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A
A
Welcome
to
those
both
present
online
and
by
phone
with
the
committee
secretary.
Please
call
the
roll.
C
C
C
A
I'm
here,
thank
you
very
much
and
it's
it's
it's
it's.
I
guess
it's
a
new
day
for
us
in
the
education
committee,
as
well
as
all
the
other
committees
doing
this.
You
know
with
the
pandemic
and
having
to
do
things
online.
So
we're
we're
grateful
to
be
with
you
today
and
we.
We
hope
that
you'll,
forgive
us
if
everything
doesn't
go
exactly
right.
There's
a
lot
of
technology!
That's
going
on
in
the
background
here
to
help
us
do
this,
and
hopefully
we've
got
it
right
and
we
can.
A
We
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
able
to
hear
from
everybody
that
wants
to
to
speak
we're
going
to
have
some
presentations
today,
we're
going
to
have
some
bills
and
and
we'll
have
some
public
comments,
so
hopefully
we'll
be
able
to
hear
all
of
that,
and
so
we'll
go
from
there
before
we
begin
I'd
like
to
explain
how
virtual
committee
meetings
will
work,
since
this
is
a
new
process
for
all
of
us.
A
As
you
know,
the
legislative
building
is
currently
closed
to
the
public,
so
all
committee
meetings
will
be
held
virtually
meaning
committee
members
staff
and
everyone
else
will
participate
either
through
zoom
video
conference
or
by
telephone.
However,
there
are
various
ways
members
of
the
public
can
engage
with
us
and
participate
through
the
process.
A
There
are
four
ways
to
engage
with
the
committee.
These
include
registering
to
participate
in
a
committee
meeting
to
a
new
system
on
nellis,
which
places
you
in
line
to
testify
on
a
bill
or
provide
public
comment.
During
the
meeting
submitting
written
testimony
to
the
committee,
email
address
or
fax
number
listed
on
the
agenda,
sharing
your
opinion
via
the
legislature's
opinion,
application
on
nellis
or
viewing
committee
meetings
online
through
nellis
or
on
the
legislature's
youtube
channel,
and
that's
something
new
this
time.
I
believe
that
we're
doing
the
youtube
channel.
A
Members
of
the
public
must
first
register
for
the
meeting
you
would
like
to
participate
in
and
just
a
note
here
if
you
are
doing
public
actually
on
the
public
comment,
you
you'll,
when
we
get
to
that
you'll,
you
call
in
and
you'll
use
a
phone
to
come
in
and
there's
a
it's
you'll
you'll
just
identify
yourself
as
you
give
those
comments,
so
committee
meeting
are
listed
in
several
places
on
nellis
and
to
register
simply
click
the
participate
button
near
the
meeting
date
and
time
then
fill
in
the
required
information,
such
as
your
name,
the
agenda
item
you're
interested
in
and
your
position
on
the
bill.
A
Once
your
registration
is
submitted,
you
will
see
a
confirmation
screen
and
you
will
also
receive
an
email
with
the
phone
number
and
meeting
id
to
call
at
the
time
of
the
meeting.
Just
to
note
that,
while
meeting
registration
is
required
to
participate,
it
does
not
guarantee
you'll
be
able
to
speak
similar
to
previous
sessions.
Testimony
and
public
comment
may
be
limited
due
to
time
constraints
when
you're
on
the
phone
line.
Please
pay
attention
to
which
bill
is
being
considered
and
follow.
A
A
Detailed
instructions
for
participating
in
committee
meetings
are
also
able
available
on
the
help
page,
which
is
linked
in
the
banner
at
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top
of
every
page,
on
nellis.
If
you
need
assistance
with
any
of
these
procedures
or
if
you
would
like
to
receive
electronic
notification
of
the
committee's
agendas
in
minutes,
please
contact
our
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manager
at
the
committee
email
listed
on
the
agenda.
A
Some
other
items
I
want
to
mention
before
we
get
started
is
to
please
mute
your
microphones
when
not
speaking
for
those
on
the
video
line,
and
I
will
open
up
the
public
comment
period
at
the
end
of
the
meeting.
I
would
also
I
will
also
take
testimony
in
support
opposition
or
neutral
for
the
bills
on
today's
agenda.
A
Public
comment
and
testimony
and
bills
are
limited
to
two
minutes
per
speaker
before
we
begin
with
the
rest
of
today's
agenda.
I
would
like
to
kick
off
because
this
is
our
first
meeting
our
session
together
by
taking
a
moment
for
committee
and
staff
introductions,
I'd
like
to
briefly
introduce
our
staff
before
giving
committee
members
an
opportunity
to
introduce
themselves
and
just
as
a
heads
up
for
our
comm,
our
the
senators
when
you
introduce
yourself
I'll,
call
on
you
and
then
please
include
the
senate
district.
A
You
represent
in
your
educational
background,
share
and
just
as
a
fun
thing
to
do
sure
where
you
went
to
kindergarten
and
a
favorite
memory
that
you
have
from
kindergarten.
A
I
asked
our
staff
to
provide
me
with
a
few
words
about
them
and
a
fun
fact.
Perhaps
members
of
the
committee
can
do
the
same
during
their
introductions,
so
one
our
committee
policy
analyst
once
again
is
jen
sturm,
who
has
been
with
the
research
division
of
the
legislative
council
bureau
since
2016.
she
staffed.
The
legislative
committee
on
education
for
the
last
two
interim
in
is
staffing
the
senate
committee
on
education
for
the
second
session
in
a
row.
A
Before
her
time
in
state
service,
she
studied
and
lived
in
france
and
worked
in
vienna,
austria
and
indiana
austria
for
the
organization
for
security
and
cooperative
and
cooperation
in
europe,
an
organization
under
the
united
nations
charter.
One
interesting
fact
about
jen
is
at
this
time.
Last
year
she
was
literally
chilling
with
the
penguins
when
she
traveled
to
antarctica,
in
addition
to
her
passion
for
traveling.
She
also
plays
the
french
horn
for
local
groups
in
her
spare
time
so
and
you'll
you
might
see
her
as
we
go.
A
All
right,
thank
you.
Jen
number,
two
asher
killian
is
our
committee
council
this
session.
He
has
been
an
attorney
for
the
legal
division
of
the
lcb
for
14
years.
Mr
killian
has
provided
legal
counsel
to
education
committees
for
the
legislature
in
previous
sessions.
He
is
happy
to
be
returning
to
senate
education.
After
serving
the
assembly
committee
on
government
affairs
last
session,
he
also
staffed
various
interim
committees
on
issues
related
relating
to
education,
health
care,
affordable
housing,
cannabis
and
redistricting.
A
An
interesting
fact
about
asher
is
that,
shortly
after
he
came
to
the
lcb
from
oklahoma,
he
learned
that
he
was
a
bone
marrow
match
for
an
anonymous
patient
fighting
leukemia
and
took
a
brief
leave
to
donate
peripheral
blood
stem
cells
for
transplant
the
transplant
was
successful
and
the
recipients
leukemia
went
into
remission.
The
opportunity
to
save
a
stranger's
life
remains
one
of
his
most
terroristic
experiences
and
asher.
I
think
I
see
you
there.
You
want
to
say
hi
real,
quick.
A
Yeah,
we're
excited
to
have
you
with
us.
Our
committee
manager
is
shane
harris,
so
he's
new
to
our
to
the
education
committee.
This
time,
if
you
will
be
testif,
if
you
will
be
testifying
or
closely
following
the
committee
this
session,
you
want
to
reach
out
to
him
and
ask
to
be
on
his
email
distribution
list.
Shane
was
born
and
raised
in
sparks
and
is
a
graduate
of
unr
with
the
bachelor's
of
arts
in
history.
A
After
graduation
he
moved
to
guangzhou
china
to
work
as
an
independent
historian
and
educational
consultant
for
chinese
education
companies
and
schools.
Shane
created
a
tour
and
cultural
competency
company
giving
tours
to
consulates
businesses
and
tourists.
He
is
proud
to
have
worked
with
the
us
department
of
state
on
its
social
media
and
outreach
campaign
in
2019
in
celebration
of
the
40th
anniversary
of
relations
between
us
and
the
people's
republic
of
china.
Shane
is
passionate
about
public
service
and
is
currently
applying
to
american
university
for
a
master's
in
intercultural
communication.
A
Shane
is
an
avid
singer:
dancer
world,
traveler
researcher,
tea,
drinker,
musical
theater,
devotee
and
loves
corgis,
our
committee
secretary,
and
and
let's
see,
can
we
see
shane
shane's
there
you
want
to
say
hi,
real,
quick,
hi
everybody
thanks
for
having
me
here
good
to
have
you
our
committee
secretaries.
A
This
session
are
ian
goner
and
michael
gus,
and
they
will
be
alternating
between
I'm,
not
sure
if
we're
gonna
be
able
to
see
them,
but
ian
was
born
in
bellevue
washington
and
moved
to
washoe
county
when
his
parents
managed
the
microsoft
data
center
building
in
reno.
He
has
lived
in
the
area
for
over
20
years,
ian
graduated
from
unr
in
2013,
with
the
bachelor's
in
history.
A
He
later
worked
for
carrington
college
as
registered
operations
specialist,
where
he
trained
multiple
campus
leaders
and
faculty
on
policy
and
procedure.
Ian
has
a
passion
for
early
20th
century
history.
Film
history,
science
fiction
and
all
things
disney
ian
has
two
cats
named
eve
and
mike
wazowski,
and
he
is
a
founding
member
of
the
northern
nevada.
X-Wing
gaming
group
and
ejects
rejects
movie
review
podcast,
I
don't
know,
can
we
see
ian?
Maybe
not?
A
Probably
because
he's
oh
there,
no
ian's
in
the
one,
probably
that
says,
21
34
right,
yeah,
okay,
so
we
won't
be
able
to
see
him,
but
we
will,
in
the
future,
all
right.
Michael,
has
a
background
in
economic
development
planning
and
grant
writing.
He
has
worked
for
the
western
nevada
development
district,
north
central
washington,
economic
development,
district,
the
pyramid,
lake
paiute
tribe
and,
as
a
congressional
aide,
michael
co-wrote,
the
2012
economic
blueprint
for
western
nevada,
assisted
with
the
passage
of
the
lyon
county
conservation
and
economic
development
act
and
oversaw
an
economic
recovery
planning
process.
A
After
a
wildfire
in
oconegen
county
washington,
he
has
written
successful
grants
to
establish
computing,
centers,
install
electric
vehicle
charging
stations,
establish
alternative
loan
funds
and
expand
broadway
networks
in
nevada
and
washington.
State
michael
holds
a
master's,
a
master
of
public
administration
degree
from
the
university
of
baltimore
and
a
bachelor
of
arts
from
the
university
of
pittsburgh.
A
I
think
he's
probably
in
that
same
21-34.
Finally,
sirius
sosa
has
been
my
legislative
assistant
for
two
consecutive
sessions.
Syria
was
born
and
raised
in
mexico,
where
she
started
her
college
education.
She
obtained
a
master's
degree
from
the
university
of
phoenix,
las
vegas
campus,
serious,
proud,
mother
of
two
sons,
caesar
and
alexis
paris
perez
now
married
and
his
loving
grandmother
to
her
two
and
a
half
grandbabies
one
expected
in
march,
she
retired
from
state
service
after
working
for
lcb
from
1994
to
2013..
A
During
her
employment,
syria
met
and
worked
for
senator
joe
neal,
who
became
her
mentor
and
best
friend.
She
is
proud
to
have
worked
with
other
great
legislators.
Syria
was
selected
to
work
for
the
lcb
from
among
100
applicants
at
first.
She
thought
she
applied
to
a
law
office
until
she
received
the
offer
to
take
the
job
it's
nice
to
have
such
a
wonderful.
C
A
A
Virtually
now
I'd
like
to
recognize
members
of
the
committee
to
make
their
own
introductions
or
comments
again
once
again
senate
district,
your
present,
your
educational,
you
know
what
you've
done
in
education,
sure
where
you
went
to
kindergarten
and
your
favorite
fond
memory
from
kindergarten.
A
I
will
go
ahead
and
begin
and
the
others
can
can
follow.
I
am
senator
mo
dennis
representing
clark
county
senate
district
number,
two,
which
is
downtown
las
vegas
and
downtown
north
las
vegas.
I've
been
on
the
senate
education
committee
in
2011,
2015,
2017
2019.
I
was
also
on
the
assembly
education
committee
in
20
in
2007
2009..
A
I
am
not
a
teacher
or
an
administrator,
I'm
actually
a
dad
of
five
kids,
but
I
am
the
husband
of
a
first
grade
teacher
and
the
father
of
a
middle
school
social
studies.
Teacher-
and
I
am
a
former
president
of
the
nevada
parent
teacher
association-
got
involved
in
education
advocacy
to
help
my
kids
and
realize
we
needed
to
help
all
our
kids,
and
so
that's
how
I
got
involved
in
education
and
policy.
A
I
actually
went
to
kindergarten
and
I
don't
know
the
name
the
school,
but
I
went
to
kindergarten
in
arlington
virginia
and
my
favorite
memory
from
kindergarten
was
milk
and
cookies
and
the
other
part
that
I
remember
is
that
I
didn't
quite
speak
english.
Yet
when
I
was
in
kindergarten,
so
I
was
learning
english.
It
was
a
little
frustrating
that
year
for
me,
but-
and
I
didn't
get
to
finish
kindergarten
because
we
actually
moved
halfway
through
the
year,
so
I
only
got
half
a
year
of
kindergarten.
A
So
that
could
be
the
reason
for
a
lot
of
things
but
but
anyways
the
rest
of
the
time
I
was
in
las
vegas.
So
now,
let's
go
to
vice
chair
don
darrell
loop.
A
Oh,
let
me
introduce
her
first
vice
chair,
dondero
luke
is
on
senate
education
this
year
and
and
and
also
she
was
on
assembly
education
in
2009,
2011,
2013
and
last
year,
or
the
last
session.
She
was
on
on
senada.
So
with
that
senator
luke.
C
Thank
you
so
much
for
the
kind
introduction
and
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
serve
as
your
vice
chair,
I
served
with
senate
district
8
and
that
is
on
the
west
end
of
town
piccoli,
ranch
lakes.
Some
of
summerlin
is
the
general
area
downtown
summerlin,
and
my
educational
background
is
that
I
spent
30
years
as
an
educator.
I
received
my
education
and
my
master's
degrees,
two
of
them
from
unlv.
C
C
It
became
a
fire
department,
training
area
and
we
all
moved
over
to
john
s
park.
So
my
favorite
memory
was
that
I
actually
had
laura
dearing
as
a
teacher,
and
then
I
started
my
career
as
a
teacher
at
laura
deering
elementary
school.
So
I
come
from
a
family
that
gave
back
to
the
community.
My
father
was
an
educator.
My
mother
was
very
involved,
and
so
I'm
hoping
to
continue
that
legacy
and
thank
you
very
much.
A
Thank
you
very
much,
we'll
now
go
to
senator
hardy
senator
hardy,
served
in
the
assembly,
education,
2003,
2005,
2007
2009,
and
we
welcome
him
to
to
the
senate
education.
This
time
senator
hardy.
E
I
was
a
freshman
in
at
unr.
E
My
mother
was
a
professor
and
my
dad
was
a
sophomore,
and
I
and
before
that
I
went
to
kindergarten
and
the
interesting
fact
that
mary
stoughton
kindergarten
grade
school,
which
is
now
parking
lot,
was
that
I
couldn't
figure
out
the
difference
between
red
and
green.
E
I
learned
in
kindergarten
and
I've
been
through
a
few
colleges
and
now
I'm
an
associate
professor
at
true
university
college
of
osteopathic
medicine
and
the
associate
dean
of
clinical
education,
and
so
I
have
lived
and
breathed
and
been
around
a
family
that
has
been
invested
in
education.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
senator
hardy,
and
it's
good
to
be
back
on
education
with
you
again.
Senator
hammond
served
on
senate
education
in
2015,
2017
2019.
senator
hand.
We
welcome
him
again
once
again
this
time
so
senator
hammond.
Thank.
B
You
senator
dennis
it's
good
to
be
back.
I
represent
district
18
in
the
las
vegas
area,
otherwise
known
as
the
centennial
hills
area.
It's
up
there,
I
guess
in
the
northwest
corner.
I
have
my
educational
background.
I
have
a
bachelor's
degree
in
political
science.
I
have
a
master's
in
political
science
from
the
university
of
nevada,
las
vegas
and
then
kindergarten.
B
I
think
I
started
off
kindergarten
in
new
york
in
the
syracuse
area,
but
then
we
traveled
back
to
my
stepfather,
was
stationed
at
fort
lewis,
and
I
went
to
a
school
there
in
fort
lewis
for
the
remainder
of
kindergarten.
I
just
remember
I
mean
I
remember
the
the
sandbox
that
we
used
to
play
in,
but
my
real
clear
memory
of
kindergarten
was
my
kindergarten
teacher,
mrs
ottie.
We
had
the
bee
hair
and
you
know
the
beehive
hairdo,
the
horn
rim
glasses
and
she
scared
the
tickets.
Out
of
me.
B
I
just
remember:
I
didn't
have
a
pleasant
time
with
mrs
oddie
that
kindergarten
year
and
I
kind
of
wanted
to
get
out
of
kindergarten,
couldn't
wait
to
get
out
of
kindergarten.
I
remember
first
grade
you
go
to
your
back
in
those
days
you
go
to
your
door,
your
first
grade
class,
so
you
look
at
all
the
first,
all
the
first
grade
class
doors
to
see
where
your
name
was
and
it'll
tell
you
who
your
teacher
was-
and
I
remember
my
name
on
first
grade.
B
A
All
right,
thank
you.
Next,
the
next
two
senators
are
are
new
to
the
legislature,
but
not
new
to
education.
We
will
have
senator
lange
if
she
would
introduce
herself.
C
C
I
was
came
into
my
school
district
as
a
group
when
physical
education
came
to
elementary
schools
and
I
helped
develop
the
program
for
the
elementary
schools.
I
later
went
on
to
be
the
president
of
my
teachers
union,
where
I
served
as
not
only
president
but
chief
negotiator
for
the
teachers
contract.
During
my
time.
As
a
teacher,
I
had
the
great
opportunity
of
lobbying
our
members
of
congress
on
educational
issues
and
also
lobbying
the
lobbying
the
washington
state
legislature.
C
I
am
so
happy
to
be
on
this
committee
and
to
advocate
issues
that
are
so
important
to
our
children.
Kindergarten
was
a
long
time
ago.
For
me,
it's
hard
to
remember
back,
but
I
think
the
thing
I
remember
the
most
I
loved
art
in
in
in
elementary
school-
and
I
remember
I
don't
even
know
if
they
do
this
now,
but
we
made
plaster
of
paris
round
things
where
we
put
our
hands
in
it.
We
had
our
kindergarten
handprints
and
that's
the
thing
I
remember
the
most.
A
Great
thank
you
center
lang
now
senator
buck.
Would
you
introduce
yourself.
F
Thank
you,
chair
dennis.
I
am
honored
to
represent
state
senate
district
five
in
henderson
and
south
las
vegas.
F
F
I
also
just
finished
the
usc
superintendent's
academy
and
district
administration,
superintendents
academy
and
just
completed
the
school
finance
certificate
from
georgetown
mccourt
school
of
public
policy.
I
also
taught
and
created
curriculum
for
the
yellow
programs
and
for
new
teachers
at
sierra
nevada.
F
F
As
far
as
my
favorite
kindergarten
memory,
I
would
have
to
say
my
kindergarten
teacher.
I
have
the
exact
opposite
experience
than
senator
hammond.
I
love
my
kindergarten
teacher
and
she
actually
just
watching
her.
I
knew
from
a
young
age.
I
wanted
to
be
an
educator,
a
teacher,
and
so
I
just
see
how
much
teachers
make
such
a
difference
for
each
kid
in
front
of
them,
and
so
I'm
grateful
to
serve
and
thank
you,
chair
dennis.
A
Thank
you
very
much.
That's
as
you
can
tell.
We
have
a
lot
of
great
experience
in
our
committee
this
time
and
I
will
mention
that
we
will
have
a
new
member
of
our
committee
on
monday
and
we'll
get
an
opportunity
to
meet
him
when
he's
here
with
us.
A
I'd
like
to
now
go
to
for
the
next
order
of
business
to
review
and
approve
the
committee
rules,
you
should
have
a
copy
and
the
document
is
also
available
on
nellis
any
questions.
First,
I'm
going
to
highlight
a
couple
things,
but
there's
nothing
initial,
a
couple
things
here
I
want
to
point
out.
I
ask
that
members
attend
all
meetings
from
the
time
the
meeting
begins
till
the
meeting
is
adjourned
unless
you're
excused
in
advance.
A
Just
let
me
know,
especially
as
we
get
when
we
get
really
busy
you,
you
might
have
to
go
present
a
bill
and
do
some.
You
know
we
got
other
things.
Just
let
me
know
what's
going
on
because,
especially
if
we're
voting
on
things,
I
want
to
make
sure
that
everybody's
here,
so
they
have
that
opportunity,
and
I
also
want
to
emphasize
the
importance
of
courtesy,
mutual
respect
in
our
dealings
with
one
another.
A
We
may
not
always
agree,
but
I
ask
that
everyone,
members,
staff
stakeholders
make
every
effort
to
be
kind
and
professional
and
finally,
as
legislative
legislators,
we
are
public
servants
of
the
public.
We
are
servants
of
the
public.
We
take
this
duty
seriously
and
are
honored
to
serve
in
this
capacity,
and
I
will
do
everything
in
my
power
to
ensure
a
fair
hearing
for
all
parties
on
all
bills
heard
by
this
committee.
A
A
D
Mr
chair
jenstrom,
for
the
record,
I
think
our
committee
secretary
will
do
that.
E
F
A
Yes,
thank
you.
I
know
it's
hard
for
for
those
of
us
that
have
been
here
a
long
time
to
say,
yay,
nay,
is
something
you
just
always
do
you
know
some
of
us
that
had
interim
finance
we
had
to
start
doing
that
months
ago,
so
we've
gotten
a
little
used
to
it,
but
it's
hard
to
to
say
yes
and
and
actually
to
do
our
voting
that
way.
A
Normally,
I
would
have
just
done
a
voice
vote
and
we
would
have
been
done,
but
it's
harder
to
tell
when
we're
on
on
online
like
this
okay,
so
that
was
committee
rules.
A
D
D
Chair
dennis
has
asked
me
to
give
an
overview
of
the
committee
brief,
which
each
of
you
should
have
a
copy
of.
It
is
also
available
online
for
others
to
look
at
as
well,
so
just
quickly
going
through
this
page
starting
on
page
one
of
the
brief
you'll
note
the
committee's
jurisdiction,
except
for
the
education
finance
chapter.
The
statutory
jurisdiction
in
recent
sessions
has
included
most
of
title
34
of
nrs
several
chapters
in
title
33
concerning
libraries.
D
D
of
those
66
measures
or
81
were
voted
out
of
the
committee
and
53
measures
or
65
percent
were
approved
by
the
legislature
and
signed
by
the
governor,
and
so
the
chart
on
page
two
breaks
this
down.
For
you
with
a
similar
number
of
bills
expected
this
session,
you
should
anticipate
hearing
an
average
of
about
three
bills
at
each
meeting
before
the
april,
9th
first
house
committee
deadline
on
pages.
Two
and
three
for
your
review.
D
Several
other
school
safety
and
student
wellbeing
measures
were
passed
through
sb
89,
which
passed
unanimously
in
both
houses.
Among
other
things,
the
bill
established.
A
statewide
school
safety
committee
required
school
climate
information
and
reporting
addressed
restorative
discipline,
practices
and
required
districts
and
charter
schools
to
designate
a
school
safety,
specialist,
other
bills,
address
topics
related
to
class
size
and
the
statewide
teacher
performance
evaluation
system.
D
Another
bill,
many
of
you
may
remember,
is
sb
543,
which
replaces
the
current
nevada
plan
funding
formula
and
a
majority
of
categorical
funding
for
k-12
with
the
new
pupil-centered
funding
plan.
It
also
established
the
commission
on
school
funding
to
support
its
implementation,
I'll
be
providing
a
quick
overview
of
the
that
commission's
recommendations
over
the
interim
a
little
bit
later.
D
This
is
not
meant
to
be
an
all-inclusive
list,
but
if
any
members
would
like
more
information
on
these
bills,
I
can
certainly
provide
those
more
detailed
summaries
to
you.
D
This
committee
considered
a
number
of
topics
related
to
k-12
and
post-secondary
education.
The
lce
received
presentations
on
a
variety
of
topics,
as
you
can
see,
starting
on
page
five
and
onto
page
six,
the
committee
reviewed
topics
ranging
from
early
learning
programs
to
student
assessments
to
career
pathways,
to
financial
aid
for
higher
education
programs.
D
The
lce
approved
six
proposals
for
legislation
on
topics
including
student
assessments,
charter,
schools,
school
buses
and
others.
18
proposals
were
approved
for
correspondence
on
issues
or
inclusion
in
position.
Statements
more
details
of
the
actions
of
the
lce
can
be
found
in
its
final
bulletin,
which
I've
also
linked
to
in
the
electronic
version.
On
page
six
of
the
brief
next
is
the
commission
on
school
funding
the.
As
I
mentioned
earlier,
the
implementation
of
sb543
has
been
guided
by
the
commission
in
july
of
2020.
D
The
commission
submitted
its
recommendations
to
the
governor
and
the
legislature
to
provide
input
on
how
best
to
support
the
successful
implementation
of
the
people-centered
funding
plan.
The
commission
has
an
ongoing
role
in
monitoring
the
implementation
of
new
funding
of
the
new
funding
plan
and
make
recommendations
for
its
improvement.
D
I'd
like
to
turn
your
attention,
then,
to
the
commission's
recommendations
that
I
summarized
on
page
six.
These
recommendations
can
largely
be
organized
into
three
general
categories,
as
you
can
see
revisions
to
the
model,
implementation
and
reporting
requirements
in
that
first
category.
G
D
The
next
category
implementation.
Some
of
those
recommendations
include
expanding
the
hold
harmless
provision
included
in
sb
543
to
include
charter
schools
and
university
schools
for
profoundly
gifted
pupils.
D
The
next
group
that
worked
this
interim
was
the
working
group
studying
provisions
related
to
a
safe
and
respectful
learning
environment.
This
sb
332
of
2019
required
the
lce
to
study
safe
and
respect
the
learning
environment
in
consultation
with
various
stakeholders
due
to
interruptions
caused
by
the
coven
19
pandemic.
D
D
I
also
provided
a
quick
review.
The
bill
draft
request
available
on
nellis,
as
well
as
the
governor's
state
of
the
state,
address
and
identified
a
few
common
themes.
You
may
see
this
session,
so
you
can
look
that
over
and
then
moving
on
to
page
eight,
our
list
of
the
committee's
pre-filed
bills,
a
couple
of
which
we
are
hearing
today
in
every
session.
The
legislature
requires
several
reports
to
be
submitted:
pages,
8
and
9
of
the
brief
lists.
D
Some
of
those
reports
that
may
be
of
interest
to
the
committee,
including
the
superintendent
of
public
instruction's,
annual
report
of
the
state
of
public
education,
the
education
technology
needs
assessment,
the
regional
training
programs,
evaluation
and
the
advisory
council
for
family
engagement
activities
and
then
on
page
9,
you'll.
Note
that
the
research
division
does
prepare
research,
briefs
and
other
publications
for
all
major
policy
areas.
D
These
publications
are
available
on
the
legislature's
website.
Additional
publications
concerning
education
are
are
also
available
from
the
fiscal
analysis,
division
pages
9
and
10.
I've
listed
a
few
key
policy
bodies
that
consider
education
in
the
state.
Just
for
your
information
there
and
then
finally
pages
11
and
12
list
some
common
acronyms
used
by
the
committee.
D
I
know
that
in
education
we
do
use
a
lot
of
acronyms,
so
that
might
be
a
helpful
cheat
sheet,
and
so
with
that,
mr
chair.
That
concludes
my
presentation.
I'm
happy
to
pull
additional
information
on
anything
discussed
today
and
just
a
a
reminder.
You
know,
as
your
nonpartisan
staff
we're
here
to
support
you.
Please
don't
hesitate
to
reach
out
if
you
have
questions
or
want
additional
information.
A
Thank
you
very
much.
Do
we
have
anybody,
have
any
questions.
A
It's
a
great
resource.
You
can
look
through
there
and
see
all
the
work
that's
been
done
and
all
the
folks
that
are
doing
work
in
this
space,
and
probably
the
most
important
thing
on
here
is
the
acronyms
I
remember
when
we
when
I
first
came
on,
there
was
a
lot
of
acronyms,
even
though
you
know
some
of
these
there's
also
there's
just
a
lot
of
different
acronyms
associated
with
education.
So
thank
you
very
much
all
right.
A
B
Ready
great,
let
me
see
thank
you,
chair,
dennis
and
thanks
to
the
education
committee
for
inviting
us
here
today
to
share
with
you
all
about
what
we're
seeing
around
the
country.
My
name
is
joel
moore
and
I'm
part
of
the
state
relations
team
with
education
commission
of
the
states.
B
On
a
personal
note,
kindergarten
was
clinton
park
elementary
in
clinton,
mississippi
and,
I
am
still
mildly
traumatized
by
being
forced
to
eat
green
eggs
and
ham,
but
so
for
those
of
you
who
may
not
be
familiar
education
commission
of
the
states
is
a
national
nonpartisan
education
policy
center
created
in
law
in
all
50
state
statutes,
with
the
purpose
of
helping
education
policy
leaders
from
around
the
country,
whether
it's
governor's
offices,
state
departments
of
education,
boards
of
education
and
higher
education,
legislators
and
their
staffs,
because
we
know
that
more
informed
policy
makers
create
better
education
policy
and
so
what
we
do.
B
Our
policy
team
creates
six
to
eight
releases,
68
policy,
briefs
and
50
state
comparisons
each
month
these
are
all
available
for
free
and
searchable
for
you
on
our
website
at
ecs.org.
We
also
track
all
introduced
legislation,
education,
legislation
from
around
the
country.
It
was
about
seven
thousand
bills
this
past
year
and
summarize
all
the
enacted
and
vetoed
education
legislation
and
executive
orders,
and
we.
B
With
you,
through
our
state
bill
tracking
site,
if
there's
something
that's
related
to
state
education
policy
on
which
we
don't
have
prepared
information,
we
are
here
and
happy
to
help
look
into
that
through
what
we
call
an
information
request,
we're
usually
able
to
get
written
response
back
to
you
in
about
72
hours
on
those
so
always
feel
free
to
reach
out
to
me
directly
or
to
your
committee
staff.
They're
also
happy
to
make
that
connection.
B
So
today
my
colleague
zeke
perez
who's,
a
policy
analyst
with
the
ecs
team
will
give
you
all
a
high
level
overview
of
the
policy
trends
he's
seeing
around
the
country
and
it's
a
lot
of
information.
So
we've
prepared
a
list
of
bcs
resources
on
these
topics.
That's
been
distributed
to
you
all,
but
if
there's
something
specific
you'd
like
to
learn
more
about,
please
do
let
us
know
and
we'll
get
that
information
to
you
as
soon
as
possible.
H
Thank
you
joel
good
afternoon,
everyone
and
thank
you
for
your
time
and
for
the
invitation
to
present
today.
I
don't
know
that
I
have
a
fun
kindergarten
fact,
but
I'll
throw
out
there.
I
was
the
the
mascot
for
my
college
and
then
I
went
on
to
be
a
professional
mascot,
so
yeah
so
I'll.
Throw
that
out.
There
is
my
fun
introduction
fact.
H
As
joel
mentioned,
you
know
we'll
be
providing
a
high
level
overview
of
a
number
of
issues.
Today
we
won't
go
incredible
incredibly
in
depth
on
any
given
issue,
but
we
will
provide
key
approaches
that
states
are
taking
and
we
hope
the
broad
look
at
trends
is
helpful.
H
As
joel
mentioned,
we're
happy
to
follow
up
with
any
additional
information
or
specific
state
examples
on
any
topic
that
you
might
need
we're
going
to
roll
through
a
lot
of
numbers,
we're
going
to
touch
on
a
lot
of
issues,
we're
going
to
move
pretty
fast.
So
we
have
some
time
at
the
end
for
q,
a
but
no
pressure,
as
joel
mentioned,
if
you
do
have
other
questions
that
come
up
in
the
coming
weeks
or
throughout
the
legislative
session,
we're
here
as
a
resource
for
you
and
we're
happy
to
connect.
H
So
the
presentation
we're
going
to
give
you
today
pulls
some
trending
topics
based
on
both
the
bill
volume
from
bill
tracking
in
2021
or
2020.
Excuse
me,
as
well
as
early
2021
bill
tracking
and
as
well
as
questions
we've
received
from
late
state
leaders,
either
late
last
year
or
early
this
year.
So
the
numbers
that
I'll
be
rolling
through
in
this
presentation
are
purely
the
2020
numbers,
but
we
do
project
that
those
trends
will
carry
into
2021.
H
and
the
top
five
trends
we
identified
based
on
those
criteria
are
teaching
k-12
funding,
post-second
affordability
and
finance
student
health
and
wellness
and
high
school
issues,
and
I
don't
think
any
of
you.
Any
of
you
will
be
surprised
to
hear
that
we
also
saw
a
large
number
of
bills
that
were
introduced
in
response
to
the
covenant
19
pandemic,
but
rather
than
talking
about
that
as
a
separate
issue
in
a
separate
section,
we'll
address
covet
19
efforts
from
states
as
a
thread
throughout
each
of
the
other
issues.
H
We
talk
about
so
to
begin,
we'll
talk
about
teaching
and
in
2020
we
tracked
over
1400
introduced
pieces
of
legislation
that
addressed
the
teaching
profession
of
those
166
were
either
eventually
enacted
or
vetoed
and
of
those
166.
We
saw
28
that
we
determined
to
be
directly
related
to
the
covert
19
pandemic.
H
H
States
are
also
offering
content
area
specific
pd.
So,
for
example,
we've
seen
a
number
of
states
that
are
working
on
their
p3
literacy
systems
and
trying
to
build
out
comprehensive
systems,
and
some
states
have
approached
this
from
a
teaching
angle
by
examining
teacher
prep
and
establishing
new
pd
opportunities
around
literacy
generally
or
around
the
identification
of
dyslexia,
so
that
stu
that
teachers
are
better
prepared
to
support
all
students
in
literacy.
H
The
next
trend
we
identified
is
around
teacher
evaluations,
specifically
for
the
2020-21
school
year.
H
We've
seen
a
number
of
states
and
we've
received
a
number
of
questions
from
state
leaders
asking
about
how
they
are
handling
those
evaluation
requirements
for
this
year
and
we've
seen
a
few
approaches
to
the
topic
that
have
kind
of
come
out
across
states.
So
we've
seen
a
number
of
states
either
waive
all
of
their
requirements
for
evaluation.
H
So,
notably,
we've
seen
some
states
that
are
beginning
to
look
at
mid-career
transitions
right,
so
typically
teacher
recruitment
efforts
focus
on
on
individuals
who
are
starting
a
teaching
career.
You
do
see
some
incentives,
such
as
loan
forgivenesses
or
bonuses
that
are
available
to
anyone
pursuing
teaching
at
different
points
in
their
career,
but
we're
starting
to
see
more
states,
look
to
give
attention
to
and
create
policies
for
career
switchers,
so
individuals
who
might
be
working
outside
of
education
in
a
in
a
career
in
tech
field,
let's
say
or
in
a
specific
field.
H
H
H
So,
as
you
know,
states
primarily
draw
revenue
for
public
schools
from
state
and
local
sources.
So,
as
economic
situations
change,
pandemics
happen,
that
puts
a
financial
strain
on
how
states
might
budget
that
money
towards
public
education
and
we've,
especially
lately,
seen
a
lot
of
states
that
are
looking
to
allocate
various
amounts
to
students
with
more
need
and
trying
to
do
so.
While
funding
volatility
is
happening.
H
So
what
do
k-12
finance
bills?
Typically,
do
you
know
most
times
we
see
bills
that
look
to
change
how
funds
are
distributed
at
the
state
level
and
at
the
local
level,
how
school
funding
formula
formulas
account
for
student
populations
like
foster
youth
students
in
special
education,
english
language,
learners
or
students
from
low
income
families.
H
H
H
Additionally,
in
response
to
the
pandemic,
we
saw
that
states
are
investigating
how
to
better
allocate
funds
to
mitigate
the
uneven
effects
of
the
pandemic
on
disadvantage.
Disadvantaged
schools,
so
states
are
identifying
districts
that
may
not
have
the
cash
reserves
needed
to
provide
staff
development,
to
provide
digital
resources
to
go
remote
technology
to
grow
remote
or
other
tools
to
facilitate
the
instruction
needed
during
the
covet
19
pandemic.
H
Another
challenge
this
year
is
attendance-based
funding
right.
How
do
you
provide
funding
based
on
the
number
of
students
in
a
classroom
when
students
in
many
cases
aren't
in
a
physical
classroom
to
be
counted
so
states
are
really
digging
into
that,
and
we've
identified
two
main
approaches
that
states
have
have
used
or
have
introduced
number
one
states
are
looking
at
altering
their
funding
policies
to
encompass
other
methods
of
instruction,
such
as
in
person
hybrid
or
remote.
H
We
saw
a
number
of
states
that
told
districts
that
they
should
expect
to
receive
the
full
full
allocation
of
funds,
depending
or
regardless
of
the
attendance
that
format
that
they
used.
So
just
increasing
that
flexibility
to
let
states
count
students
as
needed,
and
the
second
main
approach
we've
seen
is
states
completely
suspending
or
holding
attendance
and
enrollment
counts
entirely
for
this
year.
Opting
to
fund
schools
based
on
last
year's
accounts.
H
Next
up
is
post-secondary,
affordability
and
finance,
and
in
this
area
we
saw
a
lot
of
overlap
with
k-12
right.
How
are
states
finding
the
means
to
at
the
state
or
local
level
to
fund
post-secondary
institutions,
but
we
also
saw
a
number
of
different
approaches
to
get
creative
with
the
pandemic
as
well.
H
So,
in
this
issue
area
again
more
numbers
for
you,
we
saw
582
bills
introduced
82
of
those
were
ultimately
enacted
or
vetoed,
and
31
of
the
82
that
were
enacted
or
vetoed
were
related
to
the
pandemic.
H
One
key
area
that
we've
seen
states
to
take
part
in
is
funding
workforce
development
and
helping
people
who
are
out
of
work
either
adapt
to
a
new
degree
or
a
new
field
and
get
back
into
the
workforce.
H
Some
ways
we've
seen
them
do
that
include
altering
in-state
tuition
for
specific
student
populations
such
as
military
children,
children
of
immigrants
or
other
student
populations
in
order
to
keep
students
in
state
keep
students
coming
to
those
those
in-state
post-secondary
institutions
and
finally,
similar
to
k-12
we've
seen
states
addressing
their
funding
formulas
or
grants
or
other
sources
of
funding
to
reallocate
money
towards
post-secondary
systems.
H
Unfortunately,
youth
suicide
rates
continue
to
rise
and
the
effects
of
childhood
trauma
are
showing
up
in
in
classrooms
across
the
country.
So
policy
makers
have
begun
to
explore
their
role
in
in
bettering
student,
health,
mental
health
and
behavioral
health
in
the
classroom
and
seeing
what
they
can
do
to
impact
that
another
big
issue
area.
We
saw
fourteen
hundred
introduced
pieces
of
legislation
here
about
120
of
those
became
enacted
or
vetoed
in
2020
and
then
21
of
those
were
directly
related
to
the
pandemic.
H
So
some
key
issue
areas
here
that
we
identified
first
off
is
student,
mental
and
behavioral
health.
So
we've
seen
states
first
off
direct
air
boards
of
education
to
review
age-appropriate
health
standards
and
introduce
concepts
that
introduce
or
that
address.
Excuse
me.
H
Another
key
area
is
just
raising
awareness
and
providing
support
both
around
mental
and
behavioral
health,
as
well
as
around
suicide
awareness
and
suicide
prevention.
So
we've
seen
a
number
of
states
introduce
that
directly
into
student
curriculums.
We've
seen
states
introduce
that
into
the
training
and
support
for
their
counselors
and
their
staff.
H
Teachers
generally,
we've
also
seen
states
requiring
more
teacher
training
again
and
more
professional
development
on
suicide
awareness,
trauma-informed
care
and
just
a
number
of
other
efforts
to
raise
awareness
across
schools
holistically
and
the
final
issue
area
there
we
identified
relates
to
providing
health
services.
This
is
one
that
was
heavily
driven
by
the
pandemic
and
we
anticipate
we'll
see
a
lot
more
of
this
in
2020
2021
as
well.
So
we
saw
a
number
of
states,
introduce
telehealth
delivery
methods
and
okay
that
so
that
schools
and
districts
can
provide
that
to
their
students.
H
We've
also
seen
a
number
of
states
examining
vaccination
requirements
for
students,
in
particular
connecticut's
estate,
to
pull
out
where
there
are
currently
three
pending
bills
that
have
kind
of
taken
different
approaches
to
vaccinations.
So
there's
one
bill
currently
that
would
introduce
exemptions
for
religious
or
or
other
claims,
there's
another
bill
that
would
eliminate
all
exemptions
that
are
non-medical
and
there's
another
bill.
H
That
would
require
a
study
on
students
who
have
claimed
a
religious
exemption
and
introducing
contact
contact
tracing
on
those
students
to
see
if
they
can
identify
any
potential
spread
of
of
covid
or
or
just
to
pull
any
data
there
from
those
exemptions
so
yeah
in
2021.
I
think
we'll
anticipate
seeing
more
of
those.
I
think
we've
already
seen
a
number
of
new
ones
introduced
early
this
year.
We
don't
have
account
for
that.
Yet,
since
it's
so
early
in
the
year,
we
don't
have
a
comprehensive
one,
but
that's
definitely
an
area.
H
We
can
provide
more
information,
as
the
year
goes
on
and
the
last
issue
area
we
identified
was
high
school
looking
at
different
high
school
issue
areas.
So
you
know
we've
seen
in
many
years
in
recent
years
that
high
school
graduation
is
often
assumed
to
signify
readiness,
college
readiness,
but
recent
federal
data
indicates
that
68
of
entering
students
at
community
colleges
and
40
percent
of
students
entering
at
public
four-year
colleges
take
at
least
one
developmental
course.
H
So
state
policy
makers
are
approaching
that
by
seeking
to
support
high
school
to
college
transitions
through
introductions
of
early
credit
opportunities
and
and
primarily
around
dual
or
concurrent
enrollment,
so
to
back
up
417
bills,
there
related
to
high
school
62
of
those
were
enacted
or
vetoed
and
of
those
62
23
were
directly
related
to
the
pandemic.
H
So
the
main
threat
here
is
that
states
are
looking
at
how
to
ensure
equitable
access
to
dual
enrollment
courses,
and
we've
seen
that
in
kind
of
two
key
policy
areas
number
one
reducing
costs
and
barriers
for
students
or
number
two
expanding
student
eligibility
generally.
So
for
that
first
one
an
example
of
this.
H
We
saw
a
bill
in
california
where
a
participating
high
school
student
can
now
submit
a
single
parental
consent
form
and
a
recommendation
from
their
principal
and
a
single
application,
which
will
remain
valid
for
the
the
entirety
of
their
enrollment
in
dual
enrollment
courses
rather
than
having
to
resubmit
paperwork
every
year,
just
to
remove
a
barrier
and
to
make
it
more
accessible
to
to
students.
H
Next
up,
we
looked
at
expanding
dual
and
enrollment
eligibility.
More
broadly
so,
we've
seen
some
states
that
have
reduced
test
scores
as
a
barrier
we've
seen,
some
states
increase
funding
to
support
more
equitable
access
to
early
credit
opportunities
and
finally,
we've
seen
a
higher
focus
on
competency-based
education,
so
specific
to
the
covet.
19
pandemic,
we've
seen
an
increased
interest
in
competency-based
learning
or
personalized
learning,
and
we
do
anticipate
that'll
carry
over
through
2021
as
well
some
examples
of
what
we've
seen
so
far.
H
So
yeah,
I
understand
that
was
a
whirlwind
lots
of
numbers,
lots
of
issues
so
just
wanted
to
be
respectful
of
time,
but
we
also
want
to
open
it
up
to
q
a
now.
If
anyone
has
anything,
if
not
again,
we're
happy
to
follow
up
with
you
this
week
or
throughout
the
2021
legislative
session.
A
Thank
you,
zeke.
Anybody
have
any
questions.
A
I
see
don
don
darrell
vice
chair
lou.
C
Thank
you
very
much
chair.
It's
really
not
a
question.
It's
just
a
a
huge
hearty
thank
you
to
both
of
our
presenters,
mr
moore
and
mr
perez.
Ecs
is
an
invaluable
resource
and
I
totally
appreciate
all
you've
done
over
the
years
for
me,
and
I
know
for
the
rest
of
our
legislators
in
nevada.
So
thank
you
very
much
and
it's
good
to
see
both
of
you.
A
Okay,
thank
you
very
much.
We
will
now
go
we'll
now
open
the
hearing.
A
E
A
Actually,
either
one
I
was
trying
to
look
for,
but
I
guess
you
didn't
show
up
on
there.
So
that's
all
right
go
ahead
and
if
I
don't
we're
small
enough
that
if
I
don't
catch
it
just
do
like
you
did
just
get
on
there
and
just
say
mr
chair
and
I'll
all
recognize
you.
E
So
so
the
the
burning
question
that
I
have
is:
how
do
I
get
teachers
back
in
the
classroom
and
my
students
back
to
school
and
that's
the
burning
question
that
I
have
for
clark
county.
I
mean
I
mean
you
know
we're
talking
about
lots
of
different
things,
but
I
that's
the
answer
that
I'm
looking
for.
H
Absolutely
yeah
we've
had
a
number
of
questions
throughout
from
different
states
and
different
state
leaders
looking
at
either
through
legislation
right
or
through
state
guidance
for
at
the
board
level
or
at
the
state
level.
So
we
do
have
some
of
that
already
prepared
we'd
be
happy
to
send
that
your
way,
don't
know
that
I
can
sum
it
up
in
a
silver
bullet
answer
here,
but
lots
of
different
approaches
states
have
taken
that
we'd
be
happy
to
pass
on
to
you.
A
Am
I
missing
anybody?
I
don't
see
anybody
else
asking
wanting
to
ask
any
questions.
So
thank
you
very
much
great
resource,
so
you
can
always
go
out
and
we've
got
their
contacts
and
there's
plenty
of
other
folks
there
at
ecs.
That
also
have
helped
us
out
and-
and
so
thank
you
very
much
all
right.
A
I
Great
so
good
afternoon,
chair
dennis
vice
chair
don
zara
luke
members
of
the
committee
on
education.
For
the
record,
my
name
is:
excuse
me:
superintendent,
ebert,
hey
this
is
kim
and
broadcast.
Your
volume
is
really
low.
If
you
could
move
a.
I
So,
for
the
record,
my
name
is
joan
ebert,
I'm
the
state
superintendent
of
public
instruction,
we're
excited
to
be
here
for
the
81st
session
and
your
first
meeting.
So
thank
you.
This
bill
was
pre-filed
by
governor
sislak
on
behalf
of
the
department
of
education,
but
this
bill
was
truly
filed
on
behalf
of
our
partners
in
public
health
and
safety
who
identified
a
gap
in
services
and
our
school
district
committees
who
create
the
crisis,
emergency
or
suicide
response
plans.
I
We
also
want
to
make
sure
that
during
this
pandemic
is
one
of
the
things
that
we
went
to
immediately
of
all
of
our
requirements
during
this
pandemic
and
noted
that
an
epidemic
was
not
identified
in
there.
We
know
all
the
reasons
why,
thank
goodness,
it's
only
every
100
years.
That
being
said
in
section
1,
we
are
adding.
I
Those
are
the
two
areas
that
have
been
identified
by
the
department
of
education.
Thank
you
very
much
for
having
us
here
today
and
we'll
stand
ready
to
answer
any
questions
you
may
have.
A
Yes,
let's
see
senator
hammond,
I
think
I
saw
you
raise
your
hand,
go
ahead.
B
Thank
you,
mr
chair,
a
real,
quick,
brief
understanding
of
the
difference
between
a
pandemic
and
epidemic.
Just
so,
I
understand
why
we
put
the
words
in
there
if
you
could.
I
B
C
Hi,
mr
chairman,
to
and
through
to
the
department
of
education.
So
in
section
one
where
it
says
the
board
of
trustees
of
each
school
district
shall
establish
a
development
committee
to
develop
one
plan.
To
me,
a
development
committee
is
has
something
to
do
with
money
and
basically,
what
you're
doing
is
creating
a
crisis
committee.
That's
going
to
develop
a
plan,
so
I'm
wondering
if
we
couldn't
clean
that
language
up
and
make
it
a
little
more
concise.
C
Because
it
seems
to
me
it
seems
redundant,
you
keep.
I
would
keep
repeating
the
same
terms
and
I
think
what
we're
trying
to
do
is
establish
a
a
crisis
committee.
That's
going
to
come
up
with
a
plan
for
the
school,
so
it
to
me
it
would
seem
like
it
would
be
easier
if
we
say
the
board
of
church
trustees
of
each
school
district
shall
establish
a
crisis
committee
to
develop
one
plan
which
and
then
do
the
rest.
I
Situation
you
superintendent
ebert
for
the
record
that
does
appear
to
create
clarity
in
in
this
section.
So
thank
you.
A
A
I
usually
try
to
catch
this,
but
actually
I
was
having
a
discussion
with
nevada
pta,
which
I
have
a
history
in
the
past,
with
generally
we've
always
tried
whenever
in
legislation
when
there's
a
parent
to
try
to
get
a
parent,
that's
not
it's
not
an
employee
of
the
school
district
or
you
know
so,
not
a
teacher,
not
a
so
I
you
know,
I
would
be
interested
in
seeing
if
we
could
clean
that
up
to
say
a
parent
or,
as
we
have
in
the
past,
a
parent
or
legal
guardian
that
that's
not
a
an
employee
of
the
school
district,
and
that
gives
a
little
bit
of
a
different
perspective
when
you're
asking
a
parent
who
works
for
someone-
and
I
think
it's
a
little
harder.
A
I
Thank
you
senator
dennis
for
the
record
superintendent
ebert.
That
does
seem
like
a
very
friendly
amendment
and,
as
you
noted,
it
does
allow
a
different
perspective
to
this
group
and
they
also
can
be
inclusive
and
are
inclusive
of
people
that
are
in
the
education
system
as
well.
So,
yes.
F
B
Mr
chair,
this
is
asher
killian
community
council.
I
could
address
that
if
you
would
like.
Yes,
mr
kelly,
would
you
please
sure
so?
That's
a
that's
a
drafting
construction
to
differentiate
between
the
board
of
trustees
of
the
school
district,
developing
the
plan
for
the
traditional
schools
and
then
the
governing
body
of
the
charter
schools
later
in
that
paragraph
is
responsible
for
developing
the
plan
that
would
apply
to
the
charter
schools.
So
since
they're
they're
they're
both
public
schools
but
they're
different
kinds
of
public
public
schools
that
have
different
governing
institutions
we
had
to.
B
We
had
to
bifurcate
that
so
that
they
reached
appropriately
provided
for.
A
B
Mr
chair
usher,
killian
committee
council,
that's
correct
for
for
a
charter
school
whose
sponsor
is
the
school
district
that
that
school
district
would
then
be
the
governing
body
of
that
charter.
School.
E
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
I
think
along
that
line,
the
point
being,
do
we
have
a
charter
school
specifically
other
than
just
or
should
there
not
be
an,
and
in
some
of
that
I
mean
that's
one
of
the
things,
but
my
my
other
question
is
real
basic.
Is
existing
law
requires
that
we
do
this?
B
Sure,
mr
chair
usher,
killian
committee
council,
so
the
the
way
that
the
the
language
of
this
this
section
is
constructed.
It's
essentially
two
parallel
tracks
that
are
the
same.
So
any
public
school
that
is
not
a
charter
school
would
follow
the
track
where
the
board
of
trustees
is
responsible
for
this
and
any
public
school
that
is
a
charter
school
would
follow
the
track
where
its
governing
body
is
responsible.
For
this,
it's
the
same
requirements.
I
A
A
Great
okay,
so
all
right,
so
here
we
go
here
we
go.
We
hope
this
part
works.
Now
we're
now
going
to
take
testimony
in
support
of
senate
bill
36.
A
Let
me
explain
we'll
do
support,
then
we'll
do
opposition
and
then
we'll
do
neutral
and
for
neutral
I
just
want
to
define
what
neutral
is
neutral
means
that
you're
not
in
support
of
it
and
you're,
not
opposing
it,
but
usually
most
people
that
are
neutral
are
going
to
be
like
an
agency
or
somebody
that
just
wants
to
give
a
comment
on
the
bill,
but
they're
not
gonna,
vote
in
support
or
against.
A
A
Have
the
ability
to
submit
anything
in
writing
that
you'd
like
to
make
sure
that
it's
included
in
the
record
for
us
to
see?
So
with
that,
let's
I'm
going
to
ask
vps
to
if
we
could
open
up
the
lines
for
those
that
are
in
support.
A
And
for
our
staff,
it
takes
a
little
bit
before
we
can
right,
it
doesn't
take
a
minute
or
so
to
make
sure
that
we
can
get
somebody
on.
F
E
Tom
t-o-m
dunn,
d-u-n-n
district,
vice
president
for
the
professional
firefighters
in
nevada,
the
professional
firefighters
nevada,
is
in
support
of
this
bill,
as
it
brings
public
health
to
the
table
of
emergency
management
at
the
school
district
level.
We
also
believe
that
this
directly
addresses
the
current
pandemic
we
are
dealing
with
and
will
lead
to
good
policy
in
the
future.
Thank.
J
F
G
Hello,
my
name
is
hava
h,
a
w
a
h
amid
ahmad
and
I
represent
the
clark
county
education
association.
The
clark
county
education
association
represents
more
than
18
000
licensed
licensed
professionals
in
clark
county
school
districts.
We
are
the
largest
independent
teachers
union
in
the
country
and
in
the
state
of
nevada.
We
engage
in
bipartisan
advocacy
for
advancing
public
education
in
nevada
in
clark
county
school
district.
There
are
currently
1840
mental
health
professionals
on
the
front
lines
supporting
our
350
000
students.
G
These
professionals
must
be
prepared
to
handle
difficult
situations
that
arise,
but
the
pandemic
has
undercovered
our
public
school
delivery
system's
lack
of
responsiveness.
That
is
why
district
leaders,
representatives
from
the
health
department,
educators
and
parents
must
work
together
to
be
able
to
respond
to
emergencies,
crises,
suicide
and
epidemic.
The
clark
county
school
district
has
experienced
a
mental
health
crisis
since
the
beginning
of
the
school
closures
that
have
resulted
in
a
high
number
of
student
suicides,
educators,
administrators
and
students
need
a
plan
to
help
prepare
and
risk
manage
all
future
crises,
emergencies
and
epidemics.
G
As
we
return
to
in-person
and
high-revised
hybridized.
Excuse
me
learning
to
support
the
mental
and
behavioral
health
of
all
individuals
in
the
education.
Realm
ccea
supports
the
creation
of
risk
management
mechanisms
to
support
our
educators
and
students
through
these
difficult
times
and
sb
36.
The
crucial
step.
Thank.
F
A
E
A
E
Oh,
thank
you.
Thank
you
for
the
record.
This
is
joelle
gottman
dodson,
representing
the
washoe
county
health
district,
and
we
are
in
support
of
this
bill
and
we're
very
pleased
to
be
included
in
sb
36.
We
believe
our
emergency
management
division
can
help
provide
emergency
response
and
planning
and
public
health
expertise.
E
Friendly
amendment
that
we
have
discussed
with
the
department
of
education
we're
asking
for
a
little
more
clarity
as
to
who
the
representative
of
the
district
board
of
health
can
be
we'd
like
it
to
be
more
permissible
that
a
qualified
designee
of
the
district
board
of
health
could
be
a
member
of
the
development
committee,
and
that
can
be.
However,
the
lcb
determines
what
the
language
would
be
appropriate,
but
we
are
in
support
of
this.
So
thank
you.
A
F
F
E
You
hear
me:
okay,
thank
you,
okay,
I
was
muted,
actually
him
on
the
the
thing
so
again,
bradley
mayer,
b-r-a-d-l-e-y
m-a-y-e-r
of
our
gentle
partners,
for
the
record
here
today,
testifying
on
behalf
of
the
southern
nevada
health
district.
E
You
know
we
are
in
support
and
just
to
echo
what
joelle's
comments
were
you
know
we've
been
in
communication
with
representatives
of
the
department
of
ed
we've
expressed,
you
know
a
preference
for
some
clarifying
language
that
provides
flexibility
for
the
representative
of
this
committee
to
not
necessarily
be
restricted
to
an
actual
member
of
the
border
fell
that
could
include
any
representative
designated
by
the
board,
such
as
a
subject
matter,
expert
from
the
health
district
staff,
and
so
the
department
of
vet
has
confirmed
the
willingness
to
kind
of
accept
this
from
the
amendment
to
this
effect,
and
so
we'll
be
submitting
that
and
I'll
just
close
by
thanking
them
for
bringing
this
forward
and
working
with
us
to
get
here,
and
thank
you
for
your
time.
F
E
P-I-E-R-C-Z-Y-N
s-k-I
and
I'm
here
representing
the
nevada
association
of
school
superintendents,
and
we
want
to
thank
you,
senator
dennis
and
all
the
committee
members
for
once
again
stepping
up
to
the
plate
and
supporting
our
students
throughout
the
state
and
serving
on
this
very,
very
important
committee.
Again,
the
nevada
association
of
school
superintendents,
which
is
composed
of
all
the
17
districts
in
the
state,
is
in
strong
support
of
sb
36
safety
and
concerns
about
our
children
in
school
safely
and
healthy
is
very
important
to
all
of
us,
and
so
we
are
in
support.
A
Okay,
so
we
will
now
go
to
those
who
wished
to
give
testimony
in
opposition
those
in
opposition
just.
F
A
Okay,
thank
you.
We
will
now
go
to
testimony
in
neutral.
F
A
A
A
A
A
It's
it's
important
to
note
that
in
september
that
was
march
and
then
in
september
the
u.s
secretary
of
education
indicated
no
additional
waivers
would
be
granted
first
to
states
for
fiscal
year,
2020
2021.,
while
the
current
current
administration
has
not
yet
given
additional
guidance
in
this
regard,
sb
83
would
allow
nde
to
take
action
if
the
u.s
department
of
education
allows
for
such
a
waiver
or
pause
versus
school
year,
2020
2021.,
so
the
summary
senate
bill
83
authorizes
mde
to
temporarily
waive
or
pause
the
requirement
to
administer
federally
required
examinations
that
measure
the
achievement
and
proficiency
of
pupils.
A
After
reaching
out
to
relevant
stakeholders,
nevada
department
of
education
indicated
to
our
staff,
it
would
like
to
propose
an
amendment
to
further
clarify
certain
reporting
responsibilities.
If
the
waiver
were
to
be
granted
as
proposed
in
the
bill,
and
I
will
defer
to
the
department
to
discuss
the
intent
of
the
amendment
and
answer
any
questions
you
might
have.
A
As
you
can
tell,
this
is
a
a
bill
to
give
permission,
but
doesn't
mean
that
we
would
necessarily
do
it
because
it
would
depend
on
whether
we
would
even
be
allowed
to
do
that,
but
currently,
in
the
situation
that
we're
in
this
would
make
it
so
that
at
least
we
have
the
opportunity
to
make
the
request
to
the
to
the
department
of
this,
the
u.s
department
of
education,
and
I-
and
I
think
that
you'll
the
the
proposed
amendment
will
also
address
an
issue
that
we
have
in
the
state.
A
So
with
that
I'd
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions,
I
think
probably
we
should
hear
the
amendment
and
then
go
to
the
questions.
If
that's
okay,
madam
chair,
madame
chair.
C
H
As
well,
the
department
of
education
proposes
to
add
language
similar
to.
B
C
Thank
you
very
much,
and
I'm
assuming
chair
dennis
that
this
is
a
friendly
amendment.
A
It
is
if
it's
like
the
other
half
of
the
it
allows
the
state
to
also
pause
the
assessment
on
our
site,
because
we,
currently
we
don't
have
that
either.
So
this
would
clarify
both
those,
the
the
the
national
waiver
and
then
the
state
waiver.
C
Thank
you
very
much.
So
members
are
there
questions.
B
Yes,
question:.
B
Yes,
I
have
a
question.
Sorry.
B
Yeah
just
a
quick
question:
I
I
just
want
to
make
sure
we're
not
doing
anything
different
than
already
took
place.
All
we're
doing
is
anticipating
and
there's
got
to
be
triggers
that
happen
before
we
actually
take
advantage
of
the
ability
to
waive
these
requirements,
and
I
would
add
to
that,
probably
for
the
record
that
to
take,
I
don't
mean
to
take
advantage.
I
mean
these
are
extraordinary
circumstances.
B
Extenuating
circumstances
in
in
in
this
case
and
last
in
last
year's
case
as
well,
but
there's
a
trigger
that
happens
before
we
actually
are
allowed
to
waive
the
assessment
and
then
await
the
accountability
measures
that
would
then
be
associated
with
the
assessment
and
might
am
I
correct
in
an
assumption
in
putting
that
on
the
record.
A
B
A
Senator
dennis
yeah,
so
I
mean
what
happened
last
year
was
done
in
an
emergency,
so
this
would
allow
so
that
that
emergency
doesn't
have
to.
We
didn't
have
to
go
through
that
process
that
the
governor
had
to
go
through,
but
yes,
you're,
correct
that
there
has
to.
You
still
have
to
meet
all
the
other
parts
of
that.
A
In
order
to
be
able
to
do
this-
and
I
don't
the
department
may
have
some
additional
information
in
that
respect,
but
that's
the
reason
that
we
brought
this
bill
forward
to
allow
us
to
actually
do
that.
What
actually
happened
last
year,
but
make
it
so
that
we
could
be
more
timely.
C
Thank
you
very
much.
Senator
buck.
F
Yes,
thank
you.
Vice
chair,
andera
lube.
I
was
wondering
for
how
long
or
is
this
then
go
into
the
following
year
or
you
know
what
what's
put
in
place
for.
A
That
this
senator
dennis
and
mr
killian
can
correct
me,
but
I
believe
this
this
would
be
in
there,
so
that
for
any
emergency
situation
in
the
future,
we
would
still
be
able
to
use
it.
A
He
can
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong
in
that
respect.
That
was
my
understanding.
B
And
thank
you
madame
vice
chair
asher
killian
committee
council,
that
that's
correct
the
way
that
this
bill
would
work
effectively.
The
the
state
waiver
is
tied
to
the
federal
waiver,
so
so
so
long
as
the
federal
waiver
act
of
the
state
waiver
would
be
active
to
the
same
duration.
C
Okay,
not
seeing
any.
Thank
you
very
much
for
that
presentation
and
we
will
go
to
testimony
in
support
of
senate
bill
83
if
you
are
in
support,
we'll
pause
just
a
minute
for
everybody
to
get
in
the
queue
and
we'll
go
ahead
when
broadcasting
is
ready.
F
F
G
My
name
is
hava
ahmed
and
I
represent
the
clark
county
education
association,
that's
haba,
h-a-w-a-h,
amid
a-h-m-a-d.
The
clark
county
education
association
represents
more
than
18
000
licensed
professionals
in
clark
county
school
districts.
We
are
the
largest
independent
teachers
union
in
the
country
and
in
the
state
of
nevada.
We
engage
in
bipartisan
advocacy
for
advancing
public
education
in
nevada.
G
Students
across
nevada
have
experienced
distance
education
for
nearly
a
full
year,
and
many
of
these
students
have
experienced
inconsistent
engagement
in
learning.
Nevada
must
be
responsive
to
the
needs
of
nevada's
students
to
minimize
the
impact
of
educational
inequities
that
have
been
exacerbated
by
the
covet
19
pandemic.
G
F
F
B
As
you
know,
the
pandemic
has
affected
everything,
including
the
education
community,
and
during
this
time
students
have
each
experienced
their
own
difficulties
and
it's
sometimes
successes
and
they're
going
to
need
a
caring
professional
to
welcome
and
guide
them
as
we
transition
back
to
what
both
senator
hardy
and
I
agree
is
more
desirable.
Full-Time
in-person
learning
the
professional
teachers
in
the
classroom
need
trust,
support
and
time
to
evaluate
and
plan
for
the
success
of
their
students.
B
Spring
is
on
its
way
and
that
has
become
known
as
testing
season.
In
many
schools,
testing
season
consumes
weeks
of
class
time.
The
tests
are
scanned
by
machines
out
of
state.
They
report
vague
results,
and
it's
often
many
months
after
the
fact.
This
is
hardly
what
our
kids
need
at
this
time.
I
ask
that
you
support
senate
bill
83,
as
our
kids
and
teachers
need
this
time
to
connect
and
learn.
I
urge
that
we
trust
the
teachers
who
are
licensed
to
do
this
work.
F
J
Chris
bailey
dhrms,
d-a-l-y,
nevada,
state
education,
association
nfca
represents
a
majority
of
educators
across
the
state
with
members
in
every
nevada,
school
district,
including
teachers
other
licensed
education
professionals
and
education
support
professionals
who
provide
vital
services
to
students
in
nevada's
public
education
system
nfc8's
120
year
history,
there
have
been
few
more
challenging
times
than
the
one
we
find
ourselves
in
right
now
with
the
coven
19
pandemic.
We
appreciate
the
work
of
this
committee
in
the
legislature
during
this
time
of
crisis.
J
Nsea
wholeheartedly
supports
sb
83
authorizing
the
department
of
education
to
temporarily
waive
or
pause
mandated
student
assessments.
Over-Testing
has
been
a
long-standing
concern
of
classroom
educators,
as
decades
of
standardized
tests
have
shifted
the
focus
and
education
away
from
student
learning
toward
a
culture
of
high-stakes
testing.
Over
the
last
two
sessions,
nsca
worked
with
this
committee
to
reduce
the
burden
of
standardized
testing
on
our
students
and
educators.
J
This
included
helping
to
pass
a
2017
bill
from
former
senator
woodhouse
to
audit
and
streamline
the
amount
of
time
and
resources
spent
on
state
tests,
while
small
changes
have
been
made
over
the
last
several
years.
The
current
crisis
calls
for
more
substantive
overhaul
of
state
testing
requirements.
J
Nsca
has
consistently
expressed
their
concern
that
existing
policy
on
student
assessments,
teacher
evaluations
and
school
star
ratings
compromise
the
safe
operation
of
schools
during
the
covid
19
crisis.
These
mechanisms
have
failed
to
foster
the
improvements
in
either
achievement
or
student
engagement.
They
were
intended
to
deliver
with
a
continued
reliance
on
these
old
schemes.
Students
and
educators
have
counter
incentives
to
come
to
school
when
sick,
to
teach
to
test
instead
of
teaching
and
reinforcing
health
and
safety
and
to
maximize
numbers
and
time
in
classrooms,
even
when
that
may
be
outside
of
health
and
safety
guidelines.
J
J
This
school
year,
educators
across
the
state,
have
responded
in
a
diversity
of
ways,
depending
on
their
district
and
the
status
of
the
covenanting
crisis
in
their
communities.
Some
are
back
at
their
school
buildings,
offering
in-person
instruction.
Others
are
working
in
hybrid
models,
juggling
in-person
learning
with
distance
learning
opportunities.
J
Many
others,
including
in
clark
county,
are
working
to
create
meaningful
education
experiences
through
full
distance
learning,
with
districts
tailoring
their
response
to
meet
the
unique
challenges
they
face
in
their
own
communities.
The
state's
one-size-fits-all
approach
to
standardized
tests
misses
the
mark
of
this
moment.
Suspension
of
elaborate
sorting
and
rating
mechanisms,
including
federal
state
and
district
mandated
assessments,
is
the
smart
thing
to
do.
Thank.
J
F
E
M-A-R-Y-P-I-E-R-C-Z-Y-N-S-K-I
representing
the
nevada
association
of
school
superintendents,
and
thank
you
vice
chair
don
darrell,
loop
and
members
of
the
committee
for
allowing
us
to
support
this
bill.
Sb
83.
We
see
it
as
a
common-sense
approach
to
dealing
with
this
period
of
time.
We
know
that
many
students
have
been
challenged
with
the
distance
education
approach.
Our
state
was
forced
to
undertake,
so
we
do
support
the
bill.
Thank
you.
F
F
C
Thank
you
very
much
hearing.
No
one
else.
I
will
close
the
hearing
on
senate
bill
83
and
I
will
pass
the
gavel
back
to
the
chair.
A
Thank
you,
madam
vice
chair.
One
comment
that
I
forgot
to
mention
in
my
comment.
A
This
is
a
timely
issue,
so
I
mean
this
is
this
is
the
thing
that
would
get
done
upon
passage
and
that's
why
we're
doing
this
early?
So
my
question
to
the
committee
is
your
pleasure
as
far
as
the
bill-
and
we
could-
we
could
pick
this
up
today
so
that
we
can
move
it
along
and
get
it
over
to
the
assembly
so
that
it
could
get
passed
quicker
or
we
could
put
it
off
to
a
different
day.
Just
wanted
to
get
your
feel
for
where
you're
at
on
it.
B
If
it
would
please
the
chairman,
I
I
actually
would
move
that
we
pass
it
as
amended.
If
there
was
an
amendment
I
can't
remember
now.
I
think
it
was
the
other
one
that
was
amended
so.
B
Right
I
mean
I
would
I
would
abandon
do
pass,
so
we
can
pass
it
along,
but
we'll
defer
to
the
rest
of
them.
If
we
get
a
second,
I
would.
A
Okay,
so
we
have
a,
we
have
a
motion
to
amend
and
do
pass
and
a
second
from
I
think
it
was
senator
lang.
There
was
a
couple
of
you
there.
He
looked
the
same.
A
I
think
yeah,
so
we
okay,
so
we
have
a
motion
to
amended
to
pass
and
a
second
is
there
any
further
discussion
on
on
on
the
on
the
motion.
B
Thank
you,
mr
chair,
starting
with
vice
tour,
dunderloop.
C
C
D
A
Yes,
thank
you.
Okay.
We
will
now
open
up
time
for
public
comment.
Will
the
broadcast
production
staff
please
at
the
first
caller
with
public
comment
to
the
meeting.
A
Do
we
need
to
pause
to
give
people
a
chance
or
have
they
already
have
that
opportunity.
A
Let's
just
do
a
pause
here
for
just
a
second.
I
want
to
make
sure
that
anyone
that
wants
to
speak
has
that
opportunity.
I
know
with
the
technology.
Sometimes
it
can
get
a
little
frustrating
when
you're
trying
to
find
that
link
or
or
trying
to
find
the
number.
The
one
thing
that
the
one
comment
that
I
will
make.
A
I
would
hope
that
people
can
appreciate
the
fact
that
at
least
I
feel
that
actually
we're
actually
have
more
opportunities
for
people
in
this
session
than
we've
ever
had
before
before
you
had
to
go
down
to
a
building
and
you,
if
you
couldn't
be
here
in
person
in
carson
city,
which
is
very
difficult
for
those
from
las
vegas,
they
could
go
to
the
grant
sawyer
building,
but
they
still
had
to
go
there
now
they
could
actually
be
at
home
and
make
comments
and
so
I'll
help
that
that
that's
appreciated
by
those
that
will
have
opportunities
to
give
comment
as
we
go
throughout
the
session.
A
Okay
and
while
we're
one
thing
more,
while
we're
waiting,
let's
see,
would
let's
see
let's
pick
on
one
of
our
new
people
senator
lang,
would
you
do
the
floor
statement
on
this
bill.
A
E
A
I
I.
A
A
Welcome,
okay,
let
me
check
with
so
staff
is.
How
are
we
on?
Is
any
additional
people
called
in
to
to
get
public
comment.
A
Great,
thank
you
very
much,
so
I
will
go
ahead
and
close
public
comment
for
the
meeting.
Are
there
any
comments
from
from
the
members
any
additional
comments,
anything
that
that
we
missed
that
you'd
like
to
share
with
us
at
this
point.
A
If
not,
we
we
will
not.
While
the
schedule
says
we
meet
monday,
wednesday
friday,
we're
not
meeting
this
friday,
probably
the
first
few
fridays
for
sure
until
we
get
more
bills
and
things
in
so
our
next
meeting
will
be
on
monday.