Schools Can Institute Furlough Days

Pending approval from Gov. Sandoval, school districts in the State of Nevada can institute up to 5 furlough days of non-instructional time for employees.
From the Reno Gazette Journal: Harsh economic times could mean fewer paid school days for Nevada teachers.
The Senate on Monday approved AB117, which allows school districts to trim up to five days of noninstructional days from the mandated 180-day school year during the biennium.
Districts would be allowed to flex their muscle if it would prevent teacher and administrator layoffs.
The Superintendent of Public Instruction would have final say on whether districts could go ahead with the plan. The right to trim days would last through June 30, 2013.
http://www.rgj.com/article/20110530/NEWS11/110530016/1459
The vote for the bill was unanimous. The bill does not make it clear if this is subject to collective bargaining.
As a teacher in CCSD, I get a feel how the employees feel about the issues going on in Carson City. If CCSD did try and pass the furlough days, there may be a job action by teachers and other employees. That is the feeling of many teachers out there.
Right now, teachers are torn between giving up money to keep more teachers employed, fed up with legislators and the governor for not giving more money to the school districts, or teachers like myself who are sick and tired of all the waste and fat in the school district's budget, especially the CCSD budget. Bottom line, no one is happy in the CCSD.