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A
I
would
like
to
call
this
meeting
to
order
and
welcome
everyone
today
to
the
assembly
committee
on
legislative
operations
and
elections
with
that
committee
secretary.
Will
you
please
take
the
role.
C
D
C
E
E
A
Here
and
please
mark
assemblywoman
monroe
moreno
present
when
she
arrives
she's
just
finishing
up
her
own
committee
right
now,
but
she
will
be
on
her
way
with
that.
Just
a
few
reminders
that
those
wishing
to
testify
later
on
throughout
the
hearings
that
you
may
do
so
by
registering
through
the
agenda,
which
is
posted
on
nellis,
we
will
have
up
to
a
half
hour
of
public
comment
at
the
end
of
the
two
bill
hearings
that
we
have,
and
I'd
also
like
to
welcome.
A
We
have
the
pleasure
of
having
an
american
sign
language
interpreter
today
as
part
of
our
presentation,
so
welcome
to
everyone
participating
and
listening
through
our
sign
language.
Interpreter
with
that,
I
would
like
to
open
our
first
bill
hearing
it's
assembly
bill,
392,
sponsored
by
the
assembly
judiciary
committee,
presented
by
assemblyman
yeager.
This
measure
requires
the
legislative
council
bureau
to
enter
into
an
agreement
with
a
qualified
consultant
to
analyze
certain
data
submitted
to
the
legislative
council
bureau,
containing
traffic
stops
and
other
stops,
and
with
that
assemblyman
we
are
ready
whenever
you
are.
F
F
As
the
chair
stated
assembly,
bill
392
requires
the
lcb
to
enter
into
an
agreement
for
analyzing
information
on
traffic
stops.
Let
me
give
you
just
a
little
bit
of
background
on
why
you
have
this
measure
in
front
of
you
today
last
year,
during
the
30-second
special
session,
which
happened
in
august
of
2020,
the
legislature
passed
assembly
bill
3
relating
to
public
safety
assembly,
bill,
3,
addressed
use
of
force
by
police
officers,
drug
and
alcohol
testing
of
officers
involved
in
the
shooting
or
instances
of
substantial
bodily
harm
and
other
subjects.
F
Section
9
of
that
bill
assembly
bill
3
required
each
law
enforcement
agency
in
our
state
to
submit
a
report
to
the
lcb
by
november
1st
of
2020.
That
report
was
to
include
information
on
traffic
stops
and
other
stops,
including
the
software
the
agencies
used
to
process
the
identities
of
those
involved.
In
the
stop,
we
requested
information
on
how
traffic
stops
are
recorded,
how
those
records
are
maintained
and
what
information
is
collected
at
the
time
of
the
stop.
F
Also
what
software
does
law
enforcement
use
in
their
vehicles
and
dispatch
offices
and
what
are
the
features
and
limitations
on
that
software?
According
to
the
testimony
before
the
committee
of
the
whole
during
the
special
session,
these
reports
were
intended
to
lay
the
groundwork
for
more
in-depth
data
collection
and
analysis.
F
F
I
certainly
agree
with
that
concept
of
engaging
an
outside
expert
to
go
over
the
reports,
and
that
is
the
reason
the
bill
is
in
front
of
you
today
now
to
get
to
the
bill
itself.
The
bill
consists
of
only
two
sections
in
section
one.
The
bill
requires
the
lcb
to
enter
into
an
agreement
with
a
qualified
consultant
to
analyze
the
data
that
was
submitted
and
to
prepare
and
submit
a
report.
F
The
bill
specifies
in
subsection
2
that
the
report
must
include
a
summary
of
the
answers.
Law
enforcement
submitted
on
traffic
stops
and
other
stops.
The
bill
also
says
that
the
report
must
include
recommendations
on
how
to
improve
data
collections
related
to
traffic
stops
the
data
elements
that
should
be
included.
The
features
of
software
law
enforcement
should
be
using
how
to
make
sure
the
data
we
collect
can
be
integrated
and
analyzed
and
how
to
make
sure
we
have
appropriate
quality
control.
F
Finally,
you
may
be
wondering
whether
we
have
somebody
in
mind
to
do
this
work.
While
we've
had
some
initial
conversations
with
legal
and
research
staff,
we
would
like
to
stay
flexible
at
this
point
and
when
the
bill,
if
and
when
the
bill
passes,
engage
the
entity
that
works
best
for
our
needs.
This
bill,
of
course,
is
going
to
cost
money.
F
To
that
end,
there's
likely
to
be
a
fiscal
note
on
the
bill
at
some
point
if
there
isn't
already
so
this
bill
will
certainly
have
a
stop
in
the
ways
and
means
committee,
but
indeed
that
is
a
problem
for
another
day,
although
it
is
somewhat
rare
for
lcb
to
do
this
kind
of
arrangement,
it
is
not
without
precedent.
Just
last
interim
the
lcb
hired
a
consultant
to
work
on
child
welfare
funding
issues.
In
that
case
there
was
an
appropriation
in
the
bill
and
that
appropriation
was
for
two
hundred
thousand
dollars
to
cover
the
cost.
F
I
have
included
a
copy
of
the
request
for
proposal
as
an
exhibit
on
nellis,
so
you
can
just
see
what
that
looks
like
if
you're
interested
and
the
last
thing
I'll
say
is
in
terms
of
how
this
process
would
work.
If
this
bill
were
to
pass
a
request
for
information
would
likely
be
issued
by
the
lcb,
followed
by
a
formal
request
for
proposal,
then
there
would
be
a
vetting
process
through
one
of
our
interim
committees,
followed
by
the
selection
of
the
consultant.
F
My
best
guess
is
that
this
entire
process
would
take
us
to
the
end
of
this
calendar
year
or
beginning
of
next
calendar
year.
At
that
time,
a
consultant
would
likely
be
selected
and
the
work
could
begin
with
an
eye
towards
making
recommendations,
as
enumerated
in
section
three
of
the
bill.
Madam
chair.
That
concludes
my
presentation
on
assembly
bill.
392..
Thank
you
for
your
consideration
and
I
would
be
happy
to
take
any
questions
at
this
time.
A
Thank
you
so
much
assemblyman.
We,
we
actually
do
have
a
few
questions
and
we
will
start
with
assemblyman
assemblywoman
dickman.
G
Thank
you
so
much
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
so
much
assembly,
woman,
assemblyman,
yeager,
sorry,
just
a
quick
question.
Then
you
kind
of
touched
on
it
a
tiny
bit.
But
what
do
you
think
the
definition
might
be
of
qualified
consultants?
I
mean:
do
you
have
any
ideas
of
what
you
might
require
in
this
consultant.
F
Steve
yeager
for
the
record,
that's
a
great
question
and
I
think
that's
that's
kind
of
why
we
envision
a
two-part
process.
I
think
the
first
thing
we
would
do
is
do
a
request
for
information
just
to
sort
of
ask
folks
out
there
in
the
consulting
world.
You
know
what
would
this
look
like
in
your
mind?
Have
you
analyzed
data
like
this
before
and
our
hope
would
be
that
we
would
get
some
information
back
from
interested
parties
to
say
look.
This
is
the
kind
of
work
we
do.
F
We
think
we
could
help
you
because
we
look
at
we
crunch
data.
We
look
at
this
kind
of
stuff
in
other
areas
and
then,
after
that,
a
formal
request
for
production
would
go
out
much
like
the
one
you
see
on
nellis.
That
was
done
last
year,
so
you
know,
I
think
it's
a
two-step
process,
but
really
in
my
mind
it
is
a
consultant
who
is
familiar
with
this
kind
of
software,
where
you
know
law
enforcement's,
using
it
in
real
time
to
make
stops
to
run
people
to
run
their
backgrounds.
F
And
then
you
know
have
some
kind
of
knowledge
about
data
integrity,
about
maintaining
data
and,
I
think,
probably
most
importantly,
about
our
systems
being
able
to
communicate
with
one
another,
because
that's
an
issue
we've
had
in
the
state
where
we
have
different
agencies
using
different
platforms,
and
so,
if
we're
trying
to
look
on
a
state
level
of
what's
actually
happening
out
there
on
the
ground,
we've
got
to
be
able
to
compile
that
data
in
some
meaningful
way.
G
Yeah
I
mean
that
makes
sense.
It's
like
we've
collected
this
data.
Now
we
need
someone
who
can
interpret
it
right,
but
it
may
be
hard
to
find
that
right
person
right
sounds
like.
F
Steve
yeager
for
the
record-
and
you
know
I
guess
we'll
see
if
we
put
out
a
request
for
information
to
see
what
kind
of
capacity
is
out
there
and
a
request
for
proposal.
I
mean
there's
the
possibility.
Maybe
we
don't
get
a
lot
of
interest,
but
you
know
we'll
sort
of
deal
with
it
at
that
point.
B
Thank
you
so
much
madam
chair
assemblywoman
assembly,
district
16
for
the
record.
Did
you
say
that
you
were
going
to
collect
surveys
from
police
officers?
Did
I
hear
that
right.
F
F
So
the
next
step
would
be
to
you
know,
find
someone
to
help
us
understand
that
information.
But
if
you
go
back
and
look
particularly,
I
know
you
don't
have
it
in
front
of
you,
but
section
9
of
assembly,
bill
3
of
the
30-second
special
session,
provided
the
information
that
law
enforcement
needed
to
provide.
And
you
know
just
by
way
of
quick
background.
We
were
hoping.
Maybe
to
do.
F
I
guess
something
bigger
with
this
data,
but
during
the
context
of
a
special
session,
we
realized
that
we
probably
needed
to
figure
out
what
data
is
actually
collected.
What
systems
are
used?
What
is
out
there
right
now,
and
so
that
was
sort
of
the
first
step
in
the
special
session,
and
this
would
be
the
second
step
which
is
analyzing
that
data
and
hopefully
help
it'll
help
us
to
guide
our
future
decision
making
as
a
legislative
body.
B
Yeah
I
mean
I
definitely
agree
that
we
need
the
data,
but
as
a
researcher
I'm
a
little
concerned
how
we're
getting
the
data
and
how
we
make
sure
that
it's
like
accurate
data
and
then
making
recommendations
based
off
of
this
data.
If
we
don't
know
where
these
recommendations
are
coming
from,
you
know
I
would
want
someone
who's
like
a
criminal
justice
policy
analyst
or
someone
who
like
understands
this
type
of
work,
making
important
recommendations.
B
I
don't
know
if
that's,
maybe
just
something
to
think
about
when
we're
looking
for
a
consultant,
but
that
kind
of
just
stuck
out
to
me.
So
just
you
know,
I'm
not
saying
we
need
to
have
researchers,
but
I
just
think
that
sometimes
things
get
lost
in
translation
when
we
collect
data
and
we
don't
know
how
to
accurately
display
it.
F
So
this
first
step
is
is
trying
to
get
a
sense
of
what
the
data
is,
what
it
means,
and
so
I
anticipate
the
consultant
would
be
able
to
ask
follow-up
questions
to
law
enforcement
as
well,
because
you
know
they're
probably
going
to
have
follow-up
questions
about
what
data
they
use,
how
it's
collected
and
then
I
think
that
next
step
is
for
us,
as
a
legislative
body,
to
bring
in
some
of
those
other
experts
to
say
what
what
else
do
we
need
here
and
how
can
we
act
on
it?
A
Thank
you
assemblywoman
next
question.
We
have
from
assemblywoman
thomas.
G
Thank
you,
chair
miller,
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
speak
with
assemblyman
yeager
and
welcome
to
our
committee
good
to
have
you
on
the
hot
seat
I'm
only
kidding.
I
do
have
a
question,
though.
Lcb
has
this
data
right
now.
What's
the
scope
of
the
data,
you
know,
because
we
know
that
we
always
get
traffic
stops
at
the
end,
sometimes
at
the
end
of
the
month,
beginning
of
the
month.
What
is
the
scope
because
I'm
looking
at
maybe
a
year
of
data
has
been
collected
so
far.
F
Steve
yeager
for
the
record,
it's
good
to
see
you
as
well
assemblywoman.
One
of
my
regrets
is
that
I
I'm
not
able
to
serve
on
a
committee
with
all
of
you,
so
it's
nice
to
see
you
in
this
committee,
so
what
we
we
don't
have
the
actual
data
itself
right
now.
What
we
have
is
responses
from
law
enforcement
about
what
sort
of
data
they
collect,
how
they
collect
it,
how
they
store
it.
So
we
haven't
asked
for
the
actual
data,
yet
I
think
that's.
The
second
part
is
to
figure
out.
F
You
know
what
data
do
they
have
right
now?
How
far
back
does
it
go?
So
you
ask
a
great
a
great
question
I
mean
do:
does
data
on
traffic
stops
go
back
two
years
three
years
six
months?
What
is
the
auto
override
feature
on
some
of
this?
So
that's
the
information
we
have
right
now
and
I
think
that
next
step
is
to
ask
the
consultant
to
help
us
understand
what
is
readily
available
already
out
in
the
world,
and
then
we
can
start
to
sort
of
collect
that
and
analyze
it
or
we
can.
F
You
know
we
can
work
from
that
because,
for
instance,
if
if
the
data
is
only
available
for
for
90
days
and
then
it
gets
written
over,
that's
that's
problematic
for
us
in
making
decisions,
we're
not
going
to
be
able
to
look
long
term
at
trends.
So
we
do
have
the
responses
from
law
enforcement
answering
the
questions
we
saw
in
assembly
bill
3
of
the
special
session,
but
we
don't
yet
have.
What
we
don't
have
is
the
underlying
data
about
those
traffic
stops.
G
Thank
you
and
cheer
me.
I
have
a
follow-up.
Certainly
thank
you,
man,
all
right
with
that
information
that
you
just
gave
us.
G
How
long
will
this
consultant
be
in
that
position
and
the
second
half
of
that
question
is
once
you
get
the
consultant,
I'm
assuming
that
they
will
need
software
in
order
to
gain
knowledge
of
you
know
of
the
surveys
that
were
taken
so
that
we
can
look
at
the
results
and
with
that
is
that
that
consulted
plus
the
software
and
or
any
assistant
that
they
gain
will
be
within.
G
You
know
the
monies
that
I'm,
assuming
that
this
school
note
would
request.
F
Steve
yeager
for
the
record
great
question,
so
I
would
anticipate
probably
getting
through
this
process.
We
wouldn't
be
in
a
position
to
have
a
consultant
start
working
with
us
until
the
end
of
this
year
or
beginning
of
next
year.
So
I
think
that's
going
to
be
the
timeline
now
to
answer
your
other
question
about
what
software
might
the
consultant
need
or
what
staffing
might
they
need?
That
would
be
determined
in
the
request
for
proposal.
F
So
essentially
we
would
put
out
a
request
for
proposal
and
they
would
come
back
to
us
and
tell
us
exactly
what
they
think
they
need
and
how
much
it's
going
to
cost.
Now
we
don't
have
an
unlimited
budget,
so
I
don't
believe
there's
a
fiscal
note
on
here
yet,
but
at
some
point,
lcb
is
going
to
look
at
this
and
I
think,
come
up
with
what
they
believe
to
be
a
reasonable
estimation,
for
what
a
fiscal
note
would
be.
They'll,
probably
look
at
the
bill.
F
I
referenced
from
last
interim,
where
the
the
cost
was
200
000,
so
the
consultant
would
have
to
work
within
those
parameters.
I
mean
there
wouldn't
really
be
an
ability
for
us
to
pay
them
more,
so
there
would
be
an
agreement
where
we
would
come
to
agreement
and
say
look.
This
is
the
amount
of
money
that
we
have
to
spend
and
what
can
you
do
for
us
with
that
amount
of
money,
and
hopefully
that
would
include
anything
that
they
might
need?
F
A
Thank
you
assemblywoman
and
I'd
just
like
to
remind
everyone,
and
I
appreciate
that
assemblyman
jager
is
obviously
a
very
experienced
chair
and
you
know
legislator,
but
here
in
this
committee,
we're
a
policy
committee,
so
we
can
keep
our
focus
just
on
the
policy
and
the
concerns
and
questions
while
they're,
so
real
about
funding
and
financing
things.
That's
a
completely
separate
committee.
We
just
want
to
focus
on.
Do
we
see
something
as
good
policy
and
then
we'll
allow
the
budget
committees
to
take
it
from
there.
A
B
Thank
you,
chair
miller
and
so
nice
to
see
you
assemblyman
yeager
in
our
committee.
Welcome
to
ledge
ups.
I
just
had
a
quick
question
out
of
curiosity.
Do
you
know
if
every
single
law
enforcement
agency
actually
submitted
the
required
data
to
the
director
of
lcb?
Did
they
every
100
percent
report
back.
F
Steve
yeager,
for
the
record.
No,
I
mean
we
never
have
100
right
so
I'll,
say
this.
Looking
at
the
data,
I
think
our
largest
law
enforcement
agencies
in
the
state
did
respond.
You
know
metro
reno.
The
bill
was
pretty
broad
in
its
applicability,
so
there
were
definitely
some
smaller
agencies
that
that
didn't
respond
and
to
their
credit
there
were
some
that
responded.
Just
said
we
don't
do
person
or
traffic
stops.
So
so
we
we've
got
a
decent
number
of
responses,
but
not
a
hundred
percent.
F
I
also
think
the
consultant
can
help
us
with
that.
If
we
need
additional
information
from
other
agencies
out
there,
they
they
can
reach
out,
and
I
don't
think
anybody
there's
anybody
out
there
who
didn't
intentionally
respond.
You
know
sometimes
they're
just
not
aware
that
we
enact
these
things,
but
we'll
strive
for
that
through
the
consultant
process
to
get
more
information.
If
we
need
it.
B
F
Steve
yeager
for
the
record.
I
hope
I
hope
we
would
have
the
consultant
on
board
by
the
end
of
this
year,
beginning
of
2022,
and
then
they
could
start
their
work.
Now,
how
long
that's
going
to
take,
I
I
don't
know
I
don't
anticipate
the
analysis
of
the
the
data
we
have
now
would
take
a
long
time,
but
there
might
be
some
follow-up,
so
my
hope
would
be
certainly
would
be
in
a
position
by
the
next
legislative
session
to
have
actionable
recommendations
that
that
we
could
potentially
act
on
in
the
well.
F
B
Taurus
thank
you
chair
and
thank
you
so
much
for
the
presentation.
I
really
appreciate
the
intent
of
this
legislation
and
I
I
kind
of
have
a
question
along
some
of
the
lines
to
assembly
woman
or
to
vice
chair
haruki.
I
was
just
wondering
I
I
noticed
that
in
this
legislation
we
don't
have
any
like
we're
not
requiring
that
it
be
disseminated
to
any.
Like
members
of
the
committee-
and
I
know
that's
pretty
standard,
is
there
a
reason?
B
Why
is
it
something
we'd
like
to
consider
perhaps
that,
like
the
information
that
report
would
be
disseminated
to
all
members
of
the
legislature
disseminated
to
the
the
members
of
the
judiciary
committee
or
that
this
information
is
presented
to
an
interim
committee,
because
I
I
I
don't
see
it
and
maybe
I'm
missing
that.
F
Steve
yeager
for
the
record.
I
don't
think
that
is
in
the
bills.
I
I
don't
think
you're
missing
that
and
one
of
the
discussions
I
had
with
lcb
that
were
still
ongoing.
Is
you
know
where
exactly
would
the
oversight
for
this
be
in
the
interim?
Which
committee
would
it
be
likely
to
be
in
front
of,
and
I
think
we
haven't
reached
that
conclusion
yet,
but
if
and
when
we
do,
I
think
it
would
certainly
be
appropriate
to
make
sure
that
that
committee
get
a
report
and
that
whatever
other
report
is
generated
is
distributed.
F
To
I
mean
at
minimum,
the
lcb
is
going
to
get
it
because
they're,
the
recipient,
they're
they're
the
contracting
party,
but
to
make
sure
that
it
is
made
available
to
the
legislature
so
I'll
continue
to
work
with
lcb
legal
on
that
to
see
if
we
need
to
put
that
in
the
bill,
but
there
will
be
oversight
throughout
the
interim
process,
just
not
sure
where
it's
going
to
be.
At
this
point.
A
Okay
right
now
I
don't
see
any
additional
questions,
so
we
can
move
into
testimony
so
broadcasting.
Please
open
the
lines
for
anyone
wishing
to
testify
in
support
of
ab
av-392.
C
A
A
Does
it
appear
at
this
point
that
anyone
is
attempting
to
dial
in?
We
have
no
more.
C
A
C
A
Okay,
thank
you.
Can
we
open
the
lines
for
anyone
wishing
to
testify
in
opposition
of
ab392
to
testify.
A
A
Thank
you
with
that.
I
will
open
the
hearing
on
assembly
bill
421
assembly
bill.
421
is
sponsored
by
the
assembly
legislative
committee
on
elections,
legislative
operations
and
elections.
It
will
be
presented
by
assemblywoman
brown
may
it
establishes
the
preferred
method
of
referring
to
persons
with
certain
conditions
in
the
nevada,
revised
statutes
and
nevada
administrative
code
assemblywoman.
A
Whenever
you
are
ready,
we
are
ready
for
you
and
if
you
would
like
to
introduce
anyone,
that's
co-sponsoring
with
you
that
that
would
be
wonderful,
so
take
it
away.
C
Thank
you
very
much
for
the
opportunity
to
be
here
today.
Thank
you,
chair
and
vice
chair
and
members
of
this
committee
for
the
record.
I
am
tracy
brown
may
representing
assembly
district
42
in
clark
county
today
with
me
to
present
assembly
bill
421
is
miss
robin
reedy,
the
executive
director
of
the
national
alliance
on
mental
illness
in
nevada,
or
miami
known
affectionately,
and
then,
following
my
presentation,
ms
reedy
will
discuss
the
importance
of
respectful
language
from
both
a
professional
and
personal
perspective.
C
I
am
pleased
to
present
assembly
bill
421
for
your
consideration.
Quite
simply,
the
goal
of
this
bill
before
you
today
is
to
update
antiquated
and
discriminatory
language
in
nevada
law
that
can
be
insulting
to
people
who
have
mental
illness
or
people
who
are
deaf
or
hard
of
hearing,
simply
put
words
matter.
C
So
here's
a
little
background
information
relative
to
the
bill.
As
we
all
know
the
words
we
use
have
the
power
to
shape
the
lives
of
the
individuals
in
our
state
and
in
our
communities
and
the
meanings
of
words
change
over
time
as
society
evolves.
So
we
must
also
make
changes
in
our
nevada,
revised
statutes.
The
words
and
labels
we
use
in
statute
can
have
a
profound
effect
on
people
and
as
lawmakers.
C
It
was
only
in
2004
that
we
removed
the
reference
to
idiot
in
the
nevada
constitution
for
people
who
are
experiencing
mental
illness.
Replacing
these
offensive
terms
in
our
statutes
is
the
first
step
to
reducing
the
stigma
associated
with
mental
health
conditions,
remove
discriminatory
terminology
and
hopefully
begin
to
shift
the
focus
to
treatment
and
recovery.
C
C
They're,
inaccurate
and
they're
outdated,
negative
terminology
for
the
members
of
this
community
persist
in
law
and
in
popular
culture,
including
the
label,
death
and
dumb,
that's
almost
hard
to
say
even
the
national
association
for
the
deaf
calls
this
a
relic
from
medieval
england
and
the
organization
also
notes
that
the
greek
philosopher
aristotle,
used
this
label
deaf
and
dumb,
because
he
thought
the
deaf
people
were
incapable
of
learning
of
being
taught
and
of
reason
thinking.
We
know
that
is
wholly
untrue.
C
More
recently
terms,
hearing
impaired
and
hearing
disabled
they're
offensive
outdated
and
inaccurate
as
well.
These
terms
focus
on
what
people
cannot
do
by
establishing
the
standard.
As
hearing
and
implying
that
anything
different
must
be
impaired
or
substandard,
that's
what
we
need
to
fix,
so
the
sections
of
the
bill,
our
statutes
already
direct
the
legislative
council
to
refer
to
people
with
disabilities
and
others
in
a
respectful
manner
and
ab421
continues
this
process.
C
C
C
C
So
that's
the
bill.
If
the
chair
please,
I
would
like
to
ask
miss
reedy
to
provide
additional
information
at
this
time
relative
to
her
her
story.
Yes,
please.
H
Thank
you.
Thank
you
distinguished
members
of
the
committee
on
behalf
of
nami
nevada,
the
state
chapter
of
the
national
alliance
on
mental
illness.
I
am
pleased
to
present
in
support
of
ab421
nami
is
a
grassroots
mental
health
organization
dedicated
to
building
better
lives
for
the
more
than
400
000
nevadans
affected
by
mental
illness.
H
H
H
H
C
A
Is
he
part
of
your
presentation,
or
is
he
just
here
to
testify?
He
will
be
here
to
testify.
Okay,
then,
if
it,
if
it
works
for
him,
then
we
will
wait
until
we're
at
the
neutral
testimony.
Does
that
work
that
works
great?
Thank
you.
Okay,
thank
you.
So
that
concludes
your
bill
presentation
at
this
time.
It
does.
Thank
you
all
right.
Thank
you,
assemblywoman
with
that
we
will
go
ahead
and
open
the
lines
broadcasting
please,
for
anyone
wishing
to
testify
in
support
of.
A
A
Of
assembly
bill
421,
I'm
sorry
broadcasting,
I'm
really
sorry,
and
now
I
I
think
some
people
are
going
to
catch
it.
Now
we
need
to
open
it
up
for
questions
first,
so
committee
members,
I
know
we
have
one
question
beginning
with
and
I
apologize
to
everyone
and
everyone
on
the
lines
as
well.
Assemblywoman
taurus
has
a
question.
B
No
thank
you.
Thank
you,
chair
for
the
opportunity
to
ask
question.
I
I
was
able
to
answer
it
during
the
hearing.
I
just
noted
that
this
was
very
similar
to
assembly
bill
an
assembly
bill
from
last
session.
Then
I
was
just
checking
to
see
if
we
kept
similar
form
and
language
from
ab367
of
last
session.
We
did.
That
was
my
question,
but
I
answered
it.
Thank
you.
Okay,.
A
Okay,
not
seen
any
and
assemblywoman
brown
may
just
thank
you
so
much
for
bringing
forth
this
legislation
and
on
such
an
important
and
sensitive
issue,
but
again
to
bring
respect
and
dignity
for
what
people
deserve.
So
thank
you
for
that.
With
that,
we
will
go
ahead
now
and
broadcasting.
Please
open
the
line
for
those
wishing
to
testify
in
support
of
ab421.
D
E
Evening,
members
of
legislative
operations
and
elections
committee
for
the
record,
my
name
is
eddie
ablasser
e-d-d-I-e-a-b-l-e-s-e-r,
and
I
would
like
representing
opportunity,
village
and
members
of
the
broader
community
of
individuals
who
have
been
long
advocating
for
appropriate
usage
of
language
in
representing
those
who
have
disability
or
mental
illness.
And
I
I
just
want
to
extend
my
appreciation
to
chair
miller
and
the
committee
for
hearing
this
bill.
I
believe
that
some
of
the
goal
for
21
provides
tremendous
value
to
the
ongoing
conversation
about
acceptance
and
and
appropriate
language
in
our
community.
E
We
know
that
words
have
tremendous
power,
as
we've
seen
nationally
across
the
sort
of
political
mulu
and
wanting
to
ensure
that
those
who
do
have
a
disability
or
or
an
individual
with
a
mental
illness
is,
is
appropriately
represented
in
our
own
symbolic
statute,
and
so
with
that,
I
truly
and
sincerely
want
to
thank
assemblywoman
brown
may
for
her
leadership
and
guidance
in
this
space
and
thank
her
for
the
leadership
she's
provided
as
well
as
committee
members,
and
ask
for
your
support
on
this
bill.
Thank
you.
D
E
E
E
D
A
I
I
I
am
testifying
for
the
nevada
commission
for
persons
who
are
deaf
and
hard
of
hearing
as
people
have
mentioned
before
the
bill
says
it
all,
but
I
want
to
point
out
that
from
the
deaf
and
hard
of
hearing
community,
our
view
is
that
our
deafness
or
us
being
hard
of
hearing
is
not
a
disability.
I
I
But,
of
course,
disability
is
defined
for
agencies
such
as
medicare,
etc,
so
it
impacts
them
and
the
term
deaf
and
dumb
hearing
impaired
are
ancient
terms
and
offensive
they're,
just
absolutely
outdated
and
out
of
practice.
So
we
are
trying
to
educate
people
to
use
those
terms
when
they
label
us
so
that
we
can
make
sure
everyone
is
being
respectful
and
to
achieve
equality
for
deaf
people.
I
Thank
you,
and
also
this
bill
will
help
to
promote
awareness
of
the
individuals
rights
to
access,
especially
for
deaf
and
hard
of
hearing
people
in
terms
of
getting
access
to
things
such
as
interpreters
and
effective
communication.
A
Thank
you
so
much
for
being
here
with
us
today
and
thank
you
for
educating
us,
because
our
goal
is
to,
of
course,
treat
everyone
with
respect,
and
often
that
comes
in
in
the
words
and
the
terms
that
we
use.
So
thank
you
for
sharing
and
teaching
us
today.
Thank
you
with
that
broadcasting.
Do
we
have
anyone
on
the
line
to
testify
in
neutral.
D
A
A
A
A
Hey
thank
you
for
that.
So
with
that,
obviously
we
have
no
one
for
public
comment,
so
I
just
would
like
to
give
everyone
a
reminder
that
our
next
scheduled
meeting
is
this
thursday
april
1st,
but
we
will
begin
at
3
p.m,
so
we're
moving
it
up
an
hour,
so
we're
beginning
promptly
at
3
pm
on
thursday,
with
that
with
no
other
business
before
us.
I
will
adjourn
this
meeting
so
everyone,
thank
you.
So
much
have
a
great
evening.