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A
Thank
you
very
much
and
we
will
go
ahead
and
welcome
you
to
the
senate
committee
on
education
and
open
our
meeting
this
afternoon.
Welcome
to
all
those
that
are
online
and
present
by
phone
will,
the
secretary
please
call
the
roll.
C
D
D
A
Here,
thank
you
very
much
and
please
mark
everybody's
here.
So
everybody's
present
we
do
have
a
quorum
and
then
just
housekeeping
items
just
stay
muted
when
you're,
not
speaking
and
committee,
information
is
available
on
our
online
in
nellis,
which
is
our
software
that
we
use
to
to
on
the
legislature's
website.
A
If
any
and
we'll
we'll
be
taking
public
comment
at
the
end
of
the
meeting,
the
chairman
and-
and
I
will
limit
testimonies.
So
if
you
could
keep
your
to
your
public
comments
to
two
minutes
also
feel
free
to
submit
your
full
comments
in
writing
and
briefly
summarize
them
and
spoken
testimony.
A
You
may
submit
written
comments
as
outlined
on
the
agenda
by
emailing
or
faxing
them
to
the
committee
manager,
and
we
expect
courtesy
and
respect
in
all
of
our
interactions,
and
so
we
will
now
I'm
going
to.
Since
we've
got
everybody
here.
I
don't.
I
haven't
heard
that
if
anybody
has
to
go
present
a
bill,
but
I'm
going
to
start
with
the
work
session
first,
so
we're
going
to
go
to
sb
27
and
I
believe
our
staff
jen
sturm
is
going
to
walk
us
through
the
work
session
document.
E
Thank
you,
mr
chair
jen,
sturm
committee
policy.
Analyst
included
in
nellis
today
is
the
work
session
document
packet.
The
bill
on
today's
work
session
is
senate
bill
27,
which
was
presented
by
nevada's
department
of
education.
First
on
february,
8th
and
then
again
at
our
last
meeting
on
february
22nd.
E
The
bill
is
written
authorized
as
the
superintendent
of
public
instruction
to
investigate
certain
persons
subject
to
his
or
her
jurisdiction
and
authorizes
the
state
board
of
education
to
delegate
authority
to
the
department
to
suspend
or
revoke
a
teacher's
license.
In
certain
circumstances,
the
bill
creates
additional
types
of
licenses
for
teachers
and
other
educational
personnel
as
introduced
senate
bill.
27
also
continues
the
teachers
school
supplies,
assistance
account
beyond
june.
30Th
2021
restricts
funds
in
that
account
to
be
used
for
the
reimbursement
of
teacher
for
the
purchase
of
school
supplies
and
creates
the
account
for
teacher
incentives.
E
The
bill
revises
provisions
related
to
the
approval
of
programs
and
certain
course,
completion
requirements
for
the
teach
nevada,
scholarship
program
and
pro
and
provisions
related
to
funds
appropriated
to
the
nevada
institute
on
teaching
and
educator
preparation.
E
Finally,
sb
27
authorizes
the
department
to
review
school
family
compacts
required
by
public
schools
to
fulfill
certain
federal
requirements
related
to
parental
and
family
engagement,
and
removes
the
requirement
for
the
department
of
bed
to
prescribe
certain
forms
related
to
the
status
of
a
pupil's,
schoolwork
and
community
resources
in
your
packet.
Starting
on
page
four
is
a
mock-up
prepared
by
our
legal
division,
which
reflects
the
proposed
amendments
and
I'll
go
ahead
and
quickly
run
through
those.
E
The
department
of
education
proposed
an
amendment
removing
the
language
regarding
professional
standards
and
licenses
for
school
paraprofessionals.
E
The
nevada
association
of
school
superintendents
proposed
the
following
amendments:
preserve
the
teachers,
school
supplies,
assistance
account
and
the
various
ways
districts
have
selected
to
disburse
funds
to
their
teachers
in
their
schools
and
b
include
additional
language
stating
that
the
decision
about
what
classroom
supplies
are
purchased
by
the
teacher
is
the
purview
of
the
classroom
teacher
and
is
not
the
decision
of
the
school's
administration
and
c
removed.
The
originally
proposed
language
regarding
licensed
coaches.
E
A
Thank
you,
so
you
have
the
we
just
heard
this
at
her
last
week.
Well
heard
it
for
a
second
time
this
last
meeting,
but
with
all
the
amendments.
So
what
you
have
before
you
today
is
the
the
mock-up
with
inc
with
the
included
amendments.
A
Questions
I'm
not
seeing
anybody
raised,
you
can
just
raise
your
hand
if
you
have
a
question.
A
A
G
Sorry
doc,
chair
dennis
I'll,
make
a
motion
with
the
amendment
for
senate
bill
number
27.
Is
that
right.
G
Okay,
chair
dennis,
I
make
a.
A
Okay,
we
have
a
motion
to
amend
and
do
pass.
Second,
have
a
second
from
senator
hardy.
Any
further
discussion.
A
A
Well,
the
committee
secretary
we
have
so
we
have
a
motion
in
a
second
and
no
further
discussion.
Well,
the
committee
secretary.
Please
take
the
roll
call
vote.
E
Okay,
senator
buck.
G
A
B
G
A
A
It
looks
like
we
like
there
was.
The
motion
passes
all
right.
I
am
going
to
ask
vice
chair
don
darrell
loop.
If
you
would
do
the
floor
statement.
A
A
E
I
apologize
and
senator
donate.
A
Thank
you
all
right,
senator
lang
was
that
your
what
you're
going
to
comment
on
oh
you're,
muted,.
A
A
Thank
you
very
much
all
right
all
right
now
we
are
going
to
go
to
our
next
item,
which
is
senate
bill
senate
bill
66,
and
I
will
open
the
hearing
on
senate
bill
66
this
measure,
it's
the
nevada,
k-16
connectivity
and
innovation
advisory
commission,
and
I
believe
we
have
mr
brad
keating
from
clark
county
school
district
who's
going
to
do
the
presentation
along
with
mr
mitchell
from
and
I
think,
they're
coming
with
an
amendment,
and
so
I
think
mr
mitchell
is
also
with
him.
J
Yes,
thank
you,
mr
chair
members
of
the
senate
committee
on
education.
My
name
is
brad
keating,
director
of
government
relations
for
the
clark
county
school
district.
We're
excited
to
be
able
to
speak
with
you
about
senate
bill
66,
as
was
mentioned
by
senator
mo
dennis
mr
chair.
We
will
be
using
the
copy
that
you
see
in
nellis
the
amended
version
as
we
walk
through
the
bill
today
prior
to
getting
into
the
particulars
of
this
bill
today.
J
I
do
want
to
note
that
it's
a
very
exciting
day
for
the
clark
county
school
district
right
now.
Dr
jar
is
making
a
big
announcement
at
peterson
elementary
school
about
the
opening
of
schools,
and
we
are
fortunate
to
have
with
us
here
today
our
ccsd
trustee,
evelyn,
garcia
morales,
who
felt
it
incredibly
important
to
be
here
today
to
be
able
to
speak
with
each
of
you
about
the
importance
of
this
bill
and
how
we
could
attack
and
bridge
the
digital
divide,
so
trustee
garcia
morales.
D
Hi
brad,
thank
you
so
much.
Thank
you,
chair
dennis,
and
members
of
the
committee
for
the
record.
My
name
is
evelyn
garcia
morales
and
I
have
the
absolute
privilege
to
represent
serve
as
a
trustee
for
the
clark
county
school
district,
representing
the
diverse
constituents
of
district
c.
I'm
here
today
to
speak
to
you
about
the
importance
of
bridging
the
digital
divide
for
our
students
and
why
sp
66
is
an
important
part
and
first
step
towards
achieving
that
goal.
D
This
pandemic
has
brought
us
to
a
new
world
of
distant
learning
and
education
and
they
bear
the
inequities
across
our
communities.
This
past
fall.
I
spent
many
hours
working
with
many
many
dedicated
volunteers,
gathered
by
the
connecting
kids
nevada
campaign
to
walk
the
neighborhoods
of
school
of
our
school
district
and
saw
the
inequities
first
hand.
I
spoke
with
families
that
could
not
afford
internet
connection
the
devices
or
even
both
and
parents.
D
They
talk
to
me
about
how
their
child,
how
they,
how
they
struggled
with
the
idea
that
their
child
would
not
be
able
to
keep
up
with
their
studies,
as
they
were
prepared,
really
not
prepared
to
participate
in
a
digital
environment,
and
I'm
incredibly
grateful
that
I
was
able
to
do
my
part
to
help
families
connect.
However,
at
the
same
time,
it
was
incredibly
heartbreaking.
D
We
know
that
technology
is
constantly
evolving
at
a
rapid
pace.
Just
ask
anyone
who
has
stood
in
line
overnight
for
the
latest
and
greatest
device
it
is.
It
may
be
difficult
for
our
families
to
keep
their
children
at
the
same
footing
as
their
peers,
and
this
is
why
a
bill
like
sb
66
was
an
important
first
step
to
addressing
these
concerns
for
my
constituents.
D
With
this,
the
state
can
finally
begin
to
understand
the
resources
and
the
money
needed
so
that
all
of
nevada
students
can
fully
participate
in
the
evolving
world
of
virtual
learning
and
address
how
we
can
bridge
the
digital
divide.
Thank
you
to
our
team
and
to
the
governor's
office
of
science,
innovation
and
technology
for
their
work
on
this
bill.
I'm
going
to
now
pass
it
back
to
dr
brad
keating
to
talk
about
the
specifics
of
senate
bill
66.
Thank
you.
J
Thank
you
trustee
again,
this
is
brad
keating
for
the
record
representing
the
clark
county
school
district.
I
am
pulling
up
a
powerpoint
to
walk
through
again.
I
just
wanted
to
make
it
clear
one
more
time
to
anyone
watching
through
the
live
stream
that
we
will
be
referring
to
a
fully
amended
bill
that
has
been
posted
on
nellis.
J
This
amended
bill,
amended
version
of
the
bill
replaces
that
pre-filed
bill
creating
that
commission
and
that
we
are
extremely
grateful,
as
trustee
garcia
morales
said
for
for
osit,
taking
such
an
active
role
in
assisting
the
clark
county
school
districts
on
this
bill
and
making
it
something
we
can
all
be
proud
of
when
it
comes
to
access
to
the
internet.
As
the
trustee
mentioned
senate
bill,
66
is
important
for
a
number
of
reasons,
as
we're
all
aware
and
was
testified
to
just
a
few
moments
ago.
J
J
This
revised
bill
requires
the
governor's
office
of
science,
innovation
and
technology
to
compile
information
on
student
home
internet
access
and
make
recommendations
for
improving
home
connectivity
in
collaboration
with
school
districts
across
the
state.
This
information
will
become
incredibly
valuable
to
all
of
us.
J
I
Chair
dennis
members
of
the
senate
committee
on
education,
my
name
is
leonardo
benavidez
coordinator
of
government
relations
for
the
clark
county
school
district
as
it
pertains
to
offset.
There
are
a
few
responsibilities
that
they
will
have
as
part
of
this
bill.
First
osa
will
be
responsible
for
developing
a
statewide
system
to
gather
data
about
students.
Internet
access.
I
Second
offset
will
compile
all
the
information
from
school
districts,
so
they
can
create
a
statewide
gap
analysis.
Third,
the
statewide
gap
analysis
will
include
recommendations
around
home
connectivity
and
funding
opportunities.
Oset
will
present
this
data
to
the
legislature,
governor
and
the
state
board
of
education.
I
I
I
Sb
66
also
prepares
nevada
to
have
access
to
possible
future
federal
funding
streams
such
as
the
fcc's
commission,
lifeline
emergency
broadband
benefit
and
the
school
library's
e-rate
programs
to
provide
additional
comments
and
complete
a
walk
through
the
bill.
I
would
like
to
introduce
brian
mitchell,
director
of
the
governor's
office
of
science,
innovation
and
technology.
H
Thank
you,
chair
dennis,
and
members
of
the
committee
for
hearing
this
bill
today,
and
I'd
also
like
to
thank
dr
keating
and
the
rest
of
the
ccsd
team
for
allowing
osit
to
participate
in
the
drafting
of
this
bill
and
we're
looking
forward
to
the
partnership.
Mr
keating.
If
you
would
bring
the
slides
back
up
I'll
walk
the
committee
through
the
bill.
H
And
next
slide
so
fundamentally-
and
I
think
this
is-
this
has
been
said
very
eloquently
by
the
trustee-
that
this
is
this-
is
an
equity
focused
bill
and
even
when
we
go
back
to
school,
their
learning
will
have
changed
and
home
connectivity
will
become
a
necessary
part
of
learning
moving
forward.
H
So
this
bill
will
help
us
to
understand
the
extent
of
the
problem
that
we
face
and
also
to
be
able
to
create
concrete
solutions.
H
There's
basically
three
parts
of
this
bill
in
the
in
section
2.1.1
and
0.2.1.2,
the
bill
directs
oset
to
create
a
statewide
standardized
system
of
data
gathering
regarding
home
connectivity
in
collaboration
with
school
districts.
So
we
will
work
with
school
districts
to
put
together
what
a
data
gathering
system
looks
like
in
order
to
understand
what
information
we
need
to
have
in
order
to
connect
kids
and
again,
this
will
be
ferpa
compliant
in
order
to
maintain
conformity
with
the
law.
H
Next
slide
in
section
2.1.3,
the
bill
directs
osa
to
create
minimum
standards
for
district
issued
devices
regarding
the
the
different
connectivity
hardware
and
and
and
chips
that
they
need
to
have
to
connect
to
the
internet.
As
was
mentioned,
technology
is
constantly
changing
and
it's
necessary
for
devices
of
the
future
to
be
able
to
connect
to
a
wide
variety
of
different
wireless
networks,
and
so
the
recommendations
that
we
produce
will
be
related
specifically
to
wireless
chip,
sets
that
come
with
devices.
H
So
we're
not
going
to
be
touching
things
like
screen
sizes
or
the
number
of
usb
ports
that
you
know
that
district
issue
devices
have
or
or
the
the
brand
or
the
make
and
model
of
the
devices,
but
rather
just
related
to
connectivity.
H
So
that's
that's
step.
One
in
step.
Two
school
districts,
starting
in
section
2.2
school
districts,
will
then
survey
their
students
and
families
regarding
home
connectivity
and
make
an
annual
report
to
oset
regarding
the
number
of
students
with
or
without
access
to
the
internet
and.
A
H
Next
slide
and
then
starting
in
section
2.3
is
step
three
of
of
our
three-step
process.
Osip
will
compile
the
results
into
a
gap,
analysis
and
we'll
make
recommendations
to
the
governor
to
the
legislature
and
to
the
state
board
of
education
regarding
how
best
to
close
that
gap
and
we'll
certainly
consult
with
a
wide
variety
of
individuals
and
organizations
that
have
expertise
in
this
on
this
topic.
In
order
to
make
the
recommendations.
H
One
thing
that
I'll
mention
in
particular
is
that
the
biden
administration
has
made
home
connectivity
a
priority
and
there
is
likely
to
be
federal
funding
coming
down
for
the
purpose
of
of
home
connectivity,
and
the
fcc
will
require
specific
numbers
from
states
in
order
to
draw
down
this
federal
funding,
and
so
this
bill
will,
if
it
passes,
will
put
nevada
out
in
front
to
be
able
to
draw
down
federal
funding
in
order
to
address
the
digital
divide
and
connect
our
students.
H
J
Keating,
thank
you
to
the
committee
and
mr
chair
for
allowing
us
to
present
this
bill
today.
We
are
open
to
any
questions
or
comments.
The
committee
has,
and
all
of
us
stand
ready
to
answer
any
questions.
J
A
J
Mr
chair
brad
kitting
for
the
record
you
are
correct.
The
original
intent
of
the
bill
was
to
create
a
commission
that
guided
the
recommendations
moving
forward.
This
bill
changes
that
to
have
the
school
districts
report
to
osip
and
then
oset
help
form
a
statewide
gap,
analysis
and
the
recommendations
to
the
legislature
and
the
state
moving
forward.
A
Right
and
then-
and
the
offset
is,
is,
let's
see,
is
osit
going
to
use
a
a
committee
of
I
mean
it's
going
to
use
other
people,
or
is
it
just
going
to
just
aggregate
all
the
information.
H
Brian
mitchell,
director
of
ocean,
for
the
record
oset,
will
take
and
compile
the
information
that
we
receive
from
school
districts.
And
then
we
will
present
that
information
to
you
at
the
at
the
legislature,
as
well
as
the
governor
and
the
state
board
of
education.
And
so
essentially
the
legislature
becomes
the
the
commission
of
the
committee
that
that
these
findings
get
presented
to,
rather
than
rather
than
there
being
a
a
step
in
between
of
a
different
body.
That
would
hear
the
the
recommendations.
A
H
Brian
mitchell,
for
the
record,
we
won't
be
creating
a
list
of
devices,
rather
rather
we'll
be
creating
a
list
of
non-binding
recommendations
for
or
components
that
should
be
included
in
any
district's
device
in
order
to
be
able
to
connect
to
the
different
technologies
or
different
wireless
networks.
A
Right
so
what
they're
able
to
do
versus
a
specific
device?
Correct
great
all
right!
Thank
you
very
much
committee
I
see
senator
donate
and
then
senator
dondero
loop
and
senator
buck.
Senator
lange
all
right.
Let's
go
in
that
order.
Senator
dunante.
I
Thank
you
so
much
chair
dennis
and
to
the
presenters
for
today
in
reviewing
the
newly
amended
language.
I
just
wanted
to
get
a
quick
clarification
in
the
original
text
of
the
bill.
It
encompassed
k
through
16,
but
in
the
new
language
it
only
encompasses
k
through
12..
Can
you
explain
to
me
why
this
has
shifted?
Why
we
have
shifted
this
focus
and
was
this
intentional
or
like
because
I
I
recognize
that
higher
ed
students
also
have
challenges
accessing
the
internet
and
broadband.
J
Brad
keating
for
the
record
in
conversations
that
we've
had
with
our
partners
across
the
board
and
mr
mitchell
may
be
able
to
discuss
this
a
little
more
in
depth,
but
the
k
or
the
higher
education
partners,
all
utilize,
the
nevada
net
network
already
and
have
a
lot
of
this
in
place
currently.
So
we
wanted
to
focus
on
right
now
to
us
the
biggest
concern,
obviously,
as
a
school
district,
is
our
pre-k
to
12
students
and
keep
a
focus
on
that.
J
If
the
commission
or,
if
the
committee
believes
it's
important
to
include
higher
education,
I
think
we
can
but
brian.
I
wanted
to
ask
you
your
thoughts
on
that.
H
Brian
mitchell,
for
the
record-
and
I
would
agree
with
what
mr
keating
said,
that
the
intent
of
the
bill
was
to
focus
on
k-12
students
and
and
that
I
I
believe
that
the
higher
education
students
have
another.
A
C
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
My
question:
is
you
discussed
doing
putting
together
the
frame
work
to
determine
that
to
determine
that
accessibility
via
a
survey,
so
who
would
you
be
serving.
H
Brian
mitchell,
for
the
record,
the
survey
would
go
to
families
and
students
and
I
believe
ccsd
can
describe
a
little
bit
in
greater
detail
about
how
they
would
administer
that
to
their
families.
J
Thank
you,
brad
keating,
for
the
record
vice
chair
donderolu,
I
think
from
the
claire
county
school
district's
perspective
and
we've
spoken
to
a
number
of
school
districts
across
the
state.
At
this
point,
it
would
be
envisioned
that
this
would
become
part
of
the
registration
packet,
as
parents
register
their
students,
so
it
would
be
two
or
three
additional
questions.
J
Maybe
during
that
registration
period,
where
we
can
find
out
if
there's
devices
in
the
home
or
internet
at
the
home
and
what
issues
so
it
would
be
a
real
streamlined,
easy
approach
for
parents
and
and
guardians.
C
Okay-
and
the
reason
I
ask
is
because
I
was
concerned,
it
was
first
of
all
another
survey
that
they
may
not
answer.
Second
of
all,
if
it's
a
survey
online,
they
may
not
have
the
capabilities
which
we're
trying
to
get
to
them,
and
then
the
third
level
of
that
would
be.
If
we're
going
to
do
that
in
registration,
we're
going
to
have
have
to
have
some
means.
I
would
assume
that
we
are
going
to
reach
the
other
students
who
are
not
registering
necessarily
because
they've
been
at
that
school
three
or
four
years.
A
Thank
you.
I
let's
see
senator
lange
and
then
we'll
go
to
senator
buck.
I
think,
what's
the
next
one.
G
Thank
you.
I'm
really
excited
about
this.
I
just
have
a
couple
of
questions,
so
I
think
we
talked
yesterday
on
the
phone
and
I
just
want
to
ensure
that
the
data
that's
gathered
will
be
able
to
be
separated
out
by
school.
So
we
know
where
the
that's
our
bi-school,
instead
of
just
as
a
whole
district,
and
then
I
have
one
more
after
that.
H
Yes,
brian
mitchell,
for
the
record.
Thank
you
senator
lang
for
the
question.
It
is
our
intention
that
the
data
would
be
separated
by
school
and
down
to
the
student
level.
We
can't
provide
individual
solutions
to
individual
students
if
we
don't
know
who
those
students
are
and
where
they
live,
and
so
that
that
would
be.
Our
intention
is
that
the
the
data
would
be
would
be
that
specific.
G
Okay,
great
and
the
information,
the
the
stuff
that
you're
putting
in
their
backpack
to
go
home.
The
survey
is
going
to
be
in
spanish
in
english.
Are
those
the
are
you
going
to
use
both
languages,
or
are
you
going
to
use
any
other
languages
just
to
ensure
that
people
have
the
best
opportunity
to
respond.
H
Brian
mitchell,
for
the
record
and
the
the
answer
to
that
question
is
absolutely
yes.
We
can't
have
good
data
if
families
can't
understand
or
read
the
survey
and
so
the
specific
logistics
of
how
the
survey
will
go
out
and
how
we
will
follow
up
with
families
where
we
know
that
they
are
registered
and
attending,
but
haven't
participated
yet
are
things
that
osa
will
work
out
this
summer
or
would
work
out
this
summer?
H
If
the
bell
passes
and-
and
we
want
to
be-
you
know-
work
in
very
close
collaboration
with
all
the
school
districts
to
put
together
the
framework
for
providing
the
data
and
in
a
way
that
makes
the
most
sense
and
is
the
easiest
for
families.
You
know
ultimately
they're
the
customers,
you
know,
and
so
we
want
to
have
them,
be
our
focus.
G
Right,
thank
you
and
my
last
question.
I
think
it's,
mr
keating,
I
noticed
in
gosh.
Let
me
go
down
and
figure.
This
out
is
in
section
two,
two
section:
two
three
3b
does
that
make
sense
it's
about
developing
a
fiscal
plan
that
outlines
how
to
close
both
the
device
gap
and
the
access
gap.
G
J
Brad
keating
for
the
record.
I
appreciate
the
question
senator
lang.
I
think
we're
at
the
moment
what
we're
looking
at
is.
We
need
to
first
bring
this
data
together
to
truly
shine
that
light
on
where
we
are
and
where
the
gap
is
across
the
state,
as
brian
mentioned
earlier
today.
J
The
idea
is
to
take
that
report
to
you
all
as
the
legislative
body,
the
state
board
of
education
and
to
discuss
it
there,
and
then
I
think
this
information
will
help
inform
decision
making
for
not
only
us
as
school
districts,
but
you
all
as
legislators
in
the
future
as
to
if
there
are
funding
opportunities,
how
we
could
bridge
that
digital
divide.
A
This
senator
dennis
also
that
second
sentence
in
there
also
references
that
they
need
to
also
take
advantage
of
all
the
other
opportunities,
whether
it's
the
the
the
fc
fcc's
lifelong
program,
the
emergency
broadband
e-rate.
A
G
Hi
there
some
technical
difficulties.
Thank
you
so
much,
mr
chair,
innovation
and
filling
filling
in
the
gaps
of
technology,
especially
with
disparity
in
technology
at
home,
takes
innovative
leadership.
And
so
I
can
remember
when
superintendent
ebert
ran
the
technology
department,
and
I
was
principal
of
ct
sewell
the
title
one
school
and
using
every
last
spare
dollar
to
make
sure
that
students
were
one
to
one
at
school,
so
I'm
actually
encouraged
by
this
bill.
G
In
that
you
know,
I
know
that
most
families
have
smartphones,
but
there
there
definitely
is
a
gap,
and
I
think
the
key
to
this
is
teacher
input,
because
what
we
would
see
is
that
students
weren't
able
to
keep
up
with
online
goals
from
home,
as
well
as
for
their
homework
and
various
things.
So
I
think
teacher
input
is
definitely
key
and
I'm
very
encouraged
by
this
bill
because
it
takes
connectivity
to
take
students
to
the
next
level
and
being
able
to
access
that
I
mean
this
is
the
wave
of
the
future.
G
So
now
to
my
question,
if
I
may,
mr
chair,
does
this
replace?
Or
can
this
commission
replace
or
combine
with
one
or
two
or
three
of
these
other
24
commissions,
boards
and
councils
that
the
department
of
education
deals
with
I'm
just
wondering
if
we
can
eliminate
some
of
the
bureaucracy
with
the
different
boards
commissions
and
from
I
believe,
it's
sb76.
I
This
is
leonardo
benavidez
for
the
record,
so
on
the
revised
version
of
sb66,
we
revise
it
at
this
way
after
conversations
with
nde
and
also
to
specifically
remove
the
commission
and
have
oset
sort
of
take
on
the
duties
so
that,
as
nd
is
working
to
sort
of
streamline
their
process.
This
is
not
an
additional
task
for
them,
so
osad
has
taken
over
on
this
amended
version
of
the
bill.
I
don't
know
if
you
wanted
to
add
anything
else.
Brian.
H
Brian
mitchell,
for
the
record,
I
only
want
to
say
that
senator
buck
you
and
I
are
on
the
same
page
with
regard
to
commissions
and
eliminating
them
and
and
we
went
ahead
and
eliminated
the
commission
in
this
revised
version
of
the
bill.
So
I'm
glad
you
brought
that
up
because
you
know
you
know
you,
you
know
we're
on
the
same
wavelength.
There.
A
Thank
you
I
and
I
I
will
mention
you
know
in
that
other
bill,
one
of
the
commissions
being
that
would
be
while
the
function
still
would
go
on
with
the
board
would
be
the
commission
on
educational
technology
which
could
possibly
function
in
this
role.
But
I
think
this
is
a
much
more
a
better
way
to
get
at
this
information
in
a
quicker
way,
and
so
I
think
that
this
is
a
very
efficient
way
to
do
that
night.
So
I
appreciate
you
know
the
bill.
A
What
the
bill
is
trying
to
accomplish
here
to
make
sure
that
we
can
figure
out
how
do
we
get
access
to
all
these
kids
in
their
homes?
Now
the
commission,
education
technology,
its
purpose-
was
to
get
a
computer
for
every
student
in
the
classroom
and
it
didn't
go
as
far
as
into
the
home
and
now
we're
seeing
that
there's
a
huge
need,
so
this
will
actually
give
us
that
information.
A
I
am
not
seeing
anybody
else,
okay,
so
we
are
then
going
to
go
to.
A
K
K
K
B
B
It
is
with
great
pride
that,
through
our
connect
compete
program
and
the
great
work
done
by
the
community,
we
were
able
to
connect
over
15
000
students
in
just
over
two
months.
This
effort
and
the
speed
it
got
done,
was
unprecedented
anywhere
else
in
the
country.
We
should
all
be
very
proud
how
they
can
be
came
together
and
the
foresight
of
this
body
during
the
special
session
to
support
the
digital
needs
of
our
students.
B
I
know
we
at
cox
are
both
in
awe
of
what
we're
able
to
accomplish
and
so
very
proud
that
it
all
got
done
as
p66
will
continue
this
work
and
is
a
great
step
in
getting
all
student
access
to
high
quality
internet
and
devices,
so
they
are
prepared
tomorrow
and
beyond.
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
A
Thank
you
very
much.
Okay,
let's
go
on
to
the
next
tolerance
report.
K
L
K
K
L
Hello
and
thank
you,
committee,
chair
dennis
and
committee
members,
my
name
is
hava
ahmed
h-a-w-h-a-h-m-a-d
and
I
am
here
representing
the
clark
county
education
association.
The
clark
county
education
association
represents
more
than
18
000
licensed
professionals
in
clark
county
school
district.
We
are
the
largest
independent
teachers
union
in
the
country
and
in
the
state
of
nevada.
We
engage
in
bipartisan
advocacy
for
advancing
public
education
in
nevada.
L
Ccea
supports
the
amended
senate
bill
66
and
thanks
the
clark
county
school
district
for
bringing
this
important
bill.
Soon.
Nevada
made
tremendous
progress
during
remote
learning
when
a
device
was
placed
in
every
student's
hands,
but
that
should
just
be
the
beginning.
Closure
of
the
digital
excuse
me:
closure.
Closure
of
the
digital
divide
includes
two
components:
access
to
devices
and
reliable
internet
access.
The
image
of
economically
disadvantaged
students
sitting
in
front
of
a
wireless
school
bus
is
an
image
that
we
will
always
remember.
It
was
a
band-aid
fixed
to
a
deep-seated
problem.
L
The
pandemic
highlighted
the
terrible
inequity
and
access
across
our
state
and
ccea
believes
that
nevada
will
take
a
huge
step
forward
towards
access
and
equity
and
remote
learning.
With
the
implementation
of
this
bill,
ccea
supports
the
steps
that
austin
is
taking,
but
as
a
certified
information
privacy
professional.
I
would
like
to
caution
this
committee
to
consult
all
applicable
state
and
federal
data,
privacy
laws
and
regulations,
fair
information
practices
and
corporate
best
practices
to
ensure
that
student
privacy
is
not
breached
as
we
work
towards
the
goal
of
closing
the
digital
divide.
L
A
Okay,
we'll
now
hear
testimony
in
opposition
to
senate
bill
66.
Please
add
the
caller.
The
next
caller
for
opposition.
K
K
B
Thank
you
chair
members
of
the
committee.
This
is
dylan
keith,
k-e-I-t-h
policy,
analyst,
with
the
vegas
chamber.
I
apologize
for
the
technical
difficulty
there
we
are
in
support
of
sb
66.
Today
the
pandemic
further
exposed
the
severity
of
the
digital
divide.
B
A
Okay,
so
let's
go
to
those
in
opposition.
A
K
K
F
We
are
in
general
support
of
the
idea
of
the
bill,
but
are
neutral
because
the
amended
bill
doesn't
include
higher
education
and
we
don't
have
any
particular
expertise
on
how
the
k-12
folks
solve
this
problem.
I
would
like,
though,
to
bring
to
your
attention
that
the
internet,
connectivity
and
equipment
issues
are
definitely
an
issue
for
college
level,
students
also
with
in
the
college
environment
when
you
can
have
all
students
in
residence
on
a
campus.
It's
a
great
equalizer
for
students
of
different
backgrounds.
F
You
could
no
longer
just
send
a
student
to
the
library
or
to
a
computer
in
their
dorms
when
their
they
didn't
have
the
proper
equipment
at
home.
In
my
own
experience
of
teaching
250
general
chemistry
students,
I
found
that
about
15
percent
of
my
students
could
not
complete
the
online
exams
using
the
regular
monitoring
software
because
of
either
a
wi-fi,
ethernet
connectivity
problem
or
an
equipment
problem.
So
it's
definitely
an
issue
that
we
should
keep
in
mind
and
not
to
say
that
this
bill
should
necessarily
include
college.
F
K
K
C
A
Okay,
just
because
I
know
that
with
technology,
sometimes
people
try
to
get
in
and
don't
is
there.
I
guess
if
there's
anyone
else,
that's
trying
to
typical
if
you
would
connect
at
this
point,
I
will
take
the
testimony
if
we
somehow
missed
it,
because
I
know
with
the
technology.
Sometimes
it
gets
started,
trying
to
press
the
thing
in
with
the
delay
in
the
in
the
broadcast.
So.
A
A
Okay,
so
we'll
go
ahead
and
and
finish
up
any,
is
there
any
questions
that
have
come
up
from
the
members
as
we
listen
to
testimony
that
or
or
from
the
original
that
that
you
need
to
get
clarified
before
we
finish
the
hearing.
A
Not
seeing
any
hands
okay,
we
will
then,
mr
keating,
do
you
have
any
closing
comments,
or
are
you
good
to
go.
A
You
very
much
so
we
will
having
no
more
comment
to
come
before
us
I'll
close
the
hearing
on
sb
66,
and
we
will
go
to
our
next
item
on
the
agenda,
which
is
public
comment.
A
K
A
Okay,
why
don't
we
give
it
just
a
minute
just
to
make
sure
that,
because
I
know
there's
a
little
bit
of
a
delay,
so
we'll
be
on
pause
here
for
one.
A
A
Okay,
thank
you
very
much.
That
concludes
public
comment,
any
anything
that
I
any
questions
or
that
the
members
have
before
we
finish
not
seeing
any
our
next
meeting,
and
we
won't
have
a
meeting
this
friday.
Our
next
week
will
be
on
monday,
and
that
is
all
the
business
we
have
for
today.
So
that
concludes
our
meeting.
Thank
you
very
much.