Click below to read our memos and/or watch the video testimony
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K-12 Education Budget
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NSEA provided several public comments on our Time For 20, Now What, and Accountability Means Campaigns.
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Assembly Bill 164 (Support)
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NSEA supports AB164 to better incorporate outdoor recreation into the curriculum of public schools.
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Assembly Bill 72 (Amend)
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NSEA seeks an amendment to AB72 to expand the scope of the proposed Advisory Committee on the Safety and Well-Being of Teachers to include the safety and well-being of all educators impacted by violence.
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Assembly Bill 73 (Support - No Memo)
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Provides right of public school pupils to wear certain adornments at school graduation ceremonies.
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Senate Bill 144 (Oppose)
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While NSEA is a proponent of career and technical education, we oppose the tax holiday scheme proposed in SB144 on principle. Instead, NSEA recommends up to a $10M appropriation for CTE from projected general fund revenues, including the modified business tax.
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Assembly Bill 175 (Amend)
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NSEA appreciates the conceptual amendment to AB175 to preserve school boards as democratically elected bodies offered by Chair Bilbray Axelrod. We seek a further amendment to include educator voice on school boards by lifting the prohibition on service by active educators from the district and by requiring at least one appointed, non-voting member be an active educator.
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Assembly Bill 222 (Support)
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NSEA priority bill to create fairness for Education Support Professionals (ESPs). AB222 is intended to correct an inequity in the computation of credit for service for school district employees in the Public Employment Retirement System. Specifically, many education support professionals in PERS report not receiving a full year of service credit even though they work a job that is comparable in hours to teacher members of the system, who do receive a full year of service credit.
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Assembly Bill 224 (Support)
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NSEA supports the right of NSHE employees to collectively bargain.
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NSEA Presentation to the Senate Committee On Education
NSEA was able to present to the Senate Committee on Education this week. Our presentation focused on the status of public education and how we can fix the problems with Time For 20 and the Respect Educators Act. You can watch the full presentation here.
Apply to be a Time for 20 Ambassador!
NSEA is now building a team of Time for 20 Ambassadors to engage during the remainder of the 2023 Legislative Session. This team will build on our previous legislative engagement, expand member public comment at legislative committees, lobby legislators, enhance our social media presence, develop our relational organizing capacity, and mobilize other members for collective action.
As mentioned above, on Thursday, March 9, 2023, the Assembly Committee on Government Affairs heard Assembly Bill 222, an NSEA priority bill. It was a great hearing with very heartfelt testimony from our ESP members throughout the state.
This bill creates fairness for our education support professionals, and we need your help to continue telling the Assembly why they should support this bill. You can watch the hearing above, but you can still email the committee and urge their support!
What does Assembly Bill 222 do for ESPs?
AB222 seeks to correct an inequity that exists for educators by allowing ESPs to receive a full year of PERS service credit for working at least 8 months of the school year.
Why should the Legislature support Assembly Bill 222
The Legislature needs to understand that ESPs play a vital role inside and outside of our classrooms. ESPs keep our schools and campuses running while ensuring students are safe, healthy, and ready to learn. With a shortage of ESPs statewide, AB222 can help with recruitment and retention as well.
Click here to check out the NSEA Campaign to pass AB222
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