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A
Thank
you.
I'm
calling
this
meeting
of
assembly
committee
on
education
to
order.
Welcome
everyone
and
secretary.
Will
you
please
call
roll.
E
F
E
A
Here,
thank
you
and
please
note
that
all
members
are
present,
so
we
have
a
quorum.
We
will
be
losing.
I
believe,
assembly,
one
win
at
some
point
for
a
bill
presentation
and
I
will
have
to
leave
at
some
point
I'm
anticipating
for
a
bill
presentation
it's
that
that
time
of
year,
so
I
will
turn
it
over
at
that
point
to
my
vice
chair,
who
also
happens
to
be
celebrating
her
birthday
today,
so
I
know
you're
going
to
get
it
you're
going
to
get
it
all
over.
A
The
vice
chair,
so
happy
happy
birthday,
so
welcome
to
those
viewing
the
meeting
online
or
through
our
youtube
channel
those
participating
by
phone
and
video.
We
have
a.
We
have
two
great
bills
today.
Well,
I
shouldn't
say
they're
great,
but
you
guys
will
make
that
determination,
but
in
my
opinion,
but
before
we
start
I'd
like
to
make
some
housekeeping
announcements,
if
you
haven't
done
so
already,
please
make
sure
to
mute
your
microphone
when
you're,
not
speaking
to
minimize
background
noise.
A
A
Just
a
reminder,
meeting
materials
can
be
accessed
on
the
committee's
webpage
on
nellis
and
for
those
of
you
who
are
watching
online
in
this
virtual
world.
We
do
have
several
screens
going
on
at
once.
So
if
you
see
members
looking
away
or
looking
down,
they're
likely
looking
at
another
screen
to
view
materials
or
to
read
the
bill,
etc.
A
So,
as
I
said,
we
have
two
bill
hearings
this
afternoon
and
I
have
allocated
equal
time
for
testimony
in
support
opposition
in
neutral
each
person.
Providing
testimony
will
be
allowed
maximum
of
two
minutes
so
try
to
stay
as
close
to
two
minutes,
as
you
can
staff
will
time
each
speaker
to
ensure
that
everyone
is
given
an
equal
opportunity
to
speak.
Speakers
are
urged
to
avoid
repetition.
A
We
love
to
hear
ditto
or
that
call
that
caller
said
exactly
what
I
wanted
to
say
and
we'll
make
sure
we
get
that
on
the
record.
We
will
limit
the
overall
testimony
to
for
each
period
to
about
30
minutes.
Roughly,
if
you
wish
to
testify
and
not
have
not
done
so
already,
please
register
online
through
the
link
provided
on
the
agenda
for
the
meeting
upon
successful
registration,
you
will
receive
a
telephone
number
meeting
id
and
instructions
for
joining
the
meeting
so
that
we
have
an
accurate
record
and
count.
A
We
ask
that
you
do
not
share
the
information,
but
instead
encourage
others
to
register
online
to
participate.
You
may
also
submit
public
comment
in
writing
either
in
addition
to
or
in
lieu
of
testifying,
if
you
do
not
want
to
testify,
but
you
still
want
to
register
your
interest
in
a
particular
bill.
You
are
welcome
to
do
that.
A
A
D
D
This
bill
provides
provisions
governing
waivers
of
registration,
lab
fees
by
the
board
of
regents
for
active
members
of
the
nevada
national
guard
with
me.
This
afternoon
is
jerome
guerrero,
deputy
chief
of
staff
with
the
nevada
army,
national
guard,
I'm
going
to
provide
some
background
and
then
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
him.
So
a
little
background
in
2005
senate
bill
78
made
permanent
the
fee
waiver
program
for
active
members
of
the
nevada
national
guard
attending
a
school
as
either
a
full
or
part-time
student
in
the
nevada
system
of
higher
education
or
entity.
D
This
program
allows
eligible
active
guard
members
to
register
for
courses
without
a
registration
fee,
I.e
resident
tuition,
as
well
as
without
laboratory
fees,
if
applicable,
to
be
eligible
for
the
feedback
program.
Active
members
must
one
being
good
standing
with
the
nevada
national
guard
and
two
maintain
at
least
a
2.0
grade,
point
average
or
gpa
and
a
four-point
grading
scale
or
the
equivalent
of
a
two-point
gpa.
D
The
emergencies
and
needed
responses
may
have
changed
since
the
original
legislation.
However,
the
guardians
members
are
still
just
as
critical
to
nevada.
With
the
kobit
19
pandemic,
we've
been
reminding
of
the
car
with
the
guards
critical
role
as
they've
been
active
since
last
april,
in
our
system
with
community-based
testing,
contract
tracing
food
distribution,
laboratory
and
logistical
support,
testing
and
staffing
emergencies,
operations
throughout
the
state,
they're
also
providing
infrastructure
support
to
allow
vaccination
sites
to
operate
and,
among
other
many
other
critical
duties.
D
D
I
think
that
the
the
reason
that
mr
guerrero
reached
out
to
me
was
and
he'll
explain
that
a
little
bit
more
in
detail,
but
I
think
it's
critical
that
we
encourage
our
members
to
re-enlist,
and
this
would
be
one
of
the
incentives
to
do
so
and
again,
I
wanted
to
to
re
emphasize
that
it's
in
lieu
of
having
the
benefit
for
themselves.
D
So
with
that,
madam
chair
members
of
the
committee,
it's
going
to
conclude
what
I'm
going
to
do
as
a
background
and
I'll
hold
back
up
after
mr
guerrero
gives
his
presentation
of
the
bill.
Thank.
G
G
Good
afternoon,
everyone,
my
name,
is
colonel
guerrero,
I'm
the
deputy
chief
of
staff
for
personnel
for
the
nevada
army,
national
guard,
and
what
I
can
tell
you
that
this
bill
directly
provides
as
assembly.
Woman
titus
mentioned
is
increased
retention
for
our
units.
Our
units
have
provided,
and
just
to
kind
of
recap,
some
of
the
things
that
assemblywoman
titus
mentioned:
we've
supported
1.6
million
tests
throughout
the
state
of
nevada
for
covet
testing.
We've
supported
over
600
000
vaccinations
within
the
state.
G
We've
helped
support
the
distribution
of
2.9
million
meals,
partnered
with
the
various
community
partners
and
the
school
districts
to
provide
meals
to
students
and,
again
the
call
center
support,
contracting
support
state
and
county
labs.
So
you
can
see,
we've
been
very
busy
over
the
course
of
the
last
year
with
covid.
Prior
to
that,
we
continuously
support
widely
land
fires.
G
Flooding
emergencies
throughout
the
state
retention
for
us
falls
anywhere
between
10
and
20
percent
a
year,
meaning
we're
losing
that
percentage
of
our
force
every
year.
The
average
cost
for
a
basic
trainee
to
go
through
the
training
pipeline
is
about
eighty
to
six
thousand,
when
you
include
their
special
military
occupational
skill
that
they
receive-
that's
typically
another
20
to
60
000
that
is
spent
to
get
those
individuals
trained.
So
we
are
really
vested
in
keeping
our
soldiers
and
airmen
in
uniform.
G
So
we
believe
this
bill
will
one
help
improve
our
retention,
so
we
can
better
serve
the
citizens
of
nevada.
We
believe
it
will
also
help
the
lives
of
our
soldiers
and
our
airmen
in
uniform,
improve
their
quality
of
life.
Many
of
our
soldiers
are
usually
working
full-time,
their
spouse
is
usually
working
full-time
and
frankly,
without
this
they
struggle
to
get
that
college
education.
G
If
we
were
not
to
provide
this
another
issue
that
the
military
is
facing
at
large,
I'm
sure
many
of
you
have
heard
suicide
rates
in
the
military
are
rather
high.
Statistical
data
has
shown
that
adults
over
the
age
of
25
with
any
type
of
college
degree,
are
the
lowest
percentile
for
suicide
attempts,
so
hoping
that
when
we
introduce
this
bill
and
get
this
passed,
that
could
help
affect
our
suicide
rates
within
the
military.
G
One
last
thing
I
would
leave
you
the
current
numbers
of
waivers.
We
have
currently
about
500
for
the
army
guard
and
about
200
airmen
on
the
air
side
currently
use
the
waiver
program
for
this
current
semester.
Thank
you.
D
And
madam
madam
chair,
if
I
might
then
I'll
just
quickly
look
at
the
bill
and
then
we
can
go
line
item
on
the
bill
and
then
we'll
open
up
the
questions.
If
that
is
okay
with
you,
okay
yeah
sure,
so
on
the
bill
itself.
Hopefully
folks
have
a
copy
of
it
and
what
we're
seeing
under
section.
One
is
simply
that
if
a
member
re-enlists,
as
we
stated
it's
in
lieu
of
them
getting
it
so
it
wouldn't
be
like
they're
double
dipping
and
for
those
services.
D
So
that's
what
the
first
section
adds
and
again
just
to
reiterate.
This
is
already
existing
law
that
they
get
these
privileges
or
these
benefits
and
we're
just
expanding
on
that
and
then
the
number
five
under
section
one
this
talks
about
who
they
can
assign
it
to
and
what
their
their
requirements
will
be
and
then
on
number
seven.
It
also
talks
about
having
a
record
of
assignment
and
then
basically
just
reassign
it.
And
so
it's
that's
really
and
then
also
defined
on
number.
Eight.
D
A
spouse
includes
a
domestic
partner
as
set
forth
in
nrs.
So
with
that,
I
will
happily,
we
will
both
take
happily
take
any
questions.
A
Thank
you
very
much
for
the
presentation,
assemblywoman
titus
and
it
could
have
been
on
my
end,
but
mr
guerrero
cut
out
a
little
bit
on
on
the
price
to
when
I
I
actually
had
it
written
down.
What
does
it
cost
to
train
a
member
if,
if
they
do
not
reenlist-
and
I
I
know
you
said
the
number,
but
you
kind
of
broke
up
for
me
a
little
bit
so,
could
you
say
that
again.
G
Sure
no
problem,
the
cost
for
basic
training
is
86,
000
and
and
then
from
basic
training.
They
would
go
on
to
one
of
their
advanced
military
occupational
skills
and
so,
depending
on
what
skill
they
joined
the
guard
to
get
it's
anywhere
from
an
additional
20
000
to
up
to
60
000,
depending
on
the
length
of
the
school.
A
Well,
I'm
sure
glad
I
asked
you
to
clarify,
because
I
had
thought
you
said
8
000
and
that
seemed
low,
but
so
I'm
glad
you
clarified
and
thank
you
for
bringing
up
the
statistic
about
the
suicide
rate
or
college
grads.
I
was
not
aware
of
that.
So
that's
definitely
an
incentive
to
to
get
our
soldiers
into
into
university.
A
Do
I
have
other
questions
from
members?
I'm
have
everybody
up.
Does
anybody?
Okay?
I've
got
assemblymovement
hearty
anyone
else.
Okay,
assemblywoman
hardy.
H
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
assemblywoman
titus
for
this
bill,
so
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
I
understand
it
correctly,
so
they
could
have
the
waiver
for
each
period
of
reenlistment.
Is
that
correct.
D
Correct
they
have
to
well
one
time
re-enlistment
and
it's
and
it's
in
lieu
of
themselves
getting
it.
A
A
E
E
E
F
Okay,
my
name
is
david
souza,
it's
s-o-u-s-a,
I'm
a
former
member
of
the
nevada
army
national
guard.
I
served
as
a
battalion
career
counselor
for
the
422nd
expeditionary
signal
battalion
this
bill,
that
is
up
before
you
is
very
vital
for
our
military
careers
as
as
a
career
counselor.
It's
it's
an
it's
impaired
upon
us
to
give
the
soldier
the
most
information
they
can
for
their
career
and
for
us
to
give
back
to
our
families.
That
is
a
major
thing
for
this.
F
E
I
Chair
and
committee
members
for
the
record,
my
name
is
andrew
lee,
pilbert
last
name:
l
e
p,
as
in
paul
p,
I
l
v
as
in
boy
e
t,
and
I
represent
the
combat
wounded
veterans
in
the
state
of
nevada,
the
thousands
of
them
in
the
military
order,
the
purple
heart
I
represent
the
70
000
disabled
american
veterans
in
the
state
of
nevada
and
I'm
the
current
chair
of
the
united
veterans
legislative
council,
and
we
are
totally
in
support
of
this
bill.
I
It
helps
retention
significantly
in
our
military
when
an
individual
doesn't
require
that
waiver
for
his
own
individual
education,
it
now
passed
to
the
spouse
or
the
child,
which
is
well
overdue
and
an
essential
element
to
retain
our
national
guard
members.
So
the
groups
I
represent
totally
support
the
passage
of
this
bill.
Thank
you
very
much,
chair
and
committee
members.
I
E
A
E
E
E
J
J
A
I
think
that
would
probably
be
considered
opposition,
so
neutral
would
just
be
neutral,
so
we're
going
to
go
ahead
and
put
that
in
the
opposition
pile.
But
I
also
want
to
remember
committee
members
that
we
are
a
policy
committee,
we're
not
a
a
money
committee,
so
we're
just
getting
out
of
here
and
we'll,
send
it
over
to
ways
and
means
to
deal
with
the
numbers,
but
we'll
put
that
in
the
correct
column.
Thank
you
for
your
call.
Is
there
anyone
else
in
neutral.
E
A
Thank
you
very
much
and
assemblywoman
titus
did
you
want
to
make
any
closing
remarks.
D
A
A
H
Thank
you,
madam
chair
and
members
of
the
committee
for
the
record.
I
am
melissa
hardy,
representing
assembly
district
22
in
clark
county.
I
am
pleased
to
have
the
opportunity
to
present
assembly
bill
165
before
you
today,
which
represents
a
key
tool
in
supporting
our
military
veterans
with
me
this
afternoon.
To
help
present
the
bill
is
tony
yarbrough
secretary
with
the
united
veterans,
legislative
council
of
the
nevada
department
of
veterans,
services
and
byron
brooks.
H
H
This
bill
comes
before
you
today
as
a
recommendation
from
the
united
veterans
legislative
council,
and
I
am
honored
to
sponsor
it.
The
nevada
legislature
has
a
record
of
proactively
addressing
student
veterans
transition
issues.
The
various
pieces
of
legislation
passed
by
this
body
demonstrates
our
support
to
veterans,
active
members
of
the
armed
forces
and
their
dependents
in
2013.
H
Nevada
was
among
the
first
states
to
offer
in-state
tuition
rates
to
qualifying
non-resident
veterans
who
enrolled
in
a
nevada
system
of
higher
education
institution
assembly,
bill
260,
enabled
in-state
tuition
at
nevada's,
public
colleges
and
universities.
If
the
veteran
was
honorably
discharged
within
the
two
years
immediately
preceding
matriculation,
this
body
passed
this
important
legislation.
H
H
H
The
essential
measures
passed
in
2013
and
2015
have
saved
hundreds
of
veterans
and
their
families,
thousands
of
dollars
in
out-of-pocket
tuition
fees.
Our
military
veterans
give
us
so
much.
They
risk
their
own
lives
and
sacrifice
time
with
families
good
pay
in
a
safe
working
environment.
In
order
to
allow
us
to
feel
safe
at
home,
including
a
time
frame
in
which
they
must
pursue
higher
education
following
their
service
assumes,
our
veterans
know
what
path
they
would
like
to
take
upon,
leaving
the
military.
H
However,
it
takes
time
to
transition
from
the
military
world
to
the
civilian
world
to
the
academic
world.
We
owe
them
this
time.
The
federal
government
also
recognizes
this
important
transition
time
for
veterans,
which
is
why
they
enacted
the
forever
gi
bill
for
veterans
who
separate
from
active
service
on
or
after
january,
1st
2013.
H
H
I
would
like
to
add
some
final
information:
the
johnny
isakson
and
david
p,
rowe
md
veterans,
healthcare
and
benefits
improvement
act
of
2020,
which
became
public
public
law
on
january
5th.
2021
is
a
comprehensive
federal
bill,
touching
all
aspects
of
veterans,
benefits
and
health
care.
H
Among
the
many
provisions,
the
act
expands:
eligibility
for
in-state
tuition
to
all
gi
bill.
Students
directs
the
department
of
veterans
affairs
to
create
a
website
with
a
database
to
include
any
public
schools,
in-state
tuition
requirements
and
allows
the
va
to
disapprove
any
school.
That
does
not
provide
the
va
with
certain
information
on
these
requirements,
even
though
the
provisions
of
ab-161
may
now
be
required
by
federal
law.
I
believe
enacting
these
provisions
in
nevada.
H
I
urge
your
support
for
av
phone
65
and
now
I
would
like
to
turn
it
over
to
mr
yar
bro
and
yarbrough,
and
then
mr
brooks
for
their
remarks
and
then
at
that
time
we
can
take
questions.
I
also
have
on
the
line
some
representatives
from
inchi
to
answer
any
technical
questions.
So
if
that
is
okay
with
you,
madam
chair,
that's
how
I
like
to
proceed.
C
I
have
been
very
very
deep
into
the
fight
over
the
last
four
sessions
on
trying
to
reach
this
goal,
and
I
can
tell
you
that
every
session
has
been
a
challenge
trying
to
resolve
this
particular
situation
and,
of
course,
there's
always
the
issue
directly
related
to
any
kind
of
a
monetary
issue
behind
it
or
attached
to
it,
and
this
time
I
think
that
we've
really
got
it
and,
of
course
it
doesn't
hurt
one
bit
to
make
it
consistent
with
the
federal
law
that
certainly
makes
it
better.
C
I
can
tell
you
that
you
know
your
history
that
you
gave
us
behind
this
whole
thing.
Assemblywoman
was
a
spot
on
every
word,
and
I
don't
know
that.
I
can
really
add
anything
to
that,
because
you've
said
it
all.
Thank
you
very
much
for
inviting
me
and
allowing
me
to
participate.
K
You
yes
hi!
Thank
you,
madam
chair
vice
chair
and
committee
members,
so
this
piece
of
legislation
will
protect
federal
regulations
through
state
legislation.
K
In
order
to
thwart
education
policy
deviations,
it
will
continue
to
ensure
that
nevada
continues
to
provide
veterans
seeking
higher
education
with
the
best
chance
of
success
by
minimizing
financial
obligations
and
recognizing
that
some
transitioning
veterans
may
face
significant
obstacles
which
will
delay
their
entry
into
the
education
arena
by
removing
the
five-year
timetable
and
allowing
out-of-state
veterans
to
declare
residency
with
which
the
state
is
providing,
essentially
as
an
additional
pathway
for
veterans
to
be
successful
through
higher
education
opportunities.
K
What
I
do
want
to
clarify
is
that,
while
I
am
a
board
of
regent
and
I
should
have
opened
up
with
this,
while
I
am
on
the
board
of
regents-
I
am
here
testifying
in
support
of
this
bill
as
an
individual.
As
a
veteran
advocate
and
as
assemblywoman
melissa's
hearty
veteran
outreach
coordinator,
having
said
that,
the
nevada
system
of
higher
education
has
previously
determined
that,
with
the
expansion
of
ab76,
the
number
of
veterans
seeking
residency
status
will
grow.
K
By
eliminating
this
five-year
timetable,
a
consideration
can
be
made
that
nevada
will
see
a
much
larger
influx
of
veterans
attending
one
of
our
higher
education
campuses.
So
the
potential
long-term
economic
possibility
of
an
influx
is
that
veterans
who
graduate
from
one
of
our
higher
education
institutions
will
hopefully
stay
in
nevada
and
contribute
to
our
local
economy.
K
B
Thank
you,
mr
brooks,
I'm
not
sure.
If
yep
there
it
is
our
chair
just
had
to
leave
for
it'll
present
a
bill
in
another
committee.
So
thank
you
with
that.
Mr
brooks.
Does
that
that
end
your
comments
and
assemblywoman
hardy?
Do
you
have
any
additional
people
that
will
testify.
K
The
vice
chair
that
that
does
end
my
my
comments.
I
appreciate
your
time.
H
Yes,
vice
chair,
that
was
what
I
had
for
the
presentation
and
then
I
do
have
people
from
inchi
on
here.
So
to
answer
any
technical
questions
in
that
aspect.
B
Okay,
I'm
not
seeing
any
questions
from
anyone,
so
without
any
questions,
then
we
can
move
into
testimony
in
support
for
ab165,
so
broadcasting,
if
you
could
cue
any
callers
that
want
to
testify
and
support
for
assembly
bill,
165.
E
L
L
I
wanted
to
come
to
talk
with
you
today,
just
to
let
you
know
that
changes
in
veterans
benefits
occur
with
regularity
and
can
and
do
cause
confusion
among
veterans
and
their
families
as
to
what
benefits
they
might
be
eligible
for.
A
case
in
point
was
the
passage
of
the
veterans,
care
and
benefits
improvement
act
of
2020
that
was
mentioned
earlier
by
assemblywoman
hardy.
L
This
new
law
removes
the
requirement
for
covered
individuals
to
enroll
in
a
course
of,
in
a
course,
at
a
public
institution
of
higher
learning
within
three
years.
L
The
nice
thing
about
ab165
is
it
would
ensure
nevada
law
necessarily
follows
suits
in
eliminating
these
enrollment
time
limits,
making
very
clear
to
veterans
that
this
former
federal
barrier
to
seeking
a
college
degree
has
been
eliminated,
and,
madam
vice
chair
and
members
of
the
committee.
That
concludes
my
comments.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak.
E
I
Vice
chair
and
committee
members,
my
name
is
andrew
lee,
pilbert
last
name:
l
e,
p
e,
I
l
b
e
t
and
I
represent
the
combat
wounded
veterans
in
the
military
order
for
part,
the
thousands
of
them,
the
disabled
american
veterans
in
the
state
of
nevada,
which
there
are
70
000,
and
I
am
the
current
care
of
the
united
veterans
legislative
council
representing
nearly
250
000
veterans
and
500
000
nevadans
when
you
include
their
families.
I
I
It
takes
a
while
to
readjust,
especially
after
multiple
tours
of
duty
and
some
of
which
are
eyeballed
to
eyeball
to
an
enemy,
and
if
people
wonder
why
we
need
to
have
anything
longer
than
five
years,
it
takes
quite
a
while
for
many
of
them
we
got
to
help
them
back
into
the
society
and
help
them
function.
This
gives
them
the
opportunity
to
get
that
education.
I
E
F
F
F
If
you
pass
this
bill,
it
will
remove
it
and
it
will
match
the
forever
gi.
Bill's,
use
it
or
lose
it
clause
where
we
will
have
opportunity
to
use
it.
When
I
got
out
of
the
military
personally,
it
was
hard
for
me
to
go
back
into
school
as
I'm
looking
for
a
job
or
seeking
medical
care,
or
just
whatever
multitude
of
tasks
that
I
have
when
I
get
out
of
the
military,
and
this
open
will
open
the
doors
for
that.
D
E
E
S-O-N-D-R-A-C-O-S-G-R-O-V-E,
I
am
a
history,
professor,
at
the
college
of
southern
nevada
and
the
executive
director
of
vote
nevada.
I
teach
at
the
north
las
vegas
campus
of
csn,
so
many
of
my
students
are
veterans
and
they
are
they're
some
of
my
best
students.
I
love
my
veteran
students,
but
they
have
busy
busy
lives.
E
They've
got
family;
sometimes
they
need
to
maybe
take
a
mental
health
break
and
and
get
some
counseling,
and
I
always
want
to
make
sure
that
they're
they're
able
to
do
that
and
not
feel
the
stress
that
they're
going
to
lose
their
benefits.
So
I
wholeheartedly
support
this
bill
and
I
thank
the
assembly
women
for
bringing
it.
Thank
you.
E
B
Thank
you.
Can
we
open
it
up
for
those
who
wish
to
testify
in
opposition
to
ab-165.
B
Okay,
can
we
open
it
up
in
case
there's
anyone
who
would
like
to
testify
in
neutral.
E
J
J
All
degree
programs
are
online
and
what
I
haven't
heard
is
whether
this
bill
would
classify
those
students,
as
even
if
they're
out
of
state
as
in
state
for
for
funding
purposes,
and
so
that's
a
question
on
this
bill.
Thank
you.
B
Okay,
and
thank
you
with
that
that
again,
that
sounds
more
like
it's
in
opposition
and
we
well,
you
know,
are
not
able
to
respond
to
questions
but,
of
course,
you're
more
than
welcome
to
follow
up
with
the
assembly
woman,
sponsoring
the
bill
or
anyone
else
that
you
know
that
did
testify
and
support.
E
F
My
name
is
ed
gonzalez
g-o-n-z-a-l-e.
I
actually
was
trying
to
speak
in
support
of
the
bill,
but
couldn't
get
online.
So
I
just
wanted
to
speak
in
sport
of
ab-165
anything
we
can
do
remove
obstacles
for
our
veterans
and
make
higher
education
more
affordable
to
our
veteran
communities,
always
greatly
appreciated.
I
also
want
to
thank
assemblywoman
hardy,
regent,
brooks
and
others
for
bringing
this
bill
forward.
Thank
you.
E
B
H
Yes,
thank
you,
madam
vice
chair
and
committee,
for
hearing
this
bill.
During
the
interim.
I
served
on
the
veterans
services
commission,
which
I
consider
an
honor,
and
one
thing
I
knew
going
into
this
legislative
session
was
that
I
wanted
to
sponsor
a
bill
that
would
help
our
veterans
and,
as
I
stated
earlier,
they
and
their
families
risk
and
sacrifice
so
much.
We
just
can't
even
imagine,
and
so
whatever
we
can
do
as
citizens
and
as
a
legislature
to
help
them
in
their
lives.
H
B
Thank
you
assemblywoman
and
thank
you
for
bringing
this
legislation
forward
and
for
sponsoring
it
with
that.
I
will
close
the
hearing
on
assembly
bill
and
next
on.
Our
agenda
is
public
comment.
So
again,
broadcasting
please
get
everyone,
that's
in
the
queue
for
public
comment.
Please
get
them
ready.
Those
of
you
wishing
to
make
public
comment,
please
remember
that
your
comments
must
fall
within
the
purview
of
this
committee.
B
Also,
we
ask
that
you
keep
your
comments
to
two
minutes
per
person
and
with
that
broadcasting,
when
you're
ready,
we
will
go
ahead
with
public
comment.
E
E
B
Okay,
let's
just
wait
a
few
more
moments
because
we
always
want
to
make
sure
we
know
with
dialing
in
and
such
so.
Let's
just
wait
a
few
more
moments.