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A
We
will
first
start
with
if
the
secretary
of
police
call
the
role.
C
D
A
A
D
A
Okay,
so
we
are
going
to
start.
Actually
let
me
go
over
this,
so
for
everybody,
that's
in
person
and
online.
Please
keep
yourself
muted
when
not
speaking
and
silence
your
electronic
devices.
A
We
did
have,
we
did
start
with
quorum.
I
just
want
to
make
sure,
even
though
I
know
we
have
people
coming
in
and
out
today,
so
we're
at
that
time
of
session,
where
that's
going
to
happen
a
lot
probably
for
all
individuals
present
in
our
meeting
room.
Please
always
keep
your
face
and
coverings
on
and
maintain
social
distancing
committee
information
is
available
on
nellis
if
you
haven't
accessed
it
yet,
but
it
is
available
through
our
website
and
you
can
watch
our
meetings
through
an
ellis
or
to
the
legislature's
youtube
channel.
A
A
You
may
also
submit
written
comments
as
outlined
in
the
agenda
and
when
testifying
make
sure
you
state
and
spell
your
name
and
affiliation
if
any
and
just
a
reminder,
if,
if
we're
asking
questions
every
time
you
answer,
you
need
to
just
identify
yourselves
that
way.
The
record's
clear
and
I'm
going
to
take
the
comment
at
the
end
of
the
meeting,
and
I
will
limit
it
to
two
minutes
per
person.
A
C
Thank
you,
chair
members
of
the
committee,
david
orent,
liquor,
assembly,
district
20
in
las
vegas
and
henderson,
and
this
bill
assembly
bill.
338
is
basically
a
tweak
of
ab34
from
two
years
ago.
For
those
who
were
there
for
that,
ab34
was
a
bill
brought
by
the
treasurer
to
expand
their
the
office
authority
to
invest
state
funds.
C
They
had
a
range
of
investments
in
u.s,
securities
and
bonds,
and
this
allowed
for
investment
in
bonds
of
foreign
countries
and
banks
and
corporations,
and
also
super
super
national
groups,
like,
I
think,
the
international
monetary
funds,
an
example-
and
this
was
done
to
allow
for
greater
return,
more
diversification
of
the
portfolio
and
also
to
minimize
risk.
As
you
have
a
broader
portfolio,
you
can
reduce
your
risk
as
well,
so
the
step
was
taken
to
say
you
know.
Investing
in
foreign
bonds
is
a
safe
thing
to
do.
We
can
increase
returns.
Other
states
are
doing
it.
C
We
can
do
it
too,
and
this
just
tweaks
two
aspects
of
the
authority
of
the
treasure
to
invest
overseas
and
one
is
to
allow
for
what
are
called
private
placement
bonds
as
you'll
see
on.
I
think
it's
page
3,
where
line
14
the
deletion
of
publicly
traded
and
that's
done
in
four
places
for
the
four
different
pools
of
funds.
C
The
treasurer
manages
and
the
idea
here
we're
seeing
both
corporations
and
banks
and
and
governments
that
issue
bonds
are
doing
more
private
placement
and
what
that's
about
is
instead
of
going
well,
they
they're
they
sell
them
directly
and
they
don't
go
through
well,
they're,
not
publicly
traded.
I
guess
is
the
answer.
So
what
what
it
means
for
the
government?
C
That's
issuing
it
and
there,
as
I
say,
they're
becoming
more
common
by
governments
and
and
and
corporations,
is
even
though
they
back
them
in
the
same
way
with
the
same
promise
and
pledge
that
they
do
their
publicly
traded
bonds.
They
don't
have
to
go
through
the
same
regulatory
hoops,
because
they're
selling
them
to
very
sophisticated
investors
like
treasurer's
offices,
pension
funds,
university
endowments
people
who
know
what
they're
doing,
and
so
they
don't
go
through
the
same
regulatory
hoops.
C
Even
though
they're
still
registered
with
the
securities
and
exchange
commission.
That
means
they
can
get
them
out
faster
and
it's
less
expensive
than
to
issue
the
bond.
So
it
saves
them
money
and
it
gets
them
out
faster
and
in
return
they
pay
a
higher
interest
rate.
So
for
us
it
means
if
we
do
a
private
placement,
we
might
get
an
extra
half
a
percent
or
percent
return,
but
the
credit
rating
is
no
different.
It's
a
double
a
bond,
it's
still
double
a
and
so
on.
So
that's
the
publicly
traded
part.
C
C
All
the
way
up
to
triple
a
and
and
a
key
distinction
is
triple
b
and
above
are
so-called
investment
grade
bonds
and
as
long
as
you're
in
the
investment
grade,
category
you're
being
very
prudent
and
safe.
And
that's
why
arizona,
colorado,
georgia
and
illinois
say
to
their
treasure.
You
can
invest
as
long
as
it's
triple:
b,
utah,
new
mexico,
ohio,
oklahoma,
louisiana,
say
well
single
a
a
little
bit
more
cautious,
but
but
the
reality
is
the
difference
between
triple
a
single,
a
double
a
is
is
trivial
or
I'm
not
even
sure.
C
A
C
C
That's
that's
the
trade-off
for
them,
but
for
us
it
we
don't
lose
any
there's
no
difference
in
risk.
It's
only
a
liquidity
difference.
A
C
A
Okay,
great
any
other
questions.
Okay,
so
let's
go
to
anyone
wishing
to
give
testimony
in
support
here
in
the
room.
F
A
Okay,
let's
go
then
to
anyone
wishing
to
give
testimony
in
opposition
here
in
the
room.
First,
anyone
don't
see
anybody
here.
So
if
we
could
go
online
and
see
if
anyone
wishes
to
give
public
comment
in
opposition.
A
Okay,
thank
you.
Anyone
wishing
to
give
testimony
in
neutral
here
in
the
room
don't
have
any.
Let's
go
online,
see
if
anyone
wishes
to
give
comments
in
neutral.
F
A
Okay,
thank
you
very
much
and
let's
come
back
here
before
your
closing
comments.
Let
me
ask
a
real
quick
question:
did
you
work
with
the
treasurer's
office
to
on
this?
So
if
you
make
put
some
comments
on
the
record,
I
don't
know
if
we
have
somebody
from
the
treasurer's
office
that
that
wants
to
put
anything
on
the
record.
A
G
Thank
you
so
much
for
having
me
good
afternoon,
chair
dennis
and
members
of
the
senate
education
committee.
For
the
record.
My
name
is
michelle
gorlow
and
I
represent
assembly
district
35
in
clark
county
again.
Thank
you
for
your
time
and
allowing
me
to
present
assembly
bill
109.
This
bill
makes
changes
to
required
licensing
of
charter
school
teachers
who
provide
instruction
to
provide
a
little
background.
G
This
bill
originated
in
the
legislative
committee
on
education
over
the
interim,
which
I
had
the
pleasure
of
serving
on
this
with
chair
dennis
and
vice
chair
dondera
loop,
currently
nevada,
rice,
nevada,
revised
statue
provides
that
all
special
education
and
english
as
a
second
language
charter
school
teachers
must
be
licensed
and
at
least
70
of
charter
school
teachers
must
either
be
licensed
or
have
subject
matter
expertise
as
divine
in
statute
charter
school
teachers
for
specific
subject
areas,
including
but
not
limited
to
english
language,
arts,
mathematics
and
science
must
be
licensed
or
have
subject
matter
expertise.
G
Current
law
defines
subject
matter
expertise
as
a
person
with
a
degree
license
or
certificate
in
the
specific
field
in
which
they
are
teaching,
and
at
least
two
years
of
experience.
In
that
field,
the
statute
also
differentiates
how
a
teacher
may
demonstrate
experience
and
qualifications
based
on
whether
the
school
they
are
employed
has
shown
consistent
performance
at
or
above
three
stars
on
the
statewide
system
of
accountability
for
public
schools.
G
Assembly
bill
109
strengthens
the
licensing
requirements
for
charter
school
teachers.
This
bill
does
so
by
increasing
the
total
percentage
of
teachers
required
to
possess
licensure
or
endorsement
mandating
teacher
licensure
in
certain
courses
of
study
and
eliminating,
subject
matter
expertise
as
a
qualifying
standard,
specifically
section
1
subsection
1
increases
the
percentage
of
teachers
providing
instruction
who
are
required
to
hold
a
license
or
endorsement
to
at
least
80
percent
and
removes
any
reference
to
qualifications
through
subject
matter
expertise.
G
Chapter
391
of
nrs
establishes
the
rules
and
procedures
governing
endorsements
through
the
superintendent
of
public
instruction.
There
are
a
variety
of
endorsement
types
ranging
from
special
education
to
business
and
industry
endorsements
each
endorsements
has
its
own
qualifications.
For
instance,
business
and
industry
endorsements
require
instructors
to
have
at
least
five
years
of
work.
G
Experience
on
the
whole
endorsements
were
designed
to
grant
access
to
instructors
with
non-teaching
backgrounds
and
often
act
as
temporary
placeholders
for
out-of-state
student
or
excuse
me,
teachers
section
one
subsection
two
provides
that
teachers
at
career
technical
charter
schools
must
also
hold
a
license
or
endorsement
to
teach
such
courses
section.
One
subsection,
three
mandates,
teachers
and
core
academic
subjects
to
be
licensed
as
per
nrs.
G
H
Sure
I'll
take
a
swipe.
Thank
you,
mr
chair,
so
I
this
bill.
It
seems
like
there's.
A
lot
of
this
is
what
you
need
to
get
into
the
classroom.
What
we're
seeing
now
is
really
a
drying
up
of
the
teacher
pipeline
right.
H
So
your
bill
is
telling
us
how
you
know
to
get
people
in
there,
but
it's
it's
really
more
difficult,
you're,
making
it
more
difficult
to
get
in
there.
Does
the
bill
address
how
we
could
try
and
get
more
of
them
in
there
I
mean
that's
that's
the
thing
is:
how
do
we
get
around
things?
I'm
you
know
we're
looking
at
all
kinds
of
stuff
getting
folks
from
the
professions.
H
You
know
getting
them
from
their
jobs,
working
in
skilled
labor
and
getting
them
into
the
classroom
to
give
instruction
and
we're
looking
at
other
ways.
Can
you
give
me
some
suggestions
on
how
we
can
then
get
folks
into
the
classroom,
and
does
your
bill
still
allow
for
that?
For
example,
I'd
love
to
see
a
teacher
in
the
classroom,
but
somebody
who
knows
what
they're
doing
with
welding
and
then,
but
you
still
have
somebody
in
there
so
we're
gonna
have
to
be
creative
to
get
people
in
there.
G
G
There
are
various
alternative,
licensure
routes
that
people
can
go
in
the
instance
when
you're
talking
about
welding.
That
would
be
a
business
and
industry
license
that
they
can
obtain
as
long
as
they
have
that
five
years
of
experience
so
that
they
know
what
they're
doing.
Because,
like
you
mentioned,
you
know,
welding
teacher,
there
aren't
many
people
are
actually
going
to
go
into
teaching
specifically
for
welding.
G
Those
are
people
who
have
been
doing
it
for
many
years
and
want
to
share
their
expertise
with
other
students
so
that
they
too
can
go
on
into
the
field
of
welding
which,
as
we've
all
been
hearing,
there's
a
great
need
for
that.
So,
for
those
again,
it's
a
business
and
industry
endorsement
that
they
would
obtain
for
those
type
of
fields
and
again,
there's
alternative
licensure
routes
that
people
who
are
interested
in
making
teaching
a
second
career.
They
can
go
that
route
as
well.
H
So
would
this
bill
still
allow
somebody
to
teach
and
then
go
through
the
ar
arl,
or
do
they
have
to
get
the
license
before
they
can
get
in
there?
Do
they
have
to
go
to
the
program
first
and
get
it,
or
are
you
trying
to
make
sure
that
they're
not
in
the
classroom
until
after
they
get
the
license?
Even
if
they're,
in
the
ar
arl
program.
G
Section
8
will
allow
the
teachers
that
employed
by
the
charter
school,
who
are
not
licensed
as
of
july
1
2021.
So
as
of
that,
they
would
definitely
have
to
have
the
license
if
they
were
hired
tomorrow.
They
wouldn't
have
to,
but
they
would
have
to
have
their
license
by
july
1st
of
2026.
A
And
just
so
that
the
record's
clear
that
this
is
a
bill
that
actually
came
out
of
the
interim
committee
that
was
voted
out
of
the
interim
committee
and
so
you're
just
presenting
it
today.
So
just
so,
I
do
because
I
know
he
referred
to
it
as
your
bill,
but
it's
really
the
bill
that
that
those
of
us
were
on
that
committee
had
had.
We
did
the
research
during
the
interim.
I
I
G
Thank
you
for
the
question
assemblywoman
michelle
gorlow
on
that
number.
I
do
not
have.
That
would
be
something
that
perhaps
clark
county,
school
district
or
washington
school
district
would
happen
to
have.
I
can
try
and
find
that
from
them,
but
currently
both
charter
and
public
schools
do
require
that
any
of
the
core
classes
such
as
mathematics
that
they
do
have
a
license.
G
G
And
again,
for
the
record
michelle
assembly,
michelle
gorla,
this
is
making
the
standards
closer
in
line
with
the
public
schools,
so
public
schools
have
to
have
100
license
and,
as
you
mentioned,
there
are
some
of
substitutes
that
might
not
have
a
teaching
license,
but
they
do
have
an
endorsement.
So
this
is
bringing
the
charter
schools
closer
to
the
alignment
of
the
public
schools.
J
J
Adults
can't
go
into
a
classroom,
so
if
you
want
to
be
an
arl
teacher,
you
have
a
degree
and
you
do
it
that
way.
There
was
a
law
put
into
place
back
in
2011.
Maybe
when
I
was
in
the
assembly
that
if
you
were
a
health
nutrition
expert,
you
could
go
into
the
classroom
and
then
earn
your
degree
as
you
were
in
there.
J
So
there's
several
ways
that
licenses
can
be
obtained
and
I
think
what
we're
talking
about
here,
if
I'm
not
co,
if
I'm
not
correct,
please
correct
me,
so
this
is
my
question.
J
J
Okay,
so
that's
number
one
we're
not
talking
about
the
welding
teacher,
specifically.
Second
of
all,
the
welding
teacher,
the
plumber,
the
electrician,
have
all
gone
to
school,
and
I'm
here
to
tell
you,
I
don't
think
I
want
an
electrician
putting
in
electricity
in
my
house
that
hasn't
been
to
school.
So
I
think
we
need
to
value
the
teaching
profession
and
while
I
recognize
that
we
don't
have
enough
teachers,
that's
another
bill.
That's
in
the
pipeline
in
this
certain
session,
the
81st
session
that
will
help
to
develop
that
pipeline.
J
G
Thank
you
vice
chair,
dondera
loupe,
and
I
think
you
make
a
good
point.
We
do
need
to
value
teachers
and
the
profession.
There
are
a
lot
of
people
who
know
subject
matter,
but
managing
a
classroom
takes
a
special
set
of
skills
and
being
able
to
explain
your
subject
matter
also
takes
a
special
set
of
skills.
I
know
personally
and
I'm
sure
many
of
us
have
had
a
teacher
that
were
just
brilliant
in
their
topic,
but
getting
it
across
to
the
student
was
a
little
lacking.
A
Thank
you
other
questions,
senator
hammond.
H
Not
really
a
question
we're
making
statements
I'll,
make
a
statement
and
say
that,
on
the
opposite
of
that
assuming
woman,
I've
also
had
colleagues
that
were
great.
They
went
and
got
their
teaching
license.
They
took
classes
in
classroom
management
knew
how
to
put
a
test
together,
but
when
a
student
went
down
a
different
pathway,
they
didn't
have
enough
subject
matter
expert
to
get
into
it.
My
point
being
that
you
don't
know
who's
going
to
be
a
great
teacher.
H
Sometimes
somebody
will
have
some
experience
in
life
and
all
of
a
sudden
they
could.
They
can
relate
to
kids.
They
can
relate
to
them
really.
Well
again,
I
just
think
that
the
bill
is
intent.
Its
intent
is
to
try
and
get
more
people
who
have
more
education
in
the
classroom,
who
have
a
who
know
how
to
you
know,
manage
the
classroom.
H
I
understand
that,
but
I
just
think
that
we're
kind
of
going
the
wrong
way
because
charter
schools
were
put
together
to
try
and
find
a
new
model
trying
to
find
new
ways
to
get
people
in
the
classroom
and
get
the
kids
engaged
and
I
think
we're.
I
think
that
this
is
kind
of
disrupting
that
a
little
bit,
because
we
are
allowing
principals
a
little
bit
of
latitude
to
try
and
find
folks
who
want
to
go
in
there
and
teach.
H
She
you
know
she
spent
many
years
trying
to
find
that
that
the
parent
who
was
in
the
classroom,
who
was
doing
a
lot
of
things
and
was
engaged
in
what
they're
doing
and
she
tapped
into
that
resource
and
said,
hey.
How
would
you
like
to
teach
so
I
just
think
that
this
bill
is
kind
of
going
the
wrong
way.
J
I
was
just
going
to
make
a
comment
that,
while
I
appreciate
what
my
colleague
is
saying
100
when
you
take
public
funding,
you
take
public
accountability
and,
while
I
recognize
what's
being
said
and
absolutely
appreciate
it,
our
colleague
that
is
next
to
you
also
was
a
public
school
teacher
and
a
fine
public
school
principal
before
she
went
into
the
charter
school.
So
she
came
with
expertise
that
married
that
charter
school
program.
Thank
you
and,
and
perhaps
chair
ms
fiden
could
come
up
and
address
this.
A
Yeah
I
was
gonna
have
I
was
gonna
see
if
his
vitamin
come
up,
because
this
bill
came
about
because
of
testimony
given
to
us
during
the
interim.
So
if
you
would
come
forward
maybe
and
you've,
maybe
we
can
ask
a
few
questions
just
to
make
sure
we're
all
talking
about
the
same
thing
here.
A
So
let
me
start
so
when
we
had
the
testimony
for
this
during
the
interim,
I
believe
you
spoke,
and
so
what
would
be
the
need
for
charter
schools
to
have
this
type
of
legislation.
K
Rebecca
fiden
for
the
record
first
sorry:
executive,
director
of
the
state
public
charter
school
authority.
First,
I
just
want
to
be
clear
that
I
I
do
sincerely
think
that
clarifying
this
the
this
bill
is,
is
important.
K
The
way
that
it's
structured
right
now,
the
statute
that
allows
for
schools
with
certain
levels
of
performance
to
do
it
one
way
and
schools
with
certain
levels
of
performance
to
do
it
another
way.
The
subject
matter,
expertise,
definitions,
it's
just
it
is
a
little
confusing
and
I
really
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
to
clarify
it
and
I
think,
to
ensure
high
standards
for
for
the
teachers.
K
K
This
current
school
year
there
are
just
under
2
500,
I'm
sorry,
24
56
teachers
in
in
spcsa
sponsored
schools
and
39
of
them
do
not
hold
a
license.
So
there
is
a
very
small
number
that
fall
into
this
category
that
don't
have
a
license.
Pursuant
to
chapter
391,
the
majority
of
those
are
in
your
kind
of
non-core
content
areas.
We
see
a
range
theater
technology
yoga.
You
know
a
whole
range
of
different
topics.
K
We
do
have
a
limited
number
that
are
in
core
content
areas
that
obviously
this
bill
would
give
them
some
time
to
to
come
into
compliance
with
the
licensure
requirements
and
again
I
think
this
is
an
improvement
to
the
to
the
current
law
and
really
helps
to
ensure
that
those
core
content
areas
there
is,
you
know
a
licensed
teacher
and
provide
some
flexibility
for
charter
schools
with
some
of
those
unique
programs.
The
ability
to
have
some
flexibility
in
the
in
the
hiring
process.
A
K
Rebecca
fiden
for
the
record,
my
understanding
is
that
an
arl
license
is
a
licensed
pursuant
to
chapter
391,
so
that
once
a
person
has
that
license
and
to
be
clear
that
comes
with
a
number
of
provisions
for
coursework
they
have
to
complete
and
and
such
that
once
they
have
that
license,
they
may
still
be
in
the
program,
but
then
they
are
qualified
to
teach
in
a
district
school
or
a
core
content
area
in
a
charter
school
as
well.
That
is
my
understanding.
A
K
I
K
I
Thank
you
if
I
may
follow
up
to
so
as
as
a
district
principal,
I
know
that
I
hired
substitutes
and
then
you
know
sometimes
they
choose
to
get
their
license
or
not.
They
were
licensed
substitutes.
I
I
know
that
occurs
across
our
districts
and
even
though
we
say
a
hundred
percent,
I
know
that's
where
we're
always
striving,
but
that
it
just
is
not
realistic
at
the
time
where
we
have
as
a
state
one
thousand
to
fifteen
hundred
different
openings
each
year
in
some
districts,
and
so
how
do
I
think
this
bill
will
be
counterproductive?
I
It
actually
because
we
see
that
there's
more
satisfaction
with
charter
schools
with
our
teaching
staff,
and
so
how
do
you
see
this
not
or
not,
foresee
this
as
pulling
teachers
and
teacher
talent
from
district
schools
that
need
them
the
most
to
these
charter
schools.
K
K
We
only
are
aware
of
approximately
39
teachers
that
are
not
licensed
at
our
schools
at
this
point,
and
many
of
them
are
not
in
those
court
contents.
There
are
some
that
would
be
impacted
and
my
understanding
is.
The
bill
allows
a
runway
a
period
of
time
for
those
individuals
to
get
licensed.
So
it's
a
pretty
narrow,
subset
of
individuals
who
would
be
impacted
and
there
is
a
time
frame
for
them
to
to
be
able
to
be
to
become
licensed.
I
A
Okay,
thank
you.
So
I
think
we'll
go
to
those
that
are
and
thank
you,
miss
fighting.
I
think
we're
going
to
hear
from
you
probably
a
lot
today
because
we're
talking
about
charter
schools,
anyone,
so
anyone
in
the
room
wishing
to
speak
in
support
of
ab109,
don't
see
anyone
in
the
room.
Okay,
let's
go
to
online
wishing
to
give
testimony
in
support
of
ab1.
G
F
F
D
My
name
is
soya
roth
and
I'm
in
fifth
grade
and
a
part
of
the
carson
montessori
student
legislative
team.
You
originally
changed
the
charter
school
teacher
certification
requirement
from
70
to
all
that
could
have
been
disastrous.
I
am
a
student
attending
a
charter
school.
I
am
fully
in
support
of
the
amendment
amending
it
from
all
to
80.
Amending
it
to
80
percent
gives
the
teachers
more
wiggle
room.
D
My
teammates
with
me
today
will
discuss
this
further.
My
name
is
hayden
cruz.
I
am
on
the
carson
montessori
student
legislatures
team
and
I'm
in
fifth
grade.
I
am
in
support
of
ab109
giving
teachers
five
years
to
get
their
teaching
degree.
This
gives
them
more
time
to
learn,
for
example,
at
carson
montessori.
Many
of
our
para
pros
go
on
to
become
teachers.
D
A
second
example
is
in
the
carson
city
school
district.
The
director
of
a
special
education
started
as
a
para
professional.
She
now
has
a
doc
her
doctorate,
giving
teachers
five
years
is
enough
time
for
an
employed
teacher
for
the
record.
My
name
is
hank
brown.
I
am
in
fourth
grade
and
I'm
a
member
of
the
carson
montessori
student
legislative
team.
D
We
are
in
support
of
the
section
of
aeb
109
that
allows
industry
professionals
to
step
into
the
classroom
and
teach
their
trade
who
better
to
share
their
knowledge
and
expertise
than
someone
who
has
successfully
made
a
career
in
a
given
industry.
Like
senator
hammond,
I
believe
how
lucky
would
we
be
if
a
welder
taught
us
how
to
weld
a
general
contractor
taught
us
basic
carpentry
skills
or
a
real
shack
taught
us
how
to
cook
hi?
My
name
is
peter
logan
mckenna
and
I'm
a
part
of
the
carson
montessori
legislative
team.
D
In
summary,
my
teammates
and
I
are
in
support
of
ab109
109's
new
amendments,
but
only
if
it
doesn't
become
more
restrictive
for
charter
schools.
We
like
giving
individuals
working
on
com
working
on
completing
their
teacher
licensure
five
years
to
complete
this
process.
What
a
great
motivation,
also
changing
all
to
80
percent
needing
a
licensure
is
a
positive.
We
would
love
to
learn
from
trade
professionals
that
support
our
unique
school
settings.
We
as
charter
school
students,
are
the
most
affected
by
this
bill
and
we
appreciate
your
time.
A
A
Okay:
let's
go
to
those
that
are
in
opposition.
Anyone
wishing
to
get
testimony
in
opposition
here
in
the
room
come
forward.
L
L
Thank
you,
chair,
dennis
for
the
opportunity
to
testify
in
person
today,
I'm
usually
picking
up
my
daughter
from
preschool,
while
I'm
on
the
phone
waiting
to
testify.
So
this
is
a
nice
experience.
Many
families
have
taken
advantage
of
the
high
quality
education
provided
by
charter
schools
across
the
state
of
nevada.
In
fact,
there
are
thousands
of
students
on
waitlists
all
over
the
state,
hoping
to
be
able
to
access
the
unique
community
and
nuanced
education
that
these
schools
provide,
even
as
amended,
though
ab109
seems
to
be
a
solution.
L
For
example,
if
a
charter
school
has
a
pilot
training
program,
they
can
hire
a
pilot
to
teach
the
students.
These
people
are
experts
in
their
field
and
do
not
need
to
go
back
to
school,
to
become
a
licensed
teacher.
The
burden
on
these
schools
that
this
legislation
would
impose
is
unnecessary,
especially
in
the
light
of
an
already
problematic
teacher
shortage
which
has
been
mentioned
already,
students.
I'm
sorry,
parents
believe
that
charter
schools
continue.
L
F
F
M
The
nsca
was
heartened
by
the
introduction
of
ab109
by
the
interim
committee
on
education
spoken
strong
support
at
the
assembly
education
committee.
Unfortunately,
the
bill
was
watered
down
to
lower
the
requirement
to
80
percent,
but
still
requires
teachers
and
core
academic
subjects
to
be
licensed.
We
believe
this
requirement
should
apply
to
all
charter
school
teachers.
During
this
committee's
discussion
of
sb-126
of
at
the
library,
strong
statements
were
made
about
the
need
for
licensed
librarians
in
all
public
schools,
consistent
application.
M
This
position
should
extend
to
classrooms
in
charter
schools
regarding
the
profession
of
teaching
educator
leader,
linda,
darling,
hammett
has
said
quote:
teaching
is
the
profession
on
which
all
other
professions
depend.
It's
a
pretty
wide
and
deep
basket
of
knowledge
that
teachers
need
to
have.
They
need
to
understand
how
people
learn,
how
people
learn
differently.
They
need
to
know
how
people
develop
in
social,
emotional
and
academic
and
moral
and
physical
ways
and
how
all
those
areas
of
child
development
interact
with
each
other.
They
need
to
understand
the
relationship,
for
example,
between
emotion
and
learning.
M
Teachers
also
need
to
know
how
to
build
a
curriculum
that
gets
kids
from
wherever
they
are
to
the
curriculum
goals
we
have
for
them.
They
need
to
understand
assessment,
not
only
how
to
give
a
test
and
give
a
grade,
but
also
how
to
assess
how
kids
are
learning
and
then
either
reshape
the
teaching
or
help
students
revise
their
own
work
so
that
they
can
improve.
M
Look
great
teaching
takes
so
much
more
than
just
subject
matter,
expertise
or
even
excellence
in
another
field.
Ab109
recognizes
this
and
honors
the
profession
of
teaching
and
the
educators,
who
have
committed
significant
time
and
energy
and
rigorous
study
and
practice
to
become
great
teachers.
M
Finally,
I
would
just
say:
look
this
language
as
introduced
would
not
restrict
if
you
had
someone
who
had
excellence
in
music
who
could
come
in
as
a
guest
lecturer
or
in
an
assembly,
it's
just
a
matter
of
who
is
responsible
for
education
and
learning
in
those
classrooms.
Thank
you
very
much.
F
B
Hi
good
afternoon,
alexander
marks
mark
s
with
the
nevada
state
education
association
this
afternoon.
I'd
just
like
to
read
a
couple
of
comments
submitted
by
some
fantastic
members
of
ours
who
oppose
ab109
as
amended
and
supported
as
introduced
to
require
all
teachers
who
provide
instruction
at
the
charter
school
be
licensed
in
the
state
to
teach
from
a
member
of
north.
All
students
deserve
a
rigorous
and
quality
education,
supported
by
highly
trained
and
qualified
teachers.
Students
at
charter
schools
are
no
different
than
students
in
a
public
school.
B
In
this
respect,
it
seems
like
basic
common
sense
to
insist
that
a
teacher
at
a
charter
school
is
held
to
the
same
standard
as
a
teacher
in
a
public
school
across
the
entire
state.
Why?
This
already
isn't
law
is
beyond
me
and
speaks
of
the
disturbing
lack
of
accountability
of
charter
schools
throughout
the
state.
Teachers
are
teachers,
regardless
of
the
type
of
school
that
employs
them.
They
should
be
held
to
the
same
standards
and
in
the
state
of
nevada.
B
That
means
a
teaching
license
and
from
one
more
member,
the
art
of
teaching
is
a
craft
learned
through
study,
hard
work
and
application
in
the
classroom.
Successful
educators
are
those
who
have
been
trained
in
best
practices,
interpret
student
learning
challenges
and
respond
to
their
unique
challenges
and
needs
to
facilitate
their
success.
Completing
a
credential
program
and
participating
in
ongoing
professional
development
is
why
students
in
public
schools
generally
outperform
their
peers
in
charter
schools.
B
There
is
no
substitute
for
an
educator
who
has
earned
their
teaching
credential,
rather
than
it
is
just
rather
than
they
are
just
beginning
a
journey
as
their
lifelong
learner.
Every
student
deserves
to
learn
from
a
certified
educator.
We
urge
you
to
accept
nsca's
amendment
and
substitute
language
for
ad
109,
as
amended
with
language
of
ab109
as
introduced.
Thank
you.
A
Okay,
thank
you.
So
with
that
we'll
come
back
just
before
you
give
your
final
comments.
I
just
want
to
make
sure
we
get
some
things
on
the
record.
Get
that
clear,
because
several
people
mention
this.
If
you
have
a
pilot,
that's
going
to
come
in
and
teach
an
aviation
class
does
this
still
allow
for
that.
A
A
Okay
and
then
the
other
thing
I
heard
from
miss
fiden
what
this
this
just
clarifies
the
current
language,
which
seems
to
seems
to
be
not
clear
as
to
who
can
or
can't
is
that
correct.
A
All
right-
and
then
I
you
know
I
just
see
this
is
also
a
transparency
and
accountability.
You
know
we
hope
that
we
want
to
hold
all
of
our
our
schools
accountable.
So
I
I
see
that
as
that,
but
all
right.
So
if
you
want
to
give
some
closing
comments.
G
A
Thank
you
very
much
so
with
that
we
will
go
ahead
and
close
the
hearing
on
ab109
and
we
are
going
to
open
the
hearing
on
ab419
and
we
welcome
chairwoman
bilbray
x
with
us
today
when
you
are
ready,
go
ahead
and
begin.
E
Thank
you,
chair
dennis,
and
members
of
the
committee,
I'm
happy
to
be
here,
although
virtually
I
am
in
the
building,
I
probably
should
come
down,
but
I
really
enjoy
wearing
lipstick.
I'm
gonna
be
honest,
so
anyways
good
afternoon
for
the
record,
I'm
shannon
bilbray
axelrod
representing
assembly,
district
34
and
I'm
here
to
present
assembly
bill
419
for
your
consideration.
E
Also
with
me
today
are
deb
oliver
and
jana
wilcox
lavin.
After
my
introduction
of
the
bill
and
amendment
they
will
provide
you
with
additional
information
and
we'll
we
will
all
respond
to
questions.
This
committee
has
heard
testimony
nearly
every
session,
since
our
laws
govern
chartering.
School
were
enacted
in
1997
on
how
to
improve
our
network
of
schools
and
their
sponsorships,
whether
by
school
district
or
one
of
the
higher
education
institutions
or
the
state
chart
public
charter
school
authority.
E
This
continual
drive
for
employee
improvement
led
me
to
bring
you
a
bill
ab419
which
aims
to
further
refine
charter
school
governance
in
our
state.
So,
just
a
little
personal
background,
I
was
as
surprised
as
many
of
you
were
probably
when
I
was
named
chair
of
the
assembly
education
committee,
a
role
that
I
have
just
come
to
absolutely
love
and
I'm
so
happy
to
be
here.
I
have
a
daughter
who
has
been
a
student
at
a
charter
school
since
the
the
charter
school
open.
When
she
was
in
third
grade.
E
We
were
very
happy
with
her
school
in
ccsd.
She
went
to
richard
h,
bryan.
It
was
a
kind
of
a
tough
call,
but
some
of
the
things
that
the
charter
offered
to
her
like
the
arts,
integration
was
really
exciting
and
we
thought
we
would
try
it
out.
E
I
have
been
extremely
happy,
but
that
being
said,
we
I
think
at
least
my
theme
this
year
for
for
the
session
is
accountability
and
daylight,
and
I
think
when
things
are
going
well,
if
you
can
just
kind
of
shine
a
bright
light
and
show
what
you're
doing
and
let
people
see,
I
think
that
just
makes
everything
better.
So
you
know
we
we
get
criticize
even
the
legislature,
because
our
building
was
shut
down,
and
so
I
I
always
feel
like.
E
So
when
I
came
in
ab,
419
had
been
pre-filed
and
I
took
that
opportunity
to
add
a
few
things
that
I
had
been
thinking
about
for
several
sessions
and
I
think
what
we
landed
on
is
a
really
really
good
bill
for
charter
school
governance.
So
let
me
go
through
the
bill
in
detail.
E
In
section
three,
the
sponsor
of
all
charter
schools,
not
just
the
sbcsa,
are
required
to
establish
standards
of
governance
of
a
charter
school
so
that
governing
bodies
have
a
clear
understanding
of
the
performance
benchmarks
and
targets
that
must
be
met
for
their
school.
Additionally,
members
of
a
governing
body
will
need
to
complete
training
before
the
opening
of
the
charter
school
and
every
three
years.
Thereafter,
speaking
of
training,
it's
essential
that
members
of
the
sbcsa
are
up
to
speed
on
their
responsibilities
and
duties.
How
to
evaluate
applications
to
form
charter,
schools
and
charter
school
governance.
E
Once
again,
transparency
section
six
require
requires
in
subsection
one
that
a
governing
body
of
a
charter
school
that
receives
services
from
an
educational
management
organization
posts
on
its
website,
each
fiscal
and
performance
audit
and
certain
information
about
the
charter,
school
cmo
or
emo
contracts
and
contracts.
Information
between
the
members
of
the
governing
body
and
the
person
related
to
a
member
of
another
charter
school.
We
just
want
to
see
if
people
are
related
and
that's
fine,
we
all
sign
them.
E
When
we
go,
you
serve
on
a
charity
board,
you
sign
if
you
have
conflict
of
interest
or
if
you're
related
to
someone,
transparency,
accountability,
daylight,
section,
six,
further
authorizes
the
charter
school
to
review
information
on
contracts
with
emo
disclosed
under
paragraph
b,
and
request
that
additional
details
be
provided
in
an
event
investigation
to
be
contact
conducted
or
other
actions
taken
if
necessary,
assembly
bill
419
also
seeks
to
improve
charter
school
accountability.
E
So
it's
within
the
immediate
preceding
three
years,
section
nine
of
the
bill
requires
a
sponsor
to
consider
the
academic,
financial
and
organizational
performance
of
a
charter
school
that
currently
holds
a
contract
with
a
cmo
or
ammo.
If
the
applicant
is
proposing
to
contract
with
a
new
school,
these
provisions
also
affect
application
to
amended
charter
contracts
to
expand
existing
charter
schools,
as
provided
in
section
11.3
of
the
bill.
Finally,
section
11.7
requires
a
person
who
wishes
to
serve
on
a
governing
body
body
to
disclose
to
the
sponsor
of
the
charter
school
any
conflict
of
interest.
E
So
this
concludes
my
presentation
at
this
time
and
with
that
I
will
turn
it
over
to
miss
deb
oliver,
who
can
talk
about
governance
and
what
she
can
bring
to
the
table,
and
I
will
also
then
turn
then
she
can
turn
it
up,
but
she'll
talk
about
section
three
and
then
she
can
turn
it
over
with
your
permission,
chair
to
miss
wilcox
evan,
who
can
talk
about
what
they
are
also
bringing
to
the
table
and
what
brought
them
to
bring
this
bill.
N
Nasby
has
worked
with
the
nevada
school
boards,
including
the
state
board
of
education,
to
implement
evidence-based
results-driven
governance,
training,
specifically
the
silver
state
governance,
which
is
a
framework
based
on
research
for
board
training
and
ongoing
coaching,
whose
motto
is
student
outcomes?
Don't
change
until
adult
behaviors
change,
having
a
strong,
unified
standard
of
board
governance
in
place
for
school
boards
to
opt
into
is
going
to
benefit
all
of
our
nevada
students.
N
N
Training
supports
these
board
members
to
know
how
and
what
to
do
in
their
role
as
a
board
member
and
during
their
meetings
to
date,
we
have
five
public
school
districts
and
the
nevada
department,
the
nevada
state
board
of
education
that
have
gone
through
the
initial
two-day
silver
state
governance
training.
N
They
have
had
a
focus.
Their
school
board
has
had
a
focus
on
student
outcomes
and
they
are
on
target
with
their
interim
goals,
and
I'd
like
to
note
for
the
record
that
silver
state
governance
still
accounts
for
all
the
guard
rails
and
the
compliance
that
school
boards
are
required
to
do,
such
as
their
fiduciary
responsibilities
or
maintaining
compliance
with
state
and
local
regulations.
N
I
Thank
you,
assemblywoman
bilbray,
exelrad
and
miss
oliver
good
afternoon,
chair
dennis
and
committee
members.
My
name
is
deanna
wilcox-lavin
for
the
record,
and
thank
you
for
having
me
today
at
opportunity.
180.
We
are
committed
to
ensuring
that
every
kid
has
access
to
a
high
quality
education
that
ensures
that
they
graduate
college
and
career
ready
and
that
they're
prepared
to
decide
their
own
future.
I
A
critical
level
lever
to
ensuring
great
school
for
every
kid
is
good
governance.
We
support
the
development
and
implementation
of
sustainable
school
governance
models
that
are
accountable
to
putting
students
first,
the
bill
we're
discussing
today.
We
have
affectionately
termed
training
and
transparency,
and
it
has
two
key
focal
points,
as
you
heard
from
the
assembly
woman's
overview.
I
The
first
is
on
good
governance
via
training
and
other
to
increase
information
about,
and
increasing
information
about,
schools
that
partner
with
management
organizations
through
increased
transparency.
The
first
focus
of
this
bill
requires
the
codification
of
governance
standards
for
public
charter
schools
and
establishes
the
regular
cadence
of
aligned
governance.
I
In
addition,
it
formalizes
parity
with
district
school
board
training
requirements
for
the
state
public
charter
school
authority
across
the
state.
We've
seen
different
types
of
public
charter
schools,
single
sites
and
schools
that
partner
with
management
organizations.
Second
focus
of
this
bill,
as
we've
heard,
provides
for
increased
information
related
to
the
relationships
between
schools
and
management
organizations.
They
partner
with
including
evaluations
of
the
school's
satisfaction
on
a
semi-regular
basis
in
nevada.
We've
had
a
lot
of
discussion
about
management
organizations
and
it's
our
assertion
that
increased
information
will
help
us
address.
I
Some
of
the
questions
that
have
been
raised
related
to
these
partnerships,
recognizing
that
there
is
a
proposed
amendment
for
section
three
that
would
allow
for,
in
addition
to
the
state
public
charter
school
authority,
establishing
standards
would
allow
for
best-in-class
governance
training.
Some
of
what
you
heard
from
ms
oliver,
as
well
as
others
across
the
country
to
provide
training
directly
to
charter
school
boards
aligned
to
those
standards
across
the
state
and
in
the
case
that
the
tr
those
training
requirements
will
have
costs
associated
with
them.
We
wanted
to
share
with
you
all
that
opportunity.
I
180
was
recently
awarded
a
federal
grant
that
can
provide
technical
assistance,
support
to
the
broader
public
charter
school
sector,
including
increasing
shared
best
practices
across
all
types
of
public
schools,
district
and
charter,
as
well
as
supporting
governance,
training
like
we've
talked
about
today
and
would
be
required
by
this
bill.
We
will
have
those
technical
assistance
funds
provided
for
the
next
five
years
with
that.
Thank
you
for
your
time
and
consideration
on
this
training
and
transparency
bill
and
I'd
be
happy
to
support
any
questions
as
well.
E
Thank
you
very
much,
and
I
did
want
to
just
say,
for
the
record:
miss
wilcox
lavin
actually
made
reference
to
some
language
that
I
am
putting
back
into
the
bill.
It
was
in
the
original
bill.
I
had
taken
it
out
and
then
through
conversations
mostly
because
of
the
the
federal
grant
that
opportunity
180
was
awarded.
That
would
allow
them
to
pay
for
governance
training.
I
did
want
to
make
sure
that
this
was
back
in.
E
I
did
email
all
members
of
the
committee,
as
well
as
the
committee
manager
and
policy
analyst,
but
it
was.
I
was
kind
of
late
to
that,
so
I
apologize,
but
that
was
I
was
referring
to
it
in
my
testimony
without
mentioning
that
that
original
language
is
going
back
in
and
we
are
just
over
the
moon
that
opportunity
180
was
able
to
secure
that
federal
grant
and
offer
the
governance
training
which
can
be.
You
know
thousands
of
dollars,
so
it's
just
kind
of
a
win-win
situation.
E
A
Thank
you
and
I'll
just
mention.
We
all
got
a
copy
of
the
amendment
and
it's
also
posted
on
nellis.
So
I
just
want
to
make
sure
for
those
that
want
to
take
a
look
all
right
questions.
Any
questions.
Yeah
senator
buck.
I
Thank
you,
chair
dennis
and
nice
to
see
all
of
your
faces,
miss
wilcox
lavin
and
assemblywoman
axelrod
bilbray
axelrod
anyway.
I
I
really
like
and
have
been
following.
You
know,
modeled
from
the
lone
star
governance,
trainings
and
all
that
they're
doing
down
there
to
bringing
this
silver
state
governance
here.
So
I
just
want
to
make
sure
and
have
that
on
record.
You
know
seeing
this
from
executive
director
perspective
as
well
as
taking
over
from
a
receivership
where
there
were
academic
and
fiscal
concerns
from
a
governance
standpoint.
I
I
think
this
is
great.
I
guess
my
concern
is
with
the
portion
again
where
we
actually
have
transparency
in
our
school
districts.
I
get
that
we're
taking
on
the
charter
school
sector
again
for
transparency,
but
I
would
just
love
to
add
school
districts
to
this.
We
know
that
we've
seen
in
our
different
trustees
situations
across
both
large
school
districts
that
there
are
issues
there
and
hopefully
those
trainings
will
be
occurring
with
that.
I
But
I'd
also
like
to
see
when
it
comes
to
an
emo
cmo
and
the
percentage
of
dollars,
that's
all
in
public
record.
I
think
it's
okay,
that
you
know
that
goes
on
the
website
also,
but
I
would
love
to
see
this
from
the
district
perspective
of
which,
how
much
how
many
dollars
actually
go
to
the
school,
the
schools
themselves
anyway,
I'd
like
to
see
this
bill
add
districts.
E
Shannon
bilbray
actual
record.
Thank
you
senator
buck,
and
I
appreciate
you
and
your
your
unique
perspective
in
that
you
have
come
from
the
school
district
into
the
charter.
I
know
somebody
else
who
has
a
similar
path.
I
would
agree
with
you.
However.
I
don't
think
that
this
is
the
vehicle
and
I
would
love
to
work
with
you
over
the
interim.
E
I
do
think
there
needs
to
be
accountability
across
the
board
so,
but
I
think
this
is
this
is
model
language.
I
think
that
you'll
see
this
language.
I've
already
been
reached
out
to
other
legislature
by
from
other
legislatures
in
other
states,
because
I
do
think
this
language
is
really
good
and
I
think
we
can
take
this
and
scale
it
up,
which
is
obviously
what
we
would
have
to
do.
But
yes,
I
I
would,
I
would
100
agree
with
you.
I
just
don't
think
that
this
ab419
is
the
vehicle
for
that.
A
Other
questions-
and
I
realized
that
today
I
just
I
top
loaded-
all
the
charter
stuff
just
so
that
we
can
get
all
the
experts
here
at
one
time,
so
this
isn't
just
going
after
charter
school
all
the
time
right,
because
we've
got
plenty
of
other
ones
that
the
districts
we've
got
trying
to
bring
transparency
and
the
districts
and
those
too.
So,
okay,
let's
go
any
of
the
questions.
A
H
Good
afternoon,
chair
dennis
and
members
of
the
senate
committee
on
education
for
the
record,
my
name
is
daniel
pearl
with
argentine
partners,
testifying
in
support
of
assembly
bill
419.
On
behalf
of
our
client
pearson.
We
believe
that
learning
is
a
powerful
force
for
change
and
its
instrumental
in
development
of
children
of
all
ages.
H
Pearson
offers
a
broad
range
of
education
services
that
ensure
nevadans.
Excuse
me,
nevada's,
educators
have
all
the
tools
needed
to
teach
our
youth.
We
also
provide
high
quality
learning
services
to
support
all
students.
Individual
education
needs,
eb,
419
puts
into
statute
practices
that
are
essential
for
accountability,
while
also
streamlining
charter
school
operations.
H
A
F
A
F
F
A
F
M
Chris
bailey
daly
united
state
education
association,
the
voice
of
nevada
educators
for
over
120
years,
nsta
is
now
neutral
on
ab419,
as
amended
as
a
traditional
regulation
of
a
charter,
schools
is
no
longer
strong
enough
to
merit
our
support.
After
the
last
several
years,
tennessee
has
been
calling
I'm
sorry.
Over
the
last
several
years,
minnesota
vanessa
has
been
calling
for
greater
accountability,
controls
for
charter
schools,
including
a
cap
on
charter
school
expansion.
M
While
this
proposal
was
not
successful,
the
legislature
passed
a
five-year
growth
management
plan
for
charters.
Interestingly
enough,
while
the
charter
school
authority
was
developing
this
growth
management
plan,
they
approved
nearly
5
000
new
charter
slots
this
past
week.
So
last
month
we
found
that
charter
school
slots
are
projected
to
increase
8.6
in
fiscal
year
22
and
a
whopping
15.9
percent
in
fiscal
year
23.,
while
enrollment
in
neighborhood
public
schools
remains
relatively
stagnant.
M
We
know
the
explosive
growth
of
charters
has
been
driven
by
deliberate
billionaire-backed
efforts
to
exempt
charters
from
the
basic
safeguards
and
standards
that
apply
to
our
neighborhood
public
schools.
This
growth
has
created
an
uneven
dynamic,
undermining
local
public
schools
and
communities
without
producing
an
overall
increase
in
student
learning
and
growth.
While
the
charter
school
authority
has
made
some
improvements
since
last
session,
including
actually
conducting
site
visits,
let's
be
honest
with
each
other.
The
charter
school
authority
is
only
now
clearing
a
relatively
low
bar
of
accountability,
but
it's
great.
M
We
learned
of
the
extent
of
the
problems
with
the
inner
workings
of
charter
operators
and
charter
management
organizations.
Last
june,
when
the
nevada
current
reported
on
a
dispute
between
the
american
preparatory
academy
in
las
vegas
near
utah-based
for-profit
management
organization,
this
included
large
payouts
education
management
organizations
who
the
charter
claimed
provided
little
in
terms
of
services
and
complicated
financial
relationships
related
to
charter
school
facilities.
M
But
ab419
does
not
address
the
issue
of
charter
growth
or
the
issue
of
student
mix
and
as
amended,
it
no
longer
prohibits
the
operators
of
the
lowest
performing
charter
schools
from
opening
new
charter
schools.
Instead,
it's
a
very
modest
reform
when
this
situation
calls
for
more
sweeping
change.
Thank
you.
A
Okay,
so
we'll
come
back
to
the
sherwin
bilbray
axelrod.
Any
final
comments.
E
Thank
you
very
much
committee.
I
I
really
appreciate
that
and,
like
I
said,
that's
sort
of
been
my
the
the
theme
of
this
legislative
session,
at
least
for
me,
is
transparency,
accountability
and
good
governance,
and
I
think
this
bill
does
all
of
those
things,
and
I
look
forward
to
working
with
my
colleagues
in
their
interim
to
like,
I
said
scale
this
up.
Let's
go
further:
let's,
let's
do
it,
so
thank
you
for
your
time.
E
Thank
you,
chair
dennis,
I
am,
and
the
rest
of
the
community
vice
chair,
marilyn
donderolu
and
the
rest
of
the
committee
in
my
I'm
shannon
bilbray
axelrod
assembly,
district
34
in
clark
county
for
the
record
and
I'm
presenting
ab
420
for
your
consideration.
E
This
bill
defines
the
definition,
an
entity
that
provides
certain
services
to
charter
schools.
I
I
think
we
made
a
record
in
the
assembly
committee.
At
least
my
colleagues
were
telling
me
this
was
a
seven
minute
presentation,
so
hopefully
we
can
do
the
same.
It's
pretty
never
would
say
it's
simple,
but
it's
pretty
straightforward.
E
So
a
little
background,
when
you
hear
the
phrase,
educational
management
organization
or
emo,
it
sounds
like
the
entity
manages
the
school.
However,
these
companies
are
providing
a
service
as
a
vendor
that
are
accountable
to
the
governing
body
of
the
charter
school
that
chooses
to
contract
with
them.
Hence
the
last
bill:
nevada
rise
statute,
388.030
defines
an
educational
management
organization
as
a
for-profit
corporate
business
organization
or
other
entity
that
provides
services
relating
to
the
operation
or
management
of
the
charter
school,
which
is
very
broad
and,
quite
frankly,
open
to
misinterpretation.
E
I
found
this
was
the
case
when
I
started
chairing
assembly
committee
on
education
and
the
more
I
asked
about
the
term.
The
more
I
found
that
different
people
had
a
different
interpretation.
What
an
emo
was.
So
this
is
the
bill
that
I
bring
you
today.
The
bill
revises
the
definition
of
an
emo
to
clarify
and
tighten
the
term
to
better
reflect
what
these
entities
do
and
how
they
serve
charter
schools.
E
So
you
can
see
in
section
one
of
the
bill
defines
an
emo
as
a
for-profit
entity
that
charters
with
and
is
accountable
to,
the
governing
body
of
a
charter
school
to
provide,
centralized
support
or
operations,
including
without
limitations,
educational,
administrative
management,
compliance
or
instructional
services
or
staff
to
the
charter
school.
That
concludes
my
presentation,
mr
chairman
and
members,
and
I'm
happy
to
take
questions.
A
That's
vice
chair,
dunder,
luth,.
J
Thank
you
very
much,
mr
chair,
and
thank
you
assemblywoman
bilbray
axelrod
is
this:
is
this
bill
the
one
that
I
know
there
were
several
that's?
Why
I'm
asking
for
clarification?
Because
I
don't
see
it
is
this
the
one
where
they
have
to
comply
and
we
have
to
know
their
financial
bearing
okay,
that's
what
I
I
thought.
J
I
A
Miss
find
welcome
back
if
you
could
yeah.
I
think
you
heard
the
question
if
you
could
answer.
K
Sure,
rebecca
fiden
for
the
record
cmo
refers
to
what's
nationally
a
charter
management
organization
and
that's
is
defined
in
nevada,
revised
statutes
as
well,
and
that
refers
to
a
nonprofit
organization
that
provides
similar
services,
whereas
an
educational
management
organization
or
emo
is
a
for-profit
entity.
So
typically
they
provide
similar
services.
K
These
organizations
can
provide
a
wide
range
and
I
think
the
definition
speaks
to
that
with
the
language
about
not
you
know
without
limitation,
but
generally
these
are
centralized
services.
So
not
talking
about
your
landscaper,
not
talking
about
you
know
the
folks
who
provide
your
cleaning
or
maybe
you
purchase
curriculum
from,
but
some
sort
of,
centralized
services
and
again
cmo
or
charter
management
organization
is
a
nonprofit
entity.
Emo
or
educational
management
organization
is
a
for-profit.
F
F
F
A
F
A
Okay,
so
we'll
bring
it
back
to
chair
bill
bay
axelrod,
any
closing
comments.
E
A
A
K
Thank
you,
chair,
dennis
vice
chair
dondero
loop,
rebecca
fiden
for
the
record
executive
director
of
the
state
public
charter
school
authority.
For
this
hearing
we
have
provided
you
with
a
brief
one-page
overview
of
assembly
bill
68,
and
my
presentation
will
follow
that
summary
assembly.
Bill
68
does
three
main
things.
K
K
The
review
process
for
charter
school
applications
includes
evaluation
against
the
state
public
charter
school
authority's
application
rubric.
A
capacity
interview
as
well
as
soliciting
input
from
the
local
school
district
section
1
of
assembly
bill
68
proposes
extending
the
timeline
for
action
on
new
charter
school
applications
from
60
to
120
days.
This
will
ensure
sufficient
time
for
robust
review,
including
input
from
our
local
school
districts.
K
As
you
are
aware,
charter
schools
are
subject
to
a
performance.
Contract
and
statute
includes
two
contract
termination
provisions,
one
mandatory
in
which
the
sponsor
such
as
the
state
public
charter
school
authority
has
no
discretion.
The
other
is
permissive
and
outlines
circumstances
where
the
sponsor
may
terminate
a
charter
contract
and
close
a
school.
K
This
bill,
specifically
sections
four
and
five,
propose
that
both
termination
statutes,
the
mandatory
and
permissive,
be
able
to
be
applied
to
a
specific
campus
or
the
elementary
middle
or
high
school
within
a
campus.
If
there
are
variations
in
performance,
as
you
may
know,
some
charter
school
contracts
cover
multiple
campuses,
such
as
pinecrest
or
matter.
Schools
in
southern
nevada
and
some
charter
contracts
cover
a
full
k-12,
elementary
middle
and
high
school.
This
change
would
allow
the
sponsor
to
target
the
closure
to
a
campus
or
the
elementary
middle
or
high
school.
K
K
For
example,
if
a
charter
contract
covered
five
campuses
and
one
was
persistently
underperforming,
despite
repeated
improvement
efforts,
while
the
others
were
high
performing
the
sponsor
could
close
the
one
campus
that
was
struggling
rather
than
close,
all
five
I'll
briefly
note
that
there
was
one
minor
amendment
to
this
provision
in
the
assembly.
Previously
the
language
referred
to
grade
levels
and
we've
clarified
that
this
language
is
not
intended
to
be
used
to
close
a
third
grade
or
miss
robinson's
third
grade
class.
K
Rather,
it
is
intended
to
be
aligned
directly
to
the
star
ratings
which
are
done
on
an
elementary
middle
and
high
school
level,
and
so
that
language
grade
levels
has
been
replaced
in
the
version
that
you
are
looking
at
the
first
reprint
to
make
clear
that
it's
only
a
full
segment
of
a
school
that
could
be
addressed
here.
K
The
last
concept
in
assembly
bill
68,
relates
to
schools
approved
to
be
rated
on
the
alternative
performance
framework
or
apf.
Before
I
get
into
specific
changes
regard
proposed
in
the
bill,
I'll
provide
some
brief
context
on
our
apf
schools.
As
you
know,
all
nevada
schools
must
be
rated
on
the
nevada
school
performance
frameworks.
In
other
words,
they
must
be
given
a
star
rating.
K
However,
a
school
may
also
apply
for
approval
by
the
state
board
of
education
to
be
rated
on
the
alternative
performance
framework.
These
schools
typically
fall
into
one
of
four
categories:
schools
offering
credit
recovery
programs
for
students
that
are
severely
credit,
deficient,
behavioral
programs,
juvenile
detention
facilities
and
then
special
education
schools
serving
students
with
significant
identified
disabilities.
K
There
are
30
schools
currently
rated
on
the
alternative
performance
framework,
and
most
of
them
are
district
schools.
However,
there
are
three
charter
schools
rated
on
the
alternative
performance
framework.
One
is
an
spcsa
sponsored
school
called
beacon
academy
and
the
other
two
are
district,
sponsored
charters,
I'll
note
that
the
executive
director
of
beacon
academy
joined
me
for
the
presentation
to
the
assembly.
Unfortunately,
she
was
unable
to
join
me
today,
and
so
I
will
do
my
best
to
answer
any
questions
you
have
about
that
school.
All
the
or
the
alternative
performance
framework.
K
As
I
mentioned
earlier,
there
are
two
contract
termination
statutes,
one
mandatory
and
one
permissive.
The
mandatory
statute
requires
the
sponsor
to
terminate
the
contract
for
a
school
that
earns
three
one-star
ratings
within
a
five-year
period
for
any
typical
school.
This
makes
sense,
however,
for
an
alternative
performance
framework
school,
particularly
one
like
beacon
that
serves
severely
credit
deficient
students.
K
The
final
change
proposed
related
to
alternative
performance
framework
schools
has
to
do
with
the
contract,
has
to
do
with
contract
amendments.
A
charter
can
request
a
contract
amendment,
for
a
variety
of
reasons,
for
example,
to
increase
enrollment
to
change
locations
or
to
add
a
campus.
Existing
statute
requires
the
sponsor
to
deny
certain
amendment.
Requests
due
to
poor
performance.
K
K
Ultimately,
both
of
these
provisions
related
to
the
alternative
performance
framework
schools
would
allow
sponsors
to
honor
the
apf
data
not
rely
not
relying
solely
on
star
ratings
for
those
schools
that
have
already
been
approved
by
the
state
board
of
education
to
be
rated
on
the
alternative
performance
framework.
With
that,
I
am
happy
to
take
any
questions.
A
Okay,
questions,
let
me
start
and
when
it
comes
to
the
alternative
performance
framework,
this
makes
it
so
not
anybody
can
just
so
that
we're
clear.
Not
anybody
can
be
that
right.
They
have
to.
They
have
to
go
through
a
process
to
become
that.
Is
that
correct.
K
Rebecca
fund
for
the
record
that
is
correct.
There
are
first
a
set
of
criteria
that
must
be
met
and
second,
a
school
must
be
approved
by
the
state
board
of
education
to
be
on
that
list.
So
right
now
there
are
30..
In
addition,
a
charter
school
has
to
have
their
sponsor's
approval,
in
addition
to
the
state
board
of
education's
approval.
J
Thank
you,
mr
chair,
and,
and
thank
you,
miss
fiden.
So
could
you
please
go
over
section?
I
think
this
is
where
you
were
talking
about
section
two
subsection:
six,
where
you
were
talking
about
the
apf
pursuant
to
385a.
Would
you
am
I
clear
that
they're
exempt
from
the
star
rating
because
of
the
students
they're
serving?
K
Me
a
little
bit.
Thank
you,
rebecca
fine
for
the
record,
so
federal
law
requires
that
each
state
have
a
rating
system
and
that
every
school
be
rated.
So
by
federal
statute.
Beacon
academy
has
to
be
rated
on
a
start
and
a
star
rating
system,
and
most
recently
was
rated
as
a
one
star
school.
Their
graduation
rate
is
very
low
because
they
serve
students
who
are
in
11th
grade
coming
to
them,
with
very
few
credits
or
12th
grade
coming
with
very
few
credits.
So
what
the
apf
does
is
it?
K
We
think
of
it
as
providing
an
additional
layer
of
information
right
additional
data
that
helps
us
to
better
understand
the
context
of
that
school,
and
what
this
section
would
do
would
be
exempting
them
from
mandatory
denials
that
are
tied
to
star
ratings.
That
would
allow
our
board
again.
Those
mandatory
denials
make
sense
in
the
case
of
a
typical
school.
A
school
that
has
three
one-star
ratings
in
a
five-year
period
should
mandatorily
be
closed.
J
And
just
as
a
follow-up
couple
follow-ups
number
one
is
that
the
same
within
the
because
these
are
generally
in
nevada,
either
school
district
or
state
park
sponsored
charter
schools?
Is
that
the
same
in
our
public
schools.
K
Thank
you
for
the
question
rebecca
fiden
for
the
record
district
charter.
Schools
have
to
be
rated
on
a
star
rating
and,
if
they're
in
apf
school,
they
also
receive
an
alternative
performance
framework
rating.
There
are
no
closure
provisions
for
a
district
school,
so
it
that
circumstance
wouldn't
come
up,
but
I
do
think
that
all
of
these
schools,
the
intent
behind
the
apf,
is
to
look
at
a
broader
set
of
data
that
allows
us
to
better
understand
the
performance
through
the
lens
of
the
population
that
they
serve.
A
So,
just
to
clarify
the
purpose
for
this
particular
thing
it
would
this
be
in.
I
should
say
section
two
sub
section:
six,
where
it
talks
about
the
the
alternative
performance
framework.
That's
we.
We
want
to
encourage
some
of
these
schools
to
to
work
with
these,
this
subset
of
students.
A
If
we
didn't
allow
for
this,
then
they
would
just
automatically
be
closed
after
three
years.
One
start
so
by
being
able
to
exempt
them
out
of
that,
they
can
continue
to
serve
those
students
and
not
fear
that
they're
going
to
be
closed
because
they're
serving
the
students
that
we
want
them
to
serve
right.
K
Rebecca
fighting
for
the
record-
that's
absolutely
right.
One
of
the
important
parts
of
charter
schools
is
that
we
seek
to
serve
all
students
and
that
we
provide
innovative
ways
to
do
that
and
so
beacon
academy
is
certainly
providing
a
innovative
option
for
students
in
clark
county
who
have
experienced
a
number
of
different
challenges
in
their
educational
career
and
again
the
yes.
We
don't
want
that
school
to
automatically
be
forced
to
close
our
board.
I
believe,
should
be
able
to
look
at
the
data
from
the
apf
from
other
things
and
determine
okay.
K
K
A
G
A
F
F
A
F
F
A
K
A
A
We'll
now
open
it
up
for
public
comment
and
public
comments,
limited
two
minutes
per
person.
Please
remember
to
state
and
spell
your
name
for
the
record
and
indicate
your
affiliation
if
any
so
bps.
If
you
could
cue
up
the
first
caller.
F
F
A
Okay,
we
have
none.
Okay,
we
have
no
further
items
coming
for
us.
Our
next
meeting
will
be
monday
at
1,
with
that
we
are.