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CCSD staff warn of looming budget pressures; updates given on bills affecting teachers and enrollment
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District officials told trustees that state revenue projections are down and that several education bills remain in flux, including a teacher-supplies appropriation and an open-enrollment bill that may be amended.
Brad Keating, CCSD assistant superintendent for community partnerships and government relations, told the board on May 8 that the 2025 Nevada legislative session was approaching major deadlines and that revenue projections for the upcoming biennium had worsened.
Keating said the State Economic Forum had projected a roughly $191 million decrease in state revenue and that the Local School Support Tax (LSST) portion routed to the state education fund was expected to decline by about $160 million compared with the previous biennium. The district's government-relations staff said those shifts make many bills with cost language vulnerable as lawmakers craft a balanced budget.
Keating updated trustees on several measures of interest to CCSD. Senate Bill 90, sponsored by Sen. Dondero Loop, would appropriate $15 million over two years for teacher supplies delivered through an organization (DonorsChoose was named in conversation); that would translate to about $7.5 million per fiscal year and grants capped at $500 per eligible teacher or instructional staff, Keating said. He characterized the bill as a priority for sponsors but said dollar amounts remained in flux as budget closing proceeded.
On open enrollment (Assembly Bill 533), Keating said an amended version was expected within days: the bill appears to move toward the state publishing a model open-enrollment plan while leaving local school districts authority to adopt district-specific plans and submit them to the State Board of Education. Keating said the change would preserve local control while giving districts a model to follow.
Keating said Assembly Bill 217 (revising law-enforcement provisions on school property) had been heard in Senate Judiciary and was moving forward after amendment, and Assembly Bill 4204 (use-of-force reporting) had no fiscal note and had stakeholder agreement on reporting. Keating also noted several bills remained "exempt" or otherwise parked pending budget work; he cautioned trustees that many bills could die if they carried large new costs.
Keating closed by noting the next legislative deadline: May 16, when bills must pass their second-house committees. Trustees asked follow-up questions about specific bills and funding details; Keating said the full k-12 funding bill would be drafted after a joint committee meeting and that final details would be available after the legislature's joint ways-and-means work was complete.
No board action was required; the item was informational.
