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From YouTube: 4/5/2021 - Senate Committee on Education, Pt 1
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A
Here
and
if
you'll
just
mark
senator
lang
she'll
be
joining
us
shortly
so
when
she
gets
here,
try
to
keep
out
an
eye
out
for,
but
if
you
see
her
just
make
make
sure
you
mark
her
here
all
right.
We
we've
got
we're
in
deadline
week
this
week
and
trying
to
get
bills
in
and
done,
and
we
have
four
bills
that
we're
going
to
hear
today
and
we
have
three
that
are
listed
for
work
session,
which
we
are
going
to
do,
and
I
would
like
to
do
that.
A
Actually,
I
was
going
to
do
that
depending
on
when
we
get
our
full
committee
here
I
wanted
to
do
the
the
work
session,
but
let
me
go
over
some
things
first
and
then
we'll
see
where
we're
at
first
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A
Also,
two
minutes
when
we
talk
in
support
and
neutral
and
opposed
testimony
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to
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and
also
feel
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submit
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comments
in
writing.
And
briefly
summarize
them
in
your
spoken
testimony.
You
may
submit
written
comments
as
outlined
on
the
agenda
by
emailing
or
faxing
them
to
our
committee
manager,
and
I
think
that's
it
now.
Let
me
look,
let's
see,
do
we
have
it's
not
here
yet
so
maybe
what
we'll
do
is
we'll
start
we'll
go
to
the
first
bill.
A
Right
yeah,
I
was
just
thinking
that
this
wasn't
looking
at
the
timing
and
trying
to
make
sure
I'm
not
going
to
be
losing
anybody
before
we
we
get
back
to
to
that.
But
let's
go
ahead
and
start
I'm
gonna
go
ahead
and
oh
some
other
things.
So,
as
you
see
on
the
agenda,
we
have
four
bills
to
hear
today
on
the
last
one
sb
354,
because
I
want
to
make
sure
I
am
done
in
time
for
vice
chair
dondero
loop,
who
has
her
meeting
that
starts.
A
I
want
to
try
to
finish
in
time
for
her
to
be
able
to
get
her
meeting
going
because
we
are
then
gonna.
So
we're
gonna
take
the
first
three
bills
and
then
the
last
one
354
it
says
we're
going
to
reconvene
at
seven
or
punk
call
the
chair.
A
I
would
like
to
do
that
at
6
30,
if
possible,
depending
on
where
or
that
other
committee
ahead
of
us
is
at
at
that
point
in
time,
but
if
we
could,
if
we
can
start
at
6
30,
that
would
be
that'll,
that
that
would
be
my
intention
to
do
that.
And
so
let's,
let's
go
ahead
and
start
and
then
we'll
we'll,
adjust
and
take
a
look
at
the
time
as
we
get
going.
G
Thank
you
so
much,
mr
chair
for
the
record.
I
am
marilyn
dondero
luke,
representing
senate
district
8
in
clark
county,
and
I
am
pleased
to
present
senate
bill
126
for
your
consideration
today.
Quite
simply,
the
goal
of
the
bill
before
you
today
is
to
improve
nevada
school
libraries
by
establishing
high
quality
standards
for
facilities,
personnel
and
services.
G
The
american
library
association
has
stated
that
every
school
should
have
an
effective
school
library
program,
while
reading
in
books
are
mainstays
of
the
school
library
program.
Today's
effective
school
library
programs
are
also
sophisticated
learning
environments
that
provide
the
education
and
skill
building.
Students
need
to
succeed
in
college
and
the
workplace.
G
Research
reportedly
shows
that
a
well-funded
and
fully
staffed
school
library
with
a
straight
state
certified
school
librarian,
is
an
essential
component
of
a
student's
education
across
the
united
states.
Studies
have
demonstrated
that
students
in
schools
with
effective
school
library
programs
learn
more
get
better
grades
and
score
higher
on
standardized
tests
than
their
peers
in
schools.
Without
these
resources,
school
libraries
and
school
librarians
also
benefit
the
school
community
as
a
whole.
G
For
example,
school
librarians
provide
expertise
and
resources
that
cut
across
grades,
disciplines
and
administrative
functions,
essential
skills
of
inquiry,
critical
thinking,
use
of
technology,
use
of
digital
content
and
services
and
digital
citizenship
are
among
the
topics
taught
by
school
librarians
in
their
roles
as
educator,
school
librarians
plan
and
lead.
District-Wide
curriculum
initiatives
provide
professional
learning,
opportunities
to
district
staff
and
our
resource
for
parents,
caregivers
and
others
in
a
larger
school
community.
G
School
librarians
foster
social
emotional
learning
and
can
leverage
these
skills
by
collaborating
with
school
counselors
and
school
psychologists
and
school
librarians
foster.
The
love
of
reading
this
skill
has
set
has
been
invaluable
over
the
last
year
and
during
the
covet
19
pandemic
school
librarians
have
supported
the
needs
of
teachers
and
students.
G
School
librarians
have
innovated
during
the
pandemic
by
providing
new
services
such
as
virtual
checkouts,
home
delivery
of
books
and
technology,
support
for
students,
parents,
caregivers
and
school
staff.
They
have
provided
hybrid
teaching
services
with
students
in
person
and
live
streaming
and
much
more
high
quality,
school
libraries
and
school
librarians
are
a
key
component
to
provide
a
quality
education
for
our
students.
In
short,
they
are
a
significant
part
of
the
learning
community
senate
bill.
126
takes
the
next
steps.
We
need
as
a
state
to
ensure
that
this
happens.
G
At
this
point,
I
will
summarize
the
key
sections
of
the
bill
as
written.
There
will
be
amendments
to
some
of
these
provisions,
but
those
changes
will
make
more
sense.
If
I
describe
the
bill
in
its
current
form,
after
a
series
of
definitions,
section
9
requires
school
libraries
in
the
clark
and
washable
county
school
districts
meet
or
exceed
certain
requirements
for
physical
space
and
scope
of
libraries
services,
as
set
forth
in
the
bill,
and
also
by
regulation
by
the
state
board
of
education.
G
These
requirements
also
apply
to
charter
schools
that
enroll
500
or
more
students
in
those
counties
as
introduced,
the
minimum
space
requirement
was
7
000
square
feet.
We
have
amended
that,
with
with
the
the
current
amendment
that
is
listed
next,
section
10
requires
all
school
districts
in
large
charter
schools
to
employ
a
teacher
librarian
at
their
schools,
who's
licensed
to
teach
and
is
certified
by
the
national
board
for
professional
teaching
standards.
We
have
also
amended
this
statement.
G
G
So
you
will
see
that
we
have
a
couple
amendments
listed
and
one
is
that
completing
the
professional
alternate
route
to
licensure
program.
We
have
also
altered
the
designated
space,
as
I
mentioned
before,
and
we
also
have
taken
out
or
deleted
the
national
board
for
professional
teaching
standards
and
added
nevada
department
of
education.
G
In
closing,
when
school
libraries
are
well
equipped
and
fully
resourced,
with
appropriate
materials,
space
technology
and
certified
staff,
school
districts
and
charter
schools
can
expect
improved
teaching
and
learning
outcomes
at
the
student,
school
and
community
level.
These
outcomes
include
access
to,
and
awareness
of,
new
technologies,
media
and
information,
literacy
gains
in
literacy
and
science,
technology,
engineering
and
mathematics,
social,
emotional
learning
and
increased
college
and
aware
college
readiness.
G
G
A
Thank
you
any
other
folks
doing
presentation,
or
are
we
ready.
G
Not
today
and
I
unfortunately,
our
school,
many
of
our
school
librarians
went
back
to
school
today,
and
so
the
timing
was
not
right,
but
I've
heard
from
many
librarians.
B
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
I
don't
see
an
amendment
on
nellis
or
what
we
have
before
us,
I'm
sure
it
exists.
I
appreciate
the
intent
of
the
amendment
and
the
conceptual
as
it
may
be.
Do
we
still
have
an
option
to
partner
with
communities
and
allow
communities
to
come
into
school
libraries.
G
So
marilyn
dondero
for
the
record
senator
hardy.
Could
you
I'm
not
clear
communities?
You
mean
allowing
other
people
from
outside
of
a
school
to
come
into
our
schools,
to
use
the
library.
B
G
No,
we
don't.
We
have
parent
involvement
and
when
I
was
a
librarian,
I
checked
out
books
and
equipment
to
like
to
our
parents,
but
you,
as
you
well,
can
understand,
with
security
measures
and
what
have
you?
We
don't
allow
somebody
to
just
come
off
the
street
and
come
into
a
school.
G
Well
or
a
guardian,
a
guardian
parent,
guardian
grandparent,
anybody
who
is
connected
to
that
child,
like
I
said
as
you
well,
can
understand
it-
is
due
to
security
purposes,.
G
H
Yes,
so
we're
coming
off
of
a
pandemic,
and
I
know
because
I've
been
in
a
building
and
thank
you
chair
dennis
sorry,
I
apologize
so
through
the
pandemic.
We've
all
been
online
and
the
estate
actually
bought
my
on
library,
which
is
an
online
library
kind
of
gets
ready
for
society,
which
is
now
a
lot
of
kindles,
a
lot
of
ipads
a
lot
of
software
reading
software
that
moves
the
needle
for
kids,
and
so
I
was
glad
to
see
that
there's
a
conceptual
amendment.
H
That
lessens
the
square
footage
requirement
of
a
library,
because
I
have
yet
to
see
where
an
actual
library
adds
to
student
achievement
or
moves
the
needle
for
student
achievement.
H
In
my
experience,
yes,
we
want
books
in
the
hands
of
kids
in
classroom
libraries
I
mean
that
was
where
we
invested
was
getting
them
closer
to
kids
at
home
libraries
with
spread
the
word
nevada,
so
I'll
get
to
my
point,
but
for
charter
schools
just
mandating
this
facility
obligation
just
it
goes
against
any
sort
of
innovation
and
unfunded
mandate,
and
so
why
won't
we
put
these
resources
to
teachers
who
teach
reading
and
to
technology
and
get
that
in
the
hands
of
kids
and
to
books
in
the
hands
of
kids,
as
opposed
to
mandated
libraries.
G
I
totally
understand
you're
angst
with
the
square
footage,
and
that
was
part
of
the
original
plan
from
the
nevada
or
from
the
national
school
library
association.
That
was
not
something
that
I
suggested
that
got
written
into
the
bill
and
we
have
amended
that,
but
absolutely
that
school,
librarians,
librarians
and
libraries
do
enhance
learning
with
kids.
If
it
wasn't
the
case,
we
wouldn't
have
such
successful
programs
as
accelerated
reader
and
my
on
they
are
all
encouraging
kids
to
read.
G
We
also
have
to
remember
that,
while
many
of
these
products
are
are
really
wonderful
advantages
for
kids,
we
also
have
kids,
who
may
not
have
the
ability
to
have
technology
or
they
may
not
have
connectivity,
and
they
may
want
hard
book.
We
also
have
children
who
preferred
a
book
as
opposed
to
reading
online,
all
the
time
and
parents
as
well.
Parents
want
their
kids
to
not
have
so
much
screen
time
and
they
want
them
to
have
a
book
in
their
hand.
G
A
So
when
teachers
are
trying
to
figure
out
some
things
they're
there,
they
become
a
resource
for
them.
So
having
that
absolutely.
G
I,
and
and
just
as
a
side
note
when
I
was
in
the
librarian
at
elaine
wynn,
elementary
school,
we
had
a
lot
of
parents,
85
percent
of
our
parents
were
parents
who
came
into
the
school
and
used
the
library
and
we
checked
out
books
and
product
meaning
at
the
time
it
was
leapfrog
and
some
other
products
that
we
used
to
help
them
learn
english.
So
those
parents
were
actually
coming
in
and
using
those
products
as
well
as
their
kids,
so
we
were
enhancing
the
whole
community
to
through
our
library
services.
G
So,
thank
you,
chair,
dennis.
That's
absolutely
right!.
A
I
don't
see
senator
lang,
you
didn't
raise
your
hand.
Did
you?
Okay?
Thank
you,
okay!
Well,
if
that's
the
case,
then,
let's
I'm
going
to
since
I've
got
everybody
here.
A
If
it's
okay
with
you,
madame
vice
chair,
I
am
going
to
take
a
pause
for
just
a
second
and
get
everybody
ready
to
give
testimony,
but
I
want
to
if
we
could
move
to
the
work
session
and
then
come
back.
A
A
I
want
everybody
to
be
here
as
much
as
possible
when
we
do
the
work
sessions,
so
so
with
that
I'm
going
to
go
to
our
our
staff
miss
jen's
term.
If
she
would
walk
us
through
the
work
session
items.
I
Mr
chair
john
sturm
committee
policy
analyst,
there
are
three
bills
on
today's
work
session.
The
work
session
documents
may
be
found
on
nellis,
and
each
member
should
also
have
a
hard
copy.
The
first
bill
on
today's
work
session
is
senate.
Bill
2,
which
was
presented
by
the
clark
county
school
district
on
february
10th
as
introduced
senate
bill
2
requires
each
school
district's
board
of
trustees
or
charter
school
governing
board
body
to
assess
the
reading
proficiency
of
a
pupil
during
each
grade
level
of
elementary
school
as
determined
to
be
necessary.
I
The
bill
removes
requirements
for
certain
school
districts
to
measure
the
height
and
weight
of
a
representative
sample
of
pupils.
Additionally,
the
measure
removes
requirements
for
certain
educational
entities
to
submit
information
concerning
pupils
with
disabilities
and
pupils
with
autism
spectrum
disorders.
I
The
measure
also
removes
the
civics
exam
as
a
high
school
graduation
requirement
and,
furthermore,
sb2
changes,
the
school
district's
statutory
budgeting,
timeline
and
process
that
is
as
introduced
and
you'll
note
that
attached
to
the
work
session
document
is
a
mock-up
of
these
amendments
and
it
it
does
reflect
all
the
proposed.
The
following
proposed
amendments
except
for
item
1c,
and
so
the
first
set
of
amendments
proposed
by
the
clark
county
school
district,
would
keep
the
civics
exam
as
a
high
school
graduation
requirement.
I
Clark,
county
school
district
also
proposes
to
keep
the
reports
submitted
by
nevada's
department
of
education
to
the
aging
and
disability
services.
Division
relating
to
pupils
with
autism
spectrum
disorders
and
the
third
provision
or
proposed
amendment
is
to
remove
provisions
regarding
the
adjustment
of
budget
timelines.
I
A
student
who
begins
kindergarten
after
the
first
45
days
of
school
would
not
be
required
to
take
this
new
statewide
screener
and
the
final
proposed
amendment
for
your
consideration
was
submitted
by
the
southern
nevada
health
district
and
the
washoe
county
health
district,
and
the
amendment
proposed
amendment
would
would
be
to
continue
collecting
anonymous
height
and
weight
measurements
in
school
districts
located
in
counties
whose
population
is
over
a
hundred
thousand
and
that's
currently
clark
and
washoe
counties
and
submitting
the
information
to
the
division
of
public
and
behavioral
health
for
purposes
of
compiling
a
report
for
grades.
I
Four
and
seven
the
amendment
proposes
to
collect
the
data
every
other
year,
beginning
in
2022
and
do
so
at
the
same
time
as
the
hearing,
vision
and
scoliosis
screenings,
which
are
currently
conducted
in
grades
four
and
seven
and
mr
chair.
I
believe
we
have
representatives
from
clark,
county,
school,
district
and
nevada's
department
of
education
on
the
line
to
answer
any
questions.
A
Okay,
thank
you,
and
I
know
that
there
was
a
lot
of
changes
just
want
to
not
having
an
another
hearing
on
this,
but
I
do
just
to
give
dr
keating
and
who
do
we
have
if
well,
let's
start
with
dr
keating
anything
that
we
missed
or
was
inaccurate
in
that
it's
fine,
because
I
know
we
made
a
lot
of
changes
to
the
original
bill
and
if
you
could
just
make
a
quick
comment.
J
Thank
you,
mr
chair
members
of
the
committee,
brad
keating,
for
the
record
representing
the
clark
county
school
district
jen
did
a
great
job
walking
through
the
history
of
this
bill
and
where
we're
currently
at
basically
for
your
consideration.
Today
is
senate
bill
two
by
the
clark
county
school
district,
which
contains
three
elements
and
three.
J
These
are
the
three
elements
that
you
would
be
voting
on,
as
was
mentioned
by
mr
sturm,
so
the
first
one
would
be
allowing
the
state
board
of
education
to
prescribe
regulations
for
a
new
statewide
screener
for
kindergarten
students
and
gives
teachers
45
days
at
the
start
of
the
school
school
year
for
teachers
to
screen
those
students.
After
that
45
day
period,
the
kindergarten
students
would
no
longer
need
to
do
the
initial
screening,
so
that
would
be
section
1.
J
This
information
is
already
provided
to
the
nevada
department
of
education
and
the
department
of
health
and
human
services
in
a
different
in
the
state
validation
day
report.
So
we
wouldn't
need
to
submit
two
of
those
and
then
section
three.
As
was
mentioned,
the
height
and
weight
measurements
in
working
with
the
southern
nevada
health
district,
we
would
move
that
in
from
a
yearly
stipulation
to
every
other
year,
beginning
in
2022.
J
So
those
are
the
three
sections
of
the
bill
that
would
move
forward
for
the
committee's
consideration.
It
was
mentioned
we
looked
at
removing
or
removing
the
budget
timelines
for
the
districts
as
well
as
charter
school,
associate
or
state
public
charter
schools,
in
consulting
with
the
department
of
taxation.
The
movement
of
a
deadline
for
a
final
budget
from
early
june
pushed
pushed
backwards
would
have
inhibited
the
functioning
of
the
property
tax
system,
which
we
didn't
want
to
mess
with.
I
Good
afternoon
cheer
dennis
this
is
sarah
nick
of
nevada
department
of
education.
The
department
has
reviewed
the
work
session
documents.
Thank
you
to
ms
sturm
and
our
subject
matter.
Experts
have
cons
have
confirmed
that
the
work
session
document
matches
the
intent
that
we
submitted
during
the
bill's
first
hearing.
So
thank
you
to
dr
keating
and
ms
sturm
for
making
that
possible.
B
So
the
scoliosis,
thank
you,
mr
chair.
The
scoliosis
screening
starts
in
fourth
grade
fifth
grade
sixth
grade
seventh
grade,
etc.
All
the
way
along
or
when
does
it
start?
When
does
it
stop
in
as
much
as
scoliosis
doesn't
usually
appear
right
away
and
usually
is
decided
what
you
are
by
the
time
you're
in
late
high
school.
I
D
B
J
Mr
mr
chair,
members
of
the
committee
brad
kidding
for
the
record
through
you
to
senator
hardy
and
looking
at
the
nevada,
revised
statutes,
392.420,
so
visual
and
auditory
for
visual
and
auditory
problems.
Students
are
tested
before
the
completion
of
the
first
year
of
their
initial
enrollment
in
elementary
school
in
at
least
one
additional
grade
of
elementary
school
and
one
grade
of
middle
or
junior
high
school
and
one
grade
of
high
school.
J
So
that's
visual
and
auditory
problems
for
scoliosis
students
are
tested
in
at
least
one
grade
of
schools
below
the
high
school
level
and
then,
if
a
school
nurse
determines
it
is
necessary
at
an
additional
point
of
time,
what
the
what
the
bmi
height
and
height
and
weight
originally
measured
prior
to
this
bill,
you
voting
on
it
today
was
that
we
were
testing
students
for
their
bmi
height
and
weight
in
fourth,
seventh
and
tenth
grade.
J
What
we
will
now
do.
We
have
taken
out
the
10th
grade,
component
of
them
being
measured
most.
The
biggest
reason
for
that
is
because
students
were
being
pulled
out
of
content,
math
and
english
courses
in
order
to
have
that
done,
so
we
would
streamline
it
in
fourth
and
seventh
grade
so
that
it
mirrors
up
with
the
auditory
or
the
scoliosis
testing
already
completed.
So
when
those
students
are
already
doing
the
other
exams,
they
will
also
have
their
height
and
weight
tested.
At
the
same
time,.
J
Brad
yep
no
brad
keating
for
the
record,
so
starting
in
the
year
2022
every
other
year.
We
will
test
the
bmi
and
the
height
and
weight
in
working
with
the
health
districts
across
the
state.
They
believed
that
the
data
everybody
believed
the
data
was
only
needed
every
other
year
in
order
to
apply
for
federal
grants
moving
forward.
So
in
the
year
22
we
will
test
fourth
and
seventh
grade
students
for
scoliosis
and
height
and
weight
in
all
of
those
categories.
J
B
J
Forever,
this
is
a
senator
dennis.
This
is
something
he
cares
about,
so
we
will
continue
to
do
this
as
as
long
as
we
possibly
can
no
there's
no
end
date
on
this.
It's
just
every
other
year
we
will
test
the
height
and
weight
so
that
it's
helpful
to
help
districts
to
receive
grant
dollars
to
combat
the
issue.
A
Thank
you
and,
and
my
understanding
now
is,
whereas
before
we
had
a
limited
number
that
we
could
be
tested
and
then
actually
that
number
will
not
go
way
up
because
we're
going
to
do
it
while
they're
already
testing
for
other
things.
So
that
is
that
correct.
A
Great,
thank
you,
and
also
the
one
of
the
things
that
we
talked
about
that
was
difficult
in
this
process
is
also
the
reporting
piece.
There's
a
reporting
piece
where
the
department
of
health
has
to
report
to
the
school
districts
and
that's
going
to
happen.
That's
still
going
to
continue
to
happen
right.
J
E
I
fundamentally
believe
in
how
useful
these
screens
can
be,
and
I
can
give
a
personal
anecdote
for
that
is
that
when
I
was
in
elementary
school,
that's
how
I
learned
that
I
was
colorblind
through
the
screenings
that
are
done
in
these
schools,
so
they're
needed,
and
I
think
we
should
not
stray
away
from
that.
Dr
keating.
What
are
the
ramifications
that
could
occur
by
not
collecting
height
and
weight
requirements
in
10th
grade?
Does
that
impact?
You
know
how
data
is
measured
for
late
teens
early
adults?
E
J
Thank
you,
senator
brad
keating
for
the
record
representing
clark
county
school
district.
The
amendment
that
you
see
before
you
that
is
included
on
how
the
height
and
weight
are
now
measured
every
other
year
in
only
fourth
and
seventh
grade
were
proposed,
was
that
language
was
proposed
directly
by
the
washoe
county
and
the
southern
nevada.
J
Health
district
they've
indicated
that
it
has
no
effect
on
them
as
long
as
they
are
collecting
data
in
some
form
of
year
over
year
kind
of
period
or
with
that
gap
that
will
help
them
be
able
to
show
the
information
they
need
in
order
to
collect
federal
grants.
J
A
You,
sir,
thank
you
and
just
for
the
for
the
record.
We
just
talked
about
this
there's
going
to
be
a
bigger
data
pool
now,
because
more
kids
are
going
to
get
tested,
even
though
we
won't
be
doing
the
high
school
we're
going
to
have
a
lot
more
fourth
and
seventh
graders
all
right
and
did
I
see
somebody
else,
raise
their
hand.
B
A
A
A
Sorry
any
further
discussion,
then,
if
the
secretary
will
take
the
roll
call
vote.
G
A
F
F
A
E
B
A
Yes,
yes,
thank
you
motion
passes.
So,
let's
go
on
to
the
next
one-on-work
session,
which
is
senate
bill
230.
F
Senator
I
think
you
have
to
assign
that.
A
Oh,
the
the
the
two
thank
you.
I
will
go
ahead
and
do
that
one.
Since
couple
of
those
issues
on
there
were
issues
that
I
did
so.
A
All
right
so,
let's
go
on
then
to
senate
bill
2
30.,
miss
term.
I
Thank
you,
mr
chair
john
stern
committee
policy.
Analyst.
The
next
bill
on
work
session
today
is
senate
bill
230,
which
was
heard
on
march
31st
senate
bill
230
requires
school
districts
and
charter
schools
to
report
information
relating
to
distance
education
and
its
effects
on
mental
health
of
pupils
and
teachers.
I
I
The
training
must
be
provided
by
a
person
who
has
successfully
completed
a
mental
health
first
aid
instructors,
training
program,
and
there
is
one
amendment
proposed
by
clark
county
school
district
to
sub
section
1e
of
section
1,
which
would
report
it
would
be
to
report
information
related
to
the
supports
offered
to
pupils
in
distance
education,
rather
than
the
effects
of
distance
learning
on
a
pupil
or
teacher's
mental
health.
Mr
chair.
A
Thank
you
so
questions.
B
G
G
It
does
have
a
fiscal
note
on
it
currently
from
some
school
districts,
others
not,
but
what
we're
hoping
is
that
we
pull
in-
and
this
was
part
of
my
testimony,
hoping
that
when
they
are
training
the
certificated
staff,
which
is
teachers
principals,
what
have
you
in
a
school
that
they
will
be
able
to
invite
one
lunch
worker,
one
bus
person,
one
custodial
staff,
one
front
office,
staff,
whoever
it
may
be
to
come
into
that
training,
so
that
it
would
not
cost
anymore
and
then,
therefore,
when
those
people
are
interacting
with
our
students,
if
there
are
social
emotional
needs
that
they
see
on
that
student
every
single
day,
they'll
be
aware
of
that.
K
A
No
other
questions
do
we
do
we
have
a
motion
and
I
think
this
motion
would
be
amen
and
do
pass.
A
Okay?
We
have
a
motion.
No
second
senator
further
discussion
on
the
motion.
Okay,
if
the
secretary
would
call
the
roll
call
vote.
G
L
A
Yes,
thank
you
yeah
and
I'm
I'm
going
to
get
assigned
to
mayoral
senator
john
derrell
loop.
So
let's
go
on
then
to
the
work
session
for
sb
249.
This
term.
I
Thank
you,
mr
chair
john
storm
committee
policy.
Analyst.
The
next
bill
on
work
session
today
is
senate
bill
249,
which
is
sponsored
by
senator
dondera
loop
and
heard
on
march
31st.
I
The
bill
requires
the
board
of
trustees
of
a
school
district
or
charter
school
governing
body
to
ensure
that
the
back
of
any
identification
card
for
a
pupil
in
a
public
school
includes
mental
health
resource
information.
Furthermore,
sb
249
adds
behavioral
health
to
the
list
of
authorized
conditions
that
would
allow
a
child's
attendance
to
be
excused.
I
Two
allows
a
qualified
mental
health
or
behavioral
health
professional
to
certify
that
a
child
is
not
able
to
attend
school
or
that
the
child's
attendance
is
invited
in
advisable
and
three
prohibits
and
excused
at
attendance
from
having
a
negative
effect
on
a
school's
accountability
rating.
Mr
chair,
there
were
no
proposed
amendments.
A
G
A
Thank
you.
It's
always
great.
When
students
participate
any
questions,
just
senator
or
senator
hardy.
E
Just
a
quick
question
I
I
know
I
asked
this
before
I
I
think
senator
lube,
your
your
daughter,
loop,
you're
thinking,
you're,
going
to
go
and
ask.
E
I
think
one
of
the
students
that
brought
up
that
if
a
student
is
using
this
one,
two
or
three
or
however
many
times
that
we
have
a
way
of
kind
of
tracking
to
kind
of
know,
what's
going
on
and
that's
all
I
think
the
only
thing
I
wanted
to
know
is
you
know:
is
there
some
way
of
knowing
if
there's
a
pattern
that
somebody
is
using
this
and
professionals
parents,
then
it
triggers
something
so
that
parents
know.
E
Obviously
you
know
there's
going
to
be
a
doctor's
note,
and
so
there's
not
much
there,
but
is
there
anything
that's
going
to
allow
us
to
or
the
school
to
track?
I
can't
remember
exactly
how
it
was
stated
in
there,
but
I
didn't
see
anything
any
changes
to
it.
So
I
didn't
know
if
that
was
something
you
asked
about
and
said
that
no
there's,
no
there's
no
there's
no
concern
and
if
there's
no
concern
you
know
what
is
it
that
what
isn't
in
the
bill
that
doesn't
give
you
any
concern.
G
Thank
you,
marilyn
dondero
loop
for
the
record.
Thank
you
senator
hammond,
for
the
question.
There
are
only
three
days
that
these
up
to
three
days
that
these
students
would
be
afforded
if
they
need
that
help.
So
this
is
not
an
ongoing
like
10
15
20
days.
This
is
three
days
that
they
are
afforded
for
mental
health,
they're,
certainly
bringing
a
note
in
from
a
mental
health,
professional
or
a
general
physician
to
do
this,
and
so
therefore
those
notes
are
on
record.
G
They
are
seeking
counselors
or
vice
principals,
some
other
adult
in
the
building
seeking
their
permission
to
use
these
days.
So
that
will
be
the
record
that
will
follow
them.
There
may
be
schools
that
actually
keep
track,
but
we
didn't
wanted
to
overburden
the
schools
with
what
one
more
thing
they
had
to
track,
but
I
know
that
most
schools
that
have
reached
out
to
me,
including
a
couple
charter,
schools
and
private
schools,
are
all
saying
that
they
track
some
of
this
already
when
kids
come
in
and
and
seek
profession,
professional
guidance.
G
So
I
appreciate
that
remark
or
question,
but
they
will
only
they're
only
really
afforded
in
this
bill
up
to
the
three
days.
So
thank
you
very
much.
E
H
Thank
you,
chair
dennis
so,
and
vice
chair,
marilyn
donderelu.
I
was
wondering
about
how
this
isn't.
It
says
that
it's
not
negatively
going
to
affect
the
rating,
and
so
currently,
even
when
a
parent
writes
an
excuse
note,
it
affects
the
school's
rating.
So
how
is
this
going
to
be
tracked
differently
to
not
affect
the
rating?
G
That
would
go
along.
Thank
you.
Senator
buck
marilyn
dondero
for
the
record
that
will
go
along
to
the
last
answer
that
I
gave.
What
will
happen
is
if
a
student
comes
in
with
a
note
from
a
professional
and
asks
that
this
student
be
accu
excused
for
one
day
I
mean
they
may
not
need
all
three
that
will
not
go
against
their
absences,
which
affect
the
ratings
for
the
schools.
G
We
all
know
that,
and
I
talked
with
the
clark
county
school
district
actually
extensively
about
this,
and
they
said
that
there
was
a
way
for
them
to
work
with
that,
so
that
a
student
would
not
be
hell
or
the
school
would
not
be
held
accountable
or
against
their
star
rating.
In
order
for
that
student
to
take
that
mental
health
day.
H
And
I'm
just
wondering
because,
typically
even
when
you
have
a
doctor's
note,
it's
still
an
absence
that
goes
against
you
on
the
rubric.
The
metric,
so
I'd
be
curious
to
know
how
that
it
ends
up
being
tracked
differently,
because
even
when
a
parent
writes
a
note,
if
they're
out
with
some
ugly
illness
or
something
that
it
still
goes
against
the
school.
So
again
I'd
like
the
staff
to
look
into
that.
But
I
don't
think
there
is
a
way
around
that
currently.
G
Thank
you,
senator
marilyn
dondero
loop
for
the
record.
So,
as
I
mentioned,
I
had
an
extensive
conversation
with
the
clark
county
school
district
and
there
is
a
way
around
it
when
they
bring
in
these
notes
from
the
professionals.
They
will
not
go
against
that
student.
That
is
the
nemesis
of
the
bill.
G
This
has
been
done
in
many
other
states.
It
was
sort
of
fashioned
if
you
will,
after
the
oregon
bill,
but
many
bills,
I
mean
many
states
have
got
a
bill
for
students
to
be
able
to
do
this.
So
with
that
being
said,
I
can
only
tell
you
what
I
have
heard
from
the
clark
county
school
district.
What
I
have
heard
from
legal
in
our
staff,
who
I
trust
explicitly
and
what
I
have
talked
to
other
schools
about-
and
I
haven't
had
one
person
say
they
couldn't
do
it
yet.
A
Thank
you
any
other
questions.
A
A
All
right
with
that,
if
secretary,
would
call
a
roll
call
vote.
G
C
E
B
F
A
Dennis
yes,
thank
you
and
if
senator
dunder
loop
we'll
have
you
do
the
floor
statement
on
that
one.
A
Okay,
with
that,
we
will
now
go
back,
so
we've
done
the
work
sessions
we'll
now
go
back
to
senate
bill
126
before
I
go
to
support
testimony.
Is
there
any
other
since
we
had
a
break
here?
Any
other
questions
come
up
that
we
need
to
answer
on
that
bill.
K
M
Good
afternoon
chris
bailey
d-a-l-y
nevada,
state
education
association,
the
voice
of
nevada
educators
for
over
120
years.
Nfca
fully
appreciates
the
important
function
of
libraries
in
public
education
and
supports
sb
126,
while
also
seeking
an
amendment
to
ensure
that
every
student
has
access
to
a
school
library.
M
School
libraries
play
a
critical
role
in
our
schools
and
communities,
school
librarians
and
library
assistants,
support
student
achievement
by
providing
research,
help
digital
learning
opportunities
and
professional
development
programs.
In
addition
to
providing
the
traditional
library
services
to
help
prepare
strong
students,
we
know
when
spending
for
school
libraries
increases
so
does
improved
student
literacy.
Numerous
studies
have
shown
the
impact
the
school
library
and
teacher
librarian
have
on
school
environment
and
student
achievement
in
reading
and
writing,
and
even
math
access
to
a
school
library
is
an
equity
issue
is
our
most
racially
diverse
and
lowest.
M
Income
communities
have
the
least
access
to
library,
services,
graduation
rates
and
reading
and
math
achievement
are
significantly
higher
in
schools,
with
high
quality
libraries
and
certified
librarians,
even
after
controlling
for
other
factors
like
school
spending,
class
size
and
poverty.
Nfc
was
an
organizational
sponsor
last
session
of
sb
191
to
require
library,
space
and
materials
as
well
as
library
services
in
every
school.
We
applaud
senator
dondera
luke
for
continuing
the
support
and
advocacy.
M
K
C
B-E-N-N-E-T
senators
on
the
education
committee
and
others
in
attendance,
I
strongly
believe
in
every
school,
in
nevada
should
have
a
school
library.
A
library
is
a
place
of
wonder
and
discovery.
It
is
a
place
to
study
and
learn
independently
and
individually,
as
well
as
with
a
class
of
students.
It
is
imperative
that
a
place
in
each
school
be
set
aside
and
designated
as
a
library
for
this
purpose.
C
This
needs
to
be
a
place
that
is
large
enough
for
a
class
of
students
to
be
instructed
on
the
use
of
research,
materials,
databases
and
online
resources,
as
well
as
having
a
place.
At
the
same
time,
individual
students
can
be
studying
finding
reading
materials
and
receiving
individual
help
with
their
interests.
C
C
We
would
not
let
our
district
hire
non-certified
teachers
beyond
the
emergency
measures
that
sometimes
exist,
such
as
this
current
pandemic
or
needing
alternative
route
to
licensure
teachers
in
hard
to
fill
positions.
Why
would
we
then?
Let
them
do
this
with
our
teacher
librarians,
when
I
started
my
current
job
as
a
certified
high
school
librarian.
The
one
thing
that
I
had
to
convince
my
staff
and
perhaps
is
what
I
have
to
convince
all.
Who
would
speak
against
this
bill?
Is
a
librarian
in
the
schools?
Is
teacher
plus,
not
teacher
minus.
Thank
you.
K
C
Good
afternoon
committee,
chair
dentists
and
committee
members,
my
name
is
haba
ahmed
h-a-w-a-h-a-h-m-a-z
and
I
am
a
graduate
of
washoe
county
school
district
representing
the
clark
county
education
association.
The
clark
county
education
association
is
the
official
bargaining
partner
for
the
clark
county
school
district
and
represents
more
than
18
thousand
licensed
professionals,
including
school
librarians.
C
C
Additionally,
we
propose
taking
out
the
stringent
requirement
requiring
seven
thousand
square
feet
for
a
library
to
be
a
designated
classroom
or
open
area
that
is
accessible
to
students
during
school
hours.
The
hope
is
that
this
bill
will
stimulate
a
new
era
for
libraries
across
every
school
in
nevada
and
shift
focus
away
from
size
to
quality
and
access
of
the
library.
C
C
Lastly,
in
section
10,
subsection
2
sub-subsection
b,
we're
asking
that
the
and
be
turned
into
an
or
with
the
nevada
department
of
education
being
the
entity
to
prescribe
regulations
for
certification
of
a
professional
school
library.
Media
socialist,
a
specialist
excuse
me
person
to
antibiotics
administrative
code.
We
would
like
to
thank
senator
john
daryl
luke
for
listening
to
the
concerns
of
our
librarians
and
look
forward
to
expanding
how
we
leverage
technology
within
our
schools
utilizing
libraries
as
a
key
resource.
C
K
N
These
signify
the
magnitude
of
which
this
bill
represents.
There
are
studies
to
prove
the
connection
between
quality,
certified
school,
librarians
and
student
achievement,
which
I'm
sure
you're
aware
of
and
shouldn't
be
excused.
In
addition,
the
following
points
are:
why
I'm
supportive
of
this
bill
senate
bill
126
affects
districts
with
a
population
of
100,
000
or
more,
which
includes
only
washoe
and
clark
county
in
the
state
of
nevada,
which
reduces
any
possible
fiscal
state.
N
Responsibility
paraprofessionals
have
up
to
six
years
to
gain
licensure
and
certification,
which
will
alleviate
an
initial
fiscal
impact
to
schools,
in
which
time
revenue
and
savings
can
accrue
it's
time
for
senate
bill
126
to
be
made
law.
In
closing,
I'd
like
to
thank
senator
dondero
luke
for
sponsoring
this
bill
as
an
improvement
to
student
achievement,
the
education
system
and
the
future
leaders
of
our
youth.
Thank
you,
susan
sikerman,.
K
O
O
She
has
certainly
gone
above
and
beyond
and
willing
to
address
the
concerns
of
the
washoe
county
school
district.
To
the
extent
it
was
possible.
This
is
not
a
new
conversation
between
us,
as
you
may
know,
in
washoe
county
school
district,
our
elementary
schools
are
staffed
with
library
aides,
which
are
not
licensed
educators
but
valuable
members
of
our
support
staff,
many
of
whom
have
been
providing
value
in
our
schools
for
many
years.
O
I
would
like
to
clarify
that
all
washoe
county
schools
do
have
a
school
library,
while
we
appreciate
the
long
time
frame
for
our
current
library
aides
to
make
the
transition
to
being
a
fully
licensed
teacher
in
many
cases
that
would
require
our
aides
to
receive
a
bachelor's
degree
in
order
to
qualify.
This
is
often
not
something
our
staff
are
able
to
take
on,
while
continuing
to
work
all
the
time
as
financial
providers
for
their
families.
O
Additionally,
we're
concerned
about
the
ability
to
hire
more
than
60
licensed
school
librarians
over
the
next
five
years.
Currently,
we
only
hire
a
handful
each
year,
while
increasing
the
demand
will
likely
increase
the
supply.
It's
unlikely.
We
could
train
that
many
by
the
required
time.
I
want
to
be
clear:
we
love
school
libraries,
school
librarians
and
our
library
aides.
We
have
a
tremendous
partnership
with
the
washoe
county
library
system,
which
also
includes
some
of
our
school
libraries
functioning
as
community
libraries.
O
K
D
Chair
dennis
members
of
the
committee
for
the
record,
my
name
is
victor
salcedo
s-a-l-c-I-d-o,
with
the
charter
school
association
of
nevada,
we're
here
in
opposition
to
this
bill
as
much
as
we
would
like
to
support
it,
and
I'd
like
to
echo
some
of
the
same
sentiments
from
ms
anderson
of
the
washoe
county
school
district
just
just
mentioned
like
them,
we
too
love
and
appreciate
the
role
that
libraries
and
librarians
play
in
the
school.
Our
concern
with
this
bill
is
purely
fiscal.
D
We
know
all
school
districts
and
public
charter
schools
are
unfortunately
underfunded
as
it
is.
So
our
concern
here
is
simply
said:
it's
a
utter
inability
to
come
close
to
paying
for
this
now
we
do
appreciate
senator
donderolu,
mentioning
some
amendments
that
may
have
answered
some
of
these
concerns.
D
A
Thank
you.
Let's
go
then,
to
those
wishing
to
give
tests
who
wish
to
testify
who
who
are
neutral
on
the
bill.
A
Thank
you
senator
don
darrell
loop.
Any
final
comments.
G
Thank
you,
chair
dennis,
I
had
to
find
the
cursor.
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
time
today,
members
of
the
committee.
I
appreciate
you
taking
the
time
to
consider
this
chat
this
measure
and
I
urge
your
support
of
senate
the
126
and
thank
you
for
your
time.
A
G
This
bill
supports
the
continued
education
for
those
experiencing
emotional
disturbances.
Our
society
still
struggles
with
the
signs
of
mental
illness,
even
though
mental
illness
to
some
degree,
is
common.
This
stigma
can
have
lasting
impacts
on
a
person's
life.
One
key
challenge
facing
our
education
system
is
how
best
to
support
the
individual
learning
needs
of
every
student,
no
matter
their
circumstances.
G
G
I
would
now
like
to
turn
over
our
the
presentation,
and
I
apologize.
I
hang
on
just
a
minute.
I
have
to
go
back
to
another
piece.
I
would
like
to
turn
over
the
presentation
to.
G
L
Thank
you
vice
chair,
you
said
my
name
perfectly.
Thank
you
for
the
record.
My
name
is
jillian
block
representing
the
nevada
coalition
of
legal
service
providers.
L
L
Sb210
will
help
to
ensure
that
these
children
get
an
adequate
education
while
they
are
receiving
treatment
and
that
they
have
a
smooth
transition
when
they
return
to
school.
So
before
I
walk
through
this
bill,
I
just
want
to
share
a
story
from
our
legal
service
providers
that
highlights
the
need
for
this
bill.
L
L
The
idea
for
this
bill
came
from
miss
vinci
gonzalez,
who
is
on
the
zoo
and
can
speak
more
to
this
when
she
had
a
client
who
was
in
a
wheelchair,
have
his
wheelchair
locked
in
front
of
a
computer
all
day
while
he
was
in
a
residential
treatment
center.
This
was
the
only
education
this
child
received
during
his
stay.
Excuse
me,
so
the
proposal
before
you
would
have
forced
a
meaningful
conversation
about
the
plan
to
ensure
this
child's
educational
rights
were
met,
and
then
its
progress
was
monitored.
L
I
want
to
start
by
pointing
out
that
nrs
432b
6082
currently
states
that
a
child
who
is
in
the
custody
of
an
agency
which
provides
child
welfare
services
and
who
is
admitted
to
a
facility,
has
the
right
to
receive
an
education
as
required
by
law.
So
our
goal
is
to
strengthen
this
existing
law.
We
want
to
clarify
that
what
the
treatment
centers
are
required
to
do,
to
provide
that
education
and
to
ensure
that
there
is
communication
and
coordination
between
the
treatment,
centers
and
the
school
districts
to
ensure
that
children
have
educational
continuity.
L
As
you
will
see,
this
bill
is
short,
but
it
covers
a
lot
of
chapters,
because
there
are
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
parties
that,
if
we're
better
coordinated,
would
improve
the
outcomes
for
our
most
vulnerable
foster
youth,
and
we
are
very
grateful
for
the
feedback
we've
received
from
stakeholders
on
how
to
accomplish
this
goal.
So,
working
from
the
proposed
amendment,
which
is
on
dallas
section,
one
distinguishes
distinguishes
between
an
acute
psychiatric
treatment
center,
which
is
typically
a
shorter
stay
at
a
residential
treatment
center,
which
is
typically
a
longer
stay
section.
L
1
subsection
1
deals
with
cute
psychiatric
treatment
centers
when
a
foster
child
is
admitted
to
an
acute
psychiatric
treatment
center.
The
facility
would
be
required
to
develop
a
plan
to
educate
the
child
to
promote
continuity,
while
the
child
is
hospitalized
and
to
make
recommendations
to
the
school,
if
appropriate,
upon
discharge
to
be
provided
to
the
school
to
the
school
district
and
the
child's
case
worker
section.
One
subsection
two
lays
out
what
is
required
to
be
in
this
plan
that
the
facility
will
develop,
which
includes
the
number
of
hours
of
instruction
for
the
child.
L
Just
to
provide
the
guidance
and
direction
to
the
public
and
private
schools,
we
also
are
proposing
an
amendment
to
nrs
338e,
which
is
the
chapter
on
education
for
foster
children,
and
that
would
be
to
include
a
reference
of
section
one
of
this
bill
just
to
ensure
that
it's
considered
in
the
chapter
that
covers
the
foster
child's
educational
rights.
L
L
And
lastly,
I
will
just
note
that
we
received
a
request
from
nde
for
the
effective
date
for
this
to
be
december.
31St
2021,
and
I
believe
with
that
we
are
ready
to
take
questions
from
this
committee
unless
advisor
don
vice
chair
don
darrell
loop
has
anything
else
that
she
would
like
to
add.
Thank
you.
G
No,
I
think,
chair
if
you're
ready,
we'll
stand
for
questions.
A
P
F
Senator
I'm
daryl,
I
just
have
a
quick
question
about
this
bill,
and
so
after
an
iep
is
done
and
the
student
is
going
to
follow
that
iep
when
they're
in
the
facility,
who
is
going
to
provide
oversight
and
instruction
to
that
student.
If
they
don't
just
pretend
they're
doing
math
and
they
don't
understand
the
what's
going
on
who's
going
to
provide
the
instruction
to
them
when
they're
in
that
facility.
P
This
is
called
gonzales
team
chief
of
the
legal
aid
center
of
southern
nevada.
What
usually
happens
is
the
iep
if
the
child
goes
out
of
state
and
unfortunately
most
of
our
children
go
out
of
state
away
from
their
families
and
their
communities.
They
they
go
to
missouri.
They
go
to
texas,
they're
away
from
us
that
iep
the
the
school
district
or
the
facility
has
30
days
to
change
it
to
that
state.
P
So
if
it's,
if
it's
a
texas
facility,
they'll
change
it
to
a
texas,
iep
and
missouri
so
forth,
and
so
on,
so
then
that
school
becomes
responsible
for
implementing
the
day-to-day.
So
if
a
child
is
struggling
with
a
math
problem
or
something
to
that
extent
that
will
be
resolved
or
are
handled
in
that
school,
the
issue
comes
with
monitoring.
P
We
we
look
forward
to
partnering
with
ccsd
and
collaborating
with
them
to
that,
so
that
there's
a
smooth
transition
when
that
child
comes
goes
to
the
school
and
when
it
comes
the
child
comes
back
because
a
lot
of
times
what
happens
is
the
child
is
just
kind
of
placed
back
in
nevada,
with
no
plan.
No
interaction,
no
conversation
between
the
rtc
and
placement,
and
so
it
can
delay
enrollment.
P
It
can
delay
services
for
that
child,
and
so
what
we
want
to
see
is
our
kids
have
done
the
hard
work
when
they
are
sent
to
these
they're
locked
facilities.
They
feel
like
oftentimes
hospitals
when
they've
done
the
hard
work
on
their
part.
P
I
just
worked
on
one
due
process
due
process
complaint
where
that
didn't
happen,
and
the
child
came
back
and
delayed
getting
that
child
in
school,
delaying
in
proper
programming
pretty
much
everywhere
it
just
it
made
for
a
very
kind
of
disorganized
transition
and,
ultimately,
I
don't
think
that's
fair
to
the
child.
We
want
to
show
them
that
you
know
we
recognize
the
hard
work
they've
put
in
and
we're
going
to
be
working
with
them
as
well.
A
F
F
Yeah
so,
but
if
they're
so
I
get
that-
and
I
think
that's
great.
But
if
you
have
a
student
who's
admitted
to
a
psychiatric
hospital
facility
and
as
I
understand
the
bill
you're
creating
an
iep
for
that
student,
that's
in
that
facility
who's
going
to
provide
oversight
on
that
student
when
they're
in
that
facility.
P
So
it
would
be-
and
if
I
understand
your
question
correctly
correctly,
who
would
provide
oversight
while
the
child
is
there,
it
would
be
sort
of
a
a
joint
effort
between
the
school,
the
the
facility
providing
the
day-to-day
oversight
and
management
and
then
ccsd
monitoring
the
progress,
so
it
wouldn't
be
ccsd
would
not
be
practicing
education
in
another
state.
That
would
still
be
the
responsibility
of
the
rtc,
whether
some
rtcs
send
their
kids
to
local
school
districts,
some,
don't
they
they
educate
right
on
campus.
E
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
I
guess
the
only
thing
I
wanted
to
know
a
little
bit
more
about
the
genesis
I
mean.
I
know
a
couple
years
ago
I
had
helped
a
couple
of
constituents.
You
know
we
looked
at
the
problem
that
their
students
had
was
that
they
had
some
long-term
health
issues,
and
so
we
went
to
the
clark
county
school
district
and
we
were
looking
at
a
bill
but
then
realized
that
they
they
could.
Actually,
you
know
help
you
know,
facilitate
anybody
with
long-term
illness.
E
Obviously
something
is
not
the
same
here.
There's
not
an
equivalency
or
something
that's
going
on.
It's
just
not
the
same.
Some
slipping
in
the
cracks-
and
I
didn't
know
about
this
at
all:
can
you
can
you
explain
a
little
bit
more
about
how
this
came
about?
Why?
Why
is
it
that
we're
having
problems,
and
is
it
more
pervasive
than
perhaps
we
know
about?
Is
it?
Is
it
mostly
in
clark
county
or
is
it
throughout
the
state?
Are
we
having
this
happen?
Quite
often,.
P
Sure
the
the
genesis
of
the
bill
and
I'll
start
with
acute
psychiatric
hospitalization
first,
is
that
oftentimes.
So
a
child
has
a
mental
health
crisis
and
then
they're
admitted
to
to
a
psychiat
one
of
our
psychiatric
hospitals.
Now
one
might
think
well
they're
in
crisis,
they're
not
going
to
be
able
to
access
the
curriculum,
and-
and
so
why
do
that?
But
that's
not
entirely
the
case.
P
A
lot
of
kids
are
stable
and
in
there,
for
a
certain
amount
of
time
they
might
be
in
a
week
with
two
weeks
awaiting
placement
or
awaiting
some
other
issue
and
so
they're
perfectly
stable.
They
shouldn't
fall
behind
in
their
studies,
but
they're
not
getting
any
education
while
they're
in
these
facilities.
They
get
out
a
couple
of
you
know,
weeks
later
and
sort
of
plop
back
in
on
a
comprehensive
campus.
We
just
want
a
sort
of
more
coordination
between
the
facility
and
the
school
district
so
that
there
is
this
seamless
transition.
P
P
You
know
there's
different
things,
recommendations
they
can
make
and
they
can
also
help
with
the
school
work
while
the
child
is
in
there
a
lot
of
times.
I
represent
kids
in
foster
care.
There's
a
delay
in
placement.
It's
very
hard
to
place.
High
needs,
kids
that
have
a
lot
of
complex
mental
health
issues
and
so
they're
sitting
and
waiting.
We
can't
really,
you
know
they
still
need
to
be
going
to
school.
I
think
legal
aid's
philosophy
is
that
kids
need
to
be
going
to
school
and
making
progress.
P
I
think
the
biggest
issue
is
what
happens
is
just
the
transition.
Oftentimes,
a
child
is
withdrawn
from
ccsd
no
determination
made.
If,
if
that
child
should
even
be
in
rtc,
the
child
goes
off
to
rt.
It
goes
off
to
residential
treatment.
We
have
no
idea
what's
going
on
with
school,
there's,
no
one
really
monitoring
the
school
progress
or
the
quality.
P
Even
the
quality
of
schooling
at
that
placement,
and
then
the
child
comes
back
and
there's
no,
you
know,
there's
not,
there's
no
warm
handoff,
there's
no
handoff
at
all,
really
back
to
ccsd,
and
then
we
figure
well.
Where
are
we
going
to
place
this
child?
What
supports
do
they
need
what
was
working
while
they
were
in
residential
treatment
and
that
never
that
conversation
never
happened
and
it's
a
real
disservice
to
our
clients
that
that
not
they're
not
preparing
for
when
this
child
is
returned
to
ccsd,
so
that
is
kind
of
the
the
you
know.
P
E
That's
a
that's
a
great
explanation.
I
appreciate
that.
So,
if
I
could
just
do
a
quick
follow-up,
then
so
there
was
something
in
the
regulation
that
exists
now
that
just
didn't
work
here.
What
was
the
thing?
That's
missing.
I
guess
that
you
put
in
the
bill
that
you
know
that
we
just
didn't
have
for
for
students
who
fit
into
this
category
as
opposed
to
long-term
healthcare.
Like
I,
there
was
a
student
that
I
knew
who
you
know.
E
I
think
he
was
a
senior
and
and
had
cancer,
and
so
they
put
him
in
and
I
I
think
it
was
an
iep
and
then
facilitated
that
so
what
was
missing
between
regulation
and
this.
G
P
I
apologize,
I
keep
forgetting
kelly
benson
gonzalez.
What
I
think
is
going
to
be
different
is
that
what
the
the
statute
said
before
is
that
children
in
locked
facilities
have
a
right
to
an
education,
and
then
that
was
the
end
of
the
discussion.
This
bill,
hopefully,
will
prescribe
what
that
right
is
convene.
An
iep
meeting
have
someone
monitoring
their
progress,
so
hopefully
it's
a
little
more
descriptive
for
our
clients
once
they
you
know,
are
in
this
process.
P
You
know
kids,
who
go
to
residential
and
are
in
foster
care,
go
through
a
court
system.
The
court
has
to
order
them
into
treatment,
and
so
bringing
the
school
in
and
their
expertise
will
be
really
helpful,
and
I
think
this
bill
will
kind
of
bring
all
the
players
to
the
table
to
hopefully
work
what's
best
for
that
child.
E
A
I
am
not
seeing
any
other
questions
so
with
that,
then
why
don't
we
go
to
testimonial
support
so
if
we
could
queue
that
up
those
that
are
in
support.
K
K
O
O
L-I-N-D-S-A-Y-A-N-D-E-R-S-O-N
I'd
like
to
thank
the
bill
sponsor
and
specifically
bailey
borland
for
working
closely
with
the
washoe
county
school
district
on
this
highly
technical
piece
of
legislation.
Washoe
county
school
district
works
hard
to
have
a
close
relationship
with
our
local
residential
treatment
centers
and
our
students
who
are
placed
there.
We
are
committed
to
their
academic
success
and
their
overall
well-being
if
this
is
necessary
to
achieve
that,
we'll
gladly
work
together
under
this
framework.
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
K
F
C
P-I-E-R-C-D-Y-N
f-k-I
and
representing
nevada
association
of
school
superintendents,
and
we
are
in
support
of
this
legislation.
We
think
it's
important
and
we
want
to
thank
the
sponsor
for
bringing
it
forward.
Thank
you.
K
B
B
B
K
C
Hi,
jim
hoffman
h-o-f-f
m-a-n
for
nevada
attorneys
for
criminal
justice,
nacj
supports
sb
210.
All
children
have
the
right
to
an
education,
including
kids,
in
a
mental
health
institution.
Some
of
these
kids
are
admitted
in
connection
with
criminal
or
delinquency
cases.
Those
kids
don't
just
have
the
right
to
an
education.
C
K
C
Good
afternoon,
chair
dennis
and
members
of
the
senate
education
committee,
this
is
bridget
duffy,
b-r-I-g-I-d,
d-u-f-f-y,
chief
of
the
juvenile
division
for
the
clark
county
da's
office.
I
am
putting
my
support
on
the
record
on
behalf
of
the
child
welfare
agency
here
in
clark
county.
This
policy
is
important
to
ensure
that
our
foster
children's
education
is
prioritized
even
when
they
are
in
need
of
mental
health.
Stabilization.
C
Thank
you
to
senator
dondero
luke
and
our
partners
at
legal
aid
for
bringing
the
bill
forward
and
for
working
with
me
specifically
to
ensure
that
this
concept
is
placed
into
both
statutory
sections
of
433b
and
388,
so
that
the
state
and
legally
can
work
together
in
the
juvenile
court
system
to
ensure
the
facilities
and
school
district
are
meeting
the
requirements
of
the
law.
We
also
appreciate
the
clarification
in
the
proposed
amendment
that
the
failure
to
convene
an
iep
should
not
be
seen
as
a
sole
factor
to
delay
admittance.
C
Unfortunately,
we
do
not
have
a
lot
of
choices
when
our
children
are
in
mental
health
crisis
or
in
need
of
a
long-term
residential
treatment
facility,
and
so
we
do
not
want
it
to
be
delayed
and
therefore
our
children
losing
bed
placement
as
we
wait
for
an
iep
to
occur.
I
wish
we
had
four
or
five
places
to
choose
from
and
could
choose
the
one
that's
best
for
our
children's
education.
Unfortunately,
that
is
not
the
system
across
the
nation
that
we
have
for
mental
health.
Thank
you
very
much
and
I
definitely
support
sb210s
policy.
K
J
This
bill
ensures
that
all
students
have
a
smooth
transition
into
and
out
of
the
hospital
setting
and
receive
an
educational
experience
that
is
seamless
something
that
the
clark
county
school
district
supports
wholeheartedly.
There
have
been
discrepancies
in
past
situations
with
how
next
steps
should
be
interpreted.
J
This
bill
helps
clarify
that,
so
all
parties
are
following
the
right
protocols.
It
also
ensures
the
facility
maintains
compliance
for
students
ieps.
We
appreciate
bailey
bordelin
and
senator
don
darrell
loop
for
working
with
our
school
district
on
the
proposed
amendments
before
you
today
to
clarify
the
language,
and
we
urge
the
committee's
support
of
this
bill.
Thank
you.
K
D
Good
afternoon
mr
chair
and
members
of
the
committee,
stephen
cohen,
for
the
record
stephen
with
a
v
cohen,
as
in
the
assembly
woman
I'll
begin
with
ditto,
I
look
forward
to
sharing
the
specifics
of
our
family's
story
with
our
senator
who
sits
on
this
committee
tentatively
tomorrow
afternoon.
It's
been
bumped
a
couple
of
times,
but
understandably
the
only
friendly
amendment
that
I
would
offer
would
be
switching
emotional
disturbance
to
intellectual
and
developmental
disability
or
language,
that's
more
friendly
to
the
person,
but
other
than
that
in
terms
of
policy.
I
completely
support
it
with
that.
A
K
A
Thank
you.
So
then,
let's
move
to
those
who
wish
to
testify
in
neutral
on
this
bill.
Please
add
the
next
call.
K
A
G
I
just
thank
you
very
much
for
listening
to
senate
bill
210.
It
speaks
to
our
students
with
disabilities
who
have
the
ieps
or
individualized
education
programs.
G
A
So
we
close
the
hearing
on
to
sb
210
and
we
are
going
to
open
the
hearing
on
sb
252
and
since
I
will
be
presenting,
I
will
turn
over
the
gavel.
2
like
vice
chair
ontario,.
G
Thank
you
very
much
chair
dennis
and
with
that
I
will
open
the
hearing
on
senate
bill.
Three
five.
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
madam
vice
chair
and
committee
members,
for
the
record.
I
am
senator
mo
dennis
representing
senate
district
2..
Today
I
have
the
pleasure
of
presenting
sb
352,
which
ultimately
helps
reduce
additional
barriers
for
those
who
want
to
become
teachers.
A
A
What
keeps
me
awake
sometimes
is
knowing
that
as
more
of
the
state's
baby
boomers
retire,
our
need
for
new
teachers
will
only
grow.
Making
our
teacher
core
even
younger
and
less
experienced
nevada
is
not
the
only
state
affected
by
this
problem.
Shortages
have
grown
in
recent
years
as
enrollment
and
teacher
preparation
programs
has
declined
nationwide.
A
A
A
This
legislature
has
done
a
a
lot
of
great
work
over
the
years
to
address
teacher
shortages,
including
strengthening
recruitment
and
retreat
retention
efforts.
In
fact,
the
report
by
the
center
for
progr
for
american
progress,
both
in
in
it
both
enrollment
and
completion
for
nevada's
teacher
preparation
programs,
are
actually
slightly
increased
in
the
past
decade.
A
A
This
bill
came
about
in
my
in
a
discussion
with
miss
shelley
crawford,
who
is
principal
at
cc,
ronald
elementary
school,
and
she
was
working
on
a
project
and
and
she'll
talk
about
how
she
came
about
doing
that.
But
I
appreciate
having
that
discussion
with
her,
because
really
we
we
really
do
need
to
fill
this
teacher
shortage,
and
I
feel
that
this
is
one
of
those
ways
that
can
actually
help
in
that
one
of
the
biggest
challenges
and
I've
talked
about
this
before.
A
A
They
have
to
make
some
other
sacrifices
in
order
to
be
able
to
get
their
their
teaching
license
or
to
be
able
to
graduate,
and
this
bill
addresses
that
issue
for
those
that
are
already
working
in
school
districts
already
in
the
classroom,
and
it
allows
them
to
be
able
to
eliminate
some
of
these
barriers,
and
so
with
that,
I'm
going
to
go
ahead
and
conclude
my
remarks,
but
I
wish
to
have
miss
crawford
if
she
would
do
her
presentation-
and
we
also
have
several
folks
that
are
here
from
universities
from
the
enshi
others
that
could
answer
questions
on
what
the
actual
impact
of
this
would
be.
A
And
so
I
know
one
of
the
other
things
that
this
bill
will
do
is
bring
some
continuity
and
consistency
between
institutions
in
the
state
of
nevada.
As
to
how
student
teaching
is
done.
So
with
that,
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
ms.
Q
Crawford
when
shelley's
at
us
cruise
crawford
for
the
record
I'd
like
to
thank
our
little
sponsor,
senator
dennis
and
members
of
the
board.
I
have
with
me
dr
morgan
from
unlv
college
of
education
and
dr
easton,
brooks
from
unr
available
to
answer
any
clarifying
questions.
Q
Q
They
came
with
a
whole
bunch
of
background
knowledge
and
experience
in
education,
and
they
were
more
likely
to
stay
at
their
home
schools
rather
than
out
of
state
candidates,
and
as
I
worked
with
the
public
education
foundation's
executive
leadership
academy,
I
decided
what
was
decided.
This
would
be
a
great
project
to.
Q
I
will
proceed
so
I'm
going
to
show.
G
Q
So
I'm
just
going
to
show
a
little
bit
of
data.
The
purpose
there's
many
purposes
of
this
bill.
Q
Q
Q
12.1
percent
of
ccsd
first
year
teachers
leave
after
one
year
by
allowing
support
staff
members
to
student
teach
in
the
schools
they
work
in
it's
more
likely
for
them
to
stay
and
also
our
support
staff
members,
race
and
ethnicity
matches
more
representation
of
the
students
that
they
service.
So
here's
a
recent
report.
If
you
see
the
dark
blue
bars,
those
represent
our
students
and
the
light
blue
bars
represent
our
staff
members.
So
right
here
we
have
white
populations
of
students
versus
staff.
Q
We
have
african-americans
representation
of
students
versus
licensed
staff,
and
we
have
american
indian
right
here
and
hispanic
pacific
islander
and
multi-racial,
and
if
you
can
see
all
of
the
dark,
blue
bars
or
student
representations
are
higher
on
the
student
end
except
for
in
the
white
category.
Well,
why
is
that
important?
Q
Because
students,
research
has
shown
from
john
hopkins
university
that
students
that
have
a
diverse
teacher
once
in
their
life
is
less
likely
to
drop
out
of
high
school,
more
likely
to
go
to
college
and
our
support
staff
members
would
fill
that
need.
So
with
that.
I
surveyed
support
staff
members
and
we
found
that
there
was
1383
support
staff
members
and
of
that
73
percent
are
interested
in
becoming
licensed
teachers,
and
with
that
here
are
the
barriers.
Financial
aid
was
the
biggest
barrier
for
support
staff
members,
specifically
student
teaching.
Q
Real
quick
so
in
order
to
better
understand
the
actual
support
staff
members
that
this
bill
would
help
and
teachers.
I
have
some
videos
from
some
of
the
support
staff
members,
but
remember
the
bill
is
to
allow
support
staff
members
to
continue
to
work
as
long
as
their
license
is
in
that
position.
So
I
have
a
support
staff
member
right
now,
who
is
an
sbta
in
a
special
ed
classroom?
Q
Q
Q
F
I
am
an
spta
at
ronaldo
elementary.
I
currently
work
with
the
inclusion
title
one
pre-k
program
and
I've
also
been
in
self-contained
early
childhood.
I've
been
in
spta
for
about
seven
years
and
four
years
prior.
I
was
also
a
substitute
for
about
four
years
at
the
same
school,
so
I've
been
kind
of
made
it
a
career,
my
education
and
as
a
single
mom
of
four
kids.
It's
every
day
is
a
struggle
financially
and
just
with
child
care.
F
So
that's
kind
of
been
a
a
block
like
a
wall
in
my
career
path,
it
seems
like
when,
as
soon
as
I
want
to
you
know,
get
going
finish
my
degree.
Something
always
has
to
stop
me
and
things
that
are
just
out
of
my.
N
F
F
Q
Struggles,
thank
you
irene
for
sharing
your
story,
I'm
in
awe
and
so
proud
to
work
beside
you
every
day.
So
thank
you
for
what
you
do.
Miss
fatuma.
F
Good
morning,
everyone,
my
name,
is
fatuma
abdullahi.
I
am
currently
at
cc
ronda
elementary
school.
I
am
a
sls
spta
before
I
did
the
kids
program
and
then
the
kids
program
would
turn
to
the
fls
program.
I
started
tutoring
for
the
district
for
seven
months
before
I
got
the
full-time
position
at
ccron
elementary
school.
F
I've
been
there
been
here
still
here
for
five
years
now
and
right
after
high
school.
I
knew
that
I
wanted
to
be
a
teacher,
so
I've
been
going
at
it
taking
classes
one
class
after
work,
one
class
after
work,
one
class
after
work,
because
being
that
I'm
at
work
full-time,
I
can't
take
the
full-time
classes.
F
So
now
I'm
at
the
point
where
I'm
almost
done
one
year
to
go.
I'm
at
the
point
where
I
have
to
take
my.
I
have
to
finish
back
my
success.
So
I've
been
struggling
to
pass
them.
I
have
been
taking
them
over
and
over
and
I
think
the
reason
is
because
I
had
to
when
I
came
to
america.
I
started
school
in
third
grade,
so
I
had
to
learn
everything
fast
fast
fast.
So
I
have
to
now
teach
myself
the
things
I
missed.
F
Q
So
joomla
we're
also
working
on
something
with
the
state
department,
so
that,
if
there's
a
part
of
the
practice
that
you
don't
pass
afterwards,
you
can
take
a
equivalent
course.
So
if
you
don't
pass
that
math
portion,
you
would
then
take
a
math
equivalent
and
we're
working
on
some
funding
for
that
as
well.
Q
I'm
working
with
the
state
department
on
that
and
fatuma
I'm
in
awe
of
how
far
you've
come
as
a
as
a
teacher
and
leader.
You
have
set
up
the
fellows
program.
You
help
implement
those
ieps
and
I'm
so
proud
of
you
for
starting
your
student
teaching
next.
F
F
I
don't
complain
at
all
I've
loved
every
program
I've
been
in
so
far
I
am
in
csn.
Yes,
I've
been
going
there
for
like
two
three
years
already
honestly,
it
has
been
a
struggle,
adapting
to
work
being
awful
working,
full-time
and
then
coming
back
home
helping
around
with
the
family,
because
initially
I'm
the
first
graduate
from
high
school.
So
it's
like,
I
have
to
set
an
example,
but
at
the
same
time
I
have
to
work
for
my
goals.
F
So
not
only
am
I
going
to
school,
but
I'm
going
to
work
and
I'm
helping
out
financially
at
home
sometimes-
and
I
initially
started
with
education.
When
I
was
like
in
sixth
grade.
I
believe
it
was
from
a
teacher
who
inspired
me
to
become
a
teacher
which
they
it.
F
It
was
hard
to
adapt
to
that
english
language,
because
I
come
from
a
hispanic
background,
so
the
language
barrier
was
big
and
going
from
an
s
from
a
d
to
an
f
student
to
an
a
all
the
way
to
an
a
and
a
b
student.
It
really
gave
me
that
satisfaction
and
that
gratitude
to
be
like
you
know
what
I
think
helping
out
students
is
something
that
I
want
to
do
and
then,
once
I
hit
my
high
school
years,
I
was
able
to
work
in
a
preschool
in
an
in-lab
preschool.
F
Q
Q
Basically,
when
we
require
student
thing
that
cannot
be
done
in
conjunction
with
a
working
environment
that
makes
sense,
we
are
creating
barriers
for
first
generation
college
students
and
students
that
that
teachers,
that
represent
our
student
population,
so
this
bill
would
allow
those
four
staff
members
to
do
their
student
teaching,
while
while
they
are
working,
we've
spoken
to
nc,
we've
spoken
to
the
teachers
union,
the
superintendent
of
nevada.
Q
Everybody
not
only
supports
this
bill,
but
needs
this
bill,
because
currently
we
have
about
four
to
seven
hundred
just
within
ccse,
and
with
that
this
bill
would
allow
those.
Q
So
we
are
open,
can
I
send
it
back
over
to
senator
dennis
this?
Is
this
is
new
for
me?
So
just
let
me.
A
Thank
you.
So,
as
you
can
see
there,
we
have
opportunities
and
we
have
people
that
are
already
working
in
our
schools.
That
could
become
teachers
if
we
could
just
help
them
overcome
those
barriers,
and
so
that's
what
this
bill
tries
to
address.
So
with
that,
madam
chair,
we
do
have
folks
here,
as
was
mentioned
from
unlv
unr,
and
she
that
could
address
any
other
issues.
A
G
Thank
you
very
much,
senator
dennis
and
thank
you
again,
ms
crawford,
for
what
you
do
and
for
encouraging
others
along
the
way,
and
with
that
we'll
take
questions
from
the
committee
senator
hardy.
Please.
B
Thank
you,
I'm
adam
vice
chair.
I
I
need
to
ask
really
basic
questions.
B
First
of
all,
I
I
think
this
is
a
wonderful
concept
and
just
awesome
in
what
it
can
do
for
people
who
need
to
have
a
leg
up
in
a
process
as
well
as
the
students
who
need
to
identify
with
who
they're
having
teach
I'm
thrilled.
I
just
have
real
basic
questions.
What
is
a
support
staff?
What
is
an
spta
if
I
understood
it
right
and
what
is
a
paraprofessional
and
do
they
get
college
credits
for
teaching
x
number
of
hours
per
day,
while
they
student
teach
how
many
hours
per
day?
B
How
does
it
work
and
who
are
they.
Q
Q
They
are
paraprofessionals
that
work
in
the
classroom,
so
a
lot
of
those
names
are
other
names
for
paraprofessionals,
depending
on
their
role.
So,
as
you
could
see
just
from
the
video
each
of
these
women
that
testified
have
three
to
seven
years
experience
within
the
classroom,
so
they
work
side
by
side,
a
licensed
teacher
where
they
need
additional
supports
based
on
you
know,
ieps
or
programs.
Q
So
that
would
that's.
Your
first
question
was:
who
are
these
people?
Did
you
feel
like
that
was
a
good
answer.
Okay.
The
second
question
that
you
had
was
regarding.
B
I'm
shaking
my
head:
no,
when
someone
says
paraprofessional
that
means
they're
a
professional.
In
what
way
are
they
a
I
mean?
Do
they
have
a
certificate
of
some
kind?
Do
they
have
anything?
Are
they
a
mother
that
comes
in
and
are
they
a
mother
helper
I
mean,
I
literally,
do
not
know
what
a
paraprofessional
is
in
the
education.
I
I
know
your
description
that
you're
describing,
but
is
there
literally
a
position
that
is
described
as
an
spta?
Q
Q
Q
Yeah
senator
hardy,
that's
what
they're
doing
now
so
they're
taking
like
one
in
the
videos
they're
saying
like
we
take
one
class
at
a
time
they
take
them
on
the
weekend.
They
take
them
online.
You
know
a
lot
of
the
programs
have
flexible
scheduling,
but
it's
when
they
hit
that
student
teaching
part
that
really
becomes
a
barrier
because
they
don't
have
a
choice,
because
the
coursework
has
to
be
done
during
live
instruction.
Q
So
then
that
flexibility
of
those
weekend
and
knife
goes
away
and
a
lot
of
times
it
affects
low
income,
people
right,
they
can't
take
16
weeks
off
support
staff
members.
So
this
is
just
another
way
to
remove
a
barrier
we
basically
have
kind
of
like
we
have
this
pathway
and
everybody's
getting
clogged
up
here
and
the
only
people
that
are
getting
by
are
the
people
that
have
the
financial
means
or
support
to
get
by.
Q
G
Q
G
Can
I
jump
in
there
really
quick,
miss
crawford
and
senator
hardy?
I
think
that
miss
crawford
you're
absolutely
right,
and
I
think
that
the
nemesis
of
the
bill
is
helping
people
get
through
that
student
teaching
time
that
we
are
traditionally
not
paid,
for.
I
don't
think
it
has
so
much
to
do
with
where
you
come
from
as
an
aide
or
a
paraprofessional.
A
Madam,
madam
vice
chair,
I
believe
you
have
dr
easton,
was
going
to
make
a
comment
on
the
paraprofessional
thing.
I
believe.
R
This
is
donald,
brooks.
Excuse
me,
I'm
the
dean
of
the
college
of
education,
human
development
at
unr,
but
I
think
one
of
the
pieces
that
might
be
missing
and
this
understanding
excuse
me
is
that
right
now
there
are
barriers
that
will
keep
this
from
happening
at
this
current
point
and
what
we're
trying
to
do,
or
what
what's
being
proposed
here,
is
that
we
remove
that
barrier
so
that
people
can
teach
or
abuse
those
experiences
that
they
have
to
become
a
teacher.
R
If
we
keep
the
current
law
in
place,
those
teachers
would
have
to,
as
mentioned,
be
removed
from
what
they're
doing
to
do
something
else,
and
then
the
potential
becoming
a
teacher
won't
happen.
I've
seen
this
in
other
states,
for
instance
in
minnesota,
where
they
had
a
huge
reading
shortage,
and
they
did
something
like
this
with
paris
and
it's
an
understatement,
how
it
really
magnified
the
community.
R
Not
only
were
you
able
to
get
paris
who
are
diverse,
working
with
more
diverse
students,
you
were
changing
lives
of
people,
people
being
able
to
look
at
the
double
mobility.
People
were
able
to
do
things.
Some
of
the
things
that
that
is
mentioned
here
by
like
crawford
is
that
the
impact
of
having
diverse
teachers
can
have
on
our
on
our
student
population.
R
As
you
mentioned
about
the
dropout
rate,
I've
been
involved
in
studies
over
the
last
years
that
even
show
that,
if
students
of
color
have
at
least
one
teacher
of
color,
then
they
their
achievement
scores
go
up
significantly
compared
to
those
who
do
not,
and
at
the
same
breath
what's
being
presented
here
in
a
typical
teacher
prep
program,
students
might
get
upwards
of
600
contact
hours
with
students
throughout
their
program.
R
Research
shows
that
if
we
have
teachers
or
have
those
who
are
going
into
teaching
have
at
least
a
thousand
hours
working
directly
with
children,
they
tend
to
do
better
and
what's
being
proposed.
Here
are
people
who
probably
have
those
thousand
hours
before
they
go
on
to
the
program,
and
so
they
have
that
classroom
experience
to
really
do
those
things
they're
getting
the
content
now
to
enhance
that.
R
But
what
I've
seen
in
other
states
these
teachers,
the
longevity
in
the
state,
their
ability
to
connect
to
schools
of
community
because
they're
a
big
part
of
community
they
tend
to
be
leaders
and
and
more
of
our
our
more
challenging
communities
really
gives
them.
That
kind
of
credibility
to
enhance
or
to
reduce.
Should
I
say
I
shouldn't
drop
out
and
to
increase
our
graduation
rates
among
our
more
challenging
communities.
G
Thank
you
so
much
dr
easton
brook
that's
such
important
information.
Any
questions
from
the
committee
senator
buck.
Please.
H
Yes,
thank
you
vice
chair,
dunder,
lube
and
senator
dennis.
I
think
this
idea
is
brilliant.
I
remember
with
my
days
at
school,
as
I
spent
18
years
in
the
clark
county
school
district,
raising
up
substitutes
to
do
this
very
thing,
but
now
in
in
you
know
impacting
support
staff.
I
think
that's
what
I
love
about
charter
schools
and
if
we
pay
more
attention
to
the
innovative
work
in
charter
schools.
H
This
has
been
happening
for
at
least
the
last
10
years
in
charter
schools,
in
our
valley,
where
support
staff
are
paid
and
with
benefits
as
to
be
teachers
to
student
teach
in
in
our
charter.
Schools-
and
I
think
that
is
crucial.
So
we
have
parents
and
support
staff,
and
so
I
appreciate
this
bill
because
it
really
is
innovative
and
it
looks
to
fill
in
the
need
and
especially
because
we're
missing
so
many
teachers
in
our
state.
So
what
I'm
wondering?
Because
you
know
I
for
18
years-
was
in
the
clark
county
school
district.
H
So
are
you
able
to?
Because
one
of
my
challenges,
when
I
was
a
building
leader
in
the
district,
was
that
everybody
was
just
kind
of
like
wedged
into
a
job
and
then
to
be
able
to
be
innovative
in
a
system
was
what
I
always
fought
as
a
building
leader.
So
are
you
going
to
be
able
to
do
this
in
these
districts
that
aren't
necessarily
more
flexible
like
a
charter?
School
is
and
we're
doing
this.
G
So
chair
dennis,
are
you
going
to
take
that.
A
Yeah
I'll
start,
but
miss
crawford
can,
can
you
can
give
you
a
hands-on,
but
I
mean
that's.
The
purpose
of
this
is
so
that
we
have
some
consistency
throughout
the
state
on
being
able
to
do
this
so
but
miss
crawford.
I
think
she
could
address
it,
how
it
from
a
day-to-day
basis,
how
she's
she
sees
it.
Q
Thank
you
senator
dennis
michelle,
it's
cruz
crawford
for
the
record.
Thank
you
so
much
dr
easton
and
senator
buck
for
sharing
your
experience.
It
really
highlights
importance,
so
this
allows
us
to
get
more
creative,
progressive
and
innovative
with
that,
and
I
can
speak
to
specific
scenarios.
I
have
right
now
a
lot
of
support
staff
members
want
to
become
licensed
teachers
in
the
area
that
they're
currently
working
in
it's
kind
of
that
effect
of
hey.
My
husband
was
a
is
a
fifth
generation
iron
worker.
Why?
Because
that's
what
he's
exposed
to
right?
Q
Q
So
what
I've
been
able
to
do
is
for
her
push
in
minutes
allowed
her
to
do
the
general
ed
instructor
and
the
licensed
you'll
be
able
to
do
her
special
admitted
you
need
to
be
flexible.
You
need
a
staff
that
works
together
as
a
family
they're,
not
going
to
do
that.
Q
If
we
don't
have
a
great
culture
right,
you
have
to
have
aids
that
are
willing
to
move
around
the
building
for
a
certain
amount
of
time
to
make
that
happen,
and
I
have
not
had
any
road
bumps
at
my
school
to
make
this
happen.
We're
creative
we're
thinking
out
of
the
box,
we're
exposing
staff
to
different
teaching
scenarios,
which
makes
them
better
licensed
teachers
as
existing
right
now.
Q
G
G
Okay,
without
seeing
any
more
senator
dennis,
I
will
go
to
support
opposition
and
neutral
broadcasting
if
you'll
go
ahead
and
open
up
the
lines
we'll
start
with
support.
Thank
you.
K
K
K
M
Good
afternoon
chris
daley
d-a-l-y
nevada,
state
education
association,
the
voice
of
nevada
educators
for
over
120
years,
initia
supports
sb
352
to
allow
paraprofessionals
seeking
a
teaching
credential
to
complete
an
accelerated
program
of
student
teaching.
Nsca
represents
paraprofessionals
in
most
nevada
school
districts.
Paraprofessionals
perform
a
critical
function,
helping
to
deliver
a
high
quality
education
to
nevada
students.
This
ranges
from
assisting
students
with
learning
their
alphabet
to
assisting
their
education
to
become
functioning
members
of
society.
M
Paraprofessional
duties
are
numerous
and
include
assisting
with
evaluation
of
student
work
reports
on
student
progress
and
behavior
conducting
small
group
sessions,
helping
develop
differentiated
lesson
plans,
assisting
in
instruction
enforcing
classroom
management
strategies
and
assisting
students
with
assigned
activities.
Paraprofessionals
are
critical
to
all
programs
throughout
school
districts.
During
this
time
of
online
engagement,
they
have
been
the
backbone
to
special
education
educators,
helping
students
online
facing
a
chronic
teacher
shortage,
especially
from
nevada's
diverse
communities.
The
career
pathway
for
paraprofessionals
to
become
licensed
teachers
is
of
great
importance.
M
Many
paraprofessionals
are
already
working
full-time
and
about
a
classroom
and
already
possessed
many
of
the
skills
to
be
developed
through
student
teaching.
There
have
been
many
paraprofessionals
that
have
had
to
leave
their
jobs
just
to
student
teach.
This
has
made
choosing
between
paying
rent,
paying
the
bills
and
finishing
their
degree,
a
concern
for
nsca.
We
also
believe
that
adding
experienced
educators
to
the
classroom
improves
student
achievement
nsca,
believes
accelerating
the
16-week
requirement
removes
a
significant
obstacle
to
obtaining
a
teaching
credential.
Thank
you.
K
D
Good
afternoon,
madam
vice
chair
members
of
the
committee,
stephen
cohen,
for
the
record
ditto
with
one
exception,
which
I
would
be
more
than
happy
to
work
with
the
sponsor
and
committee
on,
and
that
exception
is
sub-sub-section
l
as
in
larry,
which
is
the
reciprocity
language,
particularly
with
special
education.
D
K
N
N
senate
bill
352
creates
a
pipeline
of
paraprofessionals
who
are
eager
to
advance
into
the
teaching
profession
simultaneously,
establishing
a
career
pathway
that
enables
them
to
move
from
paraprofessional
to
educator
and
then,
if
desired,
to
administrator
it
also
a
step
enables
them
to
move,
establishes
a
diverse
and
my
apologies-
diverse
teacher
pipelines
since
paraprofessionals
across
our
state
more
closely
match
the
diversity
of
our
students.
Recruiting
a
teacher
pipeline.
N
Diverse
teacher
pipeline
is
a
prioritized
goal
of
education
systems
across
our
nation
and
now
senate.
Bill
352
provides
nevada
as
such
an
opportunity.
Nevada
must
address
our
teacher
pipeline
issue.
However,
nevada
must
not
only
increase
the
teacher
pipeline,
but
we
must
also
squelch
the
attrition
nevada
schools
experience
annually.
N
It
is
a
constant
churning
of
entering
new
educators
and
exiting
experienced
teachers
that
stifled
nevada's
ability
to
grow
an
experienced
and
impactful
teaching
force
the
better.
We
can
prepare
teachers
upon
entry
into
the
field,
the
less
likely
they
will
be
to
leave
the
profession
within
the
first
five
years.
An
important
component
of
senate
bill
352
is
the
ability
of
paraprofessionals
to
utilize
their
time
within
schools
to
satisfy
their
student
teaching
experience
requirements.
N
Since
the
student
teaching
experience
lays
a
foundation
of
support
for
traditional
educators
entering
the
field,
consideration
of
a
high
quality
student
teaching
experience
must
be
central
to
the
development
of
this
program.
There
must
be
a
careful
balance
that
allows
for
an
expedited
course
of
study
and
a
quality
experience
that
will
pave
the
way
for
these
new
educators
to
enter
the
field
prepared.
We
believe
senate
bill
352
will
give
us
an
opportunity
to
develop
a
carefully
balanced
course
of
study,
as
nevada
continues
to
create
opportunities
to
build
our
educator
pipeline.
N
We
must
also
be
aware
of
the
preparation
educators
receive
prior
to
entering
the
field.
Nevada's
efforts
must
not
only
increase
the
number
of
teachers
employed,
but
must
positively
influence
teacher
practice
and
student
outcomes.
Ccea
is
in
support
of
senate
bill
352,
and
we
are
eager
to
continue
conversations
with
the
sponsor
of
this
bill.
Surrounding
the
need
for
high
quality
student
teaching
experiences
afforded
to
these
educators.
K
N
N
e
s
e
s
s,
I'm
speaking
in
support
of
sb
352.
This
bill
is
important
to
me
personally
because,
while
attending
college
part-time,
I
worked
as
a
support
staff
employee
in
a
variety
of
roles.
I
worked
for
the
clark
county
school
district
for
29
years.
I
was
honored
to
work
alongside
teachers
who
inspired
me
to
become
an
educator.
I
wanted
to
make
a
difference
in
the
lives
of
children
along
the
way
I
faced
many
challenges
while
attending
school,
working,
full-time
and
raising
a
family,
but,
most
importantly,
preparing
for
the
financial
burden
of
student
teaching.
N
While
my
support
staff
pay
wasn't
significant,
it
was
part
a
part
of
my
family's
household
budget.
I
said
what
I
could
to
prepare
for
the
16
weeks
without
pay
or
benefits.
Unfortunately,
it
wasn't
enough-
and
I
considered
giving
up
a
few
weeks
before
I
was
scheduled
to
student
teach.
I
was
in
an
automobile
accident.
The
accident
settlement
gave
me
the
financial
support
I
needed
to
take
a
leave
of
absence
to
student
teach,
while
that
was
an
unfortunate
accident.
I
was
thankful
I
didn't
have
to
drop
out
of
school
during
my
journey
to
become
a
teacher.
N
I
noticed
very
few
educators
of
color,
yet
many
of
our
support.
Paraprofessionals
are
people
of
color.
We
have
an
educator
shortage
and
one
way
to
address
the
pipeline
issue
is
to
support
our
paraprofessionals,
who
would
like
to
become
educators
many
times,
educators
come
to
work
in
clark
county,
but
do
not
stay
until
retirement
age.
Our
paraprofessionals
are
vested
in
ccsc
and
would
more
than
likely
stay
until
they
retire
care
professionals
have
a
significant
amount
of
classroom
experience
through
my
teaching
career.
I
have
encouraged
and
mentored
paraprofessionals
to
become
educators.
N
Like
me,
they
face
the
financial
burden
that
comes
with
student
teaching.
We
must
continue
to
find
ways
to
invest
in
our
paraprofessionals.
Allowing
paraprofessionals
who
are
enrolled
in
a
program
to
become
a
teacher
by
completing
an
accelerated
program
of
student
teaching
will
help
with
the
teacher
shortage
in
their
specific
area
in
which
they
are
employed
employed.
I
urge
you
to
vote
yes
on
sb
352.
Thank
you.
K
C
K
When
we
look
at
qualified
out
of
state
or
out
of
country
student
teaching
experiences
on
the
while
of
mitigating
the
negative
effects.
C
The
negative
effects
of
future
shortages
and
creating
a
more
sustainable
supply
of
well-prepared
and
well-prepared
quality
teachers.
This
bill
will
not
only
provide
the
necessary
accountability
for
nevada
students
and
education
system,
but
aid
with
the
process
of
the
additional
teachers
we
need
in
our
state.
Thank
you,
chair
and
members
of
the
committee
for
your
time.
We
urge
your
support
for
this
bill.
K
F
I
am
an
fls
fbta
at
bc,
rondo
elementary
school.
I
was
hired
january
7th
2015..
I'm
excited
to
be
part
of
this
important
bill.
This
bill
will
help
thousands
of
employees
in
america
an
employee.
Just
like
me.
It
is
my
life
opening
to
become
a
special
education
teacher.
For
seven
years
I
have
worked
for
ccsb.
F
F
F
K
C
M-A-R-Y-P-I-E-R-C-Z-Y-N-F-K-I
representing
the
nevada
association
of
school
superintendents,
which
is
composed
of
superintendents
from
all
17
school
districts.
This
is
a
bill.
Nevada
has
needed
for
a
long
time
and
it's
a
common
sense
approach
to
dealing
with
the
teacher
shortage.
It's
also
a
common
sense
approach
to
supporting
those
who
have
already
proven
the
value
they
bring
to
our
classrooms
and
our
students
and
we're
in
full
support.
Thank
you.
K
C
I
want
to
appreciate
senator
dennis
for
introducing
this
bill
miss
crawford
and
for
everyone
who
has
spoken
in
front
of
me
in
support
in
2002.
I
walked
into
a
classroom
in
biloxi,
mississippi,
first
time
being
a
fab.
I
knew
from
that
moment
on
without
any
doubt
that
I
wanted
to
be
a
full-time
teacher.
C
I
think
back
to
a
student
of
mine
when
that
was
in
second
grade.
His
name
was
michael
for
three
days
we
went
over
the
math
that
he
just
did
not
understand
day
after
day.
He
will
come
to
my
desk
and
I
will
work
individually
with
him.
Finally,
on
the
third
day
he
popped
his
head
up
with
eyes.
Gleaming
said
teacher.
C
C
C
Everything
that
you
can
think
of
and
in
clark
county
and
in
biloxi.
I
know
that
this
is
only
this
will
guarantee
to
for
us
who
cannot
financially
make
it
to
maybe
someday
realize
our
dream.
C
I
support
sp
352.
For
this
reason,
one
other
thing
is
that
it
will
also
help
with
something
that
I
persons
they
want
coming
into
the
district
about
cutting
class
sizes.
This
will
provide
the
teachers
that
are
needed
to
get
into
these
other
classrooms
so
that
our
class
size
can
go
down
that
there
can
be
more
one-on-one
time
with
each
of
our
students,
and
I
just
ask
you
to
pass
it
today.
Thank
you.
So
much.
K
F
F
S-A-B-R-A-N-E-W-B-Y
representing
the
university
of
nevada,
las
vegas,
and
I
am
calling
in
strong
support
of
sb
352.
I
want
to
thank
chairman
dennis
for
bringing
this
commonsense
bill
forward.
Unlv
is
in
support
of
this
bill
as
we
believe
that
public
education
in
nevada
is
a
continuum
that
includes
higher
education,
with
over
80
percent
of
unlv
students
being
negative.
We
know
that
the
vast
majority
of
our
students
come
from
our
public
schools,
which
regularly.
F
K
O
Thank
you,
mr
chair
and
madam
vice
chair
for
the
record,
lindsay
anderson,
l-I-n-d-s-a-y,
a-n-d-e-r
s-o-n
on
behalf
of
the
washoe
county
school
district
in
the
interest
in
time.
I'll
just
say
that
I'd
like
to
adopt
the
comments
made
before
and
the
washoe
county
school
district
has
been
looking
for
innovative
ways
to
achieve
this
without
this
legislation,
and
this
will
make
it
abundantly
clear
that
this
is
an
appropriate
route
for
our
paraprofessionals
to
take.
We
are
certainly
in
full
support.
Thank
you.
K
J
To
begin
by
answering
a
question
that
was
posed
earlier
this
afternoon.
Ccsd
is
100.
Supportive
of
this
bill
looks
forward
to
implementing
it
across
all
of
our
schools.
We
certainly
appreciate
one
of
our
and
are
excited
that
one
of
ccsd's
own
principal
shelly,
crawford
working
with
a
number
of
community
partners,
including
the
public
education
foundation,
brought
this
idea
forward.
Ensuring
there's
a
healthy
teacher
pipeline
is
incredibly
important
to
the
entire
state
and
there's
no
better
way
to
work
towards
this
than
by
using
the
incredible
hard-working
support
professionals
in
our
schools
that
are
currently
there.
K
K
F
Thank
you
chair
and
members.
My
name
is
rebecca
garcia
r-e-b-e-c-a-g-a-r-c-I-a.
I
am
the
president
of
nevada
parent
teacher
association.
All
students
deserve
a
qualified
teacher.
We
recognize
the
impact
on
students
of
the
ongoing
teacher
shortage
and
also
recognize
the
commitment
of
support
professionals
to
student
success.
We
echo
the
comments
of
many
who've
called
in
before
and
recognize
that
this
is
one
way
in
which
we
can
help
increase
those
in
the
teacher
pipeline
and
also
increase
the
amount
of
diverse
committed
professionals
who
are
in
classrooms
for
our
students.
G
Thank
you
very
much
broadcasting
and
I'm
going
to
pause
right
here
and
ask
senator
lange
if
you
could,
if,
with
chair,
dennis's
permission,
if
you
could
continue
hearing
the
public
comment,
if
I
don't
get
over
to
my
committee,
they're
hung
up
and
we're
not
going
to
get
back
to
this
one
at
6
30.
So
with
that
being
said,
senator
lange,
if
you
don't
mind
I'd
like
to
exit
here
and
chair
dennis,
thank
you
for
your
indulgence
with
me.
A
G
F
All
right,
thank
you,
so
we
will
move
to
opposition
minus
senate
bill
210.
K
K
F
Great,
thank
you
senator
dennis.
Would
you
like
to
give
any
closing
comments.
A
I
appreciate
it
as
you've
heard.
I
mean
this
is
a
common
sense
thing
that
you
know
we
we
really
want
teaching
pool,
but,
more
importantly,
we
want
we
want
to
be
able
to
to
our
our
teaching
pool
to
also
reflect
the
communities
that
they
live
in
in
the
students
that
they
teach,
and
this
is
one
way
that
we
can
do
that
and
and
we
have
people
that
are
already
committed
to
those
communities
and
want
to
be
there,
and
so
I
would
urge
support.
Thank
you.
F
Great
thank
you
and
with
that
we'll
close
senate
hearing
352.
A
No,
so
it
is
yes,
I'm
sorry,
yes,
it
is.
But,
however,
that's
the
one
that
we're
going
to
do
at
6,
30.
F
A
A
A
Anyone
wishing
to
give
public
comment
limited
to
two
minutes,
and
I
know
that
committee
members,
if
you
have
to
be
to
a
committee,
then
thank
you
for
being
here
and
if
not
we,
you
know,
I
don't
know
how
long
this
will
go,
but
as
soon
as
we're
done
with
this
we're
going
to
take
a
pause
and
then
come
back.
K
K
N
K
K
A
So,
let's,
let's
get,
let's
do
about
a
30-second
pause
just
in
case
they
can
call
back
to
give
them
that
opportunity.
So
if
we
could
be
a
pause
for
30.
A
K
A
Okay,
well,
we
tried
hopefully,
if
they,
if,
if
they,
they
can
always
submit
their
their
comments
in
writing
also
so
sure.
K
A
Okay,
so
we'll
hopefully
we'll
be
able
to
get
their
comments
one
way
or
another,
so
appreciate
that.
Thank
you.
So
with
that
we
have
no
further
public
comment.
We
still
have
one
item
on
our
agenda.
We
are
going
to
go
as
a
committee.
We
are
going
to
go
in
recess
until
the
hour,
6,
30
or
call
of
the
chair
so
partially.
That
depends
it
on
the
other
committee
that
chaired
on
darrell
loop
runs
when
that's
done
so
as
soon
as
that
finishes
we'll
be
able
to
start
ours
up.
A
However,
I
won't
do
it
before
6
30,
so
that
if
there,
if
she
gets
done
a
little
earlier,
we
can
take
a
break
and
we'll
start
at
6
30..
If
it's
not
quite
then
at
6
30,
we'll
start
whenever
she
finishes
and
and
we
can
get
going
so
any
any
questions,
because
I
know
we
haven't
done
this
yet
yet
this
this
session
or
we've
had
to
do
a
little
bit
later.
So,
okay,
so
with
that,
we
will
be
in.