Several thorny issues remain as the clock ticks in Week 16 of the 2017 session.
Education
A Legislative budget subcommittee on Thursday signed off on a big chunk of the public schools budget for the coming two years, voting to include $63 million in revenue from a new 10 percent retail tax on recreational marijuana as proposed by Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval.
A scaled-back, less-expensive plan to provide more money to certain Nevada students was unveiled Wednesday.
The legal battle over the state-mandated reorganization of the Clark County School District is over, after the district announced Monday it is dropping the lawsuit against the state.
Investigations, right-to-die, reorganization of the nation’s fifth-largest school district and state parks dominated the 14th week of the Nevada Legislature as lawmakers push toward a mandatory June 5 adjournment.
The controversial Education Savings Account program sought by Gov. Brian Sandoval and Republican lawmakers is now homeless.
A panel of lawmakers signed off Tuesday on a budget for the Nevada higher education system that includes a double-digit increase in funding.
A measure heard Monday would give the Nevada Legislature more ability to oversee the Board of Regents and the state higher education system.
The last piece is in place, and the reorganization of the fifth-largest school district in the country will continue uninterrupted this year.
Opponents of a bill updating sex education in public schools focused Monday on costs as reason for lawmakers to reject the bill.
Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval and senior administration officials met Friday with Democratic Assembly Speaker Jason Frierson to try to push the legislative process forward as the Nevada Legislature enters its final weeks.
Nevada Assembly Minority Leader Paul Anderson said Tuesday he and his caucus will vote against the state budget if it does not include funding for education savings accounts.
The Nevada Senate gave final legislative approval Tuesday to a bill requiring the Nevada System of Higher Education to pay undergraduate fees and expenses for any dependent child of a public employee killed on the job.
Despite a lawsuit and unfunded resources, Clark County School District officials said Monday they are fully behind the state-mandated reorganization as the bill to ensure the effort heads to the governor’s desk.
The drama that unfolded during the Clark County School Board meeting is one reason why the mandated reorganization must be implemented, state legislators said Friday.
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