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A
A
Here
all
members
are
present,
thank
you
very
much
and
I'm
not
going
to
go
through
the
housekeeping
menu
because
I
think
we
all
know
it
by
now,
and
it
is
almost
four
o'clock.
So
I
will
now
open
the
hearing
on
senate
bill
four
five
zero
and
this
measure
revises
provisions
relating
to
the
financing
of
school
facilities
and
majority
leader
canazero.
Please
join
us.
Thank
you.
I
knew
I'd
get
you
here.
D
Somehow,
thank
you,
madam
chair
and
members
of
the
committee.
It
is
good
to
be
here
in
senate
government
affairs.
With
all
of
you,
I
was
trying
to
find
a
good
reason
to
come,
see
you
and
I
think,
senate
bill.
450
is
hopefully
that
very
good
reason.
So
my
name
is
nicole
canozzaro.
I
represent
senate
district
six,
which
is
located
in
the
northwest
portion
of
the
las
vegas
valley,
and
I'm
here
to
present
to
you
senate
bill
450,
which
addresses
funding
for
schools
so
by
weight
of
background
information.
D
Madam
chair,
the
genesis
of
this
particular
bill
goes
all
the
way
back
to
1997
when
the
legislature
allowed
school
districts
to
ask
for
voter
approval
to
issue
bonds
over
a
10-year
period,
providing
certain
conditions
were
met.
As
this
rollover
bond
authority
started
to
expire,
the
legislature
granted
an
extension
in
2015
allowing
the
school
districts
to
issue
general
obligation
bonds
for
an
additional
period
of
10
years
without
voter
approval,
subject,
of
course,
to
certain
findings
which
brings
us
now
in
2021
to
senate
bill
450..
D
As
with
the
prior
legislation
senate
bill
450
allows
the
school
districts
to
use
excess
re,
excess
revenues
from
the
existing
tax
rate
to
fund
pay-as-you-go
capital
improvement
projects,
including
remodeling
and
other
needed
facility
improvements.
This
bill
ensures
that
the
debt
service
and
reserve
funds
are
not
impacted.
D
Since
the
school
districts
had
bonds
approved
at
different
times,
they
are
not
on
the
same
schedule,
but
clark,
county
school
district
is
coming
to
the
end
of
its
2015
extension
and
has
a
list
of
much
needed
projects
ready
to
go.
I
should
point
out
that
these
rollover
bonds
must
be
reviews
by
the
reviewed
by
the
oversight
panels
for
school
facilities,
which
were
set
up
by
the
legislature
in
1997
and
continue
to
serve
an
important
oversight
function
in
clark
and
marshall
counties.
D
In
addition,
rollover
bonds
are
required
to
be
reviewed
and
approved
by
the
debt
management
commission
in
each
county.
As
we
know,
our
school
districts
have
an
ongoing
and
uphill
battle
to
keep
their
buildings
and
facilities
up
to
date
and
in
good
repair.
Anything
we
can
do
to
help
fund
these
projects
without
increasing
the
tax
rate
is
a
smart
move.
Also,
this
measure
ensures
that
our
students
and
staff
members
are
studying
and
working
in
buildings
that
are
safe,
medium
chair.
D
There
was
one
other
thing
that
I
did
want
to
address,
because
it
has
come
up
in
conversations
as
a
result
of
this
bill's
introduction,
and
that
was.
I
would
note
that
this
particular
piece
of
legislation
senate
bill
450
is
not
a
two-thirds
requirement
bill.
I
do
believe
that
mr
powers
from
the
legislative
council
bureau
would
be
available
to
answer
any
questions
on
that,
but
I
wanted
to
just
sort
of
delineate
for
the
committee
that
the
reasons
for
that
both
in
1997
and
then
in
2015.
This
was
not
a
two-thirds
requirement
bill.
D
We
believe
that
that
remains
the
case,
because
this
has
historically
been
something
that
has
not
been
subject
to
those
same
findings.
Not
only
that,
but
as
I
mentioned,
this
is
subject
to
local
approval
and
also
certain
findings
by
those
localities,
as
is
the
case
with
with
other
bills
that
contemplate
granting
authority
to
local
jurisdictions
in
order
to
fund
projects,
and
so
that
remains
the
case
with
this
bill.
I
wanted
to
just
point
that
out.
I
know
mr
powers
is
available
for
any
questions
that
would
be
related
to
that
particular
piece
of
it.
D
This
is
not
within
the
clear
language
of
the
constitution
and
is
something
that
historically
has
not
been
a
two-thirds
requirement.
Bill
was
not
in
2015
when
it
was
approved
by
this
legislature.
That
concludes
my
remarks
at
this
point.
Madam
chair
and
committee
members,
I
wanted
to
thank
you
for
listening
to
our
brief
presentation
on
senate
bill
450,
but
with
your
approval,
madam
chair.
D
A
D
A
E
E
The
first
session
that
the
two-thirds
requirement
applied
to
the
legislature
therefore,
was
the
1997
regular
legislative
session.
During
that
session,
lcb
legal
advised
the
legislature
on
certain
categories
of
legislation
that
we
believe
did
not
fall
within
the
plain
language
of
the
constitutional
provision
requiring
the
two-thirds
super
majority
requirement.
That
provision
requires
that
the
two-thirds
applies
to
a
bill
that
creates,
generates
or
increases
public
revenue
in
any
form.
E
Based
on
that
interpretation
that
consistent
contemporaneous
and
long
continued
interpretation,
the
legislature
has
passed
legislation
authorizing
local
governments
to
impose
taxes
or
fees
or
issue
bonds.
Without
meeting
the
two-thirds
requirement
by
passing
that
legislation
by
a
constitutional
majority,
not
a
two-third
supermajority,
for
example,
in
2003,
the
legislature
passed
senate
bill
number
370
and
that
authorized
counties
other
than
clark
county
to
impose
an
additional
tax
on
real
property
transfers.
E
E
As
the
senate
majority
leader
mentioned
during
the
2015
legislative
session,
the
legislature
again
followed
that
contemporaneous
and
consistent
and
long-followed
interpretation
and
determined
that
a
bill
similar
to
sb450.
In
that
case,
there
were
two
bills
during
the
2015
legislative
session
that
did
the
same
thing
and
extended
that
bond
period
that
was
originally
enacted
in
1997.
E
at
the
time,
lcbv
will
again
advise
the
legislature
that
that
did
not
require
a
two-thirds
majority,
because
it
was
authorizing
legislation.
It
was
not
requiring
the
local
governments
to
do
any
particular
activity.
Instead,
it
was
authorizing
and
discretionary
in
those
local
governments
that
legislation
was
not
challenged.
E
Obviously,
then
rights,
duties
and
liabilities
were
acquired
vested
under
that
prior
legislation.
In
particular,
it
authorized
local
governments
to
issue
general
obligation
bonds
when
local
governments
issue
general
obligation
bonds.
They
enter
into
contracts
with
the
bondholders,
and
those
contracts
are
protected
in
certain
aspects
by
the
contract
clause
of
the
federal
and
state
constitutions
and
those
contract
clause
provisions
prevent
impairment
of
those
contracts
under
certain
circumstances.
E
That
fee
was
set
to
suns
sunset
or
expire
on
june
30th
2020,
the
2019
legislation
extended
that
sunset
another
two
years.
In
addition,
the
lcb
legal
advised
the
legislature
on
sb
551
that
bill
changed
what
was
going
to
happen
to
the
modified
business
tax.
The
modified
business
tax
was
supposed
to
have
a
reduction
in
rate,
beginning
on
july,
1st
2019.
E
Before
that
became
effective.
The
legislature
passed
sb
551
and
kept
the
rate
at
its
current
level.
Both
those
bills
were
challenged.
Both
those
bills
ended
up
in
the
nevada
supreme
court,
and
that
brings
us
to
the
most
recent
decision
by
the
nevada
supreme
court
in
legislature
versus
settlemire,
which
was
issued
on
may
13
of
2021.
E
In
that
case,
the
national
court
in
case
of
first
impression
gave
an
interpretation
of
the
two-thirds
requirement
which
had
not
been
interpreted
by
the
court.
In
the
past,
the
court
struck
down
both
sb
542
and
sb
551.
As
violating
the
two-thirds
requirement.
The
court
concluded
that,
because
those
bills
created
generated
or
increased
public
revenue,
they
sort
of
should
have
been
subject
to
the
two-thirds
requirement.
E
That
brings
us
to
the
interpretation
of
the
opinion
of
the
national
court.
All
court
opinions
are
based
on
the
facts
and
circumstances
that
the
court
addressed
in
deciding
those
issues.
Courts
often
also
include,
in
their
opinions
other
statements
which
are
known
as
dicta.
Those
are
statements,
explicating
reasoning
by
the
court,
but
as
not
directly
necessary
to
decide
the
issue.
So
there
is
language
in
the
supreme
court
opinion
legislature
versus
settlemyer.
That
speaks
in
broad
terms
of
the
scope
and
application
of
the
two-thirds
majority
requirement.
E
That
opinion,
however,
did
not
address
a
bill
that
authorizes
or
enables
a
local
government
to
pass
its
own
local
ordinances
or
resolutions
to
increase
taxes
or
or
fees
at
the
local
level
or
to
issue
bonds.
Those
types
of
legislation
were
not
included
in
legislature
versus
settlement,
so
the
court
didn't
directly
address
that
type
of
legislation,
so
in
interpreting
the
two-thirds
requirement
in
light
of
legislature
versus
settlement
and
the
legislature's
long-term
and
contemporaneous
interpretation
that
the
two-thirds
requirement
doesn't
apply
to
local
authorizing
legislation.
E
There's
a
body
of
case
law
that
courts,
including
the
nevada
supreme
court,
have
to
consider
the
consequences
of
invalidating
legislation
after
a
long
period
of
time
when
there's
a
contemporaneous
and
continued
construction
by
the
legislature,
in
particular
in
the
case
of
state
x-rail,
cardwell
versus
glenn,
and
that's
18
nevada.
34
from
the
year
1883
there,
the
advancement
court
was
interpreting
another
provision
in
article
4,
section
18
that
dealt
with
the
passage
of
legislation.
E
E
It's
the
opinion
of
the
lcb
legal
division
that
sp5450,
because
it's
similar
to
the
legislation
that
was
passed
in
2015,
does
not
require
a
two-thirds
majority
to
pass,
but
only
requires
a
constitutional
majority
to
pass
because
of
that
contemporaneous
and
long-standing
legislative
interpretation
of
the
two-thirds
requirement.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
I'm
certainly
open
to
any
questions.
A
Thank
you,
mr
powers,
and
I
am
so
thrilled
that
I
don't
have
a
history
test
when
this
is
done,
because
that
was
way
over
my
head,
but
I
so
appreciate
that
information
and
that
we
have
confirmed
this
is
not
a
two-thirds
bill.
Thank
you
very
much,
and
we
appreciate
your
time
and
your
expertise
today
and
we
will
move
on
to
mr
aguero,
who
is
also
on
the
screen
good
afternoon,
mr
aguero,
and
thank
you
for
your
patience
as
we
started
late
and
welcome
to
senate
government
affairs.
F
Good
afternoon,
madam
chair,
it's
wonderful
to
see
you
and
I
appreciate
the
opportunity
in
your
committee
today.
With
your
permission,
I'd
like
to
share
my
screen
and
a
few
slides
from
a
presentation
is
that
acceptable.
F
Okay,
I
will
try
and
speak
up
and
I
will
try
and
be
closer,
so
you
can.
Let
me
know
if
I'm,
if
I'm
ineffective
in
in
communicating
loudly
enough
for
the
committee
members
to
be
able
to
hear
madam
chair,
I
was
asked
today
just
to
come
and
provide
a
little
overview
of
a
presentation
report
that
has
been
prepared
by
our
firm
again.
My
name
is
jeremy
aguero
for
the
record.
F
We
retained
by
the
clark
county,
school
district
to
review
and
analyze
the
potential
for
extending
the
bond
rollover
and
exactly
the
form
that
the
majority
leader
just
laid
out.
A
presentation
has
been
provided
to
you.
It
is
roughly
130
pages,
long,
plus
or
minus.
I
I
have
no
intention
of
going
through.
All
of
that,
I
just
was
asked
to
sort
of
hit
on
the
executive
summary
elements
at
the
front
end
of
the
presentation,
and
so
I
I
just
will
hit
on
a
few
of
those.
As
I
mentioned
before,
our
assignment
here
was
relatively
straightforward.
F
Our
approach
was
to
analyze
a
substantial
amount
of
data,
including
information
relative
to
the
history
of
the
bond
program,
how
we
got
to
where
we
are
today
the
needs
of
the
clark
county
school
district,
as
they
exist
today,
relative
to
the
schools
that
we
have,
and
the
capital
programs
and
potential
shortfalls
that
exist
and
then
to
prepare
all
of
that
relative
to
what
legislation
might
be
possible
which
has
taken
the
form
today,
based
on
how
lcb
crafted
it
in
sb
450.
F
That's
before
you
today,
the
nevada
constitution
requires
the
state
to
provide
a
uniform
system
of
common
schools.
There's
no
surprise
there.
It
specifically
says
the
legislature
shall
provide
for
a
uniform
system
of
common
schools
by
which
a
school
shall
be
established
and
maintained
in
each
school
district
from
article
11,
section
2
of
the
nevada
state
constitution
that
has
been
generally
construed
by
any
number
of
agencies,
not
the
least
of
which
is
the
nevada
state
board
of
education
to
include
the
physical
environment.
F
The
intent
here
is
to
accelerate
the
capital
programs
and
essentially
bring
forward
needed
capital
and
essentially
get
more
workers
back
to
work,
as
our
economy
recovers
from
the
covet
19
downturn
in
the
governor's
2021
state
of
the
state
address
said
a
couple
of
things
that
I
think
are
germaine
to
our
conversation.
Today.
F
We
must
look
forward
to
the
kind
of
economy
that
we
want,
our
state
that
will
let
our
state
excuse
me
prosper
in
the
future
and
create
an
opportunity
for
all,
and
he
went
on
to
say
that
one
of
his
goals
was
to
fast-track
billions
of
dollars
of
infrastructure
projects
that
haven't
been
started.
He
stated
the
faster.
We
move
these
projects
from
the
list
of
things.
We
are
doing
need
to
the
list
of
things.
We
are
doing
the
more
nevadans
we
will
get
back
to
work,
and
that
is
essentially
at
the
core
of
the
proposal.
F
That's
being
considered
for
you
today,
the
idea
of
accelerating
capital
projects
and
again
addressing
the
short
fall
in
capital
for
the
clark
county,
school
district
and,
frankly,
other
school
districts,
while
at
the
same
time
creating
those
jobs
that
that
are
woefully
needed
throughout
the
state
of
nevada.
The
clark
county
school
district
needs
to
build
and
modernize
schools.
F
There's
the
majority
leader
certainly
made
that
clear,
which
puts
nevada
in
a
very
unique
position
to
both
fulfill
the
state's
constitutional
mandate
and
create
an
econo
and
create
economic
benefits,
as
those
set
forth
by
the
governor
in
his
state
of
the
state
address.
At
present,
the
clark
county
school
district
has
about
a
10
point,
as
about
10.8
billion
dollars
in
identified,
capital
needs
to
build
and
modernize
schools
over
time.
F
Other
things
like
additions
to
schools,
replacement
of
equipment
and
some
transportation
infrastructure
round
out
the
10.8
billion
dollars.
That's
needed
today.
If
we
look
at
the
resources
that
are
available
to
school
districts,
in
this
case
the
clark
county
school
district,
the
districts
differ
in
this
regard.
Those
are
generally
property
tax
room
tax,
real
property
transfer
tax
in
clark
county,
respecting
the
fact
that
other
school
districts
have
other
or
different
revenues
available
to
them
as
well,
but
from
a
clark
county's
perspective.
F
Obviously
the
property
tax,
as
you
see
there
in
the
dark
blue
color,
is
the
single
largest
source
of
revenue.
6.5
billion
dollars
will
be
generated
by
2027
from
tax
revenue
sources
that
are
available
now.
Obviously,
the
bond
program
doesn't
extend
to
2027,
but
there
will
be
ending
fund
balance
that
essentially
grows
that
will
allow
the
clark
county
school
district
in
this
case,
to
continue
to
build,
even
after
that
2025
program
is
over,
but
that
will
not
be
extended
into
perpetuity
and
it
leaves
some
of
those
dollars
short.
F
It
permits
bonding
authority
until
march
4th
of
2025,
and
that
creates
a
challenge,
because
if
we
look
at
the
needs
as
they
exist
today-
and
we
run
them
forward,
the
clark
county
school
district
alone
will
have
a
deficit
in
terms
of
its
capital
program
of
roughly
5.3
billion
dollars
of
unmet
capital
needs
by
the
time
we
get
to
the
end
of
the
capital
program
as
it
exists
today.
F
Again,
it's
6.7
billion
dollars
of
everything
that
needs
to
be
constructed
with
an
ending
fund
balance
that
will
eventually
be
utilized
for
all
of
those
capital
projects,
as
I
mentioned
before,
it's
not
just
about
building
those
schools,
although
that
is
certainly
at
the
heart
of
sb,
450
and
and
the
the
issue
that's
before
the
committee
here
today.
Extending
the
clark
county
school
district's,
bonding
authority
will
also
create
2.9
billion
dollars
in
new
funding
capacity.
It
will
support
nearly
24
000
person
years
of
employment.
F
That's
one
person
employed
for
one
year
as
we
like
to
think
about
in
looking
at
capital
projects
which
do
not
do
not
exist
into
perpetuity
and
of
that
2.9
billion
dollars.
Roughly
1.3
billion
about
50
goes
to
wages
and
salaries
that
will
be
paid
to
nevada
workers
that
are
working
on
these
specific
projects.
F
The
extension
of
the
bonds
to
through
2035
will
allow
for
new
pay.
Go
excuse
me
new
general
obligation
bonds,
as
well
as
existing
obligation,
bonds
to
be
completed
and
some
additional
pay
go
funding
ultimately,
by
the
end
of
the
program,
as
I
mentioned
previously,
2.9
billion
dollars
is
the
incremental
amount
in
additional
funding
that
will
be
made
available
by
the
program.
That's
ahead
of
that's
before
you
today.
How
do
we
get
to
that?
F
We
believe
that
that
2.2
billion
dollars
will
generate
about
3.5
billion
dollars
worth
of
economic
output
when
we
include
supplier
purchases
and
all
those
type
of
things,
as
well
as
those
construction
and
development
workers
going
back
to
their
neighborhoods
and
spending
their
wages
and
salaries
at
restaurants
and
movie
theaters
and
doctor's
offices,
we
will
have
23
982
person,
years
of
employment
and,
as
I
mentioned,
about
1.3
billion
dollars
worth
of
labor
income.
Madam
chair,
that's
the
executive
overview
of
my
presentation,
I'm
more
than
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
F
Obviously,
there's
substantial
substantially
more
information
for
the
committee's
consideration.
In
my
presentation
report,
if
there
are
questions,
I'm
happy
to
answer
them
other
than
that,
I
will
leave
you
with
that
brief
economic
overview
and
stand
ready
to
address
any
questions.
A
A
G
Thank
you,
madam
chair
members
of
the
senate
government
affairs.
My
name
is
brad
keating
representing
the
clark
county
school
district
today,
we're
here
in
support
of
senate
bill
450,
because
the
funding
it
will
provide
will
help
build
much
needed
schools
as
well
as
rehabilitate
and
modernize
existing
schools
throughout
the
clark
county
school
districts.
G
I
sit
before
you
today
to
ask
that
you
support
senate
bill
450
for
one
simple
reason:
our
schools
are
aging
and
many
remain
overcrowded.
The
district
currently
has
more
than
10.8
million
billion
dollars.
Excuse
me
of
identified,
near-term
can
school
construction
project
needs
further.
64
percent
of
schools
and
ccsd
are
a
minimum
of
20
years
old.
Over
41
percent
of
schools
have
reached
or
exceeded
100
percent
capacity.
G
These
needs
will
continue
to
compound.
In
the
coming
years,
nearly
100
schools
between
10
and
19
years
old
will
require
predictable
but
significant
capital
investments.
In
the
next
10
years,
majority
leader
cannizzaro,
outlined
what
sb
450
does
to
reiterate.
It
allows
school
districts
across
the
state
to
pledge
their
current
property
tax
rate
for
the
repayment
of
additional
bonds.
After
the
2025
sunset,
there
would
be
no
increase
in
the
current
tax
rate.
The
proposed
change
simply
stops
the
current
district's
capital
rate
from
decreasing,
as
bonds
are
paid
off
well
into
the
future.
G
So
how
does
ccsd
intend
to
use
these
funds?
Should
the
legislature
approve
senate
bill,
fi,
450,
extensive
research
and
deliberations
by
buying
between
the
ccsd
board
of
school
trustees
and
bond
oversight?
Council
have
pointed
to
several
key
considerations.
First,
available
seats,
as
evidenced
by
ccsd's
heat
maps
provided
to
this
committee.
G
You
will
notice
that
there
are
very
few
available
seats
that
we
have
that
are
not
located
in
areas
where
dense
student
population
and
growth
currently
exist.
Moreover,
ccsd
currently
has
2456
supportable
classrooms.
The
useful
life
of
a
portable
classroom
is
20
years.
We
currently
have
portables
651
portables
that
are
20
years
or
older
and
30
portables
that
were
built
before
1969..
G
A
strategy
to
utilize
these
available
seats
would
not
resolve
capacity.
Challenges
would
require
massive
rezoning
and
would
result
in
long
commutes
in
some
cases
to
rural
areas
such
as
laughlin.
This
is
simply
an
impractical
and
practicable
solution
and
is
the
reason
that
the
district
has
focused
on
the
limited,
targeted
school
construction
and
high
needs
areas
second,
and
of
equal.
If
not
greater
importance
is
the
modernization
and
rehabilitation
of
existing
schools,
known
capital
replacement,
needs,
exceed
the
district's
revenue
generating
capacity
by
5.3
billion
dollars.
G
This
number
includes
general
rehabilitation
and
renovation
of
aging
education
infrastructure,
as
well
as
major
modern
modernization
of
older
schools,
specialized
programs
to
provide
equity
for
all
schools,
such
as
science
labs,
improve
security
for
schools
and
technology
upgrades.
Modern
education
requires
modern
technology.
G
Unfortunately,
older
schools
in
certain
areas
have
yet
to
be
fully
retrofitted
due
to
the
infrastructure
limitations.
This
creates
gaps
in
access
to
digital
learning,
as
well
as
assessment
and
accountability.
Programs
like
everyone
ccsd,
has
experienced
significant
budget
cuts
during
the
economic
downturns.
We
cut
roughly
20
percent
of
our
budgets,
which
resulted
in
a
reduction
of
force.
We
did
our
best
to
avoid
cutting
things
that
directly
impacted
the
classroom
to
preserve
teaching
positions,
the
district
reduced
custodians
and
preventative
maintenance
staff.
G
These
reductions
resulted
in
fewer
people
doing
more
work
and
caused
a
much
larger
backlog
of
deferred
maintenance.
Sb
450
will
not
only
allow
the
district
to
complete
this
work,
but
also
accelerate
project
timelines.
Ccsd
will
immediately
add
projects
to
the
development
type
pipeline
and
increase
construction
output.
G
Sb
450's
central
purpose
is
to
ensure
that
our
teachers
and
staff
have
a
safe
and
effective
environment
to
teach
and
that
our
students
have
a
safe
and
effective
environment.
To
learn
that
said,
sb
450
is
also
a
jobs.
Bill
extension
of
the
bond
rollover
will
free
up
approximately
three
billion
dollars
in
additional
resources
directly
and
indirectly,
which
will
support
twenty
four
thousand
person
years
of
employment
and
generate
one
point:
three
billion
dollars
in
wages
and
salaries
for
nevada's
workers.
G
I
want
to
thank
the
majority
leader
for
bringing
sb
450
forward
and
I
respectfully
ask
this
committee
to
think
of
the
students
in
the
clark
county
school
district
and
the
11
11
other
districts
across
the
state.
Each
of
those
children
deserves
an
opportunity
to
learn
in
an
educational
environment
that
is
safe
and
sound.
G
Mr
jason,
gowdy
ccsd's
chief
financial
officer
is
here
to
answer
any
technical
questions
that
may
come
up
as
we
move
forward
in
the
conversation,
and
I
also
have
mr
jeff
wagner
our
chief
of
facilities
on
the
line
to
answer
questions
regarding
our
capital
improvement
program.
Again,
thank
you
for
this
opportunity.
A
B
B
B
As
you
may
know,
schools
in
washoe
county
are
old,
with
the
average
age
of
our
schools
over
43
years
old.
These
aging
systems
need
to
be
repaired
and
replaced
to
ensure
adequate
learning
environments
as
we
build
new
schools.
Keeping
our
older
schools
on
a
level
playing
field
is
important
to
fulfill
our
commitment
to
equity
and
access
for
our
students.
B
B
Our
current
10-year
projection
for
school
cip
totals
more
than
a
billion
dollars,
compounded
by
the
fact
that
current
construction
escalation
costs
are
alarming
and
risk
negatively,
impacting
our
ability
to
complete
these
projects.
With
the
current
available
revenue,
loss
of
the
property
tax
revenue
stream
would
decimate
our
ability
to
meet
the
needs
of
this
rapidly
growing
community
examples
of
our
renewal.
B
A
H
Thank
you,
madam
chair
and
members
of
the
committee.
It's
a
pleasure
to
be
here
for
the
record.
My
name
is
mary
perzinski
and
today,
I'm
here
to
represent
the
rural
school
districts
as
far
as
sb
450
is
concerned.
So
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
with
you.
You've
heard
about
our
urban
districts
and
the
age
of
their
schools
and
the
overcrowding
and
everything
else
that
they're
dealing
with
well.
H
He
identified
the
10
of
the
15
rural
districts
that
have
roll
a
roll
over
bonds
now
and
they
are
following
carson
city,
churchill,
douglas
humboldt
lion,
mineral
nye,
pershing
story
and
white
pine,
and
when
I
talk
with
the
superintendents
of
these
districts,
of
course,
the
rollover
money
has
been
used
for
maintenance,
which
is
really
important
in
the
rural
districts,
because
you
have
to
consider
the
oldest
continuously
operating
schools
are
in
the
rural
districts.
White
pine,
david
norman
elementary
school
was
built
in
1909.
H
Still
has
students
been
in
operation
for
112
years,
and
white
pine
middle
school
has
been
in
operation
for
108
years.
It
was
built
in
1909,
so
this
this
bond
situation
has
been
very
important
to
them.
To
keep
these
buildings
alive
and
able,
you
know
good
for
kids
to
still
be
there
and
continue
their
education.
There.
Humboldt
county
school
district
also
has
relied
on
their
rollover
bond.
H
H
H
It
was
no
problem
for
the
county
because
they
just
picked
up
the
money
and
the
taxpayer
never
saw
the
difference.
Churchill
county
also
reports
doing
a
lot
of
the
safety
projects
with
their
rollover,
money,
carson
city,
the
same
way,
safety
features
and
elimination
of
portables
is
what
they've
used
their
money
for.
H
A
Thank
you
so
much,
mr
keating,
because
you're
the
first
guy
at
the
table
do
we
have
anybody
else
in
the
queue
or
is
that
it
now?
Okay,
all
right
committee
questions,
please
senator
neil.
A
Mr
gowdy,
are
you
there,
you
are
mr
gowdy.
I
All
right,
so
I
had
a
question
so
I
was
so
the
april
15
2021
bond
meeting
bond
oversight
committee
meeting.
They
said
that
they
were
going
to
do
a
bond,
offering
statement
of
200
million
dollars.
What
was
expected
to
be
leveraged
from
that
amount.
J
I
didn't
click
it
properly.
I
I'm
not
sure
I
understand
the
question
so
the
200
million
dollars
that
was
authorized
when
you
say
leveraged.
Could
you
just
provide
me
a
little
bit
more
clarity,
so
I
could
say.
I
J
Okay,
thank
you.
Jason
got
it
for
the
record
correct,
so
essentially
the
district
issues
around
440
to
450
million
dollars
each
year
in
bonds.
We
do
it
in
two
tranches.
We
typically
do
a
trunch
somewhere
around
april
may
june
time
frame,
and
then
we
do
a
second
tranche
in
the
fall
which
is
somewhere
used
around
the
october
or
november
time
frame
based
off
need.
J
We
utilize
a
third-party
firm
to
issue
bonds
and
receive
the
proceeds
which
then
fund
all
of
the
different
projects
that
are
in
our
cip
version,
four,
which,
which
is
presented
to
the
bond
oversight
committee,
which
would
have
been
presented
at
that
meeting.
I
hope
that
answers
your
question.
I
J
A
Mr
wagner,
please
did
you
hear
the
question
or
do
you
need
yours.
K
Jeff
wagner
for
the
record
chief
of
facilities,
the
413
million
dollars
approximately
that
are
that
is
allocated
towards
renovation
projects,
has
not
been
specifically
identified
because
we
have
currently
14
projects
that
are
in
assessment
and
another
17
major
modernizations
that
are
undergoing
assessment
to
properly
scope
those
projects,
those
those
32
projects
or
31
projects,
rather
will
eventually
exhaust
all
of
that
413
million
dollars.
I
No
need
I
would
like
it,
though
after
the
committee
meeting
so
and
then
thank
you
and
then
one
final
question.
So
in
the
actual
language
of
450,
the
testimony
has
been
that
the
schools
are
aging
but
the
bill
in
no
way
shape
or
form
prioritizes
or
ranks
older
schools.
I
It
does
not
even
give
a
priority
to
say
that
if
you're
25
years
or
older,
then
the
bond
money
should
be
used
for
those
schools
and
so
why?
Why
is
that?
A
missing
language
in
here
this
this
debate,
around
older
schools,
has
been
going
on
since
the
98
bond,
specifically
that
I'm
aware
of
in
my
history
in
ccsd
in
clark
county.
I
So
I
wanted
to
know
why
we
don't
at
least
have
the
ranking
so
that
older
schools
are
taken
care
of
first
before
the
newer
schools
which
we
supposedly
built
to
be
more
energy
efficient
and
to
have
less
maintenance.
K
Well,
our
bond
proceeds
are
are
prioritized
by
what
we
call
a
facility
condition
index.
We
have
identified
51
projects
approximately
to
if
these
funds
were
approved,
of
those
13
are
new
schools
and
approximately
30
of
those
projects
are
replacement
schools
and
have
been
identified
based
on
their
need.
The
fci
or
facility
condition
index
is
done
through
an
assessment
that
is
done
at
each
campus
every
five
years
to
identify
the
total
need
of
that
campus.
So
all
the
money
is
prioritized
using
a
very
objective
system.
A
I
A
Thank
you
very
much,
so
one
of
the
questions
I
have
in
tandem
to
senator
neil's
question
is:
can
you
give
us,
I
don't
know
five
examples
of
schools
that
would
be
on
this
list
from
maybe
sort
of
the
five
regions
around
town
or
even
the
four
quarters
of
town?
If
you
could
just
sort
of
tell
us
what
five
or
six
schools
are,
maybe
that
would
help
us
identify
what
we're
looking
for.
K
K
A
No,
that's
fine!
What
about
schools
like
and
I
don't
know
which
ones
have
additional
pieces
but
matt
kelly,
mabel
holgard
decker.
I
think
george
harris
is
being
done
right
now,
just
some
of
those
schools
that
I
know
have
been
around
for
decades.
K
Yeah
so
we've
been
very
fortunate
to
have
a
2015
capital
program
to
address
some
of
those
campuses.
In
fact,
mabel
hogart
is
currently
under
construction
in
a
phased
replacement
capacity.
It
will
be
complete
here
in
a
few
weeks
and
be
welcoming
students
in
the
fall.
As
you
mentioned,
harris
is
under
construction
again.
These
funds
are
prioritized
based
on
a
facility
condition
index
which
takes
into
account
work
that
has
been
done
to
the
school
over
its
life,
the
current
need
at
the
school
and
how
much
that
would
cost
in
regards
to
replacing
the
school.
K
So
just
because
a
school
is
not
on
the
list,
for
replacement
doesn't
mean
that
it
has
not
or
will
not
receive
modernization,
work
and
major
modernization.
Work
would
consist
of
major
system
replacements
such
as
hvac
roof
asphalt
systems,
things
of
that
nature,
so
I
am
happy
to
get
you
facility
condition
index
information
on
any
particular
school.
I
do
not
have
that
at
my
fingertips,
but
happy
to
provide
that
to
you.
If
you
like.
A
Thank
you
very
much,
and
and
following
up
with
that,
I
I
think
the
angst
that
we
have
is
that
we
are
giving
the
okay
for
funding
in
the
legislature
and
then
sometimes
there
isn't
accountability
or
ways
to
chase
the
project
to
know
if
it
actually
happened.
So,
for
example,
helen
j
stewart
and
some
of
those
that
we
have
are
medically
fragile
or
special
needs
students
in
are
those
on
the
list
and
how?
How
will
there
be
accountability
for
what's
on
that
list?
G
Thank
you,
madam
chair
brad.
Keating
for
the
record.
I
did
want
to
note.
I
just
sent
an
email
to
the
committee
as
well.
Yesterday
we
submitted
some
exhibits
and
it
just
doesn't
look
like
they're
up
at
the
moment,
so
we
will
work
on
fixing
that
it
provides
the
entire
list
of
all
the
schools
we
would
be
working
on.
Helen
j
stewart
is
included
in
that
list
of
schools.
G
So
I
wanted
to
point
that
out
and
I
think
it's
important
I
hate
to
pass
it
off,
but
I'd
like
for
one
of
the
team
ccsd
to
just
walk
you
through
the
public
process
of
we've,
provided
this
list
to
you
and
we
did
it
in
2015
when
we
initially
came
to
the
legislature
asking
for
this
and
they
can
talk
through
the
shovel
ready
projects
how
the
decisions
were
made
and
how
many
projects
we
completed
from
that
exact
list
so
that
you
have
you're
comfortable
and
moving
forward
in
the
future.
A
Okay,
yes,
would
you
make
sure
that
we
get
that?
Because
I
know
our
committee
manager
and
we
do
not
have
that
at
present
so
and
mr
aguero,
if
you're
listening,
we'd
love
your
presentation
as
well
sent
if
you
could
so.
Thank
you.
Senator
hansen.
L
So
you
know
if
we
would
have
had
this
the
first
week
and
we
could
have
gone
to
our
voters
and
talked
to
them.
I
mean
this
is
huge
and
I
I'm
certain
that
people
of
the
talent
of
mr
aguero
and
the
others
that
have
presented
this
had
to
be
aware
of
this
prior
to
needing
to
become
an
emergency
measure
with
a
week
and
three
days
left
in
the
session.
L
So
just
seems
kind
of
disingenuous
to
bring
this
at
the
last
minute
to
bypass
the
voters
and
to
expect
us
to
just
sort
of
say.
Well,
it's
for
the
good
of
everybody,
because
now
we're
going
to
have
this
jobs
bill.
Anybody
with
even
the
most
basic
fundamental
understanding
of
mechan
of
economics
knows
that
if
you
spend
five
or
ten
billion
dollars,
no
matter
how
you
spend
it,
it's
going
to
be
a
fantastic
job
opportunity
for
somebody
somewhere.
This
simply
is
rediverting
monies
from
what
could
have
been
done
in
the
private
sector.
L
Now
I
would
suspect,
with
people
of
the
talent
that
you
have
and
this
full
court
press
you
have
that
this
would
also
probably
sell
very
easily
to
the
voters.
So
I'm
exceptionally
uncomfortable
with
the
idea
that
here
at
the
last
week
of
the
session,
when
we're
ramming
and
jamming
everything
through
that
we're
going
to
bring
an
emergency
measure
that
deals
with
5
to
10
billion,
with,
as
both
the
earlier
questioners
mentioned,
concerns
over
the
amount
of
metrics
in
place
to
assure
that
it's
spent
well.
L
L
What
the
10-year
one
was
previously,
so
it's
just
a
lot
of
factors
involved
in
this,
and
so
I'm
very
uncomfortable,
I'm
glad
to
help
the
schools-
and
I
agree,
there's
a
lot
of
aging
schools
with
all
sorts
of
problems,
I'm
very
uncomfortable
with
the
way
this
is
being
presented
and
the
fact
that
we
are
essentially
reneging
on
an
agreement
that
the
people
that
supported
those
bond
measures
understood
at
the
time
they
voted
on
it.
So
no.
A
A
Senator
hansen,
I
would
tell
you
that
we're
not
reneging
and
you're
right,
there
are
older
schools
and
our
children
are
very
important,
of
which
eight
you
have
and
many
grandchildren
plus
that,
and
I
think
our
children
deserve
everything
that
we
can
possibly
do
for
them.
And
so
I
would
just
add
that
to
your
comments,
if
you
would
allow
me
to
editorialize-
and
thank
you
very
much.
A
A
F
M
L
N
Thank
you,
madam
thank
you,
madam
chair
and
I'll
try
and
get
kind
of
back
towards
the
center
here
a
little
bit.
I'm
assuming
that,
because
we
did
in
fact
extend
this
in
2015
that
most
of
these
bonds
we've
got
in
place
today
have
in
fact
been
rolled
over.
I
haven't
seen
you
know,
bond
notices
or
a
new
bond
voted
in
in
quite
some
time,
so
I
was
just
curious
about
that.
N
So
I'm
assuming
a
lot
of
them
have
been
pre-2015
when
they
were
actually
issued
or
actually
stood
the
ballot
question
and
maybe
even
longer
than
that,
so
that
that
is
one
question
and
then
the
pay-as-you-go
aspect
of
this
is
this
not
new.
I
mean
typically,
bonds
were
for
school
construction
and
we
haven't
been
allowing
it.
You
know,
and
the
only
other
point
I'll
make
is
I'm
it
does
concern
me.
A
little
bit
is
because
elko
county
long
had
a
for
20
years
had
to
pay
as
you
go,
that
the
voters
rejected
last
fall.
N
So
I'm
very
nervous
about
that,
and
I
know
we're
all.
Even
the
even
the
people
in
elko
county
are
very
concerned
about
that
and
they're
talking
about
trying
to
bring
it
back
again
for
another
ballot
question.
They
just
didn't
really
pursue
it
as
they
needed
to,
but
in
in
one
sense
I
do
agree
with
you
know.
This
is
a
voter's
voter
decision.
Thank.
N
F
I'm
sure
I'll
try
to
do
the
best
that
I
can
I
mean
the
the
simple
answer
to
senator
gokuchi
is
common.
Is
that
he's
right?
F
There
are
different
sequences
relative
to
those
bonds,
and
I
think,
as
mr
gowdy
mentioned
earlier,
at
the
clark
county
school
district
they're
issuing
mullins
every
single
year
to
to
fund
that
program,
I
mean
obviously
taking
advantage
of
remarkably
low
interest
rates
today
and
trying
to
accelerate
projects
is
something
that
is
very
beneficial
not
just
to
the
clark
counties,
not
just
urban
school
districts,
but
also
to
rural
school
districts
in
terms
of
senator
lugacchia,
your
questions
relative
or
your
comments
relative
to
elko
county
and
it's
it's
paygo
program
in
terms
of
what's
there.
F
Obviously
I
share
your
concerns
relative
to
that
and
school
capital,
but
I
really
think
it
points
to
the
challenges
that
we're
talking
about
here
today
as
those
bond
rollovers
start
to
roll
off,
whether
they're
pay
go
or
whether
they're
for
debt
rates
they're
going
to
be
absorbed
by
other
municipalities,
which
will
make
it
more
difficult
for
us
to
fund
as
a
state,
k-12,
education
or
because
of
the
property
tax,
abatements
they'll
be
lost
as
a
result
of
the
gap
year
challenge
if
that
rate
is
not
imposed.
F
So
the
points
that
you
make
are
all
excellent
ones.
I
don't
think
that
any
of
those
are
necessarily
mutually
exclusive
with
the
analysis
that
has
been
provided,
but
I
think
they
simply
underscore
the
need
to
consider
the
capital
and
take
a
very
long
term
view
at
this,
because
our
capital
needs
as
a
state
are
not
going
to
go
away
anytime
soon,
so
hopefully
that
at
least
address
some
of
what
the
senator
mentioned.
If
there's
other
questions
on
madam
chair,
I'm
happy
to
try
and
address
those.
N
Thank
you,
mr
well,
thank
you
madam
chair,
we're
just
like
say
I
have
to
give
it
some
thought
appreciate
it.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
very
much.
Vice
chair
and
shaw,.
I
Thank
you,
adam
chair,
so
just
really
quickly
in
the
bill
on
section
one
sub
c,
where
it's
putting
in
nrs
350.0.020
that
may
be
transferred,
it's
the
may.
In
particular,
I
was
trying
to
get
trying
to
figure
out
about
that
language
because
that's
new
I've
seen
the
may
in
the
three
five
zero
point:
zero.
Two
one:
zero
two
zero
one
language,
which
is
that
pay
as
you
go,
but
I
haven't
seen
the
may
for
the
three
five
3500.20
it
doesn't
have
that
in
the
existing
statutory
language.
G
Question
brad
keating
for
the
record.
Thank
you.
That
is
a
probably
a
legal
question.
If
legal
is
available
to
answer
it,
the
only
thing
I
would
state,
I
think,
for
the
record
is
that
the
current
bill
before
you
is
an
exact
replica
of
the
bill
that
was
passed
in
2015.
So
the
language
is
the
exact
same
as
the
2015
senate
bill
207
bill
other
than
the
effective
date.
It
changes
from
2025
to
2035,
so
that
language
was
in
that
bill
in
2015.
I
Yeah,
that's
what
I
thought,
but
it's
not
actually
in
the
statute
when
you
pull
up
the
statute
like
that,
actual
wording
is
not
there,
so
it
should
have
been
right
from
2015..
Because
that's
what
I
that's
why
I
asked
the
question.
I
asked
the
question
because
I
looked
at
the
statutory
provisions
trying
to
figure
out
if
they're
the
deviations,
so
I
mean
I'll,
leave
it
there,
but
can
you
at
least
talk
about
what
the
the
cares
dollars
that
were
spent
on
operational
versus
capital
dollars?
I
J
Jason
gowdy
for
the
record,
so
we've
got,
we
have
received
around
85
million
dollars
in
what
we
call
sr1
funding,
and
I
don't
have
the
exact
breakdown
we're
actually
putting
that
together,
because
we're
going
to
our
final
grant
draws
to
to
essentially
formally
final
finally
spend
all
that
money,
and
a
lot
of
that
was
based
off
of
connectivity
devices
and
distance
learning
education
programming.
That
was
done
over
the
last
year
and
a
half
as
we
were,
trying
to
to
work
through
the
covet
process.
J
There
was
ppe
was
also
another
large
expenditure
and-
and
I
know
that
we
will
have
a
document
this
week,
that'll
that
I
can
provide
to
this
committee
as
well.
That
would
highlight
how
that
85
million
was
spent
in
sr2.
J
S
or
three
is
approximately
750
million
and
that's
the
the
third
piece
we
still
haven't
got
the
final
allocation
from
the
state
on
that
we're
working
through
that
we
will
be
working
with
within
our
group,
as
well
as
with
community
groups
and
the
board,
and
identifying
the
strategic
objectives
on
how
to
best
utilize
that
funding
to
ensure
that
we
meet
the
needs
of
the
students
and
and
of
the
community.
J
And
so
we
don't
have
a
breakdown
right
now
of
of
how
that
breaks
down
between
operational
and
the
and
the
maintenance
or
the
building
capacities.
But
there
are,
there
is
language
within
those
bills,
at
the
federal
level
that
do
allow
us
to
spend
monies
on
on
certain
things
like
hvac
and
carpet,
which
are
a
health,
health
and
safety
environment
for
the
children
and
as
we
have
that
information
we'd
be
happy
to
provide
that
to
this
committee
and
and
others
as
well.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
very
much
so
last
time
in
2015,
mr
keating,
do
you,
or
one
of
your
team
have
the
amount
of
what
what
happened
during
that
time?
Can
you
kind
of
give
us
a
little
bit
of
an
overview?
K
Madam
chair,
yes,
I
I
joined
the
district
late
2015,
so
I
am
not.
I
don't
have
intimate
knowledge
of
what
occurred
before
that
time.
However,
in
2015
the
voters
or
the
state
passed
the
4.1
billion
dollar
bonding
capacity,
if
you're,
specifically
referring
to
the
shovel
ready
list
that
list
identified,
59
total
projects
and
850
million
dollars
approximately
in
spend
to
date,
12
new
schools
were
identified
on
that
list.
All
12
have
been
completed,
we've
also
completed
three
additional
schools.
Two
replacement
schools
were
identified
on
that
list
and
those
two
projects
have
been
completed.
K
Two
major
renovation
projects
were
identified
on
that
list.
Both
of
those
have
been
completed.
43
editions
were
identified
on
the
list
to
address
capacity
within
elementary
schools.
They
were
addressed
in
the
following
way:
25
of
the
additions
on
the
list
were
completed
and
are
open
to
students,
12
additional
editions,
not
on
the
list,
but
needed
to
relieve
overcrowding
have
been
completed
as
of
today.
One
edition
is
scheduled
for
2023.
K
five
of
the
schools
that
were
calling
for
auditions.
The
decision
was
made
to
replace
the
entire
school
due
to
the
the
condition
of
the
school.
At
the
time
that
we
started
construction,
the
capacity
needs
of
the
12
remaining
schools
that
did
not
receive
additions
to
date
have
been
addressed
in
the
following
way.
K
Treme
elementary
school
received
enrollment
relief
due
to
josh
stevens,
which
was
a
new
school
that
we
built
in
the
2015
capital
program.
Wang
tanaka
elementary
school
received
relief
due
to
rezoning
jim
thorpe,
received
enrollment
relief
due
to
josh
stevens
as
well
again.
A
new
school
built
with
the
2015
capital
program
mark
fein
elementary
school
received
enrollment
relief
from
beverly
mathis,
which
was
a
new
school
built
under
the
2015
program.
K
Marion
earl
received
enrollment
relief
from
sandra
absent
a
new
school
built
in
the
2015
capital
program.
John
vanderburgh
will
receive
relief.
This
coming
fall
from
hannah
brown
elementary
school,
which
is
opening
this
fall.
Evelyn
stuckey
received
enrollment
relief
from
the
new
school
dennis
ortwine
opened
several
years
ago.
Ruth
fife
was
identified
to
receive
an
addition,
however,
through
rezoning
to
griffith
a
new
school
twin
lakes,
a
phased
replacement
and
wasden
a
school
that
received
a
billion
addition.
We
were
able
to
close
that
school
down.
It
sits
immediately
adjacent
to
a
major
interstate
here.
K
In
las
vegas-
and
there
were
concerns
about
air
quality,
so
that
that
campus
will
be
shut
down.
Four
schools
on
the
list
of
59
total
projects
have
not
been
addressed
off
that
list.
Those
comprised
of
hello,
helen
jet
strip,
currently
at
112
capacity,
they
galloway
currently
at
107
percent
of
capacity
ss
mcdonald,
currently
at
119
capacity
and
martin
luther
king,
currently
at
101
of
capacity.
In
addition
to
the
projects
that
I
just
mentioned,
we
have
completed
nearly
two
billion
dollars
in
in
improvement
projects.
K
K
The
400
billion
400
million
left
over
between
the
3.7
and
the
4.1
bonding
capacity
is
being
dedicated
to
comprehensive
renovation
projects,
as
outlined
in
revision
4
to
our
2015
capital
improvement
program.
Thank
you.
A
A
Thank
you
very
much
additional
questions
from
the
committee
all
right
with
that
then
mr
keating
and
senator
cannizzaro.
Do
you
have
or
do
you
want
me
to
just
go
to
public
support?
Okay,
we
will
be
going
to
public
support
and
opposition
and
neutral,
and
so
we'll
start
here
in
the
room.
P
Madam
chair
chris
daley
nevada
state
education
association
here
in
support
of
sbe
450
to
allow
school
districts
in
nevada
to
roll
over
bonds
to
deliver
critical
capital
projects
every
day,
thousands
of
nevada
educators,
tens
of
thousands
of
nevada
students
go
to
school
and
facilities
that
are
overcrowded
out
of
date
and
potentially
hazardous.
These
are
serious
facility
needs.
Sorry,
there
are
serious
facility
needs
across
the
state
in
clark
and
washoe
counties
as
well
as
rural
school
districts.
P
The
quality
of
school
facilities
has
a
direct
impact
on
the
quality
of
education
and
also
as
a
foundational
element
in
fostering
a
positive
school
climate.
Sending
students
to
a
dilapidated
school
building
sends
them
the
wrong
message
about
the
value
of
education
and
their
value
as
young
people
in
our
state.
Meanwhile,
educators,
working
in
overcrowded
and
substandard
facilities
receive
a
similar
message,
impacting
educator,
morale
and
retention.
P
This
is
why
nsca
partnered
with
education
stakeholders
in
washoe
county
to
help
pass
ip1
in
2016
and
why
we
support
sb
450
to
give
school
districts
who
have
voter
authorized
binding,
bonding
the
flexibility
they
need
to
address
their
facility
needs.
Sb
450
addresses
these
issues,
while
also
creating
good
construction
jobs
and
boosting
the
state's
economy.
We
hope
you
support
it.
Thank
you.
O
Thank
you,
madam
chair
and
members
of
the
committee
for
the
record.
My
name
is
paige
barnes,
I'm
with
crowley
and
frato
public
affairs.
Here
today,
representing
the
nevada
association
of
school
boards.
We
represent
all
trustees
in
the
state,
but
I
am
here
today
to
provide
specific
information
about
rural
districts
as
you've
already
heard,
information
from
washoe
and
clark
county
school
districts
due
to
their
size,
rural
districts
have
small
budgets
which
make
large
expenditures
close
to
impossible
bonding
allows
for
rural
districts
to
make
capital
improvements
and
fund
construction
projects.
O
O
Some
of
our
districts
have
used
the
bonds
for
larger
projects
such
as
a
new
gym
in
white
pine
school
district
built
just
a
couple
of
years
ago.
Sb
450
allows
for
a
smooth
continuation
of
current
practice.
Bonding
authority
is
crucial
to
support
districts
across
our
state
and,
most
importantly,
our
students
as
representatives
of
our
communities
and
our
voters.
We
are
here
in
strong
support
of
sb
450
and
encourage
you
to
do
the
same.
Thank
you.
C
Hello
and
thank
you,
committee
chairwoman,
dondero
loop
for
the
record.
My
name
is
dr
brenda
pearson,
and
I'm
here
representing
the
clark
county
education
association
cca,
is
in
support
of
senate
bill.
450.,
as
we
speak,
there
are
approximately
12
000
classroom
portables
in
ccsd
campuses,
housing,
57,
000
students
portables
were
not
meant
to
be
a
permanent
school
structure,
but
a
short-term
solution.
In
fact,
in
2019-20
ccsd
elementary
schools
were
at
104
percent
of
their
capacity.
C
Middle
schools
were
at
93
percent
capacity,
and
high
schools
were
at
11
11
of
their
capacity
within
senate
bill
450.
The
10-year
extension
will
allow
clark
county
school
district,
the
opportunity
to
build
new
schools
to
help
relieve
overcrowding
in
an
effort
to
reach
class
size
reduction
goals.
More
importantly,
it
will
also
it
will
allow
ccsd
to
modernize
a
number
of
schools,
so
students
can
have
access
to
up-to-date
facilities
and
opportunities.
C
Similar
language
was
passed
in
2015
through
senate
bill.
207.
This
bill
simply
extends
this
time.
The
districts
can
bond
with
school
construction.
Additionally,
this
bond
this
bill
will
not
raise
taxes
but
will
allow
us
to
build
more
schools.
We
appreciate
the
effort
of
this
committee
and
all
stakeholders
involved
in
bringing
sb
450
forth.
We
look
forward
to
working
with
ccsd
on
how
to
strategically
utilize
this
bond
money
to
ensure
our
students
are
always
put
forth.
Thank
you.
A
I
A
Q
Thank
you,
madam
chair
members
of
the
committee,
nicole
rourke,
representing
the
city
of
henderson.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
provide
a
statement
of
our
support
on
sb
150
450..
We
are
in
favor
of
the
issuance
of
general
obligation,
bonds
for
the
construction
of
new
schools
and
maintenance
and
repair
of
existing
schools,
which
will
provide
three
elementary
schools,
one
high
school
and
one
replacement
school
in
the
city
of
henderson
over
the
next
three
years.
Southern
nevada
is
expected
to
add
approximately
a
hundred
thousand
new
residents
on
our
way
to
three
million
residents
by
2045..
Q
The
city
of
henderson
had
more
than
150
construction
projects
underway
last
year
and
we
are
already
back
to
pre-pandemic
levels
this
year.
In
fact,
west
henderson
is
booming
and
is
becoming
a
first-class
business
hub
for
the
region,
but
as
we
strive
to
diversify
our
economy
by
attracting
more
and
better
paying
jobs
to
the
area
like
google,
amazon,
haas,
automation
and
others,
education
is
a
critical
consideration
in
a
company's
decision
to
invest
in
our
community.
It
is
also
a
key
factor
in
attracting
and
retaining
a
highly
skilled
employee
base.
Q
Q
It
is
imperative
that
we
prepare
now
for
our
future
students
and
invest
in
our
existing
schools,
with
upgrades
to
ensure
equity
for
all
students,
not
just
those
who
live
in
our
newest
communities.
This
year
has
shown
us
more
than
ever,
the
value
of
the
physical
school
building
and
the
important
role
it
plays
in
all
of
our
lives.
The
city
of
henderson
looks
forward
to
partnering
with
the
state
to
prepare
for
a
time
of
exciting
growth
and
to
support
education
in
nevada.
Thank
you.
J
Good
afternoon,
chair
dan
dara,
loop
and
members
of
the
senate
committee
on
government
affairs,
nick
vanderpool
with
capital
partners
here
today
representing
the
reno
sparks
chamber
of
commerce,
the
reno
sparks
chamber
of
commerce
is
in
full
support
of
senate
bill
450,
as
this
strategy
will
allow
the
washoe
county
school
district,
the
ability
to
reinvest
revenue
streams
into
much
needed
ongoing
capital
improvement
projects.
We
like
to
thank
the
bipartisan
support
from
senators
and
members
of
the
assembly
that
sponsored
this
measure.
J
We
recognize
that
this
bill
aligns
with
senate
bill
207
from
2015,
which
provided
the
district,
the
same
latitude.
We
have
seen
the
benefits
from
the
met
from
that
measure.
Even
today,
the
chamber
recognizes
that
our
schools
need
all
the
tools
that
they
can
use
to
meet
the
growing
needs
of
our
student
community.
We
thank
you
for
your
time
and
urge
your
support
of
this
measure.
C
Good
evening,
chair
and
committee
members
for
the
record,
my
name
is
ariel
edwards
on
behalf
of
the
city
of
north
las
vegas.
We
are
in
support
of
senate
bill
450
and
believe
that
this
will
provide
jobs
and
improve
the
school
buildings
in
our
city
of
north
las
vegas
and
ensure
that
the
quality
of
education
continues
to
be
a
priority
for
all
students.
We
would
like
to
thank
the
bill's
sponsor
for
bringing
this
bill
forward
and
urge
its
support
and
passage.
Thank
you
all
for
your
time
and
consideration.
J
J
Okay,
thank
you
good
evening,
madam
chair
and
members
of
the
government
affairs
committee,
tom
warden,
with
the
howard
hughes
corporation,
but
today,
I'm
also
speaking
from
the
vantage
point
as
a
member
of
the
school
community
partnership
council.
I've
served
on
that
council
for
g's
more
than
20
years
now,
and
during
that
time
I-
and
I
think
it's
fair
to
say
the
other
members
of
that
council
through
the
great
programs
that
they
have,
such
as
focus
school
project
and
others.
J
We've
really
come
to
appreciate
the
pressing
need
for
capital
improvements
and
capital
funding
to
either
refurbish
or
rebuild
many
of
the
aging
schools
across
southern
nevada.
Those
two
necessities,
coupled
with
the
need
to
also
construct
new
schools
in
our
growing
community,
are
the
reasons
that
we're
in
strong
support
of
sb450.
J
We
also
agree
with
jeremy's
analysis
that
the
jobs
creation
will
be
impressive,
with
450..
So
to
you,
madam
chair,
and
the
entire
committee,
as
well
as
majority
leader,
canazaro
and
all
the
primary
sponsors
you
have
our
thanks.
You
certainly
have
our
support
and
most
definitely
you
have
our
appreciation.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
mr
warden,
and
thank
you
for
joining
us
here
in
government
affairs
today,
good
to
see
you
so
broadcasting.
Is
there
anyone
else
in
support
on
zoom.
M
M
M
M
M
R
Good
afternoon,
chair
dunder
loop
and
the
members
of
the
committee
for
the
record,
hugh
anderson
a-n-d-e-r-s-o-n
managing
director
for
high
tower
las
vegas
and
chairman
of
the
vegas
chambers
governor
affairs
committee.
The
vegas
chamber
is
in
support
of
senate
bill
450
because
it
will
help
fill
a
critical
need
in
our
community
access
to
quality
school
facilities.
R
R
We
also
support
this
bill
because
it
will
help
support
class
size
reduction
efforts
within
the
clark
county
school
district.
As
we
heard
from
ccsd,
there
is
approximately
10.8
billion
dollars
in
construction
needs.
This
figure
will
only
continue
to
grow
in
the
next
few
years,
as
our
student
population
continues
to
expand.
R
From
the
taxpayer
perspective,
the
chamber
believes
ccsd,
has
done
an
excellent
job
in
managing
these
bond
dollars
and
has
built
quality
education
facilities
for
the
benefit
of
our
students.
This
bill
would
also
allow
for
other
resources
that
are
currently
committed
to
construction
to
be
reallocated
to
other
programming
needs
within
the
school
district.
Again,
these
reallocations
of
dollars
will
have
a
direct
positive
impact
on
the
students
in
the
class.
Thank
you,
chair,
dondero,
loop
and
members
of
committee.
For
your
time.
We
urge
you
your
support
and
passage
of
this
bill.
M
S
Our
organization
is
offering
testimony
and
support
to
advocate
for
passage
of
senate
bill
450
for
three
primary
reasons,
which
are
highlighted
in
the
testimony
that
we've
submitted
for
the
record.
We
thank
the
sponsors
of
this
measure
for
leading
the
effort
to
ensure
our
school
districts
have
the
resources
they
need
to
responsibly
manage
the
construction
and
repair
of
our
state
schools.
Thank
you.
M
O
Hi
good
evening,
sorry
chair,
my
own
phone
was
muted
for
the
record
chelsea
caprara
here
on
behalf
of
the
nevada
association
of
school
administrators,
c-h-e-l-s-e-a
c-a-p-u-r-r
nasa
is
in
support
of
sb
450
and
extending
the
ability
for
nevada
school
districts
to
roll
over
their
bonds
for
capital
projects
for
an
additional
10
years.
We
think
this
legislation
will
help
with
overcrowding
and
make
sure
that
nevada
students
have
access
to
a
quality
education.
We
hope
that
you
support
and
pass.
M
T
Good
afternoon,
madam
chair
and
members
of
the
senate
committee
on
government
affairs
for
the
record,
my
name
is
peter
guzman,
president
of
the
latin
chamber
of
commerce,
nevada,
sp
450
is
a
critical
part
of
improving
the
quality
of
education
for
our
students.
Just
take
a
quick
drive,
I
I
ask
you.
I
implore
you
to
take
a
quick
drive
through
east
las
vegas,
and
you
will
realize
how
much
our
schools
are
in
need
of
modernization.
T
I
also
want
to
say
that
you
know
we're
in
favor
of
this
bill,
because
it
will
create
construction
jobs
which
are
good
for
our
community
and
and
and
certainly
needed
more
than
ever
they
will
have
a
positive
economic
impact
and,
throughout
our
community,
I'm
going
to
go
off
script
on
my
notes
here,
real
quick
because
of
what
I
wrote
down
because
of
some
of
the
testimony.
Some
of
the
presentation
that
I
heard
I
find
it
disgusting
that
portables
have
now
become
so
many
young
kids
classrooms.
T
When
construction
happens,
you
see
portable
toilets,
but
they
go
away
after
the
construction
is
built
you
don't
they
don't
become
the
the
residential
bathroom
or
commercial
bathroom
than
that
and
it's
time
to
just
pass
this
so
that
we
can
get
under
construction
and
get
kids
in
a
better
environment
for
their
education.
T
M
O
C-H-A-R-L-I-E-M-E-L-V-I-N-D
of
power
to
parent
I'm
calling
in
our
support
of
sb
450..
We
absolutely
support
investing
these
funds
into
our
school
districts,
to
construct
new
schools
and
to
improve
and
update
older
schools,
essentially
investing
in
improving
education
and
safety
for
our
children
all
over
nevada.
Thank
you
to
those
who
worked
together
on
this
bill,
and
we
encourage
members
of
this
committee
to
vote
in
favor
of
this
bill
and
also
thank
you
to
mr
guzman
for
his
comments
about
the
portables.
O
M
R
R
R
R
Older
buildings
that
have
served
their
lifespan
are
routinely
unable
to
be
repaired
due
to
lack
of
available
parts
or
equipment.
Students,
parents
and
community
members
grow
impatient
as
older,
overcrowded
and
inefficient
buildings
are
serviced
over
and
over
again
in
hopes
that
permanent
fixes
are
on
their
way
senate
bill.
450
will
provide
school
board
trustees,
the
flexibility
to
approve
bonds
in
order
to
rectify
these
deficiencies.
R
This
will
allow
students,
staff
and
administrators
to
work,
learn
and
play
in
a
more
suitable
and
comfortable
educational
and
learning
environment,
new
and
improved
facilities,
instill
pride
and
a
sense
of
ownership
with
members
of
our
school
communities.
Increased
retention
and
recruitment
of
highly
qualified
staff
is
a
byproduct
of
well-maintained,
efficient
and
modern
buildings
and
systems.
R
M
O
O
This
extension
will
go
a
long
way
toward
helping
to
fix
many
issues
within
school
buildings
throughout
the
district.
This
will
result
in
many
up-to-date
building
environments,
so
our
students
can
focus
on
their
assignments
and
our
teachers
can
focus
on
their
lesson
plans
instead
of
a
leak
in
the
restroom
or
lack
of
air
conditioning
at
ccsd.
The
safety
and
comfort
comfort
of
our
staff
and
students
is
of
paramount
importance.
O
Replacing
33
schools
in
the
heart
of
southern
nevada
not
only
ensures
this,
but
also
ensures
that
a
sense
of
community
is
kept
intact
for
the
families
in
these
historical
neighborhoods.
On
top
of
that,
the
ability
to
be
able
to
build
new
pools
with
help
with
overcrowding
as
our
valley
continues
to
grow.
This
provides
much
needed
relief
for
our
staff
and
enables
our
students
to
get
the
personalized
instruction
they
need.
O
M
O
Good
evening
chair
don
daryl
loop
and
members
of
the
committee,
my
name
is
jen
blackhurst
j-e-n-n
b-l-a-c-k-h-u-r-s-t
and
I
am
representing
hope
for
nevada.
A
non-profit
education
advocacy
organization
of
over
1
000
members
hope
is
in
support
of
sb
450
and
would
like
to
thank
the
authors
of
the
bill
for
being
proactive
when
it
comes
to
the
needs
of
our
students.
O
O
M
O
Hello,
madam
chair
members
of
the
committee
for
the
record,
this
is
piper
overstreet
p.
I
p
e
r,
o
v
r,
registering
support
for
xb
450
on
behalf
of
the
las
vegas
urban
chamber
of
commerce.
New
school
construction
and
renovation
of
existing
schools
are
vitally
important
to
our
growing
community
and
to
our
vitally
important
local
economy.
We
respectfully
request
the
committee
support
of
sb
450,
echoing
many
of
the
comments
that
have
been
made
in
support
of
the
bill
earlier
today.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
M
M
S
A
d
s
for
the
record,
representing
local
carpenters
1977
here
in
support
of
this
bill,
simply
put
our
members
need
work
and,
with
kind
of
the
limited
focus
that
we've
seen
so
far
this
session
on
jobs.
We
believe
this
bill
is
desperately
needed
and
we
thank
everybody.
Who's
come
together
to
bring
this
forward
where's
your
support.
Thank
you.
M
O
Good
evening,
chair
and
committee
members,
my
name
is
rebecca:
garcia,
reb,
ecca,
garcia,
president
of
the
nevada
parent
teacher
association,
nevada,
pta
supports
sb
450
as
a
needed
measure
to
ensure
students
and
staff
have
safe
and
modern
schools
in
which
to
learn
as
our
state
grows.
It
is
essential
that
new
schools
can
be
built
to
address
chronically
overcrowded
classrooms
and
make
certain
aging
schools
are
prepared
to
replace,
to
provide
the
best
possible
education
environment
for
all
students.
Every
public
school
student
in
nevada
should
have
access
to
facilities
that
meet
their
current
needs.
M
S
Good
afternoon,
madame
chair
and
members
of
the
committee,
my
name
is
sunny.
Benuya
s-o-n-n-y
v-I-n-u-y-a
am
the
president
of
the
las
vegas
asian
chamber
of
commerce.
I
am
speaking
on
behalf
of
our
chamber
in
support
of
sb
450..
We
support
much
needed
modernization
of
our
schools,
especially
the
schools
mentioned
that
truly
needs
upgrades.
S
S
M
R
Chair
members
of
the
committee,
I'm
zach
bucher,
the
ach
be
like
boy
ucher
representing
the
great
city
of
las
vegas.
The
city
of
las
vegas
is
calling
in
support
of
senate
bill
450,
as
this
legislation
will
benefit
our
students
and
substantially
assist
in
addressing
school
construction
and
maintenance
needs
in
our
community.
O
M
M
O
Good
afternoon,
chair
dondero,
loop
and
members
of
the
committee,
my
name
is
mary
nakashima,
that's
m-a-r-I,
nakashima
n-a-k-a-s-h-I-m-a,
and
I'm
calling
on
behalf
of
our
client,
the
washoe
principles
and
administrators
association,
we'd
like
to
express
our
gratitude
to
majority
leader
canazero
and
the
many
sponsors
and
presenters
for
bringing
this
important
measure
forward.
We
support
the
bill
and
believe
investing
in
physical
learning
environments
are
critical
for
student
achievement,
public
education
infrastructure
in
the
form
of
campuses,
schools,
classrooms
technology
and
ongoing
maintenance
or
tangible
demonstrations
of
the
values
we
place
on
education.
O
A
M
O
And
as
a
mom,
a
parent
advocate
and
founder
of
ccsd
parents,
I'm
calling
in
support
of
sb
450.
students
and
staff
deserve
to
learn
and
teach
in
a
safe,
modern
school
buildings.
Portables
has
been
mentioned,
they're
supposed
to
be
temporary
and
overcrowded
classrooms
are
not
good
for
anyone.
It's
essential
that
new
schools
can
be
built
to
address
the
constantly
overcrowded
classrooms
that
our
kids
and
teachers
deal
with
and
make
sure
that
aging
schools
are
repaired
or
replaced
to
provide
the
best
possible
learning
environment
for
all
students.
O
A
M
M
P
You
know
amador
felio
and
ardl,
my
apologies,
but
I
wasn't
able
to
get
into
the
cube
for
the
support
and
I
would
like
to
show
my
support
for
sb
450..
My
name
is
leonardo
evadoran
principal.
P
My
name
is
inaudible
amador
l-u-n-a-r-d-o
last
name
amador
amador,
madam
chair
members
of
the
committee,
I'm
the
proud
principal
of
hauntola
middle
school.
That
would
be
a
great
recipient
of
any
of
these
funds
that
would
come
through
to
help
us
achieve
what
we
really
want
to
do
with
our
students
in
regards
to
their
student
achievement
over
the
past
year,
so
our
students
and
teachers
have
stepped
up
to
the
plate
to
really
show
some
growth
in
our
academic
games.
Yet
we've
seen
some
limitations
due
to
the
building
that
we
currently
have.
P
We
are
in
desperate
need
of
a
new
building,
and
the
funds
provided
by
sb450
would
definitely
benefit
from
investing
in
that
process
so
that
we
can
continue
to
stay
competitive
academically
with
everybody
in
the
district.
Thank
you,
and
I
appreciate
it
if
anybody
else
who
can
support
this
as
well.
Thank
you.
M
A
M
A
Thank
you
very
much
broadcasting
and
I'd
just
like
to
point
out
that
we
have
engaged
our
communities,
because
I
have
a
whole
page
of
people
that
listen
to
this
testimony.
So
when
we're
worried
about
people
not
knowing
what's
going
on
here,
I
think
they
are
listening
and
I'm
pleased
to
know
that
the
communities
are
listening.
D
I
just
wanted
to
say
thank
you,
chair,
dondero,
loop
and
members
of
the
committee
for
taking
the
time
to
hear
this
bill.
It
is
an
extremely
important
piece
of
legislation
to
make
sure
that
we
can
keep
our
schools
in
the
place
where
we
want
our
students
to
be
learning
and
as
a
product
of
the
public
education
system.
D
Here,
as
I
know,
many
of
my
colleagues
on
this
committee
were
definitely
proud
to
to
have
been
here
with
everyone
who
has
spoken
in
support
and
and
and
supported
this
particular
piece
of
legislation,
not
only
this
time,
but
also
in
previous
legislative
sessions,
where
we
have
agreed
to
allow
for
this
to
continue
so
that
we
can
continue
to
build
and
improve
on
our
schools,
and
I
would
urge
your
support.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
majority
leader,
and
I'm
willing
to
bet
that
there's
five
people
at
least
up
here
that
are
public
school
people.
So
thank
you
very
much
and
thank
you
for
your
time
today
and
thanks
all
to
all
of
you
here
in
the
audience
and
with
that
I
will
close
the
hearing
on
senate
bill
450,
but
I
will
also
would
like,
while
we're
all
here
today,
to
take
action
on
senate
bill
450..
A
So
with
that,
I
will
take
a
motion.
A
N
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
I'm
all
about
education,
and
you
know
the
comment
was
made
about
the
white
button
new
school
in
white
pine
county.
You
have
to
understand
that
was
completed
in
95,
probably
about
the
time
you
were
born,
so
it's
it
doesn't
take
long
for
them
to
get
old,
I'm
all
about
public
education
and
the
need
to
build
the
schools.
Unfortunately,
I
just
struggle
with
not
having
voter
approval.
This
will
be
twice
we've
rolled
it
and
I
would
prefer
the
voters
said
yes
or
no.
Thank
you.
L
Just
say
ditto
what
my
colleague
just
said:
I'm
all
for
education,
too
washable
county
public
schools,
myself.
I
will
say
that
I
paid
32
years
with
tuition
at
bishop
minogue
for
my
eight
kids,
while
I
was
paying
that
I
was
also
paying
all
my
property
taxes
too,
though,
so
it
wasn't
like.
I
wasn't
supporting
the
public
schools
while
they
were
going
through
high
school,
but
again
we're
talking
my
math.
My
head
is
about
15
to
20
billion
dollars
worth
of
spending.
Potentially
here
we
literally
just
heard
the
bill.
L
L
I
suspect,
with
the
quality
of
presentation
that
was
delivered
today,
that
they
would
be
a
very
influential
as
well
with
the
voters,
so
I
would
bet
it
would
pass,
but
I
think
it's
irresponsible
of
us
to
ignore
the
fact
that
we
made
an
agreement
with
the
voters
that
they
had
a
20-year
window
max
and
now
we're
going
to
extend
it
without
their
approval.
So
I'm
a
definite.
No
thank
you,
madam
chair.
A
Thank
you
very
much
any
additional
comments.
I
would
just
point
out
that
we
heard
from
over
25
groups
that
called
in
in
support
and
every
one
of
those
groups
is
not
just
one
person.
Every
one
of
those
groups
can
be
hundreds
of
people
ptas
chamber
of
commerce
cities
all
from
all
over
the
state,
and
I
would
point
out
that
all
those
people
that
called
in
just
didn't
represent
themselves
they
had
to
have
the
okay
from
their
groups,
so
I
do
think
our
our
voters
are
aware-
and
I
hope
that
this
passes.
A
A
Thank
you,
senator
and
with
that.
We
also
have
one
other
item
to
put
on
the
work
session
today
and
that
is
senate
bill
445
from
monday,
and
would
ms
keller
tell
us
about
that?
Bill.
C
Thank
you
chaired
loop
of
lisa
keller
committee
policy.
Analyst,
a
work
session
document
for
senate
bill
445
is
available
on
nellis
and
senate
bill.
445
is
sponsored
by
the
senate
committee
on
finance,
on
behalf
of
the
office
of
finance
in
the
office
of
the
governor
and
was
heard
by
this
committee
at
its
last
meeting
on
may
17th.
I
J
Good
evening,
chair
of
honduras,
members
of
the
committee,
I
am
kevin
doty
administrator
for
state
purchasing.
I
don't
have
any
additional
proposed
changes
to
the
language.
The
the
one
I've
submitted
is
the
one
we
have
right
now,
so
I,
but
I
understand
that
there
are
suggestions
from
to
make
significant
changes.
To
section
four
of
I
mean
subsection
four
section
three
of
the
bill.
J
Kevin
dude
for
the
record.
Thank
you
for
the
question
senator
yes,
I
do
agree
with
the
suggestion
to
be
able
to
appeal
the
debarment
and
it's
the
conceptual
amendment
I
saw
on
that
was
very
lengthy
and
I
didn't
know
that
we
would
have
time
to
get
that
done
this
late
in
the
session
and
that's
my
concern.
I'm
certainly
amenable
to
having
an
appeal
set
forth
clearly
in
the
record
and
to
have
the
administrator
promulgate
regulations
regarding
how
this
will
take
place.
Q
Thank
you
very
much
chair
dondero
loop
and
I'm
going
to
be
supporting
the
bill
out
of
committee.
I
am
you
know,
troubled
by
the
deletion
of
the
language
in
section
4,
about
placing
the
bids
in
a
newspaper
of
general.
O
Is
better
than
than
less
and
even
though
there's
a
cost
to
that
notice?
I
think
that
it's
really
something
that
that
the
public
expects
and
that
we
need,
but
I
will
be
voting
it
to
support
at
a
committee
reserving
my
right
to
change
on
the
floor.
N
Thank
you,
madam
madam
chair,
and
I'm
afraid
I'm
going
to
have
to
oppose
it
at
this
point.
I
just
think
it's
too
wide
open,
yet
it
does
need
an
appeal
process.
I'm
sorry!
I
trust
you,
but
you
might
not
be
there
next
year
and
I'm
afraid
somebody
with
a
little
hammer
could
be
awful
tough.
So
at
this
point
I
hope
we
can
continue
to
work
the
bill,
but
I
will
be
voting
now.
A
Thank
you
very
much
any
additional
comments.
I
I'm
a
little
bit
mr
dodie.
We
we've
had
quite
a
bit
of
discussion.
I
know
about
not
posting
this
in
a
paper
or
someplace.
You
know.
I
think
we
need
to
remember
that
we
have
a
lot
of
even
in
clark
county
rural
communities
that
may
depend
on
those
avenues
to
get
their
information,
so
I
would
like
to
vote
it
out
on
committee,
but
I
would
like
to
continue
to
have
that
conversation
as
well.
So
with
that
I'll
accept
a
motion.
A
Second,
from
senator
neil
and
any
discussion
on
the
motion,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye
all
those
opposed
nays
from
senator
kokochi
and
senator
hansen
motion
passes.
Thank
you
very
much
and
we
look
forward
to
having
further
conversation
with
you,
mr
doty.
Thank
you
thank
you
and
with
that
I
think
all
we
have
left
is
public
comment,
and
here
they
come.
B
Madam
chair
members
of
the
committee
lindsay
anderson
on
behalf
of
the
washoe
county
school
district.
You
may
not
know,
but
in
the
senate
education
committee,
dr
keating,
and
I
give
a
good
news
minute
to
the
extent
possible
to
talk
about
the
amazing
things
happening
in
our
public
school
system
and
since
we're
here
today
in
this
esteemed
committee.
We
could
not
pass
up
that
opportunity.
Despite
the
late
hour.
B
I
have
a
quick
one,
but
a
good
one.
Kindergartners
in
michelle
hampton's
distance
learning
class,
a
covid
program
at
poliquitas
elementary
school,
which
is
one
of
our
new
elementary
schools,
won
the
pbs
compassion
writing
contest
this
year,
covering
the
area
of
northern
california
and
nevada.
They
were
selected
among
over
2
000
essays,
miss
hampton
says.
The
theme
of
compassion
hits
home
with
their
class
as
they
unexpectedly
lost
a
classmate
over
winter
break
and
the
students,
families
and
school
and
community
came
together
to
support
that
classmate's
family.
G
G
His
friends
call
him
trey,
because
it's
shorter,
his
family
calls
him
q
short
for
quad
because
he's
the
fourth
trayless
dyson
now
he's
known
across
the
las
vegas
valley.
As
the
high
school
student
with
a
5.037
gpa,
who
got
accepted
into
59
colleges
and
earned
over
2.5
million
dollars
in
scholarship,
offers,
dyson
he's
17
years
old
from
shadow
ridge,
high
school
will
attend
university
of
south
southern
california.
G
A
Thank
you
very
much
and
congratulations
to
both
of
those
sets
of
students
or
thank
you.
Anybody
else
with
public
comment
on
broadcasting.
M
A
Okay,
thank
you
very
much.
Well
with
that,
we
will
adjourn.
I
can't
promise
you.
We
won't
have
another
meeting,
but
we'll
see
and
with
that
we're
adjourned.
Thank
you
very
much
for
all
your.