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A
Here
I
do
think
we
have
all
members
present,
so
we
do
have
a
quorum.
Thank
you,
everyone
for
being
here
on
time.
I
hope
everyone
enjoyed
that
extra
hour
this
morning
before
we
got
started
before
we
get
started
with
this
meeting
just
a
couple
of
housekeeping
rules,
but
before
I
get
there
just
want
to
welcome
everyone
who
might
be
watching
on
the
legislature's
website
or
on
the
youtube
channel.
A
Just
a
few
committee
housekeeping
matters.
Please
make
sure
to
mute
your
microphone
when
you're,
not
speaking,
and
then
we
do
expect
courtesy
and
respect
and
our
interactions
with
one
another,
even
if
we
don't
agree
on
policies
or
issues
being
discussed,
and
finally,
members
are
trying
to
navigate
this
virtual
world,
often
using
multiple
screens.
So
please
don't
see
it
as
a
sign
of
disrespect
or
inattention.
If
members
are
looking
away
most
likely
we're
looking
at
exhibits
on
other
devices.
A
A
So
I
again,
I
have
asked
our
presenters
to
try
to
be
pretty
brief
in
their
presentations,
because
I
want
to
make
sure
we
get
to
any
questions
that
members
might
have
on
those
items
and
the
presentations
can
be
found
on
nellis
they're
uploaded
there
for
members
or
for
members
of
the
public
who
are
watching
if
you'd
like
to
follow
along.
You
can
find
the
presentations
there.
A
So
I
want
to
first
welcome
to
the
committee,
mr
armstrong,
judge,
walker
and
miss
orduna
hastings
who
are
going
to
do
a
presentation
on
juvenile
justice,
and
then
I
think
after
that,
we'll
go
to
the
second
presentation.
So
I
want
to
welcome
the
three
of
you
to
the
assembly
judiciary
committee.
It's
good
to
have
you
here
and
when
you're
ready
for
your
presentation,
please
proceed
and
we'll
have
questions
at
the
end.
E
Thank
you
chair
here,
and
I
agree
that
I
think
in
these
initial
presentations
that
it's
helpful
to
get
through
the
information
pretty
quickly
and
then
really
open
it
up
for
questions.
So
in
the
room
with
me,
I
have
all
the
deputy
administrators
of
the
division
of
child
and
family
services
for
any
questions
that
I
may
not
be
able
to
answer
them
and
then
also
with
this,
as
you
indicated,
or
judge
egan,
walken
or
walker
and
joey
or
duna
hastings,
who
are
our
co-chairs
of
nevada's
juvenile
justice
oversight
commission.
E
E
Sorry
so
for
the
agenda
today
we
have
the
juvenile
justice
oversight,
overview,
a
juvenile
justice
oversight,
commission
overview
and
then
victim
services.
My
my
plan
was
to
take
that
break
between
the
juvenile
justice
topics
of
the
victim
service
topics.
For
any
questions,
I
think
it's
important
for
the
committee's
varying
maybe
experience
in
in
the
criminal
justice
system,
the
juvenile
justice
system,
some
big
things
to
remember
about
the
two
systems.
E
You
know
in
the
adult
system,
there's
a
conviction
by
a
judge
or
a
jury
and
then
there's
a
sentence
that
the
length
of
which
there's
you
know
it's
set
by
statute
kind
of
a
range
and
and
then
the
judge
determines
what
the
sentence
is.
It's
called
determinate
sentencing
in
the
juvenile
system,
there's
not
a
conviction
but
there's
an
adjudication.
E
It's
by
a
judge.
Some
of
our
jurisdictions
have
family
court
judges
who
are
specifically
designated
for
the
juvenile
justice
docket.
You
know
in
our
rural
counties.
Those
judges
handle
all
all
cases,
so
they
might
be
handling
an
adult
murder
one
day
and
then
a
juvenile
justice
case
the
next
day-
and
you
know
divorce
the
next
day.
So
but
it's
a
judicial
determination
in
terms
of
the
juvenile
justice
system,
and
then
we
have
indeterminate
sentencing
so
a
lot
of
times
in
those
juvenile
justice
cases.
E
There
may
be
determination
that
a
individual
needs
to
be
on
juvenile
probation,
we'll
talk
about
that
in
a
second,
but
if
they
come
to
state
custody
with
the
division
of
child
and
family
services,
it's
indeterminate
sentencing
and
for
us
our
average
lengths
of
stay
are
six
to
nine
months.
The
release
date
is
dependent
upon
the
child's
progress
through
programming
and
not
dependent
on
necessarily
what
crime
they
may
have
committed.
E
In
nevada's
overall
structure,
we
have
county-operated
front-end
services.
So
when
we
talk
about
juvenile
probation
engaging
the
community,
the
prevention
work
is
really
done
by
our
county
juvenile
justice
agencies
in
all
counties,
except
for
clark
county.
Those
juvenile
justice
agencies
are
an
arm
of
the
court
in
clark
county.
It's
the
arm
of
the
executive
county
government
and
then
we
have
state
operated
correctional
placement
and
that
is
operated
by
us
at
the
division
of
china,
family
services
and
then
aftercare,
which
is
through
our
youth
parole
bureau.
E
So
once
once
a
child
is
committed
to
the
division
of
child
and
family
services,
then
after
the
the
juvenile
is
returned
to
the
community,
we've
maintained
supervision
through
our
youth
pearl
bureau,
and
then
we
also
have
juveniles
in
nevada
who
are
certified
to
the
adult
system.
Sometimes
it's
automatic,
sometimes
it's
at
the
discretion
and
the
district
attorney
can
file
a
petition
before
a
court.
E
Those
juveniles,
those
individuals
under
18
who
go
into
the
adult
system,
then
go
into
adult
system
supervision.
So
the
juvenile
justice
system
no
longer
has
a
role,
knowing
the
chairman's
affinity
for
donuts.
You
can
think
about
the
system.
This
way
in
terms
of
scope,
and
that
is
the
county-operated
front
end
probation
is
really
like
the
doe
or
cake.
E
That's
where
the
bulk
of
the
system
is
in
those
county-operated
community-based
services,
the
frosting
would
be
dcfs
and
our
juvenile
correctional
care,
very
small
population
compared
to
the
entire
system
and
then
whatever
topping
is
your
preference
would
be
the
very
small
number
of
juveniles
who
go
into
the
adult
system.
So
I
thought
that
might
that
visualization
might
help
help
you,
mr
chair,
and
the
members
of
your
committee.
E
It's
helpful,
I
think,
always
to
think
about
nevada,
because
we
have
these
great
ideas
in
terms
of
reform
and
how
we
should
operate,
and
a
comparison
to
other
states
is
super
helpful
for
our
correctional
care.
Right
are
the
facilities
that
we
operate.
There
are.
There
are
really
three
kind
of
models
in
the
country
for
where
that
service
lies
in
state
government,
it's
either
a
kind
of
independent
agency.
It
is
with
a
health
or
human
services
or
or
family
child
family
services
agency,
or
it's
a
branch
of
adult
corrections,
and
so
in
nevada.
E
We
are
part
of
the
the
corrections
as
part
of
family
and
child
welfare
agency.
The
source
there
that
website
that's
a
great
one
to
write
down
if
you're
thinking
about
some
juvenile
justice
policies
for
yourself
or
your
committee.
Jjgps.Org
is
a
great
website
that
allows
you
to
basically
compare
nevada
to
any
other
state
on
juvenile
justice
policies,
so
a
really
helpful
resource.
E
I
talked
about
community
services,
so
in
the
counties
operate
those
probation
departments,
they
have
supervision
that
diversion
programs,
some
of
them
have
you
know
juvenile
specialty
courts
and
they
really
do
a
bulk
of
the
work
in
terms
of
community
engagement
and
diversion
right.
I
think
in
clark
county
there's
been
lots
of
work
with
the
school
district
and
trying
to
you
know
not
criminalize
behavior.
That
can
be
addressed
without
getting
the
justice
system
involved
at
the
state
level.
Again,
it's
that
youth
parole
bureau
based
on
some
juvenile
justice
reforms
in
2017.
E
In
speaking
about
those
reforms,
I
think
the
juvenile
system
has
been
ahead
of
the
curve,
as
we
talk
a
lot
about
criminal
justice
reform
and
I
think,
because
of
just
kind
of
the
inherent
gut
instinct
that
children
still
have
time
to
develop
and
change
that
we've
had
a
much
more
rehabilitative
approach
than
say
the
adult
justice
system.
E
In
terms
of
residential
services
in
the
juvenile
justice
system,
so
these
are
kids
that
are
staying
overnight
in
a
facility.
Counties
operate
detention
centers.
If
you
were
to
think
about
the
equivalent,
it
would
be
essentially
like
the
jail
system
in
the
adult
area
you
get
arrested.
You
need
to
be
removed
from
the
community.
You
go
to
your
juvenile
detention
center,
not
every
county
operates
a
detention
center,
and
so
there
are
agreements
among
counties,
neighboring
counties
to
utilize
those
facilities.
E
There
are
county
camps,
there's
one
in
clark,
county
spring,
mountain
youth,
camp
and
one
operated
by
douglas
county
for
the
rest
of
the
counties
in
the
states
kind
of
a
intermediate
step
before
going
to
before
going
to
state
correctional
care
and
then
there's
some
alternative
residential
settings,
whether
that
be
mental
health
facilities,
or
you
know,
step
down
group
home
type
spots
for
the
state.
We
operate
three
juvenile
justice,
correctional
facilities,
cali
any
youth
center,
which
has
currently
a
budgeted
capacity
of
64
beds.
E
It
is
our
only
facility
that
serves
both
boys
and
girls,
as
and
as
in
cali,
any
nevada
in
lincoln
county.
The
nevada
youth
training
center,
which
is
our
oldest
facility
established
in
1915,
has
a
budgeted
operated
bet
of
48,
which
you
know
back
in
back
in
the
90s.
I
think
there
was
something
like
200
kids
out
of
nytc,
so
in
terms
of
removing
children
from
correctional
care,
we've
done
a
great
job
in
the
state
of
nevada
and
then
some
of
you
youth
center,
which
is
in
las
vegas.
It
also
has
a
budget
capacity
of
48.
E
It
is
our
highest
security
one.
So
it's
physically
secure,
there's
a
fence,
there's
razor
wire
it.
It
feels
it
feels
like
a
correctional
center,
both
cali
any
and
the
nevada
youth
training
center
are
staff.
Secure,
there's,
no
fences,
you
know
it's
just
they're
they're,
either
remote
or
the
staff
are
able
to
control
the
behavior
so
to
reduce
the
risk
of
walking
away
and
there's
also
alternative
residential
settings.
E
We
did
some
restructuring
within
our
agency
a
couple
years
ago
that
puts
all
of
our
residential,
both
our
juvenile
justice
and
mental
health
facilities
under
one
roof,
and
so,
if
there's
a
determination
that
what
is
really
needed
for
a
child
is
mental
health
care,
we
may
place
them
at
a
mental
health
facility
instead
of
the
correctional
care.
E
Dcfs
also
has
a
role
in
coordination
of
the
system.
I
mean,
I
think,
across
all
systems
for
dcfs
program
coordination,
which
is
our
least
resource
like
we
have
like.
We
have
like
you
know,
just
a
handful
of
people
doing
a
lot
of
work
for
statewide
planning,
but
it
ensures
our
federal
compliance
with
the
juvenile
justice
delinquency,
prevention
act
and
the
federal
prison
rape,
elimination
act.
Adult
corrections
has
to
comply
with
pria
and
so
does
juvenile
corrections.
The
standards
are
a
little
bit
different.
E
That
office
also
does
data
collection
and
analysis
and
a
handful
of
annual
reports
to
help
decision
makers.
You
know,
chart
the
path
forward,
so
they're
a
great
resource
to
this
committee.
If
you
are
needing
any
information
and
there's
also
the
nevada
association
of
juvenile
justice
administrators,
which
includes
all
of
the
juvenile
justice
agencies
in
the
state,
those
county
probation
departments
as
well
as
representatives
from
the
state
agency,
there
are
a
number
of
system
trends
and
issues
that
I'll
just
briefly
touch
on.
E
I
think
this
would
be
a
good
spot
if
folks
have
questions
note
those
for
later,
but
the
issues
that
we
are
really
focusing
on
as
a
system
in
juvenile
justice
include
racial
ethnic
disparity,
conditions
of
confinement
and
confinement
in
that
use,
is
you
know
those
living
conditions,
the
different
services?
While
we
have
youth
in
a
residential
placement,
then.
E
Of
confinement
and
when
we
talk
about
that,
that's
room
confinement,
there's
lots
of
data
and
restriction
requirement,
requirements
around
the
use
of
confinement
or
isolation
for
a
juvenile
use
of
force
services
and
supports.
I
think
it.
You
know
over
the
last
decade,
there's
more
of
a
emphasis
on
mental
and
behavioral
health
and
trauma-informed
practices
as
key
to
helping
with
the
rehabilitative
process
and
then
juvenile
competency
nevada
has
a
juvenile
competency
statute.
But
we
really
have
no
no
services
or
structure
in
place
when
a
juvenile
is
determined
to
be
not
competent.
E
The
next
two
slides
are
about
the
juvenile
justice
oversight
commission,
so
some
history
there,
it
was
established
from
the
vast
juvenile
justice
reform
bill
of
2017..
E
There
were
some
previous
committees
and
oversight
groups
that
were
working
in
the
juvenile
justice
world,
including
the
governor's
juvenile
justice
commission
and
the
supreme
court's
commission
on
statewide
juvenile
justice
reform,
the
the
bill
in
2017
established.
You
know
a
single
commission
that
is
appointed
by
the
governor.
There
are
some
seats
that
are
recommended
by
members
of
the
legislature
and
there's
also
an
advisory
committee
to
that
commission,
which
can
include
members
of
the
legislature.
E
The
oversight
commission
has
four
current
working
committees,
including
the
state
advisory
group,
which
helps
with
federal
compliance
and
then
planning
just
kind
of
general
planning
for
our
system
grants
and
quality
assurance
committee.
In
that
bill
in
2017
there
were
some
great
quality
assurance
mandates,
especially
on
facilities
that
that
committee
helps
oversee
data
and
performance
committee,
understanding
that,
like
we
have
a
lot
of
data,
how
do
we
actually
use
it?
And
how
do
we
determine
that?
Our
system
is
working
well
or
not
working
well,
and
then
a
committee
specifically
focused
on
racial
and
ethnic
disparities.
E
So
the
commission
picked
the
the
reform
bill
required
a
validated
risk
and
needs
assessment
to
be
utilized.
The
commission
researched
and
landed
on
the
youth
level
of
service
assessment
and
then
implementation
of
the
correctional
programs
checklist,
which
is
oversight
and
validated
assessment
of
our
correctional
facilities.
E
There's
lots
of
ongoing
work,
which
include
regular
data
and
system
reviews,
including
on
racial
ethnic
disparities,
those
conditions
of
confinement,
I
discussed
and
then,
of
course,
in
the
pandemic.
The
coven
19
pandemic
a
discussion
of
how
that
is
impacting
our
youth
and
our
staff,
and
so
at
this
point
I
would
ask
if
joey
and
judge
walker,
if
I
missed
anything
about
the
commission.
Otherwise
I
think
we
are
ready
to
take
some
questions.
G
Russ.
Thank
you
for
that
presentation.
Folks,
my
name
is
egan
walker.
I
have
the
privilege
of
serving
in
department
7
in
the
second
judicial
district
court
and
I've
had
the
privilege
of
being
a
co-chair
of
this
commission,
and
I
was
a
member
of
both
the
supreme
court
commission
and
the
governor's
previous
commissions.
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions
you
may
have.
H
Thank
you
ross
and
judge
walker.
I
am
joey
ordena
hastings,
I'm
the
co-chair
of
the
jjoc
and
I'm
happy
as
well.
To
answer
any
questions
you
may
have
thank
you
for
having
us
here
today.
A
Thank
you
so
much
for
the
presentation,
it's
good
to
see
all
three
of
you
back
in
the
judiciary
committee
and
I
appreciate
the
the
brevity
of
the
presentation
and
would
also
commend
members
to
remember
that
this
will
be
on
nellis,
hopefully
in
perpetuity,
but
certainly
through
the
rest
of
the
session.
So
if
you
have
need
to
refer
back
to
the
presentation,
they'll
be
there
for
you.
A
I
know
we
have
some
questions,
but
before
I
start
with
the
questions,
I'll
just
ask
members,
I
think
I
can
see
you
all
on
my
screen
now,
who
has
questions
for
our
presenters
just
show
give
me
a
show
of
hands
so
so
far
I
see
a
couple,
or
maybe
some
more
but
we'll
start
right
now
with
assemblywoman
bilbray,
axelrod
and
then
we'll
go
to
vice
chair
win.
C
Thank
you
chair,
so
I
had
a
question.
First
of
all,
thank
you
for
the
presentation.
I
was
looking
at
the
website
that
you
had
referred
to
thejjps.org.
C
I
appreciate
that
I'm
looking
at
the
rates
of
incarceration
for
simple
rates
non-white
to
hispanic
white,
black
asian
and
the
numbers
look
like
they're
from
2011
and
they're
startling.
I
would
say,
especially
when
you
look
at
at
the
number
of
of
black
juveniles
who
are
incarcerated
compared
to
what
our
state
details
are.
So
I
wanted
to
know
if
you
had
any
more
updated
numbers
than
2011.
C
and
additionally
I
was
curious
if
we
knew
the
numbers
of
the
the
kids
who
were
in
the
adult
population.
I
know
you
had
mentioned
that
some
crimes
are
automatic
and
then
sometimes
it's
at
discretion.
So
I
was
just
wondering
if,
if
you
had
any
of
those
breakdowns
and
yet
10
years
ago,
seems
like
a
long
time
ago,
march
of
last
year
seems
like
a
long
time
ago,
quite
frankly,
but
yeah.
So
if,
if
you
could
address
that,
thank
you
very
much.
E
Yeah,
this
is
administrator,
armstrong,
so
I've
we
pulled
that
and
that
so
the
average
for
the
last
three
years
in
terms
of
children
committed
to
the
division
of
child
and
family
services,
40
percent
were
african-american,
27,
caucasian
25,
hispanic
or
latino.
E
We
as
part
of
the
oversight
commission,
we
we
have
to
participate
in
federal
reporting
on
racial
ethnic
disparities,
so
we
can
follow
up,
there's
a
whole
report.
We
do
annually
that
looks
at
each
point
in
the
system
arrest
the
decision
to
file
a
petition,
the
decision
to
certify
to
the
adult
system,
the
decision
to
commit
to
state
custody
based
on
racial,
ethnic
disparity,
so
I'll
make
sure
to
submit
that
report
to
the
committee.
It's
helpful,
there's
it's
kind
of
color
coded
with
red
red
means,
like
there's
that
statistically
significant
deviation
from
your
population.
E
So
that
is
a
helpful
report
that
we'll
make
sure
to
submit
to
the
committee
for
their
reference.
C
G
G
This
is
judge
walker,
for
the
record.
Is
this
so
assembly
woman
bill,
berry,
axelrod,
the
gps,
the
juvenile
justice
gps
you're,
looking
at
is
a
product
of
the
national
council
of
juvenile
and
family
court
judges
through
its
re
research
arm
and
a
lot
of
people
don't
know,
and
I
would
commend
to
you
for
this
lucky
circumstance:
the
the
headquarters
of
the
national
council
and
family
court
judges
is
here
in
reno.
G
A
And
before
I
take
the
next
question,
I
know
we
have
some
additional
ones,
but
mr
armstrong,
I
did
want
to
commend
you
for
using
the
donut
analogy.
That
was
very
creative
and
I
will
say
generally
I
I
like
all
parts
of
the
donut
in
the
juvenile
system.
I'd
perhaps
like
to
get
rid
of
the
toppings
and
and
someday
eliminate
those
juveniles
who
are
in
the
adult
system,
which
I
I
know
is
a
challenge.
A
But
I
appreciate
the
effort
and
the
analogy
that
that
made
my
day
this
morning,
so
we
have
a
number
of
questions
still
and
I'll
go
next
to
assemblywoman
win
and
then
I
also
have
assemblywoman
gonzalez
and
summers
armstrong
on
the
list
as
well,
so
vice
chairwin.
C
Thank
you,
rochelle
nguyen
assembly
district
2..
Thank
you
for
the
presentation
you
had
indicated
some
there.
That
is
there
a
lack
of
guidance
in
the
nrs
regarding
competency,
determinations
with
juveniles,
or
do
we
just
not
have
the
resources
to
help
like?
Can
you
kind
of
give
a
little
bit
more
guidance,
I'm
familiar
with
how
that
competency
and
restoring
competency
and
dismissal
of
cases
when
you're
not
able
to
restore
competency?
It
works
in
the
adult
system,
but
can
you
kind
of
highlight
the
juvenile
aspects
of
that.
E
Yeah,
this
is
administrator,
armstrong,
yeah
and
the
interim
committee
on
child
welfare
and
juvenile
justice
actually
had
a
study
that
took
a
look
at
this,
and
I
think
you
will
likely
see
a
policy
bill
coming
forward.
Although.
E
Justice
is
one
of
those
things
where
we're
never
sure
if
it's
going
to
land
in
health
and
human
services
or
judiciary,
so
we'll
see
where
that
where
that
goes,
but
it's
a
very
similar
process
that
is
in
the
adult
system,
I
would
say
some
real
differences.
There
are
some
you
know
in
the
adult
system.
We
have
the
lakes
crossing
facility
that
helps
determine
and
bring
back
the
competency.
E
I
think
when
what
we're
seeing
in
the
juvenile
justice
system
is
when
we
have
issues
of
competency,
it's
it's
much
more
likely
because
of
developmental
disabilities
or
intellectual
disabilities,
and
not
so
much
untreated
mental
health
issues
that
you
see
in
the
adult
system,
and
so
I
think,
when
we
take
a
look
at
the
determination
that
a
juvenile
is
not
competent
to
go
forward
on
their
juvenile
proceedings.
E
The
likelihood
of
regaining
competency
or
you
know,
being
able
to
be
medicated
to
the
point
of
where
you
now
become
competent
as
we
see
in
the
adult
system
is
pretty
low,
and
so
there
are
some
best
practices
around
the
country.
In
terms
of
you
know,
community-based
competency,
evaluation
and
restoration
versus
sending
off
to
a
facility,
but
that's
where
our
judges
are
they're
kind
of
in
a
tricky
spot.
I
think
you
know
clark
county,
had
an
example
of
a
juvenile
who
had
developmental
disabilities.
E
Didn't
really
did
not
understand
what
he
was
doing
was
wrong,
but
kept
getting
access
to
guns
and
firing
at
people
and
so
not
eligible
to
be
like
automatically
certified
to
the
adult
system
and
go
through
that
process
with
lakes
crossing,
but
then
really
couldn't
proceed
on
the
juvenile
proceedings.
So
there's
they're
getting
stuck
it's
rare,
it's
a
pretty
small
population.
It
will
grow
as
nevada
grows,
but
that's
kind
of
where
we
are
in
terms
of
the
competency,
hey.
C
That's
absolutely
and
then
kind
of
on
that
same
topic
you
had
you
know
mentioned
that
example
of
someone
with
developmental
disabilities.
Do
you
have
like
that
inner?
It
does
that
happen?
A
lot
that
intersection
of
people
that
are
like
children,
that
are
you
know
perhaps
on
the
spectrum,
are
low
functioning
that
are
just
probably
never
going
to
be
competent
for
legal
proceedings.
That
are,
you
know,
engaging
in
very
dangerous
behavior,
or
is
that
just
kind
of
an
isolated
situation.
E
It's
not
the
ross
armstrong
for
the
record.
It's
not
it's
not
a
frequent
occurrence.
You
know
it's
pretty
rare,
but
we're
really
in
a
position
that
when
it
does
occur,
there's
no
there's
nothing
that
we,
the
judge's
hands,
are
kind
of
tied
and
there's
no
real
good
process
going
forward.
So,
as
I
indicated
that
the
interim
child
welfare
and
juvenile
justice
committee
did
us
did
a
study
and
they
have
some
recommendations
that
will
be
forthcoming
to
help
improve
that
process.
H
Thank
you
so
much
chair
yeager.
My
question
is
directed
to
miss
or
do
not
that's
the
that's.
What
I
see
on
the
screen
is
that
correct?
Yes,
arjuna
hastings
man,
hastings
these
little
boxes,
they
cut
everything.
My
apologies,
hastings,
you
are
the
chair
of
this
juvenile
justice
chapter
here
in
nevada.
Is
that
correct,
joey
arduino
hastings
for
the
record,
I
am
the
co-chair
with
judge
egan
walker
of
the
juvenile
justice
oversight.
Commission.
H
Okay,
so
you
know
I
agree
with.
I
agree
with
assemblywoman
axelrod
bill
gray,
axelrod,
that
the
statistics
are
alarming.
The
the
ratio
disparity
is
alarming.
What
types
of
ideas,
what
types
of?
H
What
have
you
all
gained
from
this
and
and
what
are
you
trying
to
put
forth
to
to
to
have
better
just
to
improve
what
we
are
seeing
and
I'm
trying
to
couch
this
as
nicely
as
I
can
so,
please
help
me
understand
what
your
organization's
purpose
and
and
thrust
is
to
get
more
justice
and
and
just
better
parody,
because
this
really
seems
egregiously
just
unfair.
It
just
looks
very
odd,
so
joey
arduino
hastings
for
the
record.
I
will
speak
as
to
nevada
and
then
I'll
speak
nationally
in
nevada.
H
There
are
efforts
to
bring
programming
back
into
communities,
trained
judges
and
probation
officers
and
teachers
to
be
aware
of
implicit
bias
and
other
internal
efforts
that
may
happen
intentionally
or
not
that
identify
members
of
the
population
that
may
go
into
the
court
system
faster
or
more
frequently
than
other
children
in
the
system.
H
So
there's
training
for
judges,
there's
training
for
probation
officers,
the
national
council
of
juvenile
and
family
court
judges
did
last
summer
a
virtual
juvenile
justice
institute
for
judges
in
the
state
of
nevada
to
address
issues
of
bias,
implicit
bias,
using
data
better
engaging
with
parents
and
children
in
the
system
to
divert
children
from
the
system
looking
at
educational
needs.
Mental
health
needs
economic
and
poverty
issues,
we're
also
trying
within
the
system
to
hire
and
recruit
those
people
that
look
like
the
children
in
our
system
so
that
we
can
relate
better
culturally.
H
We
also
have
efforts
with
our
tribal
youth,
which
I
would
recommend
as
part
of
the
jjoc,
that,
as
nominees
are
made
to
to
sit
in
the
jjoc,
that
we
look
across
diversity,
including
our
tribal
courts
and
our
tribal
partners
in
the
state
of
nevada.
And
so
there
are
a
number
of
efforts
from
external
education
data
training
and
then
looking
at
the
systems.
Protocols
and
internal
procedures
of.
H
Personality
issues
I
am
reaching
out
to
dr
melissa
sickman,
who
runs
our
research
department
at
the
national
center
of
juvenile
justice.
That
center
also
provides
all
of
the
data
for
the
office
of
juvenile
justice
and
delinquency
prevention
as
to
juvenile
justice
matters.
So,
as
mr
armstrong
noted,
we
will
be
sending
this
body
an
updated
body
of
information
and
data
around
the
numbers
of
children
in
our
system
and
the
disproportionality
figures.
I
hope
that
answers
your
question.
H
I
just
think
that
it's.
This
is
a
sad
statistic.
We
talk
in
southern
nevada
and
in
my
community
often
and
have
been
for
years
about
the
school
to
prison
pipeline,
and
it
just
appears
that
this
is
an
example
statistically
of
of
that
happening
and
that
there
should
be
some
opportunity
for
us
to.
You
know:
stop
some
of
that.
H
Every
child
that
has
having
problems
doesn't
need
to
go
into
the
system
and
we
hope
that
you
will
help
us
provide
this
information
to
our
community
and
and
resources
and
and
things
that
we
can
do
to
to
deal
with
some
of
these
issues
at
home
before
we
get
kids
into
the
system
and
and
and
like
you
said,
even
the
teachers
and
things
and
people
who
are
referring
kids,
that
they
are
using
cultural
competency
to
not
have
a
knee-jerk
reaction
to
want
to
have
kids
committed.
So
thank
you.
I
appreciate
your
work.
H
Thank
you
and
I
would
note
as
a
born
and
raised
las
vegas
myself.
I
appreciate
the
work
that's
being
done
down
home
in
las
vegas
and
throughout
the
state.
I
will
send
you
as
well.
The
council
has
a
website,
it's
specifically
related
to
tools
to
help
to
the
school
justice
pipeline,
so
I
will
send
that
material
to
you.
A
B
My
apologies
there,
multiple
screens
and
the
mute
button
was
on
the
wrong
screen.
Thank
you
all
for
your
presentation.
I
have
a
couple
of
questions,
a
couple
of
questions
or
really
one
specifically
as
it
relates
to
somewhere
around
slide.
Six
in
your
presentation,
five
or
six.
You
mentioned
that
there
was
a
better
and
correct
me
please.
If
I,
if
I
misunderstood
you,
there
was
a
better
rehabilitation
rate
in
the
juvenile
system
versus
the
adult
system.
E
This
is
administrator
armstrong
and
I
don't
I
don't
say
know
that
we
have
the
the
data
to
say
that
there's
a
better
rate
at
this
point
I
would
say,
culturally,
I
think
the
juvenile
justice
system
and
the
players
in
that
system
have
been
ahead
of
the
curve
in
terms
of
a
rehabilitative
approach,
especially
as
more
evidence
about
brain
development
and
children
has
has
come
to
light
that
that
we
understand
that
you
know
our
system
should
be
focused
on
rehabilitation
for
us
at
the
division
of
childhood
family
services.
E
In
terms
of
how
we
measure
success,
I
mean
lack
of
recidivism
is
certainly
a
success,
but
we
also
look
at
positive
youth
outcomes.
The
number
of
kids
in
our
facilities
who
get
their
high
school
diploma
or
are
are
employed
afterwards.
We
did
a
data
match
a
couple
years
ago.
E
We
should
update
it
to
make
sure
this
is
still
the
case,
but
we
took
a
look
in
four
out
of
the
five
children
that
were
in
the
dcfs
facility,
as
a
young
person
had
not
been
in
the
department
of
corrections
within
five
years
of
being
released
from
our
care.
So
we
saw
that
as
a
success.
Four
out
of
five
kids
not
going
into
prison
for
us
was
a
success.
E
We
we
strive
to
make
that
five
out
of
six
and
six
out
of
seven
and
then
my
fraction
math
gets
a
little
off,
but
the
idea
is
that,
if
we
can,
we
can
help
folks
get
on
the
right
path
from
our
area
in
a
lot
of
ways
when
they
get
to
state
correctional
care.
E
B
Thank
you,
chair.
B
So
I
I
would
loosely
agree
that,
if
four
out
of
five
are
not
returning
to
the
system,
that
is
probably
a
good,
a
good
indication
that
some
progress
is
being
made.
I
would
also
like
to
know
in
what
ways
do
you
think
that
you
all
are
doing
things
differently
for
the
youth
that
stay
with
the
juveniles?
E
This
is
administrator
armstrong
and
I
will
I'll
go
first
and
then
let
judge
and
joey
speak
to
it
from
you
know
the
broader
statewide
systems
level,
but
you
know,
I
think,
one
of
the
things
in
terms
of
the
aftercare
and
you
know
parole,
because
we
have
indeterminate
sentencing.
We
can
really
work
with
a
child
as
long
as
we
need
to
there's
no
clock
kind
of
ticking
and
and
the
perspective
of
the
youth
in
our
our
system.
E
They
know
that
they
they
get
to
go
home
if
they're,
making
academic
and
other
progress
in
their
their
counseling
they're,
not
just
sitting
waiting
for
you
know,
clock
to
expire,
which
is
kind
of
how
how
it
goes
in
the
adult
system,
the
folks.
So
when
we
have
juveniles
that
are
certified
and
go
to
the
department
of
corrections
they
go
to
the
facility
in
lovelock
that
team
there
does
the
best
they
can
and
does
a
good
job
trying
to
program
with
those
youth.
E
E
You
know,
there's
a
growing
understanding
of
the
need
to
address
past
trauma
and
behavioral
health
needs
and-
and
I
think
as
we
continue
to
increase
that
access
to
care,
the
effectiveness
of
both
systems,
we'll
be
good
and
and
so
I'll
leave
it
there
and
toss
it
to
judge
and
joey.
If
they
have
other
thoughts
about
that.
G
Assemblyman
miller,
this
is
egan
walker
for
the
record,
if
I
may
expand
from
a
boots
on
the
ground
perspective,
so
the
focus
that
we
as
judges
have
for
children
in
the
system
is
seen
through
this
lens
number.
One
children
don't
commit
crimes,
so
the
system
that
exists
is
focused
on
the
behavior
of
children
and
how
that
behavior
doesn't
conform
to
society's
rules
and
the
the
answer
is
not
a
sentence.
G
Before
we
choose
what
programming
they're
going
to
receive
so
that
we're
sure
that
we're
not
just
mad
at
the
kid
right,
it's
not
a
kid
that
we've
seen
a
lot
who
we
don't
like
who
we
think
is
from
a
bad
family.
I
don't
feel
this
way
about
children,
I'm
just
using
this
as
extreme
examples,
but
to
make
sure
that
we're
using
objective
data
to
find
the
right
fit
for
the
right
needs.
G
As
a
matter
of
fact,
most
children
get
better
when
they
grow
up
overwhelmingly.
We
divert
85
to
95
of
the
children
who
touch
the
criminal,
the
juvenile
justice
system.
Out
of
the
system.
They
aren't
adjudicated
to
link
one
they
aren't
detained,
they
aren't
committed
to
the
division
of
child
and
family
services.
G
So
the
overwhelming
answer
I
would
give
you
assemblyman
miller,
has
been
the
big
push
through
the
2017
legislation
to
be
data
driven
and
to
make
sure
that
if,
for
example,
we're
going
to
remove
a
child
from
their
home,
there's
a
good
faith
basis
to
believe
that
what
they're
going
to
get
away
from
their
home
is
better
than
what
they
get
at
home,
because
in
fact
most
kids
get
better
as
they
age.
I
hope
that
answers
your
question.
B
F
Thank
you
chair
and
thank
you
for
the
presentation,
so
we're
talking
about
taking
away
someone's
constitutional
rights
here,
because
that's
what
involuntary
commitment
is
so
I'm
just
wondering
what
mitigating
steps,
what
safeguards
are
in
place
before
we
involuntary
commit
this
kid.
That's
my
first
question
and
the
second
question
is:
how
does
a
kid
ever
shed
this
moniker
or
I
mean
when
are
they
up
for
review?
Are
they
up
for
review
every
six
months
every
three
months?
F
F
G
G
First
incompetency:
the
idea
that
a
child
is
not
competent
to
answer
the
allegations
against
them
is
different
than
99
of
the
cases
so
for
who
for
children
who
are
found
to
be
incompetent,
meaning
unable
to
answer
in
a
meaningful
way
the
allegations
against
them.
There
is
a
path
toward
restoration
of
competency
or
toward
basically
teaching
children.
The
skill
to
be
determined
to
be
confident,
but
to
your
what
I
understood
to
be
your
more
overarching
question
about
constitutional
rights.
G
I
will
say
this:
first:
there
are
automatic
ceiling
statutes
so
either
at
18
years
of
age
or
21
years
of
age
or
27
years
of
age,
depending
on
the
circumstances
of
the
offense
acts
that
children
commit
as
juveniles
are
automatically
sealed
and
those
children
can
honestly
say
when
asked
they've,
never
been
arrested,
for
example
or
retained,
and
so
there's
a
robust
system
of
confidentiality
related
to
juvenile
delinquent
acts.
Remembering
again,
liquid
acts
aren't
crimes,
children
don't
commit
crimes.
This
is
in
fact
in
the
civil
justice
system.
G
F
So
it
kind
of
does
so
two
things.
First
of
all,
I'm
informed
that,
even
though
a
record
for
a
juvenile
is
sealed,
law
enforcement
can
still
see
it,
so
not
really
a
fresh
start
and
second,
what
mitigating
steps
are
put
in
place
before
we
deem
before
the
court
deems
this
juvenile,
incompetent
or
involuntary,
commits
this
juvenile.
What
steps
are
in
place?
Do
we
put
them
in
with
a
counselor?
F
G
G
G
Every
child
receives
an
evaluation
of
their
risks
and
needs,
and
at
every
juncture
the
pressure
is
put
on
juvenile
probation,
the
courts.
Anyone
dealing
with
children
to
make
sure
that
is
the
behavior
we're
seeing
driven
by
psychological
issues.
Is
it
driven
by
developmental
issues?
Is
it
driven
by
poverty?
Is
it
driven
by
homesetting
issues,
etc?
G
So
the
number
of
children
to
use
your
term,
who
we
strip
of
rights
and
commit
to
the
division
of
child
and
family
services
is
a
very,
very,
very
small
proportion
of
the
children
who
are
actually
touched,
if
you
will,
by
the
juvenile
justice
system
and
a
best
practice
in
the
juvenile
justice
system
nationwide
and
in
nevada,
is
to
not
be
sticky
with
children.
In
other
words,
the
fact
that
a
child
committed
a
delinquent
act
on
day.
G
One
does
not
mean
that
the
child
is
more
likely,
if
so
facto,
to
commit
a
delinquent
act
in
the
future,
and
we
don't,
unless
it's
appropriate,
developmentally
or
psychologically
sort
of
count
up
marks
against
them
and
say
well.
This
is
your
fifth
time
and
therefore
you
get
punished
more.
That's
not
at
all
the
dynamic
that's
used
is
really
about.
What
are
this
child's
needs?
What
did
we
miss
the
last
time
if
we're
seeing
them
again?
G
I
view
that
as
a
failure
of
me
and
not
the
child,
in
other
words,
if
a
child
is
coming
for
another
delinquent
act,
I
always
ask
well
what
did
we
miss?
What
service
did
we
provide
to
this
child?
What
intervention
with
their
parents
did
we
not
give
them?
What
circumstances
can
we
modify
or
change
to
help
this
child?
I
hope
that
answers
your
question
in
some
way.
E
Also,
just
to
add
on
to
that,
in
terms
of
you
know
due
process,
it
didn't
start
this
way
in
juvenile
justice,
but
it
is
the
case
in
nevada
today
that
you.
E
Child
is
has
a
right
to
counsel,
and
you
know
we
have
some
tremendous
public
defenders
in
this
state
that
that
specialize
in
working
with
these
children
and
working
with
our
system,
and
so
they
are
represented.
You
know
I
think
in
in
a
lot
of
times
in
in
child
serving
settings.
You
know
we
don't
necessarily
get
counsel
for
the
child
to
walk
them
through
the
process,
but
in
juvenile
justice
they
have
that
legal
representation
and
nevada
has
a
terrific,
dedicated
workforce
of
council
for
children
in
this
particular
arena.
E
And
they're,
you
know
the
probation
department
might
be
working
in
some
informal
item,
but
when,
when
a
petition
is
filed
and
judge,
walker
can
correct
me
if
I
get
the
exact
moment
wrong,
but
once
a
petition
is
filed.
Typically,
that
is
when
the
council
will
be
assigned
or
or
if
they
hire
private
council-
that
that's
that
opportunity
once
once
that
court
system
kicks
in
well.
G
And-
and
this
is
eagan
walk
for
the
record-
the
only
additional
sort
of
nuance
I'll
share
is
that
any
child
at
any
time
a
child
is
arrested.
That
is,
if
they're
taken
into
custody
out
of
their
parents
custody
their
appointed
counsel
at
the
first
hearing,
which
must
occur
within
24
hours.
So,
even
if
a
petition
is
not
filed
against
that
child,
if
they're
in
detention,
they
have
an
attorney
and
then
if
they
haven't
been
detained,
for
example,
if
they
weren't
arrested
or
if
they
were
arrested
and
released
and
a
petition
is
filed.
B
Hi
assemblywoman
cecilia
gonzalez
assembly,
district
16..
I
was
curious.
What
services
do
you
provide
to
children
who
are
who
are
unfortunately,
sexually
trafficked
and
or
are
like
what
services
do
they
get,
and
how
are
we
helping
those
that
population
of
children.
E
This
is
administrator,
armstrong
and,
and
this
population,
what
we
refer
to.
As
the
you
know,
the
commercial
sexually
exploited
children
population,
we
are
nevada-
is
going
through
what
I,
what
I
really
view
is
the
beginning
stages
of
establishing
a
system
for
those
children,
some
states
just
automatically
say
you're,
going
to
go
to
the
child
welfare
system
and
others
still
keep
them
in
the
juvenile
justice
system.
E
E
Typically,
there
is
a
much
more
serious
offense
associated
with
that,
such
as
like
armed
robbery,
or
something
like
that.
So
we
have
passed
in
chapter
nrs432c.
E
We
now
have
a
statutory
authority
for
child
welfare
agencies
to
take
calls
and
reports
of
those
children
who
have
been
sexually
trafficked
and
to
work
with
the
family
to
determine
if
there's
family
abuse
or
neglect
going
on
and
if
not
still
be
able
to
refer
out
to
services.
E
This
last
interim,
we
had
a
great
study
that
was
done
that
the
division
of
child
and
family
services
executed,
which
we
can
definitely
get
to
this
committee
afterwards.
That
said,
what
does
a
system
of
services
need
to
look
like
right?
We
know
there's
tremendous
trauma.
Tremendous
behavioral
health
needs
there,
and
so
I
anticipate
you
will
also
be
hearing
that
bill
this
session.
E
That
says
this
is
the
process
that
we
want
to
go
forward
with
with
these
victims
at
all
levels
of
our
system.
You
know
we
provide
those
services
in
terms
of
mental
behavioral,
health
and
and
working
through
working
through
past
traumas
and
starting
on
that
path.
To
healing
there
was
a
unlv
study
a
couple
years
ago
that
showed,
I
think,
a
majority
of
the
girls
that
we
have
at
our
calgany
youth
center
facility
responded
in
such
a
way
as
to
indicate
sexual
exploitation.
E
They
were
really
creative
in
the
way
that
they
asked
ask
the
questions.
You
know
in
a
lot
of
times
in
the
process
of
understanding
that
victimization
and
transforming
into
survivorhood
at
first
that
a
lot
of
victims
don't
see
themselves
as
as
victims,
and
so
it's
a
whole
process.
So
we
have,
you
know
specific
girls
programming
at
cali
any
youth
center,
because
it's
the
you
know
our
only
facility
that
that
has
youth.
E
You
know
there
are
some
great
folks
that
we
can
put
you
in
touch
with
on
this
particular
issue.
Happy
to
talk
about
it.
It
is
exciting
to
me
that
nevada
is
taking
a
path
different
than
some
other
states.
That
just
says,
let's
figure
out
where
to
put
these
kids
in
a
system
that
already
exists
and
say
no,
we
need
this
is
a
very
special
need
and
we
need
to
approach
it
in
a
very
unique
and
special
way.
E
You
know,
based
on
prostitution,
charges
or
whatnot
judge
boyd
down
in
las
vegas
has
a
special
court
calendar
where
they
bring
in
special
advocates
with
the
girls
for
their
court
hearing.
So
it
is
an
area
that
is
evolving
and
I
think
nevada
is
on
an
exciting
path
towards
real
healing
and
I'm
excited
for
that
bill
to
to
come
before
you.
I
think
senator
ratty
will
be
the
sponsor
of
that
bill
and
in
such
a
tough
session
it's
it's
one
of
those
glimmers.
Glimmers
of
hope
this
year.
B
A
Yeager
man
comment
yeah
before
you
comment.
Let
me
just
I
don't
want
to
reference
quickly
that
this
is
one
of
those
really
nice
moments
in
judiciary,
where
mr
armstrong,
that
unlv
study
you
referenced
assemblywoman
gonzales
actually
worked
that
that
issue
in
that
study
before
she
was
elected
to
the
legislature
so
nice
to
see
that
interaction
and
thank
you,
some
of
the
woman
gonzalez
for
that
work
that
you
did
before
he
ever
came
to
this
building.
We
really
appreciate
it,
so
please
go
ahead
and
miss
orduna
hastings.
H
Thank
you,
chair,
assemblywoman
gonzalez.
I
did
want
to
share
wearing
my
other
hat
as
the
ceo
of
the
national
council
of
juvenile
family
court
judges.
The
council
is
currently
working
with
awaken
here
in
northern
nevada,
to
create
a
youth
panel
of
youth
who
have
been
trafficked.
We
truly
believe
in
learning
from
lived
experiences
and
so
we're
hoping
as
part
of
that
project.
H
We
will
be
working
closely
with
youth
to
help
curate
services
they
need.
So
we
can
better
understand
what
limitations
current
programming
may
have
and
what
new
programming
may
be
needed
to
better
address
their
specific
needs
and
concerns,
and,
quite
frankly,
generational
trauma
in
some
ways.
So
I
just
wanted
to
let
you
know,
I
hope,
we'll
be
able
to
report
back
soon
on
that
project
here
locally
in
washoe,
county.
A
Great
thank
you,
so
we
do
have
to
move
on
rather
quickly
to
the
next
presentation,
but
before
I
let
you
go,
I
did
have
one
question
for
you:
it's
probably
for
administrator
armstrong,
and
so
you
know
one
of
the
things
you
talked
about
in
terms
of
system
trends
and
issues,
and
these
would
really
be
for
children
who
are
in
the
juvenile
system
detained.
You
know
confined
in
the
system.
A
He
talked
about
use
of
confinement
and
use
of
force,
and
you
know
I
know
those
are
really
tough
questions
when
it
comes
to
the
appropriateness
of
solitary
confinement
for
youth
when
force
is
used
and
what
level
of
force
and-
and
I
don't
discount
that
you
know
these
are
our
tricky
issues.
But
you
know
at
the
same
time.
A
Sometimes
we
see
reports
in
the
media
that
that,
frankly,
are
pretty
shocking
in
terms
of
things
that
happen
in
the
juvenile
justice
system
and
I'm
not
suggesting
that
that's
commonplace,
but
nonetheless
these
things
are
out
there.
So
my
question
really
is
just
what
what
have
you
and
the
division
been
doing
to
try
to
figure
out
what
the
appropriate
use
of
solitary
confinement
use
of
force
to
make
sure
that
that
what's
happening
on
the
ground
is,
I
guess,
in
line
with
what
the
community
expects
in
the
juvenile
justice
system.
E
Thank
you
chairman
for
that
question.
We
are
really
fortunate
in
nevada
that
we
participate
in
a
program
called
performance-based
standards
and
twice
a
year
they
come
in
and
evaluate
they
collect
all
the
data,
including
confinement,
including
use
of
force
health.
All
that
so
I'll
get
you
those
full
reports,
but
the
nice
thing
about
it
is
it
touches
on.
E
You
know,
kind
of
the
key
things
that
that
we
would
want
in
a
healthy
system
in
terms
of
those
conditions
of
confinement
and
during
the
last
one,
all
three
nevada
facilities
performed
above
the
national
average
in
terms
of
those
critical
outcomes
that
make
a
good
facility.
So
I
will
I
will
send
those
your
way
that
are
helpful
in
terms
of
confinement.
I
think
nevada
was
way
ahead
of
the
curve.
E
A
number
of
years
ago,
every
facility
has
to
report
their
confinement
monthly
to
the
division
of
child
and
family
services,
both
detention
and
the
state,
and
not
only
uses,
because
use
is
important.
We
know
that
that
confinement
is
terrible
for
kids
and
it's
dangerous
right.
When
we
see
you
know
suicidal
behavior,
it's
when
kids
are
in
confinement,
and
so
we've
been
able
to
looking
at
the
data
at
the
state
level
been
able
to
really
reduce
the
average
length
of
confinement.
E
It
is
rare
in
this
state
that
a
confinement
of
a
juvenile
goes
over.
I
would
say,
even
you
know,
20
24
hours,
it's
not
something
that
is
occurring
most
most
durations
of
confinement
in
the
state
of
nevada
are
around
that
that
two
to
three
hour
range
and-
and
so
that
is
really
great
progress,
we'll
send
those
to
you
also
in
terms
of
use
of
force.
E
The
division
has
made
substantial
progress.
This
last
summer
we
actually
took
the
eight
can't
wait:
principles
of
police
use
of
force
and
incorporated
them
into
our
practice.
Some
didn't
apply,
we
don't
have
firearms,
so
we
can't
ban,
you
know
shooting
at
cars
with
firearms.
We
don't
have
them,
but
we
did
apply
those
principles
where
they
were
and
a
use
of
force
continuum.
E
Each
use
of
force
in
our
facilities
is
reviewed
at
the
facility
level
and
then
again
at
the
statewide
review
team,
and
so
the
I
think,
the
performance-based
standards
reports
are
the
most
helpful
because
it
shows
where
nevada
is
in
the
three
three
facilities
and
how
we
compare
to
the
in
the
national
trends,
and
so
I'd
be
happy
to
to
submit
those.
You
know
we're
committed
to
making
sure
that
the
children
in
our
care
are
absolutely
safe,
and
so,
if
there
are
any
additional
questions,
I'm
happy
to
answer
them.
E
But
I
think
that
those
pbs
reports
as
an
administrator
are
super
helpful.
We
actually
have.
We
actually
have
a
policy
that
says
if
any
one
of
those
facilities
drops
below
the
national
average
and
does
poorer
than
they
did
the
year
before.
There's
a
it
triggers
a
meeting
of
our
division's
leadership
to
to
get
the
facility
back
on
track.
A
Great,
thank
you
so
much,
mr
armstrong,
and
you
know
committee
members
will
have
to
leave
it
at
that
for
this
presentation
due
to
our
time
constraints,
but
I
think
we
have
been
emailed
a
contact
information
for
today's
presenters.
So
if
you
do
have
additional
questions,
please
feel
free
to
follow
up
on
your
own
time.
I'm
mr
armstrong.
I
want
to
thank
designing
on
juvenile
justice
and
judge
walker
and
miss
orduna
hastings.
Thank
you
for
your
work.
I
know
a
lot
of
that
really
falls
in
the
category
of
volunteer
work.
A
A
Thank
you,
okay
committee.
So
we're
going
to
move
on
to
the
next
presentation,
which
I
think
we,
mr
armstrong,
is
going
to
be
staying
with
us
as
he
indicated,
and
we
also
have
miss
mandy
davis
again
from
the
division
of
child
and
family
services
and
we're
going
to
go
over
an
overview
of
victim
services,
which
I
think
will
be
helpful
because
then
we'll
roll
into
our
bill,
which
also
deals
with
victim
services.
So
like,
like
the
last
presentation,
you
do
have
some
documents
uploaded
on
nelson.
A
C
E
Again,
this
is
administrator
ross
armstrong
with
the
division
of
child
family
services.
I
started
my
career
with
the
state
as
a
prosecutor
with
a
ter,
then
attorney
general
catherine
cortez
masto
in
the
fifth
judicial
district.
E
She
had
a
program
of
special
prosecutors
focused
on
domestic
violence
and
sexual
assault,
so
I
prosecuted
those
cases
from
pahrump
up
to
hawthorne
and
you
may
be
asking
what
is
the
china
family
services
guy
doing
here
talking
about
victim
services
and
it's
really
our
role
as
a
division
has
evolved
over
the
last
several
years
to
be
the
main
victim
service
agency
and
so
to
really
go
over
that
more
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
deputy
administrator
mandy
davis.
I
Thank
you
good
morning,
committee,
mandy
davis,
deputy
administrator
for
the
record,
I'm
just
going
to
go
a
very
brief
presentation
on
gcfs
victims,
role
in
the
state
and
then
some
issues
and
trends
that
we're
experiencing
recently
and
then
anticipate
for
the
future
to
the
next
slide.
I
The
slide
that
you
see
here
is
a
timeline
that
shows
how
dcfs
the
role
of
victim
services
within
dcfs
has
evolved
over
the
last
few
years
in
2016,
you
can
see
that
we
provided
zero
direct
services
to
victims
and
our
only
role
in
the
victim
services
arena
was
to
sub-award
funds
out
to
community
providers,
and
you
can
see
back
in
2016
we
had
69
providers
and
sub-awarded
about
9.2
million
dollars
in
the
2017
legislative
session.
There
was
a
bill
that
moved
the
confidential
address
program
to
us.
I
That
is
a
program
that
allows
victims
of
domestic
violence
or
stalking
or
any
crime
really
to
apply
and
receive
a
confidential
address.
So
we
act
as
the
intermediary
where
we
receive
their
mail
and
then
forward
it
to
their
actual
physical
address.
So
their
address
is
not
available
for
the
public.
To
search
for
in
that
year
also
was
the
route
91
harvest
festival,
shooting
because
we
are
the
recipient
of
the
victims
of
crime
act,
federal
funding.
I
We
are
also
the
recipient
of
the
anteriorism
and
emergency
assistance
funding
that
was
awarded
to
the
state
to
to
assist
us
with
the
response
and
recovery
efforts.
For
that
event,
we
are
still
in
process
of
that
and
I'll
go
through
that.
A
little
bit
later
in
the
presentation
in
2020,
the
the
2019
legislature
approved
the
transfer
of
the
victims
of
crime
compensation
program
to
us
as
well.
So
in
2020
we
received
direct
services
to
approximately
3
300
victims.
I
That
program
allows
victims
of
crime
to
submit
an
application
to
be
reimbursed
for
their
medical
expenses.
Counseling
expenses,
funeral
expenses
for
the
family
lost
wages,
those
type
of
direct
cash
reimbursement
assistance,
and
then,
over
the
past
year,
we've
also
applied
for
a
couple
competitive
grants
that
would
enhance
the
training
to
our
victim
advocates
throughout
the
state
and
then
help
us
enhance
services
to
the
rural
and
tribal
areas
of
throughout
the
state.
So
you
can
see
over
the
since
2016
we've
really
evolved.
I
I
The
next
slide,
I'm
just
going
to
go
over
some
issues
and
trends
that
we've
seen
around
victim
services.
The
first
one
is
on
everybody's
mind.
Currently
is
the
kovic
19
pandemic
when
the
pandemic
first
hit,
we
providers
throughout
the
state,
experienced
an
increase
in
domestic
violence
services,
as
people
were
quarantined
at
home,
victims
were
often
unable
to
get
away
from
their
abusers.
They
were
stuck
in
the
same
house.
They
weren't
able
to
go
to
work,
so
we
we
did
see
a
spike
in
calls
related
to
domestic
violence
services.
I
I
So
we
had
to
decrease
the
amount
of
funds
that
we
could
award
out
to
those
community
providers.
In
prior
years,
we
were
able
to
award
out
three
million
dollars
this
past
year.
We
were
only
able
to
award
out
one
point,
eight
million
dollars,
so
so
that
impacted
us
directly
as
far
as
the
funding
that
providers
could
receive
and
then
covet
guidance
for
shelters,
domestic
violence,
shelters
where
people
can
go
to
if
they
are
escaping
their
abuser.
I
Obviously
they
all
can't
be
located
in
the
same
location,
so
providers
have
had
to
adjust
their
way
of
providing
those
services
a
lot
of
them
transitioned.
To
excuse
me
to
providing
hotel
nights
instead
of
shelter
nights,
some
alternative
methods
to
make
sure
that
those
clients
had
the
services
they
need,
while
still
seeing
staying
safe
with
the
kobe
pandemic,
and
then.
I
Earlier
the
route
91
event
that
occurred
in
2017,
we
did
receive
the
anti-terrorism
and
emergency
assistance
grant.
That
was
about
16.7
million
dollars
that
we
received
that
grant
is
going
to
expire
this
year.
We
did
apply
for
a
one-year
extension
for
that
grant,
so
we're
hoping
to
get
that
approved
and
have
that
go
to
another
year,
so
we
can
continue
providing
those
services
and
then
finally,
the
vegas
strong
resiliency
center.
I
As
a
result
of
that
grant
fund,
we,
the
vegas
strong
resiliency
center,
came
into
existence
to
be
the
main
source
of
contact
for
those
victims
who
are
coming,
who
are
seeking
services,
and
then
that
agency
is
able
to
award
out
or
refer
those
victims
to
the
correct
location.
So
they
can
receive
those
services
we
do
have.
Somebody
from
the
the
director
of
the
vegas
stronghold
resiliency
center
is
here
for
our
questions.
If
we
have
any
at
the
end
of
the
presentation.
I
Some
other
issues
that
we've
been
receiving
is
that,
or
that
we've
been
seeing,
is
the
behavioral
health
response
last
session.
The
bill
that
transferred
the
victims
of
crime
compensation
program
to
us
removed
the
physical
injury
requirement
for
victims
of
crime
compensation,
so
that
allows
victims
to
become
eligible
for
those
funds
if
they
have
a
traumatic
event
or
mental
health
services.
So
it's
just
not
injuries
that
you
can
see.
I
We
know
that
some
of
those
injuries
are
are
not
visible,
so
they
can
now
qualify
for
services
and
then
the
next
ones
are
the
ones
that
are
looking
forward.
The
first
one
is
to
build
a
mature
system.
What
we
really
need
to
work
on
we're
really
good
at
providing.
I
I
You
know
what
what
other
partnerships
can
be
developed
to
help
prevent
those
crimes
from
occurring
in
the
future,
so
so
really
using
that
data
in
a
meaningful
way
to
make
decisions
on
our
programming
and
then
again,
as
I
mentioned
earlier,
how
can
we
target
underserved
areas
such
as
such
as
rural
and
tribal
communities,
and
then,
finally,
we
are
with
dcfs,
so
how
do
domestic
violence
and
child
welfare
intersect?
I
Over
the
past
year,
we
developed
a
work
group
to
to
make
those
connections
often
those
two
you
know,
victims
of
child
abuse,
often
have
domestic
violence
in
the
home.
So
how
can
we
connect
those
services
to
make
sure
that
we're
fully
meeting
the
needs
of
those
families
to
make
sure
that
they
can
recover
so
that
war
group
has
developed
policies
around
how
to
connecting
those
how
to
connect
those
two
systems
in
a
meaningful
way?
I
And
with
that
that's
the
end
of
my
presentation.
As
I
mentioned
earlier,
the
director
of
the
vsrc
is
here
for
questions.
Also,
that
is
the
route
91.
A
Thank
you
so
much,
and
I
did
want
to
ask
yes,
I
see
she
is
on
so
committee.
We
do
have
some
documents
that
have
been
uploaded
on
nellis
and
members
of
the
public
relating
to
the
vegas
strong
resiliency
center.
We're
not
going
to
go
through
all
of
those
today
but
they're
there
for
your
reference
that
I
did
want
to
give
miss
pereira
who's
on
the
zoom
with
us
as
well.
A
Just
the
chance
to
to
say
hello
and
introduce
herself
and
just
at
a
very
high
level,
tell
us
about
the
vegas
strong
resiliency
center,
because
I
want
you
all
to
be
able
to
put
a
face
to
a
name
if
you
have
questions
and
then
after
she's
done
with
her
remarks,
we'll
open
it
up
for
questions
so
miss
pereira.
Thank
you
for
joining
us
and
please
go
ahead.
D
Good
morning,
thank
you
so
much
chairman
yeager
members
of
the
committee.
We
appreciate
this
opportunity
to
meet
with
you
today.
We
provided
a
yearly
annual
report
for
this
past
2020
and
some
of
the
work
that
the
vegas
genre
resiliency
center
has
done
also
just
a
quick
powerpoint.
So
you
could
see
you
know
that
at
a
glance
and
also
a
quick
description
of
what
the
vegas
strong
resiliency
center
does,
but
one
of
our
goals
is
to
transition
into
a
long-term
victims
rights
center
that
would
serve
all
of
nevada.
D
We
have
learned
so
much
we're
honored
to
do
this.
Work
were
managed
and
operated
under
the
legal
aid
center
of
southern
nevada,
and
so
we've
always
been
very
connected
to
victim
services
in
a
number
of
ways
and
taking
on
the
resiliency
center
has
just
broadened
that
knowledge
and
expertise,
and
we
want
the
entire
state
all
victims
within
the
state
to
have
the
access
and
the
benefit
of
what
we
have
developed
and
built
through
the
center.
So
thank
you.
A
Thank
you
so
much
miss
pereira
and
thank
you
for
for
all
the
work
that
you're
doing
committee,
I'm
going
to
open
it
up
for
questions
in
just
a
moment,
but
I
wanted
to
ask
a
quick
one.
While
it's
on
my
mind,
one
of
the
points
that
was
brought
up
was
the
removal
of
the
requirement
of
physical
injury,
which
I
think
we
passed
last
session
and
obviously
makes
a
lot
of
sense,
and
so
I'm
just
wondering
if
there's
any
kind
of
data
that
you
have
or
any
kind
of
breakdown
that
you
can
give
us.
A
Because
previously,
if
you
didn't
have
a
physical
injury,
you
didn't
qualify
for
these
services,
but
we
removed
that
requirement.
So
have
we
had
individuals
who
are
now
being
provided
services
whose
injuries
are
not
physical
or
visible,
and
maybe
on
a
percentage
basis?
Are
you
able
to
make
any
sort
of
characterizations
about
how
many
of
the
total
that
would
be.
I
This
is
mandy
davis,
deputy
administrator
for
the
record.
I
don't
have
the
numbers
in
front
of
me,
but
we
can
get
that
to
you.
I
know
that
a
lot
of
the
services
that
we
provide
to
the
victims
of
crime
compensation
well
a
lot
of
the
cash
reimbursement
we
provide
through.
That
program
has
to
deal
with
counseling
and
and
treatment
services
instead
of
the
direct
medical
related.
I
A
A
C
Thank
you
chair
and
thank
you
all
for
the
presentation
I
miss
ferreira.
Are
you
seeing
that
survivors
from
out
of
state
from
route
91
are
coming
back
and
seeking
services,
or
is
it
mostly
just
the
local
survivors
who
you're
and
and
and
their
families,
that
you're
seeing
that
you're
hearing
from
and
then
who
are
seeking
services.
D
Thank
you,
assemblywoman
cohen,
for
this
question.
It's
a
great
question
because,
as
you
know,
we
were
in
had
survivors
from
48
states
at
this
event
and
even
international,
and
we
have
served
individuals
in
other
countries
as
well
as
these
other
states
and
in
nevada.
So
the
answer
to
your
question
is
a
large
number
of
them
are
coming
back,
but
it's
hard
to
gauge
exactly.
D
You
know
in
comparison
to
the
percentage
in
nevada,
obviously,
in
nevada,
they're
hearing
the
news,
media
and
they're,
seeing
the
reports
and
so
they're
connecting
with
us.
The
outreach
is
much
easier
within
the
state
because
of
those
resources.
However,
we
have.
We
are
actively
doing
a
lot
of
outreach
to
connect
the
survivors
outside
of
the
state
because
they
are
a
lot
more
isolated
and
that
will
impact
them
in
their
healing.
And
then
we
had.
D
A
Are
there
additional
questions
from
committee
members?
Okay,
I'm
not
seeing
additional
questions
at
this
time,
so
I
want
to
thank
our
presenters.
I
believe,
mr
armstrong,
I'm
not
sure
if
everyone's
staying
for
this
bill
presentation,
but
if
you
are
feel
free
to
stay
on
the
zoom,
if
you
would
like
to
move
on
to
other
things
on
your
day,
feel
free
to
do
that
as
well.
A
But
thank
you
so
much
for
joining
us
here
this
morning
and
for
the
work
that
you're
all
doing
related
to
victim
services,
so
committee
we'll
go
ahead
and
close
the
presentation
and
at
this
time
we're
going
to
go
to
our
bill
on
the
agenda.
So
I
will
formally
open
the
hearing
on
assembly
bill
30.
assembly
bill
30
revises
provisions
relating
to
the
account
for
aid
for
victims
of
domestic
violence.
A
Before
we
get
started,
I
wanted
to
mention
to
committee
members
and
also
to
members
of
the
public
who
might
be
tuning
in
that
there
is
a
conceptual
amendment
to
the
bill
itself
that
can
be
found
on
nellis
and
of
course
I
should
have
reminded
committee
members
to
always
always
check
nellis
in
the
morning
before
we
go
to
bill
presentations,
because
often
there
will
be
amendments
to
the
bill
that
may
not
be
there
until
you
know
an
hour
or
two
before
the
meeting.
A
So
just
wanted
to
to
make
you
aware
that
this
is
not
an
extraordinarily
complex
bill,
so
thankfully
the
amendment's
not
too
difficult
to
digest.
But
with
that
being
said,
let's
go
ahead
and
go
to
our
presentation
of
assembly
bill
30,
I'm
not
entirely
sure
who's
presenting.
So
if
someone
could
unmute
and
start
the
presentation
and
then
we'll
have
questions.
E
Thank
you
good
morning
chair.
This
is
ross
armstrong,
again
administrator
with
the
division
of
child
and
family
services.
This
bill
relates
to
what
ms
davis
talked
about
a
bit
in
her
presentation
about
victim
services.
What
we
call
the
marriage
license:
funding
for
providers
of
domestic
violence
and
sexual
assault,
there's
some
language
in
there
that
talks
about
qualifying
agencies
and
the
current
language
says
that
they
have
to
exclusively
provide
their
services
for
domestic
violence,
and
this
has
raised
some
concerns
for
the
division
recently
in
terms
of
some
of
our
rural
agencies,
you.
D
E
There
are
agencies
that
really
in
those
communities
can
be
kind
of
a
one-stop
shop
for
vulnerable
populations
and
they
may
not
necessarily
qualify
under
the
exclusive
language
and
so
the
bill.
E
The
original
text
of
the
bill
changes
that
language
to
avoid
you
know
technical
difficulties
in
the
statute
from
preventing
us
in
getting
funding
out
to
communities
to
provide
services,
and
so
with
us.
Today
we
have
mandy
davis,
again
deputy
administrator,
who
will
talk
about
the
changes
and
we
also
have
sue
myski,
who
helped
us
work
on
some
amending
language.
There's
some
formatting
issues
in
the
conceptual
amendment
online
that
we'll
talk
about
to
kind
of
make
it
clear,
but
that
that
is
where
we
are.
E
The
idea
really
behind
this
bill
is
to
say:
let's
make
sure
we
don't
have
a
statute
that
is
hyper
technical
and
preventing
services
for
victims
so
I'll
hand
it
over
to
manny
davis,
to
talk
about
what
the
change
actually
is.
I
Thank
you
good
morning
again,
mandy
davis
for
the
record
ab30
is
presented
before
you.
I
will
go
over
the
original
bill
that
was
submitted
and
then
the
conceptual
amendment.
So
this
is
the
the
same
funding
source
that
I
was
talking
about
earlier
in
the
presentation.
I
Existing
law
requires
county
clerks
to
collect
an
additional
25
dollars
at
the
time
of
issuing
a
marriage
license
and
then
deposit
those
funds
into
this
account.
Funds
are
then
disbursed
to
each
county
based
on
a
census
on
census
data
and
then
awarded
to
those
qualifying
nonprofit
organizations
who
meet
the
certain
requirements
to
become
eligible
for
these
funds.
When
disbursing
the
funds
to
each
county.
I
Existing
law
also
requires
that
in
a
county
whose
population
is
700,
000
or
more
so
currently
only
clark
county
15
of
those
funds
must
be
granted
to
an
organization
that
specifically
specifically
assists
victims
of
sexual
assault.
So
section
one
of
the
bill
changes.
The
name
of
this
account
from
the
account
for
aid
for
victims
of
domestic
violence
and
just
add
sexual
assault,
so
the
new
name
would
be
account
for
aid
for
victims
of
domestic
violence
or
sexual
assault.
I
This
just
reflects
the
the
use
of
the
funds,
because
currently
funds
are
awarded
to
that
one
entity
in
clark
county
that
provides
that
are
required
to
provide
victims
of
services
for
victims
of
sexual
assault
and
then
section
one
subsection.
Four
of
this
bill
changes
the
requirement
that
eligible
organizations
must
provide
its
their
services
exclusively
for
victims
of
domestic
violence,
too,
primarily
for
victims
of
domestic
violence.
I
As
mr
armstrong
was
mentioning
earlier,
this
just
removes
the
technical
requirements
so
that
we
can
ensure
that
the
funds
that
we're
awarding
are
in
compliance
with
the
law.
Section
two
of
the
bill
carries
forward.
The
meet
just
carries
forward
the
renaming
of
the
of
the
account
to
the
other
applicable
sections
of
the
bill
and
then.
A
I
think
it
would
make
sense
if
you
don't
mind
to
go
through
the
conceptual
amendment
first
and
then
we'll
answer
questions,
because
I
think
the
conceptual
amendment
makes
some
changes
to
the
language
you
reference.
So
if
that's
okay,
let's
go
ahead
and
do
it
that
way.
I
Okay,
thank
you,
mandy
davis,
for
the
record.
Again,
as
mr
armstrong
mentioned,
some
of
the
formatting
in
the
conceptual
amendment
is
a
little
off,
so
we
will
submit
a
cleaned
up
version
after
this
meeting
to
make
it
clear
on
the
sections
that
are
being
changed
versus
those
that
are
in
existence
currently
for
item
number
two
under
nrs
217.420,
just
the
the
end
of
that
section.
I
This
would
require
that
accepting
counties
under
one
100
000,
so
it
would
be
currently
just
washable
and
clark
county.
They
must
provide
their
services
exclusively
for
victims
of
domestic
or
sexual
violence
and
then
in
counties
under
100
000
provide
their
services
primarily
for
victims
of
sexual
or
domestic
violence,
and
only
within
the
state.
I
I
That
would
make
the
change
so
they
provide
those
services
primarily
to
those
populations
and
then
in
section
seven
at
the
bottom
of
the
page
item
number
d
or
item
letter
d.
There
is
one
change
in
here,
even
though
the
whole
section
is
in
blue.
There's
only
a
couple
changes
in
here
that
make
the
changes
to
existing
law
item
letter
d:
this
would
change
the
counseling.
I
The
organizations
must
be
able
to
provide
counseling
or
make
referrals
for
counseling
for
victims.
Current
language
says
spouses,
so
that
would
just
change
that
word
to
partners
of
victims
and
family
members
and
then
in
letter
f
below
it
says
education
and
training.
It
would
add,
including
prevention
programs
and
then
continued
for
members
of
the
community
on
matters
which
relate
to
domestic
and
then
and
sexual
violence
would
be
added.
I
And
then,
finally,
on
the
second
page
of
the
conceptual
amendment
item
number
two,
the
last
sentence
in
that
section
just
adds
the
requirement
that
in
counties
under
100
000,
no
more
than
one
applicant
would
be
funded.
So
so
the
intent
of
this
change
would
be
to
in
those
rural
counties.
You
know
they
get
so
little
funding
anyway,
as
far
as
part
of
as
part
of
the
required
funding
formula
that
this
would
allow
the
only
one
applicant
to
be
funded.
I
So
those
funds
aren't
diluted
so
much
that
they
can't
do
any
good
work
with
the
funds
that
they
receive
and
with
that
I'd,
be
happy
to
take
any
questions.
The
director
of
the
nevada
coalition
to
end
domestic
and
sexual
violence
is
also
here
to
answer
questions
as
well.
A
I
Mandy
davis,
for
the
record,
we
do
award
these
funds
to
the
nonprofit
organizations
on
the
state
fiscal
year
basis,
so
this
would
make
those
requirements
go
into
effect
at
the
beginning
of
our
next
funding
cycle.
A
C
Thank
you
sharon.
Thank
you
for
the
presentation,
I'm.
I
have
a
couple
of
questions
if
that's
all
right
share
the
first
with
that
the
one
one
agency
in
the
rurals,
so
we
know
that
some
of
our
some
of
our
rural
counties
are
one
agency
in
in
the
county.
We
know
some
of
our
counties
are
very
very
large,
and
I
know
that
this
isn't
what
the
bill
is
about,
but
in
the
when
determination
is
being
made
as
to
which
organization
is
going
to
receive
the
funding.
C
Is
that
part
of
the
requirements
that
they're
going
to
serve
the
whole
county?
You
know
I
can
see
a
small
organization.
That's
you
know
that
this
would
be
a
great
influx
for
them.
Funds
to
do
their
work,
but
they're
kind
of
centered
in
one
part
of
the
county
and
for
them
to
go
to
the
other
parts
of
the
counties
would
be
very
difficult.
E
This
is
administrator,
armstrong
and
I'd.
Actually,
I
think,
miss
musky's
the
best
person
to
talk
about
kind
of
what
that
landscape
looks
like
now.
I
don't
think
we
have
any
rural
counties
that
currently
have
more
than
one
actually
it's
kind
of
the
opposite.
There
are
some
counties
that
currently
don't
have
any
providers,
but
I
think
sue
can
maybe
speak
to
that
landscape
better
than
myself.
A
J
My
name
is
sue
meiske,
I'm
the
executive
director
of
the
nevada
coalition
to
end
domestic
and
sexual
violence,
we're
the
statewide
coalition
of
domestic
and
sexual
violence
programs
throughout
nevada,
excellent
question.
It
is
a
struggle
to
try
to
provide
comprehensive
services
county-wide
in
counties
that
are
often
larger
than
some
states
in
the
in
the
nation
and
the
amount
of
money
that
that
folks
get
is
fairly
small
for
some
of
the
counties.
It's
no
more
than
20.
J
I
think
it's
28
000
right
now,
and
so
folks
try
to
be
as
creative
as
possible
to
make
sure
that
they're
providing
the
best
services
they
can
given
the
resources
and
the
geography,
so
they
utilize.
You
know
800
numbers.
I
know
that
that
sort
of
past
day
now-
but
that
was
you
know
a
great
innovation
at
one
point,
so
that
people
could
make
that
call,
no
matter
where
they
were.
They
work
with
volunteers
and
try
to
place
them
around
the
county.
J
So
there
are
people
available,
but
it
is
a
struggle
and
transportation
is
another
issue
in
rural
communities
that
we
don't
have
the
complete
answer
to.
But
we
work
as
hard
as
we
can
to
figure
out
how
we
can
make
sure
folks
have
access
to
services.
C
Thank
you
and
then
along
those
same
lines.
If
someone,
so
we
know
that
some
of
our
rural
communities
are
closer
to
a
non-rural
area
than
they
are
to
other
parts
of
the
same
county.
So
if
someone
from
one
of
the
rural
communities
who's
closer
to
a
more
metropolitan
area,
wanted
to
use
services
in
that
larger
metropolitan
area,
would
would
they
be
prohibited
or
would
that
cause
problems
with
the
agency
for
rece?
You
know
what
they
have
to
say.
No,
we
can't
give
you
services.
E
This
is
administrator
armstrong,
and
so
I
think
to
understand
this.
To
help
this
funding
the
marriage
license.
Funding
is
there's
no
like
restriction,
so
there's
a
restriction.
You
have
to
only
serve
victims
in
the
state
of
nevada,
there's
no
county
border
requirements
in
terms
of
this
funding.
E
This
funding
also
represents,
although
it
is
helpful
funding,
it
represents
a
very
small
investment
in
these
operations
and
and
we
don't
have
any
other,
really
general
fund
or
sources
for
victim
services,
so
for
our
victim
service
providers
in
this
realm.
It's
this
marriage
license
funding
from
the
state,
it's
federal
grants
and
a
lot
of
times
the
marriage
license.
Funding
helps
provide
that
required.
Non-Federal
match
we'll,
probably
hear
a
lot
about
that.
E
This
year
we
were
able
to
waive
some
match
requirements
during
coven
to
help
out
folks,
but
that
is
where
the
power
of
the
marriage
license
funding.
It
helps
with
that
non-federal
match
in
terms
of
the
federal
funds,
so
it
this
funding
is
helpful.
It's
not
the
whole
picture
of
the
funding
and
there
are
no
restrictions
in
terms
of
of
borders
sue
and
the
coalition
itself
has
really
worked
to
make
sure
that
there's
great
cooperation
across
the
state
and
that
providers
are
working
together.
I
think
they
did
so
spectacularly
under.
E
E
So
there's
no
real,
like
you
know
that
we
work
together
as
a
state.
Those
providers
do
there's
not
a
lot
of
that
kind
of
county
barriers.
Put
up.
C
Okay,
thank
you
that's
good
to
hear.
I
appreciate
that
and
sheriff
I
can
have
one
more
question.
Please
go
ahead.
Thank
you
so
then.
My
next
question
is
about
that
word
primarily.
Is
there
a
legal
definition
for
that
or
statutory
definition
or
who
decides
if
it's
primarily
or
not,.
E
This
is
a
administrator
armstrong
that
would
be
up
to
the
agency's
determination.
We've
thought
you
know
in
there's
no
ability
in
the
statute
for
the
division
to
adopt
regulations.
If
there
was,
we
might
define
that
term
it
as
part
of
the
process
of
examining
this
bill,
we
might
want
to.
You,
know,
define
it
and
so
there's
no
set
definition
in
statute
at
this
time
or
in
the
proposed
bill.
A
B
Thank
you
so
much
chair,
assemblywoman
gonzalez
assembly,
district
16
for
the
record.
I
kind
of
have
a
similar
or
follow
up
question
about
this
word
primary
from
from
exclusively
to
primarily
so
are.
Are
you
limiting
organizations
that
you
give
this
funding
to
what
the
change
of
exclusive
lead
to.
E
Primarily,
this
is
administrator
armstrong.
The
the
intent
of
of
switching
it
from
exclusively
to
primarily,
especially
in
the
world,
is
to
to
not
have
agencies
excluded
because
they
might
provide
services
in
different
realms.
So
it
would
be
expanding
the
the
ability
of
those
agencies
in
the
world
to
provide
services
not
only
to
domestic
violence,
victims
but
other
vulnerable
populations.
E
So
there's
no
there's
no
current
recipient
of
the
of
the
funding
that
would
become
ineligible
based
on
the
changes
in
this
bill.
B
E
That
is
correct
as
soon
noted.
It's
it's
a
pretty
small
amount
of
money,
and
so
the
concern
was
especially
just
the
initial
language
of
primarily
is
that
you,
you
wouldn't
want,
you
know
kind
of
a
bunch
of
providers
to
pop
up
and
not
provide
quality
services
or
dilute
the
money
so
much
that
then
it
wouldn't
be
able
to
provide
a
match
for
those
federal
funds
or
other
other
types
of
funding.
So
I
hope
that
answers
your
question.
B
Thank
you
so
much,
and
then
I
just
have
one
more
question
share
in
the
counties
that
have
no
services.
So
do
you
look
at
this
funding
and
distribute
it
in
a
way
that
you
know,
for
example,
if
like
esmeralda
county
has
like
no
services
like
do
you
look
at
this
money
and
say
how
can
we
provide
funding
to
that
county
so
that
that
victims
can
have
services,
or
is
it
more
so
the
organizations
that
exist
come
to
you
for
funding.
I
Thank
you
for
the
question:
mandy
davis,
for
the
record.
Currently
we
have
applicants
who
have
been
awarded
funding
in
every
county,
except
for
lincoln
no
eligible
provider
has
submitted
an
application
to
provide
services
in
that
county.
We
do
have
some
organizations
where
they
provide
services
to
more
than
one.
I
don't
have
the
the
names
off
the
top
of
my
head,
but,
for
example,
humble
and
pershing
would
be
served
by
one
one
organization
and
then
receive
the
funding
that
was
allocated
to
each
of
those
counties.
I
H
Thank
you,
chandra
summers,
armstrong
assembly
district,
six.
My
question
to
mr
armstrong
would
be
section
one
paragraph
four
you
take
out
the
word
primarily
exclusively
and
add
primarily,
but
you
still
only
have
the
designation
of
domestic
violence
and
in
section
one
above
you
have
or
sexual
assault.
Do
you
want
to
bring
consistency
to
your
language
there
is
that
necessary.
Is
there
a
particular
reason
why
or
sexual
assault
was
not
included
there?
E
Thank
you.
This
is
administrator
armstrong.
We
will
check
and
work
with
the
legislative
council
bureau
legal
on
that
to
make
sure
it's
consistent.
They
they
were
able
to
spot
through
the
bill
where
they
wanted
that
change,
and
so
we
will
make
sure,
as
as
we
get
an
actual
amended
version
that
we
are
consistent
throughout.
E
There
are
some
areas
currently
because
sexual
sexual
violence,
sexual
assault,
is
only
there's
a
designated
funding
for
the
counties
over
seven
hundred
thousand.
So
there
are
some
provisions
that
only
really
apply
to
domestic
violence
providers
and
we'll
certainly
work
with
lcv
legal.
To
make
sure
that
is
is
clean
and
clear
and
you
know
all
tightened
up
for
final
passage
if
it.
Hopefully
it
goes
to
passage.
A
To
be
determined,
but
I
think
it's
looking
good,
mr
armstrong:
let's
go
next
to
assemblywoman
hardy
with
the
question.
B
Thank
you
chair
and
thank
you
for
this
presentation.
B
E
This
is
administrator,
armstrong
and
yeah.
Yes,
we
will
absolutely
submit
that
also
at
the
nevada
coalition
and
domestic
and
sexual
violence
website.
They
also
have
a
great
listing
of
all
the
providers
in
each
of
the
counties.
E
Sue's
team
does
a
great
job
of
making
sure
that
there's
good
access
to
those
and
there's
actually
a
victim
service
section
of
the
state's
2-1-1
website,
also
where
individuals
can
go
and
then
we've
got
all
sorts
of
ways.
I
guess
to
find
out
how
but
the
we
we
grant
through
our
vocal
grant
to
the
attorney
general's
office.
B
Thank
you
and
I'm
I'm
pleased
to
see
that
we've
nevada's
kind
of
taken
a
lead
and
providing
so
many
avenues
for
victims
to
find
these
services.
So
I
appreciate
that.
Thank
you.
A
Okay,
I
don't
see
additional
questions
at
this
time,
so
I
want
to
thank
you
for
the
presentation
and
at
this
time
I'm
going
to
open
it
up
for
testimony
in
support
and
we're
going
to
start
with
miss
maeske,
who
is
on
the
zoom
with
us
and
after
she
finishes
testifying
we'll
go
to
the
phone
line.
So
please
go
ahead
with
your
testimony.
J
J
J
J
What
might
surprise
you
is
that
the
large
counties
and
the
small
counties
had
different
reactions
to
this
language
change
for
programs
in
larger
counties
which
receive
enough
funding
to
be
able
to
specialize
in
domestic
and
or
sexual
violence.
The
exclusive
language
works,
and
they
had
concerns
that
the
language
change
might
make
have
some
detrimental
impacts.
J
A
Thank
you
so
much
miss
maeske
any
questions
for
miss
my
speed
about
her
testimony
or
anything
else
in
the
bill.
Okay,
I
do
not
see
questions.
I
want
to
thank
you
again
for
your
testimony
and
support.
C
C
Caller,
with
the
last
three
digits
of
six
one
one,
please
slowly
state
and
then
spell
your
name
for
the
record.
You
will
have
two
minutes
and
you
may
begin
now,
good
morning,
chair
and
members
of
the
committee.
This
is
john
pirro
j-o-h-n-p-I-r-o
from
the
clark
county,
public
defender's
office
and
testifying
on
behalf
of
both
the
clark
county,
public
defender's
office
and
the
washoe
county
public
defender's
office.
C
We
wanted
to
register
our
support
for
this
bill
because
oftentimes
in
our
practice,
we
realize
that
sometimes
the
victimized
become
the
victimizers
later
on
in
life,
and
we
want
to
stop
that
cycle.
So
we
want
when
we
talk
about
victim
services,
we're
serious
about
providing
victim
services,
and
we
believe
that
this
bill
is
going
a
long
way
to
do
that.
So
we
just
wanted.
C
A
A
C
Chair
there
are
no
callers
on
the
phone
line
who
would
like
to
testify
in
the
neutral
position.
A
Thank
you
so
much
so
I'll
close
neutral
testimony,
mr
armstrong,
if
you
are
still
there
with
miss
davis
I'll
give
you
a
chance
to
make
any
concluding
remarks.
You'd
like
to
make
on
assembly
bill
30.
E
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
ross
armstrong
administrator
for
the
division
of
childhood
family
service
services.
I
would
just
like
to
thank
the
committee
for
hearing
this
bill
and
for
taking
time
to
just
hear
about
victim
services
today
in
in
a
broader
concept
and
then
also
to
thank
the
the
coalition
for
working
with
the
providers
to
get
to
consensus
on
language
that
ensures
we're
we're
getting
the
money
out
into
the
community
to
help
those
those
victims
in
every
corner
of
the
state.
E
And
so
I
thank
you
for
your
consideration
and
we
look
forward
to
continue
to
work
with
the
the
committee
and
members
on
ab30
and
any
other
victim
services
issues.
A
Thank
you
so
much.
Mr
armstrong
appreciate
you
spending
your
morning
with
us.
I
know
you
often
get
asked
to
do
these
presentations
at
the
legislature
and
elsewhere.
So
we
appreciate
your
time
and
your
presentation
of
the
bill.
I
will
now
close
the
hearing
on
assembly
bill
30
and
we're
now
going
to
go
to
public
comment
as
a
reminder,
we'll
take
up
to
30
minutes
of
public
comment.
Callers
will
have
up
to
two
minutes
to
provide
public
public
comment.
Bps.
Can
we
check
to
see
if
we
have
anybody
on
the
public
comment
line?
Please.