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May 27, 2023


Happy Day-After-Deadline-Day to Those Who Celebrate!

With ten days left in the 82nd Legislative Session, deadlines have become a way of life in Carson City.


Last Friday saw the Second House Committee Passage deadline, any bill that made it out of the full Senate or Assembly and began the committee process again had to pass on to the full Second House. 


Yesterday all non-exempt bills had to pass out of the Second House.

Check, Please!

The “Big 5” fiscal bills were introduced this week:


SB 503 - Ensures sufficient funding for K-12 public education for the 2023-2025 biennium.


SB 504 - Authorizes expenditures by agencies of the State Government for the 2023-2025 biennium. 


AB 520 - Makes various changes regarding state financial administration and makes appropriations for the support of the civil government of the State.


AB 521 - Authorizes and provides funding for certain projects of capital improvement. 


AB 522 - Revises provisions relating to the compensation of state employees. 


In Review


CCSD Supports the Following Bills - These bills advance public education in Nevada and are beneficial to our students, teachers, staff, and community.

  • AB 72 - Creates the Advisory Committee on the Safety and Well-Being of Teachers.

  • AB 347 - Makes an appropriation to the Department of Education for programs of dual credit.

  • SB 294 - Revises provisions relating to the safe storage of firearms.

  • AB 400 - Revises various provisions relating to education.

  • SB 322 - Revises provisions relating to work-based learning programs.

  • AB 185 - Revises provisions governing the education of pupils who are children of military personnel.

  • AB 256 - Revises provisions relating to work-based learning programs.


CCSD Opposes the Following Bills - We find these bills to be unproductive and even obstructive to improving student outcomes and strengthening public education in Nevada.

  • AB 175 - Revises provisions governing boards of trustees of school districts. 

    • Note: This bill will require four additional trustees to be appointed, rather than elected, to the CCSD Board of Trustees. During recent elections, approximately 40,000-75,000 voters in each district made their selection on the ballot for their representative on the school board. If this legislation passes, the largest incorporated city councils and the county commission will appoint these members, bypassing the direct will of voters.

  • SB 282 - Revises provisions governing education.

  • AB 282 - Revises provisions governing a subsidy for certain substitute teachers.

  • SB 340 - Revises provisions governing education.

  • AB 207 - Revises provisions governing work-based learning programs.

Bills that Missed the Last Deadlines


Some bills we have been following that didn’t make the Second Committee or Second House Deadlines last week were:

  • AB 182 - Revises provisions governing educational personnel.

  • AB 269 - Revises provisions governing education.

  • SB 344 - Revises provisions governing education.

  • AB 339 - Revises provisions governing accountability reports of public schools.

  • SB 114 - Revises provisions governing the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association.


Check the NELIS website for the full list of bills have missed deadlines.

Education Bills Signed by the Governor

  • AB 3 - Revises provisions governing financial reporting of the State Permanent School Fund.

  • AB 73 - Provides the right of pupils to wear certain adornments at school graduation ceremonies.

  • AB 274 - Revises provisions governing required instruction in financial literacy.


Check the NELIS website for the full list of bills signed by the Governor.

Upcoming


The next deadline is May 31st, which is the deadline for Exempt Bills to make it out of either Senate Finance or Assembly Ways and Means.


June 5th is the end of the 82nd Session, but depending on negotiations between the Governor and the Legislative leadership, the possibility of a special session with the agenda set by the governor looms. The agenda of a special session as set by the governor must be abided by the Legislature. They are only able to discuss the issues to which the governor has called them into a Special Session for.


As the Legislative Session wraps up, we are tracking legislation related to student-centered outcomes for K-12 public education. At the end of the session, we will score legislators on their votes and how they help or hurt student achievement.

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