Half Time Show

Day 60. This is a big day in the Nevada Legislature, for a couple reasons;

 First, it’s the halfway point of our statutorily limited 120 session, wich means, instead, instead of breaking for half time, things are speeding up exponentially as we approach the first important deadline on April 12. By April 12, all bills have to be passed out of their original committee assignment. Without a long civics lesson, if bills don’t have enough support to get passed in their first committee, they die and will no longer be viable in the 2013 legislative session.

Second, our legislators quit earning a paycheck. They still get reimbursed for their expenses, but they no longer earn a salary for being an elected official. Fortunately, I don’t think many, if any, of our state legislators run for office because of the salary they make while in office. That said, they do regularly remind us that they are working for free after day 60.

The days are long now, but important discussions about ELL, high school proficiency exams, evaluations, student health services, and early childhood programs consume the hours in the legislative building.

It’s time to get the team ready for the second half. Go WCSD!