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A
Senator
hardy
senator
lange,
senator
neil
senator
pickard,
senator
scheible,
senator
settlemyer,
chair
spearman
here
and
let
the
records
show
that
all
committee
members
are
present
this
monday
bright
monday
and
cool
morning
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begin
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So
today
we
have
a
hearing
on
assembly,
bill,
73
and
437
and
assembly
joint
resolution
10..
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A
A
So
this
morning,
let's
start
with
assembly
resolution
assembly,
joint
resolution,
10-
and
I
see
speaker
fryerson
good
morning,
sir-
is
ready
and
so
we'll
now
open
the
hearing
and
it
proposes
to
amend
the
nevada
constitution
to
to
prospectively
increase
the
required
minimum
wage
paid
to
employees.
Mr
speaker,
please
begin
when
you're
ready.
B
Good
morning,
madam
chair
and
members
of
the
committee
for
the
record,
my
name
is
jason,
fryerson,
assemblyman
for
district
8
and,
of
course,
speaker
the
nevada
state
assembly,
I'm
here
to
present
assembly
joint
resolution,
10,
which
originally
passed
in
the
2019
legislative
session
assembly.
Joint
resolution
number
10
proposes
to
amend
the
nevada
constitution
to
prospectively
increase
the
required
minimum
wage
paid
to
employees.
B
As
I
stated,
this
resolution
was
approved
during
the
2019
legislative
session
and,
if
approved
in
identical
form,
this
session
would
be
submitted
to
the
voters
for
final
approval
or
disapproval
in
the
2022
general
election,
more
people
than
ever
working
jobs
that
pay
too
little
and
offer
too
few
benefits.
B
We
were
committed
to
increasing
the
minimum
wage
in
nevada
gradually
over
the
next
few
years
to
reach
12
dollars
by
2024,
with
the
passage
of
ab456
in
the
2019
legislative
session,
while
many
felt
increasing
our
minimum
wage
gradually
over
the
next
few
years
to
12
an
hour
did
not
go
far
enough.
Others
thought
it
went
too
far.
I
felt,
like
our
efforts
last
session,
reflected
a
meaningful
increase
in
the
wages
that
workers
can
earn,
as
well
as
a
fair
amount
of
collaboration
with
stakeholders.
B
Just
as
last
july,
nevadan
saw
that
first
increase
eight
dollars
an
hour
for
workers
who
receive
health
insurance
and
nine
dollars
an
hour
for
workers
who
do
not
receive
health
insurance.
The
bureau
of
labor
statistics
reported
that
in
2020,
10
percent
of
our
labor
force,
or
about
125
000
workers
made
9.77
cents
an
hour
or
less.
B
This
increase
was
the
first
statewide
increase
in
our
minimum
wage
in
over
a
decade.
A
minimum
wage
is
just
that,
of
course,
an
hourly
wage
floor,
not
an
hourly
wage
ceiling.
This
resolution
would
allow
nevadans
to
decide
how
the
minimum
wage
is
enacted
in
our
state,
which
I
think
is
critical
assembly.
Joint
resolution
10
proposes
to
amend
the
nevada
constitution
to
set
the
minimum
wage
at
12
per
hour
beginning
july
1
2024,
regardless
of
whether
or
not
the
employer
offers
health
insurance
or
health
benefits
to
its
employees.
B
Additionally,
ajr
10
removes
the
annual
adjustment
to
the
minimum
wage,
as
currently
established
in
the
nevada
constitution,
and
instead
provides
that
if,
at
any
time,
the
federal
minimum
wage
is
greater
than
12
dollars
per
hour,
the
state
minimum
wage
would
be
increased
to
that
amount
established
by
as
established
by
the
federal
minimum
wage.
Finally,
ajr
ajr10
allows
the
legislature
to
establish
a
minimum
wage
that
is
greater
than
the
hourly
wage
rate
set
forth
in
the
nevada
constitution.
B
I
urge
your
support
for
what
I
believe
is
critical
legislation,
the
distinction
between
minimum
wage
depending
on
whether
or
not
there's
health
care
has
been
included
in
the
nevada
constitution
and
our
statutory
structure.
For
some
time.
I
think
it's
important
to
note
that
nevada
is
the
only
state
that
has
this
distinction.
We've
had
numerous
conversations
in
an
attempt
to
define
what
health
care
benefits
need
to
be
in
order
to
qualify.
B
B
A
Okay,
thank
you.
Committee
members,
questions
senator
pickard.
I
don't
see
your
hand
okay.
You
disappoint
me,
sir.
C
Thank
you,
madam
sure.
I
was
just
kind
of
curious
speaker.
We
have
the
ability
to
raise
the
minimum
wage.
We've
determined
that
in
this
building
so
other
than
the
reduction
of
a
dollar
additional
in
the
constitution,
so
another
than
a
reduction
in
the
minimum
wage.
Potentially,
what
does
this
bill
do
that?
We
can't
do
through
the
legislature.
B
You,
madam
chair,
through
you
to
senator
salmeyer,
go.
B
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
I
think
that
question
speaks
to
why
we're
here
and
because
we
can
doesn't
mean
that
and
we
are
seeing
right
now.
I
think
some
struggles
with
you
know
partisanship
that
has
prevented
us
from
being
able
to
do
the
work
that
we
need
to
do
for
workers
in
nevada
and
so
rather
than
act.
B
This
is
putting
it
before
the
public
to
make
a
determination
about
whether
or
not
we
want
to
remain
stagnant,
as
we
have
been,
even
though
we've
had
the
ability
or
whether
we
want
to
move
forward
and
put
people
in
a
position
to
be
able
to
provide
for
their
families.
The
conversation
that
we've
had
over
the
years
about
minimum
wage
have
varied
from
folks.
That
say,
minimum
wage
is
really,
for
you
know
teenagers
working
in
the
summer
and
I
think
that's
an
outdated
mentality
about
who's
really
out
there
earning
minimum
wage.
B
We
have
folks
that
are
earning
minimum
wage
and
trying
to
pay
for
families
and-
and
I
think
you
know
allowing
us
to
remain
stagnant.
I
think
hurts
that
that
effort
hurts
those
families
and
those
hard
work
in
nevada's.
So
we
say
put
it
before
the
people.
Let
them
make
a
decision
about
whether
or
not
we
want
to
stay
stagnant
or
move
forward,
as
I
mentioned
in
opening
remarks
as
well.
B
Most
of
our
surrounding
states
have
done
just
the
same.
If,
if
you
look
at
a
map
in
the
department
of
labor
most
of
our
surrounding
states,
I
believe
all
the
two
are
far
above
our
eight
nine
dollars
minimum
wage,
and
I
think
that
this
would
allow
us
to
be
competitive,
regionally,
but
also
be
responsive
to
hard
work
and
families
that
are
trying
to
put
food
on
their
table.
C
Mad,
I'm
sure,
if
I
could
follow
up,
thank
you
speaker,
but
my
question
was:
I
was
here
in
2015
when
I
voted
for
and
accepted
the
idea
of
raising
the
minimum
wage
in
the
state
of
nevada,
and
we
have
that
ability
right
now.
We
just
have
political
courage.
We
can
raise
wages
right
now
in
the
state
of
nevada,
so
my
question
is
other
than
reducing,
potentially
the
wages
by
a
dollar
an
hour.
B
Again,
thank
you
for
the
question.
Senator
meyer
I'll,
just
repeat
the
same.
I
mean
I
guess
we
back
and
forth.
The
bill
proposes
to
set
a
floor,
not
set
an
option.
What
we
have
right
now
is
the
option
we
can
increase
it.
We
can
also
decrease
it.
Ajr10
proposes
to
set
a
floor
as
a
minimum
so
that
we
will
not
go
backwards
and
we
will
not
depend
on
the
changing
tide
of
of
of
politics
to
decide
whether
or
not
people
can
earn
enough
to
provide
for
their
families.
B
I
think
this
was
a
compromise,
as
I
reflected
in
ab-456
that
set
a
minimum,
but
by
putting
it
by
amending
our
constitution,
number
one
remove
outdated
things
like
relying
on
health
insurance
without
any
regard
for
the
quality
of
their
health
insurance,
but
also
setting
that
floor
so
that
we
don't
go
backwards.
We
simply
go
forward
or
or
at
least
remain
competitive
regionally,
and
I
think
that
that
is
the
goal
of
the
bill.
C
Thank
you,
ma'am
chair.
Thank
you
speaker.
I
still
don't
see.
I
think
we
have
the
ability
to
raise
minimum
wage
right
now
and
I
kind
of
think
that's
what
we
should
do,
rather
than
wait
potentially
for
a
couple
more
years,
if
that's
the
desire
of
the
body
anyways.
Thank
you
speaker.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
B
Madam
chair,
I
don't
if
I
may
respond
just
briefly.
I
don't
want
the
the
the
record
to
reflect
something
that
I
don't
think
is
accurate.
We
are
acting
now.
We
acted
with
456
that
raised
the
minimum
wage
every
year
until
we
got
to
2024.
so
that
bill
passed
and
it
was
unfortunately
not
bipartisan
or
not
unanimous,
but
it
passed,
and
this
would
amend
the
constitution
to
meet
that
in
2024.
So
I
don't
want
anybody
to
think
that
this
is
proposing
that
we
wait.
B
C
B
Thank
you
again,
senator
sotomayor
for
the
for
the
record
jason
freyerson.
Yes,.
A
Just
some
questions:
okay,
seeing
none
broadcast,
let's
open
up
the
phone
lines
and
we
will
go
15
minutes
per
segment,
two
minutes
per
individual
and
remember
if
someone
has
already
said
what
you
want
to
say.
Please
come
please
open
up
the
phone
and
just
say
ditto.
That
gives
more
people
a
chance
to
comment.
Thank
you
so
broadcast.
Let's
roll.
D
E
Morning,
chair
and
members
of
the
committee
for
the
record,
my
name
is
christine
saunders,
that's
c-h-r-I-s-c-I-n-e
s-a-u-n-d-e-r-s
and
I'm
a
policy
director
with
progressive
leadership
alliance
in
nevada
here
in
support
of
assembly
joint
resolution
10
from
the
80th
legislative
session
for
our
communities
and
economy
to
thrive.
Jobs
need
to
pay
at
least
enough
to
get
by
with
the
basics.
When
people
cannot
afford
to
go
to
the
doctor
or
to
make
basic
home
repairs,
all
of
us
are
hurt.
E
Additionally,
the
economy
slows
down
when
people
cannot
afford
or
even
meet
basics.
Increasing
the
minimum
wage
boosts
not
only
individual
households,
but
the
communities
workers
live
and
spend
in
adr.
10
would
solidify
the
statutory
changes
of
ab-456
from
last
session
and
eliminate
the
health
care
carve
out
that
has
been
taken
advantage
of
my
employers.
E
D
D
E
I
apologize
for
that.
Thank
you
for
being
willing
to
take
my
call.
My
name
is
tess
oppermann,
that
is
spelled
o
p,
f
e
r
m,
a
n
speaking
on
behalf
of
the
nevada
women's
lobby.
The
statistics
have
been
presented
time
and
time
again.
We
know
that
there
is
a
significant
pay
gap.
Women
in
nevada
make
about
84
cents
for
every
dollar
their
male
counterpart
makes,
and
this
goes
down
for
people
of
color.
So
we
are
in
full
support
of
this
resolution.
E
D
D
F
L-Y-N-N-C-H-A-P-M-A-N
and
I'm
the
state
treasurer
of
the
independent
american
party,
james
shirk
research.
Fellow
labor
economics
testified
before
the
united
states
senate
part
of
his
testimony
said.
Minimum
wage
positions
are
typically
learning
wage
positions
rising.
The
minimum
wage
makes
such
level
entry-level
positions
less
available,
even
if
minimum
wage
workers
do
not
lose
their
job.
The
overlapping
and
uncoordinated
design
of
u.s
welfare
programs
prevents
those
in
need
from
benefiting
from
higher
wages
as
their
weight
income
rises.
They
lose
federal
tax
credits
and
assistance.
These
benefit
losses
offset
most
of
the
wage
increase.
F
A
single
mother
with
one
child
faces
an
effective,
marginal
tax
rate
of
91
percent
when
her
pay
rises
from
7.25
an
hour
to
10
10
an
hour
studies
also
find
higher
minimum
wages
do
not
reduce
poverty
rates.
Despite
the
best
intentions,
the
minimum
wage
has
proved
an
ineffective
and
often
counterproductive
policy
and
war
on
poverty.
One
of
the
central
premises
of
economics
is
the
demand
curve
slope
downwards.
When
prices
rise,
people
buy
less
of
a
good
or
service.
When
gas
prices
rise,
we
drive
less,
but
when
it
goes
down,
we
drive
more.
F
F
Economists
estimate
the
long-run
elasticity
of
labor
demand
in
the
u.s
economy
at
around
minus
0.3
percent.
In
other
words,
the
10
percent
increase
in
labor
cost
causes
employers
to
cut
their
workforce
by
three
percent.
Higher
compensation
costs,
without
corresponding
increases
in
productivity
cause
employers
to
hire
fewer
workers.
F
G
D
H
J-A-N-I-N-E-H-A-N-S-E-N
state
president
nevada
families
for
freedom.
We
oppose
ajr
10,
it
does
not
belong
in
the
constitution,
as
it
can
be
done
in
statute.
Recently,
the
u.s
house
of
representatives
voted
for
a
15
minimum
wage
which
did
not
pass
the
senate
a
new
report
from
the
congressional
budget
office
estimates.
The
democrat
proposal
will
kill
1.4
million
jobs.
Meanwhile,
this
month
the
cnbc
whole
of
small
businesses
showed
that
one-third
said
they
would
lay
off
workers
if
the
minimum
wage
went
to
15
an
hour.
H
The
minimum
wage
is
designed
for
entry-level
jobs,
which
will
be
eliminated,
depriving
young
people
of
work,
experience
and
opportunities.
Higher
minimum
wage
laws
hurt
the
very
people
they
are
supposed
to
help,
including
minorities,
low-skilled
workers
and
teenagers.
However,
the
minimum
wage
does
benefit
unions.
The
national
bureau
of
economic
research,
authors,
clemens
and
withers
find
that
significant
minimum
wage
increases
reduce
the
employment
average
income
and
growth
income,
growth
of
low
skilled
workers
over
short
and
medium
term
horizons.
H
These
workers
were
also
five
percentage
points
less
likely
to
reach
lower
middle
class
earnings
in
the
mid
medium
term.
In
an
article
by
walter
williams,
elitist
arrogance
on
minimum
wage
hurts
minorities.
He
says
supporters
of
the
15
minimum
wage
are
now
admitting
that
there
will
be
job
losses.
Why
shouldn't
we?
Why
shouldn't
we
in
fact
accept
job
job
losses.
Ask
new
school
economics,
professor
david
howell?
What's
so
bad
about
getting
rid
of
crappy
jobs?
H
D
I
Good
morning,
chair
spearman
and
members
of
the
committee
for
the
record
paul
moratskin
m-o-r-a-d-k-h-a-n
with
the
vegas
chamber
first,
I
like
to
thank
the
speaker
assembly
for
his
efforts
in
reaching
out
and
working
with
stakeholders
last
session
on
agr
10..
However,
we
do
continue
to
have
concerns
because
the
elimination,
healthcare
cred
and
the
timing
as
we
work
to
recover,
but
we
recognize
the
efforts
that
were
put
in
the
timeline
and
incremental
amounts
of
the
increase
and
appreciate
the
work
was
done
by
the
speaker.
Thank
you,
chair
spearmen,
and
members
of
the
committee.
D
J
Good
morning
my
name
is
bob
russo,
that's
p-o-b-r-u-s-s-o
and
I
oppose
ajr-10.
I
understand
that
the
idea
behind
the
minimum
wage
may
be
well-meaning.
However,
the
evidence
shows
that
as
well-meaning
as
they
may
be,
minimum
wage
laws
do
not
benefit
the
economy,
nor
the
people
they
are
intended
to
help.
J
Economists
at
the
university
of
washington
studied
the
employment
effects
of
seattle's,
move
to
gradually
increase
its
minimum
wage
to
fifteen
dollars
an
hour.
It
first
raised
it
to
thirteen
dollars
an
hour
in
2016
and
to
an
hour
this
year.
The
findings
show
that
led
to
a
nine
percent
reduction
in
low-wage
jobs,
the
pay
increase
it
generated
did
not
make
up
for
the
reduction
in
employment
and
earnings
fell
for
low-wage
workers.
Overall,
the
bottom
line
is
minimum.
J
Wage
laws
do
not
work,
they
end
up
raising
the
cost
of
goods
and
services,
which
ends
up
costing
everyone
more
money.
In
the
long
run,
they
should
be
avoided
and
the
free
market
should
be
able
to
run
its
course
and
set
wages
accordingly.
So
again,
I
urge
you
to
please
avoid
this
measure.
Thank
you
very
much.
Bye-Bye.
D
K
Hello,
my
name
is
marlene
lockard
l-o-c-k-a-r-d
and
I'm
actually
calling
in
in
support
the
some
of
the
callers
in
opposition
have
indicated
that
raising
the
minimum
wage
to
15
dollars
an
hour
would
create
layoffs
and
hurt
very
workers.
They
are
trying
to
help.
Yet
just
this
weekend
in
the
new
york
times,
the
report
on
executive
pay
was
revealed,
and
while
the
corner
virus
plunged
the
world
into
an
economic
crisis,
said
u.s
unemployment,
skyrocketed
and
left
millions
of
americans
struggling
to
make.
E
K
A
A
Yes,
okay,
we're
gonna,
finish
opposition
and
then
we'll
we'll
come
back
around
during
neutral,
okay,
we're
in
opposition
right
now.
Okay,
thank
you.
Okay,
hang
on
we'll
come
back
around.
Thank
you
and
broadcast
I'm
doing
that,
because
if
there
was
any
problems
with
the
technology,
I
want
to
make
sure
that
we
get
the
comments
on
the
record,
but
we're
in
opposition
now.
So
anyone
else
on
the
line
for
opposition.
D
I
believe
so
chair.
Thank
you,
caller
with
the
last
three
digits
of
283.
I
Marcos,
lopez,
americas
for
prosperity,
nevada,
m-a-r-c-o-s-l-o-p-z
I'll,
be
brief,
since
you
know
we've
already
kind
of
hashed
this
out
in
previous
sessions,
but
I
just
want
to
start
off,
but
a
great
quote
by
milton
friedman:
it's
something
that
that
always
you
know
I
look
back
to
when
looking
at
any
policy,
regardless,
whether
it's
an
economic
policy,
criminal
justice
reform
or
a
wide
range
of
issues-
and
that's
you
know,
one
of
the
great
mistakes
is
to
judge
policies
and
programs
by
their
intentions
rather
than
their
results.
I
I
think
that
this
is
a
quote
that
really
speaks
to
the
heart
of
this
issue
and
many
other
issues.
Frankly,
it
is
well
intentioned,
but
the
result
in
the
research
is
very
clear
that
it
doesn't
achieve
any
of
its
goals.
It
would
have
done
so
it
would
have
done
so.
The
last
20
odd
times
if
we've
raised
the
minimum
wage,
both
state
and
federally,
but
the
reality
is
that
it
doesn't.
I
There
is
an
extensive
economic
body
of
research
that
shows
that
it
doesn't
achieve
any
of
these
goals
from
reducing
poverty
to
increasing
wages
in
the
long
run
for
the
majority
of
people
we
just
find
ourselves
just
back
at
the
same
spot
every
five
to
ten
years
and
we're
not
really
treating
the
real
heart
of
the
problems
we
we
propose
that
a
better
way
forward
is
to
address
occupational
licensing
reform,
which
we
see
provides
a
way
for
many
people
to
find
new
opportunities
in
new
work
and
make
far
above
what
the
floor
of
wages
are
in
any
state
or
any
city.
I
D
E
Good
morning,
german
spearman,
actually
I
want
to
testify
in
support,
so
I
will
stand
by.
Thank
you
so
much.
Thank
you.
Caller.
D
E
A
Let's
go
now
to
neutral
and
if
you
would
like
to
test,
if
there's
anyone
on
the
line
for
you,
if
there's
anyone
on
the
line
for
for
neutral,
testifying
neutral,
if
you
can't
get
in
continue
to
try
we're
going
to
try
to
go
back
around
and
pick
you
up
just
in
case,
there
are
problems.
Okay,
so
we're
in
neutral.
Now.
D
K
K
I
am
calling
in
support
and
I
will
not
repeat
what
I
already
have
stated,
but
suffice
it
to
say
that
executives
are
mine,
minting
fortunes
while
laid
off
workers
line
up
at
food
banks
and
the
gap
between
executive
compensation
and
average
worker
pay
has
been
growing
for
decades.
Chief
executives
of
big
companies
now
make
on
average
320
times
as
much
as
their
typical
worker.
According
to
the
economic
policy
institute
in
1989,
that
ratio
was
61-1
from
78
to
2019.
K
K
D
Yes,
we
have
one
more
chair
caller
with
the
last
three
digits
of
653.
Please
slowly
spell
and
state
your
name
for
the
record.
You
have
two
minutes
and
may
begin
good.
E
Morning
sermon,
my
name
is
dora
martinez
d-o-r-a-m-a-r-t-I-n-e-z.
I
would
like
to
apologize
for
the
background
noise.
I
am
at
the
gym.
I
represent
the
nevada
disability
peer
action
coalition
and
I
want
to
do
all
what
the
support
members
have
said
earlier
and
I
just
want
to
let
you
all
know
that
when
the
pandemic
started,
people
with
disability
were
the
first
to
let
go
and
last
to
consider
for
anything.
So
I
appreciate
beerman,
sorry,
the
speakers
and
let's
live
on
this.
Thank
you.
So
much
have
a
great
monday.
A
A
Federal
reserve
of
chicago
determined
that
low-wage
worker
households
spend
an
additional
2
800
in
the
year
after
a
dollar
per
per
hour,
increase
to
the
minimum
wage.
The
most
recent
analysis
from
the
economic
policy
institute
nonpartisan
found
that
increasing
the
minimum
wage
to
15
by
2025
would
generate
107
billion
dollars
in
higher
wages.
A
The
earlier
analysis
indicated
that
increases
from
7.25
to
9.80
per
hour
between
2012
and
2014
would
have
generated
approximately
100
000
new
jobs
and
bloomberg
reports
that
the
pandemic
was
counter-intuitive,
because
most
people
would
think
that
the
pandemic
would
have
shown
that
higher
wages
would
would
be
bad
for
businesses,
but
indeed
he
said
it
did
quite
the
opposite.
A
A
couple
of
the
people,
the
world's
largest
retailers,
have
already
said
that
they're
going
to
raise
the
wage
to
an
average
of
more
than
15
an
hour
up
from
the
current
average
of
more
than
14,
and
I'm
just
I'm
just
saying
that,
because
I
just
I
like
to
make
sure
that
I
get
on
the
record
some
facts
that
are
non-partisan
and
get
on
the
record.
Some
facts.
B
Thank
you
again
for
a
record
jason
fryerson,
madam
chair,
and
in
my
closing
remarks
I
was
going
to
revisit
this
as
well.
The
minimum
wage
in
nevada
has
already
passed.
It
is
already
scheduled
to
go
up
to
12
by
2024
and
that's
already
the
law.
This
simply
allows
for
voters
to
decide
about
a
floor,
and
so
to
answer
your
question
who
decides?
Ultimately,
it
is
absolutely
the
voters.
A
B
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
If,
if
ajr10
was
was
approved
by
the
voters,
then
it
would
remove
barriers
in
our
constitution.
That
would
be
inconsistent
with
ab456
from
the
2019
session.
Essentially,
it
would
get
out
of
the
way,
and
it
would
allow
the
law
that
this
legislature
passed
in
2019
to
proceed.
B
A
Thank
you
one
last
comment
and
then
I'll
ask
you
for
your
closing
remarks.
I
think
one
of
the
things
that
the
pandemic
did
reveal
prior
to
prior
to
january
2020,
individuals
that
bagged
our
groceries
stocked
the
shelves
and
worked
at
night
were
called
low-wage
workers
right
about
april
2020.
They
were
called
essential
workers,
and
so
I
there's
there's
something
there
that
made
the
distinction,
and
I
just
want
to
make
sure
we
don't
lose
sight
of
that.
B
Thank
you
briefly
and,
and
madam
chair,
you
have
made
that
point
in
previous
hearings
about
the
fact
that
they
were
workers
were
characterized
as
low
wage
until
the
pandemic,
and
we
realized
that
these
were
people
that
we
needed
in
order
to
to
get
by
and
get
through
this
past
year.
I
I
agree
wholeheartedly.
B
I
also
wanted
to
to
to
to
note
that
much
of
the
opposition
was
surrounding
the
issue
that
was
already
resolved,
and
that
is
the
minimum
wage
amount
or
it
was
in
response
to
a
national
movement
for
raising
the
minimum
wage
to
15,
which
this
bill
does
not
do,
and
so
many
of
the
folks
and
I
won't
speak
for
them-
and
this
is
not
before
this
committee.
But
many
of
the
folks
that
were
concerned
about
the
constitution
supported
the
actual
compromise
of
raising
it
to
12
by
2024.
B
So
the
issue
before
us
is
not
even
whether
this
should
be
the
floor,
but
whether
we
should
allow
the
nevada
voters
to
make
that
decision
and
as
as
you
acutely
recognize,
madam
chair.
Ultimately,
it
is
the
voters
who
will
decide,
but
the
the
amount
has
already
been
passed
and
is
already
existing
law
and
we
are
not
looking
at
15
unless
the
federal
government
goes
to
that
level
immediately.
B
We
may
in
the
future,
depending
on
on
the
economy
and
when
we
come
out
of
this
recession,
but
as
as
you
again
pointed
out-
and
I
believe
some
of
the
callers
pointed
out
covid
and
the
pandemic
has
exacerbated
this
problem
and
really
highlighted
the
need
to
address
this
issue
and
address
it
now.
And
so
we
did
that
last
session
and
I
look
forward
to
hopefully
having
this
measure
before
voters
so
that
ultimately,
nevada
voters
can
decide.
G
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
I
was
just
I'm
sure
this
has
been
taken
into
account
somewhere,
but
people
who
are
with
opportunity
village,
differently,
abled,
formerly
known
as
easter
seals
people.
How
are
those
people
affected
in
the
hourly
wage
is?
Is
there
a
difference,
or
does
this
put
everybody
in
the
same
boat.
B
Thank
you
again
for
the
record
jason
freyerson.
Thank
thank
you.
Senator
hardy,
this
language
doesn't
change
our
statutory
structure,
our
statutory
structure,
with
respect
to
sub-minimum
wage
jobs
and
the
criteria
to
qualify
for
that.
This
bill
does
not
impact
that.
B
No
again
for
the
record
jason
price
and
the
con
the
constitution
doesn't
currently
differentiate
between
those
and
the
constitution
would
continue
to
be
as
it
as
as
it
is
without
the
minimum
wage,
but
but
the
sub-minimum
wage
issue
in
particular
with
opportunity.
Village
is
not
in
the
constitution,
it
is
statutory
and-
and
this
measure
does
not
propose
to
change
that.
B
B
This
is
a
resolution
to
amend
the
constitution,
and
so
the
parts
of
our
statutory
structure
with
respect
to
sub
sub
minimum
wage
and
anything
else
dealing
with
with
wages
and
benefits
in
the
statutory
scheme
are
not
addressed
at
all.
In
this
measure,
this
measure
simply
addresses
the
minimum
wage
and
removes
the
requirement
that
we
look
at
whether
or
not
health
insurance
is
offered.
So
I
guess
the
short
answer
is
that
distinction
is
not
currently
in
the
constitution,
and
this
does
not
propose
to
put
it
in
the
constitution.
A
E
L
You,
madam
chair
and
members
of
the
committee
for
the
record,
my
name
is
latisha
matarelle
from
the
division
of
public
and
behavioral
health.
Thank
you
for
this
opportunity
to
testify
before
the
committee.
The
division
of
public
and
behavioral
health
is
responsible
for
the
licensing
and
regulation
of
the
practice
of
dietetics
in
nevada,
in
accordance
with
nrs
and
nac
chapter
640e.
L
All
other
eligibility
requirements
will
remain
the
same
as
nrs
640e.150
currently
requires
an
applicant
to
successfully
complete
the
registration
examination
for
dietitians
administered
by
the
cdr.
A
graduate
degree
will
be
required,
starting
january
1st
2024
for
all
account
for
all
applicants
that
have
not
passed
this
examination.
L
The
purpose
of
this
bill
is
to
clean
up
these
discrepancies
and
statutes
created
by
the
change
in
degree
requirements
and
make
other
changes
to
reflect
updates
in
the
names
of
the
organizations
eliminate
unnecessary
fees.
Revised
provisional
licensing
requirements
remove
a
provision
that
would
penalize
registered
dietitians,
who
were
previously
licensed
in
nevada
and
who
want
to
return
to
nevada,
to
practice
and
repeal
sections
of
nrs
that
are
no
longer
needed.
L
The
cdr
will
be
grandfathering
and
currently
registered
dietitians
with
a
bachelor's
degree.
Currently,
all
nevada
licensed
dietitians
are
registered
dietitians,
so
those
with
a
bachelor's
degree
who
maintain
their
registered
dietitian
credential
in
good
standing
will
continue
to
be
licensed
without
obtaining
a
graduate
degree.
If
an
individual
with
a
bachelor's
degree
lets
their
license
expire,
they
would
be
able
to
apply
for
licensure
without
obtaining
the
graduate
degree
so
long
as
they
maintain
their
credential
as
a
registered
dietitian
in
good
standing.
L
The
need
to
elevate
enteral,
entry-level
rd
education
to
a
graduate
level
is
consistent
with
the
knowledge,
skills
and
research
base
required
in
the
field
of
nutrition
and
dietetics
and
is
necessary
to
protect
the
public,
remain
competitive
and
increase
recognition
and
respect.
Furthermore,
furthermore,
collier
found
that
graduate
degree
requirements
do
not
deter
students
interested
in
the
health
care
profession's
career.
L
Almost
all
other
health
care
professions
have
increased
entry
level,
educational
standards
based
on
expansion
of
knowledge
and
need
for
deeper
and
wider
expertise.
Further
level
of
education
is
a
factor
that
influences
respect
as
a
valued
member
of
the
healthcare
team.
It
has
been
observed
that
healthcare
professionals,
with
advanced
degrees,
tend
to
have
higher
self-esteem
and
attain
a
higher
profile
within
the
profession
as
writers,
researchers
and
leaders.
L
A
Yes,
if
you
can
summarize
and
you'll,
probably
need
to
pull
back
a
little
bit
from
the
screen,
because
what
we're
seeing
now
is
just
the
top
of
your
head.
Yeah.
L
A
A
We
can
still
still
hear
you
yeah,
and
you
can
summarize
the
various
parts
of
the
bill
don't
have
to
read
at
all.
Just
summarize,
okay,
thank
you.
L
So
sections
1,
1.3
and
6.5
of
the
bill
just
updates
the
names
of
the
organizations
in
there
section
1.5
of
nr640.150
basically
just
replaces
the
initial
dietitian
licensure
qualificat
qualification
criteria,
with
the
criteria
that
the
individual
must
be
a
registered
dietitian
in
good
standing,
which
clears
up
the
discrepancies.
I
spoke
about
earlier
section.
Two
amends
and
nrs64e
172
no
longer
require
the
education
experience
required
by
640e,
but
just
allows
them
as
long
as
the
person
is
eligible
to
take
the
registration
exam
but
has
not
passed
it
yet.
L
Section
3
amends
640
e.180
to
allow
for
issuance
of
a
provisional
license
and
an
individual
who
is
eligible
to
take
but
has
not
successfully
completed
the
exam
section.
4
amends
nrs640e.220
by
repealing
the
requirement
that
the
board
shall
require
a
licensed
dietitian
who
fails
to
submit
an
application
for
renewal
of
their
license
within
two
years
after
the
date
of
the
expiration
to
take
the
exam
because
it
really
penalizes
somebody
from
nevada.
L
So
if
I
was
a
registered
dietitian
in
licensed
nevada,
I
went
to
california
and
practiced
as
a
registered
dietitian
came
back
later
than
two
years.
I'd
have
to
take
the
exam
again,
yet
somebody
who
was
in
california
who
was
registered
dietitian
and
never
was
licensed
in
nevada,
wouldn't
so
really
in
the
end,
since
the
bill
is
going
to
require
everybody
to
be
a
registered
dietitian,
that's
really
all
that
should
matter
and
we
shouldn't
penalize
people
just
because
they
were
licensed
in
nevada.
L
At
some
point,
section
5
eliminates
three
unnecessary
fees
that
are
listed
there
section
six,
the
bill
amends
nrs640e.270
by
eliminating
impersonating
as
a
proxy
acting
as
a
proxy
of
taking
the
exam,
because
the
exam
will
no
longer
be
part
of
the
statute.
Since
the
registered
dietitian
will
be
required
when
they
become
a
registered
dietitian,
they
will
take
the
exam,
so
that
will
be
required,
but
as
part
of
becoming
a
registered
dietitian
and
then
section
7
repeals
nrs
439.537.
L
That
implies
somebody
that
he
is
she
or
licensed
to
engage
in
the
practice
of
dietetics
or
any
other
way
or
by
implication
that
uses
the
word.
Dietetics
or
rep
represents
themselves
to
be
licensed
or
qualified,
and
they
can't
use
that
unless
they're
licensed,
so
this
would
apply
e
to
registered
dietitian
as
well,
even
though
it's
not
specifically
listed
there.
L
Obviously,
if
I
put
up
a
shop
and
said
I
was
a
registered
dietitian,
I
would
be
representing
myself
as
a
licensed
or
qualified
person
to
engage
in
dietetics
if
I
wasn't
licensed
so
so,
it
protects
that
as
well.
Even
though
it's
not
directly
listed
here
and
also
if
somebody
is
licensed
with
the
bill,
they
would
have
to
be
a
registered
dietitian.
So
it
covers
that
as
well.
L
Nrs
640e
160's
repealed
the
foreign
education
equivalency.
That's
all
becomes
part
of
the
registration
dietitian
practice
when
they
become
registered,
the
cdr
looks
at
their
education
and
all
of
that
stuff,
and
then
640e
210
removes
the
ability
of
the
board
to
waive
requirements
to
become
a
licensed
dietitian.
L
This
provision
has
never
been
used
to
waive
licensure
requirements
since
the
first
dietitian
was
issued
in
2013,
and
it
would
no
longer
be
needed
with
the
passage
of
ab-73.
All
the
initial
applicants
would
just
need
to
be
a
registered
dietitian
to
become
licensed,
and
that
concludes
my
testimony
and
if
I
may
answer
any
questions.
G
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
It
was
a
wonderful
dissertation,
I'll
call
it,
but
I
I'm
a
little
slow.
So
if
you,
if
you
could
just
be
patient
with
me,
as
I
understand
it
from
the
presentation
and
the
written
a
dietitian,
a
registered
dietitian
now
can
be
a
registered
dietitian
with
a
bachelor's
degree
and
in
the
future
those
will
be
grandfathered.
In
and
first
question
will
they
be
grandfathered
in
if
they're
registered
in
another
state?
And
next
question
is
after
we're
through
with
the
bachelor's,
then
the
quote
graduate
degree
I
take.
L
G
L
L
If
you
have,
for
example,
new
people
coming
through
school
or
something
like
that
and
becoming
a
new
dietitian
at
that
point,
they've
never
taken
the
exam.
They've
never
been
a
registered
dietitian.
They
would
need
to
have
the
master's
or
bachelor's
degree
to
do
so
or
if
an
individual,
let
their
registered
dietitian
status
terminate,
but
they
do
get
that
seven
months.
L
G
A
M
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
so
so
I
had
a
question.
Well,
I'm
going
to
kind
of
work
backwards.
I
want
to
stay
on
the
conversation
that
dr
hardy
was
talking
about
so
when
they
come
in
and
you're
grandfathering
them
in.
What's
the
review
of
the
training,
I
know
you
said
the
national,
but
that
doesn't
mean
that
the
skills
and
expertise
is
the
same
right.
M
So
if
somebody
comes
from
louisiana-
and
maybe
you
know
so-
let
me
put
this
into
context
so
like
georgia,
for
example,
and
I'm
not
bashing
another
state
but
technically
this
is
going
to
sound
like
that.
So
georgia
is
very
limited
right
in
terms
of
their
health
care
and
so
what
they
don't
have,
I
would
say
the
same
kind
of
care
or
standards
right
because
they
have
like.
I
think
it's
like
one
ovg
obgyn
by
like
over,
like
20
counties
or
something
ridiculous.
M
So
what
I'm
trying
to
figure
out
is
all
dietitians
are
not
equal
right.
I
know
they
have
the
same
training,
but
they
do
not
administer
their
skill
set
in
the
same
way.
So
I
wanted
to
understand
like
will
you
be
helping
them
to
retool
reskill
themselves,
especially
when
they
go
into
certain
environments,
such
as
a
rehab
right?
So
if
we
go
into
a
rehab
facility,
I
think
there's
a
very
specialized
skill
set.
That's
needed
to
deal
with
that
level
of
care
in
that
environment
right
same
thing.
L
Dietetics
dr
kruskal.
N
N
To
answer
your
question,
it
is
true
that
there
are
many
skill
sets
required
by
dietitians
and
we
do
practice
in
multiple
settings.
Healthcare
is
probably
the
largest.
We
do
have
specialty
certification
and
board
certification
beyond
the
registered
dietitian,
nutritionist
credential.
So,
for
example,
somebody
working
in
an
icu
there's
a
actually
certification
for
those
working
in
critical
care.
There
are
advanced
certifications
in
on,
for
example,
oncology,
nutrition,
gerontological
nutrition,
pediatrics
sports,
dietetics,
obesity
and
weight
management,
renal
dietetics,
so
that
is
up
to
the
employer.
N
M
M
I
mean
because
if
we're
going
to
go
in
here
and
start
amending
right
and
trying
to
clean
up
a
statutory
provision,
I
I
want
to
get
an
understanding
on
the
advanced
certification
piece
and
because
I
think
it's
super
super
important,
because
if
employer's
not
asking
for
it
and
statutes
not
dictating
it,
then
I
think
there's
a
gap
there
and,
and
I'm
going
to
tell
you
why.
I
think
there's
a
gap
there,
but
go
ahead.
N
M
M
Because-
and
let
me
back
this
up-
the
nutrition
of
a
patient
is
so
important
right
in
terms
of
their
care
in
terms
of
their
ability
to
heal
their
ability
to
actually
be
able
to,
I
believe,
to
even
sustain
certain
prescriptions
or
medications
that
they're
on
and-
and
it
wasn't
until
I
got
into
this
year-long
experience
with
my
with
my
dad
that
I
understood
you
know
the
how
potassium
calcium,
magnesium
and
all
of
these
things
interplay
in
number
one.
The
functioning
of
your
organs
and
everything
else
right.
M
But
his
nutrition
right
was
so
important
to
his
ability
to
get
out
of
the
rehab.
And
when
I
found
out
that
there
were,
there
were
literally
prescriptions
given
to
him
that
did
not
meet
the
standard
right,
meaning
like
he
was
given
a
nutrition
to
go
home
and
it's
like
he
needed
the
fruits
and
vegetables.
M
But
all
he
got
was
the
meat
right,
and
so
it's
kind
of
like
so
it
caused
this
sodium
depletion
and
these
other
things
that
to
a
regular
person,
would
not
know
that
the
sodium
depletion
was
going
on,
and
yet
that
was
what
a
nurse
signed
off
on
and
the
dietitian
signed
off
on.
But
yet
these
things
did
not
meet
the
standard
of
him
being
able
to
go
home
and
be
on
a
certain
kind
of
feeding
that
to
me
is
a
skill
set.
M
M
The
certification
and
employer
should
not
be
able
to
decide
what
a
patient
receives,
not
in
the
dietetic
and
nutrition
front,
and
so
because
there
are
serious
issues
that
are
going
on
with
patients
and
then
and
then
I
want
to
add
to
this
because
in
the
rehab
setting,
I
got
a,
I
think,
a
more
skilled
dietitian
where
she
saw
that
his
potassium
was
low,
and
so,
instead
of
she
gave
banana
peels.
M
N
Well,
I
I'm
not
sure
how
to
address
it
in
the
bill,
but
I
agree
with
you
that
not
all
dietitians
are
created
equal
and
just
like
physicians
and
nurses
and
pharmacists,
not
all
have
the
scheme
same
skill
set
and
some
are
more
educated
and
skilled
than
others.
I
don't
know
how
our
bill
would
address
that.
I
that's
something
that's
a
little
bit
beyond
what
I
can
comprehend
right
now.
N
So
do
you
have
anything
to
add
to
that
I
mean,
like
you
said:
the
cdr
sets
the
standard.
I
can
tell
you
that
the
the
academy
of
nutrition
and
dietetics,
who
you
know
cdr
work,
is
part
of
our
education
old
standards.
They
change
every
five
years,
so
the
new
educational
standards
will
be
out
in
2022
and
I
know
they're
moving
towards
a
more
competency
based
model
rather
than
a
knowledge
base
model.
That's
kind
of
that's
why
the
graduate
education
is
coming
forward.
We
are
realizing
that
dietitians
are
becoming
more
front
line.
N
M
So
thank
you
for
that,
because
it's
really
not
that
it's
about
the
advanced
certifications.
It's
saying
that
they
should
have
these
additional
specialties,
not
saying
that
the
employer
should
ask
for,
but
actually
saying
that
they
should
do
it
and
then
an
existing
law.
M
In
section
one
sub
two,
you
actually
have
spelled
out
that's
existing
law
where
what
you
are
requiring
them
to
have,
and
I
think
that
there
is
an
opportunity
number
one
to
get
in
and
start
dictating
this
I
I
understand,
dietitians
in
the
space,
sometimes
are
not
even
respected,
but
I
also
think
that
this
this
is
an
opportunity.
I
rarely
see.
Dietetic
bills
come
through
the
legislature
right.
M
I've
been
here
for
11
years
in
one
form
or
another
right,
and
so
whenever
I
see
in
this
and
I've
maybe
seen
two,
and
so
I
think,
if
there's
an
opportunity
to
examine
that
right
and
think
about
what
are
the
additional
criteria
that
a
dietitian
should
have
and
take
on.
M
Even
if
it's
permissive
right,
I
think
that
you
need
to
start
spelling
out
in
statute.
What
should
be
the
expectation
because
there
is,
there
is
a
patient
on
the
other
end.
There
are
various
settings
in
which
a
dietitian
is
interacting
and
they're,
interacting
to
the
level
that
the
health
of
that
patient
is
dependent
upon
that
prescription,
that
nutrition
prescription,
that
is
being
offered
right
and
there's
also
a
lack
of
education
on
families,
understanding
how
that
dietitian
plays
a
role
that
person
may
not
even
be
seen
by
the
family
because
they
see
the
doctor.
M
M
I
have
a
sister
who's
a
pharmacist,
but
I
know
that
medication
can
only
go
so
far,
but
the
nutrition
is
a
huge
factor
in
whether
or
not
they
actually
get
well,
and
so
I
want
it
dealt
with
because
by
the
time
you
guys
come
back
in
here.
I
might
even
be
in
this
building,
because
I
might
just
quit
this
job,
but
the
thing
is
in
2024.
L
And
vice
chair
neil,
I
don't
you
know
know
if
this
is
an
option,
but
one
of
the
things
maybe
we
could
put
something
about
doing
a
study
or
something
on
it,
because
I'd
like
to
see
all
the
implications.
I
understand
what
you're
saying-
and
I
agree
with
you.
I
know
in
the
rural
areas
we
don't
have
quite
as
many
dietitians,
and
you
know
how
many
of
the
dietitians
would
obtain
the
certification
and
if
they
didn't
obtain
the
certification.
L
If
we
didn't
have
people
that
no
dietitian
who
could
qualify
to
work
in
certain
areas
would
be
a
concern,
especially
in
the
rules.
We
really
don't
have
that
many
dietitians
in
the
rural
areas.
L
So
I
mean,
I
think
it's
I
understand
where
you're
coming
from,
and
I
I
agree
with
the
concepts
I
just
would
feel
uncomfortable
just
making
a
quick
decision
without
doing
some
kind
of
study
talking
to
the
different
stakeholders
talking
to
the
rules,
the
hospital
rural
hospital
association
connecting
through
them
for
their,
I
mean
just
doing
a
little
bit
of
study
to
see
what
the
impacts
are
and
how
we
can
make
it
work
in
the
most
effective
way,
without
causing
a
negative
consequence
of
not
then
having
anybody
who
may
be
qualified
to
perform
those
services.
M
L
How
about
if
we
I
mean
it's
something
we
can
definitely
look
into.
I
mean
I
mean
I
don't
need
an
official
study
or
anything,
but
it's
something
that
dr
kruskal
and
she
works
with
unlv.
Would
you
be
willing
to
maybe
work
with
me
to
maybe
look
into
that?
Maybe
that's
not
something
we
can
do
right
away,
but
we
could
look
at
I
just
I
just
would
like
to
have
a
better
understanding
of
what
all
the
consequences
would
be.
N
I
would
agree
with
that
and
just
looking
at
other
states-
and
just
you
know,
the
academy
of
nutrition
and
dietetics
is
looking
at
licensure
bills
in
in
all
states,
and
I
don't
know
of
a
single
other
state
that
really
specifies
mandating
a
specialty
credential
to
obtain
life
insurance.
That
is
something
that's
not
mandated
any
place,
but
but
we
all
agree
that
again,
the
skill
sets
of
dietitians
is
changing
and
again
hence
the
new
master's
degree,
which
is
a
competency-based
education
program.
N
So
so
things
are
changing
and
it
is
being
recognized,
the
distilled
sets
of
dietitians
and
the
responsibilities,
but
I
agree
with
latisha.
This
is
not
something
we
can
just
make
a
hasty
decision
and
require
that
all
licensed
dietitians
obtain
a
specialty
credential,
because
again,
dietitians
do
more
than
just
work
in
the
icu
and
hospitals.
N
For
example,
we
have
sports
dietitians
that
work
in
the
athletic
setting.
We
have
oncology
dietitians
that
work
in
a
different
area,
so
there
are
so
many
different
specialty
credentials.
It
would
be
very
difficult
to
spell
that
out
in
a
bill
and
other
licensure
bodies
in
the
nation
have
not
done
that
as
well.
A
I
I
didn't
have
any
any
questions
until
I
heard
the
vice
chair
asking
her
so
just
a
couple,
I
guess
my
experience
was
the
opposite.
A
So
that's
the
opposite,
and
I
guess
what
I'm
looking
at
here
is:
maybe
it's
not
a
as
much
of
a
initial
skill
set
as
much
as
it
is
an
emphasis
and
to
make
sure
when
dietitians
are
going
into
those
settings
that
they
understand.
You
have
to
look
at
this
and
you
have
to
consider
that
etcetera,
etcetera.
I
agree
with
vice
chair
neil
a
family.
Most
families
are
not
skilled
in
that
and
to
expect
them
to
be
able
to
catch.
A
It
is
unfair,
but
if
somebody
doesn't
catch
it,
the
person
that's
in
the
bed
is
gonna
die
and
that
would
really
really
really
be
a
tragedy.
How
do
you
how?
How
can
you
make
sure?
Is
there
anything
we
can
do
with
this
bill
to
make
sure
that
dietitians
are
in
a
lot
of
different
settings,
but
there
are
some
basic
things
that
you
really
have
to
know.
I
mean
and
that's
across
all
professions
you
know,
doesn't
matter
whether
you're
a
corporate
attorney
or
a
criminal
attorney.
A
You
know,
there's
some
basic
things
about
the
law
that
you
have
to
know
and
if
you
don't
know
those
things
and
then
you
don't
do
what
those
things
prescribe
you
to
do
then
not
only
is
your
license
in
jeopardy,
but
someone's
life
may
be
in
jeopardy.
So
how?
A
How
can
we
make
sure
that
dietitians,
regardless
of
the
setting
and
with
respect
to
the
rules?
I
think
one
of
the
things
that's
happening.
This
session
is
a
lot
of
bills
coming
through
for
telemedicine
and
so
geographic
location.
We
understand,
especially
as
a
result
of
covet,
is
not
a
necessity
when
you're
talking
about
discussing
issues
or
challenges.
A
N
So
that
is
one
thing
if
it
needs
to
be
written
in
the
bill,
something
along
the
language
that
all
all
licensed
dietitians
must
adhere
to
these
sop.
Sopp
I
mean
those
are
published
documents.
Those
are
the
standards
of
practice,
so
just
like
with
any
profession.
If
the
dietitian
of
course
violates
the
standard
of
practice,
they
can
lose
their
rdn
credential
and
then
they
would
lose
their
license
to
practice
as
well.
N
There
are
standards
today,
so,
in
other
words,
if
a
dietitian
fails
to
meet
the
standards
so
something's,
something
that
was
a
dietitian's
responsibility
slips
and
a
patient
is
injured.
Those
standards
of
practice
are
what
will
be
used
in
a
court
of
law
to
determine.
Did
the
dietitian
meet
the
standard
of
care,
those
standards
of
care
are
published
and
they
do
exist.
A
This
sounds
like
an
amendment
and
I'm
going
to
ask
mr
king.
You
want
to
weigh
in
on
that.
O
Thank
you,
chair
spearman,
for
the
record
will
keen
committee
council.
We
can
certainly
amend
this
bill
and
it
sounds
like
there
were
two
different
avenues
being
discussed.
One
is
the
basic
credentials
to
be
able
to
be
licensed,
and
if
the
committee
wanted
to
add
to
the
basic
credentials,
then
the
provisions
were
already
in
the
bill.
You
can
see
them
in
section
1.5,
two
and
three,
where
we've
eliminated
the
existing
education
and
experience
standards
and
substitute
in
being
the
registered
dietitian,
as
has
already
been
discussed
today.
O
If,
if
the
committee
wanted
to
add
back
in
some
of
those
standards
or
add
in
new
standards,
those
would
be
the
places
to
do
it.
The
second
avenue
that
I
heard
discussed
was
having
a
standard
of
practice
that
are
required
to
be
adhered
to,
and
that
could
be
added
into
the
chapter
as
well.
If
that's
what
the
community
wanted
to
do,
thank
you.
A
M
Yes,
madam
chair,
I
think
you
know
talking
to
the
presenters
of
the
bill
offline
to
work
out
what
they
think
will
be
manageable
in
a
permissive
way,
because
I
don't
know
what
the
fiscal
note
was
on
this
bill.
And
I
didn't-
and
I
I
I
do
want
to
jeopardize
it.
But
I
don't
want
to
jeopardize
it
to
the
point
where
it
goes
into
senate
finance
or
something.
L
Yep,
this
is
latisha
matheran
may
chair
spearman.
A
L
So
currently
the
way
the
statues
are
written,
they
basically
outline
their
current
requirements
to
be
a
registered
dietitian
and,
as
we
know,
it's
going
to
elevate,
the
cdr
is
elevating
it
to
a
graduate
degree
or
higher
so
reinstating
this.
I
I
don't
think
it
would
be
helpful
in
the
sense
that
to
be
a
registered
dietitian
you'd
have
to
meet
all
those
standards.
Anyways
and
the
cdr
is
again
increasing
it
to
a
graduate
degree.
L
Of
course,
when
we
get
complaints
and
recently
we
did
get
one
complaint
against
a
registered
dietitian,
and
you
know
we,
the
the
bill,
specifies
in
there
how
those
complaints
are
handled
and
one
of
the
requirements
is
to
send
it
to
the
cdr
which
we
did
and
if
they
refuse
to
take
action
or
anything
like
that
and
according
to
regulations,
then
you
know
we
would
take
action
on
any
complaints.
We
have
to
be
honest,
though.
Complaints
against
dietitians
are
very
rare.
L
L
Has
a
thought
on
that,
but
those
are
requirements
like
I
said
that
will
already
be
recovered
covered
by
being
a
registered
dietitian,
and
it
seems
to
me
that
to
get
to
I
don't
know
it's
difficult
and
it's
difficult
to
figure
it
out
right
here
right
now,
but
there
would
be
need
to
be
some
kind
of
competency
at
the
employer
level
or
or
something
at
that
level.
L
That
would
make
a
difference
because,
usually
when
we
get
involved,
like
I
said,
if
there,
if
there's
a
complaint
and
we've
only
done
last
week,
I
think
it
was
last
week.
Maybe
that
was
our
first
complaint,
so
anyways.
Those
are
just
some
thoughts
to
think
about.
N
L
N
Yes,
if
I
may
add
to
that
yeah
a
a
registered
dietitian
can
be
stripped
of
that
credential.
So
again,
if
a
complaint
is
filed
to
cdr,
just
because
you've
earned
the
rdn
credential
doesn't
mean
you
keep
it.
So
if
an
individual
has
a
complaint
filed
against
them
with
the
cbr,
the
cdr
has
the
power
to
strip
that.
A
Credential,
okay,
thank
you.
So
I'm
going
to
suggest
you
all
get
with
vice
chair
neil
and
mr
king.
Let's
try
to
figure
this
out
and
perhaps
in
the
meantime
there
could
be
some
type
of
advisory
bulletin.
That
goes
out.
That
says
this
is
what
you
all
should
be
doing
and
if
you're
not
you're
in
trouble,
you
know
that's
that's
the
simplified
version,
but
something
like
that
so
that
we
so
we
protect
people's
people's
lives
and-
and
you
know-
maybe
we
don't-
maybe
don't
we
don't
put
all
of
this
in
statute.
A
D
D
D
E
E
E
E
A
Okay,
thank
you
presenters.
Any
additional
information.
A
A
A
I
just
said
you
don't
have
any
closing
comments.
L
No
just
for
closing
comments
is
that
our
current
statutes
basically
reflect
current
cdr
standards
for
the
most
part,
and
that
this
bill
is
just
going
to
make
it
clear
that
you
need
to
be
a
registered
dietitian.
As
we
all
heard,
the
cdr
is
actually
increasing
the
standards,
so
it's
not
reducing
standards.
It's
increasing
standards
to
the
graduate
degree,
as
dr
kruskal
spoke
they're,
also
looking
at
competency-based
standards,
and
so
overall.
L
L
Your
point
about
regulations,
that's
something
that
we
definitely
can
look
into
the
regulations
and
seeing
what
we
can
do
through
the
regulatory
process,
as
well
as
putting
out
a
technical
bulletin
on
the
importance
of
dietetics
and
their
responsibilities
in
accordance
with
our
statutes
and
regulations,
and
so
just
wanted
to
leave
it
at
that.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity.
P
The
second
part
of
the
bill
has
to
do
with
reciprocity,
and
during
the
pandemic
we
had
some
individuals
who
wanted
to
come
out
of
retirement
who
had
been
in
las
vegas
and
because
they
hadn't
been
practicing
the
last
two
of
five
years
or
the
last
two
years.
They
could
not
obtain
reciprocity
and
we
had
to
issue
apprenticeship
licenses
to
them.
P
Obviously,
more
friendly
would
be
to
say
the
last
two
of
five
year
or
two
of
the
last
five
years
so
that
we
could
have
them
come
out
of
retirement
when
they
haven't
been
licensed
in
this
state
before,
and
the
third
item
is
to
allow
students
of
a
mortuary
science
program
into
embalming
rooms.
It's
our
understanding
that
the
college
of
southern
nevada
is
going
to
proceed
with
a
mortuary
science
program,
they're
working
on
accreditation
and
because
of
that
having
students
in
the
prep
room
would
be
ideal.
A
Thank
you,
ma'am
questions,
senator
hardy.
G
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
I
was
just
putting
this
in
my
own
eyes
of
being
a
medical
student
going
into
a
funeral
home,
seeing
how
everything
happened,
and
I
noticed
that
medical
students
aren't
allowed
in
this
definition
of
being
able
to
go
nor
our
medical
residents,
medical
students
who
want
to
go
into
pathology,
for
instance,
are
going
to
be
exposed
to
the
mortuaries
and
likewise
pathology
residents.
G
P
So
that
could
be
if
a
family
has
requested
a
private
autopsy,
they
could
potentially
do
that
within
the
funeral
home.
So
that
could
be
one
reason.
An
attending
physician
would
go
into
the
funeral
home.
P
G
P
G
Q
Hi
so
my
question:
we
just
heard
a
bill
about
the
dietitians
and
I
noticed
in
their
bill.
They
deleted
all
the
age
requirement
via
good
moral
character
and
the
graduation
requirements
and
just
said,
be
a
registered
person
in
good
standing,
and
I
see
in
number
four
you
have
a
four
in
section.
I
guess
it's
section,
one
be
a
graduate
of
an
embalming
college,
so
I'm
just
wondering
if
you
think
you
need
all
the
18
years
old,
be
a
good
moral
character.
Q
P
Certainly,
I
do
think
they
need
the
graduation
from
a
mortuary
science
program,
and
that
is
standard.
It
used
to
be
like
the
reason
this
is
written.
The
way
it
was
from
the
past
was
a
desire
to
have
this
be
more
of
a
profession
where
people
had
a
bachelor's
degree,
and
the
reality
is
that
these
are
all
associate
programs
and
so
to
say,
graduation
from
a
program.
It
is
an
associate's
degree.
P
So
we're
essentially
saying,
while
this
wasn't
a
bachelor's
degree
requirement
when
you
added
those
60
semester
or
90
quarter
hours,
it
essentially
made
it.
You
know
that
that
same
level
of
education,
which
really
probably
isn't
necessary,
based
on
what's
happening
in
the
country
with
embalming
programs
in
terms
of
good
moral
character,
we've
defined
that
in
our
regulations,
pretty
specifically
just
having
to
do
with
crimes
that
are
committed
within
the
la
you
know,
previous
so
many
years
and
crimes
that
have
to
do
with
the
profession
that
they're
dealing
with.
P
A
Thank
you
broadcast.
Let's
go
to
the
phones.
D
A
Okay,
thank
you,
miss
kent.
You
have
any
closing
comments.
P
No,
I
don't
thank
you
very
much.
I
appreciate
char
spearman
for
allowing
us
to
bring
this
to
you
through
the
sunset
subcommittee.
So
thank
you
very
much.
Thank
you.
Members
of
the
committee.
D
A
A
Okay,
thank
you.
So
we'll
close
public
comment
committee
members
any
additional
comments,
questions
from
you
all
alrighty.
So
then
we
will
adjourn
this
session
of
the
senate
committee
on
commerce
and
labor
and
we'll
be
right
back
here
at
eight
o'clock
on
this
wednesday.
Thank
you.
We
are.