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A
We
will
first
and
welcome
to
all
of
you
that
are
here
president,
it's
nice
to
be
able
to
say
that
in
carson
city
or
online
or
by
phone,
which
we
also
we
like
that
when
they,
when
you
participate,
regardless
of
how
you
do
that,
so
welcome.
So,
first
of
all,
would
the
secretary
please
call
the
roll.
A
Thank
you
everyone's
here
we
have
a
quorum
in
just
for
a
few
housekeeping
items
just
make
sure,
even
when
when
here,
when
we
ask
a
question,
I
don't
know
if
they
were
able
to
get
it
adjusted.
So
when
you,
when
you
ask
a
question,
if
you'll
turn
your
mic
off
and
we
were
getting
a
little
bit
of
feedback
the
other
day
when,
when
we
were
talking
to
somebody
online,
so
just
so
just
turn
it
on
and
off.
A
As
you
ask
questions
and
then
also
for
all
individuals
present
in
our
meeting
room,
please
always
keep
your
faces
coverings
on
and
maintain
social
distancing.
A
Our
committee
information
is
available
on
nellis
and
can
be
which
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information.
A
If
the
person
ahead
of
you
said
what
you
were
going
to
say,
and
you
can
give
your
partial
comments
and
submit
your
full
comments
in
writing.
If
you
wish-
and
I
think
that's
it
for
the
that
today
is
the
special
day
we
have
with
us
today.
C
A
For
those
that
don't
know
who
an
sea
is,
that's
the
nevada
state
education
association
have
been
advocating
for
education
for
many
many
years
due
to
the
current
limited
capacity
within
the
building.
Most
are
probably
outside
listening
or
watching
online.
A
We
do
enjoy
hearing
from
those
schools
as
they
provide
valuable
feedback
and
perspective
in
how
policy
is
translated
and
implemented
within
the
classroom,
and
I
encourage
anyone
interested
in
speaking
to
do
so
during
our
public
comment
period
at
the
end,
but
the
representative
from
nsca.
Normally,
I
would
have
the
whole,
it
would
be
the
whole
room
and
heavy
stand.
But
if
you
could
just
stand,
I
know
each
one
of
you
represents
many.
So
thank
you.
A
Thank
you
for
being
with
us
today
and
I
I
know
you
have
a
you
even
have
like
a
rally
going
later.
I
think
at
five
o'clock
right
and
normally
we
say
red
for
ed,
but
I
noticed
in
the
stuff.
I
got
this
time.
It
said
red
for
revenue,
so
both
good
things.
So
so
congratulations
thank
you
for
being
here
with
us
all
right.
A
We
are
going
to
move
to
our
first
bill,
we're
just
going
to
follow
them
in
in
order
we
have
ab
38,
which
revises
provisions
relating
to
career
and
technical
education
and
work
based
learning.
We
have
felicia
gonzalez
and
craig
statuke
from
the
department
of
education,
nevada
department
of
ed
here
with
us.
So
I'm
going
to
open
the
hearing
on
ab38.
D
This
bill
was
pre-filed
by
governor
sislek
on
behalf
of
the
department
of
education,
but
this
bill
was
truly
filed
on
behalf
of
our
career
and
technical
education
partners,
especially
those
in
rural
districts,
whose
work
demands
that
our
students
graduate
ready
to
live
and
work
in
the
communities
they
grow
up.
In
section,
one
allows
a
superintendent
or
designee
to
appoint
to
the
advisory
technical
skills
committee
and
the
and
the
advisory
committee
shall
include
pupils
and
parents
of
pupils
enrolled
in
career
and
technical
education,
members
of
the
governor's
workforce,
investment
board
or
local
entities
and
workforce
development.
D
Representatives
of
special
populations
and
representatives
who
serve
out
of
school
youth,
homeless,
children
and
youth,
who
are
considered
at
risk,
as
well
as
representatives
of
indian
tribes
and
tribal
organizations
and
stakeholders,
as
prescribed
by
state
board
regulations
or
the
superintendent
or
designee,
may
consult
regularly.
With
those
listed
for
eligibility
to
the
advisory
committee
to
carry
out
the
duties
of
an
advisory
technical
skills
committee,
subsection
2
defines
the
duties
of
the
advisory
technical
skills
committee
as
follows.
D
Advise
school
districts
on
valuable
credentials
and
provide
technical
assistance
to
meet
the
career
and
technical
education
standards
as
prescribed
by
the
state
board,
and
develop
work
learning
experiences
in
keeping
with
the
department's
legislative
priority
of
alignment.
The
meetings
of
an
advisory
technical
skills
committee
are
not
subject
to
chapter
241
of
nrs
or
open
meeting
law.
D
Section
2
subsection
1
allows
for
pupils
to
apply
credits
towards
high
school
graduation.
If
the
people
successfully
completes
the
number
of
hours
in
a
work
based
learning
program
required
by
state
board
of
education
regulation,
subsection
2
includes
an
on-site
evaluation
of
people's
performance
in
a
work-based
learning
program.
D
Subsection
3
requires
school
district
board
of
trustees
or
governing
bodies
to
designate
a
work
based
learning
coordinator
to
ensure
that
each
business
agency
or
organization
that
will
offer
employment
and
supervis
supervision
of
a
pupil
as
part
of
a
work
based
learning
program
is
suitable
for
participation
as
well
as
establish
and
maintain
a
list
of
organizations
suitable
for
work-based
learning.
Subsection
4
requires
work-based
learning
program.
Approval
from
the
state
board
of
education
to
include
a
detailed
training
agreement
and
training
plan
to
be
completed
for
each
people
participating
for
credit
removes.
The
three
criteria
of
required.
D
These
changes
are
made
in
alignment
to
the
federal
perkins
5
act
and
create
clarity
for
our
school
districts.
Finally,
subsection
6
includes
updated
reporting
requirements
to
include
the
number
of
pupils
participating
and
the
types
of
work
based
learning
offered.
The
reprinted
bill
includes
an
amendment
adopted
on
april
19th
from
the
clark
county
black
caucus
and
miss
yvette
williams.
In
section
2,
subsection
7,
that
requires
reported
student
data
is
desegregated
by
race,
ethnicity
and
special
populations.
A
Okay,
any
questions,
let's
thinner
on
senator
hammond.
E
Sorry,
thank
you,
mr
chair,
and
thank
you.
I
I
went
over
the
bill.
The
only
question
I
have
is
on
the
work
based
section
in
the
work
based
learning
section,
one
of
the
biggest
problems
we
have.
I
think
they're
trying
to
get
some
of
the
students
who
are
younger
into
some
of
these
programs.
E
When
you
mention
the
clarity,
that's
in
the
the
bill,
my
curiosity
was:
does
it
actually
give
some
more
clarity
as
to
how
old
you
can
be
when
you
to
be
able
to
go
into
some
of
these
programs?
Are
there
restrictions-
and
you
know,
is
there
anything
that
that
can
help
us
kind
of
figure
out
how
old
some
of
these
students
can
then
be.
D
Thank
you
for
the
question,
felicia
gonzalez,
for
the
record.
Yes,
this
clarity
is
provided
is,
is
it
will
be
provided
to
all
of
the
work-based
learning.
D
Coordinators
across
our
state,
it
does
remove
the
requirement
that
a
student
has
to
be
enrolled
in
a
career
technical
education
program
and
must
and
must
complete
an
assessment
in
order
to
participate
in
this.
As
you,
as
you
know,
there
are.
There
are
many
work
based
learning
types
of
activities
that
can
be
that
can
be
done
at
different
ages
and,
and
so
this
will.
D
This
bill
actually
removes
that
that
specific
requirement,
so
that
students
that
are
that
are
not
in
a
traditional
program,
are
no
longer
required
to
be
in
a
traditional
program
and
compartment
can
participate,
and,
yes,
it
does.
It
does
include
that
that
students
of
multiple
ages
can
participate
and
and
industry
tours
and
and
other
activities,
but
what
does?
But
what
does
remain
in
place?
And-
and
this
is
something
between
a
school
district
and
and
the
industry
partner
or
business-
is
that
age
is
sometimes
restricted
by
the
employers
for
certain
activities.
F
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
Ms
gonzalez,
could
you
I'm
sorry
when
you
were
presenting
the
bill?
I
thought
I
heard
you
say
section
six
and
I
was
wondering
if
you
could
clarify
what
section
you
were
in
about
that
time
in
your.
D
Thank
you
for
the
question.
Felicia
gonzalez,
for
the
record.
It
is
subsection.
Six
includes
updated.
So
that
is
actually
my
error.
It
is
subsection.
Seven
includes
updated
reporting
requirements,
so
that
is
section
2
subsection
7
includes
updated
reporting
requirements
to
include
the
number
of
pupils
participating.
D
Once
again,
I'm
going
I'm
going
over
this
and
I'm
so
sorry.
There
is
no.
F
A
A
Okay,
all
right
yeah,
because
I
I
had
the
same
question
you
you
referred
to.
I
believe
section,
six
and
section
seven
and
and
after
I
looked
I
thought
it
might.
Maybe
it's
section
two
subsection,
so
we
needed
to
clarify
that
in
case
anybody
else
was
trying
to
follow
that.
Okay,
other
questions,
yes,
senator
hardy.
D
Felicia
gonzalez
for
the
record,
thank
you
for
the
question.
The
data
will
be
disaggregated.
D
The
school
districts
break
down
their
participation
by
by
each
of
the
each
of
the
the
groups
that
are
outlined
in
this
subsection.
G
D
The
concern
has
been
traditionally
or
historically
that
there
are
that
there
are.
There
are
subgroups,
and
we
know
that
we
as
a
state
need
to
improve
in
in
some
areas.
We
need
to
improve
our
participation
rates
in
each
of
these
subgroups,
and
so
that
is
why
we
are
breaking
down
this
data
so
that
we
can
work
individually
with
with
school
districts
to
improve
the
participation.
H
Thank
you,
chair
dennis.
I
just
I
know
that
businesses
business
partners
willing
to
take
on
the
challenge
of
increased
liability
from
partaking
to
these
various
learning
experiences
or
work
based
learning
experiences.
So
how?
How
are
you
going
to
incentivize
businesses
to
partner
more
with
school
districts,
charter
or
networks,
and
that
so
that
we
can
truly
bring
more
students
into
the
workforce?.
D
Felicia
gonzalez,
for
the
record,
this,
the
incentivizing
of
of
industry
partners
participating,
is
not
built
into
this
bill.
It
is.
It
is
something
that
this
this
bill.
Also,
this
streamlines
how
districts
can
can
interact
with
the
business
and
industry
and
better
meet
their
needs
on
when
and
how
they
can
meet.
It
allows
for
greater
flexibility
so
that
it's
not
locked
into
one
specific
meeting
during,
for
example,
at
nine
o'clock
etcetera.
It
can
there's
a
lot
of
flexibility
on
how
and
when
they
can
engage
with
industry,
partners
and
and
businesses.
D
A
Okay,
any
other
questions
from
the
committee
not
seeing
any
so,
let's
go
to
test
to
hear
testimony
and
support
opposition
in
neutral
on
the
bill.
So
first
we
will
hear
testimony
in
support,
so
if
we
could
queue
up
the
first
or
if
actually
first
is
anybody
in
the
room?
That's
here
to
testify
in
person?
If
you
are
please
come
forward.
I
Good
afternoon,
chair
dennis
so
nice
to
see
you
in
vice
chair
don
darrell
loop
and
the
rest
of
the
committee
members,
it's
great
to
be
in
the
building
for
the
record.
My
name
is
mary
perzinski,
and
I'm
here
representing
the
nevada
association
of
school
superintendents
and
we're
in
full
support
of
this
bill.
We
have
been
supportive
of
career
and
technical
education
throughout
our
state
for
many
years,
and
we
appreciate
those
people
in
business
and
industry.
Who've
helped
us
bring
opportunities
to
students.
This
bill
is
good
and
the
advisory
committee.
I
The
expansion
of
additional
people
at
the
advisory
committee,
we
think,
is
a
very
good
move
so
anyway
we're
in
full
support,
and
we
thank
you
for
hearing
the
bill
and
giving
us
an
opportunity
to
come
forward
and
support.
Thank
you.
A
J
J
J
The
availability
of
the
cpe
program
and
the
guidance
of
an
advisory
technical
skills
committee
can
play
a
massive
role
in
a
student's
understanding
of
who
they
are
and
where
they
want
to
go
in
life.
Career
and
technical
education
contributes
a
major
share
to
the
overall
education
system
and
plays
an
important
role
in
the
social
and
economic
development
of
our
state.
In
this
era
of
unemployment,
technical
education
can
assure
one
of
a
job
or
source
of
income
in
terms
of
technical
skills
and
provide
comfortable
living.
J
The
chamber
is
in
so
is
supportive
of
the
proposed
changes
in
section
1,
relating
to
the
composition
of
the
advisory
committees
to
be
more
inclusive
and
proposed
requirements
in
section
2
for
schools
that
offer
a
work
based
learning
program.
Thank
you,
chair
and
members
of
the
committee
for
your
time.
We
urge
your
support
for
this
bill.
A
J
A
Thank
you,
then,
let's
go
to
anyone
wishing
to
give
testimony
in
neutral
either
here
in
the
room,
don't
see
any.
If
not
we
if
we
could
queue
up
the
first
caller
in
neutral.
J
H
H
We
believe
this
bill
will
help
streamline
the
efficiency
for
work-based
learning
and
will
help
to
ensure
that
every
stakeholder's
voice
is
heard
and
that
every
work
based
program
in
k-12
is
outcome
determinative
to
either
a
certification
or
a
credential,
leading
to
further
education
to
employment
or
directly
to
employment.
Cca
appreciates
the
intent
of
the
department
to
bring
this
bill
forward,
but
cca
has
concerns
that
this
bill
is
too
narrowly
tailored
in
that
it
assumes
that
every
lea
will
apply
for
perkins
funding.
H
H
Cca
must
emphasize
that
the
path
to
rebuilding
nevada's
economy
is
economic
diversification
and
workforce
development
and
to
get
on
that
path
we
must
invest
in
k-20
through
the
full
implementation
of
sb
543
to
the
optimal
level.
This
legislature
passed
sv
543
last
session
when
the
with
the
intention
to
fund
the
pupil
centered
funding
plan
in
the
2021
legislative
session.
It
is
now
over
halfway
through
the
2021
session,
and
this
legislature
has
discussed
everything
except
funding.
H
Sb
543
cca
understands
that
it
takes
both
the
democrats
and
the
republicans
under
the
governor's
leadership
to
be
able
to
introduce
and
pass
new
revenue
by
failing
to
fund
sb
543.
We
are
telling
students
and
families
throughout
nevada
that
last
place
is
good
enough.
We
don't
have
time
to
wait
for
another
legislative
session
to
find
and
pass
new
revenue.
The
time
for
change
is
now.
If
this
legislature
chooses
not
to
nevada,
voters
will
do
so
in
2022.
H
D
A
Okay,
thank
you
very
much,
so
we
will
go
ahead
and
close
the
hearing
on
ab38
and
we
will
open
the
hearing
on
ab67,
which
is
revises
provisions
to
education,
dealing
with
relating
to
suspensions,
expulsive,
permanent
expulsions
with
people
from
school,
and
we
have
superintendent
joan
eber
and
christy
mcgill
here
to
do
the
presentation.
K
Great
thank
you,
chair,
dennis
vice
chair
don
darrow
loop
members
of
senate
egg
committee.
It
is
a
pleasure
to
serve
as
the
state
superintendent
of
public
instruction
and
to
be
in
this
room
with
all
of
you
here
today
so
assembly.
Bill
168,
as
you
remember,
from
the
2019
session,
charted
an
ambitious
vision
for
restorative
practices
in
nevada,
and
this
vision
aligns
with
the
nevada
department
of
education,
values
of
equity,
access
to
quality
and
inclusivity,
and
we're
proud
to
continue
to
lead.
This
work
in
our
state.
K
168
in
my
30
years
of
education
was
probably
one
of
the
hardest
bills
to
implement,
and
so,
since
its
inception,
we've
been
working
across
the
entire
state
with
all
of
our
constituents,
with
the
guidance
counselors
with
school
board
trustees
with
principals
with
our
associations
to
make
sure
that,
as
we
came
forward
today,
that
it
was
the
best
that
we
could
bring
in.
We
believe
that
that
we
are
there
by
working
collaboratively
the
clarifying
language
in
this
bill
that
we
have.
I
also
want
to
give
a
huge
thank
you
to
lcb
legal
staff.
K
K
These
make
conforming
changes
to
disaggregated
data
by
suspension,
expulsion
and
permanent
expulsion
in
sections
one
through
three
section.
15
also
removes
a
gap
in
the
definitions
for
suspensions
and
expulsions,
and
this
updates
state
policy
and
compliance
with
the
federal
individuals
with
disabilities,
education,
act
or
idea.
K
The
proposed
changes
create
unique
discipline,
policies
for
peoples
with
disabilities
in
charter
school
applications
per
section
4,
as
well
as
the
conforming
changes
for
charter
schools
and
schools
for
profoundly
gifted
students
in
sections
five,
through
eight
section,
nine
makes
conforming
changes
to
eligibility
for
independent
study
and
ab67
overall
also
clarifies
that
a
designee
of
a
school
board
can
be
used
in
place
of
of
the
school
board.
In
all
instances
of
student
level.
Discipline
such
hearings
and
proceedings
are
to
be
closed
to
the
public,
which
is
in
the
best
interest
of
our
student.
K
K
These
edits
create
consistency
with
all
other
revisions
in
the
original
draft
of
ab67
that
permits
boards
of
trustees
to
authorize
designees,
finally
related
to
a
people's
age,
which
is
in
section
24
response
to
stakeholder
request
for
clarity
regarding
permanent
expulsion
of
students
younger
than
11
years
of
age.
Only
in
extraordinary
circumstances.
K
A
I'm
not
seeing
anybody
at
the
moment
vice
chair,
donderly,.
F
Thank
you
dennis.
I
guess
my
question
would
be
more
not
even
specific
to
the
wording
in
the
bill,
but
the
nemesis
of
the
bill.
So
can
you
give
us
some
information
like
how
many
kids
do
we
actually
permanently
expel
in,
say
a
normal
school
you're,
not
a
coveteer
and
typically,
are
they
high
school
kids?
Are
they
you
know
across
the
board
ages,
just
some
a
little
bit
of
background.
E
Christine
mcgill,
director
of
the
office
of
safe
and
respectful
learning,
we
can
get
you
the
exact
numbers.
Permanent
expulsion
is
very
rare,
but
we
can
get
you
those
numbers
and
really.
This
is
just
to
make
sure
that
we're
reporting
it
well
so
that
if
students
are
permanently
expelled,
we're
reporting
that
there
is
some
confusion
around
the
definition
of
expel
and
permanent
expulsion.
And
that's
why
the
clarification.
But
it
is
quite
rare
and
we
can
get.
F
B
Thank
you
so
much
chair
dennis
and
superintendent,
joe
ebert.
The
only
request
that
I
would
have
is,
if
you
have
the
data
as
well
with
that
request
that
vice
chair
dondero
loop,
said
perhaps
on
any
demographics
as
to
who
the
students
are
that
are
getting
expelled
or
suspended.
That
would
be
helpful
as
well.
Thank
you.
L
Thank
you
when
someone
is
permanently
expelled,
are
they
expelled
from
the
school
district
or
that
school
and
is
there
communication
between
the
schools,
both
charter
and
the
school
district
schools?
And
I
guess
there
wouldn't
be
communication
to
the
private
schools,
but
it
what
kind
of
communication
is
there.
K
K
Again
we
can
follow
up
with
additional
data.
The
communication
I
would
say
communication
is
something
that
we're
working
as
an
entire
system
to
close
the
gap
on
and
in
another
bill,
you'll
see
students
transferring
between
different
venues
right.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
that
gap
is
is
closed
and
that
people
have
a
clear
understanding
where
the
students
are
so
the
school
counselors
work
very
closely.
A
Okay!
So
then,
let's
let's
go
to
those
wishing
to
speak
in
support.
L
K
Superintendent
ebert
for
the
record.
Thank
you
for
the
question.
Senator
lange
in
each
of
those
instances,
if
a
student
is
suspended,
there's
always
been
whether
it
is
a
computer
now
or
in
the
prior.
If
it
was
a
paper
packet
right
decades
ago,
because
continuation
of
learning,
as
we
just
talked
to
so
when
a
student
is
suspended,
they're
staying
within
that
specific
school
setting
when
they're
expelled,
they
can
use
distance
learning
in
that
instance,
and
that
is
for
a
student
that
is
more
than
a
semester
for
the
permanently
expelled.
K
A
Okay,
so
we're
going
to
move
to
public
testimony
in
support
opposition
in
neutral.
We
will
first
start
out
with
those
we're
going
to
hear
testimony
in
support
of
the
bill
bill.
We
just
as
a
reminder
around
bill.
67
hope
you'll
come
forward.
Anyone
wishing
to
yep,
so
we
have
folks
here
so
we'll
start
here.
C
Thank
you,
mr
chair,
chris
daley
nevada,
state
education,
association,
the
voice
of
nevada
educators
for
over
120
years.
Thank
you
for
your
words
about
our
lobby
day
and
rally
this
evening
on
ab67
nsca
believes
in
the
principles
of
restorative
justice,
which
proactively
build
healthy
relationships
and
a
sense
of
community
to
prevent
and
address
conflict
and
wrongdoing,
we're
in
support
of
this
bill
to
make
important
clarifications
to
nevada's
system
of
restorative
justice.
The
issue
of
student
discipline
continues
to
be
one
of
the
more
vexing
ones
for
all
educators.
C
During
the
2017
session,
nsca
worked
to
improve
the
progressive
student
discipline
process
last
session.
This
was
replaced
with
a
restorative
justice
model.
Unfortunately,
school
districts
were
not
provided
with
the
guidance
and
resources
necessary
to
successfully
implement
and
student
and
educator.
Safety
has
been
compromised
every
day,
educators
make
students
feel
welcome
in
the
classroom
and
at
school
sites,
many
utilize
learning
circles,
conflict
resolution
and
mediation
to
deal
with
challenges
and
resolve
conflict.
However,
this
work
is
often
independent
of
broader
school
culture.
C
It
is
necessary
for
there
to
be
proactive,
district
and
school-wide
plans
to
implement
restorative
practice
that
is
seamlessly
integrated
into
the
classroom,
curriculum
and
culture
of
schools.
This
also
means
providing
needed
trainings
to
foster
an
environment
where
restorative
discipline
systems
can
be
successful.
Restorative
practices
should
extend
throughout
the
school
site
and
should
engage
all
staff
to
create
and
maintain
a
safe
physical
space,
a
supportive
school
climate,
an
engaging
academic
environment
and
healthy
relationships
between
students,
peers
and
staff.
C
I
Thank
you,
mr
chair
members
of
the
committee,
for
the
record.
My
name
is
mary
parzinski,
I'm
here
representing
nevada,
association
of
school
superintendents
and
first
we
want
to
thank
the
department
of
ed
superintendent,
ebert
and
her
staff.
They
work
tirelessly
with
our
district
superintendents
and
administrators
to
get
the
clarification
that
was
needed
on
ab168
the
definitions
on
expel
suspension,
permanently
expel
all
those
are
very
important
and
the
other
thing
that's
very
important
in
this
bill
is
allowing
the
boards
of
trustees
or
their
designee
to
be
involved
in
student
level,
discipline
issues.
I
A
J
J
J
P-A-I-G-E-B-A-R-N-E-S,
I'm
here
today
on
behalf
of
the
nevada
association
of
school
boards,
representing
all
school
board
members
in
nevada.
We
support
ab67.
I
would
like
to
thank
superintendent,
ebort
and
the
department
of
education
for
their
hard
work
over
the
interim
to
support
districts
and
provide
appropriate
guidance
on
restorative
justice.
J
A
Okay,
thank
you.
Let's
go
to
testimony
in
opposition
anyone
wishing
to
give
testimony
in
opposition.
Please
come
forward
no
one's
coming
forward
here,
so
if
we
could
queue
up
the
first
caller
online.
J
A
J
H
Good
afternoon
committee,
chair
dennis,
my
name
is
dr
brenda
pearson
b-r-e-n-d-a-p-e-a-r-s-o-n,
and
I'm
here
representing
the
clark
county
education
association
ccea
is
testifying
in
neutral
on
av-67.
This
bill
provides
much-needed
clarity
to
ensure
restorative
practices
are
implemented.
The
additional
the
addition
of
definitions
for
expulsion,
permanent
expulsion
and
suspension
will
pair
very
nice
with
the
additional
requirements
prescribed
in
ab194
when
and
will
help
to
standardize
the
approach
to
restorative
justice
across
all
17
school
districts.
H
However,
the
designation
to
include
pupils
with
disabilities
in
student
disciplinary
procedures
may
end
up
negatively
impacting
students
more
than
intended
this
session.
The
judiciary
committees
have
heard
many
bills
discussing
the
competency
of
a
minor
and
whether
that
competency
should
be
measured.
Similarly,
to
an
adult,
much
like
that
quandary,
we
must
ask
whether
the
child
with
a
physical
or
intellectual
develop
disability
should
be
treated
similarly
to
any
other
student
when
they
are
already
trying
to
change
the
approach
to
prevent
recidivism.
H
The
successful
implementation
of
ab67,
ab194
and
preceding
student
discipline
bills
must
be
built
upon
a
strong
foundation
of
restorative
practices.
Today,
there
is
no
such
foundation
in
clark
county,
so
the
movement
from
traditional
behavior
management
to
restorative
practices
must
encompass
robust
supports,
including
ongoing
training
and
coaching.
H
Cca
also
asked
this
committee
look
to
increase
funding
in
this
area
by
optimally.
Funding
sb
543
without
funding
implementation
of
effective
restorative
practices
will
not
happen.
Funding
543
optimally
will
ensure
educators
have
the
tools
and
training
needed
to
reduce
recidivism
and
address
the
school-to-prison
pipeline,
though
we
will
be
able
to
utilize
a
percentage
of
the
esser
funds
for
implementation
of
this
bill.
One-Time
funds
will
not
support
a
statewide
transition
to
restore
the
practices
fully.
Funding
543
will
impact
the
academic
outcomes
of
our
students,
as
well
as
the
behavioral
outcomes
cc
understands
it'll.
H
Take
both
democrats
and
republicans
under
the
governor's
leadership
to
be
able
to
pat,
introduce
and
pass
new
revenue
needed
to
fund
sb
543,
but,
failing
to
do
so,
will
tell
nevada's
families
that
students
and
students
that
we
are
not
vested
in
their
future.
We
do
not
have
time
to
wait
for
another
legislative
session
to
find
and
pass
new
revenue
to
put
the
restorative
practices
and
futures
of
our
students.
First,
thank
you
again
to
the
committee
for
hearing
this
bill
and
we
look
forward
to
continuing
the
restorative
justice
conversation
as
it
pertains
to
education.
Thank
you.
A
K
K
What
I
would
like
to
add
is
that,
through
the
esser
funds,
as
well
as
the
art
funds,
there
are
millions
of
dollars
going
into
just
that
whether
it
is
expanding
social
workers
that
are
made
available
to
schools,
increasing
the
support
and
the
professional
development
for
our
educators
that
work
so
hard
every
single
day
and
also
working
with
our
children
right
to
understand
their
role
in
an
education
system
and
how
to
work
collaboratively
across
the
board.
So
thank
you
very
much
for
hearing
this
bill
today.
A
M
Thank
you
chair.
I
will
introduce
them
in
my
present,
where
am
I
at
okay,
so
good
afternoon,
chair
dennis
and
members
of
the
education
committee
for
the
record,
I'm
assembly,
woman,
susie
martinez
and
I
represent
assembly
district
12
and
I'm
pleased
to
present
assembly
bill
257
for
your
consideration.
M
The
ab-257
seeks
to
address
the
dangers
of
poor
ventilation
report
indoor
air
quality
in
schools
even
before
the
pandemic.
Numerous
studies
have
shown
that
poor
indoor
air
quality
in
our
schools
is
not
just
putting
the
health
and
the
safety
of
our
students
and
teachers
at
risk,
but
it
also
impacts.
Students,
attendance
and
performance
studies
show
that
students
performance
metrics
can
increase
by
as
much
as
15
simply
by
ensuring
the
classrooms
are
adequately
ventilated.
M
M
I'm
so
sorry,
I'm
having
issues
here
with
my
computer,
the
centers
of
disease
control
especially
recommends
that
schools
assess
and
improve
their
ventilation
systems
in
order
to
reduce
reduce
the
risk
of
clogging
19
spread
in
their
ventilation
systems
in
order
to
reduce
the
covet
spread.
Yet
nevada
has
no
requirements
or
standards
for
ensuring
this
is
done
correctly.
M
This
legislation
is
going
to
do
three
things.
It
sets
forth
the
steps
and
standards
for
schools
to
assess
and
improve
their
ventilation
systems
when
state
or
federal
funds
are
allocated
for
improving
cool
air
quality.
Two
it
gives
schools
effects
flexibility
to
allocate
available
federal
funds
in
the
cares,
acts
or
arp
act
to
undertake
these
steps
without
mandating
that
these
funds
will
be
allocated
for
that
purpose,
and
it
requires
I'm.
So
sorry,
I'm
having
a
heart.
This
is
not
working.
M
Let
me
just
I'm
going
to
read
it
from
here
all
right
and
it
requires
the
school
districts
to
adopt
an
addendum
their
plans
for
safe
return
for
in-person
instruction.
It
requires
pursuance
to
the
american
rescue
plan
act,
2021
that
will
set
forth
the
district's
plan
to
ensure
adequate
ventilation
and
indoor
air
quality
in
schools.
M
This
addendum
will
provide
the
base
the
basis
for
schools
to
seek
additional
state,
federal
or
bonding
funds
if
needed,
to
carry
out
this
plan.
We
have
made
two
amendments
to
this
bill
passed
by
the
assembly.
In
order
to
address
concerns
raised
by
washoe
and
clark
county
school
district.
The
bill
has
passed
out
of
the
assembly
created
a
mandatory
program
where
schools
will
be
required
to
use
federal,
esser
funds
from
the
cares
act
and
arp
acts
to
comply
with
the
program.
M
The
proposed
amendments
would
allow
schools
to
choose
whether
to
use
their
available
funds
to
improve
ventilation
and
indoor
air
quality
in
their
facilities.
If
the
school
does
not
choose
to
use
available
funds
for
this
purpose,
then
this
still
sets
forth
the
steps
and
actions
needed
to
ensure
proper
ventilation
and
safe
air
quality
in
schools.
M
When
I
ran
for
my
district,
I
made
a
promise
to
put
education
first
and
to
be
an
advocate
for
the
needs
of
our
teachers
and
children.
This
legislation
does
exactly
that.
The
standards
set
forth
in
the
bill
are
essential,
providing
the
health
and
safety
of
nevada's
children
and
teachers
both
during
and
after
cloven
19
pandemic.
M
Their
input
and
feedback
has
been
critical
towards
improving
this
bill
with
me,
today
is
andrew
graff
counselor
for
the
smart,
western
state
state
council
and
chris
ruck,
director
of
training
with
national
energy
management
institute.
They
are
both
part
of
the
broad
stakeholder
team
that
develop
some
of
the
national
guidelines
documented
on
which
this
legislation
is
based.
M
A
N
Good
afternoon
chair,
my
name
is,
and
members
of
the
education
committee
for
the
record,
my
name
is
andrew
graf.
I
represent
smart
western
states
council.
My
clients
have
been
working
for
several
years
with
national
and
regional
research
groups
to
help
identify
measures
to
address
the
pervasive
problem
of
poor
ventilation
and
indoor
air
quality
in
schools.
Even
before
the
covet-19
pandemic
raised
the
importance
of
this
issue
for
the
past
decade,
study
after
study
has
found
that
most
schools
contain
classrooms
that
regularly
exceed
safety
levels
for
carbon
dioxide
due
to
poorly
functioning
ventilation
systems.
N
This
affects
not
only
student
and
teacher
health
and
attendance,
but
it
also
affects
students,
abilities
to
concentrate
and
think
high
co2
levels
reduce
the
brain's
cognitive
ability,
making
it
harder
for
students
to
perform
on
tests.
Now
with
covid.
There
is
the
added
concern
of
increasing
the
risk
of
virus
spread.
N
Studies
have
also
estimated
that
over
50
percent
of
new
heating
ventilation
and
air
conditioning
or
hvac
systems
and
85
percent
of
replacement
hvac
systems
have
performance
issues
due
to
poor
quality
installation.
This
has
been
directly
tied
to
the
use
of
installers
who
do
not
have
adequate
training.
As
a
result,
schools
often
assume
that
they
have
poorly
functioning
systems,
but
when
the
systems
are
tested
with
the
co2
monitor
during
occupancy,
we
find
that
the
classrooms
are
not
actually
providing
adequate
ventilation.
N
Maintaining
proper
ventilation
is
particularly
important
because
schools,
school
classrooms
are
small,
enclosed
areas
with
a
high
number
of
occupants
all
breathing
the
same
air.
This
is
not
an
indictment
of
nevada
schools.
This
is
also
a
national
problem.
A
2020
report
by
the
u.s
government
accountability
office
estimated
that
40
percent
of
school
districts
across
the
nation
have
hvac
systems
which
need
repair,
updating
or
replacement,
and
this
bill
ab257
gives
school
districts
the
tools
and
guidance
needed
to
address
this
issue.
N
The
bill
passed
out
of
the
assembly
created
a
mandatory
program
where
schools
would
be
required
to
use
available
funds
to
comply
with
ab257's
requirements,
but
the
first
amendment
changes
section
6
of
the
build
to
require
schools
to
comply
with
the
ab257
program.
Only
if
a
school
chooses
to
allocate
or
is
required
to
allocate
state
or
federal
funds
to
improve
ventilation
and
indoor
and
air
quality
in
their
facilities.
N
Schools
would
thus
retain
the
flexibility
to
determine
how
to
use
available
state
and
federal
funds,
such
as
the
eser
funds
provided
to
schools
under
the
cares
act,
crrsa
act
and
arp
act,
while
also
ensuring
that
ventilation
systems
meet
or
exceed
recommended
health
and
safety
standards
for
classrooms.
If
the
money
is
spent
for
this
purpose,
the
bill
further
ensures
that
schools
will
retain
broad
flexibility
on
how
they
prioritize
any
expenditures
by
setting
a
two
hundred
thousand
dollar
cap
on
ventilation
system
repairs.
N
The
second
amendment
fixes
a
requirement
of
section
13.5
that
some
stakeholders
have
correctly
pointed
out
was
confusing.
The
provision
currently
requires
a
school
district's
plan
for
safe
return
to
in-person
instruction
and
continuity
of
services,
which
is
a
report
that's
already
required
under
the
federal
arp
act,
to
include
a
report
on
how
they
complied
with
the
ab257
program.
N
N
Section
13.5
is
amended
by
requiring
each
school
district
to
adopt
an
independent
addendum
to
their
safe
return
to
in-person
instruction
plan
that
will
set
forth
the
district's
plan
for
ensuring
adequate
ventilation
and
indoor
air
quality
in
their
schools.
The
addendum
can
be
prepared
either
concurrently
or
after
preparation
of
the
plan
required
under
the
arp
act.
N
A
N
L
Thank
you
chair,
so
this
is
a
really
complex
bill
and
I've
read
it
a
couple
of
times
now
and
I'm
sure
not
sure
I've
gotten
the
just
of
everything
in
it.
But
I
wanted
to
ask
you
in
section
six
where
it
says
to
the
extent
that
money
is
available,
then
I'm
thinking
that
saying
then
we
can
fix
stuff.
L
L
I
think
I'm
not
sure
if
insurance
covers
fixing
this,
that
the
school
district
would
have
or
whatever,
but
I'm
also
concerned-
and
you
talk
about
the
buildings,
I'm
also
concerned
about
the
portables
portables
have
terrible
ventilation
and
are
we
have
grown
at
such
a
rapid
rate?
If
you
drive
around
in
clark
county,
you
see
portables
everywhere
and-
and
I
don't
know
if
you've
been
in
one
of
those
during
a
hot
day
or
when
the
air
conditioning's
gone
out.
L
Or
you
know
something
else
has
happened,
but
it
is
a
horrific
situation
for
both
staff
and
children
to
be
in.
So
I'm
wondering
if
you
could
speak
a
little
bit
to
section
six
and
I'll
probably
have
something
later,
as
other
people
ask
questions.
N
Thank
you
for
your
question.
Yes,
so
section
six
has
actually
been
proposed
amendments
in
the
exhibits
that
were
provided
today
and
it
goes
on
to
further
define
that
phrase
to
extend
the
money
is
available
to
say
that
money
is
considered
available
when
a
school
school
board
or
trustees
of
the
school
district
or
governing
body
receives
or
accepts
federal
funds
and
allocates
or
is
required
to
allocate
funding
to
improve
ventilation.
N
L
Terrify
me
follow
up,
so
my
problem,
though,
is
wait.
I
go
back
to,
I
think
what
I
said
in
the
beginning
and
it's
even
though
it
says
to
the
extent
available,
and
you
have
the
amended
language.
It
still
appears
to
me
to
be
a
choice,
a
choice
that
if
the
school
board
decides
or
the
school
decides,
it's
important.
L
H
Thank
you,
chair
dennis
this
bill
seems
very
prescriptive
and
it
seems
like
common
sense
for
district
leaders
to
be.
You
know,
monitoring,
classroom
air
quality.
N
Oh
sorry,
for
the
record
andrew
braff,
it
doesn't
require
schools
to
use
easter
funds
with
this
amendment.
It's
schools
can
choose
to
use
those
funds
for
this
purpose
and
if
they
do
choose
to
use
the
funds,
then
they
need
to
follow
the
holistic
program
of
ab257s.
E
Thank
you,
mr
mr
chair.
I
I
kind
of
agree
with
my
colleague
here
to
my
left
senator
buck
when
she,
when
she's
talking
about
being
too
prescriptive,
it
seems
like
the
requirements
in
this
bill
go
above
and
beyond.
Even
what
the
cdc
recommendations
are,
and
then
it
takes
sort
of
the
flexibility
away
from
the
school,
the
schools
or
the
school
districts
to
then
decide
where
to
put
some
of
the
other
money
later
on.
E
N
E
Okay
I'll
check
that
again,
because
I
I
thought
it
actually
went
above
and
beyond
that.
So
I
appreciate
it
I'll,
take
a
look
at
that
and
compare
it
again.
A
And
just
so
I'm
clear
the
the
amendment
that
was
that's
being
proposed
is
a
lot
is
a
it's.
It's
it's
taking
away
a
mandate
for
a
school
district.
To
do
this
is
that
correct.
N
H
Thank
you,
chair
dennis.
I
was
wondering
if
you
have
been
in
working
in
collaboration
with
school
districts
to
find
out
if
there
is
in
our
nevada
school
districts,
not
in
outside
school
districts,.
H
G
Thank
you,
mr
chair,
along
the
lines
of
the
funds
for
the
air
quality.
Are
these
funds
that
we
aren't
sure
if,
where
they
are
or
what
they
do,
or
are
these
funds
only
to
be
used
for
air
quality
or
these
funds
that
come
to
the
school
district,
give
an
option
for
them
to
be
used
for
other
things
besides
air
quality
or
whatever?
Are
these
funds
specific
for
air
quality
that
may
or
may
not
come,
or
are
they
tied
to
something
else
that
could
be
used
for
something
else.
N
Andrew
graph
for
the
record,
so
school
districts
currently
have
access
to
a
lot
of
the
federal
stimulus
funding
that
has
come
out
through
the
cares
act.
The
crrsa
act
and
the
recently
enacted
american
rescue
plan
act
as
well
in
the
form
of
the
elementary
and
secondary
school
emergency
relief
funds
or
esser
funds,
and
the
esser
funds
specify
that
school
districts
can
use
these
funds
across
a
broad
array
of
uses,
including
improving
indoor
air
quality.
So
they
do
have
funds
available
to
use
those
but
they're
not
required
to
use
those
funds
for
this
program.
F
Thank
you,
chair
dennis,
I
I'm
sorry,
could
you
confirm?
Have
you
worked
with
the
school
districts
in
the
in
nevada,
specifically
and
not
just
the
large
ones,
but
have
you
worked
with
the
school
districts
with
the
nemesis
of
the
bill
and
the
information
in
the
bill
and
the
and
the
amendment.
N
Andrew
graph
for
the
record,
yes,
we've
been
working
with
the
school
districts
on
this
bill
to
to
engage
with
them
and
what
the
bill
requires
and
how
they
can
meet
the
requirements
and
the
extent
that
they
can
use
their
funding
for
implementing
the
the
prescriptive
requirements
of
the
bill
in
order
to
get
improved
indoor
air
quality
in
their
school
classrooms.
L
Thank
you,
chair
dennis,
so
when
you,
when
the
school
districts,
do
these
reports,
will
these
reports
be
made
public
and
or
will
they
be
presentation
to
the
school
board?
How
will
we
find
out
what's
happening?
L
N
N
They
will
have
a
report,
that's
given
to
the
office
of
energy
and
will
be
made
publicly
available
so
that
any
interested
members
of
the
public
can
access
these
reports
and,
in
addition,
they
will
be
required
to
make
publicly
available
their
addendum
to
the
safe
return
plan.
That's
required
as
part
of
receiving
easter
funds,
which
will
also
have
another
way
of
showing
what
their
intended
plan
is
for
ensuring
adequate
ventilation
and
improvements
to
indoor
air
quality
in
their
schools.
A
L
N
This
is
an
andrograph,
the
portables
are
not
included
in
this
bill.
It
requires
that
they
attest
their
hvac
systems,
their
ventilation
systems
and
filtration
rates
and
co2
monitors
and
then
upgrade
those
systems.
So
it's
really
highlighting
what
needs
to
be
done
in
terms
of
improving
the
hvac
so
that
they
don't
need
to
rely
on
the
portable
systems
for
ventilation
in
their
schools.
L
N
G
Thank
you,
mr
chair,
so
I'm
I'm
curious
because
you
know
we
have
this
thing
called
sick
building
syndrome.
Have
we
actually
shown
these
I'll
call
them
fortress
schools,
no
windows,
no
doors,
no
open
to
the
outside.
Have
we
seen
that
kind
of
thing
in
versus
the
old
style
buildings,
or
have
somebody
done
studies
to
look
at
this
already
to
say
out
of
100
schools?
We
have
10
that
have
a
problem
with
ventilation
are.
G
Are
we
flying
blind
here
or
do
we
have
some
experience
where
we're
going
to
the
newer
schools
who
have
been
built
in
the
last
five
years,
for
instance,
have
they
already
taken
this
into
account?
Have
they
already
done
things
in
their
hvac
system
that
have
prevented
this?
Are
we
looking
at
new
schools,
old
schools,
sick
building,
syndromes?
N
That's
one
of
the
major
things
that
this
bill
seeks
to
address
is
that
we
do
not
have
a
lot
of
the
information
that
we
need
in
order
to
make
an
understanding
of
what
the
status
of
our
school
hvac
systems
are,
and
so
by
requiring
these
assessments
and
doing
it
in
a
prescriptive
manner,
will
have
the
better
understanding
of
what
needs
to
be
done
throughout
the
school
districts
and
how
to
improve
it
and
then
doing
the
actual
work
in
order
to
make
those
improvements
to
ensure
it's.
The
air
indoor
air
quality
is
improved.
N
A
G
So
we
have
newer
schools,
they
have
criteria
which
they're
built,
which
includes
all
of
this.
I
would
hope
in
the
building
of
the
school.
So
do
we
not
include
that
in
the
planning
of
the
schools
is
to
have
a
ventilation
program
that
actually
works?
I
I
mean,
if
we
don't
have
that
already
in
place,
I
I
would
be
surprised,
are
you
saying
that
we
don't
haven't
and
we're
flying
blind
in
the
last
schools
that
have
been
built
in
the
last
two
years?
One
year,
five
years.
O
This
is
this
is
christopher
rook,
with
the
national
energy
management
institute
for
the
record
to
the
chair
and
members
of
the
committee.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
here.
To
answer
that
question.
I
come
to
you
from
a
unique
perspective
of
that.
O
I
was
a
first
grade
teacher
that
ended
up
being
someone
that
works
on
the
units
on
the
roofs
specifically,
for
that
would
be
is
that
if
you're
looking
at
classrooms
that
were
recently
built
or
buildings
that
were
recently
built,
I
would
look
to
the
2019
study
done
by
lawrence
berkeley,
national
labs
and
uc
davis.
They
found
that
looking
at
schools
that
had
had
brand
new
units
highly
efficient
units
installed
within
the
last
three
years
within
the
last
three
years,
only
15
percent
of
those
when
tested
were
actually
meeting
the
adequate
minimum
ventilation
rate.
O
So
to
your
question,
yes,
there
is
in
the
uniform
mechanical
code.
There
is
clarification
there
of
that
you
how
you're
going
to
set
up
the
system
what
we
find
and
what
that
study
found,
though,
was
that
the
reason
that
these
units
didn't
was
because
either
the
technicians
that
were
installing
them
did
not
were
not
properly
trained
or
even
more
commonly
the
units
were
not
properly
maintained.
O
O
Even
a
2003
report
that
looked
at
the
difference
between
portable
units
and
permanent
classrooms,
going
back
to
the
other
question
found
that
50
of
them
didn't
have
adequate
ventilation
regardless
if
they
were
new
or
old.
Lastly,
you
brought
up
sick
building
syndrome.
What
you
find
when
you
get
into
indoor
air
quality
is
that
eighty
percent
of
indoor
air
quality
issues
get
addressed
simply
by
having
the
minimum
adequate
ventilation
rate.
Eighty
percent,
the
other
twenty
percent,
are
severely
reduced.
B
Thank
you
so
much
chair
dennis.
You
know
it's
interesting
because
exactly
to
the
point
that
you
brought
up,
you
know
I
went
to
old
schools,
I
had
broken
acs
and
I
went
to
a
new
school
that
had
a
broken
ac.
So
it's
a
very
common
experience
to
go
through,
and
you
know
we
haven't
even
talked
we're
talking
about
school
buildings.
Right
now
we
haven't
even
talked
about
school
buses,
which
is
an
even
bigger
problem
in
terms
of
making
sure
that
students
have
good
safe
environments.
B
But
you
know
I
want
to
ask
you
a
question
walk
me
through.
Can
you
walk
me
through
some
of
the
processes
to
notify
parents
or
community
members,
for
instance,
if
an
ac
is
not
working
or
if
we
find
out
that,
through
an
environmental
analysis
that
you
know,
the
air
quality
within
the
school
is
not
safe
for
the
students
attending
has
that
been
addressed?
Is
that
something
that
can
be
worked
with
the
southern
nevada,
health
district
in
ccsd's
way
or
perhaps
in
other
parts
of
the
state
like?
B
O
O
N
Thank
you,
andrew
graf.
Yes,
so
the
bill
has
prescriptive
requirements
to
test
and
adjust
as
necessary,
and
so,
if,
if
the
ventilation
or
filtration
or
co2
monitors
doesn't
meet
the
minimum
standards
that
are
set
forth
in
the
bill,
those
will
be
documented
and
then
the
school
district
will
need
to
implement
those
repairs
up
to
two
hundred
thousand
dollars,
and
then
they
can
choose
to
go
out
above
and
beyond
that.
If
they
would
like
to
once
they're
implementing
the
program.
B
All
right,
thank
you,
chair,
dennis
just
one
clarification,
but
from
what
I
read
in
the
bill
so
far,
there
is
no
clarification
as
to
the
timeline
of
how
that
needs
to
be
delivered
and
communicated
to
the
public.
It
just
says
that
what
you
exactly
what
you
said
it
can
be
up
to
200
000,
but
it
doesn't
go
beyond
that.
Correct.
N
Correct
they
they
would
need.
You
would
get
two
reports
and
that's
where
you
would
see
it.
The
first
would
be
the
assessment
report,
that's
prepared
by
the
qualified,
adjusting
or
testing
personnel
that
will
be
provided
to
a
mechanical
engineer,
to
evaluate
whether
further
additional
repairs
adjustments
will
be
necessary
and
then
a
conclusion
report,
which
would
be
a
verification
that
of
what
has
been
done
and
what
steps
will
need
to
be
taken
as
well
for
further
further
compliance
with
the
app.
A
E
Chairman
dennis
and
members
of
the
senate
education
committee
for
the
record,
my
name
is
alfonso
lopez
and,
on
behalf
of
the
sheet
metal
workers
and
air
rail
transportation
workers
association.
We
are
here
in
support
of
ab257
during
this
pandemic.
It
is
even
more
important
that
clear
air
in
public
buildings,
especially
in
our
schools,
is
there
to
protect
our
children
and
teachers.
E
C
Mr
chairman,
chris
daley
nevada
state
education
association,
the
voice
of
nevada
educators
for
over
120
years
in
our
history
there
have
been
few
more
challenging
times
than
the
one
we
find
ourselves
in
right
now,
with
the
global
covet
19
pandemic
nsca
supports
ab257
addressing
one
of
the
most
pressing
school
safety
issues,
indoor,
air
quality,
educators,
know
distance
or
hybrid
learning.
Models
are
not
ideal
for
most
students
or
educators.
At
the
same
time,
educators
have
also
been
very
concerned
about
their
health
and
the
health
and
well-being
of
students.
C
During
this
past
school
year,
we
know,
prior
to
the
coveted
19
pandemic.
Nevada's
neighborhood
public
schools
were
already
chronically
underfunded,
with
the
most
crowded
classrooms
in
the
country.
Meanwhile,
many
of
our
school
facilities
are
decades
old,
with
failing
windows
and
heating
ventilation
and
air
conditioning
systems,
as
we
work
to
safely
return
to
full
in-person
learning.
C
It
is
so
important
have
strong
protocols
not
just
on
social
distancing,
but
also
doing
everything
we
can
to
improve
air
quality
inside
our
schools,
with
the
advocacy
from
the
national
education
association
support
from
our
federal
delegation,
significant
funds
have
been
made
available
to
operate
school
buildings
more
safely
over
the
next
several
years.
This
includes
funds
for
facilities,
including
hvac
systems,
educators
understand
for
these
systems
to
be
working
at
their
best.
P
Good
afternoon,
members
of
the
board
for
the
record,
my
name
is
jamie
tedrinski.
I
am
a
member
of
nsea
and
I'm
also
a
teacher
in
the
clark
county
school
district.
P
P
I
started
out
in
a
portable
here
in
clark,
county
and
my
roof
was
filled
with
mold
to
the
extent
that
one
day
during
class,
one
of
the
ceiling
tiles
collapsed
and
hit
a
student
and
the
the
solution
for
fixing.
It
was
to
duct
tape,
a
trash
bag
over
the
hole
and
tell
me
that
it
didn't
rain
that
often
in
las
vegas,
so
it
shouldn't
be
a
problem,
but
the
mold
had
come
from
faulty
air
conditioning
and
that
had
caused
the
moisture
that
caused
the
mold
that
caused
the
collapse.
P
After
I
moved
into
a
building
at
another
school,
we've
had
frequent
outages
of
our
air
conditioning
units
and
if
you
are
in
las
vegas,
you
know
that
until
october
it
can
get
up
to
115
degrees
and
when
you're
inside,
with
a
class
of
45
high
schoolers
like
that
that
temperature
just
continues
to
increase.
So
I'm
here
speaking
as
an
individual
telling
you
that
this
is
indeed
a
very
important
piece
of
legislation
that
should
be
passed
for
our
students
for
our
staff
members
who
are
in
these
schools
with
this
ineffective
air
quality.
P
I
have
colleagues
who
and
students
who
suffer
from
asthma
who
suffer
from
other
breathing
ailments,
and
it
really
does
truly
impact
the
quality
of
their
life
and
causes
chronic
absenteeism
in
both
staff
and
students.
So
I
see
this
as
not
only
like
an
educational
issue,
but
a
public
health
concern,
and
I
want
to
reiterate
what
some
others
have
said
in
in
the
time
of
with
this
ongoing
pandemic.
We
know
that
covet
will
likely
be
around
for
a
while.
I
think
it's
really
important
that
we
take
into
consideration
that
this.
P
A
J
J
J
Q
Good
afternoon
sharon
dennis
members
of
the
education
committee,
my
name
is
inara
benavidez,
l
e,
o
n,
a
r
d,
o
b
e
n
a
v.
I
d
e
s,
but
with
the
clark
county
school
district
testified
in
support
of
ab257
at
the
school
district.
The
quality
of
air
is
a
priority
of
importance
to
us
and,
more
than
ever
after
everything,
the
world
has
been
through
over
the
last
year.
We
appreciate
assemblywoman
martinez,
bringing
forward
this
bell
in
order
to
ensure
that
this
continues
to
be
a
priority.
Q
We're
glad
that,
through
this
cooperative
dialogue,
we
are
able
to
make
the
language
permissive
and
the
proposed
amendment
you
see
today
to
ensure
that
use
of
the
federal
funds
remain
discretionary
in
order
for
districts
to
address
the
larger
set
of
issues
presented
by
the
pandemic,
as
they
see
best
fits
the
needs
of
our
students
and
staff.
In
addition,
the
district
is
fine,
adding
information
to
our
reoccurring
plan,
which
states
if
any
hvac
projects
take
place
during
the
timeline
specified
in
the
bill
using
federal
funds,
we
will
follow
what
is
outlined
in
this
bill.
Q
J
Q
Good
afternoon,
chair
and
committee
will
pregnant
for
the
record
w-I-l-l
p
evan
peter
r-e-g-m-a-n,
with
battle
born
progress,
we're
in
support
of
baby
257
nevada.
Students
deserve
healthy
air
to
breathe
at
school,
with
the
spread
of
coven
19.
Our
society
has
learned
the
necessity
for
good
ventilation,
air
filtration
to
slow
the
spread
of
disease,
but
for
students
who
already
struggle
with
respiratory
ailments
such
as
asthma,
ab2
57,
is
a
step
towards
alleviating
the
impact
of
such
conditions.
Q
J
Q
Good
afternoon
rob
benner
rob
b-e-n-n-e-r
with
the
northern
nevada
building
trades.
Carbon
dioxide
levels
in
the
classroom
have
direct
effects
on
the
health
attendance
rate
and
learning
abilities
of
our
students,
along
with
the
risk
of
cova
19.
The
need
for
better
air
quality
standards
is
critical.
We
strongly
support
ab257
passage
of
the
spillwood
dramatically
improve
the
health
and
success
of
nevada's
teachers
and
students.
Thank
you.
J
Q
Q
J
H
M-A-R-I-E-N-E-I-S-E-S-S,
I
am
the
president
of
the
clark
county
education
association
good
afternoon,
shara
dennis
and
committee
members.
Ccea
is
testifying
in
support
on
ab257.
We
appreciate
the
intent
of
this
bill.
However,
we
are
incredibly
concerned
that
the
cost
of
the
functional
ventilation
systems
will
come
out
of
the
classroom.
Ccea
feels
that
the
proposed
amendment
addresses
our
concerns
by
eliminating
the
mandate
for
using
the
esr
funds
for
the
prescribed
hvac
reports,
but
instead
requires
a
school
who
chooses
to
allocate
federal
funds
for
air
quality
to
follow
the
prescriptive
process
in
this
bill.
H
Ccea
educators
care
about
clean
air
quality
in
our
classrooms.
They
care
so
much
that
we
included
air
quality
and
our
memorandum
of
agreement
for
the
return
to
end
person.
Learning
when
our
educators
felt
that
the
school
district
did
not
meet
the
standards
in
the
agreement,
they
voiced
their
concerns
with
school
board
trustees.
H
Additionally,
the
clark
county
school
district's,
hybrid
implementation
guide
includes
hvac
strategies
to
reduce
the
risk
of
coven
19
transmission.
However,
even
with
ccsd
being
halfway
through
their
independent
hvac
evaluations,
we
know
that
the
infrastructure
money
is
scarce.
Cca
cares
about
air
quality
and
to
address
air
quality
and
education.
We
must
fund
our
schools
optimally.
H
A
A
Okay:
let's
go
to
those
that
are
in
neutral
anyone
wishing
to
give
testimony
a
neutral,
no
one
here
in
the
room:
let's
queue
up
the
first
caller
in
online.
A
Okay,
all
right
and
did
any
questions
come
up
during
that
testimony
that
we
need
to
clarify
not
seeing
hearing
any
senator
hardy.
G
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
We
heard
allusions
made
to
studies
and
papers
projects
it'd
be
great
to
have
that
kind
of
information
where
we
could
see
it
if
somebody's
got
those
documents.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
so
yeah.
We
did
have
a
few
that
referenced
some
studies
and
things
if
you
could
submit
those
for
the
members,
so
they
could
look
that
up
with
that.
Any
let's
see
any
closing
comments,
some
of
them
and
martinez.
M
I
would
just
like
to
thank
the
committee
and
senator
dennis
for
the
privilege
of
your
time
and
your
consideration
for
assembly
bill
257.
So
thank
you.
A
Which
is
public
comment
so
I'll
open
up
the
the
time
for
public
comment.
Please
public
on
is
limited
to
two
minutes
per
person.
So
I'll
start.
If
anybody
here
in
the
room
would
like
to
go.
C
Thank
you,
mr
mr
chair
and
committee
members,
chris
daley,
again,
nevada
state
education,
association
nsca,
has
been
the
voice
of
nevada
educators
for
over
120
years,
representing
educators
across
the
state
teachers,
other
licensed
education
professionals
and
education
support
professionals.
As
you,
mr
chair,
mentioned
today
april,
26
is
our
educator
lobby
day.
C
It's
also
our
red
for
revenue
rally
here
in
carson
city
today,
37
educators
have
massed
up,
perhaps
you've
seen
some
red
masks
or
red
shirts
in
the
building
and
they're
meeting
with
their
legislators,
discussing
how
education
funding
and
how
the
new
funding
plan
will
impact
them
and
the
students
that
they
serve.
C
We
think
that
this
may
be
the
largest
lobby
day
so
far
of
this
session,
that's
being
conducted
a
little
bit
differently
in
the
rankings
of
the
states
released
by
the
national
education
association.
Just
this
week,
nevada
continues
to
rank
48th
in
per
student
funding.
We
also
have
the
largest
class
sizes
in
the
nation
at
five
o'clock.
C
Hundreds
of
educators
will
be
joining
us
downstairs
from
across
the
state
converging
here
in
the
state's
capital,
under
the
banner
of
red
for
revenue
calling
for
nevada
to
reach
the
national
average
in
per
student
funding
by
the
year
twenty
thirty.
In
order
to
make
it
there,
we're
gonna
need
legislators
to
take
bold
action
now
to
pass
revenue.
C
That
is
in
front
of
you
at
this
point
in
time,
at
this
legislative
session
like
ajr1,
that
would
increase
the
mining
tax
and
deliver
up
to
485
million
dollars
per
year
for
the
state,
those
funds
which
could
be
used
to
lift
up
nevada
schools
in
nevada,
public
education.
So
we
invite
you
senators
to
join
us
downstairs.
We
invite
you
to
take
the
pledge
and
we
invite
you
to
continue
to
work
with
us
and
other
education
stakeholders
to
address
one
of
the
most
pressing
issues
facing
the
state
of
nevada.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
P
So
by
nature
I
am
a
storyteller
and
I
tell
stories
through
my
my
students
right
so
chris
came
with
the
facts
I
kind
of
come
up
with
the
anecdotes.
Nevada
is
in
a
crisis
when
it
comes
to
education.
P
When
I
started
this
school
year,
I
had
three
classes
that
had
60
students-
that's
just
that's
unattainable.
For
me,
as
a
teacher,
that's
not
fair
to
me
as
an
educator,
that's
not
fair
to
the
students.
They
don't
get.
They
don't
get
the
time
and
attention
they
deserve.
I
feel
like
I'm
not
my
best.
When
I
have
that
many
students,
I
have
a
total
of
243
students
this
year,
but
other
than
class
sizes
and
textbooks
that
still
talk
about
bill
clinton
as
an
up-and-coming
politician
which
are
still
in
our
district.
P
We
also
lack
a
lot
of
the
support
professionals
that
increasing
this
revenue
will
provide
for
the
district.
We
don't
have
nearly
enough
school
counselors.
We
don't
have
enough
social
workers.
We
don't
have
enough
school
psychologists
with
the
district
when,
when
there
is
a
tragedy,
there
is
not
enough
time
or
resource
to
adequately
address
that.
Unfortunately,
where
I
work
in
north
las
vegas,
we
are
not
new
to
violence,
impacting
our
students
in
our
community.
P
If
we
invested
more
money
into
our
schools,
we
could
invest
more
into
the
mental
health
for
our
students,
not
only
for
those
who
have
been
victimized,
but
for
those
who
are
left
behind
when
we
had
a
student
shot
on
our
campus
after
school.
A
couple
of
years
ago,
the
district
sent
us
counselors
for
one
day,
and
that
was
not
enough.
P
I've
seen
so
many
kids
that
have
that
potential,
but
that
fire
begins
to
die
in
their
eyes,
because
there
are
so
many
other
things
that
are
impacting
them,
and
I
truly
truly
believe
that
increasing
this
revenue
and
funneling
more
money
into
the
schools
and
allowing
us
to
provide
more
resources
to
our
students
will
help
reduce
that
prison
to
school,
like
that
school
to
prison
pipeline
will
help
reduce
the
amount
of
dropouts
that
we
have
and
we'll
also
bring
back
classes
that
have
been
cut.
I
have
students
who
you
know
they
came
for
culinary.
A
A
J
A
Okay,
great
all
right
with
that
we'll
go
ahead
and
close
public
comment.
We
have
no
further
items
to
come
before
us
today.
So
thank
you,
members.
We
are.