Board of School TrusteesJune 13, 2019

Ms. Kirsten Searer, Chief Communications and Community Engagement OfficerMr. Bradley Keating, Director of Government Relations

2019 LEGISLATIVE WRAP-UP

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CCSD BILL DRAFTSSB80 (Establishing a Handle with Care Program)

• Requires law enforcement to report when a child goes through a traumatic event

SB26 (Protecting the Ending Fund Balance)

• Would have protected up to eight percent of the District’s ending fund balance

• This bill died but an ending fund balance of up to 16 percent was established in SB543

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MODERNIZING THE FUNDING FORMULASB543, the modernized education funding formula, updated the education funding formula for the first time in more than 50 years.

This historic legislation will:

• Provide more transparency

• Ensure that money for K-12 education stays with K-12 education

• Establish weights for students who need more resources

• Protect school districts’ ending fund balances

SB543 now says funds should remain in education and not be removed “to the extent practicable” and allows the governor to determine if funding needs to be adjusted. The governor has said on the record that he would only divert funds in a fiscal emergency.

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CCSD LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM

Modernizing the K-12 Funding Formula (SB543)

Preserve our Ending Fund Balance (SB543)

Increasing Funding for School Safety (SB89, SB551, SB528)

Incentives for Title I Teachers (AB196)

Additional Resources for Read by Grade 3 (AB289)

Preserving an Elected School Board (Failure of AB491, AB57, SB105)

Continuation of Early Childhood Education (SB84, SB555)

Separate Revenue Stream to Support Vegas PBS (SB501)

Expansion of Career and Technical Education (CTE) Programs

Maintenance Fund for School Buildings

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OTHER CCSD PRIORITIES• AB309 allowed school districts to work with their county commissioners

to raise tax revenue for schools. It also provided school districts with flexibility on some categorical funds.

• SB551 and SB555 provided more funding for school police officers, mental health professionals, and facility updates to improve school safety.

• AB289 updated Nevada’s Read by Grade 3 program and ensured all struggling readers in elementary school will have extra supports. SB555provided funding for more learning strategists.

• SB84 and SB555 saved pre-K seats that were in danger due to the loss of a federal grant.

• SB555 provided SB178 funding (additional funds for students who score low on tests) to 1, 2, 3, and now 4-Star schools.

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OTHER CCSD PRIORITIES• SB185 modified the fingerprinting law so that volunteers only have to be

fingerprinted if they are “unsupervised” with students (no longer if they volunteer four or more times a month). Also, volunteers who are fingerprinted as part of their job will have a waiver from fingerprinting again, such as police officers.

• Several bills (AB491, AB57, SB105) failed to pass. Therefore, we will preserve an elected Board of School Trustees so constituents have an elected official to hold accountable.

• The goal of increasing separate and sustainable revenue streams to support Vegas PBS’ educational services was largely met through SB501.

• AB78 and SB321 both remove the Achievement School District from the Nevada Revised Statutes so there is no longer a concern of the authority of CCSD public schools being taken over by charter operators.

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FUNDINGCCSD needed $166 million in total funds in the 2019-20 school year for increased operational costs, plus the average two percent seniority increase, and the three percent cost of living increase to all employees.• We received about $154 million in additional dollars.

CCSD needed about $111 million more in the 2019-20 school year for increased operational costs, plus the two percent seniority increases for all employees. We received about $90 million in additional dollars.

A bill that impacts CCSD’s budget was the passage of SB111 by the Nevada Legislature.

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SUPERINTENDENT’S COMMENTS BOARD DISCUSSION AND

QUESTIONS

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