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A
And
welcome
to
the
k-12
higher
ed
and
cip
joint
subcommittee.
This
morning
we
will
be
listening
to
the
state
public
works
division
and
our
k-12
nevada
department
of
ed,
and
so
I'd
like
to
call
the
meeting
to
order
and
with
the
secretary
please
call
the
roll.
C
D
A
Here
and
once
again
good
morning
and
welcome
to
all
of
you
and
reminder
that
please
turn
off
your
mic
when
you're,
not
speaking,
and
if
you
wish
you
may
join
us
on
committee
members
we'll
have
a
team's
chat
open.
So
if
you
have
a
question
that
you
can
always
do
the
hand
wave
and
I'll
watch
for
you
and
we'll
start
out
today
with
our
first
discussion
from
the
state
public
works
division
and
when
they're
ready.
Please
go
ahead.
F
Madam
chair,
this
is
brodie
lizer
with
the
fiscal
analysis
division.
Your
fiscal
staff
is
going
to
walk
through
the
work
session
this
morning.
F
So
for
the
record,
brodie
lizer
fiscal
analysis
division.
I
will
be
walking
the
subcommittee
through
the
work
session
today
on
the
state
infrastructure
bank
that
is
included
in
the
governor's
recommended
capital
improvement
program.
F
F
F
F
B
F
F
F
G
F
Additionally,
the
statutory
provisions
require
that
the
governor
appoint
an
executive
director
to
administer,
manage
and
conduct
the
affairs
of
the
bank.
That
statute
does
indicate
that
that
that
appointment
would
be,
to
the
extent
that
money
is
available.
F
On
the
first
page
of
your
work
session
document,
the
there's
a
couple
issues
identified
the
two
bullet
points,
and
again
these
are
really
relate
to
the
recommendation
to
fund
the
launch
of
the
bank
through
the
issuance
of
general
obligation
bonds.
F
F
As
I
mentioned
I'll
be.
I
will
be
discussing
the
options
at
the
end
of
this
presentation
that
the
subcommittee
may
wish
to
consider,
and
that
will
also
include
a
discussion
on
how
the
effective
date
component
that
I
just
mentioned,
could
be,
or
maybe
addressed
through
legislation.
F
F
I
would
note
that,
in
that
response,
that
was
provided,
which
has
been
provided
to
all
the
members
on
the
subcommittee
is
follow-up.
From
the
march
11th
hearing.
It
was
indicated
that
the
list
continues
to
grow
and
that
additional
projects,
in
particular
for
clark
county,
were
expected
to
be
received
by
the
governor's
office
moving.
G
F
The
bank
under
statute
is
to
be
administered
by
the
board
of
directors,
as
I
mentioned,
that
board
currently
would
consist
of
the
ndot
director
or
their
designee,
and
all
of
these
would
be
or
their
designs.
So
I
won't
repeat
that
the
straight
state
treasurer,
the
director
of
the
department
of
business
and
industry,
the
executive
director
of
the
office
of
economic
development
and
two
members
of
the
public
appointed
by
the
governor,
the
application
and
selection
process
for
projects
is
subject
to
discretion
of
the
board
pursuant
to
nrs
nrs408.55071.
F
F
F
F
And
this
would
include
the
executive
director
position
that
I
had
mentioned,
as
well
as
any
necessary
operational
costs
based
on
preliminary
discussions
with
the
governor's
finance
office
and
the
treasurer's
office.
It's
estimated
that
these
costs
will
be
approximately
175
to
180
000
in
fiscal
year
2022
and
between
approximately
245
and
250
000
in
fiscal
year.
F
F
F
The
to
be
funded
through
the
bank
would
be
required
to
be
approved
by
the
the
board
and
would
just
note
that
the
banks
would
provide
financial
assistance
which
could
include
debt
instrument,
financing
interest
rate
subsidies,
a
letter
of
credit
loans
or
other
credit
instruments
that
are
defined
and
allowable
under
chapter
408.
F
Ultimately,
it's
the
goal
or
intent
to
get
the
bank
to
a
self-supporting
operation
by
creating
a
revolving
fund
in
which
fees
charged
or
interest
earned
in
loan
and
or
loan
repayments
back
to
the
bank
would
support
the
operational
cost
and
financial
assistance
to
state
and
local
governments
on
an
ongoing
basis.
F
As
I
previously
mentioned
towards
the
bottom
of
page
three
of
your
documents,
and
and
as
testified
to
during
the
march
11th
hearing,
the
governor's
office
has
sponsored
a
bill
drafts
request
in
conjunction
with
the
funding
to
launch
the
bank.
This
bill,
giraffe
request,
would
expand
the
types
of
eligible
projects
that
could
be
financed
through
the
bank
to.
H
F
F
We'll
just
note
for
the
members
at
this
time
of
bill,
draft's
request
has
not
been
introduced
as
a
bill,
but
has
been
granted
a
waiver
effective
april
8th.
F
So
to
to
address
the
the
challenges
with
funding
the
bank
and
operations
through
general
obligation
bonds,
there
are
three
options
on
your
document
for
consideration.
F
F
The
language
requires
that
the
general
fund
be
repaid
immediately
upon
the
issuance
of
the
bonds,
and
so
therefore
this
I
believe
the
intent
here
would
be
that
if
a
general
fund
advance
were
authorized
or
allowed,
that
bonds
would
be
issued,
and
the
repayment
to
the
general
fund
then
would
be
required
within
that
same
fiscal
year.
F
After
accounting
for
the
nine
million
dollars
that
was
swept
from
this
account
through
assembly
bill,
3
of
the
31st
special
session,
the
treasurer's
office
has
indicated,
there's
approximately
650
000
of
interest
earnings
that
may
be
available
and
and
would
be
sufficient
to
cover.
The
preliminary
estimates
for
operational
needs
in
the
upcoming
biennium.
F
F
It
is
presented
here
in
your
documents
as
an
option
with
that.
Madam
chair,
that
that
concludes
my
presentation
and,
as
mentioned
I'd,
be
happy
to
address
or
attempt
to
address
any
any
questions
that
the
members
may
have
and,
as
noted,
we
do
have
representatives
from,
I
believe,
from
the
governor's
office
and
from
the
treasurer's
office
on
the
line.
A
Thank
you
so
much
for
that
information.
I
appreciate
it
very
much
and
committee
questions,
thoughts,
discussion,
assemblyman
love,
it.
B
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
I
thank
you
for
the
presentation,
so
I
guess
my
question
is:
is
assuming
that
that
you
can
secure
or
the
governor's
office
can
can
secure
75
million
dollars
in
general
obligation
bonds?
B
What
percentage
of
that
would
be
dedicated
towards
the
bank
or
towards
the
infrastructure
needs
under
the
bank?
Do
we
know
that
or
is?
Are
we
waiting
to
see
if,
if
75
million
can
be
secured
or
if
it's
going
to
be
less,
what's
the
what's
the
idea
there.
F
For
the
record,
brodie
lizer
through
you,
madam
chair
to
assemblyman
levitt,
as
recommended,
the
75
million
dollars
is
intended
to
fully
support
the
bank
in
providing
the
financial
assistance
to
state
and
local
governments,
as
well
as
the
operating
costs.
F
So
the
the
entire
amount
of
the
recommendation
would
be
intended
to
support
the
banks,
the
bank's
operation
and
the
bank's
ability
to
provide
financial
assistance.
If
I
believe
your
question
may
may
also
be
asking
the
likelihood
of
getting
75
million
dollars
out
the
door
for
projects
we
did
receive.
As
I
mentioned,
we
did
receive
following
the
hearing
a
list
of
162
projects
that
are
identified
as
shovel
ready
projects.
F
F
It's
my
understanding
that
the
governor's
office
feels
confident
in
that
they
can
get
projects
queued
up
to
be
financed
through
the
bank
and
utilize,
the
entire
75
million
dollars
of
bonds
if
it
is
approved
by
the
legislature.
B
So,
just
to
follow
up
on
that,
so
the
is
the
75
million
dollars
the
full
the
full
request
for
general
obligation
bonds.
There
is
there's
no
other
requests
for
that,
or
is
there
or
different
different
different
parts
of
the
different
agencies
or
whatever
it
is
going
to
utilize
general
obligation
bonding
or
is
it
just
just
the
infrastructure
bank?
That's
going
to
try
and
secure
general
allegation
bonding.
F
For
the
record
brodylizer
sorry,
I
hit
a
button
and
there's
a
window
on
my
screen.
So
hopefully
I
didn't
screw
things
up.
The
the
75
million
dollar
component
is
a
piece
of
the
overall
recommended
general
obligation,
bonds
by
the
governor
in
total
for
about
400.7
million
dollars
of
general
obligation.
Bonds
are
recommended
by
the
governor,
based
on
the
state's
affordability
for
the
upcoming
biennium.
F
F
About
44
million
dollars
in
general
obligation,
bonds
that
are
recommended
to
support
bond
programs
overseen
by
the
department
of
conservation
and
natural
resources.
I
hope
that
addresses
your
question.
Assemblyman
levitt.
B
Yeah
that
actually
addressed
my
first
question
very
well.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
Can
I
have
one
more
question
just
a
clarification
question
on
something
else,
so
you
talked
about
the
the
general
funds
being
first
used
for
the
operational
costs,
for,
I
guess
hiring
staff
to
to
to
do
this
infrastructure
bank.
So
when,
when
you
talk
about,
if
we,
if
we
have
to
use
general
funds
first
and
then
determined
by
how
much
general
obligation
bonds
come
in
or
if
any
come
in
to
this
effort,
so
are
these?
B
F
In
in
your
documentation,
allowing
for
a
general
fund
advance,
the
intent
of
that
would
would
allow
for
the
advance
of
general
funds
to
support,
say
the
executive
directors,
salary
costs,
as
well
as
any
operational
costs
that
are,
and
with
the
understanding
and
intent
that
the
board
would
be
up
and
running
and
have
projects
queued
up
and
identified
and
approved
so
that
when
the
state
goes
out
to
do
its
issuance
of
bonds
in
the
fall
of
2021
that
immediately
upon
the
issuance,
the
bond
proceeds
would
then
be
used
to
repay
the
general
fund.
Immediately.
F
So
the
under
option
b,
the
intent
would
be.
You
know,
to
to
have
the
general
fund
repaid
in
in
its
entirety,
for
whatever
is
advanced
to
support
those
operations.
F
That
would
be
yes,
it
would
be
part
of
the.
It
would
be
part
of
the
issuance
and
included
as
use
of
the
of
the
the
bonds
to
be
issued.
F
Thank
you,
ma'am
chair,
just
a
quick
question
on
so
the
premise
of
of
the
fund
is
once
it's
up
and
running:
it's
self-sustaining
for
its
staff.
They.
B
Wouldn't
be
coming
back
every
every
session
for
continued
funds
for
staffing.
F
Is
yes?
Okay,
it
in
the
the
other
quick
question.
You
probably
covered
this
in
the
march
11th
briefing,
but
I
I
don't
recall
an
overloading
local
government's
money's
out
of
the
bank
and
and
they
repay
it,
and
an
interest.
B
F
F
So
I
I
don't
believe
that
a
rate
or
percentage
has
been
determined
at
this
point.
I
think
that's
part
of
the
would
be
part
of
the
requirements
or
procedures
and
policies
that
would
need
to
be
established
once
the
board
of
directors
is,
is
established
and
up
and
running.
Okay.
A
Thank
you
very
much.
Senator
kiker.
B
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
so,
mr
leisure,
if
the
projects
all
need
to
be
identified
prior
to
the
issuance
of
the
bonds,
what
happens
if
we
only
identify
successfully
50
million
dollars
in
projects
that
are
that
meet
all
the
criteria
that
ultimately
get
outlined
by
the
board?
Does
that
mean
we
just
leave?
There
are
25
million
dollars
in
bonding
authority
and
capacity
sort
of
on
the
table.
Then
we're
not
going
to
use
it.
This
biennium.
F
For
the
record,
brody
lies
or
ma'am
chaired
through
you,
the
senator.
F
The
authority
to
issue
75
million
would
be
that
just
authority
and
the
and
I'm
sure
that
the
treasurer's
office
will
will
wave
their
arms.
If
I
get
something
wrong
here,
but
the
practice
of
the
state
typically
has
been
to
issue
in
the
fall.
F
F
The
board
of
finance
you
know
would
ultimately
determine
that
sufficient
information
is,
is
there
to
issue,
would
go
out,
say
to
issue
an
issue,
50
million
dollars
in
the
fall
of
2021,
to
get
those
projects
going
following
that,
I
would
believe
that
the
board
of
directors
would
continue
to
solicit
applications
for
potential
projects
and
in
the
following
fall,
for
example,
the
fall
of
2022.
F
If
additional
projects
had
been
identified
and
approved
by
the
the
board,
the
remaining
25
million
dollars
could
then
be
issued
to
support
those
projects.
B
I
appreciate
that
clarification
in
in
discussions
regarding
the
potential
allocation
of
federal
funds
to
our
federal
stimulus
funds
to
the
infrastructure
bank
that
be
in
in
lieu
of
these
general
obligation,
bonds
and
supplant
the
need
for
some
of
that
geo
debt.
Or
would
it
be?
F
The
record
brodie
lies
are
my
understanding
is
that
any
federal
funding
that
may
become
available
would
be
supplemental
to
the
75
million
dollars
in
state
general
obligation
as
as
recommended
by
the
governor,
and
that,
as
I
mentioned,
potentially
the
75
million
dollars
could
be
used
as
a
state
match
if
there
was
any
match
requirements
as
part
of
federal
funding.
F
That
does
become
available
and,
as
I
think,
everyone
on
this
call
is,
is
well
aware,
we're
all
anxious
to
get
the
federal
guidance
on
the
any
federal
money
that
they
may
be
available.
F
But
there
I
would
note
that,
in
the
american
rescue
plan
act,
there
is
a
portion
of
the
funding
that
has
been
approved
is
specifically
for
investments
in
water,
sewer
and
broadband
infrastructure,
and
I
believe
that
the
governor's
office,
the
bdr
submitted
by
the
governor's
office,
would
align
statute
under
chapter
408
so
that
the
that
projects
would
be
eligible
for
those
those
types
of
projects
or
funding
would
be
eligible
for
those
types
of
projects
that
is
anticipated
through
the
american
rescue
plan
act
again
we're
waiting
for
guidance,
and
I
think
everyone's
aware,
there's
also
certainly
discussions
with
the
biden
administration,
pursuing
a
larger
infrastructure
federal
stimulus
plan
that
you
know
may
or
may
not
come
forward.
B
So,
if
I'm
looking
at
the
total
number
that
we'd
be
looking
to
front
load
in
order
to
get
the
bank
up
and
running,
is
that,
in
conformance
with
the
ranges
that
are
in
the
top
of
page
three
of
the
work
session
documents
upwards
of
about
430
thousand
dollars
over
the
biennium?
Is
that
right.
F
That
is
my
understanding,
sorry
for
the
record,
brodylizer
that
that
is
my
understanding.
Senator
okay.
Thank
you.
I
appreciate
it.
A
Thank
you
very
much.
I
believe
assemblywoman
carlton
had
a
question.
D
And
thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
I
I
I'm
hearing
some
some
of
these
questions,
and
this
is
a
little
bit
different
than
what
we've
normally
done
in
the
past,
because
we're
having
a
conversation
about
setting
up
this
bank.
But
yet
we
haven't
gotten
the
bill
draft.
Yet
so
we
don't
understand
what
some
of
the
different
components
are
as
far
as
the
the
policy
goes,
so
I
guess
my
first.
My
first
question
would
be
is:
is
this
all
contingent
upon
the
bill
draft
passing
if
that
bill
doesn't
make
it
through
the
system?
F
For
the
record
brodie
lizer,
the
assemblywoman
carlton.
E
F
Statutes
exist
under
chapter
408.
or
the
bank
to
be
launched,
and
so
to
answer
your
question,
I
don't
believe
that
the
governor's
bill
draft
request
is
required
to
launch
the
bank
as
existing
statute.
Has
the
structure
in
place
for
the
bank
to
be
launched
if
funding
or
sufficient
money
becomes
available,
I
believe
in,
and
this
is
maybe
where
the
governor's
office
would
may
want
to
address
the
question
if
I
state
this
incorrectly.
D
If
we
could
ask
the
governor's
office
to
typically,
we
have
a
policy
discussion
first
and
then
it
comes
to
the
joint
committees
and
then
and
then
we
go
from
there,
but
because
the
bank
had
already
been
set
up
but
never
funded.
It's
it's
a
little
bit
different
situation,
so
I
I
I
think,
a
lot
of
the
questions
we're
getting
are
probably
more
related
to
the
bill
draft
than
they
are
to
the
bank.
I
understand
exactly
what
we're
trying
to
do
with
the
bank.
D
You
know
there
were
reports
years
ago
about
overall
across
the
country
we
needed
almost
four
trillion
dollars
in
infrastructure.
So
I
I
think
it's
important,
I
mean
the
last
I
looked.
We
got
like
a
a
d
plus
for
our
infrastructure,
so
there
are
definitely
needs
out
there
and
I
always
look
at
our
cip
bills
and
the
things
that
we
do
is
our
jobs
bill.
It's
very
important
legislation
that
we
pass.
D
So
I
guess
I'm
just
trying
to
understand
how
the
pieces
of
this
puzzle
will
fit
together
and
when
I
see
open-ended
kind
of
terms
about
exactly
what
we're
going
to
be
looking
at.
I
had
never
put
economic
development
in
with
infrastructure,
so
I
guess
I
have
some
some
questions
about
that
how
economic
development
fits
in
there.
D
So
if,
if
the
governor's
office
is
available
to
maybe
give
us
some
ideas
of
what
their
thought
process
is
on
this
and
and
mr
elijah
I'm
not
sure,
but
will
that
bdr
do
we
know,
will
it
be
coming
back
to
finance
and
ways
and
means,
or
will
it
be
going
to
a
policy
committee?
Do
we
have
any
indication
on
that
and
that
might
be
more
for
the
governor's
office
also.
F
For
the
record
brodylizer,
I
I
think
until
we
see
the
actual
language
of
the
bill,
I
can't
answer
that
question
assembly.
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
mr
lizer
assemblywoman.
I
see
ms
brown
on
the
line.
Perhaps
she
can
weigh
in
on
some
of
this,
for
us
would
that
be
to.
D
A
I
agree
so
miss
brown.
If
you
have
any
information
for
us,
please
go
ahead
when
you're
ready.
This
is
susan
brown,
director
of
the
governor's
finance.
E
If
the
bdr
did
not
pass
the
bank
could
still
be
funded,
but
I
want
a
caveat
that
existing
statute
only
allows
for
transportation
facility
infrastructure
and
utility
infrastructure.
So
if,
if
the
changes
were
approved
today
for
the
cip,
we
could
fund
those
types
of
projects,
but
I
would
I
would
caution.
I
would
think
that
we
would
want
to
expand
that
definition
to
take
advantage
of
potential
federal
funding
that
we
already
know
is
available
for
water,
wastewater
and
broadband
as
well.
D
G
E
Eric
commanders
for
the
record,
that's
exactly
right!
Assemblywoman!
I
think
the
playing
field
has
changed
since
the
bill
was
first
passed
in
2017,
and
I
think
this
is
a
perfect
opportunity
for
the
legislature
to
work
collaboratively
with
the
executive
branch
to
see
what
types
of
projects
you
would
envision
being
funded
under
the
bank.
D
And
I
guess
the
economic
development
question
probably
isn't
appropriate
at
this
time.
I
believe
that
would
probably
be
more
appropriate
at
the
vdr
level
or
when
the
bill
is
actually
heard.
But
since
I
have
you,
mr
jimenez
and
madam
chair,
if
I
can
so,
if
we're
talking
about
rescue
act,
funding
and
it
could
possibly
coming
in,
are
you
going
to
be
looking
at
blended
financing
on
some
of
this
with
some
federal
and
some
states
so
that
we
can
bond
part
and
maybe
take
our
75
million
in
our
buy-in
and
maybe
make
it
last?
E
Eric
jimenez
for
the
record,
yes
assemblywoman,
and
I
think
we
are
looking
at
that
for
every
type
of
project
that
we're
considering.
So
you
know
that
under
the
american
rescue
plan,
state
and
local
aid
is
a
permissible
use.
We
don't
have
guidance
on
it
for
water,
wastewater
and
broadband
there's
also
a
separate
capital
projects
fund,
which
the
state
also
doesn't
have
guidance
on
for
projects
directly
related
to
work
and
directly
related
to
education.
E
D
So
I
just
wasn't
sure
exactly
you
know,
and
and
this
is
your
world,
so
I'm
just
asking
questions
so
that
we
we
build
a
record
because
there's
no
way
am
I
an
expert
on
any
of
of
these
issues.
So
thank
you
very
much,
madam
chair.
D
I
think
it's
an
important
issue
and
it's
just
a
bit
hard
to
wrap
my
brain
around,
because
we
have
a
bill
draft
we
haven't
seen
yet
so
we
don't
really
know
what
the
policies
are
going
to
be
looking
like,
but
yet
we
know
money
needs
to
be
put
there
so
that
we
can
get
the
work
done.
So
thank
you
very
much
for
the
latitude
and
question.
Thank
you.
A
For
the
questions,
I'm
sure
many
of
us
have
the
same
ones.
So
thank
you
very
much.
Additional
questions.
Senator
can
sievers
cancer.
Please.
J
Thank
you
chair.
Let's
see
if
I
can
turn
my
little
hand
off
there.
Okay,
just
kind
of
following
up
there's
been
a
discussion
several
times
about
the
federal
dollars
and
we're
not
quite
sure
how
the
federal
dollars
can
be
used.
But
do
we
know
how
much
money
is
in
that
bucket?
F
Available
for
the
record
brodie
lizer
senator
seaver
skanzer.
F
We
we
don't
know
the
amount
that
is
available
for
the
component
of
the
act
that
identifies
that
funding
can
be
used
for
investments
in
water,
sewer
or
broadband
infrastructure.
Okay,.
J
Okay,
thank
you
and
I
you
know,
I
would
agree
with
some
of
my
colleagues
that
the
structure
is
going
to
be
really
important,
because
in
looking
at
408
it
is
limited
to
transportation
and
utilities
and
we're
broadening
that
and
you're
creating
a
new
board.
I
really
didn't
find
a
board
in
here,
and
so
when
we
contemplate
the
board,
I
think
we
need
to
I
mean
the
membership
that
was
suggested
sounded
sounded
good.
J
It
sounded
like
the
right
direction,
but
I
also
know
when
we
have
transportation
projects,
which
is
something
that
we
frequently
use,
of
course
for
federal
dollars
and
we
and
we
blend
dollars.
We
always
make
sure
that's
a
balanced
board
as
far
as
regional
too.
So
I
think
you
said
that
ndot
director
treasurer
head
of
business
and
industry
or
designees
economic
development
into
public
members,
so.
H
J
See
that
this
money
can
be
used
for
economic
development,
because
when
you
look
at
transportation
projects-
and
maybe
you
can
answer
that-
maybe
this
is
more
of
a
question-
I
think
the
leverage
is
really
high.
I
don't
think
I
think
it's
like
nine
ten
to
one
or
eight
to
one
depending
upon
the
project.
F
For
the
record
brodie
lizer,
unfortunately
senator
siversganzer-
I
I
don't
know
the
answer
to
that
question.
We
will
be
happy
to
follow
up
as
your
fiscal
staff.
I
cannot
answer
that.
J
Thank
you.
I
I
appreciate
that
this
structure
has
somewhat
already
been
created
as
as
far
as
2017,
and
that
we
need
to
modify
that
this,
because
I
think
there's
a
pretty
significant
opportunity
to
invest
in
infrastructure.
That's
truly
important
for
the
state,
so
I
look
forward
to
the
policy
bill,
so
we
can
review
that
together.
B
I've
just
had
a
follow-up
that
was
prompted
by
one
of
mr
james's
answer.
So,
if
the,
if
we
do
end
up
sort
of
mingling
different
sources
of
funds
into
this
account
from
an
accounting
perspective,
how
will
that
work
in
terms
of
ensuring
that
we're
not
using
federal
dollars
to
match
federal
dollars?
B
E
Eric
jimenez
with
the
treasurer's
office
for
the
record,
thank
you
senator,
and
this
was
something
we
had
contemplated
as
we've
been
kind
of
working
through
this
bill
draft.
I
think
in
the
existing
statute
it
is
defined
purely
for
those
two
sections
of
federal
and
non-federal
dollars
for
utility
and
transportation
facility
infrastructure.
We
are
attempting
to
try
to
create
flexibility
in
that
understanding
that
we
want
the
board
to
have
discretion
on
what
sort
of
accounts
it
can
set
up,
but
also
making
sure
that
the
funds
can
be
used
for
those
intended
purposes.
E
A
Thank
you
very
much
additional
questions
or
thoughts.
A
Okay,
seeing
no
hands
mr
lizer
any
additional
information
that
you
need
to
give
us
before.
We
move
on.
F
For
the
record
bro
eliza
chair
don
darrell
luke,
no,
I
think
that
that
covers
my
presentation
again.
These
will
be
considerations
that
are
brought
to
the
subcommittee
when
the
capital
improvement
program
is
presented
for
closing,
which,
at
this
time
is
tentatively
scheduled
for
the
the
first
week
of
may.
A
Okay,
thank
you
very
much.
Thank
you
for
your
time
and
your
expertise,
and
with
that
we
will
move
on
to
budget
account.
101
2710
the
covet
19
funding
and,
I
believe,
miss
mangoba.
Are
you
starting
us
out
today.
K
I
apologize
madam
chair.
This
is
a
budget
hearing.
K
K
We
always
start
with
our
mission
values,
next
equity
access
to
quality
and
our
goals,
which,
as
you
all,
are
aware,
we
spent
quite
a
bit
of
time
across
the
entire
state
moving
in
this
direction.
So
for
today's
presentation
we
are
specifically
addressing
how
we
are
aligning
funds
to
the
state
board
of
education,
coven,
19
response
and
recovery.
K
Looking
at
the
way
we
do
business
and
then
also
capitalizing
off
of
the
changes
that
have
been
made
because
of
covid
in
a
very
positive
way
and
amplifying
those
resources,
tools
and
skills
that
our
community
has
built.
So,
as
you
see
here,
closing
opportunity
gaps
for
students,
who've
been
traditionally
underserved,
safe,
efficient
and
equitable
reopening
of
school
buildings,
access
to
technological
capacity,
social,
emotional,
access
to
high
quality,
professional
development,
high
quality,
instructional
materials,
support
for
our
parents,
families
and
communities,
access
to
adult
education
and
workforce
development
opportunities.
I
Good
morning,
members
of
the
subcommittees
for
the
record,
I'm
heidi
hearts
and
I
serve
as
the
deputy
superintendent
for
business
and
support
services
at
the
department
of
education.
We
have
two
budget
amendments
to
present
to
you
today.
The
first
is
budget
amendment
a21
585
2710,
and
it
will
include
funding
available
to
the
state
through
the
corona
virus.
Response
relief
and
supplemental
appropriations
act
also
referred
to
as
carissa.
I
The
second
amendment
is
amendment
a21
586-2710,
and
that
pertains
to
funding
that
has
been
received
by
the
department
of
education
through
the
american
rescue
plan
act
also
referred
to
as
arp
or
arpa
and
previously
budget
account.
2710
has
been
a
non-executive
budget
account
beginning
in
fiscal
year.
2020
the
department
of
education
used.
This
budget
account
to
document
the
receipt
of
federal
funds
that
had
been
allocated
to
nevada
in
response
to
covid19
response
and
recovery
activities.
I
The
practice
that
has
been
used
up
to
this
point
in
time
is
that
the
department
of
education
prepared
a
series
of
work
programs
first
to
establish
the
revenue
authority
in
the
non-executive
budget
account
and
then
identifying
and
preparing
subsequent
work
programs
that
recorded
the
receipt
of
the
revenues
transferred
out
of
budget
account
2710
into
nde
budget
accounts
and
then
also
tracked,
the
expenditures
that
corresponded
to
that.
The
work
programs
were
done
in
an
effort
to
align
the
expenditures
within
the
applicable
budget
accounts
within
nde.
I
The
slide
that's
on
the
screen
now
please
go
back.
One
slide
provides
an
overview
of
the
funding
that
has
been
received
by
the
state
of
nevada's
department
of
education
for
what
is
referred
to
as
esser
or
sr1
sr2
and
sr3.
I
would
note
that
sr3
is
also
being
referred
to
as
arp
esser,
relating
that
it
is
funded
through
the
american
recovery
plan.
I
This
slide
shows
the
funding
period
for
each
of
the
federal
funding
acts
as
well
as
the
award
deadline.
The
department
of
education
as
allstate
educational
agencies
are
required
to
have
awarded
all
cares,
act
funding
by
may
2021
to
award
all
carissa
funding
by
january
2022
and
to
obligate
all
arp
funding
to
local
educational
agencies
within
60
days
of
receipt
and
the
balance
of
the
funding
within
one
year
of
receipt
from
the
federal
government
which
has
been
set
at
march
2023,
we've
identified
the
total
amounts
of
funding
awarded
to
the
department
of
education
in
nevada.
I
The
purpose
for
each
of
the
federal
funding
sources
is
identified.
The
activities
that
were
supported
through
the
cares
act
were
preventing
preparing
for
and
responding
to.
Covid19
carissa
includes
those
same
priorities
and
then
expands
those
priorities
to
include
addressing
learning
loss,
preparing
schools
for
reopening,
and
I
would
note
that
preparing
schools
for
reopening
can
include
facility
repairs
and
improving
indoor
air
quality,
sr-3
or
arp.
I
While
the
federal
funds
may
be
used
for
expenses
incurred
back
to
march
2020,
the
department
of
education
has
recommended
to
all
of
our
leas
and
other
contractors
and
sub-recipients,
and
will
continue
to
do
so
that
the
funding
be
expended
in
the
current
fiscal
year
or
subsequent
fiscal
years
going
back
and
replacing
funds
from
a
previous
fiscal
year.
That's
already
been
closed
out
can
create
some
audit
concerns,
as
well
as
some
financial
accounting
challenges.
I
I
Both
grants
must
be
awarded
within
one
year
of
receipt
from
the
federal
government,
so
gear
one
is
to
be
awarded
or
obligated
by
may
2021
and
gear.
Two
is
to
be
fully
obligated.
By
january
2022,
we've
identified
the
amounts
of
funding
awarded
to
the
state
of
nevada,
specifically
the
department
of
education.
I
I
I
I
I
The
budget
amendment
includes
the
continuation
of
funding
for
five
temporary
employees
the
fiscal
year
21
funding
for
these
five
contract
employees
was
previously
approved
by
the
interim
finance
committee
on
april
1st
2021.
This
budget
amendment
continues
the
funding
for
these
temporary
positions
through
the
end
of
the
funding
period
for
each
federal
funded
grant.
I
I
would
note
that
these
are
temporary
positions,
which
would
allow
us
not
only
to
expedite
the
hiring
process,
but
also
to
be
respectful
of
the
work
that
needs
to
be
done.
If
a
particular
area
of
work
is
completed
prior
to
the
end
of
the
grant
period,
then
the
department
of
education
would
have
the
flexibility
to
to
end
those
contracts
with
those
temporary
employees,
because
the
work
has
been
completed
today.
Our
budget
amendment
is
also
requesting
additional
funding
for
some
additional
temporary
employees.
I
What
we
have
designated
as
an
administrative
oversight
cost
would
be
for
the
addition
of
one
auditor
or
management
analyst
equivalent
position
in
our
compliance
unit.
That
position
would
be
responsible
for
assisting
with
risk
assessments
for
each
subgrantee
or
contractor,
which
is
a
requirement
that
must
be
done
prior
to
the
award
of
any
funds
according
to
the
federal
regulations
and
guidelines.
I
This
position
would
also
assist
the
department
in
ensuring
that
our
grants,
management
policies
and
procedures
are
in
alignment
with
the
federal
requirements
that
have
been
established
for
these
emergency
response
funds,
and
that
would
include,
cares,
act,
carissa
and
arp.
We
want
to
do
everything
in
our
power
to
make
sure
that
we
are
ensuring
that
these
funds
are
spent
appropriately
and
in
accordance
with
the
federal.
I
Guidelines
on
the
next
slide,
we
have
identified
some
additional
nde
administrative
costs,
which
would
include
expanding
the
functionality
with
infinite
campus
by
adding
a
component
that
would
specifically
provide
information
or
school
counselors,
school
nurses
and
other
employees
to
identify
the
social
and
emotional
needs
of
our
students
as
they
return
to
in-person
instruction.
I
I
The
department
of
education
has
also
budgeted
799
000,
which
would
allow
us
to
integrate
and
increase
the
accessibility
of
information
through
webbed
web-based
resources.
This
would
include
hiring
a
consultant
to
conduct
an
external
audit
of
public-facing
documents
currently
included
in
the
department
of
education's
website.
It's
anticipated
that
these
costs
would
total
approximately
49
000
and
would
result
in
an
rfp
being
developed
that
would
allow
us
to
hire
an
external
company
to
redesign
the
nde
website.
I
I
Lastly,
the
department
anticipates
twenty
five
thousand
dollars
in
expenses
in
order
to
build
out
the
e-page
functionality
to
allow
school
districts
to
apply
for
fair
for
their
federal
funds
using
our
tech.
This
capacity
e-page
is
this
the
process
that
we
currently
use
at
the
department
of
education
for
sub-recipients
to
apply
for
state
and
federal
grants.
I
Thank
you.
With
respect
to
the
sca
reserve
funding,
the
department
has
identified
approximately
20
projects,
which
we
will
go
over
briefly
with
you.
I
would
also
note
that
a
summary
of
each
project
was
included
in
this
budget
amendment
when
it
was
submitted
to
the
governor's
finance
office
and,
in
turn
to
the
legislative
council,
bureau,
fiscal
analysis,
division.
I
Pipeline
with
respect
to
closing
opportunity
gaps
for
students
who
have
been
traditionally
underserved,
the
department
of
education
has
recommended
approximately
four
million
dollars
to
be
budgeted
to
hire
a
temporary
position
equivalent
to
an
educational
programs
professional
to
work
with
school
districts,
school
leaders,
educators
and
stakeholders
to
then
utilize
national
best
practices
and
evidence-based
resources
to
design
programming.
That
would
support
students
who
are
not
able
to
graduate
in
high
school
from
high
school
in
the
traditional,
four-year
time
frame.
Due
to
the
circumstances
that
may
have
been
created
by
the
covid19
pandemic
also
includes
funding.
I
Additionally,
approximately
21
million
dollars
has
been
budgeted
to
incentivize
pathways
for
teaching.
These
funds
would
be
used
to
provide
stipends
to
those
who
are
completing
coursework
for
pre-service
teachers
who
are
doing
their
student
teaching
or
in
their
final
three
semesters
at
an
enthy
institution
or
another
educator
preparation
program.
It
is
believed
that
this
will
help
us
to
strengthen
our
teacher
pipeline
and
to
retain
and
support,
which
will
then
allow
us
to
support
students
in
their
progress
towards
completing
their
education.
I
Programs,
we
have
also
included
approximately
three
million
dollars
to
support
pre-kindergarten
access
to
students
in
the
state
of
nevada,
with
the
additional
three
million
dollars.
The
department
of
education
would
propose
the
addition
of
376
seats,
and
that
would
be
in
addition
to
the
funding
that
was
previously
approved
by
the
interim
finance
committee
for
fiscal
year.
2022
that
would
have
added
five
would
have
added
additional
seats
in
recognition
of
the
costs
previously
paid
through
zoom
and
victory
services
to
support
pre-k
services.
I
If
this
budget
amendment
is
approved
and
is
becomes
part
of
the
governor's
recommended
budget,
this
would
allow
the
department
to
have
funding
available
for
a
total
of
2943
seats
in
fiscal
year,
2022
funded
at
the
governor's
recommended
average
per
seat
cost
of
eight
thousand
four
hundred
and
ten
dollars.
I
I
I
The
department
has
requested
or
budgeted
funding
for
six
million
dollars
for
the
development
of
a
uniform
and
integrated
financial
management
system.
During
the
2019
legislative
session
senate
bill
543,
it
did
include
an
ifc
contingency
fund
appropriation
on
behalf
of
the
department
of
education
to
support
this
expense.
I
I
The
department
had
prepared
a
work
program
to
seek
release
of
this
fund,
which
was
anticipated
to
go
to
the
interim
finance
committee
in
april
first
in
april
of
2021.
Ultimately,
that
request
was
withdrawn
due
to
the
need
for
the
state
to
address
the
financial
crisis
that
had
resulted
from
the
covid19
pandemic.
I
I
The
budget
amendment
also
includes
330
thousand
dollars
to
sustain
safe
voice.
This
includes
additional
funding
to
to
continue
the
funding
of
the
state
voice
platform,
which
has
been
previously
provided
through
a
grant
to
the
department
of
education,
and
that
grant
is
expiring
on
december
thirty.
First
of
this
year,
the
three
hundred
and
thousand
000
also
includes
140
000
for
dps
personnel,
so
that
they
would
have
funding
necessary
for
their
personnel
dispatchers,
who
answer
phones,
24
7,
for
the
safe
voice
program.
I
I
would
note
that
in
the
department
of
education's
budget
hearing
we
were
asked
if
the
general
funds
we
had
requested
through
a
budget
amendment
and
the
governor's
recommended
budget
could
be
replaced
with
federal
funds,
including
these
dollars.
In
this
budget,
amendment
is
reflective
of
honoring
the
request
that
was
received
from
lcb
staff.
I
Additionally,
I
would
note
that
it
is
my
understanding
that
dps
did
have
a
budget
amendment
that
was
approved
during
their
budget,
closing
closing
hearing
that
would
fund
the
140
000
for
the
dps
personnel,
and
we
also
appreciate
the
fact
that
the
money
committees
may
choose
to
proceed
differently
when
they
get
to
full
committee.
Closing
based
on
the
availability
of
federal
funds
for
this
expense.
I
I
We
would
note
that
canvas
is
currently
being
used
for
school
districts
that
opted
into
this
service
and
it
is
allowing
to
simplify
the
process
that
teachers
utilize
to
evaluate
learning
and
to
provide
educational
materials
to
their
students.
Currently,
there
are
over
550
000
users
using
canvas
across
the
state.
This
includes
educators
and
students
from
various
school
districts
and
charter
schools.
I
The
department
has
also
budgeted
an
additional
1.5
million
dollars
to
continue
access
to
the
myon
digital
library.
In
january,
the
interim
finance
committee
approved
500
000,
which
would
allow
the
department
to
con
to
provide
these
services
for
a
six-month
period
beginning
in
january
and
can
an
ending
in
june
2021.
I
The
mayan
digital
library
does
provide
students
access
to
thousands
of
materials
that
are
available
online
and
can
be
downloaded
to
be
reviewed
at
a
later
time,
nevada
and
so
far
have
read
more
than
40
million
minutes.
Since
the
implementation
of
the
my
on
programs
and
services,
the
department
has
also
budgeted
2.2
million
dollars
to
continue
the
discovery
education
experience.
I
To
date,
95
of
all
schools
in
nevada
have
utilized
this
service.
Between
september
2020
and
march
2021
over
15
000
educators
and
200
000
students
have
been
actively
using
discovery,
education
resources
within
the
priority
area
of
supporting
parents,
families
and
communities.
The
department
has
budgeted
two
million
dollars
in
total
for
translation
services.
I
As
the
department
indicated
in
previous
work
programs,
one
of
our
weaknesses
is
providing
information
that
is
available
in
multiple
languages
that
represents
the
diversity
of
our
families
and
their
children.
We
look
forward
to
investing
these
funds
in
there
in
order
to
be
able
to
better
communicate
with
all
that
we
serve
in
and
across
our
state.
A
D
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
I
I
appreciate
that
so
I
think
one
of
the
overarching
questions
the
60
000
view
question
is
these:
are
these
are
one-time
dollars,
and
I
appreciate
the
rundown
where
we're
looking
at
putting
some
of
these
dollars.
D
D
I
Heidi
hearts,
for
the
record,
you
are
correct,
because
these
are
federal
funds.
They
would
not
be
built
into
the
base
budget
moving
forward
with
one
caveat,
and
that
is
as
we
move
forward
to
the
2325
biennium.
If
we
do
have
any
remaining
funds
available,
they
would
be
in
the
base
budget
that
they
would
be
found
within
budget
account
2710.
I
So
they
would
be
easy
to
isolate
and
to
identify
that
these
are
indeed
one-time
funds
and
not
intended
for
ongoing
expenditures
beyond
the
period
of
performance
identified
by
each
of
the
federal
pieces
of
legislation
that
authorize
the
funds
for
the
funds
specific
to
pre-k
that
are
serving
as
a
backfill.
They
are
indeed
one
time
in
nature,
and
so
the
department
would
continue
to
look
for
alternative
ways
to
fund
these
types
of
services.
D
And
and
thank
you,
miss
heartset
that
made
it
pretty
clear
for
the
the
record
and
for
those
that
will
be
here
for
the
the
23
25
discussion.
D
I
think
they
want
to
be
cognizant
of
the
fact
that,
because
they're
one
time
they
will
be
included,
but
I
think
we
have
to
be
very
careful
about
that
that
base
discussion,
because
we'll
be
growing
something
without
knowing
where
we're
going
to
fill
it
from.
So
thank
you
for
clarifying
that
a
lot
of
my
other
questions,
madam
chair,
actually
go
to
individual
specific.
D
I
guess
we'll
call
them
programs
in
this,
so
I'll
I'll
wait
till
later,
but
I
just
wanted
to
get
that
addressed
right
off
the
bat.
Thank
you
thank.
A
C
Mine
were
more
about
the
conversations
on
the
the
programs
and
the
specific
budget
amendments.
So
if
you
are
gonna
take
that
at
another
time
and
hold
on.
A
All
right
anybody
else
have
a
clarifying
question.
Before
we
move
on
okay,
not
seeing
any
hands.
I
think
most
people
have
questions
on
programs,
so
miss
hearts.
If
you'd
like
to
move
on,
please.
I
If
this
budget
amendment
is
approved,
this
will
allow
nde
to
obligate
the
funding
that
has
been
awarded
to
the
state
and
released
for
the
state's
expenditure.
As
of
march
2021,
the
u.s
department
of
education
has
been
trying
to
expedite
the
availability
of
funding
to
states
across
the
country,
while
balancing
the
need
to
have
states
submit
a
formal
application
for
the
funding.
I
I
I
would
like
to
note
for
the
benefit
of
the
subcommittees,
that
this
budget
amendment
reflects
the
projects
and
priorities
that
have
been
identified
and
vetted
as
of
april.
First,
twenty
twenty
one,
the
department
of
education,
continues
to
work
on
a
daily
basis
to
develop
the
programming
and
the
expenditure
plans.
That
would
correspond
to
addressing
the
priorities
that
have
been
identified
in
arp.
I
I
For
the
school
districts
would
be
available
for
the
school
districts
to
submit
an
application
indicating
how
they
would
invest
those
funds
to
benefit
the
needs
of
their
students.
The
arp
funding
has
been
particularly
targeted
at
identifying
learning
loss
and
promoting
enrichment
programs
through
summer
school,
extended
day
learning
and
other
additive
learning
opportunities
for
statewide
investments.
The
department
of
education
has
identified
four
prior
or
four
projects
for
your
consideration
in
this
budget
amendment.
I
I
It
would
also
include
funding
for
education
first
or
a
partnership
with
donors
choose
and
the
balance
of
funding
for
the
youth
careers
pathway
platform
that
I
previously
discussed
that
would
be
developed
in
partnership
with
jag
again.
The
department
of
education
did
provide
one-page
summaries
for
each
of
these
projects
to
your
staff,
but
I
will
go
over
them
quickly
for
the
benefit
of
the
subcommittee
and
those
who
are
viewing
the
hearing
online
today.
I
I
Tesla
has
currently
invested
in
establishing
the
education
first
program
in
approximately
200
schools
in
our
state,
with
the
additional
investment
of
10
million
dollars
over
the
course
of
two
years.
The
state
will
have
the
opportunity
to
expand
this
investment
so
that
every
pre-k,
through
12
school
in
nevada,
would
have
access
to
this
beneficial
educational
program.
I
The
department
of
education
has
also
budgeted
eight
million
dollars
for
a
collaborative
partnership
with
donors
choose
in
the
past
donors
choose
has
had
successful
partnerships
with
counties
across
the
state
where
they
have
invested
esser
funds
to
directly
fund
projects
identified
by
teachers.
In
response
to
the
covid19
pandemic,
nevada
has
been
invited
by
donorschoose
to
be
the
first
state
level
investment
opportunity
in
teachers
projects
with
the
recommended
investment
of
8
million
dollars.
I
This
would
create
the
opportunity
for
donors
choose
on
behalf
of
the
department
of
education
to
fund
approximately
10
000
teacher
projects,
I'm
at
an
average
cost
of
eight
hundred
dollars.
Each
the
ability
to
serve
or
to
provide
funding
for
ten
thousand
projects
would
represent.
I'm
supporting
approximately
one
half
of
the
teachers
in
the
state
of
nevada.
I
This
work
program
would
be
estimated
to
be
an
amount
of
approximately
357
million
dollars
and
it
would
include
the
remaining
one-third
allocation
for
the
school
districts
totaling
approximately
322
million
dollars,
the
balance
of
the
sa
sea
reserve
totaling,
approximately
34
million
dollars
and
the
balance
of
the
sea
administrative
costs
totaling
approximately
1.8
million
dollars
with
that.
Madam
chair
we'd
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions
specific
to
this
budget
amendment
or
to
the
projects
proposed
for
funding
through
both
budget
amendments.
A
I
appreciate
that,
thank
you
very
much
for
that
information
and
I
believe
assemblywoman
garlow.
Do
you
have
a
question.
I
Heidi
hearts,
for
the
record,
this
would
provide
an
opportunity
for
more
students
across
the
state
of
nevada
to
have
access
to
dual
credit
courses.
Currently
in
the
state,
we
have
a
variety
of
options
that
are
used
to
provide
dual
enrollment
to
our
students
that
varies
by
school
district.
This
would
allow
us
to
establish
some
uniformity
and
then
also
to
make
the
opportunity
again
available
to
more
students.
J
I
A
You
very
much
thank
you
very
much
and
I'm
going
to
jump
in
there
really
quick,
because
I
want
to
know
what
factors
are
going
to
be
considered
when
you
allocate
the
mental
health
funding
and
it
will
be
across
the
state.
Am
I.
A
G
Sure
christie
mcgill
for
the
record,
you
are
correct.
That
would
be
the
availability
of
the
workforce
and
the
people
that
have
license
that
are
able
to
go
into
our
schools.
G
Christie
mcgill
for
the
record.
We
will
also
be
looking
at
internships
and
paid
internships
as
well
to
move
people
through
the
the
pipeline,
so
that
will
be
another
lever
that
we
can
go
through
and
then
also,
if,
if
you
don't
have
the
bill,
the
ability
in
the
past,
we
have
moved
funds
around
different
districts
to
where
they
do
have
the
workforce
capacity.
A
Okay,
thank
you.
I
see
several
people
in
the
queue
I'll
go
to
assemblywoman
carlton.
D
And
thank
you
very
much,
madam
chair,
and
it's
really
a
follow-up
on
what
you
were
just
talking
about
using
one-time
funding
to
hire
people,
and
I
noticed
in
in
the
chart
that
I
have
that
is
just
listed
under
fiscal
year:
22,
not
23.
D
I
Certainly,
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
have
sufficient
resources
available
as
our
children
return
to
in-person
learning,
either
during
summer
school
sessions
or
in
the
fall.
When
then,
the
academic
year
begins.
Certainly,
if
funds
are
not
expended
in
fiscal
year
2022,
then
we
would
balance
them
forward
into
fiscal
year.
2023
again,
our
priority
right
now
is
to
address
the
most
emergent
needs
that
we
anticipate
will
exist
as
children
are
returning
to
the.
D
How?
How
long
are
the
contracts
that
you're
going
to
be
setting
up
with
these
mental
health
professionals?
Are
they
just
two-year
contracts.
G
Christie
mcgill
for
the
record
that
will
be
based
on
district
decisions.
Districts,
contract
for
mental
health
professionals,
sometimes
in
a
year
or
two-year
basis
based
upon
their
pipeline,
also
for
the
reason
of
building
medicaid
in
these
three
years
of
getting
districts
to
build
medicaid
to
sustain
the
mental
health
professionals
will
also
be
an
important
lover.
D
A
Thank
you
very
much,
and
I
see
that
senator
keith
kepper
has
a
question
and
then
assemblywoman
category.
B
Hey,
madam
chair,
I
want
to
take
sort
of
just
a
quick
step
back
and
talk
a
little
bit
bigger
picture,
so
I
want
to
understand.
I
think,
what
the
what
the
plan
and
expectations
are
for
moving
into
an
executive
budget
account
for
these
funds,
so
obviously,
with
the
the
sr2
funds,
those
are
being
allocated,
basically
on
a
line-up
basis,
considering
what's
in
the
budget
amount.
B
What
I
understand
there
might
be
a
little
bit
left
over
that
we
haven't
authorized
if
we
approve
the
budget
amount,
but
in
the
arp
funds
it
looks
like
there
will
be
probably
at
least
80
million
dollars
that
are
not
of
state
funds
that
are
not
accounted
for
yet
so
what
I
mean,
I
guess,
what's
the
expectation
for
how
those
funds
will
be
authorized
in
the
future?
B
I
Heidi
hearts,
for
the
record,
with
the
submission
of
the
budget
amendment
for
the
arp
funding,
we're
hopeful
to
establish
revenue
and
expenditure
authority
for
the
funds
that
have
been
released
to
the
state
of
nevada.
We
recognize
that
we
have
not
fully
justified
all
of
the
expenses,
certainly
for
the
sea
reserve
or
the
sca
admin
costs
and
the
department
of
education
would
continue
to
work
with
the
governor's
finance
office
and
the
fiscal
analysis
division
to
continue
to
provide
information
to
the
members
of
the
legislature.
I
As
I
indicated
in
my
prepared
remarks,
the
department
of
education
continues
to
develop
those
financial
and
programmatic
plans
on
a
daily
basis.
So,
what's
reflected
in
this
budget,
amendment
is
where
we
were
as
of
april.
1St
work
has
continued
each
and
every
day
since
then,
as
we
continue
to
identify
and
fine-tune
the
projects
and
with
respect
to
the
remaining
funding
that
has
not
yet
been
made
available
to
states,
including
the
state
of
nevada
and,
more
specifically,
the
department
of
education.
B
So
for
the
for
the.
B
So
I'm
trying
to
make
sure
I
understand
so
the
we've
got
about
in
this
in
the
in
the
allocation
that
we
currently
have
from
the
arp.
It's
about
53
million
dollars,
you're
expecting
another
34
after
that.
So
do
you
expect
to
ask
for
specific
authority
for
programs
or
specific
expenditures
or
that
first
allotment
before
the
end
of
session.
I
Eddie
hearts
for
the
record,
while
the
department
of
education
would
hope
to
be
positioned
to
do
that
before
the
session
ends.
We
are
reliant
on
the
release
of
that
federal
application
from
the
u.s
department
of
education
until
we
can
see
what's
in
the
application
and
what
what,
if
any,
additional
clarification
they
have
provided
regarding
the
expense
of
the
funds.
We
are
in
a
holding
pattern.
F
B
In
an
executive
budget
account
if
we
just
provide
grow
like
a
sort
of
gross
authorization,
revenue
and
expenditure
authority
to
the
department,
if
we're
not,
then
transferring
those
funds
into
a
state
agency,
they
don't
even
really
have
to
come
through
ifc
right.
I
B
I
Heidi
hearts,
for
the
record,
it
is
my
understanding
that,
yes,
before
any
funds
would
be
expended
from
this
account,
the
interim
finance
committee
would
have
the
opportunity
to
review
the
proposed
expenditure
plans.
I
The
efficiency
that
this
process
creates
is
that,
rather
than
bringing
forward
work
programs,
that
would
add
funds
into
the
super
attendance
budget
account
and
the
school
support
account
and
the
grants
management
unit
is
that
we
would
simply
say
these
expenses
are
being
incurred
from
this
budget
account
to
support
these
three
federal
grants.
So
it
streamlines
the
efficiency
and
effectiveness
from
a
financial
reporting
and
accountability
process.
It
also
streamlines
our
processes
for
accounting
for
the
funds
and
processing
reimbursements.
B
I
think
I
appreciate
that,
and
I
just
I
don't
want
to
end
up
back
in
a
scenario
where
we
were
in
in
the
summer
right
where
we
were
just
being
given
word
programs
and
it
was
take
it
or
leave
it,
and
this
is
how
we're
going
to
spend
the
money,
and
so
I'm
just
trying
to
make
sure
that
I
understand
the
process
to
know
that
the
legislature
continues
to
reserve
its
authority
over
how
some
of
this
funding
funding
gets
spent.
I
I
We
fully
appreciate
that
in
the
last
year
we
have
processed
approximately
50
work
programs
specific
to
the
cares
act.
That's
a
great
deal
of
work
not
only
to
be
prepared
and
to
track,
but
also
for
the
governor's
finance
office
and
your
staff,
as
well
as
those
serving
on
the
interim
finance
committee
to
review
and
approve
as
well.
B
A
Thank
you
very
much.
Senator
keith
keffer,
I
believe
assembly,
woman
haragi,
might
be
in
the
queue.
Am
I
right.
H
Yes,
thank
you
chair,
and
I
had
a
couple
of
questions
regarding
sr2.
Well,
a
few
questions.
If
that's
okay,
madam
chair,
the
non-administrative
expenses,
I
just
needed
a
little
bit
more
information.
I
know
the
the
equity
consultant.
There
were
seventy
five
thousand
dollars
in
2022
and
then
fifty
thousand
in
2023
and
and
from
the
information
we
received,
it
looks
like
you
guys
were
contemplating
between
two
options:
doing
either
some
internal
training
or
some
internal
and
external
training
with
district
leaders,
and
this
was
specifically
to
combat
the
systemic
race
issues.
H
So
can
you
walk
me
through
a
little
bit
like
what
I
mean,
what
those
training
programs
are
going
to
look
like
and
why
why
this
isn't
being,
I
guess,
a
training,
that's
being
provided
to
all
of
the
districts
statewide
and
just
one
of
the
options
is
just
keeping
it
internal
within
the
nevada
department
of
education
and
then
could
you
kind
of
walk
me
through
what
brought
hiring
this
equity
consultant?
What
kind
of
I
guess
issues
racial
equity
issues?
You
guys
identified.
K
Great
thank
you
for
the
question
state
superintendent,
joan
ebert
for
the
record,
not
only
the
pandemic,
but
also
the
social
components
that
were
brought
about
with
the
death
of
george
floyd
and
how
looking
at
our
data
across
the
entire
state.
What
we
needed
to
do
first
as
a
department,
is
step
back
and
hold
the
mirror
up
to
ourselves
and
our
staff
and
how
we're
supporting
schools
and
what
our
values
are
and
beliefs
and
take
that
work.
So
we
actually
used
prior
grant
funds
to
work
with
the
national
equity
project.
K
K
We
do
have
specific
superintendents
that
are
poised
and
ready
and
have
been
doing
this
work
that
want
to
expand
within
their
school
districts,
so
we're
using
the
department
district
leadership
also
into
the
classrooms.
Now,
that
being
said,
that's
just
one
piece
that
we're
presenting
to
you.
The
school
districts
themselves
are
working
from
the
ground
up
with
their
principals,
with
their
teachers
to
change
the
system
and
for
the
department
of
education.
Specifically,
we
are
looking
at
policy
and
practices
removing
barriers
for
for
our
students,
so
they
they
can
succeed
and
become
productive
citizens
within
nevada.
H
Thank
you,
superintendent
ebert,
for
the
answer,
that's
very
helpful
and
I
appreciate
you
guys
taking
the
initiative
to
get
this
training
done.
I
have
another
question
on
the
non-administrative
expenses
and
the
the
17
coaches
to
assist
districts
in.
I
guess
the
in
writing.
Additional
intervention
for
coven
19
pandemic
recovery.
What
what
does
that
intervention
look
like
this
is
just
for
my
just
so
I
can
have
some
clarity.
H
I
know
it's
850
000
and
2022
and
850
000
and
2023
for
17
coaches
and
these
coaches
are
supposed
to
provide
immediate
me
for
covered
19
intervention.
What
what
does
cobit
19
intervention
look
like.
G
Good
morning,
this
is
christy
mcgill
for
the
record,
and
one
of
the
lessons
we
learned
with
kovid
is
when
schools
had
multi-tiered
systems
of
support
in
place,
they
were
more
equipped
to
take
on
the
different
needs
of
students
and
staff.
So
we're
taking
this
lesson
and
applying
it
to
districts
and
schools
that
want
to
learn
and
go
deeper
in
time.
Multi-Tiered
systems
of
support,
multi-tier
systems
support
is
a
systematic
way
to
address
tier
one,
which
is
universal
good
practices
like
good
teaching
and
prevention.
G
G
Is
we
want
to
walk
by
the
sides
of
our
districts
and
schools
and
help
them
build
these
multi-tiered
systems
of
support
based
upon
the
multi-tiered
system
of
support,
are
our
mental
health
workers
and
our
medicaid
plans,
and
so
having
that
systems
approach
will
really
help.
A
very
concrete
example
of
a
district
that
quickly
took
on
the
multi-tiered
system
of
support
with
their
lifeline
project
is
clark
county
school
district
really
trying
to
meet
the
needs
of
their
students
in
that
tier
3
model.
G
Now
they
know
they
have
to
do
more
work
and
making
sure
they
have
tier
2
services
and
tier
one
services
to
get
to
reduce
the
number
of
kids
needing
those
tier
threes.
So
it's
a
it's
a
complete
system.
It
takes
time
to
build
out.
We
need
the
additional
people
to
meet
the
schools
and
the
districts
where
they're
at
and
to
help
build
that
systemic
approach.
A
Yes,
please
go
ahead
if,
if
I
could
interject
just
one
thing
as
a
as
an
educator
right
there,
assembly
woman
had
a
gay
if
you'd,
if
you'd
so
indulge
me,
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
for
non-educators,
the
tier
one
tier
two
and
tier
three
system
is
something
educators
know
that's
not
just
an
nde
thing
or
it's
not
just
a
coven
thing.
That
is
actually
a
system
that
that
we're
aware
of
so
I
just
wanted
to
to
make
sure
if
I
could
add
that
remark
go
ahead.
Please
assemblywoman.
H
Thank
you
chair.
I
want
to
jump
and
then
go
to
the
incentivizing
pathways
to
teach
your
teaching
program.
H
K
They
either
have
to
quit
their
jobs
that
they
currently
have,
and
then
they
no
longer
have
income
to
participate
in
student
teaching
or
they
need
to
find
a
new
job,
and
so
this
is
for
those
students
who
will
become
educators
in
that
last
year
when
they
do
their
student
teaching.
This
provides
a
stipend
just
like
in
the
medical
profession.
When
we
have
people
going
to
become
doctors,
they
do
have
stipends
that
are
provided.
K
K
H
Thank
you,
superintendent,
ebert,
and
I
just
okay.
I
guess
that
sort
of
answered
the
first
part
of
my
question,
but
the
second
part
about
how
candidates
were
selected.
So
this
is
going
to
be
available
to
every
student,
then
that's
in
their
last
year,
or
is
it
just
going
to
be
available
to
those
that
you
guys
identify
as
non-completers
that
may
be
dropped
out
or.
I
Heidi
hearts
for
the
record
at
this
point
in
time,
our
intent
is
that
educator
preparation
programs
would
apply
for
the
funds
based
on
the
number
of
pre-service
teachers
that
are
expected
to
begin
their
student
teaching
experience.
Each
program
would
then
be
responsible
for
the
distribution
of
the
funds
to
the
recipients
within
their
program.
I
If
accepted
each
student
who
receives
these
funding,
these
funds
must
obtain
a
teaching
license
and
seek
employment
in
a
public
school
within
the
state
of
nevada.
So
those
parameters
would
be
established
between
the
department
of
education
and
the
educator
preparatory
programs
that
would
be
receiving
the
funds.
They
would
in
turn,
establish
those
criteria
with
those
students
that
they
would
be
awarding
funding
to.
For
this
purpose,.
H
Okay,
they
don't
okay,
so
that
it's
the
incentivizing
pathways
to
teaching
program
is
giving
money
to
the
education,
prep
programs
and
then
the
education
prep
programs
are
establishing
the
the
requirements
for
the
students
who
will
receive
the
funding.
Did
I.
I
H
Okay,
perfect,
I
would
be
curious
once
this
program's
up
and
running
just
to
see
how
the
students,
because
I'm
assuming
each
education
prep
program,
is
going
to
set
different
requirements
or
parameters
around
how
they
select
the
students
to
receive
these
dollars
these
stipends.
So
I
would
be
interested
in
seeing
how
the
students
are
selected
once
it's
up
and
running.
If
that's
information
we
could
get
provided
to
us
and
then
just
my
last
question.
A
madam
chair
is
it's
just
with
the
strategic
school
improvement
planning
platform.
H
Could
you
just
walk
us
through
how
you
how
this
will
actually
improve?
K-12
education?
H
I
know
you,
I
know
you
said
it's
going
to
support
efficiency
and
but
because
I'm
not
being
in
the
education
really
I'd
like
to
just
get
a
little
bit
more
information.
I
know
you
said
I
was
moving
from
paper
to
electronic,
which
is
fabulous,
but
if
you
could
just
give
me
a
little
bit
more
information
on
how
it
will
improve
education.
I
We've
made
tremendous
progress
and
great
strides
in
creating
consistency
and
transparency
and
establishing
opportunities
for
mutual
support
and
working
to
ensure
that
we
are
investing
in
improving
each
of
our
schools
across
the
state,
so
the
ability
to
purchase
or
build
out
a
statewide
digital
platform
for
the
collection
of
these
plans
and
then
to
also
collect
comprehensive
needs
assessment
information
will
be
incredibly
helpful
because
it
will
allow
the
information
again
to
be
collected
in
a
digital
platform.
It
will
be
something
that
can
be
easily
updated
or
modified.
G
I
We
have
a
variety
of
grants
that
have
a
needs
assessment
component
and
our
local
school
districts
must
respond
to
those
needs
assessment
components,
each
time,
they're
applying
for
federal
funds,
and
that
can
be
quite
a
cumbersome
process
for
them.
So
having
this
digital
platform
will
create
efficiency
for
the
school
districts
as
well
as
for
the
department
of
education,
and
it
will
allow
for
consistency
across
the
entire
state,
because
the
components
of
those
plans
will
be
uniform
in
nature.
H
Thank
you,
mr
hearts.
I
appreciate
your
answers.
Okay,
madam
chair,
thank
you
so
much
for
your
indulgence
and
my
questions.
I
appreciate
the
time.
A
Thank
you
very
much
and
the
four
week
I
think,
senator
ratty
did
you
have
a
question.
G
I
Heidi
hertz
for
the
record,
so
the
positions,
the
duties
of
each
position
would
vary
by
the
position
type.
For
example,
we
have
requested
funding
for
two
management-
analyst
equivalents
that
would
be
located
within
our
grants
management
unit,
so
they
would
be
responsible
for
administering
the
subgrant
agreements
from
a
financial
perspective
with
each
of
our
local
educational
agencies,
processing
requests
for
reimbursement,
tracking
the
expenditure
of
the
funds
and
ensuring
that
reports
are
collected
as
needed
to
satisfy
their
reporting
requirements
of
the
federal
government
and
any
state
required
reports.
I
Similarly,
the
educational
program,
professional
equivalence,
would
also
support
sub-recipients
in
the
development
of
their
proposals
for
the
applications
for
funding.
They
would
also
assist
in
reviewing
any
reports
and
reviewing
any
proposals
to
revisions
in
the
intended
scope
of
work
for
each
sub-grantee.
I
G
I
G
I
I
The
final
expenditure
plan
and
program
plan
will
not
be
determined
until
we
receive
the
application
from
the
united
states
department
of
education.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
whatever
plans
we
have
moving
forward
are
in
alignment
with
any
additional
requirements
or
expectations
they
may
establish
in
that
application
process.
A
Thank
you
very
much,
I
believe
senator
seaver's
cancer
had
a
question.
J
Thank
you
chair,
so
there's
hundreds
of
millions
of
dollars
that
are
coming
down
to
the
state
and
I
think
you
know
kind
of
backing
up.
The
department
of
education
has
a
certain
role
and
then
you've
got
your
school
districts
and
so
forth
that
have
certain
roles
in
how
to
best
use
this
money.
And
today
I
mean
we.
We
have,
I
think
it's
20
different
programs.
J
When
I
look
at
these
programs
looks
like
about
12.6
million,
go
to
students,
whether
it's
the
fifth
year
seniors
or
instead
of
programs
or
dual
credit,
and
then
we've
got
about
3.75
for
mental
health
and
then
21
million
for
the
teacher
pipeline,
and
then
we
have,
I
think,
about
80
million
dollars.
That's
yet
to
be
allocated.
J
So
I
guess
sort
of
the
broad
question
of
the
role
of
the
department
of
education
and
and
then
also
the
metrics
around
how
this
money
is
spent
and
I'm
sure
the
federal
government's
going
to
require
some
metrics
but
tracking
the
money
and
making
sure
that
it's
being
utilized
and
that
we
have
some
successes,
whether
it's
the
fifth
year
senior
program
or
the
we
have
very
little
information
about
what
these
incentives
can
be.
And
I
think
that
was
four
million
dollars.
J
H
H
J
K
Yeah,
thank
you
for
the
question
for
the
record,
joan
ebert,
to
have
many
moving
parts
right
and
I
think
you've.
No,
I
know
you've
alluded
to
many
of
them.
We
have
you
know
almost
in
this
last
set
of
funds.
It's
total
almost
1.1
billion.
K
There
is
also
in
this
last
set
of
funds
which
they
did
not
contemplate
in
the
first
two
sr1
and
sr2
in
that
90
percent.
This
time,
5
must
be
identified
for
learning
loss
1
for
some
at
least
five
percent,
at
least
one
percent
for
summer
enrichment,
at
least
one
percent
for
after-school
programs
at
most
2.5
percent
for
other
state
activities,
and
then
you
have
the
administration
overhead,
as
well
as
the
non-public
school
funding
as
well.
K
In
those
funds
they
are.
We
are
to
also
look
at
equity
allocation,
so
these
funds
are
made
available,
but
the
application
for
them
has
not
been
put
out
as
deputy
hearts
noted
and
we're
hoping
to
see
that
this
month,
so
we're
we're
moving
forward
with
what
our
current
understanding
is
with
the
law
and
then
once
we
receive
final
confirmation
through
guidance,
we'll
continue
to
move
forward.
K
The
funds
that
go
to
the
school
districts
are
reimbursed,
so
they,
I
think
some
people
have
asked
quite
a
number
of
questions
of
do
the
school
districts,
not
the
90
is
allocated
to
the
school
districts.
However,
it
is
not
just
given
straight
out.
J
So
thinking
about
the
funding
formula
that
we've
had
in
the
past
now
we've
got
the
people-centered
money
plan.
Some
of
the
some
of
the
cuts
that
have
been
proposed
are
to
the
read
by
grade
3
and
also
the
class
size
reduction,
and
those
that
that's
been
part
of
the
role
of
of
general
fund
in
the
department
of
education
is
to
make
sure
that
we've
got
funding
for
those
types
of
things
and
so
we're
moving
to
this
new
formula.
But
we're
cutting
some
of
the
major
components
of
what
we've
had
before.
J
K
Thank
you
for
the
question
for
the
record
superintendent
ebert.
Yes,
we
have,
as
you
can
see.
First
in
the
governor's
proposed
budget,
those
components
that
are
there
in
these
dollars.
The
pre-k
expanding
pre-k
seats
not
only
includes
restoring
those
states
but
expanding.
J
So,
thank
you
and
you
know
kind
of
circling
back
to
some
programs
that
we
know
have
been
successful
like
the
read
by
grade
three
and
then
we
know
that
it's
helpful
to
have
smaller
classes.
I
I
I
think
it
doesn't.
I
think
there's
probably
evidence
to
support
that.
I'm
hopeful
that
you
can
consider
that
with
the
other
80
million
dollars.
That's
unallocated
right
now,
because
I
think
literacy
is
important
and
when
you
look
at
our
numbers,
we
finally
are
on
par.
J
Fourth
graders,
using
the
names
test
and
if
you
look
at
the
curve
that
went
up
when
that
was
converging
with
the
national
average,
math
actually
changed
its
trajectory
too,
and
so-
and
I
know
we've
done
more
than
that.
I
know
we
have
the
victory
schools
and
we
have
the.
F
J
J
Not
here
we
have
all
kinds
of
programs
and
not
that
much
to
be
honest
with
you
are
around
our
current
students
and
the
pipeline's
super
important
so
about
half
the
money
is
pipeline
and
then
we've
got
the
mental
health
and
we
have
a
lot
of
platform
and
software
dollars
and
only
about
12.6
around
the
fifth
year,
students,
the
dual
credit,
the
pre-k
and
then
the
the
four
million
dollar
for
incentives
so
and
again,
sort
of
what
role
does
department
of
ed
have
and
what?
What
have
we
done
in
the
past?
J
How
we
use
this
money
and
success
that
we
have,
because
maybe
there's
some
things
that
we
want
to
continue
to
do,
as
as
we
help
to
bridge
this
gap
right
in
education.
So
how
do
we?
How
do
we
get
this
recovery
on
the
road
and
then
continue
to
reset
the
trajectory
of
how
our
students
are
performing
in
our
state.
A
Thank
you
very
much
senator,
and
I
would
just
like
to
make
sure
that
we
get
on
the
record
that
we
have
not
cut
read
by
grade
three,
and
I
couldn't
agree
anymore
with
you
that
how
important
those
funding
mechanisms
are.
We
have
not
cut
those.
They
are
now
encapsulated
into
that
new
funding
formula
senate
bill
543
from
the
2019
session.
So
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
we
go
on
the
record
that
those
listening
to
us
are
clear
that
we
did
not
cut
that
funding
at
madam
chair.
J
B
Madam
chair,
I
would
defer
to
miss
van
gogh
if
she
has
the
answer
readily
available.
D
But
the
governor
recommended
budget
recommends.
A
J
D
And,
and
thank
you
very
much,
madam
chair
and
I
had
some
questions
but
just
to
to
follow
along
this.
This
conversation
we're
not
done
with
that,
yet
it's
just
mid-april
so
to
start
characterizing
cuts
before
we
finished
our
work,
I
don't
really
think
is-
is
appropriate.
It
sends
the
public
the
wrong
message,
so
I
I
understand
where
we
are
with
it,
and
you
know
until
we
finish
there,
that
decision
hasn't
totally
been
made.
D
I
had
never
heard
of
donors
choose
before
and
they're
getting
eight
they're
proposed
to
get
eight
million
dollars
and
it's
going
to
be
eight
hundred
dollars
to
be
distributed
to
ten
thousand
teachers,
that's
less
than
half
of
the
teachers
in
the
state,
and
we
know
the
complications
that
we
ran
into
when
we
tried
to
give
five
hundred
dollars
for
supplies
or
three
hundred
dollars
for
supplies
to
teachers
and
the
accountability
and
making
sure
the
money
actually
got
spent
on
the
projects.
K
K
We
have
nine
school
districts
that
are
actually
signed
up
as
partner
school
districts,
and
so
what
happens
is
that
a
teacher
makes
a
determination
that
they
want
to
do
a
specific
project
within
their
classroom,
whether
it's
a
garden,
we
have
flexible
seating
that
teachers
have
proposed
for
their
classrooms
and
the
average
the
data
that
we
worked
with
donors
chooses
through
all
of
these
thousands
of
projects
the
teachers
in
nevada
have
applied
for
the
average
first
time.
Ask
is
right
around
800.
So
that's
how
the
800
came
about
what
happens?
K
Is
a
teacher
puts
in
online
that
they
would
like
to
have
a
specific
project
funded?
They
then
work
with
the
donors
choose
staff
and
whether
it
is
you
know
ordering
text
books
for
not
textbooks.
It
should
be
additional
supplementary
materials,
all
of
those
components
they
build
out
the
project.
They
identify
all
of
the
components
to
deliver
the
project
and
then
donors
choose
so
the
teacher
now
does
not
have
to
do
any
of
the
ordering
donors
choose,
does
all
of
the
ordering
and
then
sends
it
directly
on
to
the
teacher
during
the
pandemic.
K
They
sense
the
materials
directly
in
some
cases
to
teachers,
homes
so
that
they
could
be
used
because
they
were
not
in
school
buildings.
I'm
proud
to
say
that
during
the
pandemic,
most
states
actually
saw
a
decrease
in
requests
for
donors
choose
projects,
but
nevada
saw
an
increase
during
this
time,
and
so
a
few
things
and
being
an
educator.
K
As
you
know,
myself
number
one
is,
it
starts
with
the
teacher
and
the
classroom
identifying
their
specific
needs
to
carry
out
a
project
and
their
desire
number
two
is
they
receive
supports
from
donors
choose
to
build
out
the
project.
There
are
people
that
review
the
projects
and
say:
hey,
maybe
have
you
thought
about
xyz
so
that
it
is
a
complete
and
comprehensive
project
that
they
apply
for
number
three,
the
teacher
me
as
an
educator.
I
do
not
have
to
do
all
the
ordering
and
hope
that
it
gets
shipped
all
of
that
is
handled
by
donors.
K
Choose
number
four
on
all
of
this,
which
is
really
critical.
Is
that
through
these
projects
and
having
it
linked
through
donors,
choose
there
are
specific
donors
and
we're
hoping
that
it
will
be
amplified
for
our
educators
that
donors
at
times
target
specific
projects.
So,
most
recently,
there
was
a
donor
private
donor
that
wanted
to
specifically
target
social
justice
projects.
K
So
donorschoose
has
the
capacity
to
look
across
all
of
those
projects
that
teachers
have
submitted
and
that
donor
funded
every
single
project,
from
a
teacher
that
was
in
regard
to
social
justice,
you'll,
have
people
that
target
gardening
projects
and
and
other
things
as
well,
so
we're
hoping
that
this
initial
investment
in
our
teachers
actually
having
their
projects
amplified,
will
then
double
the
funds
that
teachers
receive
in
nevada
and.
D
Thank
you,
missy
bird.
I
I
appreciate
the
the
long
answer,
but
I
I
just
need
to
get
to
the
the
other
questions
too
so,
but
there
was
nothing
in
there
about
the
the
deliberate
the
deliverables
so
we're
going
to
be
giving
them
money
in
the
past.
It
has
not
been
state
money,
they've
done
it
through
private
donations.
So
now
the
state
is
actually
going
to
give
them.
Eight
million
dollars,
they'll
be
providing
us
all
the
documents
on
how
the
money
was.
D
The
in
inspiration
and
recognition
funding,
so
it's
my
understanding
that
it's
going
to
kind
of
continue
what
tesla
has
sort
of
been
doing
in
this
in
the
stem
programs
across
the
state
and
it
will
be
across
the
whole
state.
Is
that
correct.
D
And
when
I'm
looking
at
the
career
pathways
platform,
it's
developing
an
education-focused
labor
market
data
dashboard,
that's
very
similar
to
a
lot
of
the
work
that
owen
does
and
dieter
does
so.
I
was
just
wondering
about
if,
if
we
needed
something
like
that,
would
it
be
better
to
partner
with
the
folks
who
actually
do
this
and
what
was
the
thought
process
behind
doing
it
here
and
not
in
the
other
agencies?
If
this
was
needed.
K
Superintendent
ebert
for
the
record,
so
it
is
in
collaboration.
We
work
very
closely
with
owen.
K
I
do
not
believe
they're
positioned
to
do
the
complete
project
that
we're
asking,
but
I
will
double
check
with
staff
to
ensure
that
it
is
number
excuse
me
number
one.
Yes,
we
are
working
collaboratively
with
owen
and
that
number
two
check
that
owen
cannot
do
the
work
that
we're
asking.
I
will
re-verify
that.
D
Okay,
it
is
it
we
are
going
to
subcontract
that
out
again.
So
I
always
just
want
to
make
sure
that,
if
we're
going
to
to
contract
with
someone,
if
there's
a
state
agency
that
can
perform
some
of
this,
for
us,
it
just
helps
us
take
those
dollars
and
make
them
go
a
little
bit
further
in
another
area
and
also
in
some
of
the
conversations
earlier.
D
There
was
some
talk
about
translation
services
and
we
have
the
office
of
new
americans,
and
I
was
just
wondering:
has
the
department
of
education
been
partnering
with
the
office
of
new
americans
to
possibly
get
some
of
those
translation
services
addressed?
Because
I
know
it
has
been
an
issue
that
has
been
bubbling
up
over
the
last
couple
years.
K
D
Thank
you
very
much.
I'm
just
always
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
when
we
do
send
this
this
money
out,
we
I
I
see
the
amount
that
is
going
to
be
left
with
that.
I'm
a
little
concerned
about
just
the
half
of
the
amount
of
teachers
being
able
to
apply
for
this,
but
it
seems
as
as,
though,
that
not
every
teacher
would
actually
have
a
project,
and
these
are
all
fairly
small
dollar
projects.
D
C
Thank
you,
madam
chairwoman.
I'm
going
to
be
so
quick
because
I
know
we're
racing
up
against
the
clock,
so
I
I
think
there's
been
so
much
good
conversation
and
I
just
wanted
to
you
know,
get
my
two
cents
on
the
record,
so
one
most
of
these
just
so
needed
absolutely
in
love
with
the
projects
and
and
excited
about
the
fact
that
we're
going
to
be
able
to
have
pots
of
money
to
spend
on
some
of
these
things.
C
Just
a
couple
of
things
that
are
on
my
mind
that
I
want
to
get
to
the
top
of
the
record,
one
of
them
assemblywoman
carlton
just
touched
on,
but
it
was
on
translation.
I
think
that
the
one
of
the
best
and
highest
uses
we
could
spend
on
some
of
these
federal
dollars
on
the
tech
and
software
paying
for
the
services
within
translations
within
our
softwares,
because
we
just
no
matter
what
we
do
that
we
think
is
equitable.
C
If
we're
only
speaking
it
in
one
language,
then
it's
not
equitable,
and
so
more
than
anything
else,
it's
a
software
application
now
and
anything
we
can
do
to
help
the
districts
or
school
districts
pay.
For
those
packages
or
pay
for
those
enhancements
to
get
lots
of
languages,
then
let's
do
it.
That
will
serve
us
well
and
service
exponentially
down
the
road
and-
and
I
see
that
there's
one
pot
of
money
in
2020
for
that
and
then
another
pot
of
money
in
2023.
C
So
if
I
was
gonna
ask
a
question
of
the
department,
it
would
be
of
those
dollars
that
are
being
allocated
which
looked
to
be
about
two
million
dollars.
How
far
does
that
get
us
in
terms
of
translations?
I
see
grade
report
cards,
but
I
don't
know
if
that
means
just
report
cards
for
one
district
report
cards
for
two
districts.
So
if
there's
some
way
that
I
could
get
a
some
way
to
quantify
how
much
this
those
dollars
that
two
million
dollars
will
move
us
forward
in
terms
of
translation
equity,
I
that
would
be
helpful.
C
So
I
can.
I
have
a
way
to
hold
that
in
my
head.
Second,
would
be,
I
think,
you've
heard
me
say
this
before
I'll
say
it
again,
also
something
that
some
of
the
women
carlton
just
touched
on,
but
in
general,
when
it
comes
to
the
non-profits.
C
It's
always
you
know
the
the
I
I'll
say
fruit
of
forbidden
tree,
although
I
don't
think
that's
the
best,
an
analogy,
but
there
are
so
many
non-profits
out
there
that
do
wonderful,
wonderful
things
and
then
we're
the
state
and
some
of
the
stuff
that
the
state
funds
is
not
so
exciting
and
sexy
and
glamorous
and
like
these
one
time,
specific
pots
of
money.
C
But
what
we
do
is
really
important
right,
and
so
I
think
that
before
we
look
at
funding
non-profits
to
do
the
work,
we
look
within
ourselves
to
say:
how
do
we
do
this
work?
If
we're
missing
a
piece
like
science
and
robotics,
then
then,
how
do
we
organically
support
the
programs
within
our
school
districts
that
do
that
anyways
before
we
look
to
an
outside
non-profit,
because
the
more
we
can
do
to
build
up
our
own
infrastructure,
the
less
we're
going
to
be
dependent
on
looking
to
outside
organizations
to
do
that?
C
For
us
and
it
I.
I
just
believe
that
that's
our
our
our
mandate
to
try
to
make
all
of
that
happen
and
then
also
with
that
science
piece.
I
know
that
when
I
was
out
last
year
when
I
could
go
to
a
school
in
sun
valley
elementary
school,
I
was
talking
to
that
principal
what
she
needed.
She
said
we
need
help
with
dollars
for
science,
because
we've
got
teachers
that
have
to
teach
a
science
curriculum
and
we
don't
have
one.
C
So
the
schools
that
have
more
money
can
purchase
those
science
kits,
they
can
purchase
little
erosion
kits
or
they
can,
you
know,
purchase
trout,
eggs
and
they
can
do
science
units,
but
you
know
we
have
a
whole
chunk
of
our
schools
that
don't
have
a
budget
for
buying
those
science
kinds
of
programs,
and
so
I
think
that
once
again,
looking
at
what
the
need
is
in
the
school
district
and
what
our
principal
certain
teachers
are
trying
to
do
and
allocating
money,
there
seems
more
sense
than
than
handing
it
to
a
non-profit,
and
then
I
think
that's
it.
C
Everything
else
that
I
I
kind
of
wanted
to
make
sure
I
I
stated
was
talked
about
it.
The
the
mental
health
funding,
as
was
touched
about
just
the
concern
that
we're
funding
it
in
one
year
and
not
in
the
second
and
so
just
once
again,
a
better
understanding
of
how
how
that
plays
out
in
the
real
world
with
those
contracts
and
those
professions,
we
we
hired.
That's
all.
I
got.
C
A
Got
it
okay,
thank
you
additional
questions
from
anyone
on
the
committee.
A
Okay,
I'm
not
seeing
any
more
hands.
I
don't
see
anybody
needing
to
ask
a
question
so
with
that.
I
thank
you
very
much
nevada
department
of
education
for
the
information
and
the
overview,
and
I'm
sure
that
this
will
be
on
the
agenda
at
a
later
date
and
with
that
we
will.
A
I
I
think
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
I
didn't
miss
anybody
and
with
that
I
believe
we
can
adjourn
our
meeting.
A
Surely
would
chair
carlton
thank
you
for
the
acknowledgement
of
that,
I'm
clearly
not
on
the
game.
Thank
you.
So
thank
you.
So
much
and
with
that
we'll
go
to
public
comment.
D
D
D
E
Good
morning,
chris
daley
daly
state
education
association,
the
voice
of
nevada
educators
for
over
120
years,
while
nsca
is
optimistic
about
the
availability
of
775
million
dollars
in
federal
funds
made
available
in
these
k-12
budget
amendments,
we
are
concerned
about
the
lack
of
educator
voice
and
the
development
of
programming
for
these
significant
dollars.
Meanwhile,
nsa
employs
the
legislature
to
continue
the
work
to
address
structural
states
under
funding
of
public
education.
E
Since
the
beginning
of
the
pandemic,
nfca
has
consistently
raised
concerns
that
districts
left
resources
needed
to
safely
operate
school
buildings
during
this
pandemic.
Educators
have
also
long
expressed
concern
about
education,
inequities
and
the
lack
of
social
emotional
support
for
students
both
before
and
especially
during
this
pandemic.
E
Federal
escrow
funds
provide
critical
financial
relief
for
school
districts
to
address
the
impact
of
the
koco
knights,
intend
to
become
students
and
to
safely
operate
school
buildings
over
the
next
two
years.
Nfca
applauds
the
leadership
of
the
bidet
administration
and
congressional
leadership
for
making
the
latest
round
of
funds
available
through
the
american
rescue
plan.
We
also
want
to
acknowledge
the
work
of
nevada's
congressional
delegation,
along
with
our
parents,
the
national
education
association
leading.
E
Of
the
erp
nea
members
are
hundreds
of
thousands
of
messages
and
placed
thousands
of
calls
to
their
representatives
advocating
for
congress
to
pass
this
package
containing
the
largest
investment
ever
in
education
funding.
While
the
nea
and
mca
played
a
central
role
in
the
passage
of
federal
funds,
we
are
concerned
about
the
lack
of
educator
voice
in
the
development
of
programming
for
these
funds
in
nevada.
J
E
Was
our
first
opportunity
to
hear
in
these
proposed
uses
of
funding
and
we
still
haven't
seen
any
detailed
budget
documents
this
makes
it
nearly
impossible
to
provide
thoughtful
input.
For
example,
one
of
the
allowable
uses
of
our
funds
is
the
protection
of
education
related
jobs.
This
is
a
use
where
we
would
appreciate
the
opportunity
for
constructive
input
on
proposed
allocations.
E
Also,
we
know
these
federal
funds
will
only
serve
as
a
temporary
patch
for
nevada's
chronically
underfunded.
Schools
expiring
in
2023.
before
the
pandemic
nevada,
ranked
near
the
bottom
of
state's
most
education
metrics,
and
we
know
that
nevada
has
the
largest
class
sizes
in
the
country,
as
the
legislature
must
deliberate.
A
proposed
156
million
dollar
cut
from
class
size
reduction
for
the
next
biennium.
We
ask
the
legislature
to
move
new
sustainable
revenue
forward
to
address
the
structural
state
underfunding
of
public
education.
Thank
you.
D
A
All
right
well
due
to
the
lateness
that
we
have
been
on,
I'm
assuming
that
most
of
our
public
comment
callers
would
have
called
in.
So
with
that.
I
would
adjourn
the
meeting
and
thank
you
all
for
your
good
questions,
and
we
will
see
you
soon
on
the
floor.
Thank
you.