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C
A
Here,
thank
you,
ma'am,
and
it
seems
that
all
of
us
are
here
so
I'd
like
to
welcome
our
audience
joining
us
remotely
and
anyone
listening
over
the
internet.
Today
we
will
have
a
work
session
on
senate
bills,
122
141
196,
and
we
will
hear
179.
just
a
few
housekeeping
items
before
we
start.
A
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are
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ways
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of
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public
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A
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than
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person
in
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committee,
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sponsor
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intend
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A
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not
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any
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bill
sponsor
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aware
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A
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and
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A
D
Thank
you
senator
spearman
for
the
record
cesar
mcgregor
committee
policy.
Analyst
first
bill
is
senate
bill
122
sponsored
by
senator,
brooks
it
was
heard
on
march
march,
3rd
2021
and
senate
bill.
22
requires
an
employee
and
supervisory
employee
at
a
cannabis
establishment
not
later
than
one
year
after
an
individual
is
hired
to
obtain
a
card
stating
that
he
or
she
has
completed
an
approved
general
industry,
safety
and
health
hazard
recognition
and
prevention
course,
and
to
present
the
completion
card
to
their
employer.
D
Next
amendment
is
to
delete
section
15
requiring
the
cannabis
compliance
board
to
suspend
the
license
of
a
cannabis
establishment
who
fails
to
suspend
or
terminate
an
employee
who
fails
to
obtain
a
card
stating
that
he
or
she
completed
the
general
industry.
Safety
and
health
hazard
recognition
prevention,
training
in
place
of
section
15.
D
There
will
be
a
new
section
of
the
bill
authorizing
dir
to
assess
administrative
fines
against
the
cannabis
establishment,
who
fails
to
suspend
or
terminate
an
employee
who
fails
to
obtain
a
card
stating
that
he
or
she
has
completed
the
general
industry,
safety
and
health
hazard,
recognition
and
prevention
training,
and
these
provisions
are
similar
to
other
professions
that
are
required
to
complete
the
same
osha
training.
And
those
are
all
the
amendments
at
this
time
and
we
do
have
senator
brooks
on
the
call
in
case
there's
any
questions.
A
Okay,
thank
you,
mr
marvello
members
of
committee.
Are
there
any
questions.
E
Adam
chair,
I
make
a
motion
from
rent
and
do
pass
senate
bill.
122.
G
A
Thank
you
anything
that
senator
brooks
may
clarify
for
you.
G
I've
been
talking
to
this
industry
and
at
this
particular
time
chair,
the
question
is
of
need
so
far.
I
have
not
been
demonstrated
the
reasoning
for
individuals
that
are
doing
nothing
more
than
retail
to
acquire
a
license
dealing
with
issues
that
have
nothing
to
do
with
their
job
at
this
particular
time,
I'm
not
comfortable.
G
C
Yes,
I
too
have
been
talking
to
a
number
of
including
the
vertically
integrated
operations
and
and
what
they've
told
me
is
that
their
existing
training
is
far
more
extensive
than
the
osha
10,
and
that,
although
I
do
like
the
fact
that
we've
ameliorated
somewhat
the
kind
of
heavy-handed
or
what
they
described
as
a
heavy-handed
approach
to
compliance
enforcement
and
given
this
is
still
an
emergency
market,
I
think
I'm
going
to
vote
yes
to
get
it
out
of
committee.
With
the
reservation
to
change
my
vote
on
the
floor.
A
Thank
you
senator
brooks
just
for
the
sake
of
those
who
are
watching
and
may
not
be
here
when
may
not
be
watching.
When
we
take
a
vote
on
the
senate
floor,
would
you
like
to
respond
to
any
of
these
concerns.
B
Thank
you,
chair
spirit,
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
respond
and
appreciate
the
questions
from
the
senators
on
the
committee.
We
worked
very
closely
with
the
industry
and
the
industry
organization
representatives
to
get
to
a
place
where
we
feel
that
it
it
reflects
the
business
models
that
currently
exist
in
the
cannabis.
B
And
I
really
appreciate
the
input
from
the
nevada
dispensary
association
and
as
well
as
from
the
ufcw
and
come
into
a
place
where
we
are
in
agreement
with
the
industry
on
what
this
bill
looks
like.
So
I
I
don't
necessarily
have
any
direct
answers
to
the
questions
that
senator
settlemyre
or
senator
pickard
brought
up.
A
Can
you
say
what
you
said
just
just
before
this
and
and
please
get
a
little
closer
to
the
mic.
A
A
A
B
C
G
A
Thank
you
and
let
the
record
show
that
the
motion
passes
six
to
one
six
affirmative
and
one
no,
and
so
now
we
will,
let's
see
here,
senator
brooks
you
want
to
take
this
statement
on
the
floor.
A
D
D
senate
bill
141
removes
the
prospective
june
30th
2021
expiration
of
the
authority
for
public
bodies
to
enter
into
contracts
with
construction
managers
at
risk,
therefore,
making
the
authorization
permanent,
as
was
presented
during
the
bill
presentation.
This
bill
repeals
several
provisions
from
assembly
bill
283
from
the
2013
statutes
of
nevada.
That
sunset,
the
provisions
related
to
cmar
senator
brooks,
did
propose
a
couple
of
amendments
that
are
attached
to
this
work
session
document.
D
A
C
A
A
Okay,
thank
you
so
much
we'll
begin
work
session
now
on
senate
bill,
one
nine
six.
So
let's
begin
this
work
session,
mr
magarejo,
please
walk
us
through
the
bill.
D
Thank
you,
chair
for
the
record
cesaro
mega
rajo
community
policy
analyst.
Our
next
bill
is
senate,
bill
196
and
sponsored
by
senator
senators,
lange,
hardy
hammond,
scheibel
and
pickard,
and
it
was
heard
on
march
12
2021.
D
This
bill
prohibits
health
care
providers
from
performing
or
supervising
pelvic
examinations
on
an
anesthetized
or
unconscious
patient
without
first
obtaining
the
patient's
informed
consent,
except
under
certain
circumstances.
The
bill
also
prohibits
health
care
providers
or
a
person
supervised
by
a
health
care
provider
from
performing
or
supervising
pelvic
examinations.
They
are
not
appropriately
licensed,
certified
or
registered
to
perform
or
that
are
not
within
their
scope
of
practice.
A
F
A
Senator
second,
second,
any
further
discussion,
any
questions.
C
A
A
So
now
let
us
open
the
hearing
on
senate
bill,
179,
joint
presenters,
ian
o'neill,
administrator
of
aging
and
disability
services,
division,
rob
deputy
administrator
and
adrian
navarro
and
jennifer
montoya.
So
please
begin
when
you
are
ready.
J
Good
morning,
madam
chair
spearmen
and
members
of
the
senate
committee
on
commerce
and
labor
we'd
like
to
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
introduce
senate
bill
179
on
behalf
of
the
legislative
committee
on
seniors,
seniors
veterans
and
adults
with
special
needs.
My
name
is
ricky
robb,
I'm
the
deputy
administrator
for
aging
and
disability
services
division
and
I
will
be
co-presenting
with
jennifer
montoya
this
morning
as
miss
montoya,
is
a
deaf
individual
herself.
J
J
Okay,
I'm
not
seeing
any
thing
come
up,
so
I'm
going
to
begin
to
the
presentation
on
senate
bill.
179
revises
the
provisions
relating
to
sign
language
interpreting
and
real-time
captioning
to
open.
The
intent
of
this
bill
is
to
increase
the
quality
of
sign
language
interpreting
services
statewide,
to
provide
a
pathway
for
interpreters
to
achieve
required,
credentialing
standards
to
remove
classifications
that
specific
language
to
align
with
other
nrs
language
and
establish
specific
classifications
and
requirements
by
regulation.
J
We
would
also
like
to
provide
standard
qualifications
for
mentors
established
in
2001
nevada,
revised
statute.
656-A
requires
sign
language
interpreters
to
hold
certain
professional
credentials
to
practice
in
the
state.
The
original
bill
provided
credential
requirements
that
were
in
linemen
with
the
national
standards
for
both
k-12
educational
interpreters
and
community
interpreters
in
2007.
J
We
now
have
structures
in
place
in
the
state
to
support
interpreters
and
the
interpreting
development.
I
will
run
now
right
now
turn
over
the
presentation
to
jennifer
montoya,
who
will
go
through
the
sections
of
the
bill
and
explain
the
changes
throughout
this
bill.
As
I
mentioned
mentioned
earlier,
ms
montoya
is
a
deaf
individual
herself,
so
I'd
like
to
emphasize
the
importance
for
anyone's
speaking
to
please
state
your
name
to
ensure
that
she
knows
who
is
speaking
and
prior
to
speaking.
My
apologies.
Also
when
miss
montoya
is
speaking.
J
Please
engage
by
viewing
her,
not
the
interpreter,
although
her
voicing
is
through
an
interpreter.
Ms
montoya
is
the
one
speaking
to
the
committee,
so
we
just
want
to
provide
a
little
bit
of
that
education
when
we're
working
with
a
deaf
individual
that,
when
you're
face
to
face
with
a
deaf
individual
and
the
interpreter,
is
speaking
on
their
behalf.
You
want
to
make
sure
that
you're
engaging
the
individual
who
is
deaf
so
again,
I'd
like
to
turn
this
over
to
miss
montoya,
and
we
look
forward
to
any
questions
that
you
may
have
after.
A
This
just
just
a
minute:
I
don't
know
that
the
audience
can
see
the
interpreter.
J
J
I
I
Thank
you,
miss
rob
for
the
record.
My
name
is
jennifer
montoya
and
I'm
a
social
services
program
specialist
for
the
nevada,
aging
and
disability
services,
division,
also
known
as
ada
adsd,
to
provide
context
before
we
go
through
the
sections
of
the
bill.
I
would
like
to
explain
the
interpreting
process
and
the
impact
of
the
qualifications
of
interpreters
interpreting
is
a
multi-faceted
process
requiring
the
cognitive
management
of
linguistic,
interpersonal
and
environmental
factors.
I
I
will
begin
with
section
one
which
adds
new
language
to
define
the
post-secondary
education
setting,
while
section
two
makes
a
conforming
change
to
include
the
new
definition
added
by
section
one
in
section:
seven,
the
exemption
for
persons
who
engage
in
the
practice
of
sign
language
interpreting
or
the
practice
of
real
time,
captioning
solely
for
the
meeting
meetings
of
non-profit
organizations
was
removed.
J
A
F
Thank
you
and
thank
you
so
much
for
your
presentation.
I
don't
have
questions
about
the
bill
as
it's
written.
I
think
this
is
much
needed
in
nevada.
My
question
is
whether
there
is
a
plan
in
place
to
accompany
the
bill
to
attract
more
sign
language
interpreters
to
nevada.
I
don't
know
about
northern
nevada,
but
I
know
in
southern
nevada
we
definitely
have
a
shortage.
I
Thank
you
for
your
questions.
This
is
jennifer
montoya
for
the
record
and
in
this
bill
we
are
looking
at
hiring
working
with
institutions
for
their
hiring
practices,
for
interpreters.
J
And
this
is
ricky
rob
for
the
record.
I
can
add
to
that.
What
we
will
be
doing,
and
which
is
something
that
we've
been
continuing
to
do,
is
to
really
once
we
build
up
that
system
and
for
the
mentor
piece
of
it.
We
are
always
when
we're
recruiting.
We
are
always
looking
at
national
recruitment,
so
this
is
not
just
for
nevada.
We
would
make
sure
that
if
there
are
others
that
would
like
to
come
to
nevada
to
be
a
interpreter,
we
we
are
encouraging
that
as
well.
J
We've
actually
had
some
of
our
interpreters
that
work
for
now
adsd,
which
was
passed
in
2017.
So
we
thank
you
for
the
committee
who
these
interpreters
are
now
the
the
mentors,
and
so
we've
already
been
able
to
build
on
that
the
last
couple
of
years.
So
with
this,
this
will
just
encourage
other
individuals
to
be
able
to
come
to
our
state
or
to
actually
work
within
that
field,
so
senator
schreibel.
J
We
appreciate
that
question,
and
that
is
something
that
we
will
be
working
on:
to
encourage
individuals
to
one
become
an
interpreter
and
then
also
to
ensure
that
they've
been
mentored
and
they
have
proper
credentialing
to
provide
quality
services
for
deaf
and
hard
of
hearing
individuals
in
our
state.
I
Is
john
vermont
for
the
record?
If,
if
I
could
add
to
what
ricky
just
said,
is
that
yes,
adsd
has
been
providing
mentoring
services,
we
have
been
providing
workshops
to
interpreters,
consulting
with
school
districts
and
that's
part
of
what
the
task
is
of
the
state
interpreter
mentors,
and
that
has
actually
changed
their
job
description
to
include
all
of
that
within
the
department.
And
so
that's
one
example
of
what
we
are
doing
at
the
state
is.
We
are
consulting
with
more
agencies
and
school
districts
to
talk
about
the
quality
of
interpreters.
F
Thank
you
so
that
inspired
another
question,
I'm
just
thinking.
I
wonder
if
actually
this
might
help
to
attract
interpreters,
especially
on
the
national
scale,
if
I'm
getting
certified
as
an
interpreter
in
oregon
and
thinking
about
where
to
move
next
in
my
career,
it
seems
like
I
would
want
to
go
to
a
state
that
has
really
high
quality
interpreters
and
meets
the
highest
standards
of
education
for
those
interpreters
and
now
nevada
would
be
among
those
states.
J
Ricky
rough
put
the
record,
and
yes,
that
that
is
exactly
what
we
would
like.
We
would
like
to
have.
Quality
interpreters
want
to
be
in
the
state
of
nevada
to
support
our
deaf
and
hard
of
hearing,
so
great
great
piece
of
that.
That
is
part
of
what
we're
working
on
improving
the
overall
system.
We
have
ranked
very
low
interpreting
services
in
in
the
past
so
with
the
mentoring
program
and
the
supports
that
we
have
been
able
to
create
for
the
deaf
and
hard
of
hearing.
J
The
deaf
commission
has
been
a
significant
addition
to
that
as
well.
So
thank
you
for
that
senator
because
we
really
do
believe
that
what
we
are
doing
and
the
changes
that
we
are
requesting
to
make
within
senate
bill
179
will
do
exactly
that.
It
will
hopefully
bring
more
individuals
into
our
state,
also
open
up
the
opportunities
for
those
that
are
here
so
that
we
can
grow
our
own
as
well.
So
it
is
definitely
an
opportunity
and
we
do
believe
that
senate
bill
179
can
support
that.
I
This
is
jennifer
montoya,
for
the
record,
and
part
of
our
consulting
services
is
also
we
work,
like
I
said,
with
the
school
districts,
and
we
talked
to
them
about
recruiting
and
we've.
Given
we've
consulted
on
where
you
can
do
national
recruiting
to
be
able
to
advertise
your
positions
to
recruit
from
outs
out
of
the
state
and
bring
in
those
top
quality
interpreters.
I
Our
cast
mentorship
program
has
was
established
about
two
years
ago
and
we've
had
the
first
year
was
a
pilot.
In
the
second
year,
we've
had
a
total
of
20
mentees
participating
each
year
in
our
program
and
actually
in
total,
we've
had
more
than
20
mentees
in
our
program,
several
of
those
mentees
how
have
now
gone
and
taken
their
tests
and
their
credentials
have
improved
drastically.
We've
seen
their
scores
improve
quite
a
bit
and
have
now
reached
those
national
standards
due
to
covid.
I
Unfortunately,
national
testing
has
been
on
hold
for
the
last
year,
so
we
haven't
been
able
to
see
all
the
fruits
of
our
labor
of
the
mentorship
program,
but
we
are
starting
now
they're
starting
to
go
back
and
sign
up
again
because
the
test
is
now
being
provided.
I
So
we
we
are
very
confident
that
we're
going
to
see
those
test
scores
also
improve
from
the
people
who
have
been
participants
in
the
mentorship
program.
We
we
know
we
saw
that
we
saw
it
in
the
past
before
covet
and
we
expect
to
see
it
now.
Our
mentorship
program
is
evidence-based.
I
It
looks
at
ethics,
it
looks
at
skill,
development.
It
looks
at
and
mostly
teaches
self-analysis
so
that
the
interpreters
can
work
on
their
own
and
be
able
to
improve
on
their
own
even
after
they
leave
the
mentorship
program,
and
we
have
these
interpreters
and
mentors
in
place
to
be
able
to
set
and
talk
about
the
minimum
qualifications,
and
that's
one
of
the
reasons
we
have
proposed
this
bill.
J
Madam
chair,
if
I
may,
can
I
add
one
more
thing
please.
This
is
ricky
rob
college
of
southern
nevada.
Has
the
first
nevada
four-year
program
in
interpreting
two,
so
we're
hoping
that
all
of
these
changes
are
what's
going
to
bring
nevada
to
the
forefront
in
interpreting
services
as
well.
Thank
you
for.
A
That
thank
you,
senator
patrick.
C
And
thank
you
ma'am
sure.
I'm
excited
by
the
thought
of
anything.
Frankly
that
gives
our
students
a
better
ability
to
understand
what
they're
trying
to
learn.
I
always
think
that's
a
good
move
on
our
part.
I
I
guess,
following
up
on
senator
scheible's,
thought
that
this
would
encourage
people
to
come.
C
That's
interesting
to
me,
because
I
would
I,
when
I
first
read
this,
I
thought,
as
we
raise
the
qualification
requirements
we
tend
to
exclude,
rather
than
include
people,
we
make
it
harder
to
qualify.
I
would
I
thought
that
this
would
act
as
a
disincentive,
but
I'm
good
I'm
glad
to
hear
that
the
opposite
is
true,
so
my
question
becomes
one
of
what
happens
in
the
transition
period
when
this
takes
effect.
It
sounds
like.
C
If
I
understand
correctly,
there
are
a
good
number
of
interpreters
that,
frankly
aren't
qualified,
particularly
as
we
look
at
the
definition
under
section
1
and
section
4,
where
we're
identifying
education
and
post-secondary
education.
Where
now
the
interpreters
have
to
be.
I,
as
I
understand
this
well
versed
in
the
subject
matter
so
now
we're
going
to
have
to
find
people
that
understand
the
subject
matter
that
can
properly
interpret
with
that.
That
in
mind
what
happens
to
the
people
who
are
doing
the
work
now
and
trying
to
struggle
through
that,
but
don't
necessarily
qualify.
I
New,
thank
you
for
your
question.
Senator
pickard.
This
is
jennifer
montoya
for
the
record
and,
as
I
said,
we
have
a
mentorship
program
which
is
raising
the
standards
of
many
interpreters,
and
I
do
want
to
clarify
that
we
have
around
334
interpreters
registered
in
the
state
and
there
are
227
of
them
that
are
community
interpreters
and
112
that
are
educational.
I
There
are
only
46
that
do
not
meet
that
4.0
standard
of
those
46.
I
There
are
only
20
that
are
actually
not
qualified
in
the
provisional
of
the
3.5
standard,
so
there
are
only
20
of
them
that
that
don't
meet
the
standard
currently,
but
we
would
give
them
that
three-year
grandfathering,
brace
period
to
be
able
to
meet
those
standards
and
again
they
can
participate
in
our
mentorship
program
and
to
emphasize
it's
really
only
20
of
them
right
now
that
don't
meet
that
standard
out
of
the
total
number
that
we
have
throughout
our
state
again,
as
ricky
mentioned,
we
have
so
many
more
resources
in
our
states.
E
This
is
adrian
navarro
for
the
record,
I'm
the
chief
of
advocacy
and
community
services
with
agent
and
disability
services
division
and
I
oversee
our
communication
access
services
program.
So
I
just
wanted
to
add
to
what
jennifer
said
in
that.
I
think
your
question
senator
pickard,
you
were
asking
also
or
saying
that
the
interpreters
would
need
to
be
knowledgeable
in
the
subject.
They
were
interpreting,
whether
it
be
primary,
secondary
or
post-secondary
education,
and
that's
not
that's
not
the
case.
E
That's
not
what
this
is
changing
an
interpreter
needs
to
be
knowledgeable
in
interpreting
and
that's
what
we're
now
trying
to
require
and
have
those
standards
increased,
so
they
are
transferring
that
information
from
a
primary,
a
secondary
or
post-secondary
instructor
educator
to
the
deaf
individual.
E
So
the
interpreting
practice
is
what
we're
looking
at
here
and
increasing
that
level
of
interpreting
skill,
so
that
the
knowledge
from
the
information
from
the
educator
to
the
student
is
accurate,
because
when
the
the
score
is
lower,
the
score
that
jennifer
is
referred
to
is
lower
a
3.0
we
have
found,
or
the
studies
have
been
shown,
that
only
about
60
percent
of
the
information
is
accurate.
That
then
gets
to
the
student
so
they're
not
getting
the
information
they
need
to
learn
the
subject.
E
C
All
right,
thank
you
for
that.
I
think
that's
a
very
important
clarification
because,
as
I
read
this
particularly
when
I
read
it
after
having
read
it
and
looking
at
the
totality,
it
seemed
to
me
that
we
were
going
to
a
point
where
we
want
the
the
interpreter
to
understand
enough
to
be
able
to
interpret
and
and
convey
the
information,
as
opposed
to
merely
worrying
about
the
practice,
because
I
realize
there's
a
difference
there
and
I
think
that's
an
important
clarification.
C
So
my
my
follow-up
to
that
would
only
be
that
I'm
curious
to
know
how
many
interpreters
do.
We
think
we
would
need
to
add
to
the
300
some
that
we
have
now
in
order
to
be
adequately
supplied.
How
many
people
are
we
trying
to
recruit
here.
E
So
this
is
adrian
navarro
for
the
record,
and
I
don't
know
if
we
have
a
specific
number
in
terms
of
how
many
we're
trying
to
recruit,
because
it's
not
the
state
itself,
not
aging
and
disability
services
that
is
trying
to
recruit
interpreters.
E
We
actually
employ
four
interpreters,
specifically
that
were
funded
in
a
previous
session
that
are
providing
these
mentoring
services
for
state
and
or
interpreters
within
nevada,
either
our
educational
or
our
community
interpreters.
Those
individuals
are
employed
generally
by
a
agency
who
then
people
can
contract
with
or
hire
to
to
utilize
an
interpreter.
E
So
I'm
not
sure
that
we
have
an
exact
number
or
really
even
a
range
of
how
many
interpreters
we
need
in
nevada.
We
definitely
know
that
we
need
more.
So
we
are
we're
trying
to
work
very
hard
to
do
that
and
I
think,
as
senator
schaible
said,
by
increasing
these
standards,
we
are
going
to
be
able
to
attract
more
interpreters
to
nevada,
because
we
are
not
at
that
lowest
level
of
a
state.
C
All
right,
thank
you,
for
that.
I
mean
I
I'm
sensitive
to
this.
My
wife
signs
she's
here
just
fine,
but
she
had
a
friend
lifelong
friend,
who's,
deaf,
and
so
she
signs
now
she's
a
district
court
judge
and
she
can
help
there
too.
But
this
is
something
near
and
dear
to
us,
and
I
applaud
your
efforts.
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
for
allowing
me
to
ask
these
questions.
A
Thank
you
additional
questions.
A
A
Last
session
I
had
a
bill
that
would
require
all
insurance
companies
to
cover
hearing
aids
or
children,
because
I
was
told
by
several
parents
that
they're
not
ready
for
school
because
what
they
learn
in
terms
of
language,
their
peers
are
five.
They
may
be
a
couple
of
years
behind,
just
because
the
parents
are
kind
of
left
there
to
try
to
figure
it
out
until
they
find
that
there's
other
options
available.
A
E
So
this
is
adrian
navarro
for
the
record.
Thank
you
for
that
question.
Chair
spearman,
we're
very
familiar
with
the
bill
from
last
session
and
the
hearing
aids
for
the
children,
and
we
did
actively
look
for
grants
for
hearing
aids.
After
that
bill
was
passed.
We
were
not
able
to
find
any
grants,
any
other
funding
for
that.
What
we
did
discover,
though,
in
implementing
the
program,
was
that
individuals
of
low
income
that
qualify
with
the
health
insurance
exchange,
which
is
available
for
them.
E
Actually,
the
health
insurance
exchange
includes
hearing
aids
as
an
essential
health
benefit
within
the
any
exchange
covered
insurance
program.
So
that
was
something
that
we
discovered
asked
for
all
families
to
apply
for
insurance
through
the
health
exchange,
and
then
they
would
have
access
to
hearing
aid
through
those
health
insurance
covered
programs.
A
Thank
you,
and
I
I
asked
that,
because
it
seems
to
me
that
if
we
can
the
quicker
we
can
get
students
ready
for
school
to
attend
school.
The
hearing
aids
would
help
get
them
to
a
place
that
if
until
we
get
the
proper
amount
of
interpreters,
at
least
the
students
have
a
chance
next
thing,
I
would
ask,
and
I'm
trying
to
remember
whether
it
was
here.
A
I
do
know
that
one
of
my
nephews
in
texas
took
sign
language
and
they
classified
that
as
a
foreign
language,
and
he
took
it
from
his
ninth
grade
through
his
senior
year
and
so
by
the
time
he
graduated
he
was
quite
proficient.
I
don't
know.
If
that's
that's
a
possibility,
I
don't
know
if
it's
something
we've
considered,
but
if
we
would
do
something
like
that,
I
think
it
would
serve
two
purposes
number
one.
A
Those
who
take
that
and
become
adept
in
that
skill
would
would
be
ready
after
high
school
to
maybe
go
right
into
a
mentoring
program.
The
other
advantage.
I
think
that
we
would
have
is
that
they
would
be
if
they
were
in
a
class
with
a
student
who
was
deaf
or
hard
of
hearing.
They
could
probably
also
assist
them
in
some
ways
and
I'm
not
saying
take
the
take
the
place
of
interpreters
or
mentors.
I'm
not
saying
that.
A
I'm
just
saying
I'm
trying
to
think
of
ways
that
until
we
get
to
where
we
need
to
be
that
we
have
all
of
the
we
provide
all
the
opportunities
for
our
students
to
be
successful
and
that
what
looks
like
a
barrier
now
to
success
actually
is
a
challenge
that
we
can
overcome.
E
And
this
is
adrian
navarro
for
the
record,
and
I
can
speak
to
that
on
a
personal
note
here
in
nevada,
I
actually
have
a
16
year
old
son,
who
is
taking
asl
he's
in
his
second
year
of
asl
at
carson
high
school,
and
they
do
consider
that
a
foreign
language.
So
it
is
foreign
language
credit
for
him.
Now
every
high
school
in
nevada
does
not
offer
asl.
I
don't
know.
I
think
there
may
only
be
two,
I'm
not
positive
on
that,
but
it's
not
every
high
school
that
does
offer
that
I'll
have
I'll.
E
Have
jennifer
speak
to
this
sorry,
a
little
bit
more
as
well,
but
in
terms
of
taking
asl
and
interpreting.
E
Those
are
two
very
different
things,
so
somebody
can
come
out
of
having
years
one
and
two
of
american
sign
language,
but
it
doesn't
necessarily
mean
that
they're
skilled
in
then
interpreting
that
language,
english
to
asl
and
asl
to
english.
So
there's
specific
interpreting
skills
that
need
to
be
learned
and
that
can
be
done
through
college
of
southern
nevada.
They
now
have
an
interpreting
program,
so
their
program
isn't
just
teaching
asl,
but
it's
about
interpreting.
E
So
I
want
to
make
that
clear
that
I
think
that's
a
misnomer.
Sometimes,
is
that
when
somebody
learns
asl,
they
know
the
basics
of
asl
they
can
then
interpret.
Interpreting
is
much
more
than
that.
There's
linguistic
components
to
it,
and
this
is
where
I'll
turn
it
over
to
jennifer,
because
she
can
speak
that
much
more,
but
but
there's
a
much
larger
piece
to
interpreting
than
knowing
the
language.
I
Itself,
yes,
this
is
jennifer
montoya
for
the
record.
I
I
Unfortunately,
we
had
many
interpreters
who
would
have
to
go
out
of
state
to
be
received
that
type
of
training
in
interpreter
training,
programs
out
of
state
and
oftentimes.
They
didn't
even
come
back,
and
so
that
left
us
stranded
without
interpreters,
and
so
many
of
them
didn't
move
back
here
to
work.
They
would
stay
or
go
somewhere
else,
as
was
mentioned
earlier,
being
recruited
out
of
state,
so
keeping
the
interpreters
here
in
the
state.
I
We
have
a
better
chance
to
do
that
with
csn,
and
so
I'm
hoping
that
with
their
program
and
growing
our
own
interpreters
here
would
be
great.
It
would
be
great
to
have
an
interpreter
training
program
here
in
the
north,
for
those
interpreters
that
service
the
area
north
of
las
vegas.
Anything
else
you
wanted
to
add
miss
rob
yes,.
J
Thank
you,
ricky
rob
for
the
record
the
one
thing
that
I
want
us
to
keep
in
mind
too:
the
asl
courses.
I
have
a
son
who
actually
used
asl
as
his
foreign
language
in
college,
and
so
one
of
the
things
that
was
really
good
is
that
it
gave
the
ability
to
communicate
with
a
deaf
and
hard
of
hearing
individual.
So
we
want
to
encourage
that.
J
We
want
them
to
have
that
ability
and
to
be
successful
in
that,
because
it
also
opens
up
that
opportunity
for
the
deaf
and
hard
of
hearing
to
communicate
with
more
individuals
in
our
state
as
well.
So
I
think
it's
a
really
good
starting
off
place
where
they
could,
if
they're
interested
in
interpreting,
because
then
they
can
learn
the
communication
piece
of
it
and
then
build
on
their
skills
once
they
are
able
to
go
into
that
interpreting
coursework
as
well.
So
it
is
really
kind
of
building
on
those
skills
too.
J
So,
as
we
all
know,
we
can't
take
on
everything
at
once
and
each
year
we
have
had
for
the
last
five
years
that
I've
been
involved.
We've
had
the
opportunity
to
build
on
that
with
our
commission
with
the
mentors
that
we
now
have
that
are
within
aging
and
disability
services.
We
have
really
seen
us
grow
as
a
state,
and
so
that
is
really
what
we're
looking
for
on
sb
179
is
to
grow.
J
The
individuals
who
are
interacting
with
the
deaf
and
hard
of
hearing,
as
well
as
growing
those
individuals
who
can
actually
provide
that
interpreting
service
to
an
individual
with
that
who
is
deaf
and
hard
of
hearing
which
also
bridges
the
gap
for
all
communication
to
our
children
in
the
community,
as
well
as
in
our
court
systems
in
our
health
care
system.
A
Thank
you
for
that
and
just
two
more
questions,
and
I
don't
think
they
will
be
long
and
thank
you
for
thank
you
for
the
clarification.
I
think
what
I
was
asking
that
first
question
is
there
any
way
you
can
take
those
who
are
in
sign
language
classes
now
and
once
they
finish,
move
them
into
a
give
them
the
opportunity
to
move
into
a
mentor
mentor
program,
so
the
the
next
question
would
be.
I
do
know
that
there
are
in
some
places
military
has
people
who
are
interpreters.
A
Is
there
any
opportunity
to
maybe
partner
with
military
or
find
out
if
there
are
any
in
the
area
that
might
be
able
to
help
us
lessen
the
burden?
That's
that's
number
one
and
you
can
answer
if
you
know
it
and
and
it's
okay,
if
you
don't
I'm
I'm
told
by
our
policy
analyst,
mr
melanejo,
that
that
there
are
interpreters
at
concerts-
and
I
remember
there
have
been
some
and
entertainment
venues,
don't
know
who
hires
them.
A
Maybe
it's
the
venue,
but
if
we
could
figure
out
how
they
get
those
interpreters
and
if
they
are
local
and
even
if
they
are
not,
perhaps
there's
a
way
for
us
to
talk
to
them
and
hooks
them
into
coming
to
nevada.
J
Ricky
rob
for
the
record
so
on
the
military,
it's
not
something
that
we
are
currently
aware
of,
but
we
will
certainly
look
into
that.
That
will
definitely
be
on
our
list
for
sure.
When
it
comes
to
the
concerts,
I
can
tell
you
what
typically
happens
when
an
individual
needs
an
interpreter.
They
make
a
request,
so
we
would
need
to
look
into
some
of
those
concerts
that
do
we
don't
know
if
someone
made
a
request,
which
is
typically
what
would
happen,
they
would
need
to
make
their
request
to
have
that
interpreter.
J
J
A
Okay,
thank
you,
miss
rob
and
the
last
thing
I'll
say
is
you
may
if
you
contact
the
va,
I
know
that
hearing
loss
is
one
of
those
things
that's
prevalent
for
people
who
have
been
in
the
military
and
certain
mos's
military
occupation
specialties.
So
the
va
may
have
a
lead
on
that
as
well.
So
just
just
a
thought,
just
a
thought
committee:
are
there
any
additional
questions
or.
A
Comments
so
thank
you,
miss
rob,
miss
navarro
and
miss
montoya.
Thank
you
for
the
presentation
and
we
will
now
close
the
hearing
on
senate
bill.
179.
A
Oh
I'm!
Sorry!
I
didn't
do
that.
I
always
do
that.
I'm
going
to
see
if
there
anybody
that's
listening
that
might
want
to
support
and
broadcast
if
you
open
those
lines
and
for
those
who
want
to
support
senate
bill
179,
I'm
going
to
make
myself
a
note,
because
I
do
that
all
the
time.
B
H
E-R-I-C-W-I-L-C-O-X
good
morning,
madam
chair
members
of
the
committee,
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
and
thank
you
for
addition
of
this
critical
issue.
I'm
a
parent
of
a
deaf
child
here
in
nevada,
and
I'm
also
the
vice
chair
of
the
nevada
commission
for
persons
who
are
deaf
and
hard
of
hearing.
First
of
all,
on
behalf
of
the
commission,
we
encourage
this
committee
to
support
senate
bill
179
the
state
strategic
plan
for
the
deaf
and
hard
of
hearing
which
is
referenced
in
the
written
comments
that
I
submitted.
H
H
You
should
know
that
the
commission
routinely
hears
from
members
of
the
community
who
lack
adequate
access
to
critical
services,
including
health
care
and
education,
because
of
the
insufficient
number
and
quality
of
american
sign
language
interpreters,
which
was
also
noted
in
the
discussion
by
senator
scheibel
earlier
in
this
hearing.
The
commission
feels
that
the
provisions
in
this
bill
will
translate
to
better
and
more
effective
communication
for
deaf
individuals,
which
is
critical
for
their
daily
living
needs
and
thereby
helps
us
meet
a
really
crucial
goal
of
the
state's
strategic
plan
for
the
deaf
and
hard
of
hearing.
H
The
access
to
competent
and
well-trained
interpreters
and
transcriptionists
is
the
difference
between
a
case
where
she
has
adequate
access
to
all
of
the
content
and
conversations
in
her
classroom
and
a
case
where
she
misses
vital
elements
of
the
instructional
content.
That's
available
to
her
typically
hearing
peers,
as
was
noted
earlier
in
the
comments
by
ms
navarro.
H
B
A
Thank
you
we'll
go
to
those
in
justifying
your
neutral.
B
A
Thank
you
so
much
miss
montoya
or
miss
navarro.
Any
closing
comments,
I'm
sure.
G
G
They've
demonstrated
their
intermediate
interpreting
skills.
Will
they
still
be
allowed
to
continue
on
with
this
bill,
or
would
they
have
to
now
get
certification?
In
other
words,
I'd
hate
to
lose
some
people
that
currently
are
providing
this
skill
adequately
and
lose
them
by
the
requirement
of
them
having
a
certification
kind
of
a
grandfathering
provision
that
many
many
professions
sometimes
do
when
we
bring
forth
licensing
criteria
which
this
isn't
a
license.
So
I
let
me
take
that
back,
but
making
sure
that
individuals
that
are
currently
capable
of
doing
it
and
are
being
allowed
to
do
it.
I
This
is
jennifer
montoya
for
the
record,
and
there
is
a
clause
in
section
18
that
has
a
provision
for
grandfathering
those
individuals
for
a
limited
time
that
don't
currently
meet
the
credentialing
requirements.
It's
a
three-year
clause
that
allows
them
to
continue
working
and
improving
their
skills
to
be
able
to
meet
those
minimum
qualifications.
J
I
we
just
want
to
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
present
today
and
we
request
your
support
and
we
really
do
believe
that
this
is
just
another
step
in
increasing
quality
interpreters
for
the
deaf
and
hard
of
hearing
in
the
state
of
nevada,
as
well
as
ensuring
that
the
opportunities
for
individuals
who
want
to
be
interpreters
and
to
raise
that
bar
and
not
raise
the
bar
but
ensure
that
what
we
do
have
in
our
state
that
individuals
are
receiving
good
quality
interpreting
services
and
that
they
are
able
to
have
equal
opportunities
to
be
able
to
have
a
good
understanding
of
what
is
happening
in
their
world
by
having
a
quality
interpreter.
J
So
we
just
thank
you
for
your
time
today.
We
look
forward
to
to
hear
your
support
and
as
we
move
forward
so
again,
thank
you
and
have
a
great
afternoon.
A
Thank
you
ma'am
and
thank
you,
ms
montoya,
and
miss
navarro,
and
thank
you
to
the
interpreter
that
was
present
to
help
us
with
this
bill.
And
so
now
I
will
formally
close
the
hearing
on
179
and
broadcast
will
open
up
the
lines
for
those
who
want
to
make
public
comment.
B
A
Thank
you,
let's
give
it
just
about
another
minute
or
so:
hey
someone's
having
technical
difficulties.
Okay,.
A
A
Okay,
seeing
that
there
are
no
callers
in
the
queue
for
public
comment
committee
members,
any
comments
before
we
close
this
edition
of
committee
on
commerce
and
labor.
A
Saying
none,
we
will
now
adjourn
and
we
will
be
back
on
monday
back
on
monday
and
it
will
probably
be
an
abbreviated.
Excuse
me,
abbreviated
meeting
because
monday
will
be
a
deadline
day,
so
we'll
be
back
on
monday
and
continue
to
watch
to
see
if
there
are
any
other
changes.
Okay,
thank
you.
So
much
have
a
great
weekend.
We
are
now.