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A
A
President,
thank
you,
madam
secretary.
Please
let
the
record
reflect
all
members
are
present.
We
have
a
quorum
members,
I'd
like
to
remind
everybody
to
make
sure
that
you're
not
logged
in
on
zoom,
if
you're
sitting
in
the
committee
room,
I
think
by
now.
We
all
know
that,
but
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
so
that
we
don't
create
any
chaos
behind
the
scenes
for
our
staff.
A
I
want
to
remind
those
of
you
who
are
present
that
when
we
are
testifying
in
support
opposition
or
neutral,
we'll
start
first
with
the
folk
that
are
here
present
in
person
and
then
we'll
make
our
way
to
the
phone
lines.
In
addition
to
that,
I
want
to
remind
folk
that,
as
we're
moving
forward
with
with
the
senate
bills,
we
intend
to
try
to
stay
as
light
as
possible,
but
as
we
start
getting
towards
the
end,
we
may
have
to
change
the
start
time.
A
As
always,
we
don't
anticipate
that
as
we
don't
have
such
a
heavy
load
from
what
came
over
from
the
senate
side.
But
I
just
want
you
to
be
vigilant,
always
with
the
nine
o'clock
start
time.
I
know
some
of
you
texted
me
this
morning
that
weren't
sure
if
it
was
a
ten
or
nine,
and
I
apologize
for
that
confusion
for
the
most
part,
typically
tuesday.
Through
friday,
we
will
be
starting
at
nine
and
because
I
know
a
lot
of
folk
fly
in
on
monday
mornings
and
or
we're
late
with
their
families.
A
This
friday,
we
won't
be
meeting
as
a
lot
of
you
are
aware,
so
that
for
those
of
you
who
wish
to
be
at
the
service,
you'll
have
an
opportunity
to
do
so.
With
that
we'll
go
ahead
and
move
over
to
our
agenda,
we'll
take
it
in
the
order
it
appears.
I
do
see
senator
pat
spearman
on
the
monitor
one
last
thing
that
I
forgot
to
mention
members
as
we're
now
back
in
the
committee
room
and
those
of
you
who
are
here
president.
I
want
to
remind
everybody
signing
your
phones.
A
We
got
so
used
to
zoom,
but
now
we're
we're
back
in
the
regular
routine
of
financing
our
phones
and
doing
that.
I
think
in
a
different
committee,
we
had
our
first
fund
incident
of
a
phone
going
off.
So
with
that
we'll
go
ahead
and
open
up
the
hearing
on
senate
bill,
109
senator
pat
spearman,
whenever
you're
ready.
C
The
requirement
includes
an
option
for
individuals
to
decline,
self-reporting
soldier
information
to
a
state
agency.
Let
me
say
that
again,
the
requirement
includes
an
option.
In
other
words,
you
do
not
have
to
give
that
information.
If
you
do
not
want
to,
you,
don't
have
to
relay
that
to
any
state
agency.
C
C
We
have
learned
from
research
that
lgbtq
plus
community
suffers
disproportionately
from
negative
health
outcomes
such
as
depression,
cancer,
high
rates
of
smoking
and
co-morbidities,
to
name
a
few.
Just
recently,
the
williams
institute
a
think
tank
at
ucl
law
school
excuse
me
released
a
study
about
the
disproportionate
impact
of
the
covet
19
pandemic
on
the
lgbt
plus
community.
C
C
C
Often
when
a
bill
or
an
idea
related
to
the
lgbtq
plus
community
is
introduced.
I
hear
statements
reflecting
personal
canonical
doctrines
or
beliefs,
so
let
me
just
be
clear
again:
this
bill
has
nothing
to
do
with
religious
ideology
or
philosophy
in
nevada,
specific
data
that
references,
the
well-being
of
the
lgbtq
plus
community
and
strategies
for
scaling
up
in
interventions
to
address
growing
needs
is
not
currently
available
by
collecting
soldier
data.
C
We
can
better
know
the
number
of
lgbtq
plus
nevadans
in
the
state,
the
outcomes
of
social
determinants
of
health
and
how
the
institutions
that
nevadans,
expressing
diverse
sex
and
or
gender
identities
turn
to
for
help
how
they're
able
to
support
them
by
providing
services
and
information
for
more
than
a
decade.
Lgbtq
plus
advocates
in
nevada
have
been
pushing
health
care
providers.
Non-Profit
organizations,
schools
and
state
agencies
to
collect
data
on
sexual
orientation
and
gender
identity.
C
The
most
crucial
components
of
senate
bill
109
are
found
in
sections
2
and
section
4.,
section
2
of
the
bill
defines
a
government
agency
as
any
state
or
local
government
office.
Section
4
requires
a
governmental
agency
to
collect
soldier
data
to
maintain
confidential
records
of
the
information
and
use
the
data
for
certain
authorized
purposes.
C
These
purposes
are
limited
to
demographic
analysis,
coordination
of
care,
improvement
of
care,
improvement
of
services,
conducting
research
and
fulfilling
reporting
requirements
for
federal
or
state
law,
or
informing
policy
or
funding
decisions.
Section
4
also
requires
a
government
agency
to
submit
an
annual
report.
With
summary
of
information
to
the
director
of
the
legislative
council
bureau
on
or
before
december
31st,
it's
important
to
note
that
individuals
still
have
the
option
to
self-report
their
sexual
identity
and
their
gender
identity.
It
is
not
mandatory.
C
Some
of
you
may
remember
senate
concurrent
resolution,
one
from
the
32nd
special
session
in
2020,
which
urged
proactive
efforts
to
stem
the
public
health
crisis
resulting
from
systemic
racism
and
magnified
by
the
covet
19
pandemic
and
mr
chair.
I
understand
that
when
you
start
talking
about
systemic
racism,
it
makes
some
people
uncomfortable
and
for
those
who
have
experienced
it
all
of
their
life,
trust
me
it
makes
us
uncomfortable
as
well,
but
we
must
have
these
courageous
conversations
senate
bill.
C
109
is
a
continuation
of
that
mounting
effort
to
curb
economic,
health
and
social
disparities,
also
experienced
by
nevadans,
who
identify
as
sex
as
as
sex
and
gender.
Diverse
collection
of
demographic
data
is
how
data
is
made
meaningful,
given
the
immense
underreported
under
acknowledged
and
misunderstood
suffering
and
the
needs
of
the
sex
and
or
gender
diverse
population.
Many
have
expressed
favor
with
this
proposed
measure.
C
I
don't
believe
that
the
that
the
bill
has
any
fiscal
impact,
and
if
it
does,
I
have
some
information
here
from
a
couple
of
people
who
do
this
sort
of
thing,
with
computers
and
analytics
and
I'll
be
glad
to
share
that.
If
the
question
is
asked
just
before
I
turned
it
over
to
mr
andre
wade.
I
just
want
to
say
this.
C
Mr
chair
many
times,
members
of
the
lgbtq
community
are
ignored,
often
dismissed
and
sometimes
spoken
in
pejorative
terms,
but
the
one
thing
that
I
I
want
everyone
who
is
listening
to
include
those
who
are
listening
over
the
internet
to
understand
when
we
collect
this
data
it
will
inform
policy
both
in
terms
of
health
care
in
terms
of
employment
in
terms
of
housing
and
everything
else.
It
will
inform
how
that
policy
is
developed,
and
I
stressed
at
the
beginning
of
my
testimony
that
it
has
nothing
whatsoever
to
do
with
someone's
religious
affiliation.
C
I'm
not
sure
how
many
know
this,
but
I
am
a
graduate
of
the
southwest
texas
episcopal
seminary,
so
I
study
three
years
in
religion,
all
kinds
of
religions,
all
kinds
of
spirituality-
and
I
checked
all
of
that-
and
this
has
nothing
to
do
with
that.
The
other
thing
that
I
would
like
to
say
and
get
on
the
record
is
that
members
of
the
lgbtq
plus
community
in
nevada
pay
taxes.
C
C
The
bottom
line
is
this
is
a
community
that
currently
is
underrepresented
in
the
statistics
that
are
reported
and
we've
got
to
make
sure
we
find
out
the
exact
number
or
as
close
to
that
as
we
can,
because
there
are
many
many
opportunities
to
apply
for
grants
not
only
from
the
federal
government,
but
there
are
philanthropic
grants
that
we
could
apply
for
and
the
one
thing
that
they
will
always
ask
is
they
will
ask
for
the
demographic
data
that
to
support
your
request
and
who
it
is,
you
will
be
helping.
C
So
I
want
to
turn
this
over
to
mr
andre
wade
and
again
I
say
this
bill
has
nothing
whatsoever
to
do
with
anyone's
religious
ideology
or
philosophy.
Your
church
affiliation,
nothing
whatsoever
to
do
that
to
do
with
that,
if
you
want
to
look
at
it,
excuse
me
in
concert
with
what
we
already
do.
We
we
try
to
collect
data
on
autism.
D
Thank
you,
senator
spearman
and
good
morning
to
florida
and
by
chair
torres
and
members
of
the
committee.
My
name
is
andre
wade
and
I'm
state
director
for
silver
state
equality
and
nevada
based
statewide,
lgbtq,
plus
civil
rights
organization,
as
senator
spearman
mentioned
overall
there's
a
lack
of
data
about
those
who
identify
as
lesbian,
gay,
bible,
meditative,
transgender
and
queer.
A
Excuse
me,
I
apologize
for
for
interrupting
you.
If
I
could
just
have
you
speak
up
just
a
little
bit
more
we're
having
a
little
bit
of
a
difficult
time
hearing
you
my
apologies
for
interrupting
you,
okay,.
D
No
you're
all
good.
I
want
to
make
sure
you
all
hear
me.
Thank
you
very
much
so
again,
overall,
there's
a
lack
of
data
about
those
who
identify
as
lesbian,
gay,
bisexual,
transgender
and
queer
in
nevada.
Therefore,
it
is
difficult
to
determine
the
number
of
nevadans
who
identify
as
lgbtq
plus
their
health
and
well-being
outcomes
and
what
interventions
are
successful
to
address
social
determinants
of
health.
Moreover,
because
we
don't
know
the
number
of
lgbtq
plus
nevadans,
we
are
unable
to
scale
interventions
appropriately
and
effectively.
D
Often,
the
reason
for
the
lack
of
data
is
simply
because
the
questions
aren't
being
asked,
so
the
data
has
as
we
refer
to.
It,
is
important,
because
we
know
that
when
someone
identifies
as
lgbtq
plus,
they
have
different
social
determinants
of
health
and
particularly
risk
factors
that
are
different
from
others,
even
someone's
actual
and
perceived
treatment
and
care
when
accessing
services
plays
an
unfortunate
role
on
almost
any
measurement
of
positive
outcomes.
Those
who
identify
as
lgbtq
plus
are
at
the
bottom
of
those
measurements
on
almost
any
measurement
of
negative
outcomes.
D
Those
who
identify
as
lgbtq
plus
are
at
the
top
of
the
measurement,
and
if
you
factor
in
race,
then
many
individuals
experience
compounding
negative
health
outcomes
because
we
don't
collect
soji
data.
We
are
unable
to
address
these
health
disparities.
We
come
to
estimate
based
upon
national
studies.
The
national
data
gives
us
a
sense
of
what
is
going
on
with
the
lgbtq
plus
population,
but
we
desperately
need
to
know
what's
happening
in
nevada.
D
A
recent
report
on
census
from
the
census
bureau
shows
that
nevada
is
one
of
11
states,
plus
the
district
of
columbia,
which
had
a
higher
percentage
of
same-gender
couple
households
than
the
national
percentage
in
2019..
D
Unfortunately,
we
don't
know
with
this
data
the
number
of
individuals
that
identifies
lgbtq
plus,
but
we
are
able
to
get
a
snapshot
of
what
rates
of
unemployment
looks
like
for
the
same
general
households.
What
education
obtainment
looks
like
and
how
many
are
veterans,
but
we
are
left,
as
we
usually
are,
making
inferences
about
the
lgbtq
plus
population
as
a
whole
in
nevada.
We
are
still
left
in
the
dark
about
a
population
of
individuals
that
make
up
eight
percent
of
nevada's
total
population.
D
Most
recently
with
hiv
criminalization,
we
try
to
fight
out
the
rates
of
disparities
for
arrests,
convictions
and
prosecutions
for
those
convicted
of
hiv
crimes
and
because
we
don't
collect
the
data
on
lgbtq
plus
members
of
the
community,
we're
unable
to
make
those
determinations
and
we
had
to
see
where
there
was
a
point
where
someone
checked
a
box
for
male
and
female,
and
we
had
to
guess
that
maybe
that
someone
was
transgender
because
we
simply
don't
know.
D
Thankfully,
the
nevada
office
of
minority
health
and
equity,
of
which
I'm
a
member
of
the
advisory
committee
plans
to
release.
For
the
first
time,
limited
data
gathered
for
its
2020
minority
health
report
that
will
include
data
on
the
lgbtq
plus
population.
The
data
isn't
perfect
and
there
will
be
improvements
done
for
2021.
However,
this
is
a
step
in
the
right
direction
to
not
only
collect
information
but
to
also
report
out
on
it.
D
Moreover,
the
nevada
department
of
health
and
human
services
made
the
decision
last
year
to
start
collecting
soldier
data
soldier
data
when
contact
tracing
is
being
done
related
to
clobet19.
This
makes
nevada
one
of
just
a
few
states
taking
leadership
and
ensuring
that
sodium
data
is
collected
so
that
we
have
a
better
understanding
of
the
rates
of
diagnosis
and
outcomes
of
nevadans
who
have
been
diagnosed
with
cloven
19.,
referring
to
sb
109.
There
are
two
key
components
that
I'd
also
like
to
hone
in
on.
D
One
is
that
it
is
optional
for
someone
to
respond
with
information
about
their
identity.
When
asked
that's
very
important
to
know.
Another
key
component
of
the
bill
is
that
someone
cannot
be
denied
services
for
not
responding
to
the
questions.
D
Everyone
will
be
asked
when
demographic
information
is
already
being
collected
and
everyone
can
decide
for
themselves
as
to
whether
or
not
they
will
respond.
Not
only
will
the
sojid
help
the
state
to
better
coordinate
services,
scale
interventions
and
improve
the
health
and
well-being
of
lgbtq
plus
nevadans.
D
The
increased
data
can
be
used
when
applying
for
federal
grants,
because,
when
asked
about
the
number
of
lgbtq
plus
people
served
or
the
community's
health
outcomes
will
have
more
specific
data.
Increasing
the
number
of
federal
grants
of
water
within
the
state
of
nevada
is
a
long-standing
and
achievable
goal.
Saudi
data
will
undoubtedly
position
in
the
state
of
nevada
to
be
better
prepared
to
report
out
on
the
number
of
lgbtq
plus
nevadas
and
other
data
points
when
applying
for
federal
grants
regarding
costa
systems
to
collect
soldier
data.
D
The
massachusetts
department
of
mental
health
reported
that
there
was
no
physical
cause
to
them
to
make
changes
to
begin
to
collect
soji
data.
They
were
able
to
change
the
application
using
adobe
acrobat.
Additionally,
they
were
able
to
make
changes
to
their
mental
health
information
systems
module
by
configuring
in-house
and
they
serve
about
30
000
people
per
year.
E
Hi
good
morning,
members
of
the
assembly
committee
on
government
affairs,
chair
flores
and
vice
chair
torrez,
my
name
is
kareth
conran
and
I'm
the
research
director
of
the
williams
institute,
the
research
center
at
ucla
school
of
law
that
senator
spearman
referenced.
We
conduct
independent,
rigorous
research
to
inform
law
and
public
policy.
E
I
have
been
studying
sexual
orientation
and
gender
identity
soji
and
how
to
gather
data
about
lgbt
people
for
the
last
20
years.
I
started
about
age,
12.,
that's
a
joke,
but
I
have
been
doing
this
for
quite
some
time.
It's
my
pleasure
to
be
here
today
to
testify,
on
behalf
of
senate
bill
109
in
support
of
soji
data
collection
in
local
and
state
systems.
E
There
are
three
points
that
I'd
like
to
make
today.
We
know
how
to
ask
questions
about
soji
number.
Two
people
know
how
to
answer
questions
about
soji
and
they're
willing
to
do
so,
including
in
the
state
of
nevada
and
I'll.
Give
you
some
examples
and
number
three
nevada
needs
these
data
to
effectively
plan
and
implement
programs
and
services.
E
On
the
point
about
asking
questions
about
soji,
questions
about
soji
have
been
on
federal
surveys.
For
the
last
two
decades,
surveys
like
the
national
survey
of
family
growth,
the
behavioral
risk
factor,
surveillance
survey,
the
youth
risk
behavior
survey
and
they
have
been
more
commonly
included
on
other
publicly
funded
surveys
to
identify
trans
people.
For
the
last
seven
years
we
have
published
best
practices
at
the
williams
institute
for
soju
data
collection,
focused
on
trans
populations
and
also
sexual
minority
populations.
E
E
Suicidality
is
a
significant
issue
for
transgender
folks
about
40
report,
a
lifetime
suicide
attempt.
It
is
not
because
there
is
anything
inherently
wrong
with
people
who
are
transgender
or
sexual
minorities,
but
the
evidence
shows
that
it
is
discrimination,
harassment
and
violence
that
lead
to
elevated
rates
of
mental
health
challenges
and
suicide
attempts,
and
that
environments
that
are
supportive
and
free
of
abuse,
harassment
and
rejection.
E
People
do
just
fine,
and
these
disparities
disappear
in
terms
of
of
adults
in
the
state
between
2015
and
2017
five
and
a
half
percent
of
nevada
adults
identified
as
lgbt.
How
do
I
know
this?
The
gallup
daily
tracking
poll
collected
anonymous
telephone
survey,
data
from
people
all
across
the
country
which
allows
me
to
say
some
things
about
people
in
the
state
of
nevada
that
are
not
have
not
really
been
accessible
to
folks
in
nevada
itself,
who
are
trying
to
plan
programs
and
services.
E
E
It
does
enable
effective
planning
and,
as
as
andre
said
and
senator
spearman,
it
does
position
the
city
government
and
the
state
government
to
apply
for
block
grants,
which
is
so
helpful,
given
elevated
rates
of
suicidality
and
tobacco
use
hiv
among
some
segments
of
the
community
and
as
I'll
share
with
you
in
a
little
bit.
Elevated
rates
of
poverty,
too,
are
a
problem
for
lgbt
people,
and
so,
given
that
I
have
access
to
data
that
most
people,
don't
I
can
say
that
there
are
about
145
000,
lgbt
people
in
the
state
of
nevada.
E
More
than
half
are
people
of
color,
including
about
a
third
who
are
latino,
and
one
in
five
were
multiracial
more
than
one
in
five,
lgbt
adults
in
the
state
of
nevada
who
are
over
the
age
of
25,
are
raising
children,
analyses
of
data
that
the
state
of
nevada
collected
between
2014
and
2017
and
then
stopped
collecting
on
your
state,
behavioral
risk
factor,
surveillance
survey.
Now
again,
remember
I'm
a
researcher,
and
I
can
access
things
that
many
people
can't.
E
We
analyzed
these
data
and
found
that
one
out
of
five,
lgbt
adults
in
the
state
of
nevada
were
living
in
poverty
before
the
cobit
19
pandemic.
Nearly
two
in
five
transgender
adults
and
one
in
three
lgbt
people
of
color
in
the
state
of
nevada
were
living
in
poverty.
This
is
before
the
pandemic
work
that
we've
conducted
at
the
williams
institute,
as
well
as
others,
indicate
that
the
economic
vulnerabilities
experienced
by
lgbt
people,
particularly
lgbt
people
of
color,
have
been
exacerbated
by
the
pandemic.
E
Lgbt
adults
in
the
us
were
more
likely
to
be
laid
off
or
furloughed
from
jobs
and
to
report
problems
affording
basic
household
goods,
including
and
also
difficulty
paying
rent
or
mortgage
for
lgbt
people
of
color.
These
economic
challenges
were
were
heightened
at
this
point
in
time.
We
need
lgbt
data
collection,
soji
data
connection.
Now
more
than
ever,
and
as
far
as
costs,
I
would
say
I
would
not
let
the
the
perfect
be
the
enemy
of
the
good
or
of
progress.
There's.
E
There
are
very
good
reasons
to
roll
out
soji
data
collection
across
systems
to
do
upgrades
as
upgrades
are
occurring,
naturally
within
systems,
and
to
just
consider
including
soji
data
collection,
part
of
usual
sort
of
routine
upgrades
and
maintenance.
Thank
you.
A
And
thank
you
for
your
presentation.
I
I
I
would
get
beat
up
by
the
committee.
If
I
didn't
clarify,
though
just
the
pronunciation
of
nevada
and
your
presentation
included,
so
many
nevadas,
I
even
feel
awkward
saying
it,
but
thank
you
so
much
and-
and
we
just
have
we're
just
having
a
little
bit.
I.
E
Apologize
no
worries,
I'm
so
sorry,
I'm
a
new
yorker
who's
lived
in
boston
and
then
california,
so
I'm
totally
mixed
up.
A
That
that
that'll
happen
so
no
worries
and
we're
just
having
a
little
fun.
Thank
you
for
joining
us
this
morning,
senator
any
other
remarks
or
other
speakers.
C
Yeah
I've
got
a
couple:
people
who
are
gonna
speak
in
neutral,
tina
dortch,
who
is
the
director
of
the
office
of
minority
health
and
equity,
also
have
miss
cairo
who
is
from
hhs,
and
she
deals
with
analytics
to
talk
about
how
we
can
excuse
me
over
the
hump
of
what
some
people
think
will
be
a
very
quickly
effort.
I
also
want
to
say
that
I
did
get
a
call
from
from
someone
who
was
asking
if
this
included.
C
If
law
enforcement
stopped
someone
or
if
there
was
an
encounter
with
law
enforcement,
would
they
have
to
ask?
No,
they
do
not
we're
really
we're
really
talking
about
when
you
fill
out
any
type
of
application
or
driver's
license
or
whatever
that's
when
this
would
come
into
play.
So
it's
not
it's
not
people
on
the
street
that
have
to
ask
about
it.
We're
really
talking
about
agencies
that
help
and
provide
services
to
others.
So
with
that,
mr
chair,
we
will
stand
for
questions.
A
F
Thank
you
chair,
thank
you
and
good
morning
senator
thank
you
for
the
presentation
on
the
bill
question
regarding
two
sections
section,
four
4
talks
about
the
requirement
to
report
summary
of
the
data
section.
3
subsection
2
talks
about
the
fact
that
various
governmental
agencies
collect
demographic
information
on
race
and
ethnicity,
and
this
is
designed
to
kind
of
bring
other
communities
into
line
with
that.
So
I'm
wondering
regarding
section
4
in
the
summaries.
Are
we
currently
do?
F
C
Thank
you.
Thank
you
for
the
question
zimmerman
flores
through
you
to
the
assemblyman.
I
think
that
dr
conron
explained
how
the
data
is
used,
but
let
me
see
if
I
can
simplify
it
collecting
data
right
now
we
collected
on
gender
we
connected
on
ethnicity,
we
connected
on
age.
C
We
connected
on,
if
they're,
trying
to
find
out
how
many
people
are
experiencing
alzheimer's,
if
they're
trying
to
find
out
how
many
children
we
have
who
are
on
the
autism
spectrum,
so
we
already
collect
that
data
and
just
like
that
data
is
not
connected
to
someone's
name.
They
only
want
the
numbers,
and
so
the
data
will
be
used
to
make
sure
that
our
policies
number
one
are
informed
for
services
and
number
two.
C
I
hear
a
lot
around
the
building
where
people
say
we
leave
money
on
the
table
because
we
don't
pull
down
federal
grants.
This
information
will
also
help
us
pull
down.
Whatever
federal
grants
are
available
to
provide
services
for
this
community,
and
it
will
also
provide
an
opportunity,
give
us
an
opportunity
to
apply
for
philanthropic
grants
non-state
related
non-governmental
related,
because
generally
they
will
ask.
What
is
the
population
that
you
are
trying
to
serve?
C
So
I
think,
if
I
understand
your
question,
the
data
will
be
used
just
like
the
data
that
is
collected
right
now
on
gender.
Just
like
the
data
is
collected
right
now
on
autism.
We
don't
mention
the
children's
name.
We
someone
who's
getting
services
for
alzheimer's.
Their
name
is
not
mentioned.
There
are
no
identifying
marks,
and
so
this
data
will
simply
fold
in
for
the
same
purposes
of
the
data
that
is
already
collected.
F
Thank
you,
follow-up
chair,
follow,
please
thank
you
section.
Three
subsection
three
has
a
statement
that,
compared
to
the
broader
community,
a
lesbian,
gay,
bisexual,
transgender
and
questioning
persons,
experience
disparities,
and
then
it
includes
a
number
of
different
metrics,
one
of
which
is
poverty,
and
I'm
just
wondering
if,
if
you
could
just
let
the
committee
know
what
what
the
source
is
for
that
claim
and
what
the
respective
poverty
rates
might
be.
Thank
you.
C
E
We
have
analyzed
data
from
the
nevada
state,
behavioral
risk
factor,
surveillance
survey
to
provide
information
about
poverty
rates
by
soji
and
if
you
and
I
posted
the
soji
data
into
the
chat
for
everyone
to
see,
I'm
also
happy
to
send
along
a
copy
of
our
report,
which
does
include
information
about
poverty
rates
for
straight
non-transgender.
Folks
in
the
state.
C
Just
like
in
in
all
research,
there
are
several
sources
that
that
academicians
collect
and
combine
that
information
from
the
various
sources
to
get
the
information
that
reflects
the
the
most
accurate
picture,
and
so
the
data
that
she's
talking
about
is
data
that
has
been
collected.
The
data
that
is
mentioned
in
section
three
is
really
about
the
research
that
has
been
done.
That
allowed
us
to
make
that
statement,
and
so
that's
a
collective
research.
C
But
I
think
that
the
best
the
best
answer
to
that
is
to
look
at
dr
conron's
research
activities
and
what
she
has
already
quoted.
But
for
those
who
for
those
who
want
to
know
and
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
quoting
accurately.
A
And
senator,
if
we
could,
please
ask,
I
know
it
was
referenced,
that
the
information
was
shared
on
the
the
actual
link
was
put
on
the
chat,
but
because
we
have
this
hybrid
model,
and
I
don't
believe
anyone
here
in
the
committee
room
is
on
the
actual
chat
itself.
I
think
the
easiest
way
to
get
that
information
would
be
if
you
could
share
that
with
miss
judy,
bishop
or
mr
jared
mcdonald,
and
then
I
could
make
sure
that
that
link
be
shared
with
all
the
members
in
the
room.
A
F
A
I
don't
believe
I
see
any
additional
questions.
Thank
you
senator
for
your
presentation
and
thank
you
for
your
co-presenters
at
this
time.
We'll
go
to
those
wishing
to
testify
in
support
of
senate
bill
109.
It
is
my
understanding
that
nobody
in
the
room
is
here
specifically
to
speak
on
this
particular
bill.
Is
that
correct,
and
so
at
this
time
we'll
go
to
broadcast?
If
we
could,
please
go
to
the
phone
lines
and
we'll
invite
those
wishing
to
testify
in
support
of
senate
bill
109.
G
B
I
am
here
today
to
testify,
on
behalf
of
ren,
in
support
of
sb109
I'll,
keep
my
remarks
brief,
but
I
want
you
to
know
that
in
our
research,
when
we
use
secondary
data,
we
often
find
that
items
will
be
categorized
by
race
or
by
gender
by
but
rarely
by.
Both
lack
of
such
data
causes
us
to
miss
systemic
trends
that
often
disproportionately
affect
women
of
color.
We
support
senator
spearman's
efforts
to
expand
data
collection
so
that
we
have
better
tools
for
addressing
systemic
issues.
I
thank
you
so
much
for
your
time
have
a
great
day.
A
G
B
B
G
H
We
know
that
lgbtqia
people
face
unique
health
disparities
compared
to
their
cisgender
non-transgender
heterosexual,
peers.
We
see
this
nationally.
We
see
it
with
the
data
we
have
collected
with
the
behavioral
risk
factor,
surveillance
system
data
with
the
cdc,
but
currently
we're
unable
to
really
understand
about
the
needs
of
nevadans
in
terms
of
how
is
their
health?
How
can
we
think
about
the
unique
needs
of
our
communities
who
may
be
underserved?
H
So
if
we're
going
to
really
lead
the
nation
in
thinking
about
ways
to
improve
health
of
our
diverse
population,
here
in
nevada,
it's
vital
that
we
collect
soji
data.
I'm
really
excited
for
the
opportunity
to
speak.
I've
been
here
in
nevada
for
over
a
year
and
I'm
currently
leading
work
thinking
about
lgbtqia
plus
people
who
are
living
with
dementia,
who
may
have
parkinson's
disease.
H
H
G
B
I
a
hyphen
t
e
r
e
s,
a
l,
I
e
b
e
r
m,
a
n
n
hyphen
p,
a
r
r
a-
and
I
am
here
with
battle,
born
progress,
and
we
are
in
full
support
of
sb
109
and
thank
senator
pat
spearman
for
this,
and
I
will
keep
the
rest
short
and
say
ditto
to
what
previous
folks
and
the
presenters
have
said
and
hope
you
all
support
this
bill
so
that
we
can
better
serve
a
community
that
has
often
been
ignored
for
so
long.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
A
G
G
I
I
G
B
Good
morning,
my
name
is
jay
capretta
and
I'd
like
to
thank
chairman
ford
and
the
committee
for
listening
to
our
counseling
this
morning.
I'd
like
to
thank
senator
spearman
for
bringing
this
legislation,
as
well
as
all
the
other,
very
hardworking
dedicated
folks
that
have
worked
in
the
state
of
nevada
for
the
last
two
decades
to
change
the
laws
of
nevada
to
protect
all
of
us.
B
I
would
like
to
draw
our
attention
to
the
census
numbers
that
came
out
yesterday,
because
this
is
exactly
why
collecting
this
data
is
so
important.
There
are
a
number
of
states
that
have
lost
congressional
representation
due
to
a
lack
of
counting
of
bodies,
so
I
would
like
to
really
urge
a
committee
to
support
and
pass
this
legislation,
because
without
representation
we
have
no
voice
in
the
government
or
the
laws
that
govern
or
change
our
lives,
especially
when
it
comes
to
social
services,
health
care,
education.
All
of
these
things.
B
H
G
A
A
C
Yes,
sir,
that
is,
I
think
we
have
plenty
dortch
on
the
line
and
then
we
have
cairo,
I'm
probably
not
pronouncing
her
name
correctly.
Who
can
speak
to
the
analytics
part
of
the
bill?.
A
Understood,
thank
you
so
we'll
take
them
in
that
order
and
then
broadcast
after
we
we
get
their
testimony.
We'll
move
back
to
the
phone
line
good
morning,
mr
george,.
J
Good
morning,
can
you
hear
me.
J
The
late
assemblyman
tyrone
thompson
reestablished
the
office
by
sponsoring
the
2017
assembly
bill
number
141.
His
vision
was
reflected
in
the
office's
new
name.
The
office
of
minority
health
and
equity
equity,
when
used
in
terms
of
health,
means
all
people
having
the
ability
to
attain
resources
at
levels
unique
to
them
in
order
to
main
their
optimal
and
overall
well-being.
J
Her
amendment
number
163
to
this
bill,
acknowledging
a
person's
preferred
gender
expression
reinforces
their
self-identity,
has
a
positive
impact
on
a
person's
mental
health
and
thus
their
optimal
and
overall
well-being.
And,
as
I
mentioned,
this
is
an
objective
shared
by
nomi
with
nomi's
name
change
came
the
intentional
expansion
of
its
targeted
communities
with
advocacy,
performed
on
behalf
of
all
vulnerable
communities,
including
soji
demographics.
J
J
K
Yeah,
this
is
kyra
morgan
for
the
record.
My
last
name
is
spelled
m-o-r-g
and
I'm
the
state
biostatistician
for
the
department
of
health
and
human
services.
I
think
senator
spearman
introduced
this
bill
so
well
that
I
can
almost
just
say
ditto,
but
I
did
want
to
just
briefly
give
my
perspective
as
a
biostatistician.
Who's
often
asked
to
quantify
impacts
of
either
various
diseases
or
even
our
social
programs
on
subgroups
of
nevada's
population.
K
K
You
have
probably
heard
of
this
as
the
social
determinants
of
health,
where
you
live
your
socioeconomic
status,
in
addition
to
your
physical
health,
your
demographic
characteristics
such
as
race,
ethnicity,
sex,
age
and
zip
code,
along
with
this,
include
sexual
orientation
and
gender
identity.
In
order
to
best
serve
our
clients,
regardless
of
the
organization
we
represent,
we
need
to
be
able
to
first
identify
and
quantify
any
disparities
that
might
exist
through
data
so
that
we
can
adapt
the
way
we
do
business
in
order
to
have
equal
outcomes
across
our
different
groups.
K
K
K
We
believe
that
we're
able
to
make
these
adjustments
in
the
department
of
health
and
human
services
with
very
minimal
cost-
and
I
think
julia
peake-
is
actually
on
the
line
to
talk
more
about
removal
of
a
fiscal
note
from
the
division
of
public
and
behavioral
health
and
that's
an
organization
which
might
even
have
the
most
disparate
data
sets
that
would
be
affected
by
this
legislation
here
in
dhhs.
K
We're
able
to
utilize
probabilistic
data
matching
across
different
disparate
data
sets
to
acquire
information
on
our
clients,
where
we
might
know
the
information
in
one
place,
but
not
the
other.
For
example,
if
we
collected
soju
data
say
for
our
medicaid
population,
then
we
would
be
able
to
with
pretty
high
certainty
use
that
data
to
better
understand
clients
across
the
board,
because
we
know
that
the
people
we
serve
in
one
place
are
often
the
same
people
we
serve
in
a
number
of
other
places.
K
Example,
we've
identified
that
our
hispanic
population
are
getting
vaccinated
at
a
disproportionately
low
rate.
We've
been
able
to
host
vaccination
events
in
communities
where
we
have
large
hispanic
populations
in
order
to
promote
equity
in
those
populations.
These
data
would
be
able
to
be
used
similarly
again
just
considered
as
a
different
demographic
characteristic
and
in
general.
I
just
wanted
to
close
by
saying
that
this
bill
is
good
public
health
policy,
because
it
is
the
logical
first
step
in
being
able
to
quantify
these
disparities
so
that
we
can
better
serve
nevada
and
also
with
that.
A
A
G
B
Chairman
flores
and
members
of
the
committee
for
the
record,
callie
wilsey
with
the
city
of
reno,
that's
c-a-l-l-I
w-I-l-s
is
in
sam
ey.
We
are
here
in
neutral
today
to
ensure
clarification
was
on
the
record
regarding
whether
this
bill
would
apply
to
situations
when
law
enforcement
is
collecting
data
on
their
forms
used
in
investigative
processes.
B
Our
legal
team
interprets
that
the
current
bill
language
would
mean
that
a
police
officer
would
need
to
ask
a
person
about
their
sexual
orientation
and
gender
identity
in
situations
such
as
a
routine
traffic
stop
or
gathering
information
for
a
witness
statement.
We
look
forward
to
working
with
senator
spearman
and
lcb
on
this
clarification
in
the
bill.
We
appreciate
senator
spearman's
attention
to
our
question
and
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
testify
today.
Thank
you.
G
B
B
We
need
to
be
visible
in
the
eyes
of
the
critical
programs
where
we
experience
health
disparity
when
we
collect
that
when
the
government
collects
data,
it
impacts
the
decision
making
from
the
top
to
the
bottom
to
have
a
better
understanding
of
the
diversity
of
our
community
will
greatly
strengthen
the
fight
for
equality
and
access
to
health
care.
People
are
always
asking
how
they
can
be
a
better
ally,
and
it
is
this
taking
action.
Thank
you
very
much.
A
And
thank
you
broadcast
before
we
go
to
the
next
caller
on
the
phone.
I
believe
we
have
miss
julia
peake
from
the
division
of
public
and
behavioral
health
joining
us
via
video
that
wanted
to
testify
in
the
neutral.
L
L
As
ms
morgan
noted
earlier,
we
do
have
to
make
modifications
to
many
systems,
though
we
see
great
value
in
doing
this.
We
just
needed
extended
time
and
the
ability
to
apply
for
grants
and
incorporate
these
changes
as
we
make
normal
changes
to
our
ite
system,
specifically
the
vendor-based
systems
and
I'll
just
acknowledge
that
we
don't
know
if
there's
disparity
until
we
collect
the
data.
L
So
it's
really
important,
as
was
noted
earlier
by
ms
morgan
and
others,
that
if
we
don't
ask
the
data,
we
don't
know
if
disparity
is
present,
and
so
we've
done
it
with
age,
geographic,
race,
ethnicity,
etc,
and
this
just
really
needs
to
be
incorporated
across
the
board,
so
support
the
efforts
and
we're
very
happy
that
we
can
remove
the
fiscal
node
and
happy
to
provide
updates
on
implementation
in
the
future.
Thank
you.
A
And
thank
you
for
joining
us.
We'll
continue
with
those
wishing
to
testify
the
neutral
position
on
senate
bill
109
and
broadcast
we'll
go
back
to
the
phone
lines.
A
While
we
didn't
have
anybody
calling
in
opposition,
we
did
have
some
folks
signed
in
in
opposition
and
if,
for
whatever
reason
we
weren't
able
to
get
to
them
on
the
phone,
I
I'll
make
the
record
clear
that
mr
eric
spratley
from
the
nevada,
sheriffs
and
chiefs
association,
mr
jon
jones,
from
the
clark
county
district
attorney's
office
and
mr
chuck
callaway
from
las
vegas
metro
police
department,
we're
all
in
opposition
to
senate
bill
109
signed
in,
but
I
don't
believe
they
were
registered
to
speak.
C
Thank
you,
mr
chair,
and
let
me
start
by
saying
I
have
not
heard
from
the
people
who
signed
in
for
opposition,
but
I
am
willing
to
speak
to
them
about
whatever
concerns
they
have
and
I'm
sure
that
we
can
iron
them
out
and
I
can
be
reached
via
zoom
or
telephone.
C
So
I
would
encourage
them
to
contact
me,
so
we
can
iron
it
out
and
I'm
pretty
sure
that
once
they
understand
exactly
what
the
bill
is
designed
to
do
and
what
it
will
not
do,
I'm
pretty
sure
we
can
take
care
of
whatever
those
concerns
are.
First
thing
I
want
to
say
is
that
the
bill
acknowledges
that
everybody
might
not
be
able
to
get
this
done
at
the
same
time.
So
the
amendment
reflects
that
and
says,
as
you
can
do
it
please
do
it.
Second
thing
I
want
to
do
is
I
want
to
acknowledge.
C
I
want
to
highlight
something
that
dr
conron
said.
She
said
125
000
members
of
the
lgbtq
community
is
what
the
data
that's
currently
here.
What
that
shows
and
125
000
is
half
the
population
of
henderson
and
it's
more
than
57
000
people
who
live
in
carson
city.
So
you
can
see
how
large
the
population
is
right
now
and
I'm
pretty
sure,
once
we
collect
the
the
data
that
we
will
have
more
information.
C
I
said
in
my
opening
remarks
that
one
of
the
one
of
the
places
where
lgbtq
plus
people
are
discriminated
against
is
in
housing
and
that's
very
important,
because
there
are
many
in
the
homeless
population
who
are
members
of
the
lgbtq
community,
and
I
think
dr
conron
mentioned
that
too
in
terms
of
teens,
but
we
also
have
those
at
the
other
end
of
the
spectrum,
and
that
is
our
elders.
C
So
we
have
to
make
sure
that
whatever
we're
doing
policy
wise
in
terms
of
homelessness,
that
we
are
including
those
considerations
as
well,
I
think
that-
and
it
struck
me,
it
struck
me
last
night,
as
I
was
thinking
about
this-
that
next
week
will
be
the
second
anniversary
of
assemblyman,
tyrone,
thompson's
departure,
and
I
thought
about
it,
because
I
was
thinking
about
the
office
of
minority
health
and
equity
and
he
worked
so
hard
to
get
that
done
and
to
make
sure
that
it
was
funded
and,
as
I
thought
more
about
it
and
thought
about
soji,
I
thought
to
myself
he's
got
to
be
pleased
that
we're
not
only
picking
up
where
he
left
off,
but
we're
also
expanding
the
application
of
his
efforts,
and
so
many
many
many
more
people.
C
A
And
thank
you
senator
and
I'm
confident
that
you'll
have
an
opportunity
to
speak
with
those
registered
in
opposition
and
I'm
sure
we'll
be
able
to
get
to
a
place
where
we're
all
comfortable
again.
Thank
you
for
your
presentation
and
to
your
co-presenters.
Thank
you
all
for
joining
us
this
morning.
With
that
we'll
go
ahead
and
close
out
the
hearing
in
senate
bill
109,
and
I
do
see
our
senator
here
present
and
we'll
open
up
the
hearing
on
senate
bill
222.
M
Ready,
thank
you
so
much
chair,
flores
and
good
morning
to
the
government
affairs
committee.
I
am
in
my
name
is
melanie
schaible.
I
represent
senate
district
nine
in
clark
county
and
I'm
in
the
enviable
position
of
getting
to
present
to
you,
sb
222,
with
a
high
level
overview,
and
then
I
have
somebody
much
smarter
and
more
dedicated
than
me
named
eric
hemanez
to
to
present
to
you
the
sections
of
the
bill
and
answer
all
of
the
hard
questions.
M
M
So
the
point
of
sb
222
is
to
ensure
that
in
every
agency
there
is
a
point
of
contact,
a
person
who
is
responsible
for
ensuring
that
our
government
agencies
are
meeting
the
needs
of
every
nevadan.
So
that
could
be.
That
could
mean
that
somebody
has
a
disability
and
needs
access
to
a
website
or
a
meeting
that
isn't
currently
accessible
to
them.
It
could
mean
that
members
of
a
minority
group
have
recognized
that
there
is
terminology
still
being
utilized
in
the
state
that
is
offensive
or
outdated.
M
It
could
mean
that
there
is
a
group
of
people
who
has
been
systematically
excluded
from
a
conversation
and
they
want
to
be
included.
What
sb
222
does
is
it
says
that
there
will
be
a
person
in
the
department
of
education?
There
will
be
a
person
in
hhs.
There
will
be
a
person
at
the
legislature.
Who
is
the
point
person
for
that
issue
and
that
person
will
be
tasked
with
communicating
with
those
groups
a
whole.
M
It
might
mean
holding
stakeholder
meetings,
it
might
be
reading
a
letter,
it
might
be
having
a
phone
conversation
and
then
I
think
one
of
the
key
elements
of
sb
222
is
this
yearly
meeting
that
the
office
of
minority
health
and
equity
and
the
commission
on
minority
affairs
and
the
office
of
new
americans
would
convene
to
have
all
these
diversity
liaisons
in
the
same
place
at
the
same
time,
whether
that
is
physically
or
in
the
future,
via
video
to
allow
them
to
converse
with
each
other
and
say
here's
what
worked
for
us.
Here's!
M
A
N
It
is
so
exciting
to
be
back
in
the
hard-working
committee
on
government
affairs,
the
hardest
working
committee.
I
believe
for
the
record
my
name's
eric
jimenez,
I'm
actually
not
here
on
behalf
of
the
treasurer's
office
today,
but
I
have
the
privilege
of
serving
as
the
chair
of
the
advisory
committee
for
the
nevada
office
of
minority
health
and
equity
senate
bill.
222
is
senate.
Senator
scheible
kind
of
went
through
is
a
very
simple
bill,
but
I
think
it's
critically
important
and
where
it
came
from
is
senator
spearman
and
governor
sislek.
N
Both
issued
resolutions
and
proclamations
outlining
that
racism
was
a
public
health
crisis
and
our
office
on
the
office
of
minority
health
and
equity
was
tasked
with
coming
up
with
strategies
to
ensure
that
we
could
combat
racism
and
make
sure
all
members
of
the
community
were
able
to
have
their
voices
heard.
In
the
midst
of
that,
we
were
also
seeing
a
global
pandemic,
where
I
think
it
should
come
as
no
surprise
to
anyone
here.
N
The
members
of
minority
communities
were
getting
absolutely
decimated
and
we're
struggling
to
access
services,
and
I
think
you
know
from
a
government
perspective,
we
have
a
responsibility
to
do
the
best
that
we
can
to
meet
people
where
they
are,
and
sometimes,
although
well-intentioned
decisions
are
made
in
carson
city
that
affect
minority
communities,
but
the
input
of
those
minority
communities
isn't
taken
into
account.
So
this
committee
may
recall
in
the
last
legislative
session
there
was
assembly
bill
264
from
assemblywoman
peters
and
that
bill
has
been
tremendously
successful,
establishing
tribal
liaisons.
N
What
this
bill
is
attempting
to
do
is
to
take
that
one
step
further
and
say
how
can
we
ensure
that
all
of
our
minority
communities
are
having
their
needs
met?
So
with
that
I'm
happy
to
walk
through
the
bill.
Mr
chairman,
it's
a
pretty
short
bill.
It's
up
to
you
so
sections
three
through
eight
of
the
bill
are
purely
definitional
sections
and
I
would
note
the
definition
of
minority
groups
is
based
off
an
existing
one.
In
a
statute.
N
In
that
particular
chapter,
section,
nine
states
that
state
agencies
should
make
a
reasonable
effort
to
collaborate
with
minority
groups
in
their
policies.
In
programs
that
directly
affect
them
ensure
that
programs
offered
by
the
state
agency
are
accessible
and
inclusive,
and
I
think
this
particular
piece
is
tremendously
important.
I
know
there
are
some.
There
might
be
a
few
folks
from
our
blind
community
who
are
on
the
phone.
N
You
may
not
know
this,
but
many
of
the
our
websites,
even
state
legislation,
are
inaccessible
to
the
blind,
and
I
think
it's
important
that
we
make
sure
that
our
services
are
accessible
to
everyone
and
then
finally,
state
agencies
should
make
information
about
their
programs
and
services
available
in
multiple
languages.
N
Section
10
has
state
agencies
when
they
can
designate
a
diversity
and
inclusion
liaison,
which
would
be
that
point
person
that
senator
schaible
mentioned
to
serve
as
the
contact
person
for
minority
groups.
Section
11
is
very
simple.
It
just
simply
says
that
that
agency
should
make
the
contact
information
of
the
liaison
available
and
then
provide
that
information
to
the
three
agencies
who
do
this
work
every
day
in
the
community
and
then.
F
Thank
you,
and-
and
thank
you
for
going
through
the
bill,
a
question
I've
got
is:
what
do
you
do
with
these
little
bitty,
mom
and
pop
outfits?
It's
got
one
employee
or
two
employee
for
number
one.
You
can't
find
employees
right
now
period,
but
but
say
you
got
such
a
small
small
shop.
How
would
this
bill
affect.
N
That
thank
you
for
the
the
question
assembly
assemblyman
it
wouldn't.
This
is
affecting
state
agencies,
not
businesses,
but
for
the
smaller
agencies,
and
I
think
it
reflects
this
in
the
the
revised
copy
of
the
bill.
I
believe
there's
no
fiscal
notes
on
the
revised
copy
of
the
bill.
N
It's
just
saying
that
one
person
from
if
there
was
a
smaller
agency-
and
I
would
know
that
the
agencies
listed
in
the
bill,
the
office
for
new
americans,
the
commission
on
minority
affairs
and
the
office
of
minority
health
and
equity
are
some
of
the
smallest
agencies
in
the
state
or
offices,
and
they
have
all
been
super
supportive
and
great
to
work
with
on
this
bill.
A
Mr
jimenez,
we
still
need
you
to
state
your
name
for
the
record
each
time.
Otherwise
you
know
you
get
one
pass,
though,
because
of
what
your
your
comment
with
the
intro
members
questions.
Next
assemblyman
matthews.
F
Yes,
thank
you
chair
and
thank
you
senator.
Thank
you,
mr
jimenez.
Just
a
point
of
clarification.
When
the
bill
refers
to
minority
groups,
that's
intended
not
to
mean
groups
as
in
a
formal
or
incorporated
organization,
necessarily
right.
It
could
also
mean
it's
in
using
the
word
groups.
Sort
of
the
informal
sense
as
well.
Is
that
correct?
F
F
I
noticed
in
section
four
subsection
one
spells
out
the
definition,
then
of
a
minority
group
and
c
says
a
group
of
persons
that
share
the
same
sexual
orientation
and
then
further
in
subsection
two.
It
says
that
used
in
this
section
sexual
orientation
means
having
or
being
perceived
as
having
an
orientation
for
heterosexuality
homosexuality
or
bisexuality.
F
In
a
plain
reading
of
this,
I
think
you
sort
of
touched
on
this,
but
that
would
seem
to
suggest
that
it
would
include
members
of
the
heterosexual
community
as
part
of
that
definition
of
minority
group
when
you
take
sub
1
c
and
then
sub
2
together
and
it's
entirely
possible,
I'm
missing
something,
but
with
with
subsection,
two
being
very
broadly
encompassing
it
just
seems
that
it
conceivably.
This
could
make
almost
anyone
a
part
of
a
minority
group,
but
please
I
I
may
be
reading
it
wrong.
So
please
correct
me.
If
I
am
thank
you.
N
N
If
I'm
wrong
was
the
provisions
of
assemblyman
thompson's
bill
in
2017.,
so
the
the
intent
of
this
bill
is
to
make
sure
the
racial
and
ethnic
minorities
that
people
with
disabilities,
and
then
members
of
our
lgbtq
community
are
included
in
that
the
way
I
read
the
section
assignment,
I
think
it
actually
goes
with
that
intent.
However,
if
there
is
any
clarifying
language
needed,
we'd
be
happy
to
do
that.
F
A
Thank
you
and
we'll
have
our
legal
jump
in
and
I'm
sure
she
can
give
some
clarifying
guidance
here.
Thank
you.
K
Event,
legislative
council
bureau:
the
definition
is
found
in
existing
law,
but
it
does
seem
to
include
people
who
would
identify
as
heterosexual
under
the
existing
definition.
So
it's
certainly
something
we
could
clarify
in
the
bill.
N
And
eric
menace
for
the
record,
we
look
forward
to
bringing
you
a
very
minor
amendment.
Mr
chairman,.
A
Thank
you,
mr
jimenez,
and
I
know
there's
multiple
members
that
echoed
that
specific
question.
So
thank
you,
assemblyman
matthews,
for
spearheading
that
next
we'll
go
to
assemblywoman
anderson.
O
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
Thank
you
for
bringing
forward
the
language
really.
First
of
all
before
the
language
is
really
asked
about,
appreciate
the
work
that
you
all
did
with
removing
the
financial,
the
fiscal
notes.
I
realized
this
is
not
a
committee
that
looks
at
that,
but
obviously
there
was
some
significant
work.
If
you
take
a
look
at
that,
first
set
of
fiscal
notes
to
what
it
is
now.
O
O
I
guess
I'm
just
asking
for
that
process
and
whether
or
not
this
is
somebody
that's
going
to
be
hired
or
if
it's
a
designation
that
is
currently
of
individuals
that
are
currently
employed
in
the
different
agencies.
N
And
thank
you
to
the
assemblywoman
from
district
30
eric
minis
for
the
record.
I
think
this
is
a
really
good
question.
I
think
it's
great
to
clarify
this
for
the
record.
As
the
the
bill
was
originally
drafted.
There
were
sections
of
the
bill
that
said
that
the
the
individual
who
was
designated
had
to
report
to
the
director
of
that
agency
in
conversations
with
agencies
that
may
not
have
been
feasible.
So
the
goal
here
is:
how
can
we
continue
on
the
good
work
that
age
some
agencies
are
already
doing?
N
How
can
we
expand
that
work
to
other
agencies?
Who
should
be
doing
this
work?
I
don't
want
to
speak
out
of
term,
but
I
think
from
some
of
the
members
on
this
committee.
There
should
be
a
commitment
to
to
serving
minority
groups
from
state
agencies,
and
I
think
it's
important
work,
but
also
we
understand
that
there's
a
lot
of
resources
and
state
agencies
have
been
asked
to
make
cuts
and
we
love
our
state
workers
and
they're
often
asked
to
do
more
with
less.
N
So
that's
why
we
put
that
that
language
in
there
to
the
extent
possible
understanding.
This
is
just
a
starting
point
and
I
think
this
is
a
really
good
point
to
kind
of
start
this
conversation,
but
it's
really
important
that
we
have
a
framework
and
a
space
for
these
conversations
to
happen
at
an
agency
level.
Oftentimes
members
of
the
legislature
will
bring
bills
that
are
well
intentioned,
but
sometimes
those
agencies
aren't
kept
in
the
loop
and
then
it
puts
a
fiscal
note
on
the
bill
and
a
really
good
idea
that
would
move
progress
forward
dies.
A
O
So
I
really
appreciate
that
this
is
just
the
beginning
of
one
one
of
many
steps
and
that
so
would
the
directors
be
the
ones
that
are
in
charge
of
like
three
people,
let's
just
say
in
one
in
one
area,
three
people
are
like.
I
really
want
to
be
this
person.
Would
the
director
make
that
decision,
or
would
that
decision
be
made
in
a
different
area,
or
is
it
completely
up
to
each
separate
agency.
N
Eric
minister
for
the
record,
I
think
that
would
be
the
agency
head.
That
would
make
the
decision
on
who
the
person
was,
because
they
know
their
agency.
They
know
their
budget
right.
I
I
think,
just
as
someone
who
serves
as
his
agency's
tribal
liaison,
I
think
it
varies
from
lower
level
staff
to
higher
level
staff.
N
I
think
agencies
should
be
making
that
decision
based
on
the
programs
they
have
and
there
might
be
an
individual
who's
like
really
hitting
the
pavement
doing
this
work
or
an
individual
who
recognizes
that
there
are
gaps
and
wants
to
do
that,
work
as
well.
So
I
really
think
it
should
be
made
on
an
agency
by
agency
basis,
and
I
think
this
bill
reflects
that.
K
Thank
you.
Thank
you
for
the
presentation
senator
and
mr
jimenez.
It's
always
good
to
see
you,
so
I'm
looking
at
the
definition
of
sexual
orientation
and
while
I
understand
that
the
definition
of
sexual
orientation
here
is
what's
in
other
parts
of
the
statute,
I
think
that
the
this
definition
of
sexual
orientation
is
just
inherently
exclusive,
and
so
I'm
just
wondering
if
there,
if
there's
been
conversations
about
kind
of
making,
some
changes
to
this
definition,
which
only
includes
heterosexual,
homosexual.
N
Bisexuals
senator
assemblyman,
thank
you
for
the
questionnaire
commend
us
for
the
record
senator
shout
out
actually-
and
I
were
actually
just
talking
this-
I
think
talking
about
this.
I
think
the
intent
here,
along
with
assemblyman
matthew's
point,
I
think,
would
be
to
clarify
and
be
a
little
more
inclusive
and
modern
in
our
definition.
So
I
think
you'll
see
that
in
an
upcoming
amendment.
N
But
I
I
would
just
one
thing:
I
would
caveat:
if
we're
thinking
about
changing
the
definition
of
minority
group
in
this
particular
section
in
statute,
we
may
want
to
look
at
either
now
or
down
the
road
changing
the
other
definition
in
that
same
statute
to
reflect
that
as
well.
A
D
Morning
please
good
morning
and
thank
you
good
morning
again
sheriff
flores
vice
chair
tortoise
and
members
of
the
committee.
Again,
my
name
is
andre
wade,
a
n
d
r
a-n-d-r-e-e-w-a-d-e.
I
am
state
director
for
service
data
quality
and
a
member
of
the
nevada
office
of
minority
health
and
equities
advisory
committee.
But
today
I
am
briefly
testifying
and
support
on
behalf
of
service
state
equality.
D
We
are
support
because
this
will
help
build
capacity
for
the
office,
which
is
really
important,
given
the
few
number
of
staff
that
support
the
office
and
the
growing
need
to
expand
our
diversity
and
inclusion
efforts,
and
so,
with
this
we'll
be
able
to
weave
in
our
diversity
inclusion,
equity
efforts
throughout
the
state
sort
of
enshrining
this
work
that
we
do
to
ensure
that
these
minority
groups
are
thought
of
and
again
it'll
also
increase,
accessibility
and
inclusion
across
the
board,
which
is
really
important,
especially
to
those
who
are
differently
able.
A
D
A
And
thank
you
again
for
your
testimony
and
joining
us.
We'll
continue
with
those
wishing
to
testify
in
support
of
senate
bill
222.
A
miss
tina.
My
understanding
is
that
you're
going
to
be
testifying
in
the
neutral
position.
Is
that
correct
or
in
support
I'm
in
the
neutral
position?
Chairman?
Okay,
perfect?
So
we'll
come
back
to
you
after
we
get
done
through
support
and
opposition.
So
at
this
time
we'll
go
to
the
phone
lines
broadcast
and
those
wishing
to
testify
in
support
of
senate
bill
222.
J
Thank
you
again.
Thank
you
again,
mr
chair
again,
my
name
is
tina.
Dortch
tch
and
I
manage
the
office
of
minority
health
and
equity.
I'd
like
to
extend
the
committee
for
your
attention
and
a
special
thank
you
to
mr
jimenez,
who
serves
as
chair
of
the
advisory
committee,
I'll
use
my
time
to
address
four
provisions
of
senate
bill
222.
J
First,
the
bill's
proposal
that,
to
the
extent
practicable
diversity
and
inclusion
liaisons
be
designated
within
state
agencies
that
per
section
10
interact
with
or
offer
programs
and
services
affecting
minority
groups.
This
will
serve
to
ensure
equitable
consideration
related
to
impact
on
minority
groups
being
applied
at
the
earliest
stages
of
agency
level
decision,
making
program,
development
and
resource
allocation.
J
Second
per
its
amendment
number
65,
the
bill's
proposal
that
nomi
the
commission
on
minority
affairs
and
the
office
of
new
americans
collaborate
as
aids
to
these
liaisons.
This
will
serve
to
promote
awareness
and
the
existence
of
the
role
of
these
liaisons.
A
function
that's
required
by
section
10
of
the
bill.
J
Furthermore,
the
amendment
ensures
that
these
liaisons
are
sufficiently
supported
so
that
their
respective
agencies
are
able
to
quote
collaborate
with
minority
groups.
On
these
policies
that
affect
minority
groups
and
ensure
that
these
programs
are
accessible,
in
quote
as
read
in
section
nine
and
then
also
in
section
11.
J
Fourth,
as
part
of
the
jointly
produced
annual
report
summarizing
the
impact
and
effectiveness
of
these
liaisons
and
conducting
their
duties,
which
are
outlined
in
section
10.
nomi
and
the
commission
and
ona
development
of
recommendations
will
present
on
an
annual
basis
agency
level
opportunities
to
improve
communication
between
agencies
and
minority
populations.
J
So
in
closing
senate
bill
222
reflects
a
commitment
to
embed
internal
and
public-facing
equity
checkpoints
throughout
state
government
and
by
assigning
the
support
of
the
proposed
to
the
di
liaisons
across
three
agencies
and
commissions
with
relevant
missions,
a
sustainable
network
will
be
in
effect
created.
That
concludes
my
remarks
and
thank
you.
A
And
thank
you
broadcast
if
you
could
go
to
the
phone
lines
for
those
wish
you
to
testify
in
the
neutral
position
for
senate
bill
222.
G
B
Good
morning,
dear
flores,
vice
chair
today
and
members
of
the
committee
for
the
record,
I'm
sharing
the
dse,
the
c-h-a-r-I-n-a-d-e,
the
director
for
the
governor's
office
for
new
americans,
testifying
I'm
in
neutral
for
sb
222.
The
governor's
office
for
new
americans
was
created
to
ensure
the
civic
and
economic
integration
and
inclusion
of
immigrants
and
refugees
in
the
state
of
nevada,
which
accounts
for
about
20
percent
of
the
population
of
our
state
as
part
of
our
job.
B
In
making
nevada
more
welcoming
to
these
to
this
population,
we
are
actively
working
towards
collaborating
with
agencies
throughout
state
government
to
ensure
immigrants
and
refugees
are
being
served
adequately
and
that
as
a
state,
we
provide
them
the
best
opportunity
to
succeed,
civically,
economically
and
socially.
The
intent
of
sb
222
aligns
with
the
mission
ambition
of
the
office
for
new
americans
in
making
nevada
a
more
welcoming
state
for
immigrants
and
refugees
by
requiring,
with
certain
exceptions
and
to
the
extent
practicable,
a
state
agency
to
designate
a
diversity
and
inclusion
liaison.
B
It
will
facilitate
an
even
more
efficient
process
to
address
issues
that
our
constituents
sometimes
encounter
when
interacting
with
state
agencies.
It
also
provides
an
opportunity
for
proactive
collaboration
to
ensure
that
programs
and
services
offered
by
state
agencies
are
accessible
and
inclusive
to
immigrants
and
refugees,
especially
those
who
are
limited
english
proficient
and
helps
us
identify
gaps
of
services
and
duplication
of
efforts.
B
Furthermore,
an
annual
meeting
in
collaboration
with
the
office
of
minority
health
and
equity
and
the
commission
on
minority
affairs
and
the
submission
of
a
report
to
the
governor
and
the
lcb
will
keep
the
state
accountable
to
make
attempt
to
serve
all
nevadans,
including
the
immigrant
and
refugee
population
in
the
state.
Thank
you
so
much
for
your
time,
and
I
appreciate
it.
A
K
Thank
you,
and
I
just
this
this
question
for
the
director
of
the
office
of
new
americans,
and
so
you
know,
I've
had
a
lot
of
conversations
with
the
office
of
new
americans
about
all
of
the
different
projects
and
work
that
you
have
done
in
our
community,
and
I
understand
that
the
office
is
rather
extended
and
that
we're
having
difficulty
just
keeping
up
with
the
workload
that
we
have
right
now.
K
B
It
would
actually
it's
that
this
one
will
actually
just
solidify
what
we
are
doing.
We
are
currently
really
working
with
agencies
when
some
issues
come
up
and
the
and
having
a
diversity
and
inclusion
liaison
will
just
have
a
specific
person
to
pinpoint
and
not
for
my
office
to
scramble
around
looking
for
you
know
who
is
who
to
contact
for
this
or
who
to
conduct
to
change
a
language
in
a
website
which
we
have
been
doing
so
it
just
makes
our
process
a
little
more
efficient.
B
A
G
I
A
No
no
worries
please
proceed
just
make
sure
let
the
record
reflect
that
we
are
in
support.
Please
continue.
I
Thank
you
so
much
for
your
understanding,
sir.
Good
morning,
everybody
good
morning
eric
jimenez,
the
able
guy.
I
do
appreciate
this
sb
222.
I
I
You
know,
help
them
be
educated
on
how
to
deal
with
their
website
and
not
just
the
washer
county
school
district,
but
also
the
the
health
care
services.
I
know
that
this
is
not
accessible
fully
and
some
of
the
police
department.
So
thank
you
so
much
for
moving
this
forward.
Thank
you
to
senator
schaible.
I
hope
I
pronounce
your
name
right.
I
really
do
appreciate
this
and
please,
if
you
all
need
assistance
we
are
here.
We
are
the
expert.
I
A
And
thank
you
for
joining
us.
I
know
that
some
folk
often
have
a
difficult
time
just
trying
to
log
in
it's
normal
with
zoom.
So
again
we
appreciate
you
joining
us
this
morning
at
this
time,
we'll
go
back
to
the
neutral
position
broadcast
next
caller
wishing
to
testify
in
the
neutral
position
senate
bill
222.
A
A
Thank
you
and
at
this
time
we'll
go
ahead
and
come
back
to
either
our
senator
or
mr
jimenez.
If
you
want
to
join
us
for
any
closing
remarks,.
N
Eric
jimenez
for
the
record,
mr
chair,
I
don't
get
the
opportunity
to
embarrass
my
friend
from
district
9
enough,
but
just
want
to
say
thank
you
for
her
leadership
and
for
her
commitment
to
making
sure
the
populations
that
don't
often
get
heard,
get
heard
and
have
a
seat
at
the
table.
Thanks.
A
And
thank
you
senator
again
and
mr
jimenez.
We
look
forward
to
those
amendments
and
working
alongside
of
you
to
get
this
bill
exactly
where
we
want
it
with
that,
we'll
go
ahead
and
close
out
the
hearing
on
senate
bill
222
and
at
this
time
we'll
invite
those
wishing
to
join
us
for
public
comment.
I
want
to
remind
those
of
you
who
will
be
joining
us
for
public
comment,
that
this
is
not
a
time
to
reopen
a
hearing,
but
rather
for
you
to
speak
about
general
matters
that
fall
within
the
purview
of
this
committee.
A
A
Thank
you
we'll
go
ahead
and
close
out
public
comment,
and
at
this
time
I'd
like
to
remind
members
that
we'll
be
meeting
tomorrow
morning
at
9
a.m
and
for
tomorrow's
agenda.
We
have
senate
bill
127
and
senate
bill
237.
Please
give
yourself
an
opportunity
to
review
those
ahead
of
time
and
with
that
members.
Thank
you
for
all
your
questions
in
today's
dialogue.
This
meeting
is
adjourned.