2021 NEVADA LEGISLATIVE DEBRIEF - LINDSAY ANDERSON, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS DIRECTOR JUNE 2021 - BOARDDOCS
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2021 Nevada Legislative Debrief
Lindsay Anderson,
Government Affairs Director
June 2021
Attachment C
Themes
Restorative
Practices
Mental
Pandemic
Health
Competency-
based
Budget Politics
Elections Healthcare
2Engaged Stakeholders
Legislative
Governor/NDE Districts/NASS
Leadership
Employee
School Boards Parents
Associations
3Budget
• Full implementation of funding formula
– Consolidation of categorical funds into per pupil funds
– Development of weighted funding to follow the student
• English Learners, At-Risk, GATE, Special Ed
– Out of the “hold harmless” provision going forward
meaning funding will grow at inflation plus enrollment
growth
– More work to be done by the Commission on School
Funding on the Nevada Cost of Education Index and *new*
forms of revenue to achieve adequate and optimal levels
4Nevada State Education Fund
• Initial cuts of almost $200 million in Governor’s
Recommended Budget of Class Size Reduction and Read By
Three were worrisome
• An additional $500 million was added late in session to make
up for those cuts into base funding
• 30 days from end of session to submit an amended budget
reflecting the final outcome of the legislative session.
• First year of implementation may be clunky, but going
forward, should have less uncertainty related to state grant
funding especially related to staffing
5AB495
• AB495 includes:
– $200 million set aside of state portion of ARP funds for districts to
access to match district ARP funds and $15 million for charter schools
– Beginning July 1, 2023, new tax on gold and silver as well as
redirecting the net proceeds of minerals to Nevada State Education
Fund (base per pupil & weights)
• Going forward, we will need to be focused on prohibiting supplantation
– $4.75 million for Opportunity Scholarships
– $600,000 for the Silver State Opportunity Scholarship
– $4 million for Deans Future Scholars*
– $6 million for Collaboration Center Foundation*
– $5 million for the Nevada ABLE Savings Plan*
6Bills, bills, bills
• 495 Assembly bills, 463 Senate Bills, 67
resolutions (joint and concurrent)
• 275 tracked by WCSD
• ??? Were signed
– Governor has 10 days to sign or veto bills
delivered to him after the end of session
• All but a handful were amended
7Assembly Bill 57
• Passed and signed by the Governor
• Final version includes:
– No negative impact to staff based on their SLG in
Sy20-21
– No preparation or use of SLGs in SY21-22
– Restore to full 15% of evaluation in SY22-23 and
beyond
8Governance
• AB495 – requires the Commission on School
Funding to “study” the various models of
school board governance (appointed, elected,
hybrid) and make recommendations
• AB253 – Open Meeting Law updates related
to future remote participation
• AB88 – culturally competent school and
mascot naming
9Capital Projects
• SB450 – Rollover bond extension through
2035
• SB141 – CMAR sunset deleted
• AB410 – Limitations between CMAR and
owners rep
• AB257 – HVAC repair protocol
10Human Resources
• SB352 – paraprofessionals using their relevant
work towards their student teaching time
• AB266 – class size impacting teacher
evaluations on a formulaic basis
• AB371 – accusations of racism are handled in
the same manner as accusations of bullying
11Academics
• AB231 – State Board of Ed to develop a
subcommittee to provide recommendations
to improve Holocaust education
• AB261 – requiring future curriculum and
materials adoption to include a list of
historically marginalized groups
• SB353 – analyzing testing time and potentially
adding a cap number of minutes
12School Police
• AB132 – Miranda rights with student-friendly
language
• SB212 – Use of force policy
• SB70 – Legal 2000 clarifications
13Elementary
• Prek funding – flat rate, no braiding, bridge
funding
• SB102 - Kindergarten cut off date to be 5 years
old by the first day of school beginning in 2022
14Secondary
• SB172/SB160 - Dual credit
• AB224 - Menstrual products
• AB167 - Student ID cards
• AB235 - FAFSA completion and support
• AB371 - Racism investigations
• SB194 - State Seal of Civics
• SB215 - Competency based ed
15Other Miscellaneous
• SB2 – BMI every other year
• SB66 – Office of Science, Innovation and Technology
doing an annual survey to families regarding access
to technology
• SB210 – Warm hand off for foster and homeless
students from residential treatment facilities
16WCSD Student Led Legislation
• Senate Bill 160 – Kenna Mirzayan, Incline High School
– Expands dual credit opportunities for students to
accredited higher education institutions for course not
offered by NSHE
• Assembly Bill 224 – Samantha Glover, Davidson
Academy/ Reno High School
– Addresses “Period Poverty” by requiring districts to
provide free menstrual products in at least 2 bathrooms
per school in 25% of secondary schools by January 2022
17Didn’t make it…
• SB120 – requiring administrators to reapply for jobs every 5
years
• AB255/SB111 – partially appointed school boards
• SB126 – requiring certified staff to serve in libraries
• SB 142 – removing the ending fund balance protection from
collective bargaining from 16.6% to zero; SB439 set at 12%
• SB27 – paraprofessionals and coaches requiring a license
• SB76 – elimination of many state boards and commissions
• SB10 and 64 – property tax reform
18Implementation Work Ahead
• Regulatory development – more specific rules
– State Board of Ed, approved by Legislative
Commission and becomes Nevada Administrative
Code
• Board policy alignment
• Administrative and other process changesWhat happens next?
Legislative
Session
Campaign Regulatory
Season Work
Interim
Committees
20Political Landscape Going Forward
• Washoe county legislative delegation
– 2 legislators in leadership termed out
– A handful contemplating other offices or not
running
– Redistricting could reshuffle the seats
• Balance of power leaning south
• Best tool in our toolbox is results
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