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A
D
A
Here,
thank
you
very
much
looks
as
though
we
are
all
here.
So
thank
you
very
much.
I'd
like
to
remind
everybody
that,
while
we
as
committee
members
and
some
staff
are
here
in
the
committee
room,
the
zoom
meeting
is
still
being
hosted
by
staff
and
agency
representatives
to
pres
to
participate
remotely,
and
this
is
due
to
the
current
capacity
list
limits.
A
A
Okay,
I'd
like
to
bring
the
meeting
back
to
order
and
we'll
start
with
ms
mangoba,
and
if
you
will
begin
your
presentation
to
us
when
you're.
E
Good
ready,
thank
you,
madam
chair,
for
the
record
jamery
mangova
from
the
fiscal
analysis,
division
and
I'm
here
to
present
eight
of
the
12
department
of
education
budgets
recommended
for
closing
today,
starting
with
instruction
in
financial
literacy.
On
page
three
there's
only
one
major
closing
issue.
The
governor
recommends
transferring
the
instruction
and
financial
literacy
program
funding,
including
general
fund
appropriations
of
750
000
in
each
year
of
the
2021-23
biennium
from
this
budget
to
the
new
state
education
funding
account
which
would
eliminate
the
funding
in
this
budget.
E
For
background
information,
the
department
indicates.
The
proposed
transfer
of
this
budget
is
part
of
the
governor's
recommendation
to
implement
the
modified
people-centered
funding
plan.
E
E
And
the
table
on
page
5
provides
the
actual
expenditures
in
incurred
by
each
sub-recipient
in
fiscal
year
20
and
the
approved
allocations
in
fiscal
year
21..
During
the
budget
hearing
the
department
indicated
it
is
currently
working
with
the
sub-recipients
for
a
plan
to
expand
the
remaining
funds
and
believes
all
funds
would
be
obligated
in
fiscal
year
21..
E
Does
the
subcommittee
wish
to
recommend
transferring
the
instruction
in
financial
literacy
program
funding
to
the
state
education
funding
account
in
the
2021-23
biennium,
thereby
eliminating
the
funding
in
this
budget?
If
the
funding
in
the
account
for
instruction
in
financial
literacy
is
recommended
to
be
eliminated,
does
the
subcommittee
also
wish
to
recommend
including
language
in
the
k-12
funding
bill
or
other
enabling
legislation
to
eliminate
the
account
for
instruction
in
financial
literacy
from
statute?
A
Second,
thank
you
second,
by
senator
keith
keffer,
all
those
in
the
comments.
Oh
sorry,
thank
you.
Any
discussion
on
the
motion.
D
A
Senator
sivers
cancer,
no
okay,
all
those
in
favor,
say
aye
aye.
All
those
opposed.
D
So
with
that,
madam
chair,
in
order
to
keep
the
record
clean,
the
chair
of
the
assembly
would
accept
a
motion
to
not
recommend
the
proposed
closing
on
budget
2620.
I
would
accept
a
motion
from
assemblyman
hanagi,
a
second
from
assemblyman
hafen,
any
questions
or
comments
on
the
motion.
D
Hearing.
None
all
those
in
favor,
please
signify
by
saying
aye
any
in
opposition
passes
unanimously
on
the
assembly
side,
so
we
will
have
a
budget
closing
difference
in
the
future.
Thank
you,
manager.
A
E
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
on
page
seven
is
the
professional
development
programs.
This
was
heard
by
the
subcommittee
on
march
9
2021,
there's
only
one
major
closing
issue.
The
governor
recommends
general
fund
appropriations
of
6.2
million
in
each
year
of
the
2021-23
biennium
to
re-establish
the
funding
for
the
great
teaching
and
leading
fund
and
the
peer
assistance
and
review
program
in
the
base
budget
to
meet
the
budget
reductions
required
by
the
governor.
E
Funding
for
this
program
was
provided
through
existing
funding
from
seven
various
categorical
programs,
which
includes
the
general
fund
appropriations
from
the
great
teaching
and
leading
fund
and
the
peer
assistance
review
program
pursuant
to
ab309
block
grant
funding
may
be
used
for
any
of
the
purposes
from
the
original
seven
categorical
programs
or
supporting
the
operations
of
the
school
district
or
charter
schools
for
2021-23
biennium.
The
governor
recommends
re-establishing
net
funding
of
4.2
million
in
each
year
of
the
biennium
for
the
great
teaching
and
leading
fund
in
this
budget.
E
Originally,
providing
funding
for
this
program
to
assist
teachers
in
conducting
observations,
offering
peer
assistance
in
review
and
providing
information
and
resources
to
teachers
regarding
strategies
for
effective
teaching.
The
2018
legislature
approved
sb
543,
which
replaces
the
nevada
plan
formula
funding
with
a
people-centered
funding
plan,
beginning
in
the
upcoming
biennium.
During
the
budget
hearing
the
department
indicated
programs
targeted
for
professional
development
and
salary.
Adjustments
for
incentives
for
educators
were
not
included
in
the
people-centered
funding
plan.
E
The
department
further
indicated
since
the
great
teaching
and
leading
fund
is
teacher-focused
and
is
intended
to
provide
high-quality
professional
development,
leadership,
development
and
increase
the
teacher
pipeline.
It
was
not
included
in
the
people
centered
funding
plan.
Additionally,
the
department
indicated
that,
since
the
peer
assistance
and
review
program
uses
the
funding
for
peer
observation,
mentoring,
ongoing
support
for
newly
hired
teachers
and
experienced
teachers
to
improve
their
skills
and
providing
supplies
and
instructional
management
and
supporting
other
professional
development
opportunities.
E
However,
since
the
funding
for
the
great
teaching
leading
fund
and
this
review
program
were
provided
as
block
grants
to
school
districts
and
charter
schools
during
the
2019-21
biennium
for
programs,
that
may
not
be
specific
for
these
programs,
including
supporting
the
operations
of
school
districts
and
charter
schools.
The
subcommittee
may
wish
to
recommend
transferring
the
funding
for
these
two
programs
in
the
state.
Education
funding
account
to
support
the
people-centered
funding
plan.
E
The
other
option
is
option
b,
approve
restoring
the
funding
for
the
great
teaching
and
leading
fund
and
peer
assistance
and
review
program
in
this
budget.
Totaling
6.2
million
in
each
year
of
the
2021-23
biennium
and
approved
general
fund
reductions
of
744
043
in
each
year
of
the
2021-23
biennium
to
reduce
the
funding
for
the
great
teaching
and
leading
fund,
as
recommended
by
the
governor,
in
addition,
approved
transferring
the
annual
funding
of
4.2
million
for
the
great
teaching
and
leading
fund
and
1.3
million.
E
For
the
peer
assistance
and
review
program
from
this
budget
to
the
state,
education
funding
account
to
support
the
people-centered
funding
plan.
If
the
subcommittee
chooses
this
option,
it
may
also
wish
to
recommend
including
language
in
the
k-12
funding
bill
or
other
enabling
legislation
to
eliminate
the
great
teaching
and
leading
fund
from
statute
fiscal
staff.
Further
request
authority
to
make
technical
adjustments
as
necessary.
A
Thank
you.
Any
questions.
D
And
thank
you
so
much
man
go,
but
there's
a
lot
of
moving
pieces
to
this
particular
one.
So
this
one
was
taken
and
put
into
ab-309
of
the
last
legislative
session
and
those
dollars
were
then
distributed.
We
did
get
a
report
back
and
in
looking
at
clark
county
the
ab
309
dollars
that
encapsulated
multiple
different
programs
ended
up
going
to
the
school
district.
D
They
ended
up
paying
for
utilities,
so
the
utility
money
could
be
backed
out
and
used
for
something
else.
So
the
programs
that
were
in
309
that
went
to
clark
county
those
programs
never
did
materialize
was
the
follow-up
documentation
that
I
had
so
and
in
the
original
discussion
of
543
of
the
19
session
these
dollars
were.
D
I
guess
this
is
where
I'm
getting
confused,
because
we
we
moved
them
into
309,
but
before
we
moved
them
into
309,
there
was
conversation
about
543
and
those
dollars
were
not
supposed
to
go
into
the
pupil
center
funding
plan.
Was
that
correct?
They
were
to
be
kept
outside
of
the
funding
plan.
Do
I
understand
that
correctly.
E
Jamery
mango
for
the
record,
it
is
my
understanding
that
sb
543
contemplated
to
move
all
the
categorical
programs
in
the
state
education
fund
for
the
people-centered
funding
plan.
However,
though,
in
further
discussions,
the
department
indicated
that
any
categorical
programs
that
are
not
targeted
for
students
and
are
being
funded
for
professional
development
programs
for
teachers.
They
deter
determined
to
carve
that
out
and
kept
it
aside
and
not
included
in
the
people-centered
funding
plan.
E
Please
continue:
go
ahead,
I'm
sorry!
So
the
that's
why
they
determined
to
just
restore
these
funding
for
the
great
teaching
and
leading
fund
and
peer
assistance
in
a
separate
budget
account.
E
For
the
record
jeremy
mangova
for
clarification,
if
the
subcommittee
chooses
option
b,
which
transfers
the
funding
for
the
great
teaching
and
leading
fund
and
the
peer
assistance
review
program
to
the
people,
centered
funding
plan
that
funding
would
be
unrestricted
and
can
be
used
for
other
other
activities
and
may
not
be
able
to
be
used
for
professional
development.
As
those
two
programs
were
intended.
Okay,.
D
C
E
C
I'm
sure
I
don't
think
I
necessarily
need
clarity.
I
think
we've
we've
sort
of
hashed
that
out
during
our
previous
hearings,
that
they
decided
to
carve
out
part
of
it,
and
they
had
reasons
for
doing
that.
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
that
it
was
clear
that
we
were
when,
when
the
bill
was
approved
in
2019,
this
was
envisioned
to
roll
in.
A
Assemblywoman
tree
benitez
thompson.
Thank
you.
G
So
much
I
appreciate
that,
so
I
just
I
keep
going
back
because
I'm
you
know
constantly,
you
know
you
know
having
an
this
inner
philosophical
conversation
with
myself
and
you
know
the
piece
about
assembly
bill
309,
so
last
session,
some
of
the
school
districts
came
to
us
and
said
what
we
just
need
is
some
flexibility
in
these
categorical
programs
like
here
are
some
that
we
recommend.
Could
you
block,
grant
them
versus
categorical?
G
Could
you
please,
you
know,
make
them
not
so
tightly
encumbered
and
give
us
flexibility,
and
then,
when
we
did
that,
and
we
turned
it
into
a
block
grant
for
that
flexibility,
the
dollars
didn't
get
spent
in
the
way
that
we
had
identified
them.
So
I
guess
the
the
biggest
takeaway
that
I
carry
away
with
my
mind
here
is
that,
ultimately,
you
know
when
we
take
some
of
the
rails
off
of
these
dollars.
G
G
That's
just
the
one
thing
that
pops
into
my
head
is
just
our
most
recent
experience,
which
did
not
do
well
for
title
schools
at
all,
and
so
I
know
we're
having
other
conversations
about
this
particular
great
teaching
and
leading
fund.
But
I
just
I
I
carry
that
in
my
head
and
and
I
and
it's
something
that
I'm
always
kind
of
trying
to
noodle
around
to
figure
out.
A
Thank
you
very
much.
Senator
ratty.
F
Thank
you.
Thank
you
chair.
I
appreciate
the
opportunity,
so
I
I
think
you
know
whether
we're
talking
about
this
account
clearly
we're
talking
about
this
account
right
now
or
any
of
the
categoricals.
I
think
the
thing
that
we
are
all
grappling
with
is
where
does
real
accountability
come
from,
and
I
agree
with
my
colleague
that
I
was
disappointed.
We've
you
know.
F
So
for
me,
honoring,
the
intent
of
sb4
543
means
getting
clarity,
so
people
can
see
all
the
money
that
goes
to
education
and
see
how
that
is
being
allocated
to
students.
H
H
That
recommendation
was
also
included
in
the
governor's
recommended
budget.
We
certainly
can
appreciate
that
folks
would
see
the
benefit
to
putting
all
of
the
k-12
funding
into
the
people-centered
funding
plan
and
allocating
it.
The
methodology
that
we
employed
was
to
utilize
only
those
funds
that
would
ordinarily
be
distributed
to
school
districts.
H
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
additional
questions
from
the
committee
all
right
with
that.
I'm
looking
for
a
motion
to
approve
restoring
the
funding
of
the
great
teaching
and
leading
fund
senator
ratty.
F
Thank
you
chair.
I
think
the
important
thing
here
is
that
we
get
the
funding
restored
and
I
am
a
supporter
of
the
543
concept,
so
I'm
going
to
make
a
motion
to
approve
restoring
to
go
with
option
b
as
delineated
on
page
10,
which
approves
the
funding
and
rolls
it
into
the
account,
and
I
would
like
to
ask
that
include
fiscal
staff
request
authority
to
make
the
technical
adjustments
as
necessary.
F
D
We
really
need
to
okay,
so
the
motion
was
for
b,
which
holds
true
to
the
philosophy
of
putting
all
the
dollars
into
the
pupil
centered
funding
plan.
D
C
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
I
mean,
I
think
it's
I
think
it's
a
choice
and
I
know
there's
a
reason.
The
department
wanted
to
carve
it
out,
but
look
there
are
certain
things
I
probably
I
may
want
to
carve
out
too,
but
if
we're
not
going
to
do
that,
we
should
put
it
all
in
and
distribute
it
and
filthy
to
the
to
the
formula.
A
E
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
on
page
13
is
the
next
budget.
This
is
the
office
of
the
superintendent
budget,
which
was
heard
by
the
subcommittee
on
march
9
2021.,
there's
only
one
major
closing
issue
for
this
budget.
However,
it
includes
three
decision
points.
The
governor
recommends
general
fund
appropriations
of
five
hundred.
Seventy
four
thousand
six
hundred
thirty
one
dollars
over
the
two
thousand
twenty
one,
twenty
three
biennium
to
continue
providing
administrative
support,
including
two
full-time
positions
for
the
pupil-centered
funding
plan.
E
The
department
indicates
the
implementation,
revision
and
evaluation
of
the
pupil-centered
funding
plan
is
an
ongoing
process
necessitating
the
need
to
continue
the
administrative
support
for
the
people-centered
funding
plan.
The
recommendation
would
fund
the
administrative
expenditures
with
general
fund
appropriations,
since
these
expenditures
were
funded
in
the
current
biennium,
with
an
allocation
from
the
interim
finance
committee.
Contingency
account,
the
table
on
page
14
provides
the
governor's
recommended
budget
in
fiscal
year,
22
and
fiscal
year,
23,
which
includes
the
funding
for
one
administrative
services,
officer
position
and
one
management,
analyst
position
and
their
associated
operating
expenditures.
E
The
administrative
services
officer
position
and
management.
Analyst
positions
are
currently
filled,
and
these
positions
have
worked
with
the
commission
on
school
funding
over
the
2019-20
interim
to
develop
the
people-centric
funding
plan
model,
which
has
been
submitted
to
the
2021
legislature
for
consideration.
E
The
department
indicates
that,
although
it
made
significant
progress
in
the
development
of
the
people-centered
funding
plan,
the
the
two
positions
are
needed
to
continue
the
implementation,
evaluation
and
revisions
of
the
people-centered
funding
plan
during
the
budget
hearing
the
department,
the
administrative
services
officer
position
would
continue.
Document
documenting
business
rules,
update
the
people-centered
funding
plan
model
to
incorporate
recommendations
that
will
be
made
by
the
commission
on
school
funding,
department
and
other
partners.
E
On
page
sixteen
staff
provided
the
duties
and
responsibilities
of
the
commission
school
funding
as
prescribed
in
nrs
380
chapter
387.
E
It
indicates
that
the
commission
on
school
funding
conducted
two
in-day-person
meetings
on
a
monthly
basis
prior
to
the
covey
19
pandemic,
and
plans
to
continue
that
process
in
the
upcoming
biennium.
It
should
be
noted
that
the
commission
on
school
funding
has
been
conducting
its
monthly
meetings
virtually
since
april
of
2020
due
to
the
pandemic.
E
During
the
budget
hearing,
the
department
indicated
the
commission
on
school
funding,
struggled
to
have
meetings
virtually
and
expressed
concerns
that
members
of
the
public
may
not
be
getting
the
opportunity
to
participate
in
virtual
meetings.
The
department
further
indicated
the
commission
on
school
funding
determined
that
the
two-day
monthly
meetings
are
necessary,
as
its
work
has
now
shifted
towards
determining
optimal
education
funding
and
identifying
revenues
to
stabilize
funding
for
education.
E
Fiscal
staff
would
note
that
the
state
board
of
education
meets
on
a
monthly
basis.
However,
it
is
not
otherwise
difficult
for
an
advisory
committee
to
meet
to
meet
on
a
monthly
basis,
especially
during
the
legislative
session.
For
example,
the
department
also
provides
administrative
support
for
the
commission
of
professional
standards,
which
conducted
two
meetings
in
2018,
seven
meetings
in
2019
and
one
meeting
in
fiscal
year
20..
Additionally,
pursuant
to
law
existing
law,
the
commission
school
funding
is
required
to
present
its
recommendation
for
changes
to
the
people-centered
funding
plan.
E
At
a
meeting
of
the
legislative
committee
on
education,
which
is
an
interim
committee
that
only
meets
in
a
20-month
period
between
legislative
sessions.
The
legislative
committee
on
education
conducted
seven
meetings
through
september.
21St
of
2020
during
the
2019-20
interim
and
conducted
seven
meetings
between
during
the
2017-18
interim
since
the
people-centered
funding
plan
has
been
the
interim
committees
only
conduct
meetings.
When
the
legislature
is
not
in
session.
The
subcommittee
may
wish
to
recommend
reducing
the
in-state
travel
funding
for
the
commission
on
school
funding
to
reflect
expenditures
of
thirty
thousand
dollars
in
fiscal
year.
E
This
action
would
reduce
general
fund
appropriations
by
22
500
in
fiscal
year
23
and
would
align
the
schedule
of
the
interim
committees
which
meet
during
interim
periods
between
legislative
sessions.
This
action
would
also
provide
monthly
meetings
over
a
15-month
period
from
july
1st
of
2021
through
september
30
of
2022.
E
With
regards
to
the
department,
staff,
travel
and
operating
expenditures,
the
governor
recommends
general
fund
appropriations
of
ten
thousand
seven
hundred
fifty
five
dollars
in
each
year
of
the
two
thousand
twenty
one:
twenty
three
biennium
for
travel
and
operating
expenditures
for
department
staff,
providing
support
for
the
commission
on
school
funding.
This
includes
six
thousand
twenty
dollars
in
each
year
of
the
2021-23
biennium
for
two
department
staff
to
attend:
seven
commission
on
school
funding,
in-person
meetings
in
las
vegas.
E
This
action
would
allow
department
staff
to
attend
nine
in-person
meetings
from
july
1st
2021
through
september
30th
of
2022
in
las
vegas,
and
would
reduce
genocide
appropriation
by
4
300
in
fiscal
year,
23.
the
options
for
the
committee's
consideration
and
there's
three
parts
in
it.
The
first
one
is
for
personal
costs:
a
is
to
approve
the
funding
for
both
the
administrative
officer,
services
officer
and
management.
Analyst
positions,
as
recommended
by
the
governor
with
general
fund
appropriations
of
four
hundred
ninety
three
thousand
one
hundred
twenty
one
dollars
over
two
thousand
twenty
one.
E
With
regards
to
the
commission
on
school
funding
option
a
is
approved
funding
of
thirty
thousand
dollars
in
each
year
of
the
2021-23
biennium
for
a
two-day
monthly
in-person
meetings
for
the
commission
on
school
funding,
as
recommended
by
the
governor
option
b,
is
to
approve
funding
of
30
000
in
fiscal
year
22,
and
only
7
500
in
fiscal
year,
23
for
two
day
monthly
in-person
meetings
from
july
1st
2021
through
september
30
of
2022
for
the
commission
school
funding.
Nc
is
not
approved.
E
The
governor's
recommendation
to
increase
general
fund
appropriations
by
30
000
in
each
year
of
the
2021
203
biennium
for
in-state
travel
expenditures
for
two-day
monthly
in-person
meetings
for
the
commission
on
school
funding
regarding
the
department
staff
travel
travel
option
a
is
to
approve
funding
of
ten
thousand
seven
hundred
fifty
five
dollars
in
each
year
of
the
2021-23
biennium
for
operating
and
travel
expenditures
for
department
staff
to
attend
seven
commission
on
school
funding.
In-Person
meetings.
E
This
is,
as
recommended
by
the
governor
option
b,
is
to
approve
funding
of
10
755
in
fiscal
year
22
and
only
6455
in
fiscal
year,
23
for
operating
expenditures
and
for
department
staff
to
attend
seven
commission
on
school
funding
in
person.
Meetings
in
fiscal
year
22
and
two
in-person
meetings
in
fiscal
year.
23
in
las
vegas
and
c,
is
not
to
approve
the
governor's
recommendation
and
staff
request
authority
to
make
technical
adjustments
as
necessary.
A
Thank
you
very
much
discussion
from
the
committee.
Any
questions,
assemblywoman
carlton.
D
A
A
Motion
by
senator
sivers
cancer.
D
C
Thank
you,
chair
dondero
loop,
so
the
motion,
I
believe,
is
to
approve
funding
for
both
the
administrative
services
officer
and
management.
Analyst
positions,
as
recommended
by
the
governor,
funded
with
general
fund
appropriations
of
493
thousand
121
over
the
2123
biennium.
A
Thank
you
senator.
That
is
a
motion
for
option
a
do.
I
have
a
second
second,
second
from
assemblywoman
carlton,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye,
I'm
sorry.
I
skipped
that
discussion
point
every
time,
I'm
not
muting
myself,
but
I'm
skipping
that
point
so
discussion
on
the
motion
scene,
no
discussion,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye
all
those
opposed.
A
F
A
Thank
you
very
much,
second,
from
senator
sivers
gancer
any
discussion
on
the
motion.
Yes,
assemblywoman,
benitez
thompson.
Thank
you,
madam.
G
Chair,
I
appreciate
that,
so
I
guess
what
it
I
was
still
thinking
that
it
felt
like
a
conversation
around
the
mix
between
virtual
and
in
person
still
still
made
sense.
Two
days
I
two
days
a
month
for
in-person
meetings.
It
still
feels
like
a
lot,
and
maybe
that's
just
because
you
know
we're
sitting
here
without
anyone
in
the
building.
G
So
I'm
not
just
accustomed,
perhaps
to
the
the
the
notion
of
all
of
this,
and
so
I
I
was
still
hoping
for
more
of
a
conversation
around
what
that
mix
of
person
and
virtual
would
be
so
at
this
point,
I'm
feeling
more
like
see
just
because
I
think
that,
as
opposed
to
two
days
a
month
in
person
meetings,
we
could
look
at
a
different
kind
of
mix,
maybe
they're
doing
one
a
month
in
person
and
one
virtual.
G
You
know
that
that
might
seem
more
reasonable.
So
and
it's
it's
not
the
dollar
amount.
I
want
to
make
sure
about
that.
That's
not
that
the
dollar
amount,
because
it's
not
very
much.
I
was
just
trying,
I'm
just
still
noodling
around
what
what
that
should
look
like.
A
All
right
with
that,
I
we
have
a
motion
and
a
second
for
item
b
under
commission
on
school
funding.
So
I
would
ask
all
those
in
favor
say:
aye
all
those
opposed.
F
D
D
D
A
Thank
you.
Next
item
department
staff
travel.
We
have
three
options
in
front
of
us.
I
will
take
a
motion
senator.
F
Ratty,
madam
chair,
I
would
make
the
motion
that
is:
option
b
approved
funding
of
ten
thousand
seven
hundred
fifty
five
dollars
in
fiscal
year.
Twenty
twenty
two
and
six
thousand
four
hundred
and
fifty
five
dollars
in
fiscal
year,
2023
for
operating
expenditures
and
for
department
staff
to
attend
seven
commission
on
school
funding
in
person,
meetings
in
fiscal
year
2022
and
two
in-person
meetings
in
fiscal
year,
2023
in
las
vegas.
F
A
D
And
madam
chair,
since
this
is
tangentially
tied
to
the
previous
decision
of
traveling
to
the
commission
meetings
and
with
the
concerns
that
I
heard
from
a
committee
member
on
how
these
go
together,
the
I
believe
the
assembly
will
be
going
with
option
c
at
this
time.
So
just
to
give
you
a
heads
up
because
they're
a
bit
tied
together
on
this
one,
so
we'll
have
further
conversations
with
these
two
items
as
we
move
forward.
Thank
you.
E
A
With
that
senate
passes,
assembly
fails.
D
And
thank
you,
madam
chair,
so
the
chair
of
the
assembly
would
accept
a
motion
to
process
item
c.
I
have
a
motion
from
ms
benitez
thompson,
a
second
from
mr
roberts,
any
questions
or
comments
on
the
motion
from
the
committee
hearing.
None
all
those
in
favor,
please
signify
by
saying
aye
any
in
opposition
passes
unanimously
of
the
assembly
subcommittee.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
E
A
E
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
on
page
19
is
the
office
of
early
learning
and
development
budget.
This
budget
was
heard
by
the
subcommittee
on
march
9
2021.
There
are
two
major
closing
issues.
The
first
major
closing
issue
is
the
governor's
recommendation
for
general
fund
appropriations
of
6.2
million
in
each
year
of
the
2021-23
biennium
for
the
state
pre-k
program.
E
This
will
distort
the
program
funding
reductions
approved
through
assembly
bill
3
of
the
31st
special
session,
combined
with
the
amount
included
in
the
base
budget.
This
recommendation
would
provide
total
funding
of
19.8
million
in
each
year
of
the
2021-23
biennium
for
sub
grants
to
entities
participating
in
the
state
pre-k
program.
The
governor
further
recommends
changing
the
methodology
for
allocating
these
funds
by
using
a
standard
perceived
cost
of
eight
thousand
four
hundred
ten
dollars
that
would
fully
fund
all
pre-k
seats.
E
This
would
differ
from
the
legislatively
approved
methodology,
which
uses
an
average
perceived
cost.
That
assumes
braided
funding
would
be
provided
by
entities
receiving
the
sub
grants
and,
as
background
information,
the
2019
legislature
approved
general
fund
appropriations
of
19.8
million
in
each
year
of
the
2019-21
biennium
to
continue
funding
approximately
3071
pre-k
seats
at
an
average
perceived
cost
of
7
875
dollars
for
full
day
seats
and
four
thousand
dollars
for
half
day
seats.
The
reduced
amount
of
the
four
thousand
dollars
for
half
day
seats
reflected
the
anticipated
use
of
braided
funding
from
zoom
victory.
E
The
department
further
indicates
that,
although
the
projected
number
of
pre-k
seats
decreased,
the
state
funding
was
not
reduced,
since
a
majority
of
the
funding
is
used
to
fund
salary
and
benefit
costs
and
operational
costs,
which
are
ongoing,
regardless
of
the
number
of
students
the
table
on
page
22,
provides
the
governor
recommended
allocation
to
each
entity
providing
a
state
pre-k
program
and
the
projected
number
of
funded
pre-k
seats
in
fiscal
year
22
and
fiscal
year.
23.
fiscal
staff
would
note
that
the
project
projected
allocations
appear
to
match
the
fiscal
year.
E
E
During
the
budget
hearing
the
department
indicated
it
is
working
with
west
ed
and
constituents
or
pre-k
grantees
to
create
stable
funding
to
ensure
all
pre-k
students
are
served
and
based
on
this
work,
the
department
determined
using
the
standard
perceived
costs
as
necessary
is
a
necessary
step
to
stabilize
the
program
and
would
assist
in
future
planning
and
growth.
The
department
indicates
it
continues
to
work
with
west
ed
to
research
and
examine
equity
adjustments
in
a
2021-23
biennium.
E
According
to
the
department,
the
braided
funding
would
also
no
longer
be
feasible
or
sustainable
for
the
state
pre-k
program,
due
to
the
governor's
recommendation
to
transfer
the
funding
utilized
by
school
districts
for
rated
funding
such
as
zoom
and
victory
funds
to
the
new
people-centered
funding
plan,
which
would
only
fund
k-12
students.
And
finally,
the
department
indicated
that
utilizing
federal
funding
such
as
the
title
one
and
head
start
rent
funds
for
rated
funding,
is
optional
and
is
at
the
discretion
of
the
subgrantees
receiving
those
federal
grants.
E
On
page
24
staff
provided
additional
information
regarding
the
funding
provided
to
the
two
non-profit
organizations,
specifically
the
community
service
agency
and
the
united
way
of
southern
nevada
that
are
currently
participating
in
the
state
pre-k
program.
E
The
subcommittee
may
also
wish
to
recommend
that
the
money
committees
issue
a
letter
of
intent
directing
the
department
to
provide
an
update
on
its
work
with
west
ed,
to
examine
equity
adjustments
for
various
pre-k
programs
over
the
20
21
22
interim
and
any
changes
recommended
for
the
standard
perceived
cost
for
the
state
pre-k
program.
This
report
could
be
submitted
to
the
interim
finance
committee
by
june
30th
of
2022.
A
Thank
you
very
much
questions
senator
seaver's
cancer.
C
So
for
these
different
districts
because
their
costs
are
different.
Are
we
actually
allocating
the
money
based
the
money
or
the
seats?
So
if
it
costs
them
less
money,
do
they
proceed?
Will
they
receive
less
money?
Are
we
basically
assuming
24
10
on
average
and
if
it
comes
out
to
a
million
dollar
or
800
800
000?
If
you
have
100
seats
from
a
thousand
seats,
I
guess
I
can't
remember
move
my
zeros
anyway.
Do
they
get
the
money
or
do
they
get
the
seats
because
the
seat
cost
actually
varies
per.
E
D
And
thank
you
mancher
a
little
bit
more
than
a
comment
learning
last
session.
How
this
money
was
all
braided
together
and
how
it
fit
together,
took
many
evenings
of
figuring
out
how
this
would
actually
work
and
then
actually
truing
up
all
those
different
funding
plans
so
that
when
you
made
the
braid
it
all
came
out
even-
and
you
didn't
have
that
one
piece
of
hair
off
to
the
side
that
was
sticking
out
because
the
braid
didn't
work
so
someone
with
long
hair.
D
I
know
how
braids
work,
so
I
I
appreciate
everything
that
we're
trying
to
do
and
senator
ganzard's
question
was
was
along
my
line,
I
think
funding
these
seats
is
is
very
important.
I
think
we
all
agree
on
on
pre-k
how
important
it
is
and
trying
to
be
equitable
across
the
board.
Knowing
that
there's
a
lot
of
other
different
funding
streams,
there's
a
lot
of
different
needs
at
each
county.
D
A
Thank
you
very
much.
Senator
kiker.
C
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
so
dad
hair
is
a
real
thing,
but
I
can
do
a
decent
braid,
but
I
hope
that
I
never
have
to
think
about
braided.
Funding
again
is
something
I
could
forget
about
as
we
get
done
with
this
and
we
just
fund
what
we
want.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
A
Thank
you
and
I'll
bet,
you're
a
good
dad
at
doing
those
braids
any
additional
comments.
Okay,
with
that,
I
will
take
a
motion.
D
A
A
E
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
The
second
major
closing
issue
for
this
budget
is
the
governor's
recommendation
for
general
fund
appropriations
of
183
thousand
nine
hundred
ninety
eight
dollars
over
the
two
thousand
twenty
one:
twenty
three
biennium
to
revise
the
funding
sources
for
two
existing
positions,
specifically
one
education,
program's
director
and
one
administrative
assistant
position
from
100
federal
child
care
and
development
block,
grant
funds
to
50
general
fund
appropriations
and
50
federal
grants.
E
The
department
indicates
the
recommendation
would
align
the
position's
duties
with
a
current
funding
source
and
would
address
the
recommendations
from
the
on-site
monitoring
conducted
by
the
division
of
welfare
and
supportive
services.
Additionally,
the
department
indicated
that
these
positions
spend
50
percent
of
their
time,
overseeing
the
state
pre-k
program
and
therefore
are
more
appropriately
funded
with
50
percent
general
fund
appropriations
and
50
federal
funds.
The
department
confirmed
that
the
division
of
wealth,
supportive
services
agrees
with
the
recommended
funding
distributions
for
these
two
positions.
A
E
E
I
will
pause
following
my
presentation
of
each
budget
to
allow
for
questions
when
I
have
presented
the
last
budget
in
this
group,
and
questions
have
been
addressed.
The
chair
may
wish
to
ask
for
a
single
motion
for
closing
considerations
on
all
of
the
budgets,
for
which
fiscal
staff
is
responsible
for
developing
recommendations.
E
On
page
27
is
the
teach
nevada
scholarship
program.
This
budget
was
established
to
encourage
students
to
enter
the
teaching
profession
to
address
the
long-term
plan
for
recruiting
future
teachers.
There
are
no
major
closing
issues
and
no
other
closing
items
for
this
budget
I'll
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions
you
may
have.
Regarding
that.
A
Thank
you
very
much
any
questions
on
this
budget.
Senator
keikever.
C
E
By
the
record,
james
existing
law
requires
that
25
should
be
set
aside
for
those
successful
applicants,
and
so
as
long
as
so
that
funding
is
set
aside,
25
of
that
and
once
they
meet
all
the
necessary
requirements,
they
are
entitled
for
that
25
back
so
included
in
that
balance
forward
as
well
is
the
one
thousand
dollar
stipends
that
are
provided
for
the
institutions
that
have
successful
applicants.
C
Thanks,
so
so,
why
wouldn't
that
be
needed?
Well,
no
that
I
think
that
does
answer
my
question.
Thank
you.
E
A
C
E
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
on
page
29
is
the
district
support
services.
This
budget
supports
positions
and
operating
expenditures
for
the
department
of
education
and
staff
assigned
to
administer
and
distribute
state
and
federal
funds
for
the
school
districts
and
the
state
public
charter
school
authority,
including
allocation
from
the
dsa,
the
class
size,
reductions,
full-day,
kindergarten
and
special
education
programs.
There
are
no
major
closing
issues
for
this
budget,
there's
only
one
other
closing
item
which
would
be
reasonable
to
staff
and
I'll
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions
you
may
have.
E
The
next
budget
is
on
page
31,
the
department
support
services.
This
budget
supports
the
department's
accounts
payable
receivable,
payroll
and
personnel
budgeting
and
purchasing
and
information
technology
support
functions.
This
budget
is
funded
by
indirect
cost
assessments
charged
to
other
department
budgets,
including
federally
funded
programs.
There
are
no
major
closing
issue
for
this
budget.
E
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
on
page
33
is
the
parental
involvement
and
family
engagement.
This
budget
supports
the
office
of
parental
involvement
and
family
engagement
and
the
11
member
advisory
council
of
parental
involvement
and
family
engagement
council.
There
are
no
major
closing
issue
for
this
budget.
There
are
three
other
closing
items
which
appears
reasonable
to
staff
for
other
closing
item
number
four
decision
unit,
e-278
related
to
funding
restoration
for
the
council
on
parental
invo
involvement.
E
It
was
overstated,
and
so
fiscal
staff
recommends
technical
adjustments
to
reflect
a
lower
amount,
which
is
three
thousand
one
hundred
seventy
dollars
in
each
year
of
the
2021-123
biennial
to
restore
the
correct
funding
reductions
for
the
council
on
parental
involvement
approved
through
ab3
of
the
31st
special
session
and
I'll
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions
you
may
have.
E
On
page,
that's,
okay,
on
page
35
and
as
previously
noted,
fiscal
staff
is
responsible
for
developing
recommendations
for
the
following
budgets.
Justice
with
the
closing
fiscal
staff
has
identified
the
budgets
that
are
recommended
to
be
closed,
as
recommended
by
the
governor,
along
with
identified
technical
adjustments
that
are
recommended
below
fiscal
staff
recommends
that
the
following
budgets
be
closed,
as
recommended
by
the
governor,
with
the
technical
adjustments
noted
and
request
authority
for
staff
to
make
other
technical
adjustments
as
necessary.
A
B
B
There's
one
major
issue
in
this
budget
and
that's
the
restoration
and
transfer
of
funding
as
background
the
2019
legislature
approved
general
fund
appropriations
of
45
000
in
each
year
of
the
2019-21
biennium
for
this
budget.
However,
the
31st
special
session
of
the
legislature
approved
the
governor's
recommendation
to
eliminate
a
general
fund
appropriation
of
45
000
in
2021
in
this
budget
as
a
budget
reduction
measure.
So
the
governor
has
two
recommendations
in
this
budget.
B
Prevention
grants
the
table
on
page
38
of
your
document
provides
an
overview
of
how
this
funding
was
used
in
fy
2020,
and
I
would
note
that
the
new
funding
people-centered
funding
plan
that
was
approved
by
sb
543
of
the
2019
legislature,
provides
level
base
and
per
pupil
funding,
and
this
funding
would
be
used
to
support
the
base
funding
that
could
be
used
by
districts
and
charter
schools
for
unrestricted
purposes.
B
I
would
note
that
nrs
sb
543
did
not
revise
the
provisions
of
nrs
388-1325,
which
establishes
the
bullying
prevention
account
and
if
the
governor's
recommendation
to
transfer
funding
to
the
state
education
funding
account
is
approved,
this
budget
would
have
no
remaining
funding
in
the
upcoming
biennium.
However,
no
legislation
has
been
submitted
to
eliminate
this
budget
from
nrs.
B
During
the
budget
hearing
on
march
19th,
the
subcommittee
asked
the
department
how
this
funding
was
utilized
in
the
past
to
assist
the
office
of
safe
and
respectful
learning,
and
the
department
indicated
this
was
used
for
training
for
staff
to
ensure
that
various
statutory
requirements
related
to
a
safe
and
learning
environment
are
met.
When
asked
by
the
subcommittee
about
eliminating
this
budget
from
nrs,
the
department
indicated
that
there
was
no
funding
in
the
budget
would
appear
reasonable
to
eliminate
from
statute
accordingly.
B
B
Account
the
transfer
of
general
fund
appropriations
of
forty
five
thousand
000
in
each
of
the
upcoming
biennium
from
the
bullying
prevention
account
to
the
state,
education
funding,
account
budget
and
the
elimination
of
the
bullying
prevention
account
from
statute
by
including
appropriate
language
in
the
bill
that
would
revise
various
provisions
related
to
the
people-centered
funding
plan
or
other
enabling
legislation
and
fiscal
staff
would
request
authority
to
make
any
necessary
technical
adjustments.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
D
So
with
that,
madam
chair,
as
indicated
by
staff,
this
would
be
a
governor
recommended
budget
of
an
appropriation
of
45
000
in
each
year
of
the
biennium
to
restore
the
funding
in
the
bully
prevention.
Account
transfer
the
general
fund
appropriations
in
each
year
from
the
bullying
prevention
account
to
the
state
education
funding
account
and
eliminate
the
bullying
prevention
account
from
statute
by
including
such
language
in
the
bill.
D
A
I
appreciate
that
no
discussion
on
the
motion
with
that
all
those
in
favor
say
aye.
All
those
opposed
motion
passes.
Please
proceed.
B
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
The
next
budget
is
the
school
safety
budget
and
that
can
be
found
on
page
41
of
your
packet.
This
budget
provides
various
school
safety
initiatives
to
enhance
the
physical
safety
and
emotional
being
of
k-12
students.
There
are
three
major
issues
in
this
budget.
The
first
major
issue
is
the
restoration
reduction
and
transfer
of
funding
for
the
social
or
other
licensed
mental
health
worker
program.
B
As
background
the
2019
legislature
approved
general
fund
appropriations
of
16
million
dollars
in
fy
2020,
19.4
million
dollars
in
fy
21
for
the
social
or
other
licensed
mental
health
worker
program.
The
31st
special
session
approved
the
governor's
recommendation
to
reduce
general
fund
appropriations
for
this
program
by
twenty
thousand
dollars
in
fbi
2021.
As
a.
H
B
Reduction
measure,
so
the
governor
has
various
recommendations
in
this
budget,
which
includes
restoring
the
annual
funding
of
720
000
that
was
reduced
during
the
31st
special
session.
The
governor
also
recommends
general
fund
reductions
of
1.1
million
dollars
in
each
of
the
2123
biennium
or
the
program.
And
finally,
the
governor
recommends
the
transfer
of
general
fund
appropriations
of
18.3
million
dollars
in
each
of
the
biennium
associated
with
the
program
from
the
school
safety
budget
to
the
new
state
education
fund
funding
account.
B
The
table
at
the
bottom
of
page
43
of
your
packet
also
lays
out
the
governor's
various
recommendations
associated
with
this
program,
including
the
funding
restoration,
the
base,
funding,
funding
restoration,
the
funding
reduction
and
the
ultimate
transfer
of
to
the
state
education
funding.
Account
of
18.3
million
dollars
in
each
of
the
biennium.
B
During
the
department's
pre-session
budget
hearing
back
in
january,
the
department
indicated
that
agencies
were
asked
to
identify
the
reductions
that
were
approved
during
the
special
session
that
should
be
restored.
I
mean,
in
addition,
the
department
indicated
the
governor's
finance
office
and
the
nde
then
identified
additional
reductions
that
were
needed
to
balance
the
executive
budget.
So
this
restoration
reduction
steps
they
indicated
that
was
all
part
of
the
budgetary
process.
B
I
would
note
the
department
plans
to
utilize
federal,
elementary
and
secondary
school
emergency
relief
funding
and
the
as
well
as
governor's
emergency
education
relief
funding,
totaling
and
a
half
million
dollars
at
fbi
22
to
fund
approximately
100
school-based
mental
health
professionals,
utilizing
that
one-time
funding
source
and
that
was
approved
by
the
subcommittee
last
week.
During
its
closing,
the
department
indicates
that
those
positions
would
assist
with
cobit
19
pandemic
recovery
efforts,
as
schools
reopen
and
students
return
to
the
classroom.
D
And
thank
you,
madam
chair.
I
would
move
govaraka's
staff
indicated
on
page
44.
The
closing
document.
A
C
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
I
know
we
just
approved
this
last
week,
but
I
just
did
have
a
question
because
I
must
have
short-term
memory,
but
the
additional
100
mental
health
professionals
was
that
an
additional
100
in
addition
to
the
348.5
or
is
it
paying
for
100
of
those
348.5.
C
B
H
B
In
addition
to
that
funding,
the
subcommittee
approved
the
department's
plan
for
seven
and
a
half
million
dollars
that
the
department
indicates
could
fund
up
to
100
school-based
mental
health
professionals
in
fy
2022,
using
that
one-time
federal.
A
Thank
you
very
much
additional
assembly
woman
benitez
thompson.
Oh
no,.
G
Thank
you.
It
was
the
same
question
we
were
trying
to
between
the
two
of
ourselves
figure
out
that
was
going
to
be
supporting
those
existing
positions
or
if
they
were
going
to
be
new
ones.
I
remember
that
in
the
conversation
we
had
on
the
this
federal
one-time
dollars
last
time
we
saw,
I
think
that
it
was
the
funding
for
the
100
positions
in
one
fiscal
year,
the
biennium,
but
not
the
second
fiscal
year.
But
then
I
couldn't
remember
if
that
was
one
of
the
technical
adjustments
that
was
corrected
or
not.
B
Assembly,
woman-
you
you
are
correct,
it
was
all
all
funding
was
proposed
or
recommended
by
the
governor
to
be
for
that
seven
and
a
half
million
dollars
was
reflected
in
fy
2022..
The
department
indicated
that
was
by
intent
that,
as
students
returned
to
the
classroom,
they
were
focusing
on
fy
2022.
However,
they
indicated
that
if
any
funding
remained,
they
would
balance
it
forward
and
use
it
in
fy
2022.
A
A
A
B
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
The
next
item
is
the
restoration
reduction
and
transfer
of
funding
for
the
school
resource,
slash
police
officer
program.
This
is
very
similar
to
the
prior
discussion
as
background
the
2019
legislature
approved
general
fund
appropriations
of
4.3
million
dollars
in
fy
2020
and
5.8
million
dollars
in
fy
2021
for
the
school
resource
program.
The
31st
special
session
of
the
legislature
approved
the
governor's
recommendation
to
reduce
general
fund
appropriations
for
this
program
by
2
million
dollars
in
fy
2021.
As
a
budget
reduction
measure,
the
governor
has
three
recommendations.
B
The
governor
recommends
restoring
the
annual
funding
of
two
million
dollars
that
was
reduced
during
the
31st
special
session.
The
governor
also
recommends
general
fund
reductions
of
1.4
million
dollars
in
each
year
of
the
upcoming
biennium
associated
with
annual
funding
reductions
for
the
school
resource
program.
B
This
program
was
initially
approved
as
a
new
initiative
by
the
2019
legislature
and
the
nd
indicated
these
positions
support
the
education
process
by
patrolling
district
property
to
protect
student
staff
and
visitors
from
physical
harm.
The
table
on
page
45
of
your
packet
provides
the
distribution
of
these
awarded
positions
and
then
on
the
bottom
of
page
45.
B
To
balance
the
budget
would
note,
the
governor
recommends
the
school
resource
officer,
police
officer
program,
funding
to
transfer
the
state
education
funding
account
to
support
the
base
per
pupil
funding
for
the
new
people,
centered
funding
plan
and
that
can
again
be
used
by
school
districts
and
charter
schools
for
unrestricted
purposes.
So
this
would
no
longer
be
provided
as
a
separate
k-12,
categorical
program
and
school
districts
and
charter
schools.
Would
then
be
able
to
use
this
funding
for
unrestricted
purposes
which
may
or
may
not
include
this
program?
B
Does
the
subcommittee
wish
to
recommend
approving
the
governor's
recommendation
to
restore
and
reduce
funding
for
the
school
resource
police
officers
program
and
transfer
the
net
general
flood
appropriations
of
4.3
million
dollars
in
each
year
of
the
2123
biennium
from
the
school
safety
budget
to
the
new
state
education
funding
account
budget
contingent
upon
implementation
of
the
people-centered
funding
plan
fiscal
staff
request
authority
to
enter
any
necessary
technical
adjustments?
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
A
Thank
you
very
much
questions
from
the
committee.
A
A
B
B
Although
categorical
programs
would
no
longer
be
budgeted
in
the
school
safety
budget,
the
governor
recommends
the
continuation
of
this
budget
in
the
upcoming
biennium.
However,
the
remaining
funding
appears
to
be
related
to
department,
administrative
costs
and
could
be
transferred
to
the
nde,
safe
and
respectful
learning
budget.
B
Within
this
budget,
the
remaining
funding
would
include
201
thousand
dollars
in
each
year
biennium,
and
this
would
cover
the
cost
of
administering
the
annual
school
climate
survey
for
151
000
a
year
and
the
cost
of
training
and
coaching
school
staff
in
multi-tiered
systems
of
support
for
50
000.
Each
year
the
nevada
school
climate,
social,
emotional
learning
survey
was
utilized
in
the
past
to
prioritize
and
measure
the
effectiveness
of
school
safety
funding.
B
In
addition,
the
department
indicates
that
nrs
requires
school
principles
to
prepare
a
plan
to
improve
the
achievement
of
pupils
enrolled
in
the
school,
and
this
plan
must
include
methods
for
evaluating
and
improving
the
school
climate
in
the
school.
Accordingly,
the
department
indicates
these
school
climate
surveys
provide
an
effective
means
to
both
measure
and
improve
the
safety
of
school
buildings.
B
As
I
mentioned
earlier,
the
governor
recommends
general
fund
appropriations
of
two
hundred
one
thousand
dollars
in
each
of
the
biennium,
and
that
includes
the
annual
school
climate
survey
for
151
000
and
the
multi-tier
systems
of
support
for
fifty
thousand
dollars
in
each
year.
However,
the
department
requests
that
all
funding,
all
two
hundred
one
thousand
dollars
be
utilized
for
the
to
administer
the
annual
school
climate
survey
in
the
upcoming
biennium.
B
Therefore,
the
subcommittee
could
consider
transferring
this
remaining
funding
to
the
nde,
safe
and
respectful
learning
budget,
which
would
allow
the
school
safety
budget
to
be
retired.
A
fiscal
staff
would
note
that
this
option
was
discussed
with
the
government's
finance
office,
which
agrees
with
transferring
this
funding
to
the
nde
safe,
respectful
learning
budget.
So
the.
B
The
subcommittee
is
found
on
page
47
of
your
package.
Does
the
subcommittee
wish
to
recommend
allowing
the
department
to
utilize
the
base
budget
general
fund
appropriations
of
201
thousand
dollars
in
each
year
of
the
2123
biennium
to
administer
school
climate
surveys,
transfer
that
funding
from
this
budget
to
the
nde,
safe
and
respectful
learning
budget
and
provide
fiscal
staff
with
authority
to
enter
any
necessary
technical
adjustments?
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
B
B
Nrs
120a
0.610,
the
educational
trust
account
is
funded
by
a
year-end
transfer
of
the
unredeemed
or
uncharged
value
of
expired
or
abandoned
gift
certificates
held
by
the
abandoned
property
trust
account
pursuant
to
statute
funding
in
this
trust,
account
may
be
expended
for
any
purpose
as
authorized
by
the
legislature,
if
it's
in
session
or
for
educational
purposes
by
the
ifc.
If
the
legislature
is
not
in
session,
there's
one
major
issue
in
this
budget
and
that's
the
governor,
recommended
recommended
expenditures
and
a
possible
funding
change.
B
There
are
the
three
programs
that
I
previously
mentioned,
which
totaled
to
fourteen
thousand
eight
hundred
seventy
dollars
in
year,
one
and
twenty
four
thousand
dollars
twenty
four
thousand
eight
hundred
seventy
in
year.
Two.
This
includes
the
nevada
teacher
of
the
year
program
and
expenditures
that
provide
annual
support
for
the
recognition
and
travel
costs
of
the
selected
state
teacher
of
the
year.
B
Finally,
the
parental
involvement
summit,
also
known
as
the
nevada
family
engagement
summit,
is
held
each
odd
year
of
the
biennium.
This
totals
ten
thousand
dollars
in
the
odd
year
and
the
governor
recommends-
and
this
is
a
transfer
to
the
parental
involvement
and
family
engagement
budget
to
align
the
expenditures
with
the
appropriate
budget.
B
B
The
2019
legislature
approved
the
continuation
of
this
program
and
provided
funding
for
graduate
assistant
or
fellowship
positions,
who
may
have
limited
professional
educator
experience,
but
would
assist
the
department
with
policy
initiatives,
data
analysis,
research,
compilation
and
other
selected
projects
for
the
educator
in
residence
position
that
would
be
filled
by
an
experienced
teacher
who
would
act
as
a
liaison
between
the
department
and
licensed
teachers.
Statewide
facilitate
a
team
of
teachers
that
will
provide
advice
and
feedback
to
the
department
through
the
superintendent's
teacher
advisory
cabinet,
create
resources
and
perform
research
in
support
of
the
department
initiatives.
B
B
B
If
the
subcommittee
makes
this
recommendation,
it
could
also
consider
the
continuation
of
funding
for
the
base
budget
expenditures
recommended
by
the
governor.
However,
it
could
transfer
those
expenditures
to
various
department
budgets
instead
of
this
educational
trust,
account
and
fund
them
in
those
budgets
with
general
funded
corporations.
B
In
addition,
the
subcommittee
could
recommend
the
interstate
commission
for
military
children's
dues
and
the
parental
involvement
expenditures
in
the
nde
parental
involvement
and
family
engagement,
budget
and
fund
those
expenditures
with
general
funded
corporations
of
six
thousand
seven
hundred
seventy
five
dollars
an
hour
by
twenty
two
and
sixteen
thousand
seven
hundred
seventy
five
dollars
now
for
23
and,
as
I
previously
mentioned,
the
parental
involvement.
Some
expenditures
are
currently
reflected
in
that
ndu
budget
and
this
would
basically
refund
them
with
general
fund
appropriations
rather
than
a
transfer
from
this
budget.
B
So
on
page,
53
of
your
packet
are
basically
three
options
for
the
subcommittee's
consideration
option:
a
is
approving
the
governor's
recommendation
for
expenditures,
totaling
119
989
dollars
in
fy
22
and
129
989
dollars
in
fy
23
in
this
budget,
which
would
support
the
state
teacher
of
the
year
program.
The
interstate
commission
for
military
children's
dues,
the
parental
involvement
summit
and
the
educator
in
residence
graduate
assistant
fellowship
program.
B
Option
b
is
approving
the
governor's
recommendations
for
all
expenditures:
totaling
119
989
dollars
in
fy,
22
and
129
989
dollars
in
fy
23..
However,
those
expenditures
could
be
reflected
in
those
expenditures
associated
with
the
state
teacher
of
the
year
and
the
educator
in
residence.
Graduate
assistant
fellowship
program
would
be
reflected
in
the
nde
professional
development
programs
budget
and
the
interstate
commission
for
military
children's
students
and
the
parental
involvement
summit
expenditures
in
the
nde
parental
involvement
and
family
engagement
budget.
B
B
Could
also
recommend
reflecting
the
approved
expenditures
associated
with
the
state
teacher
of
the
year
in
the
nd
professional
development
program
budget
and
the
interstate
commission
for
military
children's
students
and
the
parental
involvement
summit,
expenditures
in
the
nda
parental
involvement
and
family
engagement
budget.
This
option
would
require
additional
general
fund
appropriations
holding
fourteen
thousand
eight
hundred
seventy
dollars
in
fy
twenty
two
and
twenty
four
thousand
eight
hundred
seventy
dollars
in
fy
2023
in
those
budgets
would
note
if
the
subcommittee
chooses
option
b
or
c.
B
It
may
also
consider
recommending
legislation
require
the
year-end
transfers
of
the
unredeemed
or
uncharged
value
of
expired
or
abandoned
gift
certificates
held
by
the
abandoned
property.
Trust
account
be
transferred
instead
to
the
new
state
education
funding
account
to
support
the
new
pupil
center
funding
plan
beginning
in
fy22.
B
A
Thank
you
very
much
and
any
questions
on
this
assemblywoman
carlton
and.
D
Thank
you,
and-
and
thank
you
very
much,
mr
drost.
You
have
given
us
a
lot
to
to
chew
on
here.
So
as
I'm
looking
at
this
the
d,
what
I
see
in
the
difference
between
b
and
c
for
conversations
sake,
is
in
c.
These
dollars
will
end
up
in
base.
B
Carlton
the
difference
between
b
and
c
they're
very
similar
b
is
proving
basically
all
expenditures
in
the
governor's
recommended
budget
in
this
budget,
which
includes
the
enhancement
for
the
residence
program.
Option
c
is
similar,
but
it
would
it
would
improve
those
base
budget
expenditure
and
not
approve
that
enhancement.
Educator
in
residence.
D
F
Thank
you
chair.
I
would
move
to
accept
the
recommendation
explained
by
staff,
which
is
item
number
c,
and
I
would
add
that
we
recommend
legislation
to
require
the
year-end
transfers
of
the
unredeemed
or
uncharged
value
of
expired
or
abandoned.
Gift
certificates
held
by
the
abandoned
property
trust
account
to
be
transferred
to
the
new
state.
A
Thank
you
very
much
I'll
entertain
a
second
from
assemblywoman
carlton
conversation
and
discussion
on
the
motion.
F
Thank
you
chair,
yes,
but
yes,
that
is
my
intent.
I
think
it's
as
with
many
programs,
an
admirable
program
just
in
the
era
of
constrained
budgets,
not
very
comfortable
with
the
enhancement
concept
at
this
time.
Okay,
thank.
A
B
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
The
final
budget
can
be
found
on
page
55
of
your
packet.
This
is
the
contingency
account
for
special
education
services.
Staff
is
responsible
for
developing
recommendations
for
this
budget,
and
the
subcommittee
has
not
previously
reviewed
this
budget
funding
is
in.
This
account
is
used
to
reimburse
school
districts
and
charter
schools
for
extraordinary
program
expenditure,
program,
expenses
and
services
that
are
for
special
education
services.
B
On
page
56
of
your
packet,
you
can
provided
detail
on
how
this
funding
was
used
in
recent
fiscal
years,
and
the
department
indicates
this
funding
has
been
utilized
in
the
past
for
out
of
district
placements
residential
treatment
facilities
and
day
treatment
services.
B
A
Hey,
thank
you
very
much.
Any
questions
on
this
budget
still
moved
so
moved
by
assembly
will
mccartney
second
by
senator
ready
any
discussion
on
the
motion.
A
All
those
in
favor
say:
aye
aye,
all
those
opposed
motion
passes
and
that
concludes
our
budgets.
I
want
to
thank
staff
very,
very
much
for
your
time
and
expertise
and
with
that
we
have
one
remaining
item
and
that's
public
comment,
and
I
see
a
couple
people
in
our
audience
today.
So
we'll
start
there.
Thank
you.
I
Good
morning,
madam
chair
chris
daley
nevada
state
education
association,
the
voice
of
nevada
educators
for
over
120
years
yesterday,
40
educators
came
to
carson
city
from
across
the
state
to
talk
to
legislators
about
issues
with
the
new
school
funding
plan
and
the
need
for
new
revenue
for
public
education.
Thank
you
to
all
of
you
legislators
who
met
with
educators
and
participated
in
our
red
for
revenue
rally.
I
While
nsc
has
been
critical
of
the
new
funding
plan
passed
in
sb543
in
the
2019
session.
Let's
not
forget.
We
also
expressed
significant
concern
with
the
shortcomings
of
the
nevada
plan.
Over
the
years,
the
nevada
plan
has
been
driven
more
by
previous
education
funding
and
available
revenue.
This
is
certainly
part
of
the
reason:
nevada
ranks
48th
in
the
nation
and
per
pupil
funding
in
2008
nsca
sponsored
and
passed
advisory
measures
in
clark
and
washoe
to
raise
the
room
tax
to
supplement
education
funding
with
the
legislature
passing
ip1
in
2009.
I
Unfortunately,
these
funds
were
never
used
as
intended
and
when
finally
programmed
in
the
dsa
likely
supplanted
general
fund
dollars
that
otherwise
would
have
gone
to
education.
Another
weakness
of
the
nevada
plan,
the
financial
mechanism
included
in
the
new
funding
plan,
is
a
step
forward
to
ensure
the
issue
of
supplanting
education.
Funding
does
not
happen
in
the
future
and
for
those
of
you
keeping
track.
Yes,
I
just
said
something
positive
about
the
new
funding
plan,
but
the
nevada
plan
was
not
built
to
keep
up
with
nevada's,
changing
demographics
and
developing
education
needs.
I
However,
the
development
of
categorical
programs
over
the
last
decade
with
nsca
support
was
an
important
step
toward
addressing
these
needs.
I
think
you
all
now
know.
Nsca
has
called
for
a
fixed
sb543
in
three
simple
steps:
one
grandfathering
existing
zoom
and
victory
schools,
two
ensure
hold
harmless
provisions,
actually
do
no
harm
to
school
districts
and
three
eliminate
anti-union,
ending
fund
balance
provisions,
but
even
if
this
legislature
listens
to
educators
and
fixes
the
issues
we've
identified,
the
funding
formula
alone
won't
fix
our
problems
in
public
education,
in
addition
to
chronic
underfunding.
I
There
is
the
issue
of
accountability
discussed
this
morning,
especially
in
a
system
with
seemingly
endless
unmet
need,
as
the
legislature
continues,
converting
important,
categorical
expenditures
to
the
state
education
funding
account.
Nsea
would
ask
you
to
consider
the
line
of
accountability
between
the
state
and
school
districts
and
the
blurred
and
weakened
incentives
for
districts
to
deliver
on
these
important
priorities
for
any
funding
plan
to
work
it
will
need
continual
attention
and
oversight,
as
well
as
genuine
and
meaningful
stakeholder
engagement
and
input.
Thank
you.
J
Good
morning,
madam
chair
and
committee
members,
my
name
is
hava
ahmed
h,
a
w
a
h,
a
a
h
m,
a
d.
I
know
how
to
smell
my
name.
I
promise,
and
I'm
here
representing
the
clark
county
education
association.
I'm
sorry,
I'm
not
used
to
in-person
testimony
anymore.
J
J
We
wanted
to
remind
this
committee
that
this
legislative
session
provides
an
opportunity,
unlike
any
other,
this
legislature
cannot
only
put
students
back
on
track
to
reduce
learning
loss
attributed
to
the
disparities
of
access
and
equity
that
were
exacerbated
by
the
pandemic,
but
this
legislature
can
re-imagine
how
we
approach
education
in
nevada
to
provide
every
student
with
the
resources
and
opportunities
they
need
to
become
productive.
Members
of
society,
saying
that
this
last
year
has
been
difficult
is
the
biggest
understatement
of
the
biennium.
J
The
learning
loss
experienced
by
students
across
nevada
is
largely
still
unknown,
and
the
path
towards
reducing
those
loss
will
not
be
fully
realized
for
years
to
come.
As
we
brace
ourselves
to
understand
the
full
impact
the
pandemic
has
had
on
our
children.
We
must
reevaluate
how
we
fund
education
in
nevada.
J
J
J
Ccea
understands
that,
in
order
to
pass
new
revenue,
we
need
a
bipartisan
effort
led
by
the
governor.
However,
any
decision
short
of
passing
new
revenue
this
session
communicates
that
being
ranked
at
the
bottom
of
the
nation
in
academic
achievement
is
acceptable.
U.S
legislators
have
the
choice
to
lead
on
new
revenue
that
we
cannot
wait
for.
We
think
all
of
the
work
that
you
have
put
in
this
year,
and
especially
during
the
special
special
session.
However,
we
do
need
to
ask
for
more.
J
A
C
E
A
With
that,
I
certainly
appreciate
your
time
broadcasting.
Thank
you
very
much
as
as
always
for
your
assistance
with
this
meeting,
and
I
appreciate
all
of
you
and
your
hard
work
and
with
that
we.