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A
C
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A
Here
and
we
do
have
a
quorum
so
welcome
to
everyone
on
video
online
or
watching
on
the
youtube
channel.
I
did
want
to
do
just
a
few
housekeeping
measures
if
you
haven't
done
so
already.
Please
mute
your
microphone
when
you're,
not
speaking
to
minimize
background
noise
committee
members.
Please
keep
your
cameras
on
as
much
as
possible
during
the
duration
of
the
meeting,
so
we
can
ensure
that
a
quorum
is
present.
We
do
expect
courtesy
and
respect
in
this
committee.
A
We
don't
always
agree
on
policy,
but
we
need
to
be
respectful
to
each
other
in
the
legislative
process,
a
reminder
to
those
watching
that
you
can
find
the
meeting
materials
on
the
nevada
legislature's
website
under
nellis
and
in
this
virtual
world,
for
people
watching.
We
do
have
several
screens
going
on
and
ipads
and
phones.
So
if
you
see
a
member
looking
at
away,
don't
take
it
as
a
sign
of
disrespect,
they're
likely
just
looking
at
exhibits
or
other
things
for
the
bill
on
one
of
our
many
screens.
A
We
have
one
bill
and
a
work
session.
This
afternoon
we
are
going
to
do
the
work
session
first
and
then
move
on
to
our
bill
hearing
and
this
time
we'll
open
the
work
session
and
start
with
assembly
bill
68.
I
will
turn
it
over
to
ms
robusto
to
go
over
assembly
bill
68,
and
then
we
will
proceed
from
there.
D
Thank
you
chair
bill,
ray
axelrod
for
the
record
chris
eurobusto
research,
division
of
the
legislative
council
bureau
as
nonpartisan
staff.
I'm
not
here
to
advocate
for
issues
I'm
here
to
assist
the
members
with
policy
issues
brought
forward
to
the
committee.
Our
first
bill
on
work
session
today
is
assembly
bill
68
sponsored
by
the
assembly
committee
on
education
on
behalf
of
the
state
public
charter
school
authority
and
was
heard
by
the
committee
on
february
23rd.
D
This
bill
exempts
a
charter
school
that
has
been
approved
to
be
rated
under
the
alternative
performance
framework
from
both
mandatory
contact
contract
termination
and
the
requirement
that
the
spcsa
deny
a
request
to
amend
a
charter
contract.
If
the
charter
school
does
not
meet
certain
requirements
of
the
performance
framework,
it
also
authorizes
the
sponsor
of
the
charter
school
to
eliminate
certain
grade
levels
in
and
campuses
of
a
charter
school
under
certain
circumstances
or
if
they
don't
meet
certain
performance
criteria.
D
There
is
one
proposed
amendment
by
rebecca
feiden,
executive
director
and
ryan
herrick
general
counsel
of
the
spcsa,
which
intends
to
clarify
that
the
proposed
changes
related
to
grade
levels
in
subsection,
6
of
section
4
and
subsection
7
of
section
5,
are
limited
to
an
elementary
middle
or
high
school
and
not
two
individual
grade
levels
such
as
the
third
grade.
The
amendment
is
on
the
next
page
for
everyone's
review.
Thank
you,
chair.
A
E
Thank
you
chair
and
miss
fiden.
I
need
to
change
my
screen,
so
I
can
see
you
somewhere
is
miss
fighting
on.
Yes,
she
is
then
okay,
there.
You
are
thank
you
for
for
the
amendment.
It's
clearly
in
response
to
the
concerns
that
members
had,
and
I
know
that
that's
what
you
stated
on
the
record
during
the
hearing
was
the
intent.
F
Chair
bilbray
axelrod
for
you
to
assemblywoman
miller.
Thank
you
for
the
question.
Yes,
that
is
correct.
Absolutely
there.
The
question
I
believe
you
raised
was:
could
a
single
grade
level
be
closed
and
that
was
never
the
intent
behind
this
again.
This
goes
back
to
star
ratings.
Star
ratings
happen
at
an
elementary
middle
or
high
school
level,
and
so
again
this
clarifies
that
it
would
be
an
elementary
middle
or
high
school
or
a
combination
thereof.
That
could
be
closed,
not
an
individual
grade
level.
E
Okay,
follow-up
chair
absolutely
so
when
we
use
terms
like
elementary
middle
and
high
school,
we
know
that
in
the
state
of
nevada,
it's
it's
different
per
district.
You
know
we're
a
sixth
grade,
a
sixth
grade
middle
school
or
a
sixth
grade
elementary,
even
though
you
know
sometimes
it's
like
oh
well.
Sixth
grade
is
elementary.
It's
just
housed
in
a
middle
school
building.
Ninth
grade
where's
ninth
grade
is
it
middle
school?
Is
it
high
school
and
then,
of
course,
charter
schools
doing
having
different
combinations?
E
You
know
maybe
going
to
k
through
eight
or
something
so
it
can.
You
give
some
specifics
of
of
like
which
grades
these
would
include,
or
would
it
be
specific
to
the
charter
school
design
that
if
one
charter
school
like
what,
if
you
do
have
like
a
k
through
eight
but
you're
saying
our
middle
school
is
struggling,
so
are
you
which
grades
would
you
be
addressing?
Do
you
understand
my
question
director.
F
F
It
would
always
line
up
with
the
star
rating,
because
again
these
termination
statutes-
you
know,
unless
it's
for
financial
purposes,
which
in
like
all
likelihood,
is
not
going
to
see
the
disparate
performance
from
one
to
the
next
we're
talking
about
academic
performance.
So
that's
always
going
to
tie
back
to
where
that
star
rating
occurred
and
the
grade
levels
associated
with
that
star
rating.
E
A
Thank
you.
I
I
appreciate
that
as
well.
Okay
with
that,
I
would
take
a
motion
to
amend
and
do
past
assembly
bill,
68.,
I'd.
A
A
C
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C
A
D
Thank
you,
chair
assembly,
bill
88,
sponsored
by
assembly
members,
watts,
nguyen
gonzalez,
peters
and
torres
all
and
heard
by
the
committee
on
march.
9Th
the
bill
requires
that
charter
schools,
public
schools
and
universities
for
the
profoundly
gifted
adopt
policies
prohibiting
the
use
of
a
name
logo,
mascot
song
or
other
identifier
that
is
racially
discriminatory,
contains
racially
discriminatory
language
or
imagery
or
is
associated
with
a
natural
person
with
such
history.
However,
an
identifier
associated
with
a
federally
recognized
indian
tribe
may
be
used
if
the
school
obtains
permission
for
such
use
from
the
tribe.
D
This
bill
also
authorizes
and
she
to
adopt
a
similar
policy
requiring
these
identifiers
be
changed
with
the
same
exception
for
identifiers
associated
with
federally
recognized
indian
tribes.
The
bill
also
requires
the
nevada
state
board
of
geographic
names
to
recommend
changing
the
name
of
any
geographic
feature
or
place
that
is
racially
discriminatory,
contains
racially
discriminatory.
D
Pardon
me
discriminatory
language
or
imagery
or
is
associated
with
a
natural
person
with
such
history
and
requires
the
board
to
submit
a
report
to
the
legislative
council
bureau.
Assemblyman
watts
has
proposed
an
amendment
to
this
bill,
which
does
the
following
removes
a
natural
person
with
a
racially
discriminatory
history
from
sections
one
and
three
delete
section
two
of
the
bill,
which
is
regarding
enshi
and
deletes
subsection
two
of
section
four
from
the
bill.
Additional
information
regarding
the
proposed
amendment
is
on
the
following
page.
Thank
you.
A
Assemblywoman
told
I
see
your
and
I
had
told
the
assemblyman
that
he
probably
wouldn't
be
needed.
So
hopefully
this
is
a
clarifying
question,
but
I
can
always
skype
him
if
but
go
ahead
with
your
question
and.
H
You
know
what
that's
okay.
I
just
wanted
to
acknowledge
that
I
had
had
a
conversation
with
the
sponsor
about
the
the
amendment
in
section
four
and
and
just
wanted
to
acknowledge
that
that
was
in
response
to
some
follow-up
correspondence
questions
that
we
received
to
help
resolve
a
concern
that
was
raised
and
that
I
fully
support
the
bill
and
wanted
to
give
him
a
chance
to
explain
that.
H
But
since
he's
not
here
I'll
say
it
for
him
that
I
appreciate
that
we
had
that
conversation
and
that
he
put
forward
these
amendments
and
I'm
looking
forward
to
supporting
it.
We.
A
Just
thanking
you
basically
for
working
on
the
amendment
and
making
it
a
stronger
bill
and-
and
we
appreciate
the
work.
C
Thank
you.
I
appreciate
that.
I
don't
want
to
take
up
very
much
of
your
time.
I
did
speak
with
assemblyman
tolls
earlier,
and
you
know
I.
I
know
that
there
were
some
comments
submitted
by
the
board
on
geographic
names.
I
believe
that
the
conceptual
amendment
addresses
those
concerns
and
allows
them
to
undertake
this
endeavor
within
their
existing
process
and
timelines,
and
we
just
reiterate
that
that's
what
this
does
is
establish
a
process
and
timelines.
It
does
not
mandate
any
particular
decision
on
any
particular
entity
or
or
name
or
symbol.
A
A
For
a
second
thank
you,
it's
so
fun.
Okay,
so
assemblywoman
has
made
the
motion
and
assemblyman
flores
has
made
the
second.
Are
there
any
comments
on
the
motion
before
we
vote?
A
C
D
G
A
D
It
allows
this,
regardless
of
whether
or
not
the
member
used
a
waiver
to
attend
school
prior
to
re-enlistment,
and
the
waiver
may
only
be
used
by
one
eligible
person
for
credits
towards
coursework
for
an
associate
degree,
baccalaureate
degree
or
certificate,
but
the
waiver
can
be
reassigned
if
the
person
it
was
assigned
to
does
not
use
it.
Finally,
it
requires
the
adjutant
general
to
maintain
records
and
certify
for
the
board
of
regents
that
the
waiver
has
been
properly
assigned
or
reassigned.
There
are
no
amendments
for
this
measure.
Thank
you,
chair.
A
A
C
B
F
C
C
F
A
Yes
and
the
motion
passes
I'll,
assign
the
floor
statement
for
ab156
to
assemblywoman
krasner.
Let's
go
to
assembly
bill
165,
ms
robusto.
D
Thank
you,
chair
assembly,
bill
165,
sponsored
by
assembly
members,
hardy
o'neil,
wheeler,
ellison
roberts
and
senators
buck,
and
hardy
was
heard
by
the
committee
on
march,
2nd
the
bill
removes
the
five-year
limitation
on
assessing
tuition
charges
against
honorably
discharged
veterans
and
prohibits
the
board
of
regents
of
the
university
of
nevada
from
assessing
the
tuition
charge
against
all
veterans
that
were
honorably
discharged.
There
are
no
amendments
for
this
measure.
A
A
C
F
G
F
A
D
Thank
you,
chair
assembly,
bill
167
was
sponsored
by
assemblyman,
levitt
and
heard
by
the
committee
on
march.
4Th
the
bill
requires
that
certain
mental
health
resource
information
be
included
on
the
back
of
any
identification
card
issued
by
the
board
of
trustees
of
a
school
district.
The
governing
body
of
a
charter
school
and
a
community
college
state
college
or
university
within
ng.
A
Thank
you
miss
robusto,
and
I
believe
we
also
had
we
wanted
to
make
an
additional
amendment
to
add
some
members
to
co-sponsor
the
bill.
Is
that
correct-
and
I
know
assemblyman
levitt
is
also
here.
I
think
there
are
some
questions
as
well
on
the
amendment,
but
can
you
raise
your
hand
if
you
wanted
to
be
added?
As
a
co-sponsor,
I
see
assemblywoman
hardy
assemblywoman
krasner.
A
Put
her
on
twice
if
she
is
okay,
are
there
maybe
I'm
wrong
that
there
are
any
questions
it
looks
like
assemblywoman
miller
might
have
a
comment,
go
ahead
and
you
can
say
it
now.
E
Okay,
I
thank
you
assemblyman
for
addressing
the
the
questions
and
the
issues
that
came
up
during
the
hearing.
Through
the
amendments
and
again
all
of
us
have
the
same
intent,
which
is
to
provide
the
most
resources
to
our
youth
that
we
possibly
can
and
to
try
to
reduce
this.
This
just
I
I
can't
even
think
of
a
word
right
now,
but
because
one
person,
one
student
lost
to
suicide
is
too
much,
but
you
know
so
we're
all
trying
to
work
in
that
mental
health
space
to
reduce
that.
E
But
I
I'm
still
just
not
personally
there
with
with
some
of
this,
it
doesn't
seem
to
reduce
it
or
clarify
it
for
me
and
and
trying
to
make
sure
what's
on
there.
I'm
also
not
comfortable
with
having
with
it
feels
like
we're
undermining
safe
voice,
and
so
I
also
know
that
we've
been
spending
years
building
up
that
support
of
safe
voice.
E
So
I
will
vote
it
out
a
committee,
but
I
still
reserve
my
right
to
change
it
on
the
floor,
but
again
that
that,
for
me
I
think
that
safe
voice
and
and
what
they
do
for
our
youth
and
and
knowing
that
we
won't
be
able
to
capture
that
data,
that
that
remains
a
concern.
For
me.
A
G
To
yes,
thank
you,
madam
chair
and
summoned
muller.
I
appreciate
your
comments
and,
and
we
did,
we
worked
with
safe
voice
and
and
if,
if,
if
safe
voice,
had
an
issue
with
this,
we
would
have
probably
revised
it
in
some
way,
shape
or
form.
But,
however,
we
brought
safe
voice
together,
along
with
the
suicide
prevention
hotline
director
and
and
came
to
came
to
a
good
resolution
as
to
how
we
should
move
forward.
G
And
so
I
appreciate
your
comments,
though,
and
appreciate
your
your
your
your
desire
to
to
to
have
this
have
as
many
resources
as
possible.
A
A
C
C
C
C
A
F
Apologize,
I
know
sometimes
with
these
video
conferences
it's
hard
to
keep
track
of
all
of
us.
I
just
wanted
to
thank
the.
A
Thank
you
assemblywoman,
so
the
motion
passes
and
I
will
assign
the
floor
statement
for
ab167
to
assemblywoman
marzola,
so
I
will
close
a
work
session
on
the
agenda
and
we'll
now
move
to
our
bill
hearing
for
the
bill.
Hearing
this
afternoon,
I've
allocated
equal
time
for
support
opposition
and
neutral
each
person.
Providing
testimony
will
be
allowed
maximum
of
two
minutes
and
staff
will
time
each
speaker
to
ensure
that
everyone
is
given
an
equal
opportunity.
A
Speakers
are
urged
to
avoid
repetition
of
comments
made
by
previous
speakers
if
you
wish
to
testify-
and
you
have
not
done
so
already-
please
register
online
through
the
link
provided
on
the
agenda
for
the
meeting
upon
successful
registration,
you'll
receive
a
telephone
number
meeting
id
and
instructions
for
joining
the
meeting
so
that
we
have
an
accurate
record
and
count.
We
ask
that
you
don't
share
this
information,
but
instead
encourage
others
to
register
online
as
well.
A
Chair
or
members
of
the
meetings
may
request
testifiers
to
submit
documentation
in
support
of
their
testimony.
I
will
now
open
the
hearing
on
ab247.
This
bill
revises
provisions
to
the
western
regional
education,
compact,
assemblywoman,
benitez
thompson.
Welcome
to
the
education
committee
and
please
begin
when
you're
ready.
J
I
am
going
to
tell
you
a
little
bit
about
what
the
western
regional
education
program
is
and
kind
of
walk
you
through
a
little
bit
of
what
their
programs
are
and
then
I'm
going
to
hand
it
over
to
the
director
jennifer
owlette
who's
with
us
today
to
kind
of
walk
you
through
more
some
of
the
specifics
of
the
bill
and
what
we're
going
to
be
doing.
J
But
for
those
of
you
who
don't
know
about
this
program,
it
really
is
a
wonderful
program,
the
western
interstate
commission,
for
higher
education
or
witchy
as
you're
going
to
have
us.
You
hear
us
call.
It
is
an
interstate
compact
so
which
he
partners
with
states,
territories
and
post-secondary
institutions
to
share
knowledge,
create
resources
and
develop
innovative
solutions
that
address
some
of
our
society's
most
pressing
needs.
Since
1953
richie
has
been
strengthening
higher
education,
workforce
development
and
behavioral
health
throughout
the
region
and
nevada
has
been
a
member
since
1959.
J
nevada's
participation
in
the
regional
consortium
is
overseen
by
three
commissioners
whom
the
governor
appoints
nevada
also
has
a
small
but
mighty
staff
of
exactly
1.4
full-time
equivalents
or
ftes
comprised
of
the
executive
director.
So
let
me
tell
you
a
little
bit
about
the
different
programs
that
they
have.
J
One
thing
that
we
want
to
make
sure
that
doesn't
get
too
confusing
is
which
is
the
name
of
the
compact
but
and
then
our
specific
office
is,
is
also
called
witchy
nevada,
which
e
today
it
is
so
you'll
hear
us
talking
about
the
nevada,
specific
witchy
programs,
and
when
I
talk
about
these
programs,
these
are
specific
to
to
nevada.
So,
first
we'll
start
with
the
professional
student
exchange
program.
So
the
professional
student
exchange
program
in
this
program
students
receive
substantial
tuition.
J
J
46
students
were
served
last
year
out
of
the
state.
Tuition
is
out
of
state
tuition
is
reduced
by
a
support
fee
which
varies
from
academic
field
and
are
uniformly
set
by
the
witchy
office.
The
the
the
compact
office
25
of
the
support
fee
is
a
loan
which,
which
must
be
paid
back
with
interest
within
five
to
10
years
after
graduation,
and
that's
a
nevada,
specific
rule.
You're
going
to
hear
us
talk
about
the
other
75
percent
of
the
support
fee.
J
It's
a
stipend
that
can
be
waived
if
the
student
returns
to
nevada
to
practice
for
the
same
number
of
years
that
they
they
had
the
stipend
program.
That's
also
another
nevada,
specific
rule.
We
also
have
the
health
professional
education
program
in
1997.
The
nevada
legislature
expanded
the
mission
of
our
nevada
witchy
program
by
providing
an
option
for
students
to
receive
financial
support
while
earning
graduate
social
work
or
psychiatric
nursing
student
degrees.
J
In
2020,
it
served
43
students
and
students
received
a
support
when
students
receive
a
support
fee,
that
support
fee
provided
repayable
loans
with
interest
and
that's
10
of
the
loans,
but
we're
weaning
away
from
that
practice
and
we're
going
to
talk
about
how
we'd,
like
that
statute
changed
as
well,
and
then
90
of
that
support
fee
can
be
considered.
A
stipend
and
repayment
can
be
waived
if
they
practice
in
nevada
for
two
years
in
a
medically
underserved
area.
J
Now
the
cool
thing
about
this
program
is:
it
does
a
lot
of
good
work
and
it's
serving
a
lot
of
good
students
and
has
done
so
throughout
the
years.
But
our
the
statute
is
written
in
a
fairly
rigid
way.
J
When
you
read
the
statute,
when
you're
in
397,
you
see
that
specific
information,
like
the
amount
of
interest
that
needs
to
be
charged
and
how
these
loans
are
handled,
remain
really
static
and
that
we
have
found
that
we
can
find
better
ways
for
this
program
to
work
and
to
be
a
little
bit
more
flexible
and
really
go
further
for
students
when
they're
accomplishing
their
degrees.
So
to
walk
you
through
the
specifics
of
247,
I'm
going
to
hand
it
over
to
miss
allet.
K
Thank
you,
assemblywoman
benitez
thompson.
You
did
such
a
wonderful
job,
introducing
the
program
and
all
of
the
nuances.
Thank
you,
members
of
the
assembly
committee
on
education
for
hearing
abt
47.
Today.
My
name
is
jennifer
ollette
and
I
am
the
director
of
the
nevada
office
of
the
western
interstate
commission
on
higher
education
or
wichi.
We
we
go
by
many
names
right
now,
which
is
one
of
the
things
that
we're
going
to
be
addressing
through
this
legislation
and
as
assemblywoman
benitez
thompson
explained.
K
Nevada
has
been
part
of
this
compact,
which
was
congressionally
ratified
in
1953.
We've
been
a
part
of
the
compact
since
1959,
and
that
was
originally
signed
by
governor
grant
sawyer.
So
this
is
going
on
60
years
of
participation
for
nevada,
the
there's
four
primary
objectives
for
ab247
and
what
we're
trying
to
do
here.
K
The
very
first
objective
is
to
remove
confusion
when
referencing
the
western
regional
education
compact,
which
is
a
compact
that
was
ratified
by
congress
and
then
the
witchy
organization,
which
is
a
non-profit
organization
based
in
boulder
colorado,
which
manages
the
compact
and
our
participation
as
a
state
in
the
in
both
of
the
compact
and
through
witchy
and
right
now.
The
legislation
currently
uses
all
of
those
terms
interchangeably
and
this
legislation
would
really
differentiate
when
we're
referring
to
witchy
in
colorado
and
the
nevada
office
that
is
participating
in
wichi's
programs.
K
The
second
goal
of
the
legislation
is
to
phase
out
the
loan
component
of
our
funding
as
assemblywoman
benitez
thompson
mentioned.
Right
now
we
require
students
in
our
professional
student
exchange
program
to
go
through
two
requirements
to
well
two
requirements
on
the
front
end
to
receive
our
funding.
They
must
sign
an
employment
commitment
and
they
must
also
repay
a
portion
of
the
funds,
25
percent
as
a
loan.
So
no
other
state
in
the
western
states
do
this,
except
for
nevada.
K
The
third
goal
is
to
a
lot
of
our
program
policies
as
assembly
women,
benitez
thompson
mentioned,
are
written
in
statute,
and
this
is
probably
just
a
function
of
beginning
the
statute
in
1959
interest
rates
payback
provisions,
our
penalties
are
all
included
in
statutes,
so
we'd
like
to
move
those
from
statute
to
regulations
so
that
they
can
be
revised
regularly
with
public
input
through
the
regulatory
process.
K
A
lot
of
the
terminology
is,
has
been
updated
or
isn't
used
anymore,
and
we
have
gone
through
and
simplified
the
chapter
so
that
it's
easier
to
read
for
people
that
are
not
familiar
with
our
programs.
K
I'm
going
to
take
a
very
brief
time
to
go
through
section
by
section
which
what
the
bill
will
do
and
please
let
me
know
if
you
have
any
questions
as
I
go
through,
I
will
try
and
be
quick
and
concise
sections.
Two
through
five
add
definitions
to
commonly
used
terminology
throughout
the
chapter,
with
section
four
in
particular
clarifying
our
agency.
K
Our
nevada
agency
is
the
nevada
office
participating
in
wichi
sections.
Six
through
eight
adds
guam
as
a
participating,
u.s
territory,
which
witchy
has
submitted
a
friendly
amendment
to
clarify
references
to
guam
and
cnmi
as
the
u.s
pacific
territories
and
freely
associated
states,
and
that
is
included
as
an
attachment
to
the
hearing
materials,
sections
9-10
and
also
12,
again
clarify
provisions
regarding
witchy
and
the
nevada
office,
differentiating
those
two
items
section
11
and
13.
K
75
percent
of
the
funding
is
required
to
be
met
with
an
employment
commitment,
so
for
the
funds
that
we
provide
students,
they
must
sign
an
employment
commitment,
usually
one
year
of
funding
for
one
year,
funding
for
one
year
of
employment,
and
that
will
forgive
75
percent
of
the
funding
that
we
offer.
The
other
25
is
repaid
as
a
loan,
irrespective
of
where
the
student
is
employed
and
while
many
western
states
other
than
us
also
require
an
employment
commitment.
K
Section
15
clarifies
the
provisions
applied
to
the
nevada
office
and
simplifies
some
of
date.
Terminology
section
16,
clarifies
the
provisions
applied
to
the
nevada
office
and
updates
language
to
account
for
removal
of
that
25
loan
component,
section
16
also
strikes
some
language
that
applies
to
accounts
prior
to
1985,
which
we
don't
have
those
on
our
books,
anymore,
section
17
is
part
of
what
we
were
talking
about
earlier
about
moving
some
program
provisions
and
policies
out
of
statute
and
into
regulation.
K
So
if
a
participant
who
accepts
our
funding
does
not
fulfill
their
employment
commitment,
then
100
of
that
funding
becomes
a
loan
that
they
need
to
repay
to
us,
and
that
will
remain
the
same
with
these
changes
to
the
statute.
But
a
lot
of
the
provisions
of
that
loan,
including
interest
rates,
how
long
they
have
to
pay
it
back.
K
Penalties
and
also
delinquency
fees
are
written
in
statute
and
I
don't
believe
they
have
been
changed
in
quite
a
long
time.
So
this
would
move
those
provisions
into
regulation
where
we
would
seek
public
input
and
go
through
the
regulatory
process
so
that
we
can
update
those
provisions
as
interest
rates
change
and
try
to
help
the
program
stay
with
the
times
section.
K
In
order
to
have
the
funding
we
provide
successfully
forgiven,
all
participants
must
graduate
with
the
degree
for
which
they
were
funded,
be
employed
for
one
year
for
every
year
of
assistance
received,
begin
their
employment
commitment
of
one
year
after
graduation
and
keep
our
office
informed
of
any
changes
in
their
residency
or
any
changes
in
their
employment.
So
this
puts
all
of
those
requirements
in
one
place.
K
Section
18
also
allows
the
commission
to
set
penalties,
the
nevada
commission
to
set
penalties
for
not
completing
the
employment
requirement,
which
is
something
that
is
different
for
both
of
our
programs.
Right
now,
and
it's
anticipated
that
if
we
were
allowed
to
set
penalties
for
non-fulfillment,
we
might
actually
increase
revenue
to
the
state
sections.
19-21,
simplify,
out-of-date
terminology
and
transfers
the
authority
to
set
specific
policies
on
submitting
a
formal
petition
to
the
commission
from
statute
to
regulation.
K
A
Have
thank
you
very
much
and
I
just
would
like
to
point
out
to
members.
If
you
haven't
already,
there
is
a
website
which
is
witchy.edu
and
has
so
much
information
about
what
which
he
does
and
and
you
can
actually
go
down
into
the
nevada
aspect,
and
it
has
a
says
that
nevada
has
a
1777
percent
return
on
investment,
so
that
is
about
as
good
as
you
can
get.
I
think
so.
Thank
you,
assemblywoman
benitez
thompson
for
for
bringing
this
bill
and-
and
let
me
say,
enlightening
me
to
this
program.
L
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
and
thank
you
majority
leader,
benitez
thompson
for
bringing
this
bill.
I
I
love
this.
Whenever
we
can
have
students
and
recruit
and
help
serve
some
of
the
populations
and
services
that
we
need.
I
think
this
is
a
win
and
then
also
updating
something
that's
probably
needed
updating.
L
I
had
a
question
for
miss
oolette
regarding
the
section
just
to
make
sure
that
I
understood
and
wrote
my
notes
down
properly
when
you
stated
at
the
get-go
that
the
overall
goals
were
one
to
clarify
names.
You
know
the
of
the
nevada
office
versus
witchy
number
two
that
this
when
we
get
students
to
sign
it
was
hard
to
recruit
with
this
existing
language
because
they
had
to
pay
25
of
the
help
me
understand
that
part
again,
it
was
25
versus
the
75
was
the
loan
or
vice
versa.
K
Yes,
I
am
happy
to
clarify
this
for
you
and
it's
very
confusing
to
our
students
as
well.
So
I'm
glad
that
you
asked
so
if
we
take
a
fictionary,
a
fiction
number
such
as
twenty
thousand
dollars,
that's
the
amount
of
support
nevada
is
going
to
give
you
to
help
you
with
your
tuition
to
study
physical
therapy.
Let's
say
out
of
that:
twenty
thousand
dollars-
fifteen
thousand
dollars
is
a
stipend
and
in
order
to
have
that
fifteen
thousand
dollars
be
forgiven.
L
Great
thank
you
for
clarifying
that
and
I
and
then
the
new
structure
is
a
hundred
percent.
It
would
be
treated
as
a
100
stipend
and
they
come
back
for
the
recruitment
purposes.
They
come
back
and
then
they
can
have
the
whole
thing
forgiven
if
they
come
back
and
serve
it
a
year
or
every
year
of
their
program.
Did
I
understand
that
right.
K
For
every
year
that
we
fund
them,
which
we
typically
fund
them
at
the
beginning
of
their
when
they
start
their
program.
In
this
example,
a
physical
therapy
student
would
go
to
school
for
three
years,
so
we
would
fund
them
for
three
years
and
in
return
they
would
return
to
nevada
and
be
obligated.
We
make
them
sign
contracts
that
say
they
will
work
in
nevada
one
year
for
every
year
they
receive
funding.
In
this
example,
three
years.
A
Thank
you
thank
you
assemblywoman,
and
do
we
have
any
other
questions
from
committee
members?
I
know
this
is
a
a
lengthy
bill,
but
I
think
our
presenters
have
done
a
really
good
job
in
explaining
it.
But
do
we
have
any
other
questions?
Oh
yeah
see,
I
see
assemblywoman
tools
and
assemblywoman
gorlo.
So
go
ahead.
Assemblywoman's
tools.
H
Is
thank
you
so
much
chair
and
I
really
mostly
a
comment.
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
this
is
what
this
the
predecessor
to
this
program
is
what
got
me
to
move
to
nevada
at
the
age
of
19..
So.
H
So
I
am
a,
I
am
a
big
fan
and
thank
you
for.
Yes,
thank
you
so
much
for
bringing
this
forward,
and
I
guess
the
only
question
is
in,
and
maybe
I
just
need
clarification,
but
if,
for
some
reason
a
loan
wasn't
repaid
what
obligation
is
there
for
the
state
of
nevada
and
does
that
ever
you
know
make
its
way
into
a
fiscal
note.
I
see
here
that
there's
an
impact
on
the
state
just
wanted
to
get
some
clarification
on
the
record.
K
Sure
there
are
two
parts
I
think
to
this
question.
We
did
submit
a
fiscal
note
and
it
hasn't
been
processed
to
make
it
in
time
for
today,
but
it
will
eventually
reduce
revenue
to
the
state
by
approximately
two
hundred
and
five
thousand
dollars
per
year.
That
will
not
happen
right
away,
because
there
are
many
individuals
who
are
already
in
the
pipeline
who
are
paying
loans
and
they
have
to
complete
their
schooling,
and
then
they
also
have
a
one-year
grace
period
before
they
begin
repayment.
K
So
I
don't
think
we
will
see
the
full
effects
of
that
through
even
the
23
to
25
biennial
budget.
I
think
it
will
be
the
next
one
after
that,
we'll
we'll
really
be
able
to
see
the
impact
of
that.
The
other
question
that
you
asked,
I'm
sorry
the
the
fiscal
note,
and
can
you
remind
me
of
the
the
second
part.
I
Thank
you
very
much
chair
bilbray
axelrod.
I
have
a
question
when
you
brought
up
that
you
normally
would
pay
like
three
years
for
a
physical
therapy
student.
Does
that
mean
that
this
would
go
towards
a
graduate
physical
therapy
student,
or
are
you
also
loaning
to
bachelors
and
then
my
second
question
would
be
what
is
a
typical
or
average
loan
that
you
or
stipe,
and
I
guess
now
that
you
typically
award.
J
It
says
recent
vinnie
thompson:
I
can
take
the
first
part
of
that
and
give
it
to
mrs
to
miss
out
olette.
So,
yes,
this
is
all
professional
degrees.
This
is
all
higher
education,
so
occupational
therapy
physical
therapy,
physicians,
assistance
pharmacy
in
the
professional
student
exchange
program
than
in
the
health,
professional
exchange
program,
masters
of
social
work,
an
aprn
advanced
practicing,
registered
nurse
psychiatric
nurse,
geriatric
training
and
then
msn
two-year
program
outlet,
miss
alette
answered
the
other
part.
K
K
Right
now,
for
this
year
they
receive
fifteen
thousand
seven
hundred
and
fifty
dollars
in
tuition
assistance,
but
that
would
vary
depending
on
which
field
it
is.
It
ranges
anywhere
from
five
thousand
dollars
to
in
five
thousand
dollars
for
social
work,
ten
thousand
or
seven
thousand
seven
hundred
dollars
for
advanced
aprns
and
then
as
high
as
32
400
for
veterinary
medicine
students.
So
there's
a
range.
I
Thank
you
very
much
and
quick
follow-up
chair,
hey
knowing
that
it's
for
graduate
students.
This
got
me
thinking
because
I
just
recently
did
a
a
tour
of
my
alma
mater
for
my
daughter
and
they
have
a
program
that
is
for
occupational
therapy,
but
it
combines
the
bachelor
and
master's
program.
So
I'm
seeing
that
happening
with
some
of
them.
That
was
for
occupational
therapy.
I've
seen
some
for
physical
therapy.
How
would
this
work
them
for
a
program?
That's
doing
one
of
those
combination,
programs.
K
J
This
is
a
woman
benitez
thompson.
There
is
a
a
separate
program
out
there
witchy,
so
not
to
confuse
witchy
with
witchy,
because
that
would
just
know
either
which
way
you
want
it
so
would
she
is
for
so
the
western
undergraduate
one.
So
I
don't
know
if
you're
you're
thinking,
maybe
of
something
that
they
do
or
if
you're
thinking
of
a
fellowship
or
but
if
you
we
can
talk
after
this
and
look
at
what
school
your
alma
mater
is
and
if
they're
part
of
this
compactor
they
might
be
part
of
a
another
compact.
I
A
C
Thank
you,
chair,
bilberry
axelrod.
This
is
a
wonderful.
K
We
do
not
fund
medical
doctors
and
for
the
the
professional
student
exchange
program,
there's
only
ten
fields
that
are
selected
for
support
and
those
are
decided
by
witchy
in
colorado.
What
they
do
is,
since
we
have
a
well
now
two
medical
schools.
There
really
isn't
a
need
for
us
to
send
our
students
out
of
state
or
to
private
universities
to
attain
their
their
medical
degree.
They
can
do
that
here.
We're
really
focused
on
programs
that
either
are
not
available
in
nevada
or
do
not
have
enough
capacity
in
the
data
to
meet
our
demand.
J
And
as
a
follow
up
on
that
assemblywoman
beneath
thompson
through
chair,
bilbray
axelrod's
to
assume
the
woman
craster,
it's
not
anywhere
in
this
dealing
with
this
bill.
But
we
do
have
separate
programs
and
funding
through
the
state
of
nevada,
specifically
for
graduate
medical
education
that
the
state
started
in.
J
I
want
to
say
we're
in
year,
four
or
five
of
it,
but
specifically
for
the
the
purpose
of
hiring
and
hopefully
retaining
physicians,
to
stay
in
the
state
of
nevada
and
that
program's
new
we're
just
getting
data
as
to
whether
or
not
students
stay
or
not.
But
we
are
setting
the
bar
high
in
terms
of
nevada
retention
with
this
program.
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
assemblywoman
and
you
know.
To
that
end,
I
would
love
to
see
you
know,
programs
where
we
do
this,
for
for
teachers
as
well,
which
we
know,
there's
a
nationwide
shortage
and
we'd
love
to
keep
homegrown
teachers.
So
thank
you
for
your
your
work
on
this
bill.
I
just
got
a
message
from
assemblywomanhansen
that
you
have
another
question
and
assemblyman
benitez
thompson
feel
free
to
go
directly
to
the
member.
L
Thank
you
there
for
the
indulgence.
I
just
thought
of
something
with
that
last
exchange
and
also
which
witchy.
So
when
you
were
talking
about
the
the
programs
that
are
kind
of
designated
by
the
other
witchy,
that's
in
colorado.
L
K
I
I
I
will
take
this
assemblywomanhansen
so
when
we
determine
how
we're
going
to
fund
our
particular
budget,
which
is
limited
to
that
health
profession,
student,
the
pset
program
and
only
graduate
health
students,
we
use
workforce
data
to
decide
where
we're
going
to
invest
in
in
what
fields
for
undergraduate
programs
and
the
the
programs
that
are
managed
by
which,
in
colorado,
they
have
a
ton
of
data.
I'm
sure
more
than
I
can
even
begin
to
try
and
identify
that
may
be
able
to
help
a
questions.
J
That
at
the
state
level,
we
do
use
the
office
of
workforce,
innovation
or
owen
and
also
the
go
ed
office.
The
governor's
office
of
economic
development
to
kind
of
help
give
us
clues
about
where
the
need
is,
and
there
have
been
some
recent
shift
in
the
program
where
some
legacy
programs
did
their
job
and
a
good
example
would
be
veterinarians.
This
program
for
a
long
time,
funded
veterinarians
and
they
came
back
and
said
we
have
a
sufficient
number
of
veterinarians
in
the
state.
J
J
We
have
underserved
medical
needs,
and
so
you
saw
a
reallocation
to
additional
physician
assistance
because
we
want
to
keep
working
towards
those
unmet
needs.
A
Thank
you
for
that
and
if
I
could
ask
a
clarifying
question
on
that
point,
so
you
are
able
to
make
those
types
of
changes,
but
so
is
that
that's
part
of
the
regulatory
aspect,
the
nac
on
that
part
that
you
can
make
those
changes
or
is
that
something
that's
done
by
witchy?
K
For
the
record,
no,
you
are
explaining
it
perfectly
and
I
think,
demonstrating
some
of
the
real
confusion
that
arises
from
us:
borrowing,
the
witchy
name
so
heavily.
We
do
that
particular
part
through
the
budgeting
process.
So
those
of
you
who
are
on
ways
and
means
will
have
already
heard
our
budget
and
that
shift
in
the
fields
that
we're
funding
and
how
we've
decided
what
fields
to
fund
based
on
workforce
data.
A
M
M
M
Chair
I
apologize,
our
color
seems
to
be
having
trouble
unmuting.
There
are
no
other
colors
at
this
time.
A
Thank
you
bps,
and
I
know
that
we
did
have
one
person
signed
in
as
support,
so
I'm
wondering
if
that
might
be
the
caller
and
caller.
If
you
can
hear
me,
I
apologize
that
we
were
not
able
to
hear
your
testimony,
but
if
you
wanted
to
send
your
testimony
in
writing,
I
will
make
sure
that
the
committee
sees
your
testimony
and
I
I
apologize
for
that.
Next
we
will
go
to
neutral.
Is
there
anyone
on
the
line
for
neutral.
A
Thank
you
bps,
some
of
the
woman
benitez
thompson.
Did
you
want
to
make
any
closing
remarks.
J
A
J
I
do
want
to
bring
to
the
members
attention
that
there's
what
I
consider
a
friendly
amendment
coming
from
the
regional
compact
office.
Just
updating.
I
think
it
was
making
sure
that,
within
the
some
of
our
compact
language,
that
we
were
properly
identifying,
like
the
number
of
people
in
the
compact
and
so
you'll,
see
that
and
we
consider
it
friendly.
We
have
no
no
concerns
with
that
at
all
and
it'll.
Just
it
just
makes
sure
that
our
compact
language
to
match
up
with
their
compact
language.
A
Thank
you
assemblywoman
in
it,
and
I
think
your
co-presenter
did
reference
that
amendment
at
one
part
in
her
testimony.
I
I
believe
the
amendment
also
changed
the
term
guam
to
all
u.s
territories
or
made
it
a
little
more
broad
so,
but
thank
you
for
verifying
that
it
is
friendly
and
with
that
I'll
close
the
hearing
on
ab247
the
next.
A
Thank
you
very
much
before
we
go
to
the
next
agenda
item,
which
is
public
comment
just
like
to
remind
people
who
are
calling
in
for
public
comment
that
this
is
an
opportunity
to
discuss
general
matters
that
fall
within
the
purview
of
this
committee.
Remember
you
have
two
minutes
clearly
state
and
spell
your
name
and
limit
your
comments
to
as
close
as
two
minutes
as
you
can
staff
in
broadcasting
and
production
services.
Please
add
the
first
caller
with
public
comment.
M
F
A-L-Y-S-F-A-G-U-R-U-L-E,
I
am
an
intern
with
battleborn
progress
and
I
would
just
like
to
once
again
thank
assemblyman
watts
for
bringing
forward
assembly
bill
88
and
another.
Thank
you
to
the
assembly
education
committee
for
passing
it
this
afternoon.
The
final
piece
of
legislation
will
put
us
on
the
path
towards
the
greater
nevada.
Thank
you.
So
much.
A
M
M
C
E-R-I-N-P-H-I-L-L-I-P-S,
I'm
the
president
of
power
to
parent,
and
I'm
calling
you
today
just
to
speak
briefly
about
the
bill
that
was
brought
by
sublime
and
levitt
ad167
even
prior
to
the
pandemic.
We've
had
a
mental
health
crisis
in
the
state
and
business
learning
has
exacerbated
this
crisis.
In
clark,
county
alone,
we've
had
21
suicides
that
we
could
confirm
of
ccsd
kids
during
the
school
year.
We
need
to
do
everything
in
our
power
to
identify
those
students
who
are
struggling
with
mental
health
and
provide
the
resources
that
they
need.
C
We
believe
that
this
is
an
important
step
in
providing
greater
access
to
a
resource
that
could
potentially
save
lives
of
our
youth.
We
think
we
want
to
thank
assembly
and
love
it
for
this
awful
piece
of
legislation
and
we
are
in
support
of
it.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
broadcast
services
and
and
just
want
to
make
a
another
point.
If
you
were
calling-
and
you
did
have
public
comment
and
you
were
not
able
to
get
through,
please
send
the
committee
an
email
and
I
will
make
sure
that
all
members
see
that
so
I
apologize
we're
doing
the
best
we
can,
but
it's
not
perfect
by
any
means.
So
are
there
any
comments
or
from
the
members
of
the
committee?