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A
So
I'm
going
to
open
the
hearing
on
senate
bill
151
and
this
measure.
Let's
see.
A
Darrell
senator
on
dental
loop
is
going
to
present
it
and
it's
a
it
relates
to
education,
requiring
boards
of
trustees
in
certain
districts
to
develop
a
plan
to
improve
certain
people
to
personal
personnel
ratios
and
requiring
trustees
board
of
trustees
to
submit
annual
report
of
their
plans,
and
so
it's
got
various
things
and
senator
don
darrell
loop
will
bring
us
up
to
speed
on
what
it
does
and
we'll
ask
questions
after
she's
done.
Thank
you.
Go
ahead.
H
Thank
you
so
much
chair,
dennison
and
welcome
to
everyone
for
the
record.
I
am
marilyn
dondero
loop,
representing
senate
district
8
in
clark
county
and
I'm
pleased
to
present
senate
bill
151
for
your
consideration
today,
which
builds
upon
our
previous
efforts
to
increase
the
number
of
certain
specialized
personnel
in
our
public
schools.
H
The
personnel
I
am
focusing
on
today
are
the
behavioral
and
mental
health
professionals
who
work
in
our
schools,
counselors
psychologists
and
social
workers.
To
this
end
last
session,
we
required
the
state
board
of
education
to
examine
best
practices
for
staffing
and
developing
non-binding
recommendations
for
the
ratio
of
pupils
to
teach
of
these
specialized
personnel
groups.
These
professionals
bring
to
their
positions
years
of
education
and
training.
They
are
dedicated
to
ensuring
that
all
students
in
nevada
have
access
to
quality
education
and
the
support
they
need
to
grow,
learn
and
feel
safe.
H
For
example,
counselors
are
trained
to
assist
students
with
academic
and
career
planning
and
personal
and
social
development,
but
due
to
staffing
shortages,
their
duties
are
often
focused
on
administering
standardized
tests,
supervising
lunchrooms,
acting
as
substitute
teachers
and
making
attendance
phone
calls.
Similarly,
school
psychologists
are
experts
in
education
and
psychology.
H
They
are
qualified
mental
health
professionals
who
work
with
students
in
crisis.
They
have
specialized
training
to
improve
the
school
climate
as
a
prevention
measure.
They
are
able
to
develop
prevention
strategies
in
mental
health,
substance,
abuse,
bullying
and
delinquency.
However,
they
are
most
assigned
to
assess
children
for
special
education
services
and
develop
individualized
education
plans.
H
School
social
workers
are
licensed
by
the
board
of
examiners
for
social
workers
and
they
are
trained
to
implement
small
groups,
intervention
strategies
and
identify
more
intention,
more
intensive
interventions
for
individual
students.
They
target
multiple
risk
factors
in
home,
school
and
community
settings
and
identify
warning
signs
of
violent
behavior.
They
also
work
to
provide
support
with
a
crisis.
H
What
do
school,
counselors
and
psychologists
and
social
workers
have
in
common?
They
are
all
qualified
mental
health
professionals
who
are
often
underutilized
for
their
primary
purposes
in
our
public
schools.
In
addition,
nevada's
public
schools
are
understaffed
in
these
professions.
Even
the
united
states
department
of
education
listed
all
three
areas
as
experiencing
shortages
in
personnel.
H
According
to
the
national
alliance
on
mental
illness.
Even
before
covet
19,
approximately
one
in
six
children
in
the
united
states
experienced
a
mental
health
disorder
each
year
and
the
national
association
of
school
psychologists
estimates
that
up
to
60
of
students
do
not
receive
the
treatment
they
need.
Data
shows
that
it
is
critical
to
reach
students
when
they
are
young,
as
more
than
half
of
the
mental
health
challenges
begin
prior
to
the
age
of
14..
H
According
to
the
education
commission
of
the
states,
federal
data
suggests
that
school
counselors,
psychologists
and
social
workers
might
confront
overwhelming
caseloads
as
the
pandemic
continues.
I
think
we
all
recognize
the
covet
19
pandemic
has
significantly
increased
the
demands
for
the
services
of
our
school
counselors,
psychologists
and
social
workers.
H
The
impact
of
isolation
due
to
remote
learning
has
magnified
the
urgent
concerns
about
student
safety
and
well-being,
and
I
think
we
can
all
agree
that
we
need
this
group
of
trained
professionals.
Now,
more
than
ever,
in
its
2020
statewide
plan
for
the
improvement
of
pupils,
the
state
board
of
education
recommended
the
following:
non-binding
best
practice
ratios
for
school
counselors,
one
per
250
students
for
school
psychologists,
one
per
500
to
700
pupils
and
four
school
social
workers.
H
One
per
250
pupils,
needless
to
stay,
to
say,
nevada,
does
not
have
the
personnel
needed
to
meet
those
staffing
ratios
most
alarming.
Our
current
ratios
of
school-based
mental
health
professionals
to
students
are
four
to
five
times
greater
than
the
nationally
recommended
ratios.
The
data
provided
in
the
report
by
the
state
board
of
education
concludes
that
statewide.
H
H
H
The
plan
should
describe
how
the
district
will
improve
the
ratio
of
pupils
to
the
group
of
personnel
in
order
to
achieve
the
ratios
recommended
by
the
state
board
of
education
and
two.
The
plan
must
also
include
strategies
to
recruit
and
retain
the
counselors
psychologists
and
social
workers,
as
well
as
establishing
annual
targets
for
meeting
the
recommended
ratios
for
these
workers.
H
The
two
districts
must
submit
reports
to
the
nevada
department
of
education
concerning
their
plan
to
improve
their
ratios
in
the
effective
effectiveness
of
its
efforts
to
recruit
and
retain
behavioral
and
mental
health
professionals.
The
report
must
also
describe
what
the
district
plans
to
do
during
the
next
school
year
to
meet
the
targeted
ratios.
H
The
nde
is
then
required
to
compile
this
information
and
submit
it
to
the
governor,
the
legislature
and
the
state
board
of
education.
The
second
major
component
of
senate
bill
151
may
be
found
in
section
2
of
the
bill.
The
licensing
board
for
our
educators,
the
commission
on
professional
standards
and
education
is
required
to
establish
continuing
education
requirements
specific
to
school,
counselors,
psychologists
and
social
workers.
H
Currently,
most
of
these
professionals
participate
in
continuing
that
opportunities
as
their
commitment
to
their
profession,
but
don't
receive
any
state
level
credit.
The
section
of
the
bill.
This
section
of
the
bill
will
address
that
oversight.
I'm
hopeful
that
taking
these
steps
with
our
largest
school
districts
will
focus
attention
on
the
critical
roles
these
professionals
provide
for
our
schools.
H
It
is
also
it
also
moves
nevada
forward,
nash
being
nationally
recognized
with
these
best
practices,
and
I'm
especially
hopeful
that
this
focus
will
help
school
districts
recruit
and
retain
more
mental
health
professionals,
and
now
I
would
like
to
invite
dr
katie
dockweiler,
who,
among
other
things,
dr
dockweiler,
serves
on
the
state
board
of
education
and
she
is
a
nationally
certified
school
psychology
psychologist
and
a
policy
researcher
committed
to
the
improvement
of
this
education
system.
C
The
work
toward
improving
staffing
ratios
for
school-based
mental
health
providers
began
in
2018
with
the
statewide
school
safety
task
force.
As
a
member
of
that
group,
we
were
tasked
with
finding
systemic
long-term
solutions
to
improving
student
wellbeing
and
safety
in
nevada.
Presentations
were
made
by
national
and
local
experts.
Statewide
data
were
carefully
reviewed
and
high
impact.
High
efficacy
targets
were
chosen.
C
Establishing
staffing
ratios
for
nevada's
school-based
mental
health
providers,
as
well
as
developing
a
strategic
plan
for
successfully
achieving
those
ratios
were
determined
to
be
two
foundational
targets
to
ultimately
improve
the
mental
and
behavioral
health
services
available
to
our
students.
These
provisions
were
passed
in
2019
under
senate
bill
89.
C
The
step
defined
by
senator
dondero
essential
for
continued
progress
toward
improving
student
well-being
and
safety.
Specific
measurable
targets
for
recruitment
and
retention
will
help
districts
determine
if
their
efforts
are
having
the
desired
impact
and
will
ultimately
allow
opportunity
to
shift
efforts
in
a
timely
manner.
C
H
And
with
that
chair
dennis
we'll
take
questions
and
then
I'll
have
closing
remarks.
Thank
you.
H
A
A
I
don't
see
anybody
at
this
point,
but
we'll
we
can
come
back.
Let's
move
then
to
we're
going
to
hear
from
those
that,
and
I'm
assuming
that.
That's
that's
the
end
of
your
presentation
right.
So
we
can
move
on
to
the.
H
Yes
I'll
have
closing
remarks
after
we're
done
with
support
and
opposition
in
neutral,
but
yes
go
ahead.
Please.
J
J
J
K
Hello
and
thank
you,
committee,
chair
dennis
and
committee
members,
my
name
is
hava
ahmed
h-a-w-h-a-h-m-a-d
and
I'm
here
representing
the
clark
county
education
association.
The
clark
county
education
association
represents
more
than
eighteen
thousand
licensed
professionals
in
the
clark
county
school
district.
We
are
the
largest
independent
teachers
union
in
the
country
and
in
the
state
of
nevada.
We
engage
in
bipartisan
advocacy
for
advancing
public
education
in
nevada.
K
Ccea
supports
the
senate
bill
151
and
thanks
senator
dondero
luke
for
working
with
us
on
this
bill.
This
fellow
ensures
that
every
school
district
reflects
upon
progress
made
to
get
to
the
long-term
goal
for
non-binding
ratios
for
our
social
and
behavioral
support
system.
In
our
k-12
education
system,
our
school
psychologists,
counselors
and
social
workers
have
already
dealt
with
high
professional
to
student
ratios
over
the
years
with
anticipated
rises
in
mental
health
issues
due
to
the
coven
19
pandemic.
K
It
is
clear
that
a
reduction
in
caseloads
for
our
mental
health
professionals
will
lead
to
increased
student
success
in
academics
and
will
help
to
develop
the
social
and
emotional
growth
factor
linked
to
academic
success,
though
the
ultimate
goal
of
this
bill
projects
us
15
years
into
the
future.
The
reporting
mechanism
in
this
bill
will
ensure
that
we
keep
our
eye
on
the
target
and
achieve
our
goals.
Ccea
thanks
the
committee
and
the
sponsor
for
their
effort
and
look
and
looking
and
looks,
excuse
me
and
looks
forward
to
supporting
the
development
of
mental
health
support
in.
J
L
Good
afternoon
mr
chair
chris
bailey
d-a-l-y
nevada
state
education
association,
the
voice
of
nevada
educators
for
over
120
years,
an
sda
is
in
support
of
the
goals
of
sb
151
to
reduce
the
caseloads
of
licensed
educators
such
as
school
counselors,
psychologists
and
social
workers,
while
also
providing
meaningful
professional
development.
Nsca
is
offering
an
amendment
to
extend
a
five
percent
salary
enhancement
to
school,
counselors,
psychologists
and
social
workers.
Who've
successfully
completed
a
national
certification
program
to
develop
the
highest
standards
of
practice
for
students.
L
Common
sense
tells
us
reasonable
caseloads
for
other
licensed
education
professionals
are
significant
in
helping
students
succeed.
That
is
why
nsc
has
been
supportive
of
efforts
across
legislative
sessions
to
address
the
issue
of
unreasonable
caseloads
for
specialized
instructional
support
personnel.
We
applaud
senator
donder
luke
for
continuing
our
efforts
to
address
this
issue
through
senate
bill
151
senate
bill
89
from
the
2019
legislative
session,
directed
the
state
board
of
education
to
develop
recommendations
for
the
ratio
of
students
to
specialized
instructional
support
personnel
based
on
national
best
practices.
L
The
board
recommended
one
school
counselor,
one
school
social
worker
for
250
pupils
and
one
school
psychologist
per
500
pupils.
Current
caseloads
are
far
from
these
recommended
numbers,
as
of
2020.
Nevada's
ratios
were
one
to
463
for
counselors,
one
to
1843
for
psychologists
and
one
to
1174
for
social
workers.
L
While
this
work
rose
out
of
school
safety
concerns,
the
covenanting
pandemic
and
impact
on
schools
and
kids
has
further
elevated
the
importance
of
counselors
psychologists
and
social
workers
in
school
communities.
Students
returning
to
school
buildings
this
year
are
finding
systems
to
support
their
mental
health
and
social
emotional
needs
totally
overburdened
nevada
schools
are
in
desperate
need
of
more
highly
trained,
counselors
psychologists
and
social
workers
with
starting
pay
and
benefits
averaging
between
62
and
77
000
per
year.
Recruitment
and
retention
in
these
rigorous
fields
is
very
difficult.
L
That
is
why
nfc
is
proposing
nevada
treat
these
occupations
similarly
to
teachers.
Who've
become
nationally
board
certified
with
a
five
percent
salary
enhancement.
This
will
help
with
recruitment
and
retention,
while
also
incentivizing
school
counselors,
psychologists
and
social
workers
to
achieve
the
high
standard
of
practice
in
their
profession.
Look.
We
know
that
this
would
put
a
fiscal
note
on
this
bill
and
come
with
a
price
tag.
I
think,
with
the
good
news
today,
with
the
passage
of
the
american
recovery
plan,
we've
got
over
a
billion
dollars,
headed
to
nevada
for
public
education.
L
L
J
M
M-A-R-I-E-N-E-I-S-E-S-S
president
of
the
clark
county
education
association
and
I'm
here
today,
speaking
on
behalf
of
two
social
workers,
dear
chair
dennis
and
members
of
the
committee,
our
names
are
tanya
jones
and
amanda
simmons.
We
are
school
social
workers
and
members
of
the
clark
county
education
association.
M
Two.
It
is
vital
that
each
school
district
recruit
and
retain
qualified
schools,
social
workers
and
safe
school
professionals
in
order
to
decrease
mental
health
issues
by
enabling
us
to
increase
mental
health
prevention
and
education,
thus
leading
to
increased
student
success.
Three.
It
is
important
for
transparency
and
accountability.
M
In
order
to
meet
the
recommended
ratio
for
school
social
workers
to
student,
we
asked
you
to
pass
senate
bill
151
with
the
provision
that
the
continuing
education
requirement
for
school
social
workers
align
with
the
board
of
social
work,
continuing
education
requirements
to
improve
the
mental
health
and
academic
success
of
nevada's
youth,
youth
and
their
family.
Thank
you.
J
N
E-R-I-C-A-V-A-L-D-R-I-Z
with
the
vegas
chamber,
the
chamber
is
in
support
of
sb
151.
The
chamber
supports
having
a
high
quality
comprehensive
school
counseling
program
in
our
state.
We
believe
this
bill
creates
accountability
for
our
state
to
ensure
that
student
success
is
personalized
for
each
district,
which
will
support
our
students,
accomplishments
and
physical
and
mental
well-being.
N
We
believe
in
the
importance
of
recruiting
and
retaining
our
essential
workforce
of
school
counselors,
school
psychologists
and
school
social
workers
in
the
state
of
nevada.
The
chamber
cares
about
this
program
because
it
supports
student
achievement
which
will
increase
nevada's
graduation
rate
with
the
necessary
supports
in
place
school
counselors,
school
psychologists
and
school.
Social
workers
are
uniquely
equipped
to
promote
academic
success
and
help
nevada
students
become
college,
ready
or
career
ready.
Thank
you,
chair
and
members
of
the
committee
for
your
time.
We
urge
your
support
for
this
bill.
J
O
O
O
The
challenges
of
educating
our
students
during
this
pandemic
have
been
well
documented,
increasing
numbers
of
depression,
substance,
abuse
and,
tragically,
the
loss
of
life
due
to
suicide,
have
become
all
too
common
clark.
County
school
district
has
recently
reported
22
student
suicides
just
over
the
past
year.
The
lack
of
resources
and
behavioral
and
mental
health
professionals
to
help
address
these
needs
is
dramatically
insufficient
senate
bill.
151
is
a
step
in
the
right
direction
that
will
finally
shine
a
light
on
the
lack
of
resources
currently
available
at
our
schools.
O
J
J
J
N
Good
afternoon,
this
is
nicole
rourke
and
I-c-o-l-e-r-o-u-r-k-e
with
the
city
of
henderson.
Thank
you,
chair
dennis,
and
members
of
the
committee.
The
city
of
henderson
is
proud
to
support.
Sb
151
today
supporting
the
mental
health
and
wellness
of
children
in
nevada
is
of
critical
importance
to
the
city
of
henderson.
This
pandemic
has
shined
an
even
brighter
light
on
this
issue,
highlighting
the
negative
impacts
of
stress,
isolation
and
disappointment
in
our
children's
lives.
N
It
is
a
critical
time
to
ensure
we
are
supporting
efforts
to
recognize
warning
signs
and
direct
students
toward
resources
to
help
them
in
these
challenging
times.
Since
2015,
the
city
of
henderson
has
invested
more
than
six
million
dollars
in
our
schools,
with
revenues
from
marijuana
sales
and
redevelopment
set-aside
funds.
These
investments
have
directed
funding
specifically
for
mental
health
support,
including
the
impact
program,
henderson
hope
squads
and
sponsorship
at
the
nevada
association
of
school
counselors
annual
conference
this
year.
Invo
healthcare's
impact
program
is
an
integrated
service
delivery
program
and
for
henderson
schools.
N
Supporting
high
needs
students
with
dynamic
professional
teams
to
assess
and
treat
significant
behavioral
issues
stemming
from
a
high
number
of
adverse
childhood
experiences
and
to
reduce
the
amount
of
time
students
are
outside
of
the
classroom
due
to
disruptive
behavior,
which
leads
to
improved
academic
achievement,
school
counselors,
school
psychologists
and
school
social
workers.
Each
have
critical
roles
to
play
in
identifying
and
reducing
self-destructive
behaviors
among
children.
N
We
support
the
work,
the
clark
county
school
district
to
reopen
schools
and,
as
we
look
forward
to
students
returning
to
the
classroom,
there's
a
lot
to
be
hopeful
for.
We
appreciate
your
time
and
senator
don
darrell
luke
for
sponsoring
this
bill
and
allowing
us
to
lend
our
support
to
sb
151.
J
M
E-M-I-L-Y-E-S-T-I-N-O-S-A
on
behalf
of
the
nevada
association
of
school
administrators,
nasa
is
the
professional
organization
that
represents
school
administrators
throughout
the
state
of
nevada
and,
as
stated
in
our
mission
statement,
our
first
primary
function
is
to
promote
legislation
that
improves
education
within
the
state,
and
we
believe
that
sb
151
does
exactly
that.
We
appreciate
the
sponsors
for
bringing
forward
this
important
legislation
and
urge
your
support
and
passage.
Thank
you.
J
B
V-I-N-N-Y-T-A-R-Q-U-I-Nio
of
the
clark
county
education,
association
and
I'm
reading
on
behalf
of
brandy,
cutie,
dear
chair,
dennis
and
members
of
the
committee,
my
name
is
brandi
cutie
and
I've
been
a
school
counselor
in
the
clark
county
school
district
for
the
past
16
years,
I've
been
a
counselor
at
a
high
school
level,
and
I
am
currently
a
counselor
serving
at
the
elementary
school
level.
During
my
time
as
a
counselor,
my
caseload
has
been
as
high
as
900
to
1..
B
I
strongly
support
sp
151,
as
it
will
ensure
that
the
leaders
and
administrators
of
our
school
district
will
have
the
transparency
and
accountability
to
take
the
necessary
steps
that
will
make
my
caseload
align
with
the
national
standard
of
250
to
1..
Maslow's
hierarchy
of
needs
is
highly
regarded
in
the
field
of
education.
Maslow
classifies
the
needs
of
humans
require
that
humans
require
as
follows:
physiological
safety
belonging
esteem
and
self-actualization.
B
When
we
have
students
that
do
not
have
their
basic
needs
met,
they
cannot
learn.
This
affects
student
outcomes,
whether
it's
reaching
their
reading
goal
or
achieving
passing
grades.
This
is
why
my
job
as
a
school
counselor
is
so
important.
It's
too
difficult
to
address
the
whole
child.
When
my
current
caseload
is
800
to
1.,
I
only
end
up
barely
scratching
the
surface
of
providing
them
with
the
quality
support
that
best
accommodates
all
their
individual
needs,
and
many
students
fall
through
the
cracks
which
breaks
my
heart.
B
If
elementary
students
do
not
get
their
needs
met
in
an
adequate
manner,
this
affects
them
throughout
their
academic
career
many
times
the
school
administration
is
only
focused
on
academic
support
and
overlooked.
The
need
of
social
and
emotional
support.
Some
elementary
schools
do
not
even
have
a
full-time
counselor
on
their
campus.
Therefore,
mandatory
reporting
and
detailed
accounting
is
so
important
to
ensure
that
schools
are
taking
the
necessary
steps
towards
improving
counselor
to
student
ratios
and
utilizing
our
support
in
a
proper
manner.
Legislators.
I
urge
you
to
pass
sb
151
help.
B
J
P
B-R-E-N-D-A-P-E-A-R-S-O-N
and
I'm
with
the
clark
county
education
association,
I'm
reading
public
comment
into
the
record
dear
chair,
dennis
and
members
of
the
committee.
My
name
is
paige
myers,
I'm
a
national
certified
school
psychologist
and
an
edu
executive
board.
Member
of
the
clark
county
education
association,
I'm
writing
to
show
my
support
of
senate
bill
151.
P
I'm
encouraged
to
see
a
continued
effort
to
address
the
clear
need
for
social,
emotional,
behavioral
and
mental
health
support
for
nevada
students
when
the
nde
passed
a
long-term
goal
to
aim
for
non-binding
ratios
for
many
valuable
school
employees,
including
school
psychologists,
counselors
and
social
workers.
It
was
a
step
in
the
right
direction.
This
bill
takes
the
necessary
next
steps
to
ensure
school
districts
start
a
path
towards
these
ratios
in
a
systematic
way.
P
Utilizing
data
to
drive
the
efforts
this
past
year
has
shown
us
both
how
unpredictable
the
future
is
and
puts
a
spotlight
on
the
mental
health
needs
of
our
students.
Although
I
must
point
out
the
mental
health
needs
of
the
youth
in
nevada's,
schools
are
not
new.
Passionate
school-based
mental
health
professionals
have
been
working
hard
for
decades.
P
We
not
only
have
the
ability
to
assist
students
on
an
individual
basis,
but
also
are
trained
to
drive
system
level,
supports
that
have
a
far-reaching
impact
on
academic
achievement,
social,
emotional
learning,
attendance
and
school
climate.
This
bill
helps
ensure
districts,
have
a
continued
focus
on
addressing
this
problem,
no
matter
what
unknown
hurdles
the
next
year
next
few
years
bring
the
need
for
more
appropriate
ratios
is
long-standing
and
dire,
but
it
is
not
something
we
can
be
fixed
quickly.
It
will
take
a
deliberate
and
continuous
effort
which
will
which
this
bill
puts
into
place.
J
K
Good
afternoon
my
name
is
joanna
miller,
j-o-a-n-n-a-m-I-l-l-e-r
of
the
clark
county
education
association.
I
am
speaking
on
behalf
of
a
school
counselor
dear
share
dennis
and
members
of
the
committee.
My
name
is
belinda
kymes
and
I
am
a
school
counselor.
Who's
in
favor
of
sb
151
school
counselors
are
responsible
for
addressing
the
academic,
career
and
personal
slash
social
needs
of
children
in
high
school.
We
are
expected
to
enroll
students
in
courses
matching
their
goals
and
aptitudes.
K
We
are
expected
to
help
students
explore
careers,
using
interests
and
skills
assessments,
and
we
are
expected
to
provide
emotional
support,
especially
during
a
crisis
that
is
only
the
gist
of
it.
I
can
talk
about
504
plans,
suicide
protocols,
schedule
changes,
cps
referrals,
transcripts,
evals
act,
proctoring,
parent-teacher
conferences,
academic
plans
and
so
forth,
but
that
would
take
all
day.
School
counselors
are
accountable
to
our
students
in
all
these
areas
of
needs,
and
more
with
this
comes
the
obligation
to
work
with
work
with
all
the
efficiency,
accessibility
and
dependability
our
students
require.
K
This
is
difficult
to
do
when
we
have
caseloads
that
substantially
surpass
recommended
levels.
According
to
the
american
schools,
counselor
association,
the
optional
student
council
ratio
is
250
to
1..
My
current
student
caseload
is
381.
Nevada's,
average
ratio
based
on
2019
data
is
544
to
1..
These
numbers
make
it
nearly
impossible
to
develop
a
genuine
rapport
with
every
student
where
they
feel
comfortable
sharing
their
concerns,
while
also
fitting
in
department
meetings,
recommendation
letters,
class,
leveling,
pre-registration
parent
phone
calls,
professional
development,
etc.
Large
case
loads
hinder
our
available
availability
to
get
to
know.
K
Students
large
caseloads
increase
the
likelihood
of
making
errors
that
could
affect
a
student's
diploma
type
or
even
graduation
eligibility.
Large
caseloads
surely
compromise
the
level
of
service
needed
to
help
our
children.
We
put
our
best
effort
forward
forward
regardless,
but
our
best
can
be
better
if
our
case
loads
are
at
optimal
levels.
You
have
the
power
and
authority
to
make
that
happen
by
passing
sb
151.
K
A
Okay,
thank
you.
So
let's
then
move
to
testimony
in
opposition.
A
Okay,
let
us
move
then
to
neutral
anyone
wishing
to
testify
who's
in
neutral
on
the
build.
Please,
if
we
could,
please
add
those
callers.
J
J
Q
L-I-N-D-S-A-Y-A-N-D-E-R-S-O-N
on
behalf
of
the
washoe
county
school
district,
the
washoe
county
school
district
is
neutral
on
sb
151.
Our
district
shares
a
strong
commitment
to
supporting
the
whole
child,
including
the
mental
and
emotional
needs
of
our
students.
Our
school
counselors
psychologists
and
social
workers
are
a
critical
part
of
the
team
and
no
doubt
carry
caseloads
that
are
too
large.
As
we
know,
this
is
the
case
in
many
areas
of
public
education
in
nevada,
with
our
largest
class
sizes
in
the
country.
Q
Q
We
are
confident
in
our
ability
to
recruit
and
retain
these
professionals
in
a
systemic
way,
but
without
additional
funds
we
will
not
be
able
to
make
progress
towards
our
shared
goals.
We
appreciate
speaking
to
senator
dunder
loop
about
this
bill
before
the
hearing
and
understand
her
goals
and
share
her
end
outcomes.
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
A
A
J
D
We
want
to
go
ahead
and
thank
senator
dondero
luke
for
bringing
this
bill
forward
had
a
wonderful
conversation
with
her
yesterday
about
this
bill.
Like
many
of
the
callers
that
have
called
in
today,
we
certainly
support
the
intention
of
senate
bill
151,
dr
jarrah,
our
superintendent
in
clark
county,
has
continually
stated
the
importance
of
improving
the
mental
health
for
our
students
is
a
top
priority
and
we're
working
to
provide
those
necessary
services
as
we
move
forward
as
we
are
in
neutral
much.
D
Like
ms
anderson
stated,
we
look
forward
to
complying
with
the
requests
in
this
bill,
but
want
to
make
sure
that
everyone
understands
that
there
is
a
cost
and
difficult
decisions
have
to
be
made
on
teachers
and
class
sizes
and
social
workers
and
school
counselors,
and
there's
only
so
much
money
to
go
around.
So
as
we
move
forward.
We
completely
support
the
intention
of
this
bill.
D
A
Okay,
so
with
that
we'll
go
ahead
and
close
the
testimony.
P
A
So
if
with
that,
I
think
we'll
bring
senator
donder
a
loop
back
up.
Let
me
ask
first,
let
me
let
me
ask
first:
yes,
is
there
any
questions
before
we?
Let
me
just
put
the
view
on
so
I
can
see
you
guys.
Okay,
so
who's
got
questions.
Senator
lange
senator
buck.
G
Okay,
I
love
this
bill.
Obviously
I
signed
on
to
it,
so
I
hundred
percent
support
it.
I'm
really
interested
in
the
proposed
amendment
from
nsca
and
I'm
wondering
if
we
can
get
a
cost
of
what
the
5
salary
enhancement
would
be.
I
think
if
we
give
it
to
teachers
who
have
the
national
certification,
giving
it
to
counselors,
psychologists
and
social
workers
would
be
appropriate,
but
I
just
like
to
know
the
cost,
so
I'm
wondering
if
we
can
get
that
for
our
next
time.
We
discuss
this.
H
I
Thank
you
so
much
chair
dennis.
I
I
too
am
glad
that
vice
chair,
dunderloop
and
senator
lang
brought
this
to
the
forefront.
I
think
it's
important
that
we
that
we
definitely
look
into
this.
I
I
know
that
there
were
some
or
there
is
an
extra
stipend
that
school
counselors
get,
and
somebody
could
look
into
that
and
then
also,
if
I
may
chair,
dennis
the
regulations
that
include
in
like
section
two,
I
was
just
wondering
if,
in
section
two
are
there
any
details
onto
specifics
regarding
what
the
continuing
education
requirements
might
look
like?
H
Yes,
yes,
I
am,
would
you
mind
addressing
what
some
of
the
continuing
education
classes
that
you
take,
that
you
don't
get
stipends
for?
Would
you
give
us
some
examples?
Please.
C
Sure
thank
you,
katie
dot,
weiler
for
the
record
so,
depending
on
so
there's
certain
requirements
already
set
up
by
the
state
that
we
need
to
maintain
in
order
to
to
keep
our
license.
There
are
also
national
recommendations
that
we
need
or
requirements
that
we
need
to
maintain
in
order
to
keep
our
national
certification,
and
ideally
it
would
be
great
if
those
activities
would
then
be
counted
towards
the
the
professional
development
activities
that
the
cops
would
require
us
to
do
so.
There's
an
alignment
between
national
best
practice
and,
what's
required
in
the
state.
A
Senator
buck
also,
I
would
the
senator
dennis.
I
just
would
mention
it
as
far
as
the
regulation
making
part
of
that,
because
the
the
bill
says
that
it
would
be
the
commission
on
on
standards,
the
professional
standards
they
they
would
have
to
go
through
the
process
that
everybody
has
to
go
through
and
they
create
regulations,
so
they'll
have
to
have
hearings.
A
A
Then
the
regulations
would
come
to
the
legislative
commission
for
after
they
do
their
part,
then
it
gets
approved
by
the
legislative
commission
so
anyway,
so
there's
a
there's,
a
whole
process
that
they
we
go
through
during
the
interim
to
implement
the
regulations.
When,
when
we
put
something
like
that
in
a
bill.
I
Thank
you
so
much
chair
dennis
yeah,
I
was
just
you
know
wondering
if
there
was
something
in
mind.
Besides
the
amount
of
you
know,
credits
a
counselor,
psychologist
or
school
social
worker
must
complete
so
anyway.
Thank
you.
So
much.
A
A
I'm
not
seeing
any
of
their
hands
raised.
Okay,
senator
don
derelu.
H
Thank
you
very
much.
I
just
have
a
few
closing
remarks.
If
you
don't
mind
chair
in
closing,
it's
clear
that
our
k-12
students
are
facing
many
social,
emotional
and
situational
pressures
that
affect
their
school
performance
and,
unfortunately,
the
covet
19
pandemic
has
amplified
those
pressures
and
school
safety
concerns
will
not
magically
disappear
when
those
students
return
to
our
classrooms.
H
I
appreciate
the
proposed
amendments
that
have
come
forward
and
they
should
be
considered
as
funds
are
available,
as
mentioned
in
my
bill
in
senate
bill
319
of
the
2019
session.
This
was
a
big
discussion,
so
I
certainly
do
support
our
counselors
and
psychologists
and
social
workers.
H
This
bill
provides
the
next
step
to
fostering
that
environment,
both
for
the
children
and
the
professionals
that
our
schools
so
desperately
need.
So
thank
you,
mr
chair,
and
thank
you
committee
for
considering
senate
bill
151,
and
I
urge
your
support
of
this
bill
and
I'm
happy
to
have
any
conversations
that
someone
needs
to
be
to
understand
this
any
further.
So
thank
you
very
much
today.
E
E
Thirdly,
it
removes
the
five-year
limitation
on
assessing
tuition
charges
against
the
honorably
discharge
and,
just
literally
recently
january
5th
2021.
There
was
a
bill
passed
and
signed
into
law
with
senator
johnny.
I
isaacson
and
representative
david
hero,
both
veterans
and
this
bill-
removes
the
federal
three-year
limitation
for
in-state
tuition
eligibility
to
gi
bill
students.
E
Therefore,
sb
193
would
mimic
the
new
federal
law
and
fourthly,
this
bill
proposes
to
prohibit
a
tuition,
change
from
being
assessed
against
veterans
and
their
spouses
and
dependents
who
are
using
benefits
under
the
post,
911
assistance
or
survivors
and
dependents
educational
assistants.
E
E
I'm
sure
you
will
agree
with
me
that
our
veterans
and
their
families
deserve
our
continued
support
and
obviously
their
sacrifices.
Even
though
some
of
the
provisions
of
sb
193
are
now
in
federal
law.
I
think
we
need
to
give
a
very
strong
message
that
we
concur
in
that
and
in
our
state-
and
I
would
love
to
have
mr
bryant
and
mr
bruno
and
have
our
regent,
brooks
also
address
us.
If
that
would
be
your
pleasure.
R
You
senator
hardy.
This
is
bruno
moya
for
the
record.
Thank
you,
chairman,
dennis
for
allowing
us
to
testify
and
to
explain
this
bill
and
as
senator
hardy
mentioned,
this
bill
will
enhance
student
veteran
education
in
our
state.
But,
more
importantly,
I
think
what
it'll
also
accomplish
is
the
continuation
of
service
that
veterans
want
to
produce
to
the
states.
R
Many
student
veterans
that
attend
a
college
or
university
go
on
to
attend
nursing,
school
medical
school
stem
fields
that
are
highly
critical
to
the
needs
of
our
state
and
serving
continuing
continuation
of
serving
our
our
citizens
and
our
in
our
community
members
here
in
the
state.
To
give
you
a
little
bit
of
background
on
what
the
state
of
nevada
has
accomplished,
specifically
at
the
university
of
nevada,
las
vegas,
there's
in
nationwide,
there's
roughly
750
student
veterans
that
are
attending
a
school.
R
There
are
over
1500
student
veteran
chapters,
those
are
chapters
within
the
school
or
within
the
university
or
college
that
are
that
are
identified
as
school
chapters
or
clubs.
That
attempt
to
gather
student
veterans
and
two
of
those
one
of
those
chapters
here
at
the
at
unlv
has
been
awarded
two
times.
The
student
veteran
of
the
year
award
because
of
a
lot
of
the
work
that
they're
doing
in
our
community,
alex
owen
and
andrew
ho
for
this
this
year,
andrew
ho
was
awarded
the
student
veterans
of
america.
R
That's
you
know:
they're
they're,
going
after
or
or
fighting
against,
750
000
other
student
veterans
across
the
nation.
The
report
in
this
bill
has
a
couple
different
sections,
as
senator
hardy
mentioned.
The
first
section
is
a
report
that
is,
is
given
annually
to
the
the
nevada
department
of
veterans
services,
which
then
publishes
the
interagency
council
of
veterans
affairs,
and
that
is
set
to
expire
this
last
year
or
was
set
to
expire
this
last
year.
So
that
would
just
ensure
that
it
would
continue
to
do
so,
and
this
report
is
is
published.
R
So
not
only
the
legislative
council
can
can
review
it,
but
also
the
community,
the
state
of
nevada.
Its
residents
can
can
understand
the
benefits
that
veterans.
If
they
do,
it
want
to
attend
a
campus
here
in
in
the
state
what
is
offered
to
them.
This
bill
will
also
enhance
the
admissions
for
nurses
and
and
people
that
want
to
continue
education
or
be
educators.
I
should
say-
and
I
will
let
mr
ross
bryant
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
what
that
will
do
I'll.
R
Just
say
that
those
two
things
are
critical
needs
critical
shortages
in
our
state,
my
wife
being
a
nurse
she.
She
tells
me
about
some
of
the
shortages
within
our
state
with
with
the
medical
fields,
especially
during
this
time
of
covid
and
how
they
are
worked,
and
the
the
need
for
having
further
assistance
in
our
hospitals
and
clinics
to
have
support,
so
you'll
have
veterans
that
are
getting
out
of
the
service
to
continue
to
serve
our
state
in
just
a
different
different
manner.
R
S
Thank
you
bruno.
My
name
is
ross.
Bryant
chairman
dennis
and
senator
hardy,
I'm
honored
to
be
invited
to
participate
today,
so
I'm
retired
army
after
25
years
and
I've
been
working
in
the
veteran
community
for
over
10
helping
veterans,
return
to
go
to
nc
schools,
and
so
this
bill
really
sort
of
reinforces
what
our
state
has
done
for
many
years
over
two
governors
in
trying
to
be
a
welcoming
state
for
1.2
million
veterans.
Getting
out
of
the
service
going
to
school
is
to
do
when
you
talk
about
the
nursing
program.
S
It
has
been
my
experience
that
many
combat
medics
and
combat
corpsmen,
who
have
worked
in
the
medical
field
in
the
military
during
their
service,
come
out
and
want
to
become
nurses
and
when
they
do
that
transition
to
education
there's
a
little
bit
of
a
conflict
in
the
sense
that
in
the
nursing
arena,
if
you
have
a
high
gpa
and
all
those
kinds
of
things,
there's
limited
seats
at
unlv
and
more
seats
at
nevada
state
college.
S
What
happens
is
some
of
the
veterans
with
the
best
experience
in
that
real
life
experience,
get
frustrated
and
think.
Well,
I
can't
get
a
seat
here,
I'll
go
to
another
state
that
has
some
sort
of
veteran
admissions
preference
for
veterans
coming
back
with
experience
to
actually
hopefully
serve
as
nurses
in
their
states.
S
So
I
think
this
could
help
I'm
not
the
expert
on
how
all
that
would
work,
but
there
is
veterans
who
would
like
to
be
nurses
and
then
go
to
other
schools
or
other
states
because
of
some
of
the
challenges
same
thing
with
teachers
years
ago,
the
federal
government
had
a
troops
to
teachers
program
with
bonus
money
for
veterans
to
go
into
teaching.
It
was
defunded
in
2015..
S
My
whole
career
from
private
to
major
these
families
that
have
had
multiple
deployments
over
20-year
period.
They
did
a
thing
to
retain
service
members
around
2009.
They
allowed
the
serving
sponsor
if
they
extended
and
stayed
in
for
four
years,
they
could
give
their
post
911
benefit
to
their
spouse
and
their
children.
S
This
last
semester,
we
had
more
family
members,
graduate
using
va
benefit
at
unlv,
and
so
there's
a
huge
population
of
family
members
that
the
three-year
limit
resulted
in
some
of
them
going
to
other
states
instead
of
coming
to
nevada.
This
federal
law
and
this
law
here
will
help
all
of
those
folks
come
to
nevada,
be
welcome
here,
use
their
benefit
here
and
hopefully
contribute
to
our
economy
and
help
out,
especially
the
the
veterans.
Also.
So
that's
basically
my
my
take
on
everything
and
I'm
really
appreciative
of
this
build,
and
I
appreciate
everybody's
time
and
effort.
T
Hi
good
afternoon,
chair
vice
chair
and
committee
members,
my
name
is
byron
brooks,
and
while
I
am
a
university
board
of
regent,
I
would.
I
would
like
to
make
the
disclaimer
that
I'm
here
today
before
you
as
a
veteran
and
as
a
veteran
advocate,
I
am
not
here
speaking
on
behalf
of
the
other
board
of
regent
members.
T
I
want
to
certainly
thank
senator
hardy
for
bringing
this
bill
forward.
Whenever
we
have
the
possibility
to
make
education
opportunities,
particularly
higher
education
opportunities,
open
and
available
to
veterans,
then
I
think
we're
doing
some
some
outstanding
work
as
a
state.
T
It
goes
without
saying
that
the
families
of
military
service
people
are
absolutely
some
of
the
unsung
heroes
that
we
that
we
have
in
our
community
and
to
be
able
to
open
up
education
for
them
as
well.
I
think
is
extremely
commendable
and
something
that
I'd
certainly
like
to
see
inside
our
community
and
our
state.
So
again
I
want
to
thank
you,
chair
vice
chair
committee
members,
for
your
time,
and
I
will
happily
turn
this
back
over
to
senator
hardy.
A
Senator
hardy
does
that
finish
your
testimony.
E
A
Yeah
and
I
think
that's
going
to
come
during
the
support
section,
my
understanding,
okay,
questions,
one
question:
okay,
I
saw
senator
donate
senator
buck
and
senator
lane
senator
did
not
think.
Please
go
first.
F
Thank
you,
chair
dennis,
and
thank
you
to
the
presenters
mr
moya,
mr
bryant
and
regent
brooks
for
your
presentation.
First
of
all,
I'm
very
proud
to
say
that
I
was
really
good
friends
with
a
lot
of
rebel
vets
back
when
I
attended
unb
a
few
years
ago,
and
I
got
really
close
to
them.
So
I
know
a
lot
of
the
issues
that
they
face
in
their
education.
I
have
two
really
quick
questions.
What
was
the
decision?
F
My
first
question
is:
what
was
the
decision
behind
only
like
focusing
on
preference
to
nursing
schools?
I
know
from
some
of
the
students
that
I
met
at
unlv.
A
lot
of
them
wanted
to
go
into
physical
therapy
and
even
medical
school.
So
was
there
a
reason
why
we've
only
we're
only
allowing
for
nursing
programs
or
how
has
that
conversation
been
with
to
broader
healthcare
careers.
E
I
don't,
I
don't
think
that
there
would
be
a
limit
to
the
number
of
ways
that
we
can
help
veterans.
I
think
the
comments
made
already
about
the
veteran
who
has
been
a
medic
or
a
corpsman.
E
They
come
back
and
they
want
to
go.
They
want
to
be
a
pa,
they
want
to
be
a
doctor.
They
want
to
be
a
nurse.
So
bottom
line
is:
what
is
it
that
we
can
do?
That
would
not
only
can
encourage
them
to
be
such
but
to
actually
go
in
that
field
when
they're,
in
the
military
and-
and
so
it
was
one
of
the
obvious
things
that
bruno
and
and
ross
suggested
when
we
were
in
our
interim
committee,
and
so
we
went
in
that
direction.
E
If
we
can
give
a
leg
up
or
a
veteran
who
has
served
his
her
country,
then
we
need
to
be
able
to
be
appreciative
of
that
and
there
I
don't
think
there
was
a
decision
to
say
we
don't
want
veterans
to
do
something
else
as
much
as
we
have
a
crying
need
for
nursing
and
we
have
a
crying
need
for
teachers.
E
And
so,
let's
look
at
the
pool
of
people
that
have
been
prepared
in
their
life
histories
and
their
life
talents
to
put
them
in
a
position
where
they
can
not
only
self-actualize
but
to
help
us
and
take
care
of
me
as
I
get
older
and
older
and
my
grandkids
try
to
learn
something.
A
All
right
senator
buck.
I
Thank
you,
chair
dennis,
thank
you
senator
hardy
and
everyone
else
who
testified
just
really
quick.
I
know
that
nursing
programs,
a
lot
of
time
have
limitations,
there's
only
so
many
students
that
are
accepted
into
these
programs
and
so
how?
How
do
you
think
that
will
play
out
if
priority
goes
to
the
veteran.
E
I
mean
I'm,
I'm
affiliated
with
the
university
that
has
nursing
programs
and
the
reason
they
had
nursing
programs
is
because
of
the
demand.
I
remember
I
worked
at
true
university
and
I
in
2004,
when
I
had
nothing
to
do
with
durham
university
but
went
to
the
groundbreaking
I
went
and
at
that
point
we
had
a
vast
shortage
of
nurse
educators
who
had
to
have
a
masters
in
order
to
be
able
to
teach.
E
So
a
physician
was
not
allowed
to
teach
a
nurse
because
of
you
know,
nurses
obviously
are
better
than
doctors
and
you
know
I
could
go
on,
but
I'm
smiling
now,
but
we
we
didn't,
have
nurse
educators,
and
so
we
had
to
grow
nurse
educators,
and
I
told
my
people
that
we're
having
the
groundbreaking
I
I
said
I
want
a
nursing
school
and
they
said
we're
not
going
to.
I
said
no,
I
was
in
assemblyman,
so
you
know
I
thought
I
was.
I
guess
hot
stuff
and
I
said
well
come
on.
E
We
want
more
nursing
schools,
we
want
more
nursing
programs,
we
want
more
nurse
practitioners,
we
want
them
all,
and
so
hopefully
this
will
be
one
of
the
ways
that
we
can
put
pressure
on
issue,
for
instance,
and
private
institutions
to
have
more
nursing
schools
and
more
nursing
opportunities,
same
thing
that
we're
trying
to
do
with
teaching.
E
So
I
hope
that
when
the
veterans
come
out
in
droves
that
want
to
be
a
nurse
or
a
teacher
that
we
listen
to
them
and
we
say:
okay:
where
are
the
jobs
going
that
we
want-
and
I
think
we
have
this
debate
every
session
that
I've
been
in.
So
where
are
the
jobs?
And-
and
you
know-
and
I
know
the
jobs
are
in
medicine
now,
so
let's
do
it.
E
So
I
I
guess
this
is
a
long
answer
to
I'm
not
worried
about
having
too
many
vets,
I'm
worried
about
not
having
enough
program
spaces
to
do
it
and
therefore,
let's
build
the
programs.
You
know
the
the
cornfield
that
turns
into
a
baseball
field.
We've
we've
already
got
the
baseball
field
and
we
need
we
need
to
have
them
come.
We
need
to
recruit
them
and
I'm
off
my
soapbox.
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
G
Thank
you,
chair
dennis,
so
I'm
unfamiliar
with
this
a
lot.
I
think
this
is
a
great
program.
I
think
anytime.
We
can
honor
our
veterans,
we
should,
but
I'm
I
could
you
please
senator
explain
to
me
the
funding.
Does
the
school
absorb
the
funding?
Does
their
funding
that
comes
from
the
federal
government
or
how
does
that
work.
E
I'm
not
thank
you
for
the
question.
Senator
I'm
not
going
to
pretend
to
know
how
this
will
work
with
nishi
and
I
hope
that
they
have
their
amendment
that
they
pro
propose
their
amendment.
E
They
will
say
you
know
how
how
they
anticipate
being
able
to
bring
these
people
in
in
as
much
as
right
now
they're
capped,
they're,
they're,
going
to
have
to
figure
out
that
if
they're
kept
and
they're
doing
something
that
brings
on
more
subsidies.
How
are
we
going
to
subsidize
that,
and
I
don't
know
if
you
can
count
as
high
as
the
federal
government
can
count,
but
I
hope
that
4.5.
G
Right
and
then
the
second
question
I
have
please
so
I
was
going
to
ask
you
about
teachers,
so
I
was
glad
that
you
brought
that
up,
and
you
said
it
was
defunded
in
2015.
So
was
that
a
federally
funded
program.
S
I
guess
there
had
been
some
issues
about
the
funding
and
and
those
things
and
it's
never
been
brought
back.
There's
a
lady
named
george
anne
rice
from
southern
nevada.
Yep
george
anne
rice
is
working
still
diligently
with
a
new
version
of
the
bill
with
the
new
administration
to
try
to
revamp
that
in
some
flavor.
S
G
Thank
you.
So
one
of
the
things
then
senator
hardy
is
I'm
really
interested
in
adding
teachers
to
this
or
teach
the
teaching
profession,
and
I
know
like
the
school
district
already
offers
like
a
fast
track
for
veterans.
I
think
they
do
to
get
their
certification,
but
I'd
be
interested,
because
I
think
that
is
needed
as
well,
and
I'm
excited
about
the
medical
part,
because
I
think
with
the
new
medical
school
and
everything
that
we're
doing
in
all
of
nevada
to
help
that.
G
I
think
this
could
be
really
helpful
in
those
two
areas,
and
I
don't
know
if
it's
something
you
can
would
consider
adding
in
or
you
want
to
look
at
it,
but
just
a
thought.
Thank
you.
E
Thank
you,
mr
chair,
for
the
privilege
of
answering
that
question.
E
You
look
at
section
four
of
the
proposed
bill
and
it
does
require
the
board
of
regents
she'll
require,
and
we
do
have
a
board
member
here,
so
he
he
can
carry
it
back
if
he
would
like
shall
require
each
program
followed
by
the
system
for
the
education
of
teachers
to
give
preference
to
in
admission
to
veterans
of
the
armed
forces.
So
we're
I
mean
I
may
talk,
you
know
about
health,
a
lot,
but
we
are
interested
in
teachers
and
to
your
point.
E
That
discussion
needs
to
happen
as
well
as
the
nurses,
so
we
do
have
in
the
bill
the
board
of
regents
being
asked
to
do
things,
and
I
I
think
they
have
been
more
than
willing
to
help
and
as
we
build
out
where
we're
going
to
recognize
that
we
have
to
have
teachers
and
appreciate
them.
I
I
don't
know
if
that
answers
your
question,
but
obviously,
if
we
have
a
bill,
that's
open
and
you
have
a
good
idea.
H
Thank
you
very
much
and
senator
woodhouse
and
I
actually
have
been
working
very
closely
with
dr
rice
on
this
bill
and
we
did
find
that
there
were
some
states
that
have
worked
also
on
this
and
have
this
in
play.
H
So
with
that,
I
would
say
that
you
know
I
the
bill's
a
great
idea,
it's
a
great
thing
for
our
veterans
to
be
able
to
transition
into
the
teaching
field
or
the
medical
field
if
they
so
desire,
and
please
don't
hesitate
to
reach
out
if
you
need
additional
information.
F
Thank
you,
chair
dennis.
I
just
have
a
really
quick
question
in
regards
to
some
of
the
requirements
that
are
going
to
be
included
in
the
report.
Would
it
be
fair
to
say
that
the
I
know
one
of
the
sections
that
says
any
information
necessary
to
determine
the
impact
of
policy
changes
that
react
to
veteran
students
and
talks
a
lot
about
retention
and
making
sure
that
students
veteran
students
graduate?
F
Would
it
be
fair
to
say
that
this
report
would
also
encompass
addressing
the
mental
social
and
behave
behavioral
health
needs
for
veteran
students
and
how
entry
institutions
are
reacting
to
those
gaps?
Is
that
something
that
would
be
included
in
that
report?.
E
Realistically
the
regents
can
get
whatever
report
they
want,
and
so
there's
nothing
to
preclude
them
from
saying
to
the
committee,
for
instance,
that
we
have
in
the
interim,
that
is
a
senior
citizens
veterans,
adults
with
special
needs
committee
or
one
of
the
other
interim
committees
to
come
and
say
that
this
is
what
we've
noticed.
E
I
think
we
we've
obviou.
We
have
been
talking
about
mental
health
and
veterans
hospital
and
those
discussions
are
very
early
in
this
session,
and
so
I
look
for
more
input
than
just
this
bill
to
open
up
the
opportunities
for
veterans,
health
veterans,
mental
health,
homelessness
and
I'm
sure
we're
going
to
have
many
more
discussions
about
that.
S
Sorry,
my
name
is
ross
bryant,
a
retired
army
veteran.
So
this
is
a
continuation
of
a
report
that
has
continued
since
ab76
and
in
those
reports
we
talk
about
our
programming
at
the
different
schools
and
how
we
address
some
of
those
issues
at
each
school
to
try
to
ensure
retention
and
mental
health
and
and
services
and
those
kinds
of
things.
So
I'm
sure
the
engine
the
board
of
regents
would
want
that
to
continue.
I
Thank
you,
chair,
dennis,
I
sure
do
like
senator
lang's
comment
on
teachers.
We
need
a
thousand
in
the
state
every
year
in
addition
to
what
we
have
so
I
I
do
appreciate
that
for
sure
and
thank
you
to
vice
chair
don
darrow
loop
senator
harvey
senator
woodhouse,
for
you
know
this
grand
idea.
I
I
guess
one
of
the
things
that's
you
know
from
the
university's
perspective,
so
in
nursing
in
particular,
you
know,
there's
certain
criteria,
and
so
it
could
potentially
weaken
the
standards
for
admission,
which
impacts,
of
course,
accreditation.
So
I
guess
my
question
is
the
intent
of
a
veteran
would
get
the
preference
over
a
more,
I
say,
more
qualified
nursing
applicant
who
is
not
a
veteran
or
I
just
think
we
need
to
be
a
little
careful
with
how
that
plays
out.
I
Well,
I
just
wondered:
is
that
going
to
are
the
veterans
going
to
go
way
to
the
top,
or
is
that
going
to
all
be
discussed
in
this
commission.
E
It's
the
way
I
see
this
happening,
and,
and
you
know
I
don't
have
the
the
scepter
to
decide
what
to
do
and
how
to
do
it,
but
I
think
that
will
be
through
the
power
of
regulation
and
up
with
the
inities
admissions
real,
and
you
know
for
any
program
that
you
have.
You
have
to
have
the
ability
and
you
have
to
have
shown
the
capability
and
you
have
to
have
those
two
things
in
order
to
be
able
to
be
a
person
of
professional
standard
in
something
such
as
a
nurse
or
a
teacher.
E
There
will,
if
you
have
two
candidates
and
they're
both
equal
and
they're.
Both
wonderful
people
then,
which
one
do
you
take,
and
I
think
that's
where
this
comes
in
is
not
so
much
you
take
somebody
who's,
not
capable
and
hope
they
become
capable
as
much
as
you
take
two
capable
people
and
if
they're
in
the
same
ballpark,
you
say:
okay,
I've
got
somebody.
Who's
got
real
life
experience
in
the
field
of
the
military,
and
you
say
that
counts
for
something
I
think
real
life
experiences
are
worth
something,
whether
that's
in
business
or
military.
E
E
Wake
up,
as
did
tour
university,
for
instance,
and
say
we'll,
make
a
program
and
and
then
then,
we've
got
something
that
will
work,
but
I
think
if
we
wring
our
hands
and
and
wish
that
we
didn't
have
so
much
success,
we
probably
won't
have
so
much
success.
But
I
look
forward
to
having
the
problem
of
having
too
many
people
who
are
too
qualified.
T
Byron
bush
for
the
record,
sheriff
it's
okay
and
vice
chair
committee
members.
I
just
wanted
to
just
comment
on
a
couple
of
things.
One
was
reiterating
what
senator
hardy
said.
I
I
believe
the
intention
of
this
is
not
to
at
all
lower
the
standards
of
enrollment
for
any
program,
and
I
don't
believe
that
any
veteran
frankly
would
be
supportive
of
a
measure
that
lowered
the
either
qualifications
or
what
what
the
you
know,
what
the
level
of
expectation
would
be
for
somebody
to
be
involved
with
one
of
the
programs.
T
Some
of
these
schools
have
some
extremely
high
standards
and
that's
very
favorable,
and
so
I
promise
you
that
that
that
veterans
service
members
certainly
recognize
that
they're.
Even
in
the
military.
There
are
some
courses
and
and
and
schools
that
they
may
attend,
that
are
of
the
highest
caliber
and
and
some
make
it
and
some
don't,
and
that's
just
the
nature
of
some
of
the
some
of
the
work
that's
done
inside
the
military.
T
I
certainly
don't
see
you
know,
enrollment
qualifications
being
lowered
to
allow
somebody
in
who
does
not
meet
the
standard,
but
but
is
a
veteran
and
the
the
other
comment
that
I
wanted
to
make
is
that
currently
enchi
does
a
a
really
good
job
of
veteran
reporting
and
I've
looked
at
the
the
2019
to
2020
veterans,
enrollment
report,
which
is
a
public
record
and
something
that
you
can
certainly
punch
up
through
google
and
it
it
does
a
great
job
of
outlining
how
many
veterans
we
have
in
the
nc
system.
T
A
D
Thank
you
chair.
I
I
have
one
question
and-
and
I
think
part
of
it
was
answered
when
senator
lange
asked
her
a
question
about
where
the
funding
was
coming
from.
I
guess
that
question
answered
in
a
part
why
this
next
part
I'm
going
to
section
five
where
they
actually
struck
out
some
language,
because
it
talks
about
who's
eligible,
and
in
this
case
it
was
only
for
veterans
who
had
been
discharged.
D
Honorably
honorably
discharged
within
the
last
five
years
immediately
preceding
the
date
of
I
think
matriculation
now
you're
getting
rid
of
that
and
you're
opening
it
up
to
folks
who
matriculated
even
longer
ago.
Is
there
any
idea
on
how
this
might
impact
the
program?
I
know
this
is
about
a
study,
it's
about
reporting
and
then
we'll
get
more
information,
but
was
there
any
consideration?
Maybe
some
thought
towards
now?
How
many
more
people
are?
We
are
we
going
to
be
including
this
program
because
it's
going
to
be
paid
out?
D
Maybe
I
just
shouldn't
even
worry
about
it,
because
it's
going
to
be
paid
from
a
different
source,
but
I
I'm
very
curious
as
to
why
they
struck
that
language
out.
Is
there
an
extreme
need
or
a
lot
of
people
are
trying
to
go
back
to
school
after
five
years?
They
just
didn't
know
what
they
want
to
do
just
kind
of
get
a
better
sense
of
why
that
decision
was
made.
E
Mr
chair,
the
feds
passed
the
bill
january
5th
2021
that
made
this
a
constant
thing
so
that
it
would
so
we're
all
we're
doing
is
admitting
that
the
feds
made
this
a
ongoing
thing.
E
So
there
there's
not
a
time
out
that
you
run
out,
and
so
it
allows
us
to
be
cognizant
and
recognize
the
people
who
used
to
have
timed
out,
but
now
they
haven't
and
so
we're
allowing
them
to
know
that
we
appreciate
them
as
well
as
the
federal
government
does
and
to
your
under
you
know
what
the
subrosa
comment
would
be
is:
can
we
afford
that
as
a
state,
and
that
is
why
we
meet
here
and
that's
why
we
are
grateful
for
things
that
are
helping
us
overcome
the
fall
in
the
economy
with
the
pandemic,
and
we
do
realize
that
at
some
point
the
will
have
to
pay
for
these
things,
whether
that
comes
from
the
federal
government
or
comes
from
the
state.
E
Professions-
and
I
think
this
puts
us
in
a
position
to
admit
that
we're
we're
going
to
recruit
people
to
those
positions
and
welcome
veterans,
and
if
we
welcome
veterans
from
other
states,
even
I
would
be
thrilled,
and
I
I
think
our
whole
attitude
needs
to
be
one
of
recruitment,
not
just
from
our
youth
but
from
other
states,
so
that
we
can
take
care
of
us.
We
don't.
We
don't
have
enough
youth
right
now
that
can
come
up
and
fill
all
the
places.
A
Okay,
I'm
not
seeing
any
hands
okay,
so
we're
going
to
move
on
then
to
the
testimony,
and
we
will
first
start
with
testimony
in
support
and
we
are
on
bill
num,
sb
193.
So
those
of
you
that
wish
to
give
support
we're
going
to
ask
bps
to
to
start
adding
colors.
J
J
J
B
Russell
rowe
r-u-s-s-e-l-l
r-o-w-e,
representing
the
nevada
system
of
higher
education.
Thank
you,
chair
dennis,
and
members
of
the
committee
speaking
today
in
support
of
sb
193
and
to
offer
a
friendly
amendment.
B
A
So
so,
mr
rowe,
there
was
a
question
earlier
about
the
cost
and
how
this
gets
funded.
Are
you
do
you?
Can
you
give
us
an
insight
into
that.
B
B
A
B
Right
we'll
make
sure
that
the
vice
chair
of
vice
chancellor
of
academic
affairs
was
hoping
to
attend
today
I
was
just
unable
to
but
we'll
make
sure
we
follow
up
and
get
you
and
the
committee
that
information.
A
Very
much
okay,
any
anybody
have
questions
on
what
they're
proposing
there.
As
far
as
the
amendment.
A
Okay,
let's
move
then
to
those
wishing
to
give
testimony
in
opposition.
J
A
Okay,
thank
you,
the
let's
move
them
to
testimony
in
neutral.
Anyone
wishing
to
give
testimony
in
neutral.
A
Okay,
thank
you
all
right
now,
just
in
just
because
I
don't
know
for
sure-
and
I
know
since
we're
doing
this
online
and
sometimes
there's
a
delay
and
there's
technical
issues,
can
we
just
make
one
more
call
for
either
any
support,
neutral
or
just
kind
of
excite?
I
want
to
make.
I
want
to
make
sure
somebody
didn't
try
to
connect
and
got
disconnected
and
didn't
get
in
at
the
right
time.
So
can
we
do
one
more
call.
J
J
A
Yeah,
let's
go
and
just
do
the
other
two
just
since
we
have
callers
there
in
case
they're
calling,
although
they
could
be
waiting
for
public
comment
right.
So
I
guess
I.
J
J
J
A
A
Don't
see
any
great
senator
hardy.
Do
you
want
to
make
any
final
comments.
E
A
So
if
we
could
have
anyone
wishing
to
get
public
comment,
comments
are
limited
to
two
minutes
so
pps.
If
we
could
ask
for
any
of
those
wishing
to
get
public
comment.
J
J
J
J
D
I
just
wanted
to
tell
you
about
two
nevada
students
who
have
been
selected
to
join
senators,
catherine
corcza's
master
and
senator
jackie
rosen
in
washington
dc
next
week,
virtually
to
partake
in
the
59th
annual
u.s
senate
youth
program
washington
week.
We
are
extremely
excited
about
joanna
beda,
a
senior
at
advanced
technologies
academy
in
las
vegas
being
chosen
as
well
as
alexander
wong,
a
senior
at
west
career
and
technical
academy
in
las
vegas.
D
Both
students
will
receive
ten
thousand
dollar
college
scholarship
for
undergraduate
studies
in
other
news,
because
it
is
this
committee
and
the
it's
important
to
mention
this
joanna
beda
is
currently
serving
as
a
youth
legislator
for
the
great
state
senate
district,
five
and
alexander
wong
is
serving
as
a
state
as
a
youth
legislator
for
the
great
state
senate
district
8..
D
A
Dr
keating,
we
think
that's
such
a
great
thing.
We
announced
that
last
week
we
we
we're
proud
of
our
youth
legislators
and
the
great
work
that
they
do
so
thank
you
for,
for
we
didn't
bring
it
up
here,
though,
we
brought
it
up
on
the
floor
of
the
senate,
so
it
was
great
to
have
it
here
in
education.
Thank
you
all
right.
Let's
go
on
to
the
next
one.
J
Q
This
is
the
highest
possible
honor
awarded
to
schools,
and
it
recognizes
staff
members
for
their
outstanding
efforts
in
realigning
their
pbis
system
to
meet
cdc
and
washoe
county
school
district
guidelines
to
provide
a
sense
of
safety,
security
and
belonging
for
their
staff
and
students.
Congratulations
to
everyone
at
kate,
smith,
elementary
school,
for
their
wonderful
work.
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
A
Thank
you
appreciate
that
all
right
can
we
go
to
the
next
one.
A
Great,
thank
you
very
much
all
right.
We
are
at
the
end
of
our
agenda
and
we
have
no
further
items
to
come
before
us
trying
to
make
sure
I
didn't
miss
something
that
earlier
that
that
I
should
have
caught
from
members.