LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Democratic Meeting Speaker Steve Yeager is anticipated to introduce laws on Thursday to handle constitution college trainer raises.
Gov. Joe Lombardo and Republicans within the Legislature raised the problem final week because the training finances was authorized with out these raises. Democratic Senate Majority Chief Nicole Cannizzaro countered that constitution college raises have been at all times going to return in separate laws, and Republicans would have recognized that in the event that they have been paying consideration.
Lombardo threatened to veto the training finances as politics heated up, however Democrats assured Republicans that they have been dedicated to offering the raises so long as the colleges right here held accountable by comparable requirements being put in place for the state’s college districts.
Yeager will current Meeting Invoice 398 (AB398) on Thursday. The invoice offers extra compensation for hard-to-fill positions for Title 1 faculties and particular training lecturers.
A conceptual modification that addresses constitution college trainer pay raises may even be introduced, Democrats mentioned.
On Wednesday, Nevada senate committees heard a number of payments which have already superior out of the Meeting:
WRONG WAY DRIVING: AB111, generally known as “Jaya’s Law” obtained a second emotional listening to on the Nevada Legislature after advancing on a unanimous 42-0 vote within the Meeting. The Senate Committee on Progress and Infrastructure heard the invoice, sponsored by Republican Assem. Brian Hibbetts, who represents District 13 in northwest Las Vegas. AB111 toughens penalties fro wrong-way drivers on divided highways. Such violations would not be civil infractions and could be elevated to misdemeanors. The invoice is known as for 3-year-old Jaya Brooks, who died after a head-on collision that occurred on Dec. 9, 2023. The incorrect-way driver additionally was killed within the crash. Statewide statistics from 2024 present 123 wrong-way crashes have been reported and 49 individuals died. However that is only a fraction of the circumstances involving wrong-way drivers. Mixed, Metro and Nevada State Police had reportes of greater than 1,350 wrong-way drivers. Two years in the past, many visitors offenses have been decriminalized, however AB111 would make wrong-way driving a misdemeanor once more. The committee handed the invoice on a unanimous vote, sending it to the Senate Flooring
SCHOOL BUS RED LIGHT CAMERAS: AB527 would enable the usage of cameras put in on college bus cease arms, with the aim of catching individuals who ignore the cease alerts. A pilot program in Clark County put cameras on 30 buses, capturing a mean of almost 6 unlawful passings per bus per day. Presenters mentioned if that information is extrapolated to the complete 2,000-bus CCSD bus fleet, cameras would catch greater than a half-million violations — in simply three months’ time. It could price about $10,000 per bus, and income generated from tickets is anticipated to generate that a lot cash and extra. Extra income could possibly be used to reimburse legislation enforcement for extra personnel, to pay for a third-party to put in/preserve the cameras, or for security infrastructure round faculties. Every college district would make the choice about the place the cash goes. The Senate Committee on Progress and Infrastructure handed the invoice unanimously in work session, sending it to the Senate ground.
