
to
meeting
the
diverse
needs
of
our
students.
R
This
bill
is
the
starting
steps
towards
ensuring
that
all
nevada
students
have
equitable
personalized
learning
pathways
to
receive
high
quality
education
that
will
benefit
not
just
their
own
future,
but
the
future
of
our
state.
Thank
you
again
for
bringing
forward
this
bill
and
we
support
its
passage.
M
Q
B
K
K
F
Thank
you
very
much,
then
we'll
close
public
testimony
and
we'll
go
back
to
senator
dennis.
Do
you
have
any
closing
remarks.
A
Just
a
couple,
I
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
have
this
discussion
today.
As
I
mentioned
earlier.
The
discussion
today
is
a
lot
different
than
we
would
have
had
a
year
ago.
A
Five
years
ago,
we
actually
had
a
few
of
us.
I
can't
remember,
but
I
might
have
senator
hammond
may
have
participated
with
us.
I
know
that
senator
becky
harris
at
the
time
and
I
had
an
opportunity
to
to
go
tour,
a
school
that
was
based
on
competency-based
education
and
that's
when
the
light
for
me
turned
on,
because
there
was
a
school
where
kids
actually
got
to
move
at
their
own
pace
and
these
weren't
high
achievers
or
necessarily
low
achievers.
They
were
just
regular
kids.
A
It
will
help
us
to
really
meet
their
individual
needs
as
we
move
forward
so
that
they
can
learn
in
the
way
that
they
best
need
to
learn,
and
I'm
grateful
for
the
blue
ribbon
commission
and
the
superintendent
putting
that
together,
so
that
we
could
have
that
discussion
and
bring
forward
this
bill
today
and
urge
your
support
as
we
move
forward.
Thank
you.
F
A
Senator
lang,
I
believe,
you're
you're
up
now.
G
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
chair
dennis
for
the
record,
I'm
roberta
lang,
representative
state
representing
state
senate
district
7
in
clark
county
and
I'm
here
to
present
senate
bill,
194
the
state
seal
on
civics
and
civic
education.
G
I
want
to
first
start
by
thanking
jen,
sturm
and
ashton,
asher
killian
for
helping
me
with
my
proposed
amendment
and
getting
it
ready
for
today's
hearing.
The
education
testing
service
issued
an
insightful
report
in
2012
calling
fault
lines
in
our
democracy,
civic
education,
voting,
behavior
and
civic
engagement
in
the
united
states.
The
report
warns
that
many
u.s
students
lack
an
unacceptable
black
and
acceptable
level
of
knowledge
about
civic
in
a
national
assessment
survey.
G
Only
about
one
quarter
of
u.s
students
showed
proficiency
in
civics,
specifically
only
27
percent
of
fourth
graders
could
identify
the
purpose
of
the
united
states
constitution,
and
only
22
percent
of
8th
graders
could
recognize
the
role
performed
by
the
u.s
supreme
court.
In
a
national
survey
released
by
the
woodrow
wilson
national
fellowship
foundation
in
2018,
they
found
that
only
36
percent
of
americans,
so
that's
only
one
in
three
americans
can
actually
pass
a
multiple
choice
test
consisting
of
questions
from
the
u.s
citizenship
test,
which
has
a
passing
score
of
16.
G
G
Why
does
it
matter
how
many
students
lack
this
knowledge
in
their
country
and
its
government?
According
to
an
ets
report,
civic
knowledge
promotes
support
for
democratic
values,
the
more
knowledge
we
have
about
how
our
government
works,
the
more
likely
we
are
to
support
the
core
values
of
democratic
self-government.
G
Civic
knowledge
report
promotes
political
participation,
the
more
knowledge
people
have
the
more
likely
they
are
to
participate
in
civic
and
political
affairs
and
the
more
knowledge
we
have
about
civic
affairs,
the
less
likely
we
are
to
have
a
generalized
mistrust
and
fear
of
public
life.
We
are
still
learning
about
the
far-reaching
impacts
of
the
kobe
19
pandemic
has
had
worldwide,
and
it
appears
the
pandemic
has
only
amplified
the
polarization
in
politics
just
after
the
2020
election.
G
The
pew
research
center
reported
that
more
than
three
in
four
americans
said
the
country
was
now
more
divided
than
before
the
outbreak,
while
many
can
argue
the
different
reasons
why
politics
has
become
so
polarizing.
I
think
everyone
can
agree
that
civility
educated
populist
is
critical
in
addressing
some
of
the
issues
at
their
source.
People
who
are
more
civically
in
educated
and
engaged,
have
improved
critical
thinking,
spirit
skills
and
better
can
filter
through
the
information
that
is
out
there.
G
G
We
strike
section
4
section:
5
requires
the
state
superintendent
to
adopt
regulations
that
will
allow
the
superintendent
to
designate
a
school
as
a
quote
school
of
civic
excellence
and
designate
a
pupil
as
a
student,
civic
leader
or
designate
a
school
employee.
As
an
educator,
civic
leader,
section,
6
was
deleted.
G
G
It
also
speaks
about
the
a
service
project
required
that
will
be
required
by
the
year
2027..
G
G
In
conclusion,
I
would
like
to
conclude
with
remarks
from
u.s
supreme
court
justice
sandra
day
o'connor,
who
once
said
securing
our
democracy
requires
teaching
the
next
generation
to
understand
and
respect
our
system
of
government.
This
bill
is
an
important
step
in
helping
to
ensure
a
more
civically,
educated
and
engaged
children
graduate
from
our
schools.
Thank
you,
mr
chair,
and,
if
I
could,
I
would
like
to
introduce
to
you
eric
van
holten.
H
Awesome,
thank
you
for
the
record.
My
name
is
eric
van
houten.
I
teach
12th
grade
ap
us
government
and
politics
at
akipo
academy,
on
the
east
side
of
las
vegas.
I
want
to
thank
senator
lang
for
inviting
me
to
be
here
really
excited
to
be
here
and
discuss
senate
bill
194,
which
deals
with
civics
education.
H
H
H
The
current
law
that
we
have
has
a
civics
education
test
that
I
gave
this
year,
but
it's
a
little
bit
ambiguous.
There's
no
required
score
to
pass
and
teachers
are
left
to
their
own
devices
to
make
a
50
question.
Multiple
choice,
assessment,
identical
to
the
civics
portion
of
the
naturalization
test,
but
the
naturalization
test
has
fewer
questions
and
it's
done
orally
now.
Senate
bill
194
clears
that
up
a
bit
by
creating
a
pass
score
of
85
percent.
That
would
qualify
a
student
to
be
on
the
path
to
get
the
state
sealed
civics.
H
H
Students
have
led
voter
registration
drives,
they've
brought
politicians
and
government
officials
into
the
classroom.
They've
been
poll.
Workers
they've
also
done
research
on
proposed
legislation
in
this
year's
legislative
session
and
have
emailed
representatives
about
it.
Some
of
you
likely
have
those
emails
sitting
in
your
inbox
right
now.
H
These
action,
civics
projects,
work,
students
become
very
invested
in
them
and
the
results
speak
for
themselves.
The
class
of
2020
at
akipo
academy
that
just
graduated,
we
had
100
of
students
that
were
eligible
to
vote
register
to
vote
by
the
time
they
graduated
our
student
turnout.
In
the
democratic
caucus
last
year
was
two
times
higher
than
the
state
average
and
in
the
june
2020
primary,
our
student
turnout
rate
was
25
higher
than
the
state
average
action
civics
or
service
learning
projects
work.
They
allow
students
to
apply
their
knowledge
while
strengthening
their
community
senate
bill.
H
G
Thank
you
eric
and
with
that,
mr
chair,
we
would
be
happy
to
take
any
questions
you
might
have.
A
Okay,
any
I'll
I'll
ask
a
quick
question,
because
you
know:
we've
we've
over
the
last
few
sessions,
we've
added
civics
education
pieces
to
the
to
the
statutes.
Can
you
talk
a
little
bit?
How
and
I
think
the
the
mr
van
hooten
talked
about
some
of
that,
having
been
involved
in
the
original
legislation
for
the
one
that
requires
the
test
be
given,
but
not
necessarily
scored.
G
I
appreciate
that
question.
Thank
you.
I
think
we
can
all
look
back
over
the
last
few
years
and
understand
why
it
is
that
we
think
this
is
so
important
to
our
nation
and
to
our
children.
A
lot
of
us
had
civics
education.
When
we
were
in
school,
we
learned
and
learned
to
value
each
ethnicity
and
to
evaluate
and
to
value
people
as
a
whole,
and
I
think
some
of
that
has
fallen
apart.
G
It's
also
falling
apart
and
I
feel,
like
our
kids,
aren't
getting
the
connection
between
government
and
them,
and
I
think
that
by
doing
a
project
where
they
have
to
go
out
in
their
community
and
they
have
to
work,
they
get
that
connection
and
they
know
how
it
works.
So
when
they
leave
school,
they
will
be
able
to
have
learned
something
that's
going
to
take
them
further
on
in
their
life
and
be
able
to
use
that
as
as
an
adult
when
they're
out
of
school
eric,
you
have
anything
to
add.
H
Yeah
I'd
say,
the
the
service
learning
component
to
me
is
is
very
essential,
because
now
we
actually
have
our
content,
knowledge
and
now
we're
actually
applying
it
to
the
real
world
and
I've
seen
students
really
take
that
to
the
to
the
next
level
and
create
opportunities
that
really
help
them
out
in
the
future
and
make
it
make.
It
seem
like
the
democracy
is
there
for
them
to
be
a
part
of.
G
And
I
would
also
say
chair
dennis
when
I
was
doing
campaign
work
years
ago.
I
would
have
students
come
to
my
campaigns
and
they'd
come
with
their
sheet
of
paper
where
they
had
to
do
x
number
of
hours,
and
we
were
able
to
teach
them
about
the
process
of
how
someone
that
they
were.
Volunteering
for
was
working
to
get
elected,
and
it
was
a
very
valuable
process
not
only
for
the
kids
but
for
the
staff.
A
Thank
you
and-
and
I
think
the
the
other
part
in
this
is
that,
because
there's
a
seal,
it's
something
that
they
can
work
towards
right,
and
so
you
know
when
I
did
the
original
bill
just
to
have
every
student
have
to
take
some
civics
test.
It
was
requiring
everyone,
but
this
allows
those
that
want
to
now
that
we
can.
You
know
to
get
a
certain
score,
so
they
have
to
study
and
prepare
for
that.
So
all
right,
let's
see
senator
donderly
and
then
senator.
F
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
Thank
you
very
much
for
bringing
the
bill.
I
have
a
question
on
the
amendment
that
we
were
given
on
section
7.3
sub
1b.
I
think
it
was
line
15.
F
Yes,
it
says
how
do
you
envision?
You
know
I
it.
It
says
that
the
superintendent
of
public
instruction
is
going
to
decide
on
the
members
that
will
be
appointed.
How
do
you
envision
that
happening
and
how
will
that
happen
that
those
will
be?
How
will
the
recruitment
go?
How
will
you
get
the
word
out?
What
will
happen
there
so
that
we
identify
those
members.
G
Thank
you
senator
john
darrell
loop.
I
actually
put
a
lot
of
thought
into
this
and
I
think
that
we
heard
in
some
earlier
testimony
about
other
bills.
We
had
about
how
people
weren't,
showing
up
to
committees
and
they
weren't
involved
in
those
committees
and
so
really
try
to
think
about.
If
you
were
looking
at
a
civics
course,
what
kinds
of
people
would
you
want
to
have
on
that,
and
that's
how
I
came
up
with
the
list.
G
I
think
that
and
and
you'll
notice
I
put
a
couple
of
kids
on
there
from
the
nevada
youth
legislature,
because
those
are
kids
that
are
already
doing
this
and
I
think
they
should
could
have
such
great
input
for
kids
that
are
going
to
study
history
and
in
the
coursework,
and
I
think
that
there
are
a
couple
of
ways
that
the
superintendent
could
recruit
people
to
be
on
these
committees.
First
of
all,
you
can
notify
the
school
district
and
the
school
district
can
send
it
out.
G
I
just
think
there
are
a
variety
of
ways
and-
and
I
think
that
you
probably
will
get
more
people
than
you
want
to
have-
have
room
to
have
participate
just
because
it
will
be
such
a
worthwhile
committee,
and
that
has
an
end
goal
of
what
they're
trying
to
do,
which
is
to
create
a
civics
program
within
social
studies.
F
Thank
you
very
much.
So
did
you
have
just
as
a
a
question
with
the
superintendent
so
did
you
did
you
and
the
superintendent
identify
who
would
be
on
this
committee?
Did
you
have
any.
G
Yeah
I
appreciate
that
senator
no.
I
did
not
have
a
conversation
with
the
senator
about
the
make
of
the
committee.
What
I
did
do,
though,
is
I
looked
in
the
nrs
for
the
steam
and
cell
and
the
bi-literacy
financial
literacy
program
and
looked
at
the
the
types
of
people
that
made
up
the
committee
and
I
modeled
it
after
what
was
already
an
existing
law.
G
Thank
you,
chair,
dennis,
thank
you,
senator
lange,
what
specific
say,
curriculum
or
textbook
and
then
will
parents
have
access?
You
know
just
so
you
know
the
transparency
is
key.
G
Thank
you
for
that
question.
I
think
that
the
school
districts
with
the
department
of
education
create
their
curriculum,
and
I
think
that
the
transparency
I
mean
I
I
don't.
I
think
this
bill
is
very
transparent
and
I
don't
think
anyone's
trying
to
hide
anything
and
that
curriculum
would
be
available
for
anyone,
just
as
any
curriculum
is
available
for
any
parent
who
wants
to
see
it
or
talk
to
a
teacher
about
it.
A
Right
anyone
then
senator
hammond.
D
Thank
you,
chair
and
good
afternoon,
senator
lang.
You
know
I
I
put
my
name
on
this,
because
I
I
I
think
this
is
a
great
bill
that
you
know.
I
always
think
that
there's
a
lack
of
civic
education
in
the
state
of
nevada
and
always
was
striving
to
do
more
in
that
area,
and
I
think
that
this
bill
hits
a
lot.
D
I
love
the
fact
that
you
brought
a
teacher
in
who's
doing
this
work
today
and,
and
I'm
glad
you're
talking
about
transparency
and
curriculum,
I'm
kind
of
I'm
to
go
off
of
that
same
line
of
questioning,
I
suppose,
looking
at
7.7.
This
is
the
the
section
that
talks
about
the
pupil
civic
advisory
panel
and
what
they
will
be
tasked
with
doing.
D
Again,
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
they're,
you
know
we
want
to
be
very
clear
to
everybody,
because
it
says
here
they
are
to
create,
maintain
a
strategic
strategic
plan
and
then
be
identified.
Learning
activities
see
develop
the
criteria.
People
must
meet
to
be
awarded
and
d
apply
for
grants
and
that
kind
of
stuff.
So
I
guess
the
question
is
when
you're
talking
about
this
panel
and
what
they
put
together.
Do
you
envision
this
as
a
we're
gonna?
This
is
how
we're
gonna
put
it
together.
D
D
As
far
as,
if
you're
going
to
obtain
this
recognition,
you
have
to
fulfill
this,
but
as
far
as
what
it
takes
to
get
those
those,
these
steps
done
you're
going
to
give
some
latitude
to
folks
right
they're
going
to
have
you
if
you're
going
to
say,
do
a
service
project
you're
not
going
to
tell
them,
prescribe
exactly
what
you
know
where
you
have
to
do
your
service
project
or
were
you
you
know
something
like
that.
D
G
Sure
I
appreciate
that
senator
hammond,
so
I
see
the
panel
as
an
advisory
panel
that
they
can
come
up
with
a
skeleton
I
guess
of
what's
going
to
happen.
But
one
of
the
great
things
about
teaching
is
creativity.
A
teacher
has
and
the
creativity
students
have,
and
so
there
will
be
guidelines
for
what
they
need
to
meet,
but
how
they
do
it.
That's
the
great
thing
about
how
what
they
get
to
figure
out
in
their
classroom,
in
their
school
district
and
and
and
especially
when
you
talk
about
the
the.
G
Oh
gosh,
I
lost
my
word.
He
when
they're
going
to
go
out
and
do
their
project.
I
mean
I
that
a
student
is
going
to
become
more
engaged
if
they
get
to
have
a
part,
a
say
in
what
they're
going
to
go
do,
and
so
I,
like,
I
said
I
think
the
the
the
panel
is,
is
an
advisor
group
that
will
advise
the
school
districts
and,
in
turn
down
to
the
teachers,
about
what
the
program
is
going
to
look
like
in
their
school
district.
D
Thank
you
senator,
and
the
reason
why
I
asked
the
question
and
I
think
you
and
I
have
had
several
conversations.
It
really
is
to
sort
of
cut
off
that
conversation.
I
keep
hearing
that
people
believe
that
this
is
the
step,
the
next
step
to
prescribing
exactly
how
to
teach
social
studies
curriculum
and,
and
then
you
know,
some
some
groups
can
have
an
advantage,
because
they're
going
to
be
told
that
this,
I
think
you
and
I
you
know
I'm
going
to
that.
D
People
believe
that
this
is
going
to
be
a
way
to
indoctrinate
somehow
and
that's
not
the
way
I
saw
it,
but
I
wanted
to
let
you
give
an
explanation
of
that,
because
intent
is
important
for
people
to
understand
what
a
bill
is
trying
to
do,
and
I
think
you
and
I
are
on
the
same
page-
we're
just
creating
an
avenue
for
students
to
then
take
ownership
of
something
that
will
allow
them
to
fully
be
enriched
in
their
own
country,
their
own,
their
own
community
feel
that
civic
pride
of
being
a
part
of
something.
D
A
I
am
not
seeing
anybody
else.
Okay!
Well,
if
I
believe
you're
done
now,
senator
lang,
so
we
can
move
on
to
those
that
will
be
speaking
in
support.
So
we'll
take
the
testimony
now.
Those
in
support,
if
bps,
can
put
the
call
next
caller
on.
L
L
F
A
G
G
Okay-
and
we
are
in.
A
G
Okay
for
anyone
in
support.
J
P
This
is
especially
true
from
a
young
daughter
who
I
share
all
of
what
I've
learned
with
learned
and
continue
to
learn
about
civics
and
participate
in
shaping
our
government.
I
firmly
believe
that
a
well-rounded
civics
education
would
promote
a
greater
electoral
participation
amongst
young
voters
and
would
help
garner
a
more
proactive
culture
of
community
engagement.
P
I
believe
by
passing
sb
194
that
we
can
educate
young
voters
about
the
voting
process,
how
government
works
and
the
responsibilities
of
our
elected
officials.
It
is
our
duty
to
provide
students
with
an
opportunity
to
learn
more
about
the
voting
process
before
they're
eligible
to
keep
to
vote,
to
help
us
increase
their
participation
when
they
are
eligible.
P
M
R
Good
afternoon,
members
of
the
community
for
the
record,
my
name
is
annette
magnus
and
I'm
the
executive
director
of
battleborn
progress.
We
are
in
strong
support
of
sc
194
and
thank
senator
lang
for
bringing
this
important
bill
forward.
Studies
have
shown
that
adolescent
civic
engagement
leads
to
greater
socioeconomic
status
in
adulthood.
K-12
schools
are
uniquely
positioned
in
a
way
in
a
way
that
they
reach
all
young
people
with
diverse
backgrounds
right
by
providing
civic
education
to
students.
R
M
B
Our
youth
need
to
be
educated
at
all
people
and
not
just
the
standards
of
what
was
decided
in
past
years.
Times
are
changing
and
we
need
to
be
supporting
our
youth,
education
and
everyone
that
has
made
history
with
your
support.
We
can
make
history
and
bring
nevada
the
sixth
state
to
update
the
teaching
of
history
in
schools.
B
We
would
like
this
language
to
be
added
and
updated
unless
teachers
can
start
to
include
people
in
various
backgrounds
in
history
to
be
taught
in
class.
The
gay
lesbian
straight
education
network
glsen
estimates
that
one
in
10
educators,
the
united
states,
identifies
as
lgbtq
these.
This
data
provided
from
the
moral
imperative
for
showing
pride
in
the
classroom
and
for
finding
ways
to
include
that
the
lgbt
community
and
schools
curriculum
all
youth
and
adolescents
have
the
fundamental
right
to
be
represented
and
to
feel
safe
in
their
school
environment.
B
B
Additionally,
inclusive
curriculum
benefits
of
all
students
by
prompting
diversity
and
teaching
them
about
the
various
identities
and
contributors
within
their
communities.
We
ask
you
today
to
please
support
senate
bill
194
and
please
make
nevada
the
sixth
state
to
incorporate
the
teaching
of
all
these
various
backgrounds,
including
those
in
the
lgbt
community.
Thank
you.
M
B
Good
afternoon
chris
bailey
d-a-l-y
nevada,
state
education,
association,
the
voice
of
nevada
educators
for
over
120
years,
nsta
supports
fd,
194,
creating
a
state
seal
and
civics
program
and
to
be
more
inclusive
in
the
study
of
culture,
history
and
contributions
of
diverse
american
communities.
A
high
quality
public
education
system
is
foundational
to
build
and
maintain
an
engaged
democratic
society.
A
renewed
focus
on
student
civic
engagement
is
critical
component
in
this
work.
B
The
creation
of
the
state
field
civics
program,
provides
student
recognition
and
promotes
the
importance
of
civics
and
sca
also
supports
updating
the
list
of
communities
to
be
included
in
ethnic
and
diversity
studies
who
have
contributed
so
much
to
nevada
and
across
the
country.
This
includes
pacific,
islander,
americans,
chicano
and
latino
americans
middle
eastern
americans,
women,
persons
with
disabilities,
immigrants
or
refugees,
and
persons
who
are
lesbian,
gay,
bisexual,
transgender
or
questioning.
Thank
you
very
much.
M
B
Hi,
my
name
is
sarah
cirillo
and
I
am
a
political
consultant
analyst
from
las
vegas
nevada
and
I'm
calling
in
due
to
the
fact
that,
while
many
who
share
my
fundamental
political
beliefs
want
to
imagine
that
this
is
a
bill
regarding
identity,
politics,
I'm
here
as
a
transgender
female
who
is
out
and
very
proud
of
my
standing
in
this
community
and
the
world
to
say
that
bill
senate
bill
194
is
not
about
identity
politics,
but
it's
about
allowing
those
to
see
the
world
and
the
united
states
as
it
is
today.
B
The
narrative
of
the
founding
fathers
are
important
and
our
history
can't
be
denied,
but
moving
forward
senate
bill
194
when
passed,
will
allow
all
those
who
are
stakeholders
in
the
great
united
states
and
specifically
our
state
of
nevada,
to
understand
that
they
have
a
place
in
the
table
and
a
place
in
the
discussions
as
to
where
we're
going
as
a
society
and
who
they
are
as
a
people.
It's
imperative
that
this
bill
gets
passed
so
generations
moving
forward
are
not
left
behind
mired
in
the
past.
Thank
you.
M
M
M
N
Okay,
perfect
sorry,
stephen
barney,
s-t-e-p-h-e-n
b-a-r-n-e-y,
I'm
an
educator
teaching
middle
school
in
las
vegas.
I
would
like
to
express
support
for
sb194.
N
Our
students
are
growing
up
in
a
world
filled
with
people
of
all
different
identities
and
cultures.
If
the
goal
of
education
is
to
prepare
students
for
the
world
that
they're
about
to
enter
whether
in
a
university
setting
or
straight
to
the
workforce,
they
need
to
be
exposed
to
these
cultures
in
high
school,
for
students
who
identify
with
various
marginalized
identities,
seeing
themselves
represented
in
the
classroom
and
in
the
content.
They're
learning
can
be
incredibly
impactful.
N
It
allows
them
to
build
connections
with
their
past,
celebrate
their
heritage
and
feel
as
though
their
voices
matter
in
the
field
of
education.
As
a
queer
person
myself
and
or
someone
who
identifies
with
as
lgbtq
plus
and
the
teacher
of
lgbtq
students,
I
can
say
that
this
bill
would
reaffirm
their
experiences
and
make
them
feel
accepted.
So
often,
that's
not
the
case
with
this
topic
being
seen
as
taboo
or
controversial.
N
This
leads
to
a
lack
of
understanding
and
bullying
coming
from
other
students
or
even
staff
members.
With
this
bill,
students
will
be
given
the
opportunity
to
learn
and
understand
leading
the
way
to
a
more
accepting
and
safe,
safer
school
and
school
system.
I
urge
this
body
to
make
the
decision
to
include
the
history
of
diverse
identities
in
groups,
paving
the
way
for
more
understanding
and
empathy.
Thank
you.
So
much
have
a
good
day.
M
M
R
Hi,
yes,
hello.
Can
you
all
hear
me?
Yes,
we
can
awesome.
Well,
hello,
everyone
good
afternoon.
My
name
is
a
l
e
x,
a
a
I
a-I-s-t-u-r-o
and
I'm
a
youth
organizer
with
chispa
nevada,
a
program
of
the
league
of
conservation
voters
and
a
proud
partner
of
let
nevadan's
vote
chase
paul
works
to
build
the
power
of
latinx
families
in
nevada
to
have
a
stay
in
the
environmental
decisions
that
affect
us.
I
am
here
today
in
support
of
sb
194.
R
R
During
the
times
that
I
would
register
students
to
vote,
there
were
many
times
where
students
in
the
classroom
didn't
fill
out
the
registration
form
because
of
the
lack
of
general
information
they
had
on
the
process.
Overall
many
students
did
not
know
the
process
of
voting.
They
didn't
know
how
to
vote
where
to
vote.
R
M
N
Hi,
my
name
is
matthew,
dang
m-a-t-t-h-e-w-d-a-n-g
and
I'm
the
chairperson
of
the
southern
nevada,
api,
queer
society
as
well
as
a
ccsc
elementary
school
teacher,
I'm
an
educator.
I
would
like
to
express
my
support
for
sb194
in
order
to
form
more
active
citizens.
Students
need
to
learn
about
the
diverse
history
of
people
in
this
country.
As
a
person
of
color,
who
is
also
a
teacher,
I
cannot
emphasize
the
importance
for
students
in
high
school
to
have
understandings
of
various
cultures
before
they
graduate
in
nevada,
where
we
have
so
much
diversity.
N
It's
important
for
students
to
be
aware
of
other
cultures
that
exist
outside
their
zip
code.
I
am
often
the
first
asian
person
that
my
students
have
inter
interfaced
with
as
a
result,
they
have
lots
of
questions
about
my
identity
and
culture.
Sometimes
these
questions
border
on
being
microaggressive
through
my
profession.
N
Also,
as
a
queer
educator
believe
that
all
students
need
to
be
made
aware
of
people
who
identify
as
lesbian,
gay,
bisexual,
transgender
and
or
queer,
students
have
shown
that
these
populations
students
tend
to
experience
higher
rates
of
bullying
and
mental
health
issues.
Schools
can
be
traumatic
sex
with
these
individuals
who
may
not
be
open
about
who
they
are,
for
fear
of
retaliation
or
disowned
being
able
to
learn
more
about
lgbtq
people
who
have
been
vital
to
the
developments
of
the
data
and
beyond
will
provide
all
students
with
a
sense
of
safety
and
awareness.
N
M
M
Q
My
name
is
kerry
durmig,
it's
k-e-r-r-y-d-u-r-m-I-c-k
good
afternoon,
chair
and
members
of
the
committee.
My
name
is
kerry
dirmag
and
I'm
the
state
director
of
albania's
local
action,
nevada
we
are
in
strong
support
of
sb-194
sb-194
would
provide
nevada
students
with
a
real,
well-rounded
civics
education,
which
would
promote
greater
electoral
participation
amongst
young
voters
and
would
help
to
garner
a
more
proactive
culture
of
community
engagement.
Studies
have
shown
that
adolescent
civil
engagement
leads
to
greater
status
and
adulthood.
Q
Voting
volunteering
and
activism
at
a
young
age
has
been
linked
to
more
years
of
schooling,
higher
personal
income
and
fewer
depressive
symptoms
in
adulthood.
Many
young
voters
are
uneducated
about
the
voting
process,
how
government
works
and
the
responsibilities
of
elected
officials.
It
is
important
that
we
provide
students
an
opportunity
to
learn
about
voting
before
that
they
are
eligible
to
vote.
Thank
you
for
your
time
and
please
pass
sb.
M
M
Q
Good
afternoon,
chairman
dennis
and
committee
members
for
the
record,
my
name
is
emily:
prasad
zamora
e
m,
I
l
y
p
e
r
s,
a
u
d,
hyphen,
z,
a
n,
o
r,
a
and
then
the
executive
trip
of
silver
state
voices.
I'm
calling
on
behalf
of
our
voting
rights
coalition,
what
nevadans
vote
a
coalition
of
21,
national
and
local
organizations
dedicating
to
ensuring
fair
and
equitable
elections
for
all
nevadans.
Q
Part
of
our
work
at
ssb
is
working
with
our
partners
to
register
an
evidence
to
vote,
educating
them
on
our
political
process,
getting
out
the
vote
and
protecting
the
ability
of
nevadans
to
vote
through
our
election
protection
program.
Many
of
our
partners
work
very
closely
with
the
nevada
immigrant
communities
and
assist
a
large
number
of
folks
with
their
naturalization
process,
including
the
uscis
assessment
require
required
for
all
new
u.s
citizens.
Q
Sb
194
would
administer
the
same
assessment
to
participating
high
school
students.
If
naturalized
citizens
are
required
to
pass
this
test.
As
a
threshold
for
their
naturalization,
it
would
seem
appropriate
for
our
up-and-coming
and
youngest
electorate
to
become
exposed
to
the
same
process
before
being
able
to
cast
their
ballot.
Q
What
we
and
our
partners
have
seen
is
that
the
average
nevadan
is
not
very
well
informed
on
our
political
process.
This
is
especially
true
for
first-time
voters
who
are
coming
out
of
high
school.
We
often
see
that
young
voters
are
uneducated
about
the
vetting
process,
how
government
works
and
the
responsibilities
of
elected
officials
such
as
state
senators.
We
often
hear
more
experienced
and
well
informed.
Voters
complain
that
young
people
don't
go
out
to
vote
and
that
they
don't
know
what
they're
talking
about.
Q
I
asked
this
body
of
legislators:
what
are
your
responsibilities
to
educating
the
next
generation
of
nevadans?
This
is
your
opportunity
to
ensure
that
our
children
have
the
tools
to
be
educated
and,
in
return,
become
civically
engaged,
it's
important
to
acknowledge
our
privilege
of
experiencing
firsthand
how
democracy
works.
Q
I
read
this
gratitude
to
senator
lange
to
bring
this
legislation
forward
and
paving
the
way
to
educating
nevada's
future
voters
and
a
special
thanks
to
teach
mr
van
heusen
at
kibo
academy
for
his
work
on
this
as
well.
He
was
my
brother's
sixth
grade
teacher
and
I
saw
firsthand
how
amazing
the
teacher
he
was.
Thank
you
so
much.
M
N
N
Now
more
than
ever,
it's
important
for
students
to
be
civically,
engaged
and
be
an
active
part
of
their
community.
Providing
the
state
student
will
help
incentivize
students
to
take
the
social
studies
courses
they
need,
while
also
participating
in
service
learning
projects.
These
projects
will
help
students
understand
the
needs
of
their
community
and
give
back
in
some
form
that
would
help
instill
a
sense
of
belonging.
M
I
Thank
you,
chair,
dennis,
and
thank
you
vice
chair
of
my
young,
founder
vander,
lupe
and
the
members
of
committee.
My
name
is
eric.
Chang
e-r-I-c
j-e
on
behalf
of
the
asian
community
development
council
and
one
api
nevada
here
to
support
sb-194
nevada
is
home
to
over
250
000
asian
americans
and
then
another
40
000
pacific
islanders.
It's
important
to
make
this
distinction,
because
when
we
are
talking
about
the
this
build
that
will
include
pacific
islander
as
part
of
the
community,
we
in
clark
county
is
knight
island
and
we
are
the
second
largest.
I
We
have
the
second
largest
native
hawaiian
pacificat
populations,
just
behind
la
county
in
the
mainland,
which
I
think
we
definitely
should
celebrate
that
it's
very
exciting.
The
next
part
I
want
to
talk
about
this
bill
is.
We
are
just
celebrated
the
40-year
anniversary
of
the
passage
of
the
26th
amendment.
That
makes
sure
all
voters
can
vote
at
the
age
of
18..
I
I
40
years
ago,
congress
passed
in
the
ratified
26th
amendment
to
make
sure
all
voters
can
vote
since
18
and
we
now
have
the
responsibility
to
make
sure
they're
well
prepared
to
exercise
their
civic
duty.
So
for
us
we
are
aware
that
the
infrastructure
to
support
our
community.
We
need
to
make
sure
that
as
we
grow
as
we
are
one
of
the
fastest
growing
states,
we
provide
the
same
kind
of
civic
education
for
our
students
on
the
community
side.
I
Ac
dc
and
one
api
nevada
provide
critical
resources
and
services,
including
youth
programs,
such
as
college
readiness,
boot
camp
graduation.
And
then
we
also
do
youth
outreach,
and
these
are
the
things
we
mentioned
to
them,
for
the
importance
of
civic
education,
the
voter
participation
and
making
sure
their
voices
are
heard.
I
The
last
year
we
saw
unprecedented
voter
turnout
for
the
asian
american
pacific,
islander
community,
here
in
nevada
and
nationwide,
from
2010
to
2016
the
number
of
eligible
aapi
voters
in
nevada,
35
and
that's
double.
No,
that's
triple
the
statewide
average.
A
well-rounded
civic
education
will
promote
greater
electoral
participation,
proactive
engagement
and
just
generally
make
good
citizens
from
our
from
the
future.
I
From
our
youth
generation,
there
are
strong
signs
of
engagement
among
asian
youth
in
2020
in
large
part,
because
our
young
voters
know
how
important
this
from
k-pop
group
bts
and
their
phenomenal
testimony
in
front
of
the
u.n
assembly
on
climate
change.
To
now,
where
we've
seen
youth-led
movement
after
at
the
aftermath
of
rising
aapi
hate
crimes.
These
are
they're
no
longer
our
future.
I
There
are
present-
and
we
here
have
that's-
why
we're
supporting
this
bill
to
make
sure
our
youth
are
informed
about
how
to
register,
to
vote,
how
to
cast
a
ballot
making
sure
they
know
the
importance
of
voting
and
making
sure
they
understand
the
communities
and
understand
the
importance
of
equality
and
inclusiveness
and
become
civically
engaged
adults.
We're
here
to
ask
for
your
support
for
sb
194.
Thank
you.
So
much.
M
M
M
N
State
equality,
we
are
a
statewide
lgbtq
civil
rights
organization
and
good
morning,
chair
vice
chair
and
members
of
the
committee.
In
short,
we
are
supportive
of
sb194
and
urged
you
vote
in
the
affirmative
to
pass
this
important
bill.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you.
Let's
go
to
those
that
are
in
opposition.
Anyone
wishing
to
give
testimony
in
opposition,
if
you
would
add
the
first
caller.
M
A
M
B
Good
afternoon
my
name
is
matt
alder
m-a-t-t-a-l-d-d-e-r
speaking
on
behalf
of
the
nevada
homeschool
network.
By
way
of
introduction
for
those
who
are
unfamiliar,
nevada,
homeschool
network
was
established
in
two
in
the
year
2000
we
are
advocates
for
nevada
families
that
have
elected
to
direct
the
education
of
their
children.
B
M
E
E
M
K
B-R-E-N-D-A-P-E-A-R-S-O-N-
and
I
am
here
representing
the
clark
county
education
association
ccea
is
testifying
in
neutral
on
senate
bill
194
senate
bill
194
in
underscores
the
importance
of
civics
education
in
high
school.
It
brings
civics
to
the
forefront
by
connecting
curriculum
with
community-based
projects,
while
offering
college
credits
for
those
high
school
students
who
meet
the
criteria.
K
Concerns
remain,
though,
regarding
the
proposed
implementation
of
sb
194
service
learning
incorporates
service
into
the
learning
process
and,
if
implemented
appropriately,
connects
the
student
with
their
community
incorporating
service
learning
programs
in
schools
across
nevada
assumes
that
the
educators
are
well
versed
in
this
pedagogy.
This
is
often
not
the
case.
Legislators
must
not
merely
propose
programs
for
implementation,
but
must
also
ensure
that
quality
implementation
is
prioritized.
K
Quality
implementation
includes
additional
preparation
and
professional
learning
by
both
educators
and
schools,
and
at
this
time
the
sb
193
has
not
addressed
these
components.
Additionally,
silver
state
students
can
earn
college
credits
for
being
awarded
state
ceo
and
civics,
but
we
must
consider
the
content
area
in
which
the
credits
are
earned.
College
credits
must
not
be
used
to
replace
the
foundational
coursework
required
by
college
students.
We
asked
the
sponsors
of
this
bill
to
consider
including
language
delineating
the
content
areas
in
which
credits
can
be
earned.
K
Cca
appreciates
the
intent
of
sb
194
and
we
believe,
in
the
benefit
of
include
introducing
a
state
seal
of
civics
program,
to
students
across
nevada,
to
ensure
that
this
program
is
as
impactful
as
the
sponsors
have
intended.
It
is
essential
that
we
first
prepare
our
educators
with
knowledge
and
practices
of
civics
and
service
learning.
We
must
prioritize
the
implementation
of
quality
programs
in
nevada
schools
and,
as
written
sb
194
does
not
include
the
details
necessary
to
create
a
high
yield
learning
opportunity
for
nevada's
students.
M
S
S
S
S
I
have
a
who
is
transgender,
who
is
as
a
morpher
at
spars
high
school.
I
because
of
his
condition
I've
been
taking
him
teaching
him.
We've
been
testifying,
we've
been
volunteered,
we've
been
I've,
been
teaching
him
how
to
vote.
Him
engage
people,
so
he
is
very
important
and
he's
been
engaged
in
sitting
society,
but
not
all
the
children
have
the
same
mother
like
myself.
S
S
S
Also,
I
have
been
seeing
many
children
on
immigrants,
for
example,
who
I
know
who
they
know
less
about
american
government
that
their
own
parents,
the
young
parents,
are
immigrants,
parents
they
take.
They
have
to
take
the
studio
for
the
test
for
serious
citizenship,
exam
and
the
kids
have.
No,
they
don't
know
the
same
knowledge.
S
A
Thank
you.
Let's
go
to
the
next
one
in
neutral,
we
are
neutral
testimony.
A
Thank
you
very
much.
So
let's
go
back.
Let's
go
back
to
senator
lange.
Do
you
have
any
closing
comments.
G
Thank
you.
I
just
leave
you
with
this.
When
my
son
was
in
fifth
grade
his
teacher
decided
they
were
going
to
do
a
bill
to
make
to
bring
to
the
legislature
to
make
the
wild
horse
the
co-state
animal.
During
that
process.
G
I
volunteered
my
time
to
go
in
once
a
week
to
teach
the
kids
not
only
how
a
bill
is
made
and
how
a
bill
goes
through
the
senate.
We
taught
the
kids
about
civics
in
the
beginning.
The
kids
had
no
questions.
G
Unfortunately,
two
minutes
before
signee
died.
They
lost
their
bid
to
have
their
bill
passed
by
one
vote,
but
it
was
a
process.
Those
kids
will
never
forget
they
in
the
beginning,
talk
not
understanding
government
at
all
at
the
end
of
the
process.
I
can't
tell
you
how
many
kids
said
I
want
to
run
for
office.
G
I
want
to
go
to
college
and
be
a
teacher,
and
so
I
think
that
we
underestimate
how
important
this
is
to
our
children
to
teach
them
civics,
and
so
I
look
forward
to
bring
this
bill
along
the
path
and
getting
it
passed
into
law,
and
I
look
forward
to
working
with
those
who
had
comments
today
and
questions
on
to
resolving
some
of
those
issues.
Thank
you.
So
much
chair.
A
M
M
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N
N,
a
r
d
o
b
with
the
clark
county
school
district
today
here
with
a
good
news
minute,
I'm
happy
to
share
that
both
the
ranch
high
school
wind
ensemble
and
the
rancho
high
school
clarinet
choir
have
made
the
national
semifinals
of
the
very
prestigious
american
prize
national,
non-profit
competitions
in
the
performing
arts.
This
competition
provides
a
benchmark
success
for
professionals,
collegiate
and
high
school
divisions,
so
congratulations
to
the
hard-working
students
and
staff
at
rancho
high
school
for
this
achievement,
and
we
wish
them
good
luck
for
the
rest
of
the
competition.
A
A
A
We
are
planning
to
do
this
week,
just
for
your
for,
for
you
to
know,
we
are
planning
to
have
a
meeting
on
wednesday
and
on
friday,
and
we
also
are
planning
some
evening
meetings
not
on
fridays,
but
on
wednesdays
and
mondays.