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A
Thank
you,
sawyer
and
I'd
like
to
welcome
all
the
members
today
to
the
joint
full
committee.
We've
been
hearing
two
budgets
this
morning.
The
officers
excuse
me
the
governor's
office
of
science,
innovation
and
technology
osit,
and
also
the
governor's
office
of
workforce,
innovation
or
owen.
A
We
will
have
an
ifc
meeting
upon
adjournment
of
this
joint
full
committee
and
we
want
to
move
directly
and
and
into
the
next
budget.
So
we
need
to
move
directly
into
that
after
this.
So
as
a
result,
and
it's
in
a
very
important
ifc
that
we
really
need
to
get
some
some
funding
approved
for
nevadans,
and
so
we
need
to
move
through
this,
and
this
is
for
the
presenters
and
for
the
committee.
A
We
need
to
move
through
these
budgets
very
efficiently
this
morning
and
and
try
to
do
it
in
a
timely
fashion
and
get
on
the
record
what
needs
to
be
on
the
record
but
move
through
it
as
quickly
as
we
can,
and
so
with
that
I
will.
I
will.
I
want
to
make
sure
I
do
not
miss
it
this
time,
I
need
to
call
roll.
A
So
if
it
please,
mr
thorley,
if
you
call
roll.
C
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A
Here,
thank
you.
All
the
members
are
present
and
we,
I
also
want
to
remind
the
public
on
how
they
can
participate
on
the
phones
and,
if
you,
if
you
on
our
agenda,
has
the
information
for
call
in
and
also
on
our
legislative
website,
the
nevada
legislature
on
the
nellis
section
it
has
at
the
top
there's
a
banner
that
you
can
click
on.
A
That
gives
all
the
instructions
on
how
to
sign
in
today,
and
so,
if,
if
you
plan
on
making
public
comment
at
the
end
of
this
meeting,
just
listen
for
the
last
three
numbers
of
your
your
phone
number
to
be
recognized.
I
also
would
like
to
remind
the
members.
Please
put
your
question.
If
you
have
a
question
you
want
to
be
recognized.
Please
put
that
in
the
chat
or
this
zoom
meeting
the
actual
zoom
chat
and
I'll
I'll
try
not
to
skip
over
and
recognize
you.
A
So
we
can
get
some
questions
answered
so
first
up
we
have
the
governor's
office
of
science,
innovation
and
technology,
and
I
believe
we
have
director
mitchell
who
will
be
giving
a
presentation
this
morning
and
director
mitchell.
If
you
could,
please
give
the
presentation-
and
please
keep
in
mind
that
we
really
need
to
try
to
be
concise
and
move
through
this
as
quick
as
we
appreciate
it,
director
mitchell
go
ahead.
E
All
right,
thank
you
very
much
chairman
brooks
and
members
of
the
committee.
It's
a
pleasure
to
be
with
you
and
director.
E
Right,
I
will
speak
very
loudly
and
for
the
record,
I'm
brian
mitchell,
director
of
the
governor's
office
of
science,
innovation
and
technology,
and
I
will
share
my
screen.
B
I'm,
mr
mitchell,
this
is
broadcast
in
productions.
We
can
view
the
screen.
As
far
as
your
microphone
issues,
you
may
need
to
scoot
a
little
bit
closer
to
the
microphone
like
you
said
and
speak
up.
Unless
you
have
another
microphone
handy.
E
All
right
I'll
speak
up
as
best
as
I
can.
I
apologize
for
the
technical
difficulties.
This
always
seems
to
happen
whenever
it's
important
again,
I'm
brian
mitchell,
the
director
of
the
office
of
science,
innovation
and
technology
and
I'll
try
to
move
through
this
as
quickly
as
I
can
so
you
can
move
on
to
your
other
business.
E
You
can
find
our
office
in
nrs
223,
which
is
where
our
statutory
authority
is.
Our
mission
is
to
is
twofold,
related
to
broadband
and
stem
or
science
technology,
engineering
and
mathematics.
E
We
seek
to
broaden
participation
in
stem
at
every
level
of
education
from
kindergarten
all
the
way
up
through
post-secondary
and
workforce
development,
so
that
nevada
has
a
diverse
and
skilled
workforce
that
meets
the
needs
of
its
employers.
E
On
the
broadband
side,
we
seek
to
coordinate
the
planning,
mapping
and
procurement
of
broadband
to
ensure
that
all
of
our
communities
have
the
connectivity
that
they
need
in
order
to
meet
national
standards
I'll.
I
won't
read
through
all
of
these
objectives,
but
these
are.
This
goes
in.
This
slide
goes
in
a
little
bit
more
specifically
into
the
specific
objectives
that
we
have.
E
Here
is
our
organizational
chart:
we're
a
small
and
mighty
state
office
of
four
dedicated
state
employees,
and
our
activities
can
be
essentially
broken
down
into
the
following:
stem
education
and
workforce
development,
growing
stem
interest
and
awareness
working
with
and
staffing
the
stem
advisory
council
and
broadband
infrastructure
development.
E
So
I
wanted
to
jump
right
in
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
what
we
do
in
stem
education.
Our
stem
initiatives
are
as
follows:
we
work
to
develop
teacher
capacity.
We
do
a
lot
of
professional
development
for
our
educators.
We
work
with
schools
to
develop
stem
schools.
E
We
also
work
with
the
workforce,
development
and
post-secondary
systems
so
that
our
students
have
the
skills
they
need
in
order
to
meet
the
demands
of
stem
employment
and
we
seek
to
increase
collaboration
between
industry,
education,
the
government
most
of
our
stem
initiatives,
are
funded
out
of
category
10
and
I
will
go
through
each
one
of
these
individually.
E
I
want
to
make
a
note
that
in
our
budget,
the
enhancement
that's
related
to
category
10
is
not
an
ask
for
any
new
or
increased
funding
from
prior
years.
Rather,
the
ask
is
to
restore
funding
to
previous
biennial
levels
that
have
been
approved
for
a
number
of
by
india,
but
it's
not
an
increase
in
in
the
historical
fund.
E
The
first
one
I
want
to
talk
about
is
our
stem
workforce
challenge
grants.
This
is
a
competitive
grant
program
to
create
or
expand
middle
skills,
post-secondary
training
programs,
middle
skills,
meaning
below
a
bachelor's
degree.
So
at
an
associate
or
credential
level.
E
During
the
current
biennium,
we've
awarded
three
grants
one
to
the
college
of
southern
nevada
for
to
enhance
their
associates
of
applied
scientists
sciences
and
environmental
management,
one
to
western
nevada
college,
so
that
they
could
start
a
paramedicine
certificate
program
which
has
been
very
helpful
during
the
pandemic
and,
finally,
to
the
william
b
ryrie
hospital
in
ely
and
great
basin
college
they're,
starting
a
joint
venture
to
start
an
associate
of
registered
nursing
program
in
ely,
which
is
a
first
for
that
community.
And
that's
one
that
I'm
really
excited
about.
E
E
Over
the
years
we've
awarded
33
different
programs
in
the
and
the
fields
listed,
and
as
we
do
these
programs,
we
coordinate
with
goed
owen,
the
department
of
education
and
dieter
on
these
grants
to
ensure
that
our
efforts
are
aligned
and
that
we
are
working
together
to
build
a
cohesive
workforce
development
system.
E
One
of
the
things
I'm
most
proud
of
is
that
we
require
a
diversity
action
plan
for
these
grants
and
over
half
of
the
students
so
far
enrolled
in
these
probe.
33
programs
have
been
students
that
could
be
considered
underrepresented
in
stem,
so
either
underrepresented
in
gender
or
race
and
ethnicity,
or
maybe
are
students
of
poverty
etc.
E
Moving
on
is
our
stem
workforce
development
pipe
talent
pipeline
grant.
This
is
a
program
that
I'm
really
excited
about.
It's
a
newer
program
that
we
started
last
biennium,
it's
a
competitive
program
that
creates
stem
programs
that
are
a
little
bit
different
than
the
stem
workforce
challenge
grant.
So
they
begin
they
have
three
different
elements:
they
begin
in
high
school.
They
provide
training
that
leads
to
a
post-secondary
credential
in
a
stem
field.
E
They
provide
a
work-based
learning
experience
and
then
the
employer,
partner
and
and
the
program
agrees
to
provide
that
work-based
learning
experience
and
a
job
interview
to
every
completer,
and
these
result
in
students
graduating
shortly
after
high
school
with
a
recognized
credential
or
degree.
So
we
require
a
high
school
partner,
a
post-secondary
partner
and
an
employer
partner
to
come
together
to
form
a
consortium
to
apply.
E
Thus
far,
we've
awarded
five
grants.
This
biennium
blockchains
is
working
with
one
school
high
school
in
washoe
county
one
school
in
fallon
and
three
high
schools
in
las
vegas
to
develop
a
junior
blockchain
developer
program.
Great
basin
college
is
working
in
elko
on
a
construction
technologies
and
hvac
program.
E
Join
is
working
in
three
different
rural
counties
to
develop
a
medical
professionals
program
in
a
variety
of
different
entry-level
medical
professionals
with
renown.
Nevada
help
desk
is
the
one
that
I'm
really
excited
about
and
I'll
highlight
here.
I
don't
know
if
any
of
you
know
duana
malone,
but
she
is
a
is
a
great
tech
entrepreneur
in
clark
county
and
she
started
this
program
and
she
committed
to
providing
entry-level,
I.t
certifications
and
to
students
to
underrepresented
students.
E
So
they
recruit
primarily
from
the
jag
program
and
they
also
recruit
from
high
schools
in
wards
three
and
five
primarily,
and
so
it's
it's
students
that
are
in
poverty
and
students
in
need
thus
far
or
in
her
application.
She
committed
to
recruiting
65
kids
for
the
program
and
she
recruited
those
65
and
then
found
another
75
on
top
of
that.
So
this
program
is
really
progressing
very
well
and
they
are
providing
entry-level
I.t,
certifications
to
those
students
and
then
finally,
truckee
meadows.
E
Community
college
is
working
with
tesla
and
advanced
manufacturing
in
the
future.
The
system
of
higher
education
received
a
youth
apprenticeship
grant
from
the
federal
government.
It's
I
believe,
it's
two
and
a
half
million
dollar
grant
and
we're
going
to
be
and
they've
used
our
program
as
a
model
for
that
grant
and
we'll
be
we're
going
to
be
partnering
together
to
leverage
and
extend
those
federal
dollars
to
combine
with
state
dollars
to
create
more
of
these
programs
in
the
future.
E
Moving
on
another
initiative
of
ours
is
our
regional
stem
networks.
We
one
of
the
things
that
we
wanted
to
do,
was
to
develop
a
more
local
presence
and
build
local
capacity
in
stem,
and
so
I
looked
around
the
country
for
best
practices
and
there
are
13
other
states
that
have
regional
stem
networks
or
regional
hubs
that
provide
support
to
local
actors.
E
So
we
looked
at
states
like
massachusetts,
iowa,
washington,
tennessee
and
ohio
to
develop
a
regional
stem
network
system
in
nevada.
You
can
see
on
the
left,
the
duties
of
the
networks
and
so
far
our
accomplishments.
We
have
formed
three
regional
advisory
committees.
We've
formed
subcommittees
in
each
region
of
the
state,
so
we
have
a
northwest
region,
a
southern
region
and
a
rural
region,
and
these
committee
subcommittees
are
working
on
increasing
equity
awareness
and
high
quality
programming
in
the
regions.
E
Moving
on,
I
want
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
stem
professional
learning
that
we
do
for
our
educators
and
we
truly
believe
that
educators
are
the
most
important
part
of
our
stem
ecosystem
and
so
the
first
one
that
we,
the
first
program
that
we
have
that
I'll
highlight
today,
is
a
stem
teacher
and
administrator
workforce
training
program
called
our
stem
leaders
academy.
E
So
schools
that
are
interested
in
becoming
a
governor
designated
stem
school
can
go
through
this
academy
and
it
provides
them
with
instruction
on
how
to
structure
their
school
environment,
their
classroom
environment
and
their
interactions
with
the
community
to
align
with
best
practices
that
the
state
has
identified.
E
You
can
see
the
our
participants
thus
far
in
the
program
and
we're
very
excited
about
the
the
the
schools
that
are
going
to
be
graduating
this
spring
and
they'll
begin
implementing
their
strategic
plans
in
the
summer.
Thus
far,
we
have
30
governor
designated
stem
schools
around
the
state
and
it's
exciting
to
start
to
get
applications
from
alumni
of
our
stem
leaders
academy
for
that.
For
that
distinguished
honor.
E
E
You
can
see
below
our
the
list
of
participants
that
we've
had
during
the
last
two
years,
and
this
program
is
broken
up
into
two
phases.
First,
in
the
first
phase,
teachers
learn
how
to
assess
whether
a
lesson
that
they're
teaching
is
high
quality
and
then
they
learn
tools
to
improve
the
ex
the
quality
of
their
existing
lessons.
Then,
in
phase
two
teachers,
collaborate
with
engineering,
students
from
unr
and
unm.
B
E
I
can,
can
you
hear
me,
we
can
please
proceed.
Okay,
I
wanted
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
our
k-5
stem
grant
program
and-
and
before
I
do,
did
I
freeze
during
this
slide.
E
Or,
if
not
I'll,
move
on,
okay,
so
a
little
bit
of
history
here
we
in
doing
some
research.
We
know
that
we
even
did
some
investigations
and
we
found
out
that
it's
very
important
to
introduce
children
to
science
and
engineering
and
math
early
on
in
their
childhood.
Many
students
lose
interest
in
stem
or
they
become
to
they.
E
They
begin
to
think
that
either
stem
is
not
for
them
or
that
they're
not
good
at
math,
or
that
science
isn't
very
interesting
very
early
on
in
in
their
childhoods,
and
thus
it's
it
becomes
difficult
in
high
school
to
recruit
them
into
our
wonderful
stem
and
cte
programs.
If
they've
already
lost
an
interest
back
in
elementary
school,
and
so
in
2017,
we
came
to
ifc
with
private
grant
funding
to
do
a
pilot
program
with
our
k-5
stem
grant
program
and
that
was
approved
and
then
in
2019.
E
And
we
did
a
during
the
this
past
biennium,
but
prior
to
the
pandemic,
we
were
able
to
award
grants
in
two
different
categories.
E
One
is
a
classroom:
grant
that's
targeted
at
individual
classrooms
for
teachers
who
want
to
do
an
innovative
approach
to
teaching
stem,
and
so
we
awarded
12
grants
there,
and
then
we
have
program
grants
which
are
larger
and
those
are
school
level
grants
for
schools
interested
in
purchasing
and
implementing
high
quality,
evidence-based
stem
programs,
and
we
were
able
to
award
15
programs
there
and
the
total
student
impact
of
this
program
was
a
little
over
8
000
students.
E
E
E
E
That
is
whether
it
might
be
coming
back
to
ifc
and
working
with
your
staff
on
that,
but
I
just
wanted
to
at
least
start
a
conversation
with
you
now
about
possibly
using
existing
funding
that
we
have
so
not
asking
for
new
money,
but
using
existing
funding
that
we
have
to
possibly
reallocate
to
this
program
and
that's,
I
think,
a
conversation
that
I
can
begin
to
have
with
your
staff,
and
we
can
come
back
to
you
at
an
appropriate
time
unless
there's
any
reservations
that
anyone
has
with
that.
E
Moving
on
I'll
briefly
highlight
some
of
our
broadband
initiatives.
Our
broadband
initiatives
are
can
be
grouped
into
four
different
categories:
connecting
schools
and
libraries
connecting
kids
at
home,
connecting
rural
health
and
connecting
communities.
E
So,
with
regard
to
our
connecting
schools
and
libraries,
we
work
with
every
school
district
and
charter
schools
throughout
the
state
to
provide
technical
assistance
or
customized
consulting
to
improve
the
connectivity
in
school
buildings.
We
assist
with
internal
and
external
network
design.
We
provide
application
assistance
for
federal
pro
e-rate
funding
in
order
to
increase
the
amount
of
funding
that
we
receive
as
a
state.
E
E
What
I'll
highlight
is
that
we
have
assisted
school
districts,
apply
for
over
26
million
dollars
in
federal
funding,
which
is
an
increase
of
43
percent
over
2016
when
we
started
this
program
over
500
000
feet
of
new
fiber
has
been
built
in
the
state,
and
one
of
the
results
of
this
program
is
that
schools
are
paying
less
or
faster
bandwidth,
and
so
we've
we've
seen
both
an
an
increase
in
speeds
and
a
decrease
in
the
amount
of
monthly
recurring
costs
that
they're
having
to
spend,
which
is
which
has
been
fantastic
and
all
of
our
schools
are
currently
scalable
to
meet
the
fcc
standard
for
connectivity
and
we're
in
a
good
position
for
when
the
fcc
raises
that
connectivity
standard
again
to
be
able
to
continue
to
help
schools
stay
connected.
E
I
know
you're
interested
in
and
where
we've
been
able
to
help
schools
and
where
the
money
has
gone,
and
so
you'll
see
here
the
funding
impact
by
city,
as
well
as
the
number
of
students
that
that
is,
that
have
been
impacted.
If
you
see
a
star
by
some
of
those
cities
like
amargosa
valley
and
austin
and
baby,
and
so
on.
That's
because
that
was
a
library
and
not
a
school
or
a
school
district
that
did
the
funding.
So
we
didn't
count
students
in
that
in
those
counts
for
them.
E
So,
as
with
the
pandemic,
many
things
changed,
and
certainly
we
suddenly
went
from
helping
schools
get
connected
to
helping
students
get
connected
wherever
they
were,
learning
which
was
at
their
home.
Oh
actually,
before
we
talk
about
that,
I
I
did
want
to
say
that
we've
awarded
several
grants
so
far
this
biennium
and
we
have
a
a
grant
funding
cycle
going
on
right
now,
but
these
are
the
the
grant
recipients
that
we've
awarded
thus
far,
all
right
so
connecting
kids
at
home.
E
So
we
went
from
primarily
working
with
school
district,
I.t
directors
and
and
school
superintendent
school
district
superintendents
to
to
connect
school
buildings
to
helping
connect
kids
where
they
are
at
home.
We
have
worked
very
closely
with
the
governor's
covert
19
task
force
in
the
nevada
department
of
education
to
bring
to
help
students
find
or
school
districts
find
hot
spots
for
students
in
need,
as
well
as
chromebooks
or
other
laptops
that
will
connect
students.
E
We
also
worked
with
the
department
of
education
to
distribute
hot
spots
that
were
a
part
of
the
state's
t-mobile
settlement
and
then
one
a
very
innovative
project
that
we're
working
on
right
now
with
the
city
of
las
vegas
is
a
project
wherein
they
are
using
a
bandwidth
from
the
city
in
order
to
provide
connectivity
solutions
to
to
students
in
their
homes,
and
we
were
able
to
work
with
the
city
and
the
state
to
provide
some
karex
dollars
to
fund
that
initiative,
which
has
been
really
great
for
the
for
the
for
those
kids,
and
I
view
that
as
a
as
a
model
for
a
long
term,
so
more
of
a
long-term
solution
for
kids.
E
Moving
on,
we
also
work
a
lot
with
rural
healthcare.
I
won't
say
a
whole
lot
about
this
other
than
we
we're
working
to
increase
the
the
infrastructure
and
the
capacity
to
do
telemedicine,
particularly
in
rural
areas,
where
many
nevadans
have
to
travel,
multiple
hours
to
get
to
a
doctor
or
a
pharmacy
and-
and
so
we've
been
working,
particularly
with
our
our
partners
and
native
american
tribes,
and
that's
been
a
wonderful
process
to
see
them
get
connected
to
telemedicine.
E
Finally,
as
we're
going
about
connecting
schools
and
libraries
and
rural
health
clinics,
we
also
want
to
keep.
We
also
want
to
do
our
best
to
connect
communities,
so
the
businesses,
local
government
and
residential
communities,
and
so
on
the
right
you'll
see
the
participants
in
our
whole
community
connectivity
program
wherein
we
walk.
We
bring
together
a
broadband,
a
local
broadband
committee
to
put
together
a
strategic
plan
to
increase
both
effective
and
reliable
broadband
service
for
their
communities.
E
Each
of
these
communities
we've
been
able
to
leverage
federal
dollars
to
be
able
to
increase
connectivity
and
also
be
able
to
aggregate
demand
in
order
to
incentivize
provider.
Private
providers
to
come
in
and
increase
their
infrastructure.
Investments,
ely
and
elko
have
been
great
examples
of
what
we've
been
able
to
do
so
far.
E
Finally,
here's
just
a
brief
summary
of
our
legislative
performance
measures
and
I'll
say
the
same
thing
I
said
earlier
about
category
10
grants
we
are
requesting
to
restore
funding
for
these
programs
to
the
levels
that
they
were
funded
in
the
previous
biennium.
So
again,
the
enhancement
that
you'll
see
here
is
not
an
increase
in
funding
over
historical
levels,
but
rather
just
to
maintain
our
existing
programs.
E
When
the
pandemic
hit.
Osa
took
the
19
budget
cut
along
with
everyone
else,
but
we
were
also
requested
that
any
unspent
grant
dollars
that
we
had
that
we
stop
our
grant
processes
and
not
spend
those,
and
so
we
actually
ended
up
taking
closer
to
a
30
or
35
percent
budget
cut
and
that
and
so
that's,
why
you'll
see
some
of
the
spending
from
fy
20
as
being
a
bit
lower
than
it
has
been
historically,
and
so
with
that
I'll
stop
sharing
my
screen
and
here's
my
contact
information.
E
If
anyone
would
like
to
get
in
touch
with
me
offline,
but
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions
that
you
have
right
now.
A
Thank
you,
director
mitchell.
We
do
have
several
questions
start
with
majority
leader
benitez
thompson.
Then
we
have
a
few
after
that.
D
I
do
thank
you
chairman,
and
it
was
actually
just
perfect
because
I
think
the
last
sentence
gave
me
some
insight
to
the
question
I
was
gonna
ask,
and
so
I
heard
you
saying
that
you
stopped
spending
on
grants
as
well
and
that
that
might
explain
why
there
was
some
lower
spending
in
2020,
and
that
was
kind
of
the
question
I
had,
because
the
reversions
in
2019
and
2020
actual
were
were
a
little
bit
more
than
than
I
would
imagine
they
would
be,
and
I
was
going
to
ask
about
kind
of
why
I
saw
that
we
had
in
2019
and.
F
2020,
you
know
some,
I
didn't
know
if,
if.
D
E
Certainly
so
the
many
of
our
grants
are
awarded
in
the
spring,
and
so
we
do
our
solicitations
in
the
kind
of
the
late
winter
early
spring,
which
was
right
around
the
time
the
pandemic
hit
and
those
the
timing
of
that
is
due
to
our
most
of
our
partners
with
our
school
districts
have
told
us
that
that's
the
best
time
for
them
to
apply
for
and
receive
funding,
and
so
the
as
soon
as
the
pandemic
hit.
E
The
governor's
finance
office
asked
all
state
agencies
to
see
cindy
non
non-essential
spending
and
then
in
particular,
the
the
governor's
finance
office
asked
our
office
that
if
we
had
any
unobligated
grant
funds
that
we
hold
those
for
additional
budget
savings
or
or
reversions,
and
so
we
put
a
stop
to
several
of
the.
So
we
had
several
grants
that
we
had
already
obligated
and
we
were
paying
on
those,
and
so
we
were
allowed
to
continue
spending
on
those
grants.
But
if
we,
but
for
grants
that
we
hadn't
signed
an
award
agreement.
E
Yet
with
we
put
a
stop
to
the
process
and
then
we
reverted
all
of
our
remaining
funds.
At
the
request
of
gfo.
D
A
Thank
you
assemblywoman.
Next,
we
have
senator
dennis.
B
E
Yes,
thank
you
for
the
question
senator
dennis
brian
mitchell,
for
the
record.
We
received
three
well,
so
we
received
seven
applications
and
I
let
me
scroll
back
up
to
there
and
so
the
recipients
thus
far
were
douglas
county
elko,
north
las
vegas,
eureka,
nye,
shoshone,
paiute,
tribe,
the
elko
lander
eureka
library
system
and
then
two
charter,
schools,
amplis
academy
and
girls,
athletic
leadership
school.
And
then
we
have
a
another
solicitation
out
right
now
and
we
expect
that
we
will
be
making
our
final
awards
later
this
month.
E
E
E
I
believe
we
are
we're
right
around
250,
000
obligated
and
which
leaves
us
with
about
another
hundred
thousand
dollars
left
to
spend
this
this
fiscal
year.
Okay
and
then.
E
Sure
so
we
so
first
we
issue
a
solicitation
and
brian
mitchell
for
the
record.
Excuse
me
so
the
first
thing
we
do
is
we
provi
issue
a
solicitation
and
we
and
then
we
provide
a
question
and
answer
period
for
that
solicitation
and
then,
after
that,
once
the
solicitation
closes.
E
We
assemble
a
grant
review
committee
made
up
of
experts
from
the
state
from
around
the
state
and
the
experts
independently
review
each
of
the
grants
and
score
them,
and
then
they
forward
those
scores
to
oset
and
we
average
out
the
scores
and
then
we'll
have
a
grant
review
committee
meeting
where
the
were
the
participants
in
the
grant,
review
process
or
the
reviewers
will
all
meet
and
discuss
the
grants,
and
sometimes
some
people
have
sometimes
there's
uniform
agreement
that
either
the
grant
application
is
excellent
or
not
so
excellent,
and
then
also
and
then
sometimes
there
are
disagreements,
and
so
we
talk
those
through
and
then
they
make
funding
recommendations
to
osid
and
and
then
we
and
then
we
fund
the
grants.
B
E
We
have
representatives
from
the
from
the
state
and
so
from
different
state
agencies,
as
well
as
as
well
as
oset
staff,
and
so
excuse
me
no
go
ahead,
so
different
state
agents.
So
we
had
this
last
round.
We
had
representation
from
the
department
of
education
from
let's
see
from
goed,
and
you
know.
Let
me
let
me
look
up
and
I'll
have
to
remember
exactly
which
state
agencies
we
had
representation
from.
B
So
how
does
that?
How
do
those
get
selected?
Do
you
select
those,
or
do
they
just
automatically
appoint
people
every
time.
E
We
select
them,
we
we
look
at
who
has
the
right
expertise
and
and
then
we
and
then
we
ask
them
to
participate.
Okay
and.
B
Then,
lastly,
what
what
are
you
looking
for
when
you're
trying
to
award
these?
What
I
mean,
what
kind
of
things
are
you
looking
for.
E
So
the
we
have
a
scoring
rubric
that
we
use
and
the
rubric
we
have
a
in
the
grant
solicitation.
We
ask
for
them
to
provide
us
with
information,
and
so
some
of
the
information
we
ask
for
are
there.
You
know
technical
things
like
their
network
designs,
but
we
also
ask
for
things
such
as
the
number
of
students
that
will
be
impacted.
E
The
we
ask
for
the
the
difference
in
connectivity
speed
before
and
after,
and
then
we
also
ask
for
things
such
as
the
how
how
distance
learning
or
how
learning
through
technology
will
change
after
the
fact.
So
we
don't
want
to
just
have
connectivity
for
connectivity's
sake,
but
we
want
to
know
how
they
are
going
to
use
increased
connectivity
to
improve
academic
achievement
and
student
learning,
and
so
all
of
those
factors
go
into
the
final
score.
E
We
also
want
to
know
if
they're
going
to
be
able
to
sustain
whatever
or
continue
to
fund,
whatever
upgrades
they're
making
to
their
networks,
and
so
we
ask
them.
You
know
whether
you
know
about
how
they're
going
to
continue
to
keep
their
network
upgraded
after
they
after
they
purchase
their
equipment.
Great.
Thank
you.
B
A
Sure
thank
you
director
and.
A
And
I'm
breaking
up
a
little
bit,
so
I
apologize,
I
think,
there's
internet
connection
issues
here
in
legislative
buildings.
So
I
just
wanted
to.
I
have
assemblyman
watts
up
next
and
I
just
wanted
to
remind
director,
mitchell
and
and
and
members
of
the
committee,
please
keep
it
concise.
G
Great
will
do
thank
you,
mr
chair,
some
of
them
and
watts
for
the
record.
I
really
appreciate
that
you
mentioned
goed
in
the
response
to
your
to
the
last
questions.
I
just
wanted
to
ask
really
briefly:
how
do
you
see,
especially
with
the
connecting
communities,
work
that
you're
doing?
How
do
you
interact
with
goeth
on
that
and
then
how
do
you
see
that
and
your
other
broadband
programs,
working
with
the
proposed
infrastructure,
bank
and
federal
funding
from
the
last
relief
package
that
was
passed
in
late.
E
Thank
you,
assemblyman
watts,
for
the
question.
Brian
mitchell,
for
the
record.
Goed
is
a
very
important
partner
for
us
and
we
work
together
on
infrastructure
quite
a
bit,
and
so
goed
is
more
broadly
interested
in
roads
and
rail
and
flight
infrastructure.
And
then
we
are.
Our
guests.
Are
their
broadband
experts
in
helping
to
when
you
know
when
they
have
companies
that
are
interested
in
relocating
to
nevada?
We
can
help
them
to
understand
what
the
broadband
infrastructure
is
in
the
area
that
they
are
relocating
to.
E
E
We
are
currently
reviewing
a
broadband
strategic
state
plan
for
the
state,
and
one
of
the
recommendations
in
the
state
plan
is
to
use
funding
from
the
infrastructure
bank
to
continue
to
build
out
broadband
infrastructure
throughout
the
state
that
companies
in
both
urban
and
rural
areas
will
need
in
order
to
grow
their
businesses
and
continue
to
operate
in
nevada
and
recruit
new
businesses.
E
So
I
think
the
infrastructure
bank
is
going
to
be
so
important
to
our
efforts
and
broadband
infrastructure
and
then
your
question
around
federal
broadband
funding,
we've
been
able
to
use
some
of
the
broadband
funding
thus
far
for
infrastructures
northwest
or
the
city
of
las
vegas
as
an
example,
and
we're
currently
working
with
the
governor's
finance
office
to
establish
priorities,
priority
projects
for
that
funding,
as
well
as
work
to
coordinate
all
the
different
funding
streams
coming
from
the
federal
government
around
high
priority
projects.
A
Thank
you
and
we
have
a
question
from
assemblywoman
miller.
D
Thank
you
chair
and
my
question.
A
director
mitchell.
It's
actually.
I
heard
some
similar
response
to
the
question
that
majority
leader
benitez
thompson
asked
so
going
back
to
the
stem
workforce
development
grant.
My
question
is,
and
and
in
your
response
you-
you
mentioned
how
it
was
a
how
things
have
been
adapted
per
the
pandemic,
but
I'm
going
to
ask
how
osit
modifies
and
adapts
the
stem
workforce
development
grant
program
based
on
lessons
learned
in
the
past,
so
not
just
this
significant
special
pandemic,
but
just
in
general.
E
E
We
modify
our
request
for
applications
based
on
the
based
on
industry
needs,
and
so
we
work
closely
with
goed
in
and
their
research
division
in
order
to
determine
which
are
the
stem
occupations
that
are
most
in
need
by
for
workforce
development
by
employers,
and
then
I
would
also
say
that
the
that
the
stem
talent
pipeline
grant
program-
that's
the
one
where
there's
the
high
school,
the
post-secondary
and
the
employer
that
starts
in
high
school
and
it's
kind
of
a
transition
program
to
entry
level
stem
workforce
credentials.
E
That
was
an
adaptation
of
the
stem
workforce
challenge
grant
program.
That
came
out
of
some
lessons
learned
where
we
realized
that
there
are
kids
who
are
on
a
post-secondary
track.
Who
don't
need
our
help?
You
know
they're
going
to
go
to
post-secondary
and
they
just
need
to
have
a
good
program
to
be
able
to
learn
that.
But
then
there's
a
lot
of
kids
who,
for
many
reasons
you
know
they
have
all
the
aptitude,
but
they
don't
go
to
a
post-secondary
program
and
they
end
up
trapped
in
low-wage
jobs.
E
And
so,
if
we
can
capture
those
kids
in
high
school
and
get
them
that
credential
get
them
into
that
entry-level
rung
of
the
ladder,
then
once
they
have
that
they'll
be
in
on
a
pathway
to
move
up
the
ladder
from
there
and
so
that
so
that
program
there
was
an
adaptation
of
something
that
we
learned,
that
we
needed
more
of
those
kind
of
programs.
And
it's
been
really
successful.
So
far.
D
D
Can
can
you
make
that
distinct
distinction
for
us?
Please.
E
Sure-
and
I
think
brian
mitchell
for
the
record.
Thank
you
for
the
question.
Our
programs
are
so
our
two
workforce
development
programs
are
first
of
all,
they're
focused
on
stem
occupations
only
whereas
the
office
of
workforce
innovation
has
a
broader
focus
on
all
occupations,
and
so
that's
that's
one
difference
there.
E
We
have
a
bit
more
of
a
narrow
focus
and
then
the
second
focus
we
with
our
stem
workforce
challenge
grants
we're
focused
in
our
and
our
pipeline
grants
we're
focused
more
on
building
programs,
whereas
it's
my
understanding
that
owen
is,
has
more
focus
on
helping
people
through
those
programs
and
and
so
so
again,
I
think
we
we
have
regular.
E
We
have
a
sub
cabinet,
that's
dedicated
to
workforce,
as
well
as
a
several
informal
working
groups,
and
so
the
office
of
workforce
innovation
as
more
of
a
focus
on
on
work,
based
learning
and
apprenticeships,
and
and
then
we
support
that
by
providing
funding
for
high
quality
programs
that
leverage
those.
D
E
No
there's
not
we,
we
work
together
to
try
to
make
sure
that
we
identify
all
the
needs,
and
then
each
of
us
has
a
lane,
but
at
the
same
time
we're
not
operating
in
silos
where
we
don't.
You
know
where
we're
each
doing.
You
know
different
programs
that
aren't
aligned.
So
as
best
as
we
can,
we
are
we're
working
together
to
make
sure
that
there's
no
overlap
in
the
programs
and
the
funding
that
we
do.
A
Thank
you
assemblywoman,
and
thank
you
director
for
clarifying
that.
I
have
another
question
here
from
assemblyman
leavitt.
B
Thank
you,
sir
brooks
most
of
my
questions
were
answered.
I
appreciate.
B
The
the
majority
leader
and
senator
dennis
asked
most
of
my
questions.
My
only
thing
that
I
didn't
quite
understand
is
so
if
a
specific
city
or
school
does
not
receive
funding,
is
it
because
they
just
didn't
apply?
Is
that
is
that
how
it
works?.
C
B
Non-Altruistically,
I
looked
here
and
I
didn't
see
boulder
city
on
there,
and
so
I
just
was
curious
if
they
just
maybe
hadn't
applied
or.
E
Assemblyman
levitt,
brian
mitchell,
for
the
record
I'll
look
into
boulder
city
and
and
see
if
we
have
done
any
work
in
boulder
city,
it's
possible
that
boulder
city
as
a
part
of
the
clark
county
school
district
didn't
apply
for
any
funding
in
that
area.
But
I'll
look
into
that
and
respond
back
to
you.
A
Thank
you
appreciate
that
and
senator
sieber's
cancer.
F
Thank
you,
mr
chairman
yeah.
Thank
you.
F
So,
in
looking
at
your
stem
workforce
challenge
grants
workforce
development
grant
program,
you've
got
a
number
of
sub
sub
sections
or
sub
programs
underneath
that
so
the
overall
question
is:
how
is
the
demand
and
could
you
use
more
money,
but
these
programs
look
like
they're
very
successful,
so
I
want
to
know
if
there's
more
demand
for
these
programs
in
the
money
that
we
have
and
then
also
you
talk
about
dollars,
spent
and
and
some
of
the
matching
dollars
that
come
in
between
the
workforce,
talent,
pipeline
grants
and
also
the
workforce
challenge
grants.
F
Do
you
have
numbers
as
far
as
like
associate
degrees,
completed
from
the
workforce
challenge,
grants
that
are
basically
to
look
like
community
colleges
and
some
education
institutions
and
then
do
you
have
any
outcomes
on
students
that
are
eventually
hired
when
they
go
to
the
workforce
pipeline
grant
program,
so
one
program
is
around
associate
degrees.
The
other
program
looks
like
it's
about
training,
workforce
for
certain
industries
and
potentially
certain
companies,
so
those
that
data
and
then
kind
of
overall,
what's
the
demand
and
is
there
more
demand
than
supply
of
funding?
Thank
you.
E
Thank
you
for
the
question,
senator
brian
mitchell,
for
the
record.
In
regard
to
your
first
question,
we
do
generally
get
more
demand
for
funding
than
we
have
funding
available
in
our
most
recent
grant
round.
We
had
four
stem
workforce
challenge
grants
we
had
474
thousand
dollars
available
and
we
received
over
1.5
million
dollars
worth
of
applications
for
funding
and
that
that
is
that
is
typical.
E
With
regard
to
your
second
question,
around
the
number
of
degrees
completed
out
of
the
stem
talent
pipeline
program,
we
first
awarded
funding
for
that
program
about
a
year
ago,
and
so
we
don't
have
outcome
data
for
that.
Quite
yet,
so
I
I
should
be
able
to
have
data
for
that
here
and
I'm
guessing
in
about
another
year.
F
Okay
and
then
so
that
was
around
the
associate.
But
what
about
the
higher
rate
for
the
one
when
you're
partnering
with
industry
and
they're
doing
internship
type
programs?
Are
you
seeing
those
students
being
hired
by
the
the
employers.
E
The
thank
you
for
the
question.
Assemblywoman
excuse
me
senator
and
I
shouldn't
try
to
walk
and
chew
gum
at
the
same
time.
E
So
the
again
so
the
the
talent
pipeline
program,
where
the
they're,
where
the
students
are
guaranteed
to
receive
an
interview
thus
far,
we
have
those
programs
are
just
ramping
up
and
getting
started,
and
so
the
students
are
still
in,
and
so
we
haven't
had
very
many
completions
yet
so
there
isn't
very
much
outcome
data.
E
However,
with
our
stem
workforce
challenge
grant
program,
which
is
the
post-secondary
program,
the
the
last
time
that
we
surveyed
our
it's
our
our
grantees,
there
was
a
94
percent
of
the
students
who
were
employed
following
graduation
in
a
related
field
to
their
to
what
they
studied.
F
Thank
you
that's
helpful,
and
I
think
that
those
points
of
data
are
important
so
once
these
programs
are
working
for
a
while,
I
think
it's
a
good
idea
to
be
able
to
show
that
this
success
when
individuals
get
hired
or
they
do
receive
their
associate
degree
and
then
go
on
to
into
the
workforce.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
center
receivers.
Cancer.
Thank
you
director
mitchell.
I
believe
that
that
is
all
the
questions
that
we
had
today
on
on
this
budget
and
for
you,
and
so
I
appreciate
you
presenting
for
us
today
and
I
believe
we
are
ready
to
move
on
to
our
next
agenda
item.
So
thank
you,
director,
mitchell.
A
And
up
next
we
have
the
budgets
for
the
governor's
office
of
workforce
innovation,
and
I
know
we
have
administrator
martino
here
to
present
the
a
presentation
on
owen
and
director
martino
in
the
interest
of
time
and
as
as
well
as
we,
we
have
some
kind
of
structural
policy
questions.
I
think
that
are
still
that
a
lot
of
us
have
questions
on,
but
really
for
the
the
purposes
of
this
committee
hearing.
A
We
want
to
address
the
budgets
that
are
being
presented
and,
and
we
have,
we
received
the
presentation
and
we
have
reviewed
the
presentation
and
and
have
it
as
at
our
disposal,
and
so
it
I
don't
think,
there's
a
need
to
walk
through
all
25
slides
if
there's
if
there,
if
you
want
to
just
really
briefly
give
an
overview
of
what
those
some
of
those
slides
are.
But
really
we
want
to
concentrate
on
your
budgets
and
then
also
we
want
to.
We
have
some
questions.
We
definitely
need
to
get
answered.
A
So
if
you
want
to
proceed
with
that
and
and
do
a
brief
overview
of
what
that
presentation
was
going
to
be.
H
H
And
I'll
just
go
through
real
quickly
and
I'll
start.
H
Just
by
saying
good
morning
to
everyone
and
introducing
my
other
co-workers,
who
I
have
with
me
in
the
meeting
today-
eila
young
owen,
senior
program,
development
and
engagement,
specialist,
zachary,
hight
owen,
strategic
data
manager,
maida
sanchez,
our
grants
and
policy
analysts,
andreas
fiju,
our
policy
analyst
richard
williams,
our
state
apprenticeship,
director
and
karen
12,
our
strategist.
H
So
just
in
the
interest
of
time.
I'll
just
start
here
by
just
reiterating
owen's
mission
statement,
which
is
to
help
drive
a
skilled,
diverse
and
aligned
workforce
in
the
state
of
nevada,
by
promoting
cooperation
and
collaboration
among
key
public
and
private
entities,
focused
on
workforce
development
and
then
from
here
on
the
next
slide.
I
Hi
good
morning,
everybody
myita
grants
and
policy
analyst
for
the
record,
so
just
quickly
as
we
know,
we
want
to
get
through
this.
So
this
is
where
we
sit
currently
under
the
governor's
office.
So,
as
you
can
see,
owen
has
a
direct
oversight
over
the
governor's
workforce
development
board.
We
provide
support
and
programmatic
support
and
the
governor's
workforce
development
board
that
provides
problematic
oversight
over
our
microsoft,
as
well
as
our
agency's
sector
councils
owen
also
is.
I
I
Education,
so
just
quickly,
our
strategies
are
the
same,
really
assessing
workforce
policies
at
the
state
level
and
providing
support
and
direction
for
the
implementation
of
their
own
workforce,
innovation
and
opportunity
act
dollars.
We
also.
I
Okay,
you
know
I
hear
actually
that's
better,
that's
harder!
Okay,
I
hear
a
lot
of
feedback
on
my
end,
so
I'm
not
quite
sure.
What's
going
on,
I
apologize,
but
those
are
our
strategies.
They're,
pretty
straightforward,
wanted
to
touch
upon
some
of
our
federal
or
some
of
our
federal
funding
streams.
So
owen,
as
you
know,
is
a
fairly
newer
agency,
so
we
do
have
subgrant
federal
funding
as
well
as
direct
federal
funding.
I
Now
some
of
our
subgrant
federal
funding
that
we
received
as
a
pastor
from
theater
includes
an
occupational
licensure
reform
grant
and
an
apprenticeship,
usa,
state
expansion
grant
here
for
the
funding
that
you
see,
closeout
is
actually
around
the
corner.
The
first
is
in
june
or
april,
I'm
sorry
and
then
june
of
2021.
I
We
also
received
quite
a
bit
of
federal
funding
from
theaters
through
the
workforce
innovation
act.
I
was
going
to
kind
of
go
through
the
different
accomplishments.
We've
picked
up
a
lot
of
actually
speed
here
in
the
last
year
around
some
of
these
we've
hosted
several
roundtables
and
engaged
our
community
and
our
boards
to
the
occupational
licensing
grant,
and
we
actually
have
a
report.
Our
apprenticeship,
usa,
grant
we've
also
been
able
to
diversify
and
move
registered
apprenticeship
into
both
traditional
non-traditional,
which
we
could
speak
to.
I
If
you
would
like,
as
well
as
work
plans
for
program
year,
18
and
program
year,
19
for
our
workforce
innovation
dollars,
you
guys
have
access
to
those
work
plans.
We
provided
them
to
the
team.
So
I
will
not
go
through
that.
But
if
you
guys
have
questions
about
any
of
those
projects,
we
would
love
to
share
some
of
the
cool
stuff
that
we're
working
on,
but
I'll
go
ahead
and
kick
it
over
to
isla
our
employer,
engagement,
specialist
and
she's.
Going
to
talk
about
some
of
the
direct
federal
funding
that
we
appreciate.
C
Hello
and
good
morning
now
this
is
isla
young
for
the
record.
Our
owen
office
we've
been
very
actively
and
aggressively
pursuing
other
federal
funds
really
to
help
address
our
global
pandemic
and
the
the
impacts
of
the
health
and
economic
impacts
for
our
state.
So
over
the
last
six
to
12
months,
we
have
been
awarded
next
slide.
C
Several
new
funding
streams
and
those
the
first
was
our
project
sandy,
which
was
a
reimagine
grant,
and
this
grant
was
incredibly
competitive.
We
have
actually
provided
prior
presentations
on
it,
but
it
allowed
us
to
bring
in
a
little
over
13.8
million
dollars
into
the
state
specifically
to
help
our
dislocated
workers
and
our
workforce
system.
C
We
just
were
awarded
a
rural
healthcare
h-1b
grant
on
february
1st,
so
it's
fresh
just
given
to
us
2.5
million
dollars
specifically
to
grow
our
health
care
providers
in
the
in
our
rural
areas
and
then
also
a
state
apprenticeship
expansion
grant
for
450
000,
which
will
allow
us
to
continue
the
work
that
we
have
been
doing
around
non-traditional
apprenticeship.
Programs
next
slide,
so
I
know
that
we
are
tight
on
time.
C
Would
you
like
me
to
go
through
the
the
different
federal
funding
streams
that
we
received
just
to
give
you
a
little
more
information
about
them?.
A
Actually,
I
think
we're
going
to
have
some
specific
questions,
since
we
have
had
the
opportunity
to
review
your
your
presentation.
I
don't
think
you
need
to
go
into
much
detail.
C
Okay,
so
I'll
just
go
right
through
them,
though
so
our
project
sandy.
As
you
know,
we
will
be
updating
our
workforce
system
with
some
of
our
online
tools
and
then
also
providing
training
for
our
dislocated
workers.
Next
slide.
C
C
You
know
what
we
can
help
them
move
into
as
far
as
a
new
career
and
then
the
steps
that
will
be
taken
but
we're
providing
different
options,
very
short
training
options,
options
that
are
a
little
longer
that
will
actually
help
them
transition
into
a
brand
new
career
path,
and
then
for
the
folks
that
actually
have
the
time
and
are
able
to
spend
an
extended
amount
of
time
in
school.
C
They
could
get
their
degrees,
so
that
will
be
the
model
that
will
be
replicated
throughout
the
state,
the
biggest
piece
being
the
fact
that
we
have
career
navigators
that
will
be
really
holding
the
hands
of
these
folks,
making
sure
that
they
feel
like
they
have
the
support
needed
to
successfully
transition
into
something
new
next
slide.
C
This
is
just
speaking
to
the
nevada
career
explorer,
which
is
a
tool
that
was
launched
in
2018.
This
is
going
to
actually
be
enhanced
and
expanded
and
we'll
be
building
out
a
skills
decoder.
C
This
will
be
nevada,
specific
and
will
allow
us
to
look
at
folk
skills
and
translate
those
skills
and
experience
into
credentials
and
credential
credit
bearing
programs.
C
One
of
the
key
pieces
is,
we
have
partnered
with
goed
to
develop
out
the
skills
match,
and
this
was
just
a
bridge
tool
which
will
be
available
to
nevadans
to
look
at
their
current
skills.
Many
that
have
been
in
the
same
work
or
job,
for
you
know,
20
plus
years,
really
need
help
understanding
where
they
are,
what
skills
they
do
have
what
is
transferable
into
a
different
career
path
and
then,
of
course,
exposing
them
to
what
these
different
high
growth
high
demand.
C
Career
paths
are
in
nevada
and
then
how
that
links
up
with
actual
training
opportunities.
So
this
will
be
a
key
piece
and
really
helping
to
empower
nevadans
as
they're
going
through
this
transition.
Next
slide,
as
I
mentioned,
we
just
received
literally
february
1st,
the
h1b
rural
healthcare
grant.
C
Their
training
will
have
actual
placement
with
employers
next
slide
and
then
our
registered
apprenticeship,
a
huge
part
of
what
we
do
with
owen.
Really
looking
at
developing
now,
there's
an
amazing
amount
of
work
already
happening
in
the
traditional
apprenticeship
areas,
we're
very
interested
in
helping
to
grow
and
develop
out
the
non-traditional,
so
that
would
be
healthcare,
I.t,
advanced
manufacturing
and
also
green
and
renewable
energy.
Apprenticeship
programs.
C
So
you
know
we're
partnering
with
our
work
based
learning
coordinators
throughout
the
state
with
our
higher
education
partners,
and
we
have
a
lot
of
really
exciting
things
being
shaped
and
launched.
As
as
we
speak
next
line-
and
I
will
turn
this
over
to
and
sarah
who.
Oh
I'm
sorry,
my
ito.
I
Yes,
so
my
descent,
just
for
the
record,
so
here
we
just
wanted
to
briefly
a
look
at
our
budgets,
so
the
a1004
this
was
2021.
I
As
you
could
see,
we
had
quite
a
percentage
here
from
federal
funding
from
we
owa
dollars,
as
well
as
our
state
apprenticeship,
current
our
old
grant
and
then
our
general
fund
moving
forward.
Our
budget
has
diversified
quite
a
bit
in
regards
to
the
different
federal
funding
streams
that
we
are
receiving.
I
I
We
also
received
some
funding
from
nga
our
state
general
fund
and
then,
of
course,
our
we
owe
work
plans
so
moving
straight
into
the
governor's
recommended
budget.
So
the
governor's
recommended
budget
is
that
we
transfer
ba1004
and
3270,
which
you'll
hear
about
here
in
a
bit
for
empower
from
the
office
of
the
governor
to
the
department
of
employment,
rehabilitation
and
training
theater.
This
will
require
budgetary
bill
draft
requests
to
update
nrs
223.085
through
820.
I
I
It's
also
to
transfer
there's
a
transfer
for
a
bpa
and
a
management
analyst
also,
and
then
you'll
also
see
the
transfer
of
owen
to
theater
and
the
costs
there
that
are
associated
with
that
and
then
we'll
just
go
ahead
and
move
into
budget
three,
two:
seven:
zero
and
I'll.
Kick
it
off
to
zach.
Who
will
go
ahead
and
walk
us
through
n
power.
G
Thank
you,
zachary
hype
from
owen
for
the
record
so
to
discuss.
Npower
npower
is
the
nevada
p20
to
workforce
research
data
system
or
commonly
known
as
the
state
longitudinal
data
system.
Npower
is
a
tool
that
we
use
to
match
and
link
data
between
different
state
agencies
that
will
help
us
create
a
de-identified
longitudinal
record
for
purposes
of
analysis,
research
and
reporting.
G
Our
current
data
partners
include
the
nevada
department
of
education,
the
nevada
system
of
higher
education
department
of
employment,
training
and
rehabilitation,
and
our
newly
onboarded
adult
education
partner.
So
we
currently
use
npower
to
match
the
data
between
the
state
agencies
to
create
longitudinal
records,
as
well
as
using
it
as
a
matching
tool.
G
We're
running
bi-weekly
matches
for
the
nevada
department
of
education
and,
as
I
mentioned
previously,
adult
education
data
was
onboarded
into
the
npower
system
that
allows
us
to
match
adult
ed
participants
to
other
agency
data,
looking
at
things
like
wages
for
completers
or
if
they
participate
in
any
sort
of
post-secondary,
credential
attainment
in
the
entity
system
and
so
adult
education
reports
federally
on
those
numbers
and
outcomes,
so
empower
allows
them
to
match
their
data
to
other
agency
data
in
an
automated
way,
and
so
it
relieves
a
lot
of
the
manual
efforts
that
adult
ed
was
going
through
in
terms
of
matching
their
data
previously
next
slide.
G
G
We
are
able
to
create
a
new
cte,
concentrator
graduates
report
that
helps
the
cte
office
and
districts.
Cte
offices
as
well
report
on
their
concentrators,
their
graduates,
their
completers
and
certificate
earners
for
their
programs
of
study
that
occur
within
the
state
and
within
their
districts
next
slide.
G
So,
regarding
the
budget,
the
enhancements
that
are
in
the
recommended
budget,
pretty
similar
to
one
zero
zero.
Four,
there
is
the
the
transfer
of
empower
from
the
governor's
office
to
dieter
and
then
also
the
reclassification
of
the
one
fte
personnel.
That's
non-classified
management
analyst
to
classified
management
management
at
analyst
two
and
then
there's
a
transfer
of
positions.
So
the
position
that's
supposed
to
be
under
3270
is
the
business
process.
Analyst
three!
That's
currently
in
one
zero:
zero,
four!
G
So
we're
transferring
that
that
position
into
the
3270
budget
and
transferring
the
management
analyst
position
out
of
3270
to
1004..
So
it's
basically
just
a
personnel
swap
and
after
the
reclassification
of
those
positions,
the
the
transfer
and
the
position
swap
is
the
next
thing.
Next
slide.
H
So
with
that,
next
is
the
summary
of
owen's
key
accomplishment.
Sorry
for
the
record,
this
is
ann
sarah
martino
and
then
the
next
slide
is
for
apprenticeship
and
with
that
state
apprenticeship,
director,
rich
williams,
so.
A
So
miss
martino.
We,
like
I
said
we
have
the
data
available
and
the
presentation
that
you
presented
and
unfortunately
being
limited
on
time.
We
want
to
get
to
some
very
key
questions
that
that
came
up
from
the
data
that
you
presented
us
and
from
the
presentation,
and
so
I'm
going
to
jump
right
into
that.
Now.
Members
feel
free
to
to
reach
out
to
the
agency.
Now
that
we
have
all
the
contact
information
to
get
any
specific
questions
clarified.
A
But
I
want
to
try
to
as
quick
as
possible
move
through
some
very
key
questions
that
we
really
would
like
to
have
clarified
and
get
on
on
the
record
and
I'll
and
I'll
start
and-
and
this
goes
to
a
couple
of
areas.
But
I
need
to
describe
the
owens
collaboration
between
the
industry
sector
councils
and
the
governor's
workforce
development
board
and
how
these
collaborations
would
benefit
from
a
transfer
to
dieter.
H
Andreas
fijo,
our
our
policy
analyst
handles
that
area
and
is
prepared
to
discuss
the
governor's
workforce
development
board
and
the
industry
sector
councils.
G
G
B
The
hover
nurse
workforce
development
board
the
industry
sector
councils,
we
are
in
the
process
of
reconstituting
them,
there
are
eight
of
them,
but
we're
looking
to
prioritize
and
bring
together
the
health
and
I.t
and
manufacturing
and
logistics
councils
together,
and
so
historically,
they
have
reported
to
the
governor's
workforce
development
board.
B
In
terms
of
transferring
to
deter
from
my
understanding,
I
don't
think
anything
would
change
in
terms
of
how
how
they
operate,
but
we
are
in
the
process
of
reconstituting
them.
A
B
Yeah,
mr
chair,
this
richard
williams,
state
apprenticeship
director.
I
don't
have
that
number
from
2017,
but
I
can
tell
you
that
there
are
currently
6046
active
apprentices
in
the
state
of
nevada
right
now
and
that
number
fluctuates
daily.
But
that's
the
number
as
of
friday,.
A
And
if,
if
you
could,
for
staff
and
and
the
members
get
that
what
that
increase
was,
and
if
we
met
that
goal
or
not,
I
appreciate
that.
B
A
Sorry
I
was
muted.
While
we
have
you,
can
you
explain
to
us
how
owens
work
on
apprenticeships
would
benefit
from
a
transfer
to
dieter.
B
This
richard
williams,
for
the
record
by
transferring
over
to
dieter,
I
believe
we
could
use
those
resources
to
actually
help
enhance
the
you
know.
B
A
Thank
you.
I
appreciate
that
and
next
up
I
believe
we
have
a
chair.
F
Carlton,
thank
you,
chairman
and
I'll
I'll
make
this
pretty
brief.
There
have
been
a
lot
of
conversations
with
owens
since
it
was
first
established
about
the
apprenticeship
programs,
and
I
do
have
some
concerns
when
I
hear
terms
like
non-traditional
apprenticeship.
F
Apprenticeship
is
apprenticeship.
If
it's
not,
then
it's
work-study.
So
I
think
I'd
like
to
have,
and
not
just
a
very,
very
brief
description
of
what
you
see
as
a
non-traditional
apprenticeship
program
and
in
the
history
of
the
post-secondary
education
component.
F
F
So
those
are
my
my
two
concerns
the
second
one
we
can
take
offline,
it's
a
very
complicated
answer,
I'm
sure,
but
the
first
one.
I
really
need
to
know
what
non-traditional
apprenticeship
is
being
defined
as.
B
Yeah,
mr
chair,
the
richard
williams
for
the
record
state
apprenticeship
director.
Yes,
some
women
are
mrs
carlton,
so
non-traditional
in
the
sense
I
agree
with
you.
A
registered
apprenticeship
is
a
registered
apprenticeship
and,
and
that
non-traditional
word
is
thrown
out
a
lot.
But
the
way
I
understand
it
is
traditional.
Registered
programs
are
the
traditional
construction
traits
and
anything
outside
of
that
would
be
non-traditional.
As
recently,
we
just
got
an
occupation
in
a
program
for
t-mobile.
C
B
D
A
Thank
you,
mr
williams,
appreciate
that,
and
next
up
I
believe
we
have
assemblywoman
tolls.
D
Thank
you,
mr
chair
I'll,
try
and
keep
my
questions
brief,
just
looking
at
the
transfers
anticipated
of
accounts,
if
we
were
to
consolidate
owen
into
deter
what
is
the
the
bottom
line
overall
savings
that
would
be
anticipated
by
those
transfers.
My
my
initial
reading
didn't
look
like.
It
was
a
whole
lot,
but
I
just
wanted
to
confirm:
do
we
have
it?
The
actual
number.
H
This
is
aunt
sarah
martino
for
the
record.
There
actually
is
it's
to
end
up
being
sort
of
a
awash
in
terms
of
the
savings,
but
the
benefits
that
are
expected
to
be
realized
from
the
transfer
based
on
the
governor's
recommendation,
is
to
avoid
the
duplicative
work
between
agencies
and
streamline
operational
efficiencies.
D
Thank
you
and
mr
chair,
if
I
can
add
a
follow-up
question
that
ties
in
well
to
that.
D
So
so
not
a
not
a
great
deal
of
financial
savings,
but
looking
at
the
presentation
that
we
had
from
dieter
certainly
had
a
whole
new
appreciation
for
how
full
their
plate
is
beyond.
D
Just
you
know
the
obvious
focus
of
unemployment
insurance
and
from
all
the
other
things
that
they
do
and
then,
unfortunately,
we
didn't
get
to
your
slides
here,
but
looking
at
your
accomplishments,
you
have
a
couple
slides
going
over
all
that
you
do
in
owen
to
really
help
nevadans
get
work
and
get
trained
into
new
career
pathways,
and
you
know
our
diversified,
economic
or
diversified
economy.
D
So
I'm
just
wondering
will
we
potentially
lose
some
of
that
benefit
with
both
of
these
agencies
having
such
full
plates
and
such
important
work,
particularly
in
the
midst
of
this
pandemic?
Is
there
any
concerns
about
understand
consolidating,
but
for
aspects
that
are
repetitive,
but
there's
also
so
much
that
each
agency
does?
Is
there
a
potential
that
we're
going
to
lose?
Some
of
that.
H
Young
our
program,
engagement,
specialist,
can
help
me
answer
this
question,
but
I
I
do
think
that
there
will
be
some
extra
layers
that
we
will
have
to
go
through
in
order
to
get
things
out
onto
the
streets
in
terms
of
funding
and
dollars
and
and
our
programs
and
then
I'll.
I
can
let
isla
add
on
from
there.
C
Thank
you
and
sarah.
This
is
isla
young
for
the
record.
You
know
the
reality
is
our
own
office
really
is
serving
as
a
convener,
so
our
job
as
we
work
throughout
the
state
and
really
pulling
together
the
various
state
agencies,
our
community
partners.
Our
non-profits
is
incredibly
important
as
we're
dealing
with
these
really
serious
issues
in
our
state.
So,
as
far
as
you
know,
the
governor's
recommendation
to
have
us
move
into
deter.
C
We
we
of
course
support
it,
but
we
know
that
we're
doing
really
good
work
and
that
whether
we
are
still
a
standalone
under
the
governor's
office
or
with
dieter
that
good
work
will
continue.
So
it's
hard
to
say,
but
we
we
do
know
that
no
matter
where
we
end
up,
we
will
continue
to
do
the
good
work.
A
Thank
you
miss
young.
I
appreciate
that
and
thank
you
for
the
question,
assuming
them
tolls
senator
bandera
luke.
I
believe
he
has
some
questions
about
post-sec
secondary
education
credentials.
F
Thank
you
chair.
I
I
did,
but
I
think
my
question
was
answered,
but
I'll
I'll
ask
it
again.
Just
for
clarification,
can
you
tell
us
how
owen's
work
on
those
posts
secondary
credentials
will
benefit
from
that
transfer
to
dieter?
Will
you
confirm
that
again?
Please
thank.
F
C
Oh
sure,
eilee
young,
for
the
record.
You
know
the
work
around
the
credentialing
piece,
the
stackable
credentials
all
of
those
pieces
that
will
be
incredibly
valuable
for
our
nevadans,
whether
they
are
dislocated
or
underemployed,
really
is
in
partnership
with
our
ng
system.
C
C
And
so
and
forgive
me
if
I
sound
like
a
broken
record,
but
whether
we're
our
standalone
own
piece
or
under
the
dieter
umbrella?
We
definitely
will
continue
that
work.
That
is
such
a
key
piece
and
part
of
making
sure
that
we're
able
to
meet
nevadans
where
they
are,
and
many
of
them
do
not
have
time
to
go
through
a
very
extended
amount
of
training.
But
these
short
certification
options
really
do
provide
a
way
to
move
people
back
into
the
workforce.
F
So
you're,
but
but
you
think
that
it
will
benefit
for
that,
be
to
be
transferred
into
that
dieter
department
rather
than
being
standalone.
As
we
move
forward.
C
A
D
C
Forgive
me
this
is
eileen.
I
just
want
to
clarify
your
question.
Are
you
asking
if
we
will
be
working
with
those
entities.
D
C
Oh,
it
will
be
so
there's
several
layers
to
the
sandy
grant.
We
do
partner
with
the
governor's
office
of
economic
development,
a
big
partnership
with
our
library
system
throughout
the
state
of
nevada,
we're
partnering
with
our
ng
system
and
the
reality
is
each
of
them
play
a
very
distinct
role
in
how
we
will
be
implementing
the
grant
and,
in
addition
to
those
organizations,
we're
also
working
with
non-profits
in
the
state
and
our
workforce
board.
C
So
it's
a
very
multi-partner
over
20
throughout
the
state
and
and
owen,
has
played
a
key
role
in
really
pulling
those
partners
together
and
working
on
these
contracts.
So
we're
just
about
done
getting
all
those
contracts
through
the
process
and
those
will
continue
as
we
move
forward.
D
And
it
may
be
in
your
powerpoint,
but
if
it's
not
into
the
committee,
the
the
nonprofits
that
you're
working
with
throughout
the
state
I'm
very
much
interested
in
knowing
the
whole
list
of
those
nonprofits
that
you're
working
with.
But
my
last
question
mr
chair
is:
could
you
please
explain
why
the
white
owen
did
not
expend
the
legislative
approved
amount
of
viola
funds
in
2019
and
2020.
H
Yes
ma'am,
this
is
and
sarah
martino
for
the
record
during
different
parts
of
owen's
time
we
had
different
leadership,
and
so
there
was
an
approved
spending
plan
from
owen's
first
director
that
when
it
carried
over
to
the
second
director,
he
went
that
second
director
wanted
to
make
sure
it
was
aligned
with
the
governor's
priorities
and
vision,
and
so
there
was
a
delay
and
those
funds
getting
out
and
then
now.
Of
course,
we've
had
a
change
and
we've
been
without
a
director
since
last
summer.
D
And
you
feel
the
new
spending
pan
will
correct
the
problem.
So
when
I
hear
funds
not
being
expended,
I
see
people
that
aren't
being
helped
to
get
jobs.
So
with
this
new
plan
will
will
that
fix
the
problem,
so
we
will
be
able
to
help
people
get
the
training
they
need
to
get
on
the
pathway
to
painful
employment.
A
Thank
you
assemblywoman
from
royal
moreno
and
thank
you
miss
martina.
Next
I
have
a
question
from
assemblyman
roberts.
B
Was
talking
about,
I
was
just
curious
as
to
some
of
the
challenges
that
you're
trying
to
overcome
by
by
making
the
move.
Did
you
have
some
barriers
that
you're
that
you're
that
you're
trying
to
fix
in
this
move,
because
it
seems
like
it
was
done
three
years
ago
and.
G
Curious,
you
know
what
the
issues
were.
H
My
understanding
is
that
the
governor's
recommendation
mainly
focuses
on
streamline
streamlining
operational
activities
and
and
trying
to
avoid
duplicate
administrative
work,
so
that
that's
the
benefit
of
it,
and
I
hope
that
answers
your
question.
H
I
believe
when
it
in
terms
of
duplicate
work,
when
it
comes
to
payment
of
invoices
and
between
the
service
that
we
use
with
the
state
administrative
services
division
and
then
the
review
that
dieter
does.
And
I
I
have
the
administrative
services
division
on
with
me
and
they
might
be
able
to
elaborate
a
little
bit
more.
B
B
Thank
you,
mr
chair
again,
my
question
is
brief,
but
and
it
can
be
answered
offline,
if
you
don't
have
an
answer.
So
as
far
as
apprenticeship
programs,
you
talked
a
little
bit
about
how
you're
working
in
higher
ed
post
high
school
is
there?
Is
there
a
potential
to
partner
with
the
school
districts
to
integrate
some
some
type
of
apprenticeship
programs
at
the
high
school
level.
B
Mr
chair,
this
is
richard
williams,
state
apprenticeship,
director
for
the
record.
I
know
there
is
it's
in
process
right
now
we're
working
with
the
high
schools.
I
believe
ms
young
may
have
some
more
information
on
that,
but
but
that's
definitely
in
the
pipeline
right
now,
assemblyman
love.
It.
C
This
is
isla
young
I'll.
Just
add
to
what
rich
said.
We
absolutely
are
partnering
heavily
with
the
department
of
education
throughout
the
state
and,
in
particular
with
our
school
districts.
The
importance
of
creating
a
pipeline
for
our
young
people
and
awareness
at
a
very
young
age
as
to
what
is
available
to
them
is
a
priority,
and
I
think,
as
we're
looking
at
creating
that
pipeline,
we
have
to
really
make
sure
that
our
young
people
are
aware
of
apprenticeships
as
an
option
for
a
career
path.
C
We
have
been
partnering
with
inchi
in
particular,
because
they
also
receive
some
funding
to
develop
out
the
apprenticeship
readiness
program,
so
young
people,
as
they're,
going
through
their
cte
programs
in
their
high
schools,
can
become
exposed
at
a
young
age,
understand
the
skill
sets
that
will
be
needed
and
go
through
some
preparations
in
order
to
transition
into
a
registered
apprenticeship
upon
graduation.
C
A
Thank
you.
I
mean
thank
you
for
that
question.
Assemblyman
love
it
that's
a
very
important
point
and
one
that
is
near
and
dear
to
me
and
thank
you
for
miss
young
and
mr
williams
for
for
clarifying
that
the
work
that
you're
doing
there
so
appreciate
that
I
I
have
the
last
question
I
want
to
ask
before
we
wrap
this
up
and
it's
specific
to
the
budget,
3270
20
reporting,
workforce
reporting
and
state
along
the
lines
of
the
theme
that
we're
we're
trying
to
dig
into
today.
G
Thank
you
for
the
question
chair.
This
is
zachary
height
for
the
record.
I
specifically
work
with
the
empower
system,
the
state
longitudinal
data
system.
G
I
think,
there's
some
realized
benefits
to
moving
the
3270
budget
to
dieter,
mainly
in
some
of
the
expertise
that
they
have
and
resources
that
they
have,
that
a
small
office,
like
owen,
doesn't
so
an
I.t
team
or
and
as
a
partner
within
npower
as
well.
G
They
have
some
capabilities
that
are
absent
in
a
small
office
like
owen,
but
for
the
most
part
I
I
believe
that
the
operations
of
the
empower
system
and
the
administration
of
it
will
remain
mostly
unchanged
and
unimpacted
by
the
move.
I
see
it
as
mostly
an
administrative
move
of
just
moving
the
budget
underneath
theater,
but
there
are
resources
within
dieter
that
owen
can
probably
utilize
in
the
future
that
will
help
more
efficient
use
of
the
budget
or
data
capabilities.
I
think.
A
I
I
think
that
that
is
everything
on
these
this
agenda
item
in
these
buds,
and
I
appreciate
the
detailed
presentation
that
you
provided
us
and
that
that
we've
had
a
chance
to
go
over
and
we'll
continue
to
go
over
and
we
will
have,
I
believe,
we'll
have
some
further
questions
and
and
we'll
be
talking
with
staff
and
and
then
you'll
probably
might
even
be
hearing
from
some
of
the
members
to
get
some
clarification
on
some
issues.
So
I
appreciate
that
and
that
will
be
the
wrap
up
that.
A
But
this
agenda
item,
which
which
moves
us
to
our
last
agenda
item
and
that
is
public
comment
and
broadcast
services.
Could
you
take
a
look
if
anyone's
in
public
comment
and
give
them
just
about
one
minute
for
folks
to
call
in
and
sign
on
if
they
haven't
already.
F
F
G
F
A
Thank
you
broadcast
services,
and
so
with
that,
I
think
we
will
move
to
adjourn.
But
before
we
do,
I
want
to
remind
the
members
that
up
next
is
an
ifc
meeting
and
all
the
members
should
have
received
the
materials
and-
and
I
believe,
we're
going
to
be
staying
on
this
particular
link.
Now
I
think
that
we
were
going
to
have
a
different
link,
but
now
we'll
be
staying
on
this
link,
and
so
we
will
hang
loose
on
this
link.
A
I
believe,
while
vps
sets
up
the
new
the
new
meeting
and
we
will
be
back-
and
I
believe
about
15
minutes
so
bps
or
any
of
the
staff.
A
If
that
is
correct,
that
would
have
us
reconvening
at
9
56
or
I
guess
we
could
just
make
it
even
10
o'clock
and
does
that
work
for
broadcast
services.
Does
that
give
you
enough
time
to
do
that
and
then
staff
fiscal
staff
does
that
work
for
everyone.
B
A
All
right
great,
so
members,
please
please
cameras
on
in
your
seats
well
before
10
o'clock,.