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A
All
right
welcome
to
the
senate
committee
on
education,
we're
gonna
go
ahead
and
get
begin.
Welcome
to
those
who
are
present
here
in
carson
city
and
online
and
by
phone
well,
the
secretary.
Please
call
the.
A
Dennis
here
in
just
mark
folks
as
they
get
here,
I
know
that
folks
are
doing
bill,
presentations
and
so
we'll
we'll.
This
is
that
time
in
session
when
we're
all
trying
to
get
our
bills
and
we
can't
control
when
the
other
committees
are
so
all
right.
So,
oh
welcome.
Senator
lang
is
here,
but
I
know
she's
going
to
be
leaving
soon
so
just
housekeeping
and
we
do
have
a
quorum
for
the
record.
A
Everyone
in
person
online
keep
yourselves
muted
when
not
speaking
and
silence
your
electronic
devices,
please
for
all
individuals
present
in
our
meetings.
Please
always
keep
your
face
covering
on
and
maintain
social
distancing
committee
information
is
available
on
ellis
that
you
can
get
through
through
our
website
and
also
you
can
watch
our
our
meetings
through
nellis
or
the
legislature's
youtube
channel.
A
A
A
A
A
A
All
right,
whenever
you're
ready,
tell
me
when
minnie
thompson,
please
please
proceed
and
welcome
by
the
way
it's
good
to
have
you
here.
C
C
a
three
assembly
bill.
362
is
a
bill
with
four
sections
of
which
two
of
them
have
some
of
the
most,
the
most
substantive
changes
section,
one
and
section
three,
so
I'll
tell
you
what
the
bill
does
first
and
then
I'll
kind
of
explain
why
I'm
here
with
the
proposal
to
do
it.
So,
first
of
all,
we
are
talking
about
the
prepaid
tuition
policy
plan,
that's
housed
within
the
state
treasurer's
office.
C
These
are
dollars
in
which
you,
as
a
policy
hoarder,
decide
to
open
up
for
a
prepaid
tuition
plan,
and
then
you
decide
one
of
the
three
ways
in
which
you're
going
to
fund
your
child's
future
college,
and
then
you
either
make
a
one-time
payment
on
it
or
you
make
a
series
of
installment
payments
and
once
you
enroll
into
the
prepaid
tuition
program,
your
child's
cost
at
an
nc
institution
is
frozen
at
that
point
in
time,
so
you're
protecting
yourself
against
the
increased
future
cost
by
buying
the
child's
education
to
now
now
and
it's
been
working
wonderfully
right.
C
In
fact,
my
argument
today
is
that
it's
been
working
so
wonderfully
that
we
need
to
consider
a
couple
of
different
things
for
the
board,
so
the
first
would
be
in
section
one
that,
as
necessary,
the
board
can
revise
policy
on
the
use
of
the
money
in
the
trust
fund.
That
is
in
excess
of
the
amount
determined
by
the
board
to
be
required
to
be
established
for
the
guaranteed
rate
of
tuition
under
the
prepaid
tuition
plan.
C
So
that's
in
section
one
section,
two
or
sorry
section.
Three
is
saying
that
from
the
plan
that
can
be
paid
so
people
who
invest
in
the
program
and
have
the
plan
that
they
can
be
able
to
pay
for
not
just
the
cost
of
the
per
credit
hour,
but
they
also
can
pay
for
other
qualified
health
education
expenses
as
defined
by
us
code
529.
C
And
so
what
section
three
is
doing
is
saying
that
if
you
buy
the
prepaid
tuition
plan,
you
can
also
pay
for
fees
that
you,
our
us
code
allows
us
to
do,
which
is
similar
to
the
529
plans.
On
the
529
plans.
You
can
pay
for
additional
college
expenses,
but
right
now
those
fees
you're
not
allowed
to
pay
for
under
the
prepaid
tuition
plan,
so
we're
creating
some
parity
between
the
program
and
just
saying
that
the
fees
that
are
allowed
you
can
pay
for
whether
your
prepaid
tuition
or
the
529
plan,
but
the
prepaid
specifically.
C
So
we
want
to
make
sure
that
parents
can
show
up
and
students
can
show
up
to
school,
knowing
that
they
have
the
ability
to
cover
some
of
those
costs
as
well
on
the
first
part
section
when
the
ability
for
them
to
do
regulations
regarding
the
excess,
sound
amount
of
money.
I
brought
here
and
I
loaded
up
two
exhibits
for
you.
The
piece
of
the
most
recent
college
savings
board
meeting,
in
which
you
have
the
actuarial
for
the
prepaid
tuition
in
there
and
so
I've.
C
Given
you,
the
actuarial
and
they've
got
quite
a
surplus,
and
we've
been
watching
the
surplus
for
a
couple
of
years
and
the
surplus
has
been
growing
and
been
growing,
and
so
I've
had
conversations
with
the
state
treasurer's
office
about
the
ability
for
the
board
to
say.
Okay,
this
fund
is
really
healthy.
It's
very
robust.
C
The
board
needs
to
consider
policies
for
ways
to
make
sure
that
those
investments
can
re
revert
back
to
the
policyholders
if
needed
and
by
what
percentage.
But
it's
super
healthy.
So
it
makes
the
most
sense
to
say,
like
any
other
type
of
investment
that
we
would
look
at
you
know,
could
there
be
a
rebate
to
those
policyholders
and
balance
that
out
with
making
sure
the
fund
stays
healthy
and
also
making
sure
that
the
cost
of
considerations
for
fees
are
included
in
that.
C
So
that
is
the
that's
the
bulk
of
what
this
bill
is
seeking
to
do.
A
So
those
who
would
like
to
give
testimony
support
here
in
in
the
room
anybody
nobody,
okay,
so
we'll
go
to
those
online.
So
if
we
could
bring
up
the
first
caller
online
that
wishes
to
speak
in
support
of
sb,
262
or
ab262.
D
D
A
D
E
E
We
we
support
the
ab
362
as
a
method
to
get
available
funds,
the
students
who
can
use
them
and
we
appreciate
assemblywoman
teresa
santos
thompson's,
bringing
the
bill.
Thank
you.
A
D
A
Okay:
let's
go
to
those
who
are
in
neutral
anyone.
We
shouldn't
hear
in
the
room.
No
one
here
go
on
first
call:
it
bring
up
the
first
caller
online
in
neutral.
D
A
Okay,
great,
thank
you
very
much.
Okay,
with
that
we'll
come
back
to
assemblywoman.
Can
you
ask
answer
one
question?
I
think
you
and
you
may
have
answered
it
there
and
I
may
have
got
in
in
trying
to
figure
out.
What's
going
on,
may
have
missed
it.
What
was
the
reasoning
I
mean
to
actually
bring
the
bill
forward?
What
you
I
know
you
were
talking
about
something
about
that
they
were
looking
at
the
excess
and
trying
to
decide
what
to
do.
But
can
you
talk
about
that
again.
C
Yes,
thank
you
for
the
question
to
senator
dennis
assemblywoman
benitez
thompson,
so
it
was
that
we've
been
watching
the
surplus
of
the
fund
grow
over
the
last
couple
years
and
have
thought
okay.
Well
what
what
you?
What
are
you
going
to
do
with
that
surplus
and
in
what
ways
can
you,
in
the
bigger
conversation
about
buying
down
the
cost
of
education,
higher
education
and
making
higher
education
more
affordable?
C
How
can
the
policyholders
authorize?
How
can
the
policyholders
better
benefit
from
from
board
policies
that
would
allow
them
to
do
a
little
bit
more
with
these
dollars
and
one
of
the
biggest
differences
that
we
saw
between
the
529
plan
and
the
prepaid
tuition
plan
is
that
the
529
plans
will
allow
you
to
pay
for
other
authorized
educational
expenses
and
the
prepaid
does
not.
C
Obviously,
the
ability
to
cover
fees
is
one
of
them
and
you
know
can
will
continue
to
be
so
and
then
the
second
piece
is
just
allowing
the
board
to
reasonably
look
at
that
excess
that
surplus
that
they
have
above
the
obligated
funds
that
will
commit
to
keeping
the
program
solvent
and
saying
you
know:
how
could
this
once
again,
better
benefit
the
policy
holders
and
they're
going
to
come
up
with
good
things.
A
C
Thank
you
so
much
for
the
question
senator
dennis
assemblywoman
benitez
thompson.
Yes,
we've
had
a
couple
of
different
conversations
about
this
bill.
He
was
on
the
record
as
being
supportive
in
the
assembly
we
text
we
touched
base
via
text
just
before
the
hearing
he
mentioned.
He
wouldn't
be
here
because
he's
on
another
call-
and
I
said
I
was
bringing
in
my
binder
of
actuarial
so
that
if
we
wanted
to
do
a
deep
dive
into
numbers,
I'd
be
right
there
willing
to
do
so.
If
you
still
want
to
go
there,
we're
fine
to
do
that.
C
It's
about
this
is
a
really
big
document,
but
what
it
comes
down
to
is
just
we've
got
good
policy.
This
will
be.
The
program
tends
to
be
conservative.
Overall,
it
will
tend
to
be
conservative,
but
there's
this
will
just
give
them
flexibility
in
in
a
way
that
we
need
to
to
make
the
program
better.
A
F
Thank
you,
mr
chair,
and
vice
chair,
dondero,
loop
and
distinguished
members
of
the
senate
education
committee,
it's
great
to
be
down
on
the
lower
floors
in
the
upper
house
for
the
first
time
this
this
session.
So
I
look
forward
to
this
bill
presentation.
I'm
here
today,
I'm
assemblyman
tom
robertson
assembly,
district
13
in
southern
nevada,
presenting
assembly
bill
105..
F
With
your
permission.
First
I'll
talk
a
little
bit
about
how
this
bill
came
forward.
I
I
have
someone
a
parent
on
the
line
that
actually
reached
out
to
me
and
and
got
this
going
then
I'll
give
a
little
background
on
the
niaa,
which
is
the
nevada,
interscholastic
activities
association.
F
Then
I'll
go
over
the
technology
aspects
of
the
bill
and
open
it
up
for
questions.
First
of
all,
I'll
start
with
how
this
bill
came
to
came
about
is
my
county
commissioner
marilyn
kirkpatrick
reached
out
to
me.
She
had
some
parents
that
were
a
little
upset
with
the
lack
of
with
the
lack
of
responsiveness
to
the
niaa
during
the
last
year
during
cove
in
the
shutdown,
and
they
were
a
little
frustrated
with
it,
and
so
they
came
forward
with
a
bill
draft
idea.
G
G
G
G
No
one
has
a
better
perspective
on
what
is
happening
in
changing
in
youth
sports
than
the
students
themselves.
Playing
sports
teaches
children,
many
things
including
hard
work,
compromise
time
management
and
how
to
be
part
of
a
team.
These
skills
will
make
them
valuable
members
of
the
nia
advisory
boards.
G
F
Robert
thank
you,
miss
ranon
and
thank
you,
mr
chair,
and
now
I'll
go
over
a
little
background
on
the
nia
nevada
statutes.
38.5
b
.050,
currently
in
statute,
gives
permissive
language
for
county
school
districts
and
trustees
to
form
a
non-profit
to
be
known
as
the
nevada
interscholastic
activities
association.
F
F
According
to
federal
tax
returns,
the
nia
has
about
a
2
million
dollar
in
annual
revenues.
A
quarter
of
that
is
spent
on
salaries
and
executive
director,
two
full-time
positions
and
other
personal
related
expenses.
The
current
nia
board
is
comprised
of
nine
members.
Three
school
district
trustees
and
and
six
school
administrators
has
nine
members.
Three
school
district
employees
and
six
school
administrators
now
go
over
a
little
technical
aspects
of
the
bill.
F
If
you
look
in
section
one
of
the
bill
item
two,
we
actually
add,
we
identify
the
niaa's
association.
We
add
three
members
who
are
parents
or
guardians
of
pupils
who
participate
in
a
sanctioned
sport
of
the
members
who
are
parents
or
guardians
of
the
pupils
who
participate
in
the
sanction
port
sport.
F
It
gives
some
guidance
on
where
they
will
be
from
the
state
clark
county,
basically
washable
county
one
from
the
rules
it
also
in
in
the
bill
in
section
three
or
section
one
number
three,
it
adds
that
you
must
have
two
student
athletes
that
are
current
or
current
student
athletes
to
any
advisory
board
that
the
niaa
has.
F
It
also
gives
some
some
information
or
some
guidance
on
the
length
on
when
a
pupil
must
be
a
current
athlete,
so
it
gives
a
one
year
period
so
that
they
do
leave
or
whatever
that
they'll
still
be
on
the
board
for
a
year
and
that's
pretty
much
the
the
jest
of
the
bill.
It
basically
adds
three
parents
to
the
the
voting
board
of
nine
members.
F
B
Thank
you
much
chair
dennis
and
thank
you
again
for
that
presentation.
So
I
just
want
to
confirm
really
quickly.
There
are
nine
current
board
members
as
part
of
what
this
bill
is
revising
and
we
want
to
add
three
more,
that
are
parents
based
on
their
different
county
population,
correct.
F
Through
you,
mr
chair
assemblyman
roberts
for
the
record
to
senator
dante,
you're,
correct,
there's
nine
current
members.
This
would
only
add
three
delineated
in
the
bill
from
where
they
would
come
from.
F
So
through
you,
senator,
dennis
or
mr
chair
of
the
senator
donate
someone
roberts
for
the
record,
you're
correct,
not
on
the
voting
board.
But
if
you
look
at
the
nevada
administrative
code,
there
are
advisory
boards
that
and
one
is
specific
to
to
health
and
sports
medicine.
So
there
are,
there
is
an
advisory
mechanism
for
health
and
in
sports,
but
not
on
the
voting
board.
You're
correct.
H
Thank
you,
mr
chair
assemblyman.
Can
you
clarify
because
I'm
seeing
you
said,
there's
currently
nine
board
members
and
then
in
the
section
one
subsection
two
it
says
the
board
must
include
at
least
three
members
who
are
parents
or
guardians,
so
that
adds
three
and
then
in
subsection.
Three
must
have
at
least
three
members
who
are
pupils.
So
that
does
not
add
another
three.
Am
I
reading
that
wrong.
F
For
the
record
assembling
tom
roberts,
you're
you're
correct,
it
is
three
additional
members
to
the
voting
board
and
it
it
was
supposed
to
be
amended
to
two
members
on
the
advisory
committee.
But
it
is
now
has
three
members
on
pupils
on
the
advisory
committees.
So
it's
three
and
three
so
my
apologies.
F
A
H
That's
kind
of
where
I
was
going
with
it
and
and
not
that
I
have
a
concern
adding
athletes.
What
I
have
a
concern
is
is
a
the
time
that
it
must
take
and
b.
If
what
would
happen
if
we
move,
you
know
like
if
I,
if
I
move
or
I
don't,
and
I
don't
continue
in
a
sport
which
happens
all
the
time
I
get
injured,
so
I
decide
not
to
do
that.
Sport
do
we
have
pieces
in
here
if
we're
going
to
add
them
of
ways
to
re,
I
guess
replace
them
or.
F
So
if
you,
if
you
look
through
you
again
similarly
roberts
to
senator
donder
loop,
if
you
look
further
in
in
number
four
in
section
one,
it
actually
says
that
they
would,
they
would
participate
for
a
full
year.
Then,
if
they
leave
or
they
no
longer
graduate
or
no
longer
participate
in
the
sport,
they
would
be
replaced.
The
following
year.
H
Okay,
and
just
as
a
follow-up,
are
you
saying
that
this
instead
of
three
should
say
two.
F
F
F
If
that
for
the
record
similar
to
tom
roberts,
if
that
pleases,
the
the
the
committee,
I
would
certainly
be
supportive
of
leaving
it
at
three
and
not
necessarily
amending
it
back
to
two.
It
still
provides
the
intent
of
the
bills
to
involve
student
athletes
in
the
decision-making
process
for
for
sports.
A
Okay,
thanks
senator
donderly.
H
So
I'm
I'm
kind
of
processing
like
how
we
do
it
with
some
other
boards.
When
we
have,
we
have
board
members,
but
then
we
have
like
a
student
representative
or
a
parent
representative,
and
I'm
just
I'm
just
wondering
how
this
might
play
out
with
a
big
district
like
clark
county,
that's
going
to
want
to
have
more
representatives
right
because
we
have
50
high
schools
or
whatever
it
is
now,
and
so
I'm
just.
I
was
just
trying
to
process
the
equality
of
it.
I
guess.
F
F
There's
nine
members
are
school
district
trustees
and
their
school
administrators
it
is.
It
is
currently
set
up
to
where
there's
more
representation
in
the
larger
counties
that
was
brought
up
in
the
in
the
first
hearing
by
the
niaa.
F
A
H
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
The
other
question
I
have
is,
as
I
noticed
in
your
discussion
of
the
bill
when
we
started
you
were
talking
about
parents
that
represent
school
districts,
charter,
schools
and
home
schools,
et
cetera,
et
cetera,
and
in
here
it
specifically
says
each
member
must
not
be
an
employee
or
an
immediate
family
member
of
an
employee
of
a
school
district.
F
Well,
for
the
record
tom
roberts,
through
you,
chairman
to
vice
chair
don
darrell
loop,
I
did
not
put
that
safeguard
in
in
the
bill.
The
intent
was
certainly
to
to
keep
from
having
administrators
or
people
directly
connected
to
the
or
you
know
to
the
the
school
districts
to
be
part
of
the
board.
The
intent
was
really
to
bring
in
community
members
and
folks
from
the
community
that
felt
that
they
weren't
being
heard
by
the
the
current
board
and
that
that
was
kind
of
the
intent.
F
I
I
did
not
include
charter
schools
or
you
know
the
other
schools
in
that
language.
It
wasn't
purpose
just
it
wasn't
included
in
the
first.
A
Draft
okay,
any
other
questions
all
right,
so,
let's
go
to
and
you
don't
have
anybody
else
doing
presentation
right!
No,
sir,
okay!
So
let's
let's
go
then
to
those
wishing
to
speak
in
support
of
the
bill.
Anybody
here
in
the
in
the
room,
no
one's
coming
forward.
So
if
we'll
go
to
those
online,
anyone
wishing
to
give
testimony
and.
D
D
D
I
I
So
I
think
the
intention
of
this
bill
is
great.
It's
on
it's
on
point.
I
hear
you
guys
going
over
the
minutia
and
details
of
how
it
can
work,
and
I
would
hope
that
you
guys
can
come
to
an
agreement
and
we
can
get
this
done
for
students
who
really
do
need
to
be
represented
in
decisions
made
about
them.
So
thank
you
for
your
time.
D
D
I
I
e-r-I-n-p-h-I
l
ips
for
the
record.
I'm
the
president
of
power
to
parent,
a
power
to
parent
exists,
to
empower
parents
to
advocate
for
their
children,
and
because
parents
and
their
student
athletes
are
the
greatest
stakeholders
and
the
decisions
made
in
these
committees
impact
them
the
greatest.
We
support,
adding
them
to
these
committees.
I
We
think
that
we've
seen
sort
of
the
breakdown
in
some
of
these
decision-making
abilities
that
have
not
included
parents
and
students
throughout
this
past
year,
especially
due
to
covet,
and
so
we
would
hope
that
you
would
support
just
really
empowering
parents
and
making
sure
that
parents
and
student
athletes
are
a
part
of
these
decisions.
Thank
you.
A
A
D
D
A
Okay,
thank
you.
I'm
going
to
come
back
just
in
case
there's
any
other
additional
questions.
I
know
we
had
the
discussion
and-
and
I
think
that
one
of
the
reasons
that
this
you
said
you
didn't
include
this
in
there-
the
parent
is
that
that's
something
that
usually
a
lot
of
times
that
I
request
so
that
we
don't
have
a
parent,
that's
that
actually
works
for
the
school
district.
A
I
think
what
I
heard
was
that
we
might
want
to
make
sure
that
that
parent
statement
also
includes
parents
in
either
in
private
schools
or
so
in
other
words,
that
they're
not
an
employee
of
a
charter
school
or
a
private
school.
I
don't
think
that
would
apply
to
the
home
school,
but
but
I
think
that
it
sounds
like
that's
not.
I
mean
that's
not
something
that
you
purposely
left
out
that
just
probably
there's
something
that
wasn't
envisioned,
as
as
it
was
drafted.
F
For
the
for
the
record
assemblyman
tom
roberts-
yes,
mr
chair,
you
were
correct
when
we
we
came
up
with
the
amended
draft
we
put
in
those
safeguards,
just
neglected
the
charter
school
information.
It
wasn't,
it
wasn't
done
on
purpose
and
I
would
be
more
amicable
to
if
that
made
the
committee
happy
to
to
move
this
bill.
I'd
be
more
than
happy
to
to
make
that
amendment.
F
A
J
You
good
afternoon,
it's
nice
to
be
here.
My
name
is
nathan
anderson
and
it
is
my
honor
and
pleasure
to
be
a
school
teacher
in
my
real
life.
But
today
I
am
here
representing
assembly
district
30.
assembly
district
30
is
mostly
sparks
a
little
bit
of
reno.
J
This
philosophy
basically
states
that
when
there
are
enough
books
available,
they
can
act
as
both
a
mirror
and
window
for
all
of
our
children.
They
will
see
that
we
can
celebrate
both
our
differences
and
our
similarities,
because
together
they
are
what
makes
us
all
human
as
an
english
teacher.
This
is
something
that
I've
always
tried
attempted
to
utilize
in
my
classroom.
J
J
J
I
greatly
appreciate
the
fact
that
they
are
willing
to
take
a
chance
with
chair,
dennis's
permission.
If
I
may,
I
usually
would
wait
till
the
end
to
ask
one
of
our
students
to
actually
present.
However,
mia
magdalena
mia
albright
is
a
junior
in
washoe,
county
and
she's
supposed
to
be
taking
a
trig
test
that
I
believe
starts
at
2
15..
So
if
you're,
okay,
if
I
have
her
speak
first,
so
I
know
that
she's
gonna
kick
butt
on
this
next
test.
J
A
J
I
believe
mia
is
calling
in
from
zoom
if
mia.
If
you
would
like
to
go
from
here,
it's
my
honor
to
to
or
my
pleasure
to
introduce
one
of
our
future
leaders,
a
junior
of
reno
high
school
mia
albright.
If
you
would
like
to
tell
your
story
mia.
D
D
A
lack
of
coverage
of
people
of
color
in
curriculum
and
textbooks.
Had
me
fervently
wishing
to
only
be
white.
All
I
wanted
in
elementary
middle
school
was
to
fit
in
better
with
my
peers.
At
me,
predominantly
white
schools,
missing
latinx
perspectives
also
had
me
forming
flawed
racist
ideas
about
what
an
american
is
supposed
to
look
like.
D
D
D
J
Thank
you
and
thank
you
for
allowing
mia
to
speak.
First,
good
luck
on
the
test.
So
when
I
initially
started
this
discussion
in
august,
I
began
by
considering
I
looked
at
at
oregon,
which
has
a
similar
legislation
as
well
as
illinois,
which
again
has
similar
legislation.
Excuse
me,
and
I
also
had
thought
initially
of
having
it
by
a
certain
date.
However,
we
have
to
be
realistic
about
our
budget
concerns,
but
we
also
have
to
be
realistic
about
the
textbook
industry
itself.
J
It
is
also
trying
as
hard
as
possible
to
make
sure
to
include
as
many
different
cultures
as
they
can,
but
it
is
a
little
bit
behind,
so
we
have
to
make
sure
to
give
that
time
for
them
to
be
able
to
do
so.
I
can
really
see
this.
Actually,
if
you
get
a
chance
to
do
some
great
research,
it's
out
of
university
of
wisconsin
in
madison,
they
actually
go
through
every
children's
book
that
is
published
for
a
year
and
they
actually
track
the
diversity
in
those
children's
books
from
the
2018
data.
J
J
J
This
is
all
an
important
part
of
our
history.
This
is
all
important
part
of
our
culture.
We
need
to
be
more
inclusive,
although
I
have
many
other
stats
that
I
could
easily
bring
forward.
Instead,
I
would
just
like
to
go
quickly.
Go
over
the
details
of
this
short
bill,
the
first
it
would
review
the
standards
in
social
studies,
humanities
and
science.
The
humanities
would
be
both
arts,
as
well
as
english
literature.
J
J
The
word
age
is
rarely
used
in
our
nacs
or
our
regulations,
and
so
this
is
bringing
in
the
word
age.
For
a
reason,
this
review
would
again
go
through
the
current
schedule.
I'm
not
asking
for
this
to
be
reviewed
beyond
the
current
scheduled
time,
because
we
have
different
time
frames
when
you
review
those
those
items.
J
I
do
believe
there
was
a
little
bit
of
a
misunderstanding
which
created
concerns
around
the
funding.
You'll
notice
that
there
are
some
funding
items
on
there.
I've
cleared
it
up
with
clark
county
school
district,
they
have
removed
their
fiscal
note,
and
I've
been
working
with
mrs
prizzinski,
who
will
be
working
with
the
other
school
districts
to
continue
to
address
this.
J
J
The
second
item
that
asks
you
that
it's
being
asked
to
do
is
when
considering
textbook
and
instructional
curriculum,
which
is
adopted,
state
or
county-wide
again,
the
communities
must
be
accurately
portrayed.
So
it's
reviewing
of
the
standards
and
then
making
sure
that
it's
accurately
portrayed
in
the
textbooks
and
instructional
materials.
It
is
not
making
sure
that
every
single
community
listed
that
it
has
both
basque
as
well
as
african-american,
as
well
as
american
native
indian,
as
well
as
latino
in
every
single
textbook.
Instead,
it
is
where
it's
appropriate
and
making
sure
again
that
it
is
age-appropriate.
J
J
In
closing,
I
would
like
to
quote
from
the
nevada
aapi
legislative
caucus
history,
which
was
delivered
today
to
many
of
us
when
we
received
our
mass
as
well
the
celebration
of
the
asian-american
pacific
islander
heritage
month,
states
through
immigration
and
times
of
war.
They,
the
aapi
community,
struggled
to
find
harmony
between
their
own
culture
and
building
a
new
identity
here.
J
H
Thank
you,
mr
chair,
and
thank
you
assemblywoman.
I
I
know
that
you
said.
H
That
you're
looking
for
to
work
with
book
companies,
I'm
wondering
how
this
particular
bill
differs
from
a
regular
book
rfp
that
is
put
out
that
we
put
social
study,
teachers
or
english
teachers
or
whoever
they
are
that
are
picking
the
book
to
review
those
books
and
make
sure
that
they
have
the
proper
information
in
them.
So
how
does
how?
How
is
this
different
from
that
process?.
J
Thank
you,
senator
dunder
loop
through
chair,
dennis
to
you
assembly,
member
anderson,
I'm
not
sure.
Well,
the
first
thing
is,
I
do
not
know,
because
I've
worked
with
the
department
of
education
on
this
more
than
anything
else,
and
so
this
was
something
where
they
would
continue
to
review
those
items.
J
The
other
reason
why,
though,
I'm
bringing
it
forward
is
because
it's
one
more
state
to
again
show
that
this
is
a
necessary
thing.
We
currently
have
it
in
oregon
illinois.
I
believe
texas
is
in
the
process
of
reviewing
seminar
similar
as
well
as
california.
So
then,
if
it's
on
the
on
the
actual
laws
and
the
books,
then
it's
something
for
textbooks
companies
to
take
seriously,
which
again,
I
believe
they
have
been
for
some
time.
I
do
believe
there's
somebody
from
the
department
of
education
that
might
be
able
to
explain
that
a
little
bit
better.
J
However,
if
dr
moore
is
there,
I
believe
or
another
individual,
I
believe
I'm
supposed
to
have
somebody
else
as
well
from
department
of
education.
If,
however,
they're
not
here,
oh
I
see
her
now.
I
think
that
somebody
from
department
of
education
probably
would
be
able
to
explain
that
a
little
bit
better.
H
Can
I
go
ahead
and
let
mr
brandcamp
answer
and
then
I'll
go
on
with
my
questions.
A
K
Dennis
at
dave
grant
camp
for
the
record
from
the
department
of
education,
I
did
hear
the
question
so
the
current
instructional
materials
that
come
through,
we
would
just
add
this
specific
language
to
the
rfi,
so
that
the
vendors
are
aware
of
what
we
would
be
looking
for
from
the
department's
perspective.
H
You
thank
you
so
so
I
as
always
know
just
enough
to
be
dangerous
here,
as
I
used
to
work
in
part
of
this
business,
and
I
know
that
some
of
my
concerns.
While
I
really
appreciate
the
bill
and
like
it,
my
concerns
are,
as
usual,
we
are
limiting
who
we
list
there,
and
some
of
these
may
be
more
prevalent
in
other
areas.
Right
and
so
the
other
thing
is
as
I
I
don't.
H
I
want
to
make
sure
that
I
want
to
make
sure
that
when
we
have
teachers
looking
for
specific
curriculum
material,
that
they
are
choosing
and
approving
exactly
what
they
need,
because
I
think
the
teachers
should
have
the
ultimate
voice
in
what
they
use,
and
so
that's
really
important
to
me-
and
I
also
know
just
from
a
previous
life
that
I
know
that
it
is
not
uncommon
for
a
book
company
to
insert
a
chapter
within
a
book
or
create
a
book
for
any
given
school
district
based
on
that
purchase.
H
J
I
threw
senator
dennis
to
senator
dondero
loop
at
assemblymember
anderson.
Thank
you.
I
did
not
have
the
answer,
but
I
do
have
some
personal
experiences
when
it
comes
to,
for
example,
I
do
believe
under
1d
1.1
d,
we
utilize
basque,
basque
culture
is
not
exactly
studied
often,
and
yet,
how
important
is
it
that
we
have
a
chapter
from
sweet
promised
land
by
laxalt
at
some
point?
And
so
when
you
said
that
that's
the
first
thing
I
thought
of
was,
I
know
going
through
an
english
textbook
adoption
committee.
J
These
very
specific
individuals
that
we
want
to
make
sure
are
present
because
again,
basque
culture
is
not
exactly
something
that
you're
going
to
see
outside
of
nevada,
often,
but
it's
that
sort
of
ability
to
have
the
conversations
that
allows
us
to
not
only
recognize
the
differences
in
our
history
and
in
our
culture
and
in
our
literature,
but
also
work
with
textbooks
and
work
with
the
standards
that
are
necessary
to
be
able
to
do
that.
So
I'm
so
happy
that
you
brought
that
up.
J
So
this
is
only
when
it's
curriculum
that
is
being
a
textbook
that
is
universally
adopted
at
a
district
level
that
should
go
or
a
state
level
that
should
go
through
the
process
of
being
reviewed,
to
make
sure
that
it
is
in
fact
what
is
necessary.
This
is
not
or
even-
and
I
I
can
pick
it
up
right
now
for
you
again.
As
I
said,
english
is
my
world,
and
so
I
have
my
list
of
supplemental
titles.
I
can
bring
in
it's
a
lengthy
list.
J
It
is
my
choice,
though,
as
to
which,
which
book
to
utilize.
However,
this
list
is
reviewed
by
a
very
large
group
of
of
in
in
washington,
county
of
middle
school
and
high
school
teachers
to
make
that
decision.
Yes,
this
is
approved
yes
or
no,
it's
not,
and
so
it
simply
gives
more
tools
in
the
toolbox,
so
for
those
of
you
playing
along
for
cliche,
bingo
and
education,
you
can
mark
that
one
off
on
your
bingo
card
today,
but
that
is
just
one
more
element
for
us
to
be
able
to
utilize.
L
Thank
you,
chair
dennis
and,
like
my
colleague
vice
chair,
marilyn
dondero
loop,
I
do
believe
in
autonomy
of
teachers
of
schools
that
they
do
have
the
choice
to
teach
what
they
want
to
in
their
in
their
schools
in
their
classrooms
and
their
systems.
So
I
do
wonder
also
about
the
cost
to
individual
districts
and
then,
who
also
decides
what's
age,
appropriate.
J
Thank
you
senator
thank
you
senator
buck
through
senator
dennis
to
senator
buck
assemblymember
anderson,
the
cost.
It
would
be
through
this.
The
similar
process,
I'm
not
asking
for
there
to
be
a
special
process,
so
you'll
notice
that
there
are
some
currently
some
funding
notes
and
I'm
working
with
mary
poginski
to
again
try
to
address
that
for
our
smaller
counties
and
everything,
but
it
would
be
the
similar
cost
that
usually
happens
when
it
comes
to
a
textbook
adoption
or
curriculum
adoption.
This
is
not
a
specialized
cost,
and
so
usually
there
is
a
you
know.
J
It
would
be
whatever
the
current
process
is,
whether
it's
done
through
the
county
or
through
the
state
combination
of
the
two,
because
you
should
have
training.
It
should
not
just
be
here's
a
book.
Let
me
run
away
the
other
way,
which,
unfortunately,
I'm
looking
at
a
few
of
us
who
have
been
in
education.
J
The
second
item
of
the
decision
of
the
age
appropriate-
and
I
think
that's
that
really
is
an
important
area
to
discuss
because,
as
I
said
before,
we've
got
one
district
that
right
now
actually
is
reviewing
the
social
studies
textbook
possibilities,
that's
exactly
what
the
school
board
decision
will
be
made
is:
is
this
age
appropriate
based
upon
the
community
input
based
upon
the
department
of
education's
input
based
upon
the
pedagogical,
as
well
as
grade
idea?
You
know,
and
so
those
are
those
sort
of
items.
J
It's
not
that
you're
gonna
have
something
I'm
so
sorry
to
keep
on
using
english.
But
again
it's
my
world
nevada
writer,
ellen
hopkins
is
a
great
writer
she's
from
the
nevada
area,
but
some
of
her
books
are
a
little
bit
more
adult
you're
not
going
to
have
crank
or
some
of
the
others
that
in
a
fourth
grade
class
in
a
third
grade
class.
J
That
sort
of
item
is
what
would
be
actually
the
decision
at
truly
the
school
board
level,
as
well
as
at
the
department
of
education
level,
when
they're
reviewing
so
again
using
the
list
that
I
have
in
front
of
me.
We
actually
do
have
the
recommended
level
that
it
should
be
whether
it's
high
school
middle
school,
et
cetera.
A
J
And
thank
you
for
that
question.
Senator
dennis
no
assembly,
member
anderson,
sorry,
no
there
are
not.
This
would
again
go
through
the
similar
process.
Unfortunately,
it's
been
some
time
since
we've
had
new
textbooks
being
adopted
from
in
some
of
our
districts.
I
believe
clark
county
is
one
of
them.
If
I
remember
correctly,
president
obama
is
an
up-and-coming
senator
in
the
current
social
studies
textbook.
J
A
Just
a
clarifying
question,
so
the
the
this
would
just
add
additional
criteria
when
they
go
to
buy
new
textbooks.
Is
that
correct.
J
Senator
dennis
assemblymember
anderson
that
is
correct.
Okay,.
A
J
H
Yes,
thank
you
just
to
add
on
to
the
whole,
there
aren't
new
textbooks,
so
I
I
believe-
and
mr
brancamp
might
be
able
to
tell
me
this,
but
if
my
memory
serves
me
correctly,
there's
a
seven
year
cycle
on
book
adoptions,
which
means
you
know
with
the
two
downturns
that
we've
had
in
the
last
10
years.
I
understand
that
there
have
been
some
delays
and
some
adoptions,
but
there's
a
seven
year
cycle
and
within
that
seven
year
cycle,
there's
also
a
four-year
catch-up
piece.
H
So
if
you
have
just
bought
a
new
book,
for
example,
and
it's
time
for
them
to
review
a
book
and
purchase,
then
you
have
four
years
to
move
into
that
new
book.
So
with
that
being
said,
while
I
appreciate
that
there
may
be
other
reasons
that
we
don't
have
new
textbooks,
it
would
not
be
pursuant
with
these
nrs's.
I
do
not
believe,
mr
brandcamp,
if
you
could,
if
you
could
correct
me,
if
I'm
wrong.
K
Mr
brent
camp
senator
zander
loop,
sorry
senator
dennis
senator
john
bellup
through
senator,
dennis
dave
brancamp
for
the
department
of
education.
The
textbook
adoption
process
that
you
were
describing
is
correct
in
the
sense
of
a
cycle.
However,
any
time
if
the
standards
were
changed.
For
example,
when
we
brought
in
the
like
next
generation
science
standards,
then
there
that
timeline
that
you
were
describing
there's
a
major
change
in
standards
across
the
entire
country.
K
A
Thank
you
other
questions,
I'm
not
seeing
any
other
questions
at
this
time,
so
we
will
go
then
to
you,
don't
have
any
other
presentations
right.
J
M
Good
afternoon,
mr
chair
members
of
the
committee,
thank
you
so
much
for
having
me
for
the
record.
My
name
is
nathan,
noble
n,
a
t
h,
a
n
n
l,
I'm
currently
a
freshman
at
the
university
of
nevada
reno
and
I'm
also
an
intern
for
assemblywoman
anderson.
But
today
I
want
to
speak
to
you
only
on
behalf
of
myself,
my
own
experiences
and
my
own
life.
M
M
M
Now
the
point
is
not
about
any
of
these
ones
individually,
but
that
together,
they
form
an
incomplete
view
of
the
past.
Now
it's
at
this
point
that
I
should
mention
this
is
not
the
fault
of
nevada's
teachers.
On
the
contrary,
all
of
my
teachers
were
fantastic,
but
it
is
still
a
problem.
Nonetheless,
it
doesn't
come
from
a
character
flaw.
The
students,
some
of
the
brightest
and
most
curious
of
my
peers,
were
still
completely
blindsided
by
this.
It's
not
even
about
what's
in
the
textbooks
it's
about,
what
isn't
there?
M
M
M
M
Similarly,
real
success
must
be
built
on
real
understanding,
for
these
reasons
that
I
urge
you
in
the
strongest
possible
terms
to
support
ab262,
sorry
261,
not
for
me
or
any
of
the
people
who
will
be
graduating,
but
for
the
people
who
come
next
for
the
next
generation
of
students,
there
is
no
knowledge.
There
is
no
middle
ground
between
ignorance
and
truth.
M
A
A
N
Mr
chair
committee,
members,
chris
daley
nevada,
state
education,
association,
the
voice
of
nevada
educators
for
over
120
years,
messier
supports
ab261
to
provide
diversity
and
inclusivity
in
the
academic
standards,
and
curriculum
nsca
has
had
a
standing
position
in
support
of
diversity
in
education
materials.
Since
1978
with
a
resolution
adopted
at
our
member
delegate
assembly
that
year,
this
position
was
affirmed
and
expanded
in
1990
and
2002.
N
It
reads:
the
nevada
state
education
association
believes
that
educational
materials,
textbooks
reference,
materials,
audio,
visual
material
and
supplementary
reading
and
all
subjects
should
portray
our
cultural
diversity
and
the
achievements
of
minority
groups
and
women.
Nsca
supports
continued
firm,
stands
by
the
department
of
education,
textbook,
commission
and
local
school
districts
to
test
and
adapt
curricular
content
which
recognizes
the
contributions
to
society
of
minority
ethnic
and
cultural
diversity.
N
Nsca
also
supports
the
development
of
attitudes
in
nevada
youth
which
further
these
beliefs-
it's
not
1978,
it's
long
past
time
for
nevada
to
pass
a
law
to
ensure
diversity
inclusivity
in
our
curriculum
and
instructional
materials.
Educators
know
when
curriculum
and
materials
include
diverse
points
of
view.
It
not
only
helps
empathy
and
understanding,
but
it
also
gives
students
from
a
diversity
of
backgrounds,
representation
and
a
voice.
N
O
O
Here
today,
in
support
of
this
legislation,
we
appreciate
assemblywoman
anderson
working
with
many
students
from
washoe
county,
and
you
may
have
heard
that
we
recently
adopted
an
anti-racism
policy
and
our
action
steps
include
making
sure
that
our
materials
are
in
line
with
that
policy.
I
think
mr
brankam
said
it
the
best.
O
The
most
important
thing
in
terms
of
adopting
textbooks
for
a
district
is
alignment
with
the
standards,
and
so,
if
there
is
information
included
in
the
standards,
we
certainly
want
our
textbooks
to
reflect
that,
and
we
do
think
it's
very
important
to
have
as
many
textbook
vendors
as
we
can
apply.
That
helps
us,
have
better
options
and
have
our
committees
that
do
go
through
an
extensive
process
and
be
able
to
pick
the
best
possible
option,
and
so
we
think
this
could
lend
support
in
that
area.
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
A
L
Good
afternoon,
for
the
record,
my
name
is
erica:
mosca
m-o-s-c-a,
I'm
the
founder
and
executive
director
of
leaders
in
training.
We
support
students
to
be
the
very
first
person
in
their
family
to
graduate
from
college
and
support
them
to
become
leaders
of
their
own
community
in
east
las
vegas.
I
was
really
excited
to
fly
up
here
today
in
honor
of
aapi
day,
as
well
as
to
represent
voices
of
students
who
want
to
see
themselves
represented
in
the
curriculum.
L
I'm
a
former
ccsd
teacher
have
a
master's
degree
in
education
from
both
unlv,
as
well
as
harvard's
graduate
school
of
education
and
worked
in
the
superintendent's
office.
I
now
work
with
students
in
a
grassroots
way,
because
we
knew
in
the
district.
We
were
not
able
to
share
their
identities
and
what
made
what
made
them
proud
in
our
own
curriculum.
So
we
started
a
non-profit
to
do
it
that
way,
and
today,
I'm
just
coming
up
to
share
a
piece,
a
quote
from
a
student
to
make
sure
that
we
have
student
voice
on
this.
L
It
wasn't
until
middle
school
that
I
personally
started
to
think
of
myself
differently
with
little
to
no
guidance
or
explanation
from
teachers
of
what
I
may
be
going
through,
despite
what
many
may
think
of
as
a
small
change
in
the
curriculum.
The
addition
of
our
history
is
one
that
will
likely
improve
students,
well-being,
not
just
inside
the
classroom
but
outside
as
well,
I'm
a
senior
in
high
school,
which
means
that
I
will
not
be
able
to
experience
this
course
for
myself.
L
A
D
D
G
And
I
am
the
northern
nevada
manager
for
battleborn
progress.
I
personally
want
to
thank
you
for
your
time.
We
are
in
full
support
of
assembly
bill
261,
and
we
thank
assemblywoman
anderson
for
bringing
this
both
forward.
We
believe
that
diversity
and
curriculum
is
a
core
part
of
a
student's
growth,
making
sure
that
textbook
textbooks
represent
the
cultural
diversity
of
our
state,
and
our
nation
is
crucial,
making
sure
our
students
see
a
diverse
and
inclusive
curriculum
is
proven
to
teach
them.
G
D
D
D
P
Oh,
I
am,
I
do
apologize,
I
calling
for
a
different
number,
so
I
didn't
recognize
the
number.
This
is
chris
davin,
the
executive
director
of
henderson
equality
center
and
equality
nevada.
I
want
to
say
that
we
are
in
support
of
this
bill.
We
do
ask
that
some
revisions
do
go
into
play.
P
We
would
like
to
see
how
ab261
can
be
combined
together
with
senate
bill
194,
which
goes
over
the
civics
and
implementation
of
adding
for
the
pacific,
islander
americans,
latino,
americans,
middle
eastern
americans,
women,
persons
with
disability,
immigrants
or
refugees,
and
persons
who
are
lesbian,
gay,
bisexual,
transgender
or
questioning,
which
is
covered
in
senate
bill
194
under
section
nrs
389.525,
section
2a,
which
was
introduced
just
shortly
in
march
with
by
roberta
lang.
P
Currently,
five
states
have
the
revisions
of
this
textbook
invitation,
which
are
california,
illinois,
new
jersey,
colorado
and
oregon.
Nevada
would
be
the
sixth
state
to
include
these
teachings
in
various
backgrounds
in
the
history
and
civics
classes
in
schools
throughout
our
state.
We
would
like
to
see
that
an
option
of
various
textbooks
can
be
provided
to
the
school
district,
so
they
can
choose
which
version
that
would
best
suit
for
their
school
area.
P
Right
now,
only
15
percent
were
taught
positive
representation
of
lgbtq
people
for
history
or
events
in
inclusive
curriculum
throughout
the
united
states.
Our
students
today
need
to
be
taught
about
this
in
history
that
they
have
made
something
memorable
and
that
their
ancestors
are
being
recognized.
P
D
D
Q
Hello,
my
name
is
rico:
ocampo
spelled
r-I-c-o-c-a-m-p-o
good
evening
committee,
chair
and
members
of
the
senate
education
committee.
My
name
is
rico
campo.
I
am
the
executive
director
for
anytown
las
vegas,
the
longest-running
anti-racism
youth
program
in
nevada,
I'm
also
an
organizer
with
make
the
road
nevada
and
also
have
the
privilege
of
being
the
advisor
for
the
youth
power
project,
a
member-led
organization
that
builds
the
power
of
latinx
and
working-class
communities
of
color
to
achieve
dignity
and
justice
through
organizing
policy,
innovation
and
transformative
education.
Q
Q
In
addition,
we
stand
in
solidarity
with
the
washoe
county
students
for
change
for
supporting
this
bill.
We
have
a
fundamental
belief
that
diversity
should
not
be
seen
as
an
add-on,
but
rather
should
be
described
as
a
continuum.
A
school
curriculum
that
incorporates
diversity,
enhances,
learning
and
research
and
deepens
in
class
discussions.
Q
Schools
must
ensure
diversity
exists
on
every
level
by
ensuring
diverse
enrollment
training
and
crucially,
implementing
curricula
that
reflects
the
history
and
culture
of
students
of
all
backgrounds.
We
believe
that
ecuador,
equitable
education
reform
must
be
invested
in
diversifying
not
only
classrooms
but
lessons
plans
as
well
stereotypes
about
which
racial
groups
can
and
cannot
succeed.
Academically
have
become
pervasive
in
american
classrooms.
Q
Q
Q
A
D
I
K-A-R-L-A-R-A-M-I-R-E-Z,
I
am
an
organizer
with
planned
parenthood
vote
nevada
and
a
community
member
planned
parenthood.
Votes.
Nevada
supports
ab261,
because
we
understand
the
positive
impact
that
a
complete
education
can
have
on
students
as
they
learn
about
their
country
and
to
those
that
have
made
it.
What
it
is
today
ensuring
that
these
students
in
state
and
nevada
receive
a
complete
education
and
one
that
includes
the
myriad
of
contributions
of
different
groups,
including
black
indigenous
people
of
color.
I
The
lgbtq
plus
community
and
women
have
had
on
the
history
of
the
united
states,
should
be
the
baseline
and
too
often
textbooks
leave
out
the
contributions
and
roles
of
marginalized
groups.
In
history.
We
look
forward
to
living
in
a
state
that
instead
requires
an
uplift,
a
comprehensive
understanding
of
american
and
world
history.
We
urge
you
to
support
ab261
and
thank
you
to
the
community
of
education,
for
your
time
have
a
good
day.
A
Okay:
let's
go
to
those
in
opposition
anyone
we
should
give
testimony
in
opposition
here
in
the
room,
no
one's
coming
forward.
So
if
we
go
online,
if
you
could
queue
up
the
first
caller.
D
D
I
There's
an
entire
community
of
cubans
right
here
in
las
vegas,
the
history
and
plight
of
cubans
and
how
we
became
americans
will
not
be
properly
taught
in
schools
under
this
law,
because
the
truth
of
the
inequities
and
horrible
governance
that
brought
us
into
this
nation
isn't
currently
politically
popular
to
point
out
instead,
what's
popular
to
point
out,
is
cuba's
excellent
literacy
programs,
there's
no
freedom
of
speech,
no
democratic
presidential
election
since
the
1950s,
no
religious
freedom,
no
economic
rights
and
no
eating
beef.
I
could
go
on
there's
six
decades
of
communist
history.
I
The
schools
won't
bother
mentioning
the
presenter
told
us.
The
communities
must
be
accurately
portrayed
and
she
used
the
phrase
latino.
Well,
I'm
not
latino,
I'm
hispanic,
even
the
presenter,
seems
to
not
know
the
difference
between
the
words
which
doesn't
instill
confidence.
Another
speaker
called
the
student
that
presented
biracial
hispanic
isn't
even
erased.
It
is
baffling
that
this
presenter
used
another
sentence
in
closing
how
close
we
are
to
internment
camps,
internment
camps,
this
innocent
little
bill,
we're
talking
about
is
conjuring
you
know,
conjecture
on
internment
camps.
This
should
display
how
political
these
educational
standards
are
further.
I
The
bill
reads:
the
history
and
contributions
of
these
selected
groups,
including
lgbt
it
says
kindergartners
under
the
law,
need
to
learn
the
history
and
contributions
of
lgbt
people.
This
is
inappropriate.
I
wouldn't
talk
to
five-year-old
kids
about
any
sexuality
or
preferences
or
how
important
a
group
of
people
with
certain
sexualities.
Are.
This?
Isn't?
Okay
with
many
parents,
the
bill
is
designed
to
force
politicize
cultural
concepts
onto
children.
We
plainly,
don't
trust
you
to
teach
our
children
these
things.
This
law
is
not
needed
and
it
is
not
wanted.
I
Washoe
school
district
just
said
they
adopted
anti-racism
standards.
So
why
does
it
need
to
be
state
law?
It
doesn't
give
more
tools
in
the
toolbox.
It
sets
standards
of
what
materials
can
be
used,
based
on
checking
off
boxes
of
certain
kinds
of
people,
but
definitely
not
cubans.
Like
me,
please
vote
no
on
this
politicized
education
bill.
D
I
Hello,
my
name
is
alita
benson
a-l-I-d-a-b-e-n-s-o-n
political
director
for
the
nevada
republican
party
for
years,
nevada
has
hovered
at
the
bottom
of
education
rankings,
despite
spending
close
to
the
median
per
student
by
eighth
grade.
Only
26
percent
of
our
students
are
proficient
in
math.
Only
29
are
proficient
in
reading
only
in
a
democrat-controlled
legislature.
Are
those
standards
acceptable
rather
than
address
the
poor
allocation
of
funds
and
the
lack
of
student
choice
for
schools.
There
is
a
focus
on
revamping
curriculum
to
quietly,
insert
backdoor
critical
race
theory
into
our
schools
that
our
parents
have
rejected.
I
This
bill
allows
boards
of
trustees
to
add
curriculum
on
any
other
group
of
persons.
The
board
of
trustees
deems
appropriate.
Only
a
third
of
our
kids
can
read,
write
and
do
math
at
a
minimum
standard.
Instead
of
increasing
the
accountability
for
teachers,
the
assembly
chose
to
pass
ab57,
which
removed
any
standard
for
student
performance
on
teacher
evaluations.
I
Our
education
system
in
nevada
is
a
hallmark
of
no
accountability
and
low
standards,
rather
than
add
frivolous
curriculum.
Why
not
focus
on
every
student
meeting
grade
level,
expectations
and
learning
to
read?
Let's
stop
letting
teachers
unions
decide
our
policy
engage
parents,
provide
choice
and
put
our
kids
first.
D
E
If
that
person
happens
to
be
italian,
african-american
native
american,
gay,
heterosexual,
christian
or
sikh
should
have
no
bearing
whatsoever
on
their
recognition.
What
should
be
recognized
is
that
individuals,
valuable
contributions,
nationality,
sexual
orientation
and
so
forth
should
be
secondary.
E
Personally,
I
believe
that
recognizing
one
accomplishments,
in
accordance
with
their
gender,
race
or
religion,
is
divisive
and
undermines
the
recognition
and
honor
a
person
deserves
for
what
they
have
done.
Our
kids
in
school
need
to
learn
that
we
are
all
one
people
under
one
nation,
regardless
of
their
race,
sexual
orientation
and
religion.
E
D
R
R
R
He
should
not
teach
children,
he
said
we
should
not
teach
children.
Different
role
of
government
is
not
apparent
or
raise
a
teacher
morally
or
teach
morality
to
our
children.
The
government
is
the
most
immoral
and
corrupt
organizations
I
can
think
of
and
do
not
want.
The
government
teaching
related
sex
education,
cultural
equality,
power
government
has
a
history
of
manifestation
of
exploration,
experimentation
without
informed
on
these
populations.
R
Among
the
f
spread,
please,
this
is
yet
another
experiment
without
insound
in
sound
consent.
I
do
not
consent
to
our
children
being
tonight
being
thought
allegory
related
to
races
of
issues
of
memorial
mortality,
excuse
me
or
equal
or
equality,
or
deemed
appropriate
by
our
government
school
board
or
teachers
or
proxies.
R
R
R
R
A
R
A
D
A
Okay,
so
we'll
come
back
just
want
to
make
a
comment.
I,
as
we
listened
to
the
testimony
today,
it
reminded
me
of
a
latino
kid
who
didn't
speak
english,
who
thought
that
that
perhaps
latinos
didn't
have
any
people
that
we
could
study
in
history,
because
we
didn't
see
that-
and
you
know-
and
I
know
everybody
has
their
own
opinion,
but
you
know
as
that
latino
that
didn't
speak
when
he
started
school
and
had
to
to
learn
history.
A
That
later
I
found
out
that
there
was
other
people
just
like
me
that
contributed
to
history.
I
think
this
bill
allows
us
to
do
that
and-
and
I
I
know
that
others
have
mentioned-
you
know
how
they
feel
about
it
and
that's
fine.
But
you
know,
as
the
son
of
cuban
immigrants,
both
my
mom
and
dad
came
here
for
a
better
life,
and
I
think
that
we
should
have
the
opportunity
to
hear
about
all
you
know
somebody
mentioned
we
shouldn't
have
to
do
that
right.
A
But
now,
when
I
look
back,
somebody
decided
to
just
skip
individuals
that
were
important
in
our
history,
because
they
thought
others
were
more
important,
and
I
think
that
this
bill
allows
us
to
to
see
it
the
way
it
is
so
that
we
don't
have
to
do
that
in
the
future
that
we
can
get
true
history
about.
What's
going
on,
so
just
my
thoughts
on
that
in
some
of
them
anderson.
If
you
would
like
to
make
any
final
comments.
J
J
One
of
his
quotes
has
been
attributed
to
him.
Is
preservation
of
one's
own
culture
does
not
require
contempt
or
disrespect
for
others,
and
I
just
but
I
truly
believe
that
the
comments
that
you
just
made
are
the
best
way
to
end.
So.
Thank
you
very
much
and
I
I
greatly
appreciate
the
time
and
discussion.
A
A
S
S
Ab417
school
bus
safety
inspections
in
its
first
reprint
on
behalf
of
the
legislative
committee
on
education
and
the
nevada
department
of
education,
ab417
was
selected
as
a
topic
during
the
legislative
committee
on
education's
august
2020
work
session
as
brought
forward
by
the
department
of
education.
The
department
of
education
worked
with
the
department
of
public
safety,
district
transportation
directors,
bus
driver
trainers
and
the
nevada
highway
patrol
during
their
annual
transportation
directors,
meeting
to
compile
recommendations
to
streamline
reporting
and
improve
the
health
and
safety
of
fleets
that
transfer
our
students.
S
First,
it
amends
school
bus
inspections
from
a
semi-annual
basis
to
an
annual
basis
and
adds
language
requiring
the
re-inspection
of
vehicles
that
receive
a
violation.
This
amendment
was
recommended
by
district
transportation
directors.
There
is
no
anticipated
increase
in
cost
to
reinspect
vehicles
with
a
defect
since
school
buses
were
already
inspected
on
a
semi-annual
basis.
A
A
I
don't
see
any
so
thank
you
for
being
with
us.
I
guess
we'll
go
ahead
and
go
to
those
who
wishing
to
give
testimony
in
support
of
ab417t.
A
Here
in
the
room,
or
none
here
getting
thumbs
up,
none
here,
so
let's
go
to
the
first
caller
online
and
support.
D
A
Thank
you,
okay.
Let's
go
to
those
that
would
wish
to
give
testimony
in.
D
D
A
Okay,
thank
you
very
much.
Yes,
senator.
A
B
I
think
he
wants
to
turn
down
and
sorry
about
that.
I
was
just
trying
to
recollect
them
figure
everything
out
with
this
bill,
so
I
got
a
few
questions
and
I'm
not
sure
if
you'll
be
able
to
answer
some
of
them,
but
you'll
probably
see
my
so
I
have
three
questions
and
you'll
see
why
I'm
asking
them
in
that
order
towards
the
end.
So
do
you
happen
to
know
how
often
the
average
school
bus
needs
repair
or
maintenance
maintenance
each
academic
year?
Is
it?
Does
it
vary?
Does
it
like?
B
S
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
Through
you
to
senator
donate,
did
I
say
it
right
good,
so
I
I
do
know
that
we
are
currently
inspecting
them
on
a
semiannual
basis
and
we're
moving
it
to
an
annual
basis.
But
as
far
as
the
specifics
beyond
that
I'd
like
to
call
a
friend
or
phone
a
friend
and
pass
it
over
to
the
department
of
education,
deputy
superintendent
gonzalez,
ms.
L
Yes,
thank
you,
felicia
gonzalez,
deputy
superintendent
at
the
nevada
department
of
education.
Thank
you
for
the
question
and
senator
gennate
the
the
the
amount
of
times
that
a
a
bus
is
is
serviced
or
put
out
of
service.
It
varies
widely
and
it
does
not
happen.
It
is
not
a
common
occurrence,
and
so,
and
so
I
can't
say
that
it
that
it's
even
once
a
year
because
buses
may
go
many
years
before
they
they
are.
They
are
put
on
on
a
list
to
receive
repairs.
B
L
Which
felicia
gonzalez
deputy
superintendent
for
the
record
once
again
that
varies
wild
widely
and
it
and
because
the
the
the
school
buses
are
maintained
regularly
so
that
they
can
be
kept
in
in
service.
So
there's
not
one
specific
category
that
a
a
bus
will
be
put
out
of
service.
No
one
big
large
category,
because
it
varies
widely
and
it's
not
very
often
because
the
buses
are
maintained
regularly
and
properly.
For
the
most.
B
L
L
L
Deputy
superintendent
felicia
gonzalez
for
the
record,
that
is,
it's
actually
a
decrease
of
the
number
of
inspections,
and
that
was
and
and
that
is
why
this
bill
is
being
presented
going
from
two
times
a
year
down
to
one
time
a
year
and
and
by
doing
so
that
actually
allows
dps
more
flexibility
for
any
re-inspections.
S
E
A
Okay,
any
closing
comments.
S
A
Okay,
thank
you
very
much
so
with
that
we
will
go
ahead
and
close
abe
417
and
we
we
do
have
some
work
session
items
and
I
want
to
do
those,
but
we've
lost
one
of
our
members
to
go
to
a
bill
and
I'm
gonna
see
if
we
can
do
public
comment
first
and
then
we'll
come
back,
and
hopefully
I
don't
know
where
he's
at
on
the
on
his
bill.
But
we
might
take
a
break
for
a
couple
of
minutes
to
allow
him
to
come
back.
A
But
so,
let's
go
to
public
comment.
Anyone
wishing
to
get
public
comment
if
you
come
forward
at
this
time-
and
we
do
have
some
folks
here
so
we'll
start
here-
go
ahead
when
you're
ready.
N
Hi
good
afternoon,
alexander
marks
of
the
nevada
state
education
association.
I
wanted
to
recognize
that
this
week
is
national
teacher
appreciation
week
or
as
we'll
refer
to
it
as
national
educator
week
or
appreciation
week.
May
4th
is
also
national
teacher
appreciation
day,
and
this
occurs
during
a
triple
threat
of
an
economic
crisis,
racial
and
social
inequities
in
a
global
pandemic
and
provides
a
timely
opportunity
to
illustrate
the
power
and
value
of
teachers
and
parents
collaborating
creatively
for
student
success
during
this
week,
nsca
and
our
parent
nea
will
bring
to
life.
N
N
While
learning
new
teacher
platforms
and
supporting
students,
many
have
still
found
the
time
and
a
multitude
of
ways
to
give
back
to
our
great
community.
So
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
all
of
our
wonderful
educators
and
please,
throughout
the
week,
share
our
social
media.
Thank
an
educator
with
a
hashtag.
You.
H
N
Throw
out
your
story
of
an
educator
that
changed
your
life
like
it
changed
all
of
our
lives
and
we'd
really
appreciate
that.
Thank
you.
O
O
I
can't
say
enough
about
the
educators
who
run
those
programs.
It
is
no
small
time
commitment
and
they
are
incredibly
committed
to
this
work
and
they
are
teaching
our
next
leaders,
and
so
we
are
very
proud
of
both
our
reno
high
school
and
our
incline
high
school,
be
the
people
teams.
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
S
L
So
assemblywoman
told
I
had
the
opportunity
to
do
a
zoom
with
the
jag
class
at
reno
high
school,
where
they
actually
told
me
your
daughter
is
the
leader
of
the
team.
So
congratulations.
A
A
D
D
A
Okay,
thank
you.
So
let
me
see
we're
going
to
take
a
pause
for
just
a
second,
so
we're
going
to
be
in
in
a
recess
for
just
a.
A
T
T
And
the
second
amendment
would
replace
the
requirement
that
the
board
of
trustees
of
a
school
district
or
charter
school
governing
body
provide
a
report
on
the
work
performed
by
qualified,
adjusting
or
testing
personnel,
with
a
requirement
that
an
lea
prepare,
an
addendum
to
the
lease
plan
to
return
to
in-person
instruction
that
outlines
the
lease
proposal
for
ensuring
a
public
school
is
equipped
with
functional
ventilation
systems.
Mr
chair.
A
We
do
have
an
amendment,
I
think
they
discussed
the
amendment,
but
we
do
have
that
mock
up
in
front
of
us
now,
okay,
dude.
I
will
take
a
motion.
A
T
Thank
you,
mr
chair
jen,
sturm
committee
policy.
Analyst.
The
next
bill
on
work
session
is
assembly,
bill
338,
which
was
sponsor,
which
is
sponsored
by
assemblyman
oren
liquor.
The
bill
authorizes
the
investment
of
certain
public
funds
in
foreign
bonds,
notes
or
other
obligations
that
are
not
publicly
traded
and
reduces
from
double
a
to
c.
The
single,
a
the
minimum
rating
by
a
nation,
nationally
recognized
rating
service
required
for
those
obligations
to
be
an
authorized
investment,
and
there
were
no
proposed
amendments
at
this
time.
Mr
chair.
A
Any
questions
we
didn't,
I
don't
think
we
had
any
when
we
did
it,
but
so,
let's
see
I
will
take
a
motion
so
moved
motion
by
senator
don
darrell
loop.
Second,
by
senator
lenante,
further
discussion,
senator
hammond.
N
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
I
I'd
just
like
to
say
on
the
record
that
I
I
get
what
they're
trying
to
do
with
the
bill.
My
worry
I
mean,
I
know
that
over
time,
you're
looking
at
a
possible
increase
in
revenue
and
or
I
know
what
they're
trying
to
do
over
time-
it's
just
my
immediate
worry
is
lowering
it
down
to
that
standard,
and
I
saw
that
there
were
some
concerns.
A
T
Thank
you,
mr
chair
jen,
sturm
committee
policy.
Analyst.
Our
final
bill
on
work
session
today
is
assembly
bill
420,
which
was
or
is
sponsored
by
assembly
committee
on
education.
The
bill
revises
the
definition
of
an
educational
management
organization
to
mean
a
for-profit
entity
that
contracts
with
and
is
accountable
to,
the
governing
body
of
a
charter
school
to
provide,
centralized
support
or
operations,
including
without
limitation,
educational,
administrative
management,
compliance
or
instructional
services
or
staff
to
the
charter
school,
and
this
bill
has
no
proposed
amendments.
At
this
time.
Mr
chair.
A
All
those
in
favor
say
aye
and
you
post
saying
a
motion
carries
okay,
okay,
so
those
are
the
three
that
we
had
on
work
session
today.
I
know
I
did.
I
did
public
comment
earlier,
but
just
so
that
in
case
somebody
was
wanting
to
give
public
comment
at
the
very
end,
I'm
going
to
ask
vps
if
we
could
just
take
any
public
comment
that
anyone
wishes
to
give
at
this
point.
D
D
A
Thank
you
so
we'll
go
ahead
and
close
from
the
comment
and
a
couple
other
things
I
want
to
assign:
let's
see
on
ab420
senator
buck,
would
you
give
the
floor
statement
for
that
senator
donate?
Would
you
do
a
b,
338
and
senator
lange
if
you
would
do.
A
Ab257
all
right
other
announcements
we
do
have.
We
have
a
meeting
on
wednesday
this
week
so
far,
not
planning
to
have
a
meeting
this
friday.
A
We
did
get
some
new
bills
today,
so
I'm
gonna
have
to
reevaluate,
but
I
think
we're
we're
doing
pretty
good
on
our
scheduling
and-
and
I
know
that
we're
all
doing
bills
and
other
committees,
just
if
you
will,
let
me
know
if
you've
got
to
leave
so
that
I
can,
when
you
get
to
work
sessions,
I
just
want
to
make
sure
to
give
everybody
a
chance
to
vote
if
we
can
be
here
so
I'll.