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A
B
A
D
D
D
D
D
A
D
A
I
did
see
miss
ready
turn
senator
reddy
turn
on
her
camera,
so
I
believe
she
is
present
and
please
mark
other
members
present
as
they
arrive
so
good
morning.
Committee
members.
We
are
here
to
close
a
couple
more
budgets,
so
as
we
did
yesterday,
those
will
now
be
uploaded
to
nellis,
so
you
can
go
ahead
and
pull
those
documents
down
we'll
give
everyone
a
few
minutes.
We
know
this
is
a
new
process,
so
we'll
go
into
recess
for
about
10
minutes,
we'll.
Let
everybody
get
the
chance
to
do
that.
A
If
anyone
has
any
technical
difficulties,
please
please
reach
out
and
we'll
try
to
help
you
so
with
that.
If
I
could
have
broadcast
services
put
us
into
recess
until
8
15
to
allow
everyone
to
get
their
documents.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
very
much
broadcast
services
committee
members.
I
believe
I've
gotten
thumbs
up
from
all
of
you
as
far
as
having
your
documents,
so
I
think
we
are
ready
to
proceed
good
job,
getting
it
done,
we'll
we'll
get
this
procedure
figured
out
yet
so,
with
that
I'd
like
to
go
on
to
our
staff
that
will
be
walking
us
through
the
documents.
If
you'd
like
to
go
ahead
and.
B
The
following
table
on
page
four
shows
the
actual
student
enrollment
from
fiscal
year.
2014
through
fiscal
year
2020
and
the
updated
projected
enrollment
for
fiscal
year
21
through
fiscal
year
23,
and
I
would
note
that
this
table
has
been
updated
to
reflect
the
recent
actions
of
the
board
and
reflects
five
charter,
schools
and
seven
campuses
opening
in
fiscal
year
22
and
one
campus
opening
in
fiscal
year
23.
B
The
following
information
on
page
five
provides
details
regarding
the
duties
and
responsibilities
of
the
new
position.
Request
recommended
the
first
position
recommended
by
the
governor
is
an
education
program
supervisor
position
to
supervise
two
existing
education
programs,
professional
positions
for
the
school
support
team,
tasked
with
oversight
and
support
of
state
and
federal
education
programs,
and
would
allow
for
the
effective
implementation
of
the
ongoing
corrective
action
plan
and
development
of
continuing
strategies
to
ensure
compliance
with
federal
and
state
laws.
B
The
second
position
recommended
by
the
governor
is
another
education
program
supervisor
position
to
supervise
the
local
education
agency,
grant
related
fiscal
function
to
ensure
compliance
with
federal
and
state
grant
program
regulations.
The
agency
indicates
currently
one
education.
Program's
professional
position
is
largely
responsible
for
managing
all
grant
related
functions
of
the
agency,
and
if
this
position
is
approved,
it
would
work
with
existing
position
to
ensure
concise
grant
applications
are
submitted
to
the
nevada
department
of
education
in
a
timely
manner.
B
In
january
2020,
the
agency
hired
one
full-time
contract
position
to
address
a
six-month
backlog
and
sub-recipient
reimbursement
requests.
Although
the
backlog
has
been
eliminated,
the
agency
indicates
if
the
recommendation
is
approved,
the
contract
position
would
still
be
required
due
to
the
increase
in
grants
of
awards
and
new
emergency
relief
grant
funds.
B
The
agency
indicates
one
education,
program's
professional
physician
is
currently
responsible
for
conducting
site
evaluation
on
all
agency-sponsored
charter
campuses,
which
resulted
in
overtime
and
delays
in
completing
evaluation
reports.
The
agency
indicates
each
site.
Evaluation
is
conducted
by
a
team
of
at
least
two
agency
staff
members
and
existing
staff,
including
the
executive
director,
education
programs,
director
education
program
supervisor
and
two
management,
analyst
positions
who
are
currently
assisting
the
education
program's
professional
position
in
conducting
site
evaluations.
B
2020.
and
fiscal
staff
would
just
note,
on
top
of
page
seven,
the
distribution
unit,
inadvertently
included
in
state
travel
expenditures
for
two
positions
which
overstated
their
travel
funding
in
fiscal
year
23..
So
fiscal
staff
recommends
a
technical
adjustment
to
reduce
in-state
travel
expenditures
and
increase
reserves
by
four
thousand
seven
hundred.
Seventy
seven,
four
thousand
seven
hundred
sixty
six
dollars
in
fiscal
year
23
to
correct
this
error.
B
Unit
includes
federal
grant
revenues
of
331
536
over
the
biennium,
which
is
incorrect
for
the
budget
manual.
Instructions
that
indicate
enhancement
decision
units
should
generally
be
balanced,
so
fiscal
staff
also
recommends
a
technical
adjustment
to
eliminate
the
federal
grant
revenue
in
this
distinction
unit
and
reduce
reserves
by
an
equal
amount.
Fiscal
staff
further
recommends
a
technical
adjustment
to
increase
federal
funding
of
an
equal
amount
in
the
base
budget.
B
The
agency
indicate
it
could
use
additional
staff
but
recognizes
that
the
state
is
in
the
middle
of
a
financial
crisis
that
prompted
them
to
request
positions
that
they
only
deem
are
most
necessary
in
follow-up
communication
with
fiscal
staff.
After
the
budget
hearing
the
agency
indicated
if
additional
resources
would
be
provided,
it
could
benefit
from
the
following
three
positions:
one
additional
education,
program's
professional
position
for
site
evaluations
to
enable
in-depth
and
robust
site
evaluations
and
provide
additional
resources
to
conduct
site
evaluations
on
large
schools
which
are
regularly
conducted
by
three
staff
members.
B
With
regards
to
addressing
the
corrective
action
plan
and
caseload
increases,
the
agency
indicated
it
could
benefit
from
one
additional
education,
program's
professional
positions
for
programs
to
perform
programmatic
oversight
in
another
additional
management.
Analyst
position
for
its
fiscal
section
to
provide
administrative
grant
oversight
according
to
the
agency.
The
addition
of
one
education
program,
professional
position
for
programs
would
allow
the
agency
conduct
more
comprehensive
annual,
desktop
review
of
charter
school
policies,
procedures
and
plans
and
provide
more
frequent
technical
assistance
and
training
for
charter
school
staff
and
expire
expand
on
its
on-site
monitoring.
B
B
The
agency's
request
for
these
two
new
positions,
if
approved,
would
result
in
reserve
reductions,
totaling
four
hundred
thousand
eight
hundred
nine
dollars
over
the
two
thousand
twenty
one,
twenty
three
biennium.
If
the
subcommittee
wishes
to
approve
all
three
positions,
this
would
decrease
reserves.
B
Six
hundred
two
thousand
nine
hundred
two
dollars
over
the
2021-23
biennium
staff
would
note
the
agency
would
have
the
opportunity
to
approach
the
interim
finance
committee
over
the
2021-23
biennium
to
establish
positions,
utilizing
it
utilizing
its
reserves.
Accordingly,
the
subcommittee
chose
not
to
approve
all
the
additional
positions
requested
by
the
agency.
B
The
agency
could
still
approach
the
ifc
in
the
upcoming
biennium
and
request
these
additional
positions,
so
the
box
on
page
8
provides
the
options
for
the
subcommittee's
consideration:
a
approved
four
new
full-time
positions
and
associated
operating
and
travel
expenditures,
as
recommended
by
the
governor,
supported
by
reserve
reductions
of
hundred
twenty
six
dollars.
Eight
hundred
one
dollars
and
federal
grant
revenue
of
three
hundred
thirty
one
thousand
five
hundred
thirty
six
dollars
over
the
upcoming
biennium
and
approve
the
technical
adjustments
noted
by
fiscal
staff.
B
D
A
D
B
Grant
revenue
of
331
536
dollars
over
the
biennium
and
approved
the
technical
adjustments
noted
by
fiscal
staff
or
d
is
not
approved.
The
governor's
recommendation
for
four
new
full-time
positions
or
the
additional
positions
requested
by
the
agency
fiscal
staff
also
request
authority
to
make
any
other
technical
adjustments
as
necessary,
and
the
subcommittee
may
also
wish
to
consider
recommending
that
the
full
committee
issue
a
letter
of
intent
requiring
the
state
public
charter
school
authority
to
report
annually
to
the
interim
finance
committee
on
its
progress
in
conducting
site
evaluation
on
charter
campuses.
A
A
Okay,
committee
members:
this
is
the
the
time
for
questions.
This
is
a
this.
This
one's
a
little
more
complicated,
there's
a
number
of
different
options,
and
I
want
to
make
sure
everyone
has
an
opportunity
to
ask
any
questions
that
they
have
on
this.
In
the
original
hearing
we
did
have
that
conversation
about.
A
A
This
is
done
out
of
reserve,
so
it
is
not
general
fund,
so
this
does
work
out
of
their
reserves,
and
I
guess
I
mine
froze
for
just
a
moment
so
miss
mangola
if
you
could
go
back
and
if,
if
a.
D
B
If
the
subcommittee
wishes
option
c,
which
would.
E
B
B
D
A
A
D
C
D
B
That's
correct:
senator
by
per
statute,
they
are
allowed
to
charge.
B
Up
to
two
percent,
but
currently
the
state
public
charter
authority
recommends
in
the
governor
recommended
budget
includes
a
1.25
fee.
D
D
B
E
You
did
not,
but
I
will
ask
a
question.
Thank
you,
chair.
E
B
The
subcommittee
can
certainly
request
a
different
and
a
different
reporting
as
they
wish.
If
the
subcommittee
wishes
to
make
it
a
six-month
or
a
quarterly
report,
you
could
do
so.
E
Thank
you
very
much.
The
reason
I
asked
that
question
is
because
the
way
the
school
year
is
is
planned
within
our
system.
If
you
go
from
august
to
say
june
1st,
if
you
only
get
that
report
once
a
year,
it
could
be
that
you
will
now
be
into
the
second
year
or
something
before
you
hear
from
those
schools
or
about
what's
going
on
so
madam
chair,
I
I
might
suggest
that
we,
I
I
don't
know
if
it
matters.
If
we
have
the
the
once
a
year
in
there.
A
D
A
That
ifc
can
always
ask
for
them
to
come
back
and
give
us
a
report.
We
can
request
of
the
the
senate,
chair
of
ifc,
this
next
interim,
to
put
them
on
the
agenda
and
have
them
come
back
and
have
a
conversation
with
us
so
that
that
is
appropriate.
But
if
you
would
be
more
comfortable
putting
six
months
in
there
so
that
we
get
them
and
then
figuring
out
what
date
we
want
to
start
them
at
to
make
sure
we.
D
D
A
I
know
they
did
not
have
the
resources
to
do
it
and
we
can't
have
a
conversation
about
what's
going
on
in
in
the
schools.
If
we
don't
get
those
side,
evaluations
done,
and
it
was
a
a
big
issue-
the
last
couple
cycles.
So
I
would
be
comfortable
in
adding
that
extra
side
evaluator
to
give
them
the
opportunity
to
make
sure
that
they
can
get
out
into
the
schools
and
see
how
things
are
going,
especially
with
the
changing
dynamic
of.
D
D
A
D
That
they
have,
you
know
with
their
subgrants.
So
I
I
agree
with
you
that
at
least
adding
one
of
the
program
education
program
professionals
make
some
sense,
but
I'm
kind
of
wondering
whether
they're
going
to
need
a
management
analyst
because
of
the
federal.
F
A
A
And-
and
I
appreciate
that
and
that's
why
I
think,
allowing
them
to
come
back
to
ifc
for
that
particular
position
once
they
know.
What's
coming,
we
don't
know
when
the
guidance
is
coming
out.
We
don't
know
when
the
money
will
actually
be
distributed.
It
could
be
six
months
from
now.
It
I'm
not
sure
it's
necessary
for
the
beginning
of
this
fiscal
year
to
have
that
position
available,
knowing
that
they
may
not
need
it
until
the
beginning
of
the
of
the
next
count
halfway
through
the
next
school
year.
A
I
know
we
have
new
members,
so
I
always
want
to
make
sure
everybody's
on
the
same
page
and
comfortable
with
where
we're
going.
F
Good
question
about
reserves
to
follow
up
on
senator.
D
B
This
agency
typically
recommends
a
90-day
reserve
just
because
they
have
to
put
the
cap.
They
have
to
have
cash
flow,
since
majority
of
the
federal
grants
are
on
a
reimbursement
basis,
so,
and-
and
this
agency
have
had
90
days
in
the
past
legislative.
E
Yes,
phantom
chair,
I
will
make
a
motion
to
accept
num
letter
b.
That
will
approach
prove
the
new
full
time,
four
full-time
positions
and
the
one
additional
education
programs
professional,
along
with
the
letter
of
intent,
outlined
at
the
bottom
of
the
box,
and
I
will
move
that
motion.
A
E
C
A
C
D
A
D
D
Yeah
sorry
I
was,
I
was
reminded
that
I
think
tomorrow
we
are,
we
do
have
an
agenda
item
on
ifc.
That's
going
to
allocate,
I
think,
25
million
dollars
in
federal
funds
to
these
schools.
So
it's
coming,
I
think
if
they
so
you
know,
I
just
encourage
them
to
think
about
their
needs
sooner
rather
than
later,
and
if
they
want
to
come
to
ifc
early,
don't
be
don't
be
shy
about
doing
so.
A
D
A
D
D
D
D
D
A
Yes,
the
motion
passes
unanimously
of
all
the
members
present,
so
with
this
with
that,
I
believe
we
can
go
on
to
our
next
item,
which
is
the
projected
enrollment.
B
Technical
adjustment
to
increase
charter
school
fees
by
eight
hundred
ninety
eight
thousand
two
hundred
ninety
four
dollars
and
increase
contract
services
by
two
hundred
sixty
four
thousand
two
hundred
eighty
two
dollars
over
the
2021-23
biennium
to
reflect
the
updated
student
enrollment.
These
adjustments
would
increase
reserves
by
six
hundred
thirty
four
thousand
twelve
dollars
over
the
two
thousand
twenty
one.
Twenty
three
biennium
fiscal
staff
recommends
other
closing
items.
D
A
D
A
A
E
Yes,
madam
chair,
thank
you
very
much.
I
would
move
to
recommend
that
we
follow
the
fiscal
staff's
recommendation
of
closing
items,
one
through
three
and
those
to
be
closed,
as
recommended
by
the
governor
and
the
other
closing
item
four
to
be
closed
with
the
noted
technical
adjustment
and
requests
for
authority
for
the
staff
to
make
any
other
technical
adjustments
as
necessary.
D
A
D
D
A
B
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
on
page
11
is
the
public
charter
school
loan
program
and
fiscal
staff
is
responsible
for
developing
the
closing
recommendations
for
this
budget.
The
subcommittee
has
not
previously
heard
this
budget
and
there
are
no
major
closing
issue
nor
other
items.
Other
closing
items
for
this
budget
fiscal
staff
recommends
this
budget
should
be
close,
as
recommended
by
the
governor
with
authority
for
staff
to
make
technical
adjustments
as
necessary.
E
A
D
D
D
D
D
D
A
And
yes,
motion
passes
unanimously
of
all
the
members
present.
Many
members
that
accomplishes
our
mission
for
this
morning
so
did
that
fairly
expeditiously.
So
congratulations
to
everyone.
We
now
have
a
little
bit
of
extra
time
this
morning,
so
when
we
run
late
in
the
future,
this
all
balances
out.
So,
thank
you
all
very
much.
Our
last
item
on
our
agenda
for
today
would
be
to
open
it
up
for
public
comment.
So
we'll
give
broadcast
services
a
moment
or
two
to
allow
members
of
the
public
to
call
in
to
be.
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Bailey
d-a-l-y
nevada
state
education
association,
the
voice
of
nevada
educators
for
over
120
years
this
morning,
just
providing
some
comments
following
up
on
comments
that
we
provided
on
the
state
public
charter
school
before
we
budget
from
your
first
budget
hearing.
While
we
don't
take
issue
with
the
committee's
decision
to
add
a
staff
person
to
conduct
site
visits.
F
As
that's
been
an
ongoing
an
issue
of
concern
in
terms
of
charter
school
accountability,
we
do
have
a
concern
with
the
overall
growth
of
of
the
charter
system
in
the
state
of
nevada.
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While
the
liberations
of
that
growth
management
plan
were
happening,
the
charter
school
authority
approved
nearly
5
000
new
charter
slots.
Now,
when
we
look
at
projected
growth
of
charter
slots,
as
reported
by
the
charter
school
authority
8.6
in
fiscal
year,
22.
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F
That
we
don't
really
have
a
growth
management
plan
for
charters.
We
have
a
growth
plan
for
charters
in
nevada
and
that's
an
issue
as
we
see
relatively
stagnant
growth
projections
in
traditional
or
neighborhoods
public
schools
charter
schools,
while
they've
the
authority
has
begun
to
address
the
big
biases
against.
C
F
Serve
proportionally
fewer
at-risk
students,
fewer
english
learners
and
fewer
students
with
disabilities,
and
even
with
some
progress
on
diversity
and
new
charter
seats,
there
really
is
no
path
for
charters
to
achieve
parity
in
the
foreseeable
future.
So
what
the
impact
of
the
growth
of
charters
means?
F
Is
it's
really
siphoning
resources
from
you
know
traditional
or
neighborhood
public
schools
and
then.
D
F
See
news
reports
during
the
pandemic
that
many
charter
schools
gain
the
system
by
triple
dipping
taking
state
funds,
care
back
funds,
ppp
funds
now,
obviously,
looking
at
american
rescue
plan
funds
all
while
playing
by
their
own
set
of
rules.
We
know
that
when
you
correct
for
demographics,
neighborhood
public
schools
perform
as
good,
if
not
better
than
charter
schools
and
ncaa
again
would
caution
this
legislature
to
watch
these
budgets
closely.
F
Watch
the
charter
slots
closely
and
take
a
look
at
that
growth
management
plan
to
make
sure
it's
really
a
management
plan
and
not
an
expansion
plan.
Thank
you
very
much.
A
Thank
you
any
other
callers.