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A
Thank
you
very
much
good
afternoon
welcome
to
the
senate
committee
on
education.
Welcome
to
those
of
you
that
are
online
and
present
by
phone
will,
the
secretary
please
call
the
roll.
C
E
E
A
I'm
here,
thank
you
very
much.
We
do
have
a
everyone
here
I
mean
we
do
have
a
quorum
for
those
on
video.
If
this
is
the
first
time
that
you're
you're
well,
first
of
all
for
those
that
are
on
video,
keep
yourself
muted
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you're,
not
speaking,
but
for
everyone
else.
That's
perhaps
this
is
your
first
time
coming
to
an
educational
meeting
just
wanted
to
give
you
a
couple
of
really
quick
things.
A
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A
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testifying
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and
spell
your
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and
and
affiliation.
If
any
and
we're
going
to
take
public
comment
at
the
very
end,
and
I
will
limit
testimony
to
two
minutes
per
person.
A
So
if
you
could
trim
down
your
comments
and
if
you
have
full
comments
in
writing
or
briefly
summarize
them
in
spoken
testimony,
you
may
submit
written
cost
comments
as
outlined
on
the
agenda
by
emailing
or
faxing
them
to
the
committee
manager,
and
we
are
ready
to
begin.
We
have
three
bills
to
hear
today.
I'm
gonna
take
them
out
of
order
because
I've
got
one
request.
One
of
the
presenters
has
has
to
be
in
a
different
meeting
and
so
has
to
go
later.
A
So
I'm
gonna
first
start
with
sb
249.
Then
we
will
do
sb
230
and
then
we
will
finish
with
sb
287.
So
with
that,
I'm
going
to
go
ahead
and
open
the
hearing
on
senate
bill
249
and
we've
got
vice
chair
on
darrell
loop.
I
believe,
is
going
to
do
the
or
at
least
going
to
start
out
the
presentation.
C
Thank
you
so
much
chair
dennis.
Thank
you
for
having
me
today
for
the
record.
I
am
marilyn
donderol
loop,
representing
senate
district
8
in
clark
county
and
with
me
today
you
will
hear
later
from
two
teens,
caroline
and
lauren
edwards.
I
am
pleased
to
present
senate
bill
249
for
your
consideration
today.
C
C
C
In
may,
29
of
u.s
parents
reported
that
isolation
was
harming
children's
emotional
and
mental
health
and
another
37
percent
anticipated
that
lockdowns
would
have
that
effect.
If
they
continued
in
june
30
of
high
schoolers
said
they
were
feeling
depressed.
More
often
in
november,
the
center
for
disease
control,
the
cdc
released
a
report
alerting
the
nation
about
the
mental
health
crisis
among
our
students.
According
to
the
cdc
between
april
and
october,
2020
hospital
emergency
departments
saw
a
31
percent
increase
in
visits
from
school-aged
children
for
mental
health
needs.
C
We
have
known
for
some
time
that
students
need
increased
access
to
the
behavior
of
two
behavioral
health
services.
A
2018
internal
survey
conducted
the
school
suit
by
the
school
superintendents
association
indicated
that
students
behavioral
health
needs
were
the
top
concern
among
the
superintendents
across
our
country.
C
However,
these
the
tragedies
that
we
have
had
in
with
the
increased
student
suicides
here
in
nevada
and
other
parts
of
our
country
have
become
become
a
serious
problem
even
before
the
pandemic,
and
it
is
clear
that
we
do
need
to
do
more
to
address
this
issue
under
senate
bill.
249
student
id
cards
would
now
include
contact
information
concerning
suicide
prevention.
C
This
action
will
provide
students
with
free
and
confidential
support
in
times
of
suicidal
crisis
or
emotional
distress.
An
additional
tool
that
we
need
to
employ
concerns
the
authority
to
make
a
determination
and
certify
that
a
student
is
unable
to
attend
school,
or
that
is
not
advisable
for
that
student
to
attend
school
under
current
law.
Only
a
physician
can
make
that
determination
with
the
understanding
that
mental
health
and
behavioral
health
concerns
may
be
a
factor
in
making
this
decision.
C
At
this
time,
I
would
like
to
describe
two
significant
sections
of
the
bill
in
itself.
Section
one
requires
that
the
back
of
any
identification
card
for
a
pupil
in
a
public
school,
including
charter
school,
will
now
include
mental
health
resource
information,
including
telephone
numbers
of
national
and
local
suicide
prevention
hotlines.
C
Section
2
makes
three
changes
to
the
statutes
concerning
excuse
attendance
in
school.
First,
it
adds
behavioral
health
to
the
list
of
authorized
conditions
that
would
allow
a
child's
attendance
to
be
excused
second
senate
bill.
249
allows
a
mental
health
or
behavioral
health
professional
to
certify
that
a
child
is
not
able
to
attend
school
or
that
a
child's
attendance
is
inadvisable
and
third,
the
bill
prohibits
an
excused
attendance
from
having
a
negative
effect
on
a
school's
accountability
rating.
C
In
closing,
it
is
clear
that
our
k-12
students
may
face
many
social
and
emotional
and
situational
pressures
that
affect
their
school
performance.
Unfortunately,
the
covid19
pandemic
has
amplifi
amplified
these
pressures.
Our
students
need
information
about
mental
health
resources
that
are
available
to
them.
In
addition,
as
we
emerge
from
the
pandemic,
it
will
be
necessary
to
provide
mental
health
and
behavioral
health
professionals
with
the
ability
to
make
informed
judgments
about
whether
a
student
is
able
to
attend
a
school
or
if
attendance
is
even
advisable.
C
Senate
bill
249
accomplishes
these
policies.
I
would
now
like
to
introduce
caroline
and
lauren
edgeworth,
who
are
both
high
school
teens,
who
are
co-chairs
of
the
hope,
means
nevada,
teen
group
that
assists
other
teens.
With
this
this
issue,
and
please
caroline
and
lauren,
when
you're
ready
go
ahead,.
F
F
So,
first
and
foremost,
we
just
wanted
to
thank
everyone
for
giving
us
this
opportunity
to
share
our
stories.
We
are
the
co-chairs
for
the
hoping,
nevada,
teen
community
community,
which
is
a
statewide
group
of
teens
aged
10
to
21
and
we're
working
together
to
eliminate
teen
suicide
in
nevada.
F
F
So
we
need
to
start
talking
about
how
to
be
mentally
and
physically
healthy.
Our
campaign
motto
is
hashtag.
Ask
five,
which
is
to
ask
five
people
how
they're
truly
feeling
we
know
that
mental
health
education
is
suicide
prevention.
Sadly,
we
have
already
lost
23
students
to
death
by
suicide.
This
year
in
clark,
county
alone,
that's
more
than
double
compared
to
the
previous
years.
We
know
that
many
more
kids,
our
age,
are
suffering
with
loneliness,
anxiety
and
depression.
F
So
almost
all
of
our
friends
have
experienced
something
similar
during
this
pandemic.
Even
before
the
pandemic,
one
in
five
of
us
suffered
with
mental
health
issues
and
the
rate
of
youth
in
distress
was
already
on
the
rise.
Teens
with
mental
health
conditions
increased
by
more
than
50
percent
between
2007
and
2017..
F
F
We've
lost
our
rights
of
passage
in
high
schools,
such
as
homecoming
prom
sports,
which
are
a
large
part
of
our
identity
and
recruiting
for
college,
and
then
seniors
have
also
lost
graduation.
The
list
goes
on.
I
was
only
a
sophomore
when
the
pandemic
began
recognizing
what
was
happening
to
our
friends.
We
jumped
at
the
opportunity
to
get
involved
with
hope
means
nevada
advocating
for
mental
health
awareness,
and
we
were
really
fortunate
to
watch
a
ted
talk
by
haley
hardcastle
on
the
benefits
of
mental
health
days.
F
It
really
made
sense
to
us
as
athletes
high
achieving
academic
students
and
people
who
just
want
to
give
back
to
the
community
we're
sometimes
overwhelmed
with
the
stresses
of
life
school
work.
Friends,
just
trying
to
be
perfect
all
the
time
there's
days
where
we
just
want
to
break
like
a
justice
break
from
everything.
F
So
in
the
summer
of
2020
we
watched
haley
hardcastle
show
us
that
it
was
okay
to
take
one
of
these
days,
because
one
single
day
can
make
a
huge
difference
and
possibly
save
a
life.
So
we.
G
So
if
two
or
three
were
taken,
there
should
be
a
system
in
place
to
get
the
student.
The
mental
health
assistance
that
is
needed,
nevada
is
ranked
one
of
the
lowest
in
the
country
for
mental
health
assistance,
and
we
hope
that
this
will
change
with
the
enactment
of
this
bill
by
using
teen
mental
health
days
as
a
way
to
start
the
conversation
with
parents
and
counselors.
G
G
Depression
and
suicidal
thoughts
are
often
suffered
in
silence,
unbeknownst
to
teachers,
counselors
parents
and
even
some
of
our
closest
friends.
Sometimes
teens
don't
want
to
betray
their
friends,
trust
by
alerting
parent,
a
counselor
or
another
adult,
and
this
bill
would
provide
a
very
easy
way
for
a
teen
who
is
struggling
to
raise
a
red
flag
to
everyone.
G
Will
there
be
abuse
to
this?
Yes,
of
course,
just
as
sick
days,
there
may
be
rare
occasions
of
abuse,
but
we
cannot
let
that
supersede
the
number
of
lives
we
will
save.
Mental
health
days
are
a
very
powerful
tool
and
quickly
sends
a
message
that
you
are
struggling
and
you
need
help
since
it
does
set
off
a
chain
of
events
from
the
counselors,
including
evaluation,
and
since
there
is
still
some
stigma
with
mental
health,
especially
with
boys.
G
F
F
We
hope
to
help
pass
this
type
of
legislation
through
the
remaining
48
states
and
we
hope
nevada
will
lead
the
way
in
showing
the
country
or
even
possibly
the
world
that
it's
okay
to
not
be
okay
and
to
destigmatize
mental
health
among
teens.
This
is
how
the
program
would
work.
Just
say:
a
student
is
feeling
overwhelmed
overworked
falling
behind
in
school
and
they
know
they
need
help.
F
Maybe
they've
never
talked
about
about
mental
health
with
their
parents
before
which
is
really
prevalent
in
hispanic
cultures
and
low-income
families,
but
now
they
have
a
law
on
their
side.
To
help
initiate
that
conversation,
the
parents
still
need
to
be
the
ones
to
call
the
school
and
excuse
the
absence.
So
it's
not
like
a
free
pass
for
the
kids,
but,
most
importantly
now
the
school
has
that
absence
reported
as
a
mental
health
day,
so
they
can
keep
track
of
how
many
students
take
these
days.
F
F
This
not
only
will
teach
kids
at
a
young
age
how
to
take
care
of
themselves
and
practice
self-care
and
self-management,
but
it
could
also
literally
save
lives.
Now.
Students
from
multiple
other
states
are
also
trying
to
pass
these
laws.
We
believe
students
everywhere
deserve
a
chance
to
feel
better.
F
F
G
Just
like
how
we
take
a
sick
day,
we
should
take
a
mental
health
day
to
replenish
and
nourish
our
mental
health.
It
could
be
the
difference
of
saving
a
life.
I
would
like
to
very
much
encourage
you
to
watch
the
ted
talk
by
haley
hardcastle.
It's
a
super
powerful
message
and
we
believe
this
will
save
children
lives.
While
there
may
be
some
abuse
with
the
bill,
we
must
remember
the
importance
and
the
effect
of
it
on
the
teens
who
truly
need
it.
G
Please
help
look
after
the
teens
in
our
life,
especially
the
ones
who
look
like
they
have
it
all
together
and
look
after
yourself
too,
and
once
in
a
while
take
a
break.
We
support
sb249
and
we
are
extremely
grateful
to
send
senator
dondero
loop
for
bringing
this
bill
to
our
state
legislature
for
consideration.
G
C
A
Thank
you
senator
darrell
loop
and
thank
you
for
your
your
guests
that
that
just
gave
their
testimony.
We
appreciate
that
it's
always
good
to
hear
from
students.
Do
you
have
any?
Is
that
the
conclusion
of
your
presentation?
H
Thank
you,
mr
chair,
and
senator
dondera
lube.
Thank
you
for
the
bill.
I
I've
read
through
it
the
only
question
I
there's
a
couple
questions,
but
the
only
thing
that
comes
to
mind
right
now
when
you're
talking
about
putting
the
information
on
the
back
of
the
cards.
Are
you
talking
about
any
kind
of
you
know
if
they?
If
a
school
has
issued
cards
to
somebody
and
they
usually
keep
those
for
a
year
two
years
or
three
years?
H
C
Yes,
we're
we're
actually
when
those
id
cards
are
given
and
all
students
have
them
at
schools
now
and
when
those
cards
are
issued,
they
usually
have
a
picture
on
them
and
they
usually
say
you
know
what
school
it
is
et,
cetera,
et
cetera
and
on
those
cards
will
be
some
information
and,
as
I
understand
it,
I
believe
at
least
the
clark
county
school
district
has
already
started
to
move
towards
this
with
discussion.
H
Okay,
so
basically,
whenever
a
student
gets
a
card
or
is
reissued
a
card,
I
mean
I
get
that
there's
information
on
the
front
of
the
card,
the
picture
and
all
that
stuff.
I'm
just
saying
that
let's
say
that
you've
been
at
a
charter
school,
they
issue
a
card
and
they
don't
reissue
a
card
until
maybe
they're
a
junior,
so
they
get
a
freshman
card.
Then
they
get
a
junior
card
you're,
not
asking
them
to
turn
in
all
the
cards
and
then
reissue
the
cards.
Are
you
you're
saying
going
forward
that
way?
H
C
I
guess
I
would
answer
that
that
any
additional
cost
to
print
one
line
of
suicide
prevention
information
is
worth
a
child's
life,
and
so
I
don't
know
the
exact
cost
for
every
school,
because
that
would
depend
on
what
vendor
they
use
and
how
they
issue
their
cards.
There
may
be
schools
that
issue
a
card
new
every
year.
I
know
there
have
been
some
schools
that
do
that,
so
not
knowing
how
each
school
works
with
their
vendor.
H
C
I'm
I'm
not
necessarily
asking
them
to
reissue
because
they
may
be
reissuing
every
single
year
at
the
beginning
of
the
year.
Anyway,
like
I
said
I
I
can't
I
can't
speak
for
darrell
charter
or
cimarron
memorial,
high
school
or
reed
high
school
or
whatever
high
school
or
or
elementary
school.
It
may
be
in
this
state
because
we
have
many
and
they
may
all
do
that
differently
with
their
vendor,
but
all
students
are
issued
cards
and
all
students
are
given
school
pictures
every
year.
They
don't
use
the
same
school
picture
for
four
years.
C
So
that's
that's
the
best
answer.
I
can
give
you
right
now.
I
can
take
that
offline
and
answer
it
further.
If
you
need.
H
Awesome,
thank
you
so
much.
Thank
you
very
much
and
the
students
did
a
great
job.
A
C
E
I
thank
you.
I
know
you
can't
see
my
little
hand
up
there,
I'm
lowering
it
now.
Thank
you
for
this
bill
senator.
I
think
it's
so
important
and
I
really
appreciate
the
kids
for
bringing
it
forward.
I
think
that
mental
health
days-
and
I
saw
it
with
our
grandson,
who
lives
with
us,
who
is
in
elementary
school,
experienced
depression
from
being
at
home
and
doing
distance
ed,
while
on
kobet.
So
I
think
this
is
really
important.
I
also
would
just
make
a
comment
about
the
what
senator
hammond
was
bringing
forward.
E
It's.
You
remember
how
we
used
to
get
our
driver's
license
and
they
would
put
a
sticker
on
the
back
when
they
were
renewed
until
you
got
your
card.
That's
a
really
easy
thing.
Doesn't
cost
really
very
much
for
the
school
districts
to
do
that,
so
I
I
think
it's
an
easy
fix.
I
love
this
bill
and
everything
about
it.
Thank
you
so
much.
A
Okay,
I'm
not
seeing
any
at
the
moment
right.
So,
let's
go
then
to
let
me
make
sure
I
get
the
right
one!
We're
going
to
open
the
the
test
will
be
in
support
of
sb249.
So
if
bps
could
please
add
the
first
caller.
I
I
J
Name
is
tren
dang,
executive,
director
of
nami
southern
nevada,
a
mental
health
nonprofit
in
our
community
that
provides
education,
support
and
advocacy
to
families
and
individuals
affected
by
mental
health
conditions.
I
just
first
want
to
thank
senator
dondero
luke
for
helping
the
vatican
committee,
as
well
as
other
legislators,
on
this
call
for
taking
the
time
to
listen
to
this
bill.
As
someone
who
has
struggled
with
mental
health,
since
I
was
a
teen,
I
did
not
disclose
at
the
time
my
thoughts
were
suicide.
J
I
would
often
miss
school
and
didn't
know
who
to
turn
to
where
to
go.
What
to
say,
I
didn't
reach
out
for
help
into
my
mid
to
late
20s
when
it
was
clearly
affecting
my
personal
professional
life.
If
I
had
a
helpline
or
a
phone
number
that
I
could
call,
I
may
have
had
the
option
to
get
help
sooner.
That
could
have
saved
me
over
a
decade
and
a
half
of
struggling
in
silence.
Since
then,
I've
learned
that
when
I
start
to
feel
overwhelmed,
I
need
to
take
time
out
for
my
own
self-care.
J
We
need
to
give
our
students
the
resources
and
empower
them
to
do
the
same.
We
know
that
the
earlier
our
youth
gets
help
the
better
the
prognosis
by
including
mental
health
information
on
id
cards.
It
goes
beyond
providing
access
to
information.
It
sends
a
message
that
it
is
okay
to
reach
out
for
help
that
we
are
a
community
that
cares
about
mental
health
and
that
it
takes
us
one
step
closer
towards
destigmatizing
mental
health
conditions.
Thank
you
again,
senator
donderol
luke
and
the
hopeless
nevada
committee
for
driving
this
bill
forward.
I
K
Good
afternoon
chris
bailey
d-a-l-y
nevada
state
education
association,
the
voice
of
nevada
educators
for
over
120
years.
Nsca
would
also
like
to
thank
the
author
of
sb
249,
senator
donder
luke
for
shining
a
light
on
such
an
important
issue
with
student
mental
health,
specifically
on
our
support
of
sb
249,
in
addition
to
the
provisions
of
the
bill
making
a
lot
of
sense
in
moving
this
issue
forward
to
allow
for
an
excused
absence
for
behavioral
health
issues.
K
We
also
want
to
point
out
that,
in
section
or
subsection
4
of
the
bill,
the
importance
of
this
language
to
make
sure
that
any
such
excusal
does
not
negatively
affect
the
rating
of
the
school
oftentimes.
We've
seen
the
system
of
accountability
while
well-intentioned
really
have
impacts
that
are
negative
on
other
issues.
In
this
case,
the
push
to
have
a
higher
school
rating
could
push
attendance
even
when
that
attendance
is
not
in
the
best
interest
of
the
student,
like
we
heard
in
the
presentations
today.
K
So
thank
you
to
the
bill
sponsor
nscas
in
support
of
sb249.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
netcaller.
I
D
I
L
Hello
and
thank
you,
committee,
chair
dennis
and
committee
members,
my
name
is
dr
brenda
pearson
b-r-e-n-d-a
p-e-a-r-s-o-n,
and
I
am
here
representing
the
clark
county
education
association.
We
engage
in
bipartisan
advocacy
for
advancing
public
education
in
nevada,
cca,
supports
the
senate
bill
249
and
thanks
senator
donderol
loop
for
bringing
this
bill
forward.
The
inclusion
of
mental
health
days
teens
students
a
safety
net
while
sending
a
message
to
mental
health
professionals
within
schools.
That
additional
supports
may
be
needed.
L
This
session,
we
have
seen
a
few
bills
that
discuss
the
types
of
mental
health
resources
that
should
be
provided
on
a
student
id
much
like
assemblyman
levitz
ab167.
We
support
this
bill,
though
the
pandemic
has
exacerbated
the
mental
health
crisis
in
nevada.
The
mental
health
crisis
our
students
face
every
day
is
nothing
more
than
a
normal
occurrence.
L
It
is
about
time
that
we
as
nevadans
stand
together
and
give
our
students
the
resources
they
need
during
this
time
of
crisis
being
by
ensuring
the
mental
health
days
are
available
for
teens
and
information
to
the
national
suicide
prevention
hotline
is
readily
accessible.
On
the
back
of
every
student
id
card,
students
will
be
given
resources
that
will
help
and
destigmatize
mental
illness.
I
A
A
Okay:
let's
go
to
callers
that
are
anyone
wishing
to
testify
who
is
in
neutral
on
the
bill.
I
I
Yes,
there
are
callers
in
the
queue,
but
none
that
are
wishing
to
testify
and
support
opposition
or
neutral
for
this
bill.
A
Okay,
all
right,
so
with
that
I
will
let's
I
will
move
to
back
to
senator
don
darryl
loop.
Any
any
closing
comments
before
I
close
the
hearing.
C
No
chair,
no
closing
comments
just
to
thank
you
again
for
allowing
me
to
present
this
most
important
bill
and
thank
you
to
all
the
educators
and
the
teens
that
are
working
towards
a
healthy
lifestyle.
Thank
you.
H
Yeah
it
thank
you,
mr
chair,
one
quick
question,
and-
and
I
noticed
that
when
I
was
taking
notes
here
when
the
young
ladies
were
talking,
they
talked
a
little
bit
about
when
we
could
track
some
of
the
days.
The
mental
health
days,
and
I
was
looking
through
the
bill
to
see
if
there
was
anything
in
there
that
we
could
do
you
have
an
idea.
Is
this
something
that
you
want
to
do
in
policy
each
school
being
different?
H
Or
did
you
have
an
idea
of
if
they
take
certain
numbers
of
mental
health
days?
Is
there
a
trigger
that
then
would
tell
staff
or
you
know,
to
talk
to
parents
or
something
like
that?
Is
there
anything
in
in
regards
to
that
that
we
can
follow
in
the
bill
or
some
thoughts?
You
have
on
that
just
to
make
sure
that
you
know
we're
following
up
on
him.
So
I
know
some
days.
Sometimes
sometimes
you
just
want
to
take
a
mental
day,
and
I
get
that
we
all
as
adults.
H
We
want
to
take
a
mental
day,
but
is
if
they
do
take
one
two
three:
is
there
something
that
triggers
a
response
from
the
school.
C
There
is
not
something
that,
in
the
bill
that
triggers
response,
I
trust
our
professionals
to
follow
up
with
those
students,
the
counselors
or
the
behavioral
health
or
teachers,
to
follow
up
with
those
students.
You
know,
as
you
know,
senator
hammond
all
bills
are
usually
fluid
and
and
we're
always
working
towards
a
better
piece
that
may
be
certainly
something
that
somebody
might
want
to
amend
in.
C
Access
for
our
teens
or
our
parents
to
be
able
to
work
with
mental
health
needs.
So
with
that
being
said,
I
don't
know
that
if
a
student
came
in
and
said
to
a
teacher,
a
counselor,
a
principal
or
whoever,
I
need
a
mental
health
day,
or
this
is
what's
going
on
and
had
a
concern.
I
can't
imagine
that
that
adult
at
some
level
would
not
follow
up
you
as
a
parent,
you,
as
a
teacher
or
you
as
a
counselor.
A
H
A
All
right,
thank
you
so
with
that
we'll
close
the
hearing
on
249
and
we
will
open
the
hearing
on
sb
230
senator
under
a
loop.
C
Thank
you
very
much
chair
dennis
and
thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
do
a
second
bill
today.
I'm
marilyn
dondero
loop,
representing
senate
district
8
in
clark
county
and
I'm
pleased
to
be
here
today
to
present
senate
bill
230..
C
The
two
bills
that
I
am
presenting
today
both
contain
various
provisions
that
are
interwoven
and,
while
senate
bill
230
contains
several
important
provisions
about
students.
We
just
heard
the
first
bill,
which
focused
specifically
on
student
impacts
for
this
bill.
I
will
provide
more
of
an
emphasis
on
the
background
and
provisions
relating
to
teachers
and
other
school
employees,
as
well
as
the
related
needs
of
health
care,
personnel,
emergency
services,
employees
and
others
even
prior
to
the
caroma
virus,
disease
of
2019
pandemic.
Nevada's
policy
makers
and
education.
C
Stakeholders
were
concerned
about
the
mental
health
and
well-being
of
not
only
our
students,
but
also
teachers
and
other
school
personnel.
In
addition
to
concerns
over
pay
class
sizes
and
hours
spent
working,
teachers
have
to
worry
at
times
about
threats
and
attacks
by
students.
In
some
families
we
had
some
teachers
who
were
attacked
and
and
in
a
report
by
the
national
center.
For
education
statistics
in
the
school
year,
approximately
one
in
ten
elementary
school
teachers
were
reportedly
threatened
with
injury,
and
this
is
not
okay,
that
our
teachers,
they
need
to
be
supported.
C
C
Teachers
can
have
a
significant
influence
on
kids,
who
are
experiencing
emotional
or
mental
health
crisis.
A
report
released
in
2020
by
nces
indicates
that
85
percent
of
lower
in
secondary
teachers
reported
they
were
able
to
control
disruptive
behavior
in
the
classroom
quite
a
bit
or
longer,
and
eighty
percent
reported
that
they
were
being
able
to
call
the
student
who
is
disruptive
and
noisy
just
by
simply
having
additional
training.
C
Many
of
us
and
our
immediate
family
members
have
worked.
Are
still
working
within
schools,
so
we
certainly
empathize
how
stressful
and
challenging
all
these
jobs
can
be
truly
one
of
the
most
rewarding
careers
a
person
can
have,
but
that
with
that
being
said,
we
also
have
other
people
that
work
in
schools.
We
have
lunch
attendance,
we
have
front
office
workers,
we
have
custodial
staff,
we
have
school
bus
drivers.
C
This
bill
also
requires
the
state
board
of
education
to
adopt
regulations
related
to
these
requirements,
and
I'd
just
like
to
pause
right
here
for
a
moment
and
expand
on
this
point.
The
intent
here
is
that
a
required
report
would
examine
the
mental
health
of
all
students
and
teachers
who
were
in
a
distance
learning
format
within
that
past
year.
C
Furthermore,
to
the
extent
money
is
available
senate
bill
230
would
require
the
division
of
public
and
behavioral
health
to
establish
a
program
that
provides
training
on
identifying
and
assisting
those
who
have
mental
illness
and
substance
abuse
disorders
or
who
may
be
related
experiencing
a
related
crisis
collaborate
and
inform
certain
individuals
and
entities
about
the
program,
including
health
care,
practitioners,
our
law
enforcement
officers,
school
personnel
and
others
who
may
benefit
and
submit
a
report.
Regarding
information
about
the
program
to
the
governor
and
the
legislature.
C
C
This
bill
was
really
meant
that
I
I
really
wanted,
like
I
said
our
office
workers,
our
custodial
staff,
our
lunch
attendants,
whoever
may
be
in
a
school,
our
aides
that
support
personnel
to
have
the
opportunity
to
also
be
trained,
just
as
the
certificated
staff
of
teachers
and
administrators
are
so.
In
closing,
I
would
like
to
interac
reiterate
that
this
legislature
has
continued
to
focus
on
mental
health
and
well-being
of
students
and
school
personnel
and
on
school
climate
in
general,
by
directing
additional
resources
and
other
efforts
to
address
this
important
topic.
C
Certainly,
the
pandemic
has
had
a
negative
effect
on
the
mental
health
of
our
teachers,
school
personnel
and
all
others.
Just
last
week
I
read
a
report
out
of
illinois
that
showed
teacher
retirement
spiking
in
the
summer
fall
of
2020..
These
stressful
and
challenging
times
ultimately
worsened
our
state's
already
dire
teacher
shortage
situation.
C
So
with
that,
mr
chair
and
members
of
the
committee,
this
concludes
my
presentation.
I
urge
the
support
of
senate
bill
230,
which
furthers
our
efforts
to
address
mental
health
needs
which,
in
our
within
our
public
school
community
and
charter
school
communities,
and
provides
additional
support
for
all
our
school
personnel
and
students.
A
Thank
you.
Any
questions.
D
Thank
you,
chair
dennis,
and
thank
you
vice
chair
donderelu,
for
bringing
this
bill
forward.
I
think
whenever
we
talk
about
the
health
of
our
students,
we
always
you
know
we
teach
we
talk
about
like
revisions
of
how
we
should
make
to
physical
education
and
health
education,
but
we
always
forget
about
mental
health,
and
so
this
is
a
really
really
awesome
bill
in
collaboration
with
the
other
build.
Are
you
proposing
I'm
fully
supportive
of
it?
Thank
you
for
taking
the
time
to
do
that.
D
The
one
thing
that
I
wanted
to
just
mention,
I'm
looking
at
specifically
the
section
on.
I
believe
it's
section,
three
all
the
way
down
when
it
talks
about
compiling
a
report
that
talks
about
the
people
who
have
been
trained
by
the
program.
The
number
of
training
sessions
it'd
be
interesting.
D
If
that
report
can
also
guide
us
in
terms
of
the
lack
of
gaps
that
are
observed
within
each
school,
for
instance,
perhaps
we
can
see
like
the
impacts
that
counselors
have,
because
they
can't
take
on
all
the
workload.
That
means
not
just
in
terms
of
developing
the
schedules
for
the
students,
but
also
being
your
mental
health
research
to
some
students
and
training
and
also
working
the
the
social
work
aspect
of
that
job.
D
So
maybe,
if
that
report
can
pull
some
of
that
information
too,
as
to
what
school
districts
need
to
better
support
the
infrastructure
of
counselors.
Maybe
that
might
be
something
that
we
can
pull
on
their
report,
but
I'm
open
to
hearing
your
feedback
on
that.
But
this
is
a
really
good
bill
and
thank
you
so
much
for
bringing
it
forward.
C
Thank
you
so
much
senator
donate.
I
certainly
appreciate
and
take
in
your
message,
and
I
will
look
into
that.
Thank
you
very
much.
I
I
think
moving
forward
the
more
information
we
have,
the
better
we
can
do
so.
Thank
you.
A
I
have
a
I
have
a
question
so
in
the
report
in
this
in
section
one
subsection,
whatever
on
this
on
the
third
page
down
on
line
35,
where
it
says,
require
school
districts
and
charter
schools
to
report
information
relating
to
distance
education
and
the
effects
of
distance
education
on
mental
health,
that's
they
don't
currently
do
that
correct.
C
They
do
not
currently
do
that
and
within
my
comments,
that's
why
I
sort
of
stopped
to
pause
there
and
explain
that
chair,
because
I
don't,
even
though
we
have
distance
education
available
to
our
students
currently
this
past
year.
We
have
never
experienced
anything
like
this
before,
and
so
I
think
it's
it's
an
unfortunate
but
very
good
opportunity
for
us
to
stop
and
gather
that
information.
So
with
that
being
said,
I
I
would
like
to
see
that
information
done
on
how
this
distance
education
has
has
affected
our
students.
A
Okay,
I
you
know,
I
would
just
have
a
concern
only
that
if
they
don't
currently
do
it
and
they
you
know,
and
the
effects
of
education
I
mean
I'll,
be
obviously
they'd
have
to
have
someone
that
knows
about
this,
to
be
able
to
help
them.
You
know,
and
and
with
all
the
things
that
that
they
have
to
do,
especially
to
catch
kids
up
what
how
that
would
affect
them,
but
maybe
we'll
hear
from
some
of
the
districts
that
can
talk
about
how
that
might
impact
their
ability
to.
A
C
Thank
you
very
much
chair.
Yes,
I
would
just
point
that
the
intent
here
is
that
that
required
report
would
examine
the
mental
health
of
all
students
and
teachers
who
were
in
the
distance
learning
format
within
the
past
year.
So
thank
you
very
much.
A
E
Thank
you
chair,
so
in
looking
at
this
bill,
senator
donderolu,
it
says
on
the
front
that
it
contains
an
unfunded
mandate,
and
so
I'm
wondering
if
the
unfunded
mandate,
I'm
just
trying
to
figure
out
where
it
is,
and
I'm
wondering
if
it's
in
section
three
about
providing
the
training
is
that
have
they
have
you
heard.
C
Thank
you
senator
yes,
that
is
one
of
the
that
is
one
of
the
funding
pieces.
My
my
original
thought
was
that,
as
a
teacher,
I
know
that
I
had
many
trainings
and
we
were
the
ones
in
the
training.
My
thought
was:
wouldn't
it
be
great
if
we
could
pull
in
one
office
worker
or
one
a
lunch
attendant
or
one
custodian
when
we
had
those
trainings?
That
would
not
cost
additional
funding,
but
it
would
be
within
our
training
that
they
would
hear
and
over
time
we
would
train
that
personnel
that
support
personnel.
C
The
other
reason
that
it
is
to
the
extent
money
is
available
is
because,
of
course,
eventually
we
would
like
to
establish
a
program
that
provides
training
on
identifying
and
assisting
those
who
have
a
mental
health,
illness,
substance
abuse
or
experience
a
related
crisis.
We
know
that
some
of
those
things
are
in
place,
but
there
may
be
a
school
or
a
school
district
or
a
charter
school.
That
does
not
have
those
in
place.
C
So
I
would
just
hope
that
once
again
that
this
is
this,
training
is
somewhat
in
place
and
that
we
can
start
to
incorporate
that
within
our
school
districts.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
In.
A
E
C
That's
that's
exactly
what
I
just
described.
Okay,
that's
just
the
same
yes
and-
and
I
know
that
all
schools
are
training
on
this,
so
hoping
that
we
can
pull
in
that
support
personnel
and
continue
to
incorporate
because
the
more
of
us-
and
I
say
us
all
of
us
in
our
communities-
know
the
better
off.
We
are
all
going
to
be
moving
forward.
So
thank
you.
Yes,
thank
you.
E
So
chair
dennis,
I
am
as
we
look
at
bills
in
this
session
and
when
they
have
unfunded
mandates
on
that
they
become
a
little
bit
troublesome.
E
So
I'm
just
wondering
I
really
want
this
bill
to
pass,
and
so
I'm
wondering
how
we
can
get
consideration
that
it
can
be
done
in
service
days
and
be
revenue
neutral,
because
I
hate
the
hate
to
have
the
fact
that
it
says
on
the
front
that
it's
an
unfunded
mandate
to
hurt
the
passing
of
the
bill.
A
C
I
could
respond
quickly
to
senator
lang,
senator
lane
all
bills
if
they
appear
to
have
a
fiscal
note,
are
sent
out
to
the
agencies.
The
agencies
get
to
decide.
If
that's
a
fiscal
note
or
not,
so
this
bill
has
been
sent
out.
So
if
it
decide
if
they
decide
it
needs
a
fiscal
note,
they'll
certainly
attach
it.
Okay,
thank
you.
E
C
M
So
thank
you,
chair,
dennis
and
also
chair,
or
vice
chair,
marilyn
dondera
loop.
I
just
had
a
few
questions
in
that
I
was
looking
through
what
the
training
must
entail
and
you
know
if,
if
in
the
trenches,
when
you
implement
these
trainings,
we
already
have
about
six,
I
would
say
six
to
eight
hours
worth
of
trainings
how
to
get
on
and
off
a
bus.
M
You
know
harassment,
trainings,
there's
a
plethora
of
trainings,
and
so
I
was
wondering
if
this
training
could
just
be
incorporated
in
that.
I
know
that
it
a
lot
of
times.
It's
watch
all
these
videos
and
sign
a
signature
page
that
you
watch
that
video
and
it
is
required
by
all
staff
to
do
most
of
them,
so
I
I've
rarely
been
in
a
building
or
a
principal
of
a
building
where
it's
just
partial
stuff.
So
I
guess
I
was
just
wondering
like
if
we
could
combine
this
with
another
training.
C
Thank
you
senator
beck
for
the
question.
I
may
not
have
been
clear
in
my
answer.
C
This
would
be
a
training
on
mental
awareness
and
behavioral
issues
within
the
staff
and,
as
you
have
said,
there
are
many
trainings
that
go
on
in
schools
to
make
sure
our
students
are
safe,
whether
they
enter
and
exit
a
bus
or
whether
it's
mental
health.
But
what
the
thought
is
is
that
we
don't
always
incorporate
those
support
personnel
within
that
training.
C
So
I
would
my
my
wish
would
be
that
this
would
be
an
in-person
training
that
would
that
we
do
either
on
a
staff
development
day,
not
just
some
video
that
we
watch.
I
would
like
it
to
be
in
person
and
have
really
good
questions
and
involve
that
support
personnel
in
that
school.
M
H
Mr
chair,
thank
you
again
and
madam
vice
chair.
The
only
question
is
you're
talking
about
linking
this
up
with
some
of
the
other
staff,
the
teachers.
I
know
that
some
of
the
schools
and
correct
me
of
our
own
you've
probably
done
a
lot
of
research
here
already,
because
you've
wanted
to
prepare
the
bill.
H
C
Absolutely
senator
hammond,
those
are
all
all
of
the
above.
We
have
some
schools
that
already
have,
for
example,
teen
groups
within
their
school.
We
have
some
schools
that
have
safe
boys.
We
have,
we
have
all
kinds
of
resources
out
there.
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
the
resources
that
are
out
there
are
being
used
and
our
support
personnel
are
being
pulled
in
so
that
they're
part
of
the
solution
as
well.
A
Anyone
else-
okay,
I
don't
see
anyone
else
at
this
point.
So
let's
go
then
to
testimony
in
support
of
sb
230
and,
if
bps
could
add
the
first
caller.
I
I
J
The
more
awareness
we
have
the
earlier
we
can
intervene
and
get
used
to
help
they
need
and
deserve
before
it's
too
late,
as
we've
seen
with
some
of
our
youth
already,
teachers
need
the
support
and
training
to
be
aware
of
what
our
youth
are
going
through.
We
don't
expect
teachers
to
provide
treatment,
of
course,
that,
as
a
former
teacher
myself,
having
taught
elementary
middle
and
high
school,
it's
evident
that,
when
a
child's
social
emotional
needs
are
not
being
met,
they
have
a
difficult
time
learning
and
achieving
academic
success.
J
We
do
a
disservice
to
our
youth
and
children
when
we
don't
equip
our
teachers
to
properly
care
for
them
prior
to
leaving
california.
In
2016,
I
saw
that
los
angeles,
unified
school
district
and
garden
grove,
unified
school
district
in
california
had
began.
Providing
professional
development
through
social,
emotional
learning
for
teachers
and
school
staff
being
trauma-informed
should
be
prioritized,
just
as
we
do
with
child
abuse
training.
It's
not
just
it's
not
enough
to
just
identify
physical,
emotional,
sexual
abuse
and
report
it.
J
We
need
to
be
able
to
identify
the
symptoms
of
trauma
and
learn
how
to
better
respond
to
de-escalate
the
situation,
so
I'm
in
full
support
of
sb
230
just
to
raise
more
mental
health
awareness
across
the
board
for
all
of
our
educators
and
staff.
Thank
you.
I
A
I
L
Hello
and
thank
you,
committee,
chair
dennis
and
committee
members,
my
name
is
brenda
n
pearson,
b-r-e-n-d-a,
p
e,
a
r
s
o
n-
and
I
am
here
representing
the
clark
county
education
association.
We
engage
in
bipartisan
advocacy
for
advancing
public
education
in
nevada.
Ccea
is
testifying
in
support
on
senate
bill
230..
The
pandemic
continues
to
highlight
the
structural
neglect
and
the
lack
of
prioritization
of
the
mental
health
resources.
We
provide
our
students
in
nevada
senate
bill
230,
creates
opportunities
for
educators
to
develop
and
strengthen
their
ability
to
identify
potential
mental
health
and
substance
use
disorders.
L
Knowledge
is
power,
and
we
know
that
educators
are
keenly
aware
of
minute
changes
in
the
affect
and
disposition
of
students
in
their
care.
Additionally,
the
requirement
for
all
those
who
provide
training
to
participate
in
a
mental
health
first
aid
course
ensures
the
accuracy
and
consistency
of
information
shared
with
school
staff.
Often
overseen
is
the
plight
of
the
educator
in
terms
of
mental
health
and
resources.
One
astute
educator
serving
in
an
at-risk
middle
school
in
ccsd,
described
the
experience
of
distance
learning
during
the
pandemic
as
compassion
fatigue.
L
A
constant
focus
on
the
wellness
of
students
requires
a
level
of
compassion
and
empathy
in
all
actions.
Although
senate
bill
230
calls
for
the
submission
of
a
report
on
the
effects
of
distance
education
on
edu.
I'm
sorry,
yeah
education
on
educators,
cca
believes
that
this
will
only
reveal
the
much
needed
support
our
educators
need
as
well
cca
thanks
the
sponsors
of
this
bill
for
bringing
it
forth,
and
we
caution
the
sponsor
to
consider
the
definition
of
distance
education
at
this
time
and
how
it
may
evolve
post
pandemic
and
in
the
future.
L
I
N
Good
afternoon
my
name
is
keely
killian
k-e-e-l-I
k-I-l-l-I-a-n,
I'm
calling
as
the
nevada
school
counselor
association
past
president
and
chair
of
our
governmental
affairs
committee,
I'm
here
to
speak
about
sb230,
and
we
would
like
to
thank
chair
dennis
and
vice
chair
don
darrell
loop
and
members
of
the
committee
for
hearing
our
testimony.
Today,
we
are
in
support
of
this
bill.
We
think
it's
extremely
important
that
we
bring
mental
health
to
the
forefront
and
needs
in
education,
especially
for
our
support
staff.
N
First
aid
training,
but
that
would
be
flexible
to
educator
and
support
staff
schedules
and
possibly
be
delivered
asynchronous
asynchronously
or
virtually,
but
in
person
also
school
counselors
are
uniquely
qualified
to
provide
training
and
for
staff.
The
american
school
counseling
association
already
has
five
credit
50
hour
courses
in
mental
health
training
and
trauma
and
crisis
specialist
training
which
helps
to
make
them
uniquely
qualified,
and,
although
we
don't
want
to
add
a
burden
to
school
counselors,
we
do
want
to
place
them
in
a
position
as
specialists
to
work
with
other
agencies
in
developing
a
training.
N
And
secondly,
we
do
have
some
concerns
as
to
when
the
training
would
be
offered,
and
so
that's
why
we
would
recommend
something
that
is
flexible
and
possibly
a
secret
asynchronously,
and
we
want
to
definitely
thank
senator
luke
for
all
of
her
work
related
to
promoting
mental
health
and
bringing
awareness
to
education,
and
we
are
in
support
of
this
bill.
Thank
you.
I
K
Hi,
jim
hoffman,
h-o-f-f-m-a-n
nevada,
attorneys
for
criminal
justice
nacj
supports
sb
230..
In
particular,
we
are
supportive
of
section
3
of
the
bill,
which
establishes
a
training
program
for
people
who
deal
with
mental
health
crises
separate
from
the
program
for
school
employees
in
the
prior
sections.
K
I
D
D
It's
no
secret
to
anyone
that
this
past
year
has
been
difficult
on
many
of
our
students.
That's
why
it's
important
that
we're
able
to
provide
the
support
students
need
whether
it's
training
for
our
staff
on
social
and
emotional
trauma
or
through
the
integrated
support
services
we
provide
to
our
students.
D
We
are
currently
working
with
senator
dondera
loop
on
an
amendment
that
will
address
the
report
aspect
of
this
bill
in
order
to
better
focus
on
those
integrated
support
services
and
how
they
best
serve
our
students,
the
more
clarity
we
have
in
the
language,
the
better
we
are
able
to
comply
with
the
intent
of
the
law.
So
we
want
to
thank
her
for
working
with
us
to
ensure
this
bill
provides
the
appropriate
reporting
that
truly
tracks
the
resources
and
supports
we
are
given
to
our
students
in
the
area
of
mental
health.
D
A
Time
you
so,
let's
go
to
those
that
are
now.
We
will
hear
testimony
in
opposition
to
the
bill.
Please
add
the
call
of
duty.
I
A
A
Okay:
let's
come
back
to
senator
dunderloop,
any
closing
comments.
C
A
Thank
you
and
with
that
we
will
go
ahead
and
close
the
hearing
on
sb230
and
we
will
next
go
to
our
next
bill,
which
is
sb
280.
We've
all
been
hearing
on
sb
287
with
that,
let
me
make
sure
we
got
make
sure
we
get
our
presenter
here.
O
O
I
have
the
first
amendment
posted
yesterday.
However,
during
the
afternoon
and
evening,
stakeholders
continue
to
work
on
this
measure.
O
O
We're
proposing
this
change
to
allow
cooperative
extension
programs
to
be
more
responsive
to
the
communities
they
serve
with
me
today
are
maureen
shafer
and
gina
bongiovi.
I
hope
I
said
that
correctly,
who
provides
some
additional
information
concerning
the
need
for
this
bill.
Following
my
brief
introduction
in
1862,
the
united
states
congress
passed
the
moral
land
grant
act.
This
act
helped
fund
universities
and
colleges
by
granting
federally
controlled
land
to
the
states
to
create
land-grant
schools.
The
states
could
either
develop
the
land
or
sell
it
to
raise
funds
for
the
college.
O
The
focus
of
these
institutions
was
to
teach
agriculture
and
the
mechanical
arts.
The
university
of
nevada
was
established
in
1874
under
the
act
to
provide
agriculture
and
mechanical
education
in
the
state
in
1914
president
woodrow
wilson
expanded
the
scope
of
land
grant
university's
charge
when
he
signed
the
smith
lever
act
which
established
the
cooperative
extension
assist
extension
system.
O
The
cooperative
extension
was
a
way
for
the
general
public
to
interact
with
and
gain
value
from,
universities,
fostering
the
sharing
of
ideas
from
university
research
to
share
problems,
mainly
in
the
areas
of
agricultural
agriculture,
energy
and
home
economics,
while
many
americans
no
longer
farm
or
pursue
home
economics
for
a
living.
The
research
shared
within
the
cooperative
extension
system
still
benefits
communities
by
focusing
on
areas
like
disaster
recovery
and
mitigation,
energy
independence,
food
supplies,
public
health
and
workforce
workforce
training.
O
The
bill
before
you
today
provides
clarification
that
the
land
grant
status
applies
to
all
three
research
institution
campuses
of
the
university
of
nevada,
allowing
them
to
become
eligible
to
receive
federal
funds
to
run
regional
cooperative
extension
programs,
we're
going
to
go
ahead
and
go
through
sections
of
the
bill
at
this
point
in
the
original
bill
sections
one
through
five
are
proposed
to
be
deleted.
O
Section
six
specifies
that
the
state
land-grant
institutions
in
the
university
of
nevada
are
unlv
unr
and
the
dri.
This
will
become
section
one
under
the
amendment
section.
Seven
through
eleven
are
also
proposed
to
be
deleted.
A
new
section
two
instead
requires
a
chancellor
of
the
nevada
system
of
higher
education
to
develop
a
plan
to
manage
the
assets
and
resources
of
the
state,
land-grant
institutions
based
upon
the
designation
of
land-grant
stat
status.
O
The
plan
must
be
submitted
to
the
legislative
council
bureau
and
the
governor.
No
later
than
february.
First,
twenty
twenty
three
chancellors
authorized
to
base
the
plan
in
whole
or
part
upon
agreements
negotiated
and
reach
between
the
land-grant
institutions,
establish
committees
and
employ
consultants
and
personnel
to
develop
the
plan.
O
O
Mr
chair.
This
concludes
my
portion
of
the
presentation,
with
your
permission,
I'd
like
to
turn
it
over
to
ms
schaefer
and
miss
bonjovi
to
provide
additional
information
at
this
time.
After
their
remarks,
we
will
be
available
to
answer
any
questions
that
you
may
have.
O
We
also
have
mr
david
damore
and
mr
joe
reynolds
good
to
see
you
former
commissioner
reynolds
who
will
be
available
to
answer
technical
questions
and,
with
your
permission,
I'd
like
to
invite
miss
shaffer
to
to
begin.
M
Welcome
thank
you
good
afternoon,
chair
dennis
and
members
of
the
committee.
My
name
is
maureen
shafer
m-a-u-r-e-e-n,
shaffer
s-c-h-a-f-e-r
and
I'm
testifying
on
behalf
of
the
council
for
a
better
nevada,
a
group
of
leaders
representing
business
labor
and
philanthropy
and
who
engage
in
issues
that
impact
a
higher
quality
of
life
for
all
nevadans.
M
The
council
testifies
an
enthusiastic
support
for
sb
287
and
sincerely
thank
senator
harris
for
bringing
the
bill
forward
for
the
committee's
consideration.
Sb
287
simply
acknowledges
and
reaffirms
what
is
currently
in
place
that
you-
and
I
excuse
me.
Unlv
and
dri
are
also
along
with
unr
existing
designated
higher
education
land
grant
research
institutions
in
nevada
and
therefore
should
be
able
to
openly
pursue
the
benefits
for
themselves
and
their
communities
associated
with
that
status.
M
The
prospects
of
this
reality
going
forward
is
very
exciting,
as
nevada
struggles
to
seek
its
fair
share
in
federal
funds
in
many
areas,
not
just
higher
education
funding
compared
to
our
other
sister
states,
let
alone
in
higher
education
funding.
This
one
way
we
can
begin
to
make
up
a
significant
difference
in
federal
funding,
fair
share
and
begin
to
grow
the
higher
education
federal
funding
pie
and
become
more
competitive
with
other
states
who
capture
more
federal
funding
dollars
on
an
annual
basis.
M
Research
dollars
also
innovate
and
attract
new
companies
and
jobs
with
unr
and
unlv.
Now,
having
both
reached
r1
carnegie
status,
very
exciting,
the
ability
to
actively
and
aggressively
seek
out
federal
research
funding
with
dri
and
unlv
brings
a
new
level
of
awareness
to
the
marketplace,
to
the
ideas
and
discovery
taking
place
throughout
nevada
and
with
its
research
institution
being
able
to
capture
and
bring
home
federal
research
dollars.
M
M
O
P
We
view
sb
287
as
a
necessary
step
to
codify
into
state
law.
What
we
believe
is
the
already
accepted
view
that
unr,
unlv
and
dri
are
all
land
grant
status
institutions,
as
you
have
heard,
harvey
dickerson,
nevada
attorney
general
published
opinion
number
69-556
on
january
23
1969,
which
states
these
three
institutions
that
I
have
mentioned
are
considered
land
grant
status
because
of
the
university
system
structure
we
have
here
in
nevada.
P
I
quote
the
university
of
nevada
system
consisting
of
the
university
of
nevada,
reno,
the
university
of
nevada,
las
vegas,
and
the
desert
research
institute
is
the
only
land-grant
institution
within
the
state
of
nevada.
The
components
of
the
system
may
not
hold
individual
land
grant
status
separate
and
apart
from
the
system,
unquote
in
2004
the
system
office
reaffirmed
these
three
institutions
as
being
part
of
the
land
grant
status
in
an
opinion
written
by
kwesi
nayemka.
P
Hopefully
I
didn't
butcher
that
assistant
general
counsel.
We
believe
that
codifying
these
opinions
will
only
benefit
the
three
institutions,
as
the
federal
government
provides
research
funds,
often
with
state
matching
requirements
to
land-grant
institutions.
Research
by
universities
typically
leads
to
innovation,
helps
increase
national
ranking
and
attracts
top-tier
faculty
and
staff
to
their
campuses.
P
P
Surveys
have
confirmed
that
students
who
are
more
engaged
in
research
activities
have
higher
gpas
are
more
likely
to
graduate
within
four
years
and
plan
to
attend
graduate
school
for
the
chamber.
Clarifying
the
land
grant
status
will
open
the
door
to
bring
more
federal
dollars
into
the
state,
which
has
been
a
long-standing
priority
of
our
organization.
P
It
will
help
with
student
achievement
and
better
prepare
students
for
careers
once
they
graduate
from
that
perspective,
then
we
believe
this
bill
will
also
support
workforce
development
efforts
in
southern
nevada.
This
is
essential
as
we
work
together
to
recover
from
the
devastating
efforts
of
the
covet
19
pandemic.
P
O
Nope
that
that
would
conclude
the
bill
presentation
we're
available
for
questions
at
this
time.
A
Questions
senator
buck.
M
O
Thank
you
for
the
question
senator
buck
to
you
chair.
If
I
could
ask,
maybe
mr
reynolds
to
to
answer
that
question
or
miss
bon
jovi
that'd
be
greatly.
B
Appreciated
my
name
is
joe
reynolds,
j-o-e-r-e-y
nld
n-o-l-d-s
and
I'm
the
chief
legal
counsel
for
the
nevada
system
of
higher
education
prior
to
answering
that
question,
senator
harris
and
senator
buck
and
through
to
the
chair,
if
I'd
be
permitted,
to
make
a
brief
statement
with
your
indulgence.
B
No
thank
you
and
thank
you
I'd
like
to
thank
you,
chair,
dennis
and
vice
chair,
dondero,
lu
and
members
of
the
committee
and
senator
harris
for
the
opportunity
to
to
speak
today.
Initially
I'd
just
like
to
state
on
behalf
of
the
board
of
regents
and
inchi
that
they
take
a
neutral
position
as
to
the
underlying
policy
regarding
the
amended
version
of
the
bill.
B
But
one
of
the
reasons
I've
been
asked
to
speak
today
is
to
share
my
legal
opinion
on
the
underlying
constitutional
questions.
That
is
now
what's
set
forth
in
section
one
of
the
amended
bill
and
was
previously
in
section
six
of
the
bill,
and
that
discrete
issue
is,
is
whether
the
legislature
has
the
constitutional
authority
to
recognize
unlv
and
dri,
in
addition
to
unr
as
land
grant
institutions,
and
the
short
answer
to
the
question
is
yes,
I
do
and
if
I
could
give
just
a
brief
explanation
of
my
reasoning,
mr
chair,
please
go.
A
B
Thank
you,
and-
and
I
agree
with
legal
analysis
that
that
has
already
been
provided
by
ms
bon
jovi,
as
well
as
senator
harris,
but
would
like
to
add
article
11
of
the
nomadic
constitution,
specifically
sections
four
seven
and
eight
address
higher
education
in
the
state,
and
there
is
no
specific
institution
or
even
location,
that
is
that
are
identified
in
those
constitutional
provisions.
B
Rather,
it
was
not
until
10
years
later
after
our
constitution
was
adopted
before
our
first
institution
was
founded,
as
senator
harris
mentioned
in
elko.
It
was
10
years
after
that,
before
the
university
of
nevada
reno
was
ultimately
established
in
reno.
I
think
this
history
belies
any
premise
that
the
initial
constitutional
provisions
were
directed
at
any
specific
location
or
building
or
institution,
in
that
the
name
of
the
institution
or
the
history
on
which
it
was
established,
doesn't
define
its
constitutional
status.
B
The
constitutional
provisions
that
you've
heard
senator
harris
reference
in
article
11
specifically
express
an
intent
to
establish
departments
pursuant
to
the
moral
act
to
promote
agriculture,
mining
and
mechanical
arts,
which
is
often
understood
to
be
engineering
and
a
department,
is
an
academic
division
and
a
faculty
unit.
It's
not
that
that
is
directed
towards
a
discipline
or
a
field
of
study,
it's
again,
not
necessarily
a
building
or
specific
institution,
and
in
reaching
my
conclusion,
I
note
that
the
united
states
supreme
court,
the
highest
court
in
our
nation,
issued
a
1907
opinion
confirming
the
view
and
analyzing.
B
And
so,
finally,
just
to
sum
up
it's
my
legal
conclusion,
which
is
consistent
with
what
you've
heard
from
our
state's
top
legal
officer.
The
nevada
attorney
general
in
1969.
That
supported
this
conclusion.
And
while
I
don't
want
to
speak
for
the
legislative
council
bureau
and
mr
mr
killiam
in
the
stern.
It's
also
my
understanding
that
at
lcb
also
expressed
this
view
in
2017
when
addressing
ab407.
That
contained
a
similar
provision.
B
Just
like
to
thank
the
committee
for
allowing
me
to
to
put
the
statement
on
the
record
and
and
to
speak
and
the
opportunity
for
the
bill's
sponsors
to
address
some
of
our
concerns
with
the
initial
language
in
the
bill
and
that,
if,
if
it's
okay
to
answer
a
senator
buck's
question
with
respect
to
the
the
section
two
in
in
the
amended
language,
it's
to
develop
a
plan
to
manage
the
assets
and
resources
and
one
of
one
of
the
tasks
in
that
would
be
to
identify
specifically
what
those
are
and
certainly
with
the
land
grant
status.
A
M
So
is
it
a
finite
amount
of
money
that
is
coming
that
has
to
be
divided,
and
then
why
wasn't
that
divided
anyway,
if
it's
one
institution.
B
A
Okay,
other
questions,
senator
lange
and
then
I
think
senator
hammond.
E
Hi,
thank
you.
So
this
is
probably
a
legal
question,
but
I
am
just
curious
how
I
think
you
said,
but
I'm
not
really
sure
how
someone
becomes
a
land-grant
institution
and
why
I'm
very
concerned
that
nevada
state
college
isn't
considered
a
land-grant
institution
when
they
service
the
minority
communities
in
our
state
and
they're
growing,
and
they
have
a
full
liberal
arts
program
and
now
they
are
starting
to
offer
master's
program.
How
can
we
get
them
included
into
being
a
land-grant
institution.
O
If,
if
you'd
like
sender
lang,
I
I
think
it's
something
that
we
can
look
at,
but
I
believe
the
answer
is
university
of
nevada
has
traditionally
been
kind
of
limited
in
that
land
grant
sense
to
unr,
hence
why
they
think
they
own
the
name,
but
clearly
we
know
that
the
the
university
of
nevada
has
grown
to
include
university
of
nevada,
las
vegas,
as
well
as
as
the
desert,
research
institute
and
nevada
state
college,
as
a
state
college
serves
a
separate
function.
Mr
reynolds.
B
Thank
you
senator
harris.
That
is,
that
is
a
good
question,
because
there
are
certainly
common
constitutional
underpinnings
as
far
as
the
regional
designation.
That
was
something
that
was
bestowed
by
by
congress
and
was
delegated
to
state
legislatures
to
make
make
the
determination.
B
Thus,
at
least
my
opinion
that
this
legislature
has
authority
to
make
those
decisions.
There
is
a
strong
component
of
land-grant
status
directly
connected
to
research,
which
I
believe
is
why
the
original
sponsors
of
this
bill
were
focusing
on
our
major
r1
research
institutions,
as
well
as
the
desert
research
institute.
E
You
so
I
guess
I
understand
that
I
think
that
you
know
the
henderson
state
college
wasn't
even
thought
of
back
then
right
and
every
they
have
grown
and
grown
and
grown,
and
they
have
lots
of
land.
E
Everything
they've
built
one
dormitory
in
the
last
year,
and
I
think
that,
in
order
for
them
to
continue
to
grow
and
service
the
population
that
they're
serving
all
the
money
they
have,
they
need
to
do
these
improvements
and
to
build
these
buildings
are
given
through
grants
or
given
money
raised,
and
so
I
just
do
what
what
would
you
say,
because
I'm
not
sure
I
got
it
from
you-
is
the
pathway
for
them
to
be
included
in
as
a
land
grant
school,
or
is
there
a
pathway.
B
C
A
O
Thank
you
for
the
question
chair
dennis.
I
I
think
mr
reynolds
kind
of
hit
on
the
key
and
the
key.
There
is
the
research
portion
that
ability
to
share
information
and
then
the
the
kind
of
cooperative,
extensions
and
and
unique
programs
that
they're
able
to
to
set
up
to
benefit
the
community.
H
Thank
you,
mr
chair,
so
I
actually
co-sponsored
that
bill
back
in,
I
think
2017..
H
I
I'm
not
sure
if
that's
the
same
one,
but
I
did
sponsor
one
with
the
former
assemblywoman
olivia
diaz
and
some
of
the
concerns
that
we
brought
up
are
being
brought
up
again
here
and,
of
course,
confirmation.
The
confirmation
on
what
you
know,
what
what
universities
constitute
the
the
part
of
the
land
grant
status.
The
newest
claim
here
that
I
did
not
see
I
did,
we
don't
think
we
addressed
in
our
bill
back
a
couple
of
sessions
ago-
was
the
access
to
more
dollars
coming
from
grants.
H
I'm
curious
a
little
bit
more
about
that,
but
one
of
the
things
I
I
did
notice
that
dr
lyles
is
in
in
the
audience
here.
One
of
the
things
that
we
brought
out
in
the
bill
a
couple
years
ago
was
the
fact
that
there
were
there
are
programs
money
that
was
not
being
spent
in
certain
areas,
especially
in
clark
county.
You
know,
part
of
the
whole
process
is
the.
There
are
monies
that
are
that
come
in
into
each
county.
H
The
county
raises
their
certain
funds
that
come
in
and
they're
unique
to
the
counties
and
they
have
to
be
spent
in
those
counties,
and
that
was
my
biggest
concern
of
that
particular
bill
was
that
they
weren't
really
spending
they
had
millions
of
dollars
in
reserve
and
they
weren't
spending
them
and
that
whole
idea
of
having
that
money
was
be
spent
on
programs.
So
I
was
hoping
that
either
senator
harris.
H
You
could
elaborate
a
little
bit
more
on
how
that
is
going
compared
to
you
know,
even
four
or
five
years
ago,
and
I
certainly
would
love
to
hear
from
dr
lyles
to
tell
us
what
he
is
doing
in
clark
county.
What
kind
of
youth
programs
have
they
created
or
started,
or
have
really
developed
over
time?.
O
Thank
you
for
the
question
senator
hammond
dallas
harris
for
the
record.
Unfortunately,
I
am
not
an
expert
in
how
those
dollars
flow
down
to
the
to
the
localities
and
how
they're
being
spent,
but
so
I'll,
just
I'll
have
to
turn
it
over
to
mr
lyles
to
discuss
a
little
bit
about
what
he's
got
going
on
down
south,
and
I
will
commit
to
you
to
do
a
little
bit
of
of
digging
and
get
an
answer
for
you.
Q
Thank
you,
chair
dennis.
The
programs
that
are
being
developed
down
south
are
numerous.
According
to
the
nevada
revised
statute,
there
are
in
six
basic
areas.
We
have
all
of
those
programs
that
we
offer
in
the
south.
We
have
a
robust
agriculture
program,
natural
resource
horticulture.
Many
of
you
may
know
the
term
master
gardener.
Q
The
families
program,
including
our
4-h
program,
is
has
over
2700
young
people,
27
000
young
people
enrolled
annually
and,
of
course,
our
nutrition
program.
Those
are
the
six
core
programs
that
the
nevada,
revised
statute
required
us
to
implement.
The
second
part
of
senator
hammond's
question
is
on
the
funding.
Q
I
arrived
here
shortly
after
the
end
of
the
2017
session,
so
I
was
not
part
of
that
conversation,
but
understanding
all
of
the
dynamics
that
had
occurred.
I
immediately
started
working
with
the
county.
Commissioner.
Since
again
the
nevada,
revised
statutes
say
we
must
work
in
unison
and
partnership
with
county
commissioners.
Q
Together,
we
developed
a
spend
down
plan
for
clark,
county
funded
and
we're
in
the
process
of
implementing
that
plan.
Two
quick
components
of
it
that
we're
currently
implementing
is
a
new
satellite
office
in
north
las
vegas
to
better
serve
the
hispanic
community
located
there
and
a
new
satellite
office
in
southwest
las
vegas
to
deal
more
with
the
population
of
the
rural
part
of
the
county.
In
consultation
with
commissioner
jones.
H
Thank
you,
dr
lyles.
So
in
short,
I
guess
they're
they're
just
more
activity
in
the
south
since
2017
money
programs
presence,
I
mean
I
one
of
the
things
you
mentioned.
Is
that
your
work
with
the
county
commission?
If
I'm
not
mistaken,
you
also
established
an
advisory
board.
Can
you
tell
a
little
bit
more
about
that?
If,
if
the
chair
would
allow.
A
Yes,
and
before
I
do
that,
I
just
want
to
remind
everybody
on
if
you're,
not
speaking,
if
you
could
mute
because
we're
having
some
issues
at
least
I'm
having
some
issues
hearing
on
some
of
those,
I
think
it's
because
some
of
the
folks
are
muted.
So
if
everybody
could
mute,
thank
you
yeah,
yeah
yeah.
I
would
allow
that
dr
laws,
if
you
want
to
elaborate
on
that.
Q
Again,
I've
liars
director,
cooperative
extension
for
the
state
of
nevada
and
I'm
pleased
to
see
one
of
the
members
of
our
advisory
council
on
today
again
because
we
wanted
a
broad
base
of
support.
We
have
established
a
25-member
advisory
council
to
advise
on
program
as
dictated
by
federal
law.
Q
It
also
has
members
from
washoe,
county
and
elko
county.
It
is
a
diverse
and
representative
group
for
the
state
we
typically
meet
quarterly
doing
the
pandemic,
we've
been
doing
it
by
zoom
and
we
update
on
new
programs
that's
coming
being
developed.
We
talk
about,
futuristic
programs
that
we
need
to
develop
and
we
seek
their
input
and
advice
in
the
direction
that
we
should
move
within
cooperative
extension.
H
A
D
Thank
you
so
much
chair
dennis
and
thank
you
to
senator
harris
for
bringing
this
idea
forward.
I
think
it's
great
when
we
can
open
federal
funding
for
our
state
universities,
especially
when
our
higher
ed
system
is
already
so
underfunded
compared
to
other
states.
So
thank
you
for
taking
that
initiative.
I
have
a
really
simple,
quick
question.
If
you
can,
please
clarify,
do
you
know
if
other
states
have
more
than
one
land-grant
institution,
that's
pretty
much
there.
O
R
Yeah,
all
you
have
to
do
is
look
at
california.
That's
this
is
the
sort
of
proposed
model
that
was
in
the
original
part
of
that
bill
is
based
upon
the
california
model.
It's
anchored
out
of
the
davis
campus,
but
you
have
other
campuses
most
only
in
riverside
that
deal
with
the
southern
part
of
the
state,
so
that
that's
that's
sort
of
sort
of
the
model
and
again
it's
a
very
similar
structure.
R
If
you
look
at
sort
of
the
overall
structure
of
the
board,
it's
really
based
upon
the
california
model
right,
a
single
university
of
nevada,
single
university
of
california,
with
different
branches
to
it
and
when
they
add
a
new
university
of
california
like
when
they
did
merced,
there's
not
a
dispute.
If
they're
in
the
land
grant,
they
are
able
to
access
land
grant.
There
was
a
question
earlier
from
senator
buck.
I
just
wanted
to
touch
on,
and
dr
lyles
certainly
speak
this
as
well.
R
The
state
does
get
some
money
every
year
for
for
this,
but
then
there's
also
grants
that
are
available
that
allow
and
the
real
advantage
of
the
land
grant
grants
is
they
reduce
the
state
match,
which
is,
I
think
it
is
nice.
The
state
has
to
put
up
less
less
money
there
and
then
there's
certain
grants
that
are
just
simply
available
only
to
the
to
these
schools,
the
broader
issue-
and
I
think,
what
sort
of
motivated
some
of
this
background
on
the
bill
here
is
the
way
that
nrs
is
written.
R
The
entire
enchi
is
the
university
of
nevada
right
and
there's
creates
this
sort
of.
You
know
when
we
voted
on
question
one.
Last
time
we
were
voting
on
who
was
going
to
govern
a
land
grant
because
the
land
grant
is
defined
of
all
inchi.
All
of
that
is
part
of
this
thing,
and
if
you
look
all
you
do
is
look
at
inches
for
the
fiscal
year
reports
and
they
will
claim
nevada
system
higher
education
is
the
state-supported
land-grant
institution.
R
So
this
is,
you
can
sort
of
think.
One
level
is
all
of
ng
here:
we're
just
trying
to
reduce
the
access
to
two
or
three
questions
so
that
the
two
or
three
extreme
questions
institutions
to
make
sure
that
it's
clear
that
those
that
have
the
primary
research
focus
are
able
to
access
this
without
having
to
jump
through
a
lot
of
legal
hoops.
When
you
know
the
paper
trail
on
this
you'll
see,
there's
quite
a
bit
of
a
of
a
legal
opinion
on.
A
That
thank
you
and
actually
before
we
go
on
I
earlier,
I
think
we
were
lcb
was
referenced
there
and
we've
got
our
legal
counsel,
asher
killian
here
that
maybe
can
at
least
since
that
was
brought
up.
I
want
him
to
to
kind
of
chime
in.
D
Thank
you,
mr
chair
asher,
gillian
committee,
council
and
I'll
just
say
that
I
agree
generally
with
what
mr
reynolds
said.
Lcb's
opinion
as
an
office
is
similar
to
the
region's
opinion
that
article
11,
section
4
of
the
nevada
constitution,
empowers
the
legislature
to
establish
a
state
university
and
the
state
university
that
the
legislature
has
established
is
the
university
of
nevada,
which
happens
to
have
campuses
in
multiple
locations.
D
But
is
a
single
university
of
nevada.
Article
11,
section
8
of
the
nevada
constitution,
reserves
the
moral
act
funds
exclusively
for
the
state
university
which
the
legislature
has
established
as
the
university
of
nevada,
which
includes
these
multiple
campuses.
So
our
opinion
as
an
office,
is
similar
to
the
region's
opinion
that
land
grant
status
attaches
to
the
state
university
and
the
legislature
has
exercised
its
power
under
article
11,
section
4,
to
create
the
university
of
nevada,
including
all
of
its
campuses
as
alien
grant
university.
A
Thank
you,
okay.
Other
questions.
A
I'm
not
seeing
any
hands.
I
do
have
a
couple
I
so
as
I've
as
I've
listened
to
the
discussion.
How
would
overall,
would
this
give
us
the
ability
to
raise
more
money
because
of
added
institutions
to
be
able
to
do
the
research
and
other
and
other.
O
R
Absolutely
it
would
allow
us
to
access
the
the
federal
grounds
for
land
grants
right.
That's
something
that
again
without
the
barriers
right.
One
of
the
things
we
find
is
there's
a
lot
of
back
and
forth,
and
there's
a
from
the
ab407
exhibits.
You
see
this
back
and
forth
with
the
with
the
usda
on
this
coming,
and
that
would
just
this
would
just
be
a
point
to
point
to
the
statue
and
say
here
we
go
so
that
I
think
would
improve
it.
I
think
also.
R
There
is
just
this
idea
of
yeah,
absolutely
bringing
in
more
money,
more
partnerships,
more
collaboration,
all
the
things
that
we
need
to
do
that
grow.
That
pie
of
the
funding
is
what
we're
trying
to
do
here
and
make
use
of
our
leverage
our
resources
in
the
state
as
best
as
we
can
that
that's
the
goal
here.
A
Okay
and
it
kind
of
might
the
follow-up
to
that
was,
so.
How
would
this
impact
all
the
things
that
are
currently
going
on?
We
heard
dr
lyles
earlier
talk
about
the
different
programs
that
they're
offering.
How
would
this
impact
the
things
that
they're
doing
if
we
were
to
do
this.
R
I
don't
think
I
mean
he
could
speak
to
that
directly,
but
I
don't.
I
don't
think
it
would
have
any
impact
on
it,
particularly
if
the
amendment
is
adopted
by
this
bill.
This
would
just
include
you
to
study
if
this
is
a.
This
is
an
idea
to
break
up,
say
the
the
administration
cooperative
extension
nothing's
going
to
change
in
the
short
term
of
this,
except
that
unlv
would
then
be
much
easier
for
faculty
at
unlv
to
go
and
apply
for
those
grants.
Q
Thank
you,
chair
dennis
ivory,
liars
director
corporate
extension
for
the
record.
If
I
may
I'd
like
to
chime
in
on
about
three
things,
I've
heard
recently,
one
is
the
dollar
amount
and
is
there
a
finite
amount
of
funding,
and
I
had
experience
with
this
when
I
was
in
mississippi
congressman
fudge
from
ohio
introduced
central
state
as
a
new
1890
land-grant
institution.
Q
At
that
time
there
were
no
new
dollars
appropriated
for
the
addition
of
central
state,
and
so
the
1890s
had
to
split
the
current
funding
among
20
rather
than
19
of
the
federal
dollars.
I
want
to
be
very
specific
on
that.
So,
as
we
study
the
issue,
there
is
some
precedent
out
there
that
we
can
take
a
look
at
to
be
a
land-grant
institution
from
the
federal
perspective.
Q
There's
four
laws
that
fully
need
to
be
explored
and
understood
the
moral
act
of
1862,
the
moral
act
of
1890,
the
hatch
act
and
the
smith
lever
act
is
those
four
laws
that
create
a
three-legged
stew
that
forms
the
land-grant
university.
The
moral
act
of
1862
and
1890
is
basically
the
same.
Q
They
simply
designate
the
difference
between
because
of
the
time
of
separate
but
equal,
and
so
there's
no
conflict
there,
but
it
clarified
the
separate
but
equal
part
as
we
think
about
land
grant
universities,
and
so
I
wanted
to
clarify
those
things
from
a
clarification.
Q
The
final
point
I
would
like
to
make
is:
maybe
I'm
getting
old
chair
dennis,
but
this
is
my
fifth
stop
in
my
career
and
as
a
res,
I
only
mentioned
that
to
say
that
there
are
other
institutions
and
examples
out
to
look
at
like
the
california
model
and
other
things
as
to
how
we
look
at
land
grant
status,
and
so
there
there
are
some
requirements
to
be
considered
a
land-grant
institution
from
the
federal
perspective
and
those
things
should
be
considered
as
we
move
forward.
A
O
Thank
you
for
the
question
chair
dennis
the
amendment
does
two
things
it.
It
clarifies
that
all
three
research
institutions
will
be
identified
as
land-grant
institutions,
and
then
yes
has
that
second
piece
where
we
would
have
the
chancellor
taking
a
look
at
how
we
should
make
this
happen.
A
A
Okay,
all
right
any
other
questions.
A
A
Okay.
Thank
you.
Everyone!
Let's
now
go
to
those
who
wish
to
give
testimony
in
support
of
senate
bill
287.
If
we
could
have
the
first
caller.
I
I
K
Hello,
my
name
is
abraham
lugo,
a-b-r-a-h-a-m
last
name
l-u-g-o,
I'm
speaking
today
as
a
senator
for
unlb
on
behalf
of
all
students
who
have
continuously
and
single-handedly
overcome
this
pandemic
to
continue
their
higher
education.
Our
state
unemployment
rate
is
at
8.3
percent,
yet
the
fees
for
distance
learning
at
unlv
during
this
pandemic
have
only
increased.
K
During
these
times
the
university
and
everyone
who
is
a
part
of
it
deserve
to
reap
the
benefits
of
being
a
land-grant
institution
having
lost
opportunities
in
the
past
due
to
questions
of
eligibility
in
the
uncertainty
of
its
land-grant
status,
such
as
previous
funding
for
healthy
homes
under
hud
opportunities
such
as
this
were
created
to
protect
children
and
their
families.
From
daily
hardships
and
will
continue
to
exist
and
grow
stronger
regardless,
if
we
deny
the
help
as
a
student,
I
have
benefited
firsthand
from
unlv
status
as
an
r1
carnegie
status
institution.
K
Getting
research
published
myself
merely
in
my
second
semester
at
unlv.
This
status
has
allowed
me,
as
a
student
leader,
to
push
towards
expanding
research
opportunities
for
all
majors,
increasing
participation
and
the
desire
to
utilize
this
status,
which
consequently
benefits
the
institution,
which
also
leads
to
the
benefit
of
our
higher
education
system
in
nevada.
This
bill
only
serves
to
benefit
these
students
that
have
overcome
the
impossible
in
continuing
their
degree
as
the
world
falls
apart
around
them.
I'm
one
of
these
students.
K
I
work
to
pay
for
my
education
with
no
financial
aid
as
a
daca
student,
and
I
know
what
it
feels
like
to
not
find
a
job
due
to
a
lack
of
opportunities
of
expansion
at
unlv
and
to
have
to
fund
find
a
way
to
continue
paying
for
your
future,
either
way.
Past
sb
287,
I
need
it.
The
students
of
nevada
need
it,
and
the
university
of
nevada,
las
vegas
will
make
nevada
proud
with
it.
We
trust
that
you
will
hear
the
students.
Thank
you
for
your
hard
work
and
your
deliberation.
I
yield.
I
S
J-O-S-H-U-A-P-A-D-I-L-L-A
good
afternoon,
chair
dennis
in
the
senate
education
committee,
I
am
joshua
padilla
and
I
am
the
csun
student
body
president
at
unlv.
I'm
calling
to
strongly
urge
your
support
of
sb
287,
I'm
a
fourth
year
civil
engineering
student
latino,
and
I
was
born
and
raised
here
in
las
vegas
sb287-
would
help
many
students
like
me
by
showing
that
unlv,
dri
and
unr
are
all
recognized
as
land
grant
institutions
of
the
state
which
opens
the
door
to
all
of
these
entities
to
the
benefits
and
responsibilities
of
being
land,
grad
institutions.
S
It
is
important
that
in
the
growing
and
challenging
world
we
are
in,
we
continue
to
adapt
and
change
with
it.
Ensuring
that
unlv
is
a
land-grant
institution
under
the
morale
act
opens
the
doors
for
southern
nevada
to
diversify
its
economic
development,
as
the
population
continues
to
grow
exponentially
in
las
vegas.
This
legislation
allows
us
to
remain
diligent
in
expanding
jobs
and
educational
opportunities
and
access
for
many
more
students.
Unlv
has
shown
it
has
what
it
takes
to
remain
competitive
with
other
top
tier
universities
across
the
nation.
S
When
we
recently
achieved
r1
carnegie
status,
we
have
made
multiple
breakthroughs
in
research,
including
recently
a
breakthrough
in
room
temperature.
Superconductors
we've
been
tapped
by
nasa
to
help
identify
bagmatic
rocks
on
mars,
and
we
even
have
a
quickly
growing
engineering
program
where
many
of
my
close
friends
actually
conduct
research
in
a
small
area.
Behind
a
99
cent
store.
This
legislation
strengthens
unlv's
carnegie
r1
status.
It
opens
a
door
for
us
to
be
federally
funded
by
organizations
such
as
the
national
science
foundation,
national
institute
of
health
and
the
department
of
education,
just
to
name
a
few.
S
It
has
always
been
uncertain
about
unlv
and
dri's
land
grant
status
and
has
required
extra
obstacles
for
both
entities
to
obtain
specific
funding.
This
is
a
very
similar
bit
similar
to
the
bill
that
was
proposed
in
2017
ab407
at
the
time
which
did
pass
for
the
nevada
legislature
at
the
time,
but
only
failed
because
it
was
vetoed
by
then
governor
sandoval.
S
I
again
strongly
urge
your
support
in
the
passage
of
sb287
unlv
is
a
wonderful
university,
isn't
in
the
hot
spot
for
continued
research,
breakthroughs
and
large
economic
growth,
recognizing
unlv,
dri
and
unr
as
land
grant
institutions
in
our
state
will
help
many
students
and
expand
the
value
of
our
education.
Thank
you
for
your
time
and
I
look
forward
to
seeing
what
the
future
holds.
A
I
N
Good
afternoon
to
chair
dennis
and
the
committee
for
the
record,
my
name
is
olivia
checky,
first
name
o-l-I-d-I-a
last
name
c-h-e-c-h-e,
and
I
am
the
csun
student
government
senate
president
at
the
university
of
nevada
las
vegas.
I
strongly
urge
your
support
of
sb
287,
because
at
the
end
of
the
day
it
will
help
students.
Like
me,
sb
287
will
reaffirm
that
unlv,
cri
and
unr
are
the
land-grant
institutions
of
the
state
which
will
open
up
the
doors
for
unlv
to
have
more
access
to
federal
funding
and
resources.
N
This
will
also
be
crucial
for
expanding
jobs
and
economic
development,
which
is
especially
necessary.
Now,
as
southern
nevada
has
been
hit
hard
by
the
kobe
19
recession,
our
university
can
be
central
in
the
efforts
to
diversify
the
las
vegas
economy,
but
we
will
need
more
support
to
make
this
possible.
N
I
have
seen
you
in
elite
physicists,
make
the
breakthrough
in
the
long
sought
after
test
for
a
room
temperature
superconductor
that
will
play
a
major
role
in
the
future
of
energy
efficiency,
but
I
have
also
seen
engineering
students
have
to
fight
for
a
second
building,
as
they
work
on
projects
behind
a
99
cents
only
store
across
the
street
time
and
time
again.
Unlv,
students
and
faculty
have
decided
the
odds
and
done
great
things
for
our
broader
community
with
limited
resources.
N
In
fact,
we
recently
achieved
carnegie
r1
status,
even
though
some
people,
including
a
former
region,
doubted
that
it
would
be
possible.
While
I
am
proud
that
we
have
defied
many
odds,
it
shouldn't
be
like
this.
In
the
first
place,
sb287
would
also
support
unlv
in
maintaining
its
carnegie
r1
status.
I
have
so
much
love
for
my
school
and
feel
unequivocally
grateful
for
everything
it
has
given
me.
N
However,
I
recognize
that
there
is
more
more
work
to
be
done
for
our
students,
your
support
of
fh
87,
which
would
reaffirm
unlv,
dri
and
unr,
as
the
land
grant
institutions
in
our
state
will
be
a
crucial
step
in
increasing
the
value
of
our
education.
I
look
forward
to
seeing
what
the
future
holds
and
thank
you
so
much
for
your
time.
I
K
K
I
have
been
a
proud
member
of
the
unlv
and
southern
nevada
communities
for
almost
30
years
now.
Although
president
whitfield
joined
unlv
this
past
summer,
he
has
quickly
grown
to
appreciate
this
wonderful
community
as
much
as
I
do
the
president
and
I
understand
that
the
mission
of
unlv
is
to
support
our
state
and
local
community.
We
achieve
that
mission
by
educating
students,
but
also
through
research
and
myriad
forms
of
direct
community
engagement.
K
K
I
S
But
I
would
like
to
express
the
enthusiastic
support
of
the
faculty
and
the
nevada
faculty
alliance
chapter
at
unlv
for
the
passage
of
sb
287,
the
support
of
our
students,
who
are
strongly
in
support
of
the
bill
and
to
really
point
out
once
more
and
reiterate
what
others
have
said,
that
it
will
expand
research
opportunities
for
unlv
for
unlv
faculty,
for
our
students
and
for
the
economic
development
of
southern
nevada.
Thank
you.
I
K
My
name
is
peter
grema
e
m
p-e-t-e-r-g-r-e-m-a,
I'm
an
undergraduate
student
at
the
university
of
nevada,
las
vegas
and
a
legislative
intern
for
bill
sponsor
senator
dallas
harris,
I'm
calling
it
in
support
of
sb287.
This
legislation
is
needed
to
ensure
that
unlv,
unr
and
dri
are
equal
footing
in
terms
of
higher
education.
Governance
in
nevada,
nevada
ranks
poorly
on
many
metrics
for
learning
workforce
development.
According
to
a
recent
report
published
by
the
milken
institution
nenata's
last
in
the
nation
for
technology
and
science,
workforce
and
49th
and
human
capital,
investment
challenging
the
state's
economic
resilience.
K
It
should
come
as
no
surprise
to
the
members
of
this
legislative
committee
at
the
nevada
system
of
higher
education,
and
some
members
of
the
university
board
of
regents
have
historically
prioritized
the
needs
of
unr
at
the
expense
of
unlv,
dri
and
other
higher
education
institutions
in
the
state.
Nevadas
have
paid
the
price,
for
this
was
one
of
the
least
diversified
companies
in
the
nation
that
suffers
greatly
during
downturns
such
as
the
great
recession
and
the
kobe
19
pandemic.
K
Investments
in
skilled
workforce
development
and
research
at
unlv
and
dri
will
yield
economic
gains
for
southern
nevada,
which
in
turn,
benefits
the
whole
state.
Therefore,
unlv
and
drr
should
have
equal
land
grant
status
insurance
into
state
law
once
again,
I'm
in
support
of
sb
287
and
improving
our
higher
education
in
nevada,
doing
so
improves
educational
outcomes
for
our
students,
leaving
nevada
more
economically
resilient.
I
I
K
K
K
K
K
I
I
T
I
am
a
member
of
the
board
of
regents
and
have
been
since
2006,
and
I
do
want
to
reiterate
I'm
speaking
for
myself
and
not
the
board.
As
chief
counsel
reynolds
pointed
out,
the
board
has
not
discussed
or
taken
action,
and
the
official
issue
position
is
neutral.
T
I
just
want
to
bring
the
concern
of
my
objection
to
287
and
the
way
it
is
brought
through
the
process.
T
We
govern
our
institutions
through
a
model
of
shared
governance
where,
when
we
look
to
bring
new
programs
forward
or
develop
new
degrees,
we
work
with
the
faculty
staff
students
and
the
general
community
to
identify
what
needs
need
to
be
met
and
how
to
get
there,
and
we
do
that,
usually
through
the
strategic
planning
process
and
the
overall
program
plan
that
we
submit
to
the
legislature
every
two
years
and
then
going
back
through
this
issue
has
been
brought
by
an
outside
entity
with
the
support
of
senator
harris,
but
in
their
strategic
plans
on
dri
and
unlvu
never
identified
that
they
want
language
status
in
there.
S
T
Unlv's
aspirational
institutions
are
the
university
university
of
texas,
san
antonio
university
of
north
texas
and
san
diego
state.
Those
are
their
peers.
Sorry
they're
aspirational,
our
university
of
houston,
arizona,
state
and
ucf,
and
for
dri
for
aspirational
or
cold
springs,
harbor
institute
and
the
wood
hole
institute,
and
none
of
those
latin
grant
institutions
and
all
the
goals
that
have
been
developed
through
the
campus
strategic
plans.
Don't
include
this,
so
I
object
to
it
based
on
the
process
and
the
outside
entity,
not
working
with
the
institutions.
I
L
Name
is
amy
payson,
a-m-y
p-a-s-o-n
and
I'm
the
faculty
senate
chair
at
the
university
of
nevada
reno.
I
would
like
to
call
the
committee's
attention
to
the
fact
that
the
majority
of
folks
who
have
been
testifying
in
support
of
the
bill
and
that
were
providing
information
at
this
hearing
are
not
the
people
that
work
day-to-day
and
that
are
literally
the
experts
of
land
grants.
L
We
are
the
land-grant
institution
in
that
we
provide
the
very
specific
programs
that
come
with
being
a
land
grant,
namely
being
having
an
agricultural
experiment
station
and
having
the
extension
programs
within
our
communities
to
share
that
knowledge.
Unlv
dri
do
not
have
those
types
of
programs
and
therefore,
even
if
we
labeled
them,
even
as
this
bill
to
me
seems
like
a
nice
branding
project,
they
wouldn't
be
able
to
have
access
to
that
money
or
be
able
to
use
money,
especially
in
the
bills
or
in
the
acts
that
have
been
identified
today.
L
The
hatch
act
and
the
smith
lever
act.
You
have
to
have
an
agricultural
program
for
those
those
particular
acts.
So
this
idea
that
magically
more
money
will
appear
because
we've
renamed
some
things
as
land
grant
is
a
false
assertion.
In
my
opinion,
can
all
of
our
institutions
apply
more
for
federal
grants?
Can
we
achieve
our
research
one
status
without
this
rebranding
and
re-labeling
of
all
our
institutions
as
land
grants?
Yes,
we
can.
Can
we
all
work
together
to
better
our
our
communities
and
our
institutions
without
this
political
fight
over
a
labeling
of
land
grants?
L
Yes,
we
can
so
I
encourage
the
committee
members
especially
to
reach
out
to
the
faculty,
to
the
communities,
to
the
extension
offices
that
are
currently
doing
this
work,
to
make
sure
that
you
are
getting
accurate
information
about
the
funding
and
the
grants
specific
to
land
grants
and
all
of
the
legal
federal
policies
that
designate
land
grants
before
you
support
this
bill.
Unr
opposes
this
bill.
Thank
you.
I
I
K
Good
afternoon,
chair
dennis,
my
name
is
bob
lucy
chair,
washoe
county
commission.
My
name
is
b-o-b
l-u-c-e-y,
chair
dennis.
I
would
like
to
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
in
opposition
to
the
bill
as
drafted
today.
I
am
speaking
on
behalf
of
myself,
not
on
behalf
of
the
washoe
county
commission,
but
I
would
like
to
thank
senator
dallas
here
for
the
amendment
that
was
worked
on
with
naco
to
address
the
concerns
of
the
bill
and
working
with
us
continually
to
address
needed
adjustments.
K
K
We
will
see
these
challenges
dramatically:
impact
all
of
the
regions
within
the
art
community,
also
counties
and
federal
counties,
federal
federal
dollars
and
grants
represent
90
percent
of
the
funding
for
the
nevada,
cooperative
extension.
With
these
types
of
funding,
the
funding
levels
won't
change.
Yet
portions
of
the
county
dollars
will
be
further
divided
amongst
the
state,
resulting
in
a
possible
loss
of
revenue
and
lower
quality
programs.
K
Here
within
washoe
county,
this
budget
has
been
continually
cut
in
budgets
previously
for
this
program
in
every
cycle
prior
to
this
session,
and
as
we
continue
to
move
through
this
doing,
the
is
a
need.
The
need
to
help
divide
the
program
amongst
the
three
institutions,
rather
than
one
will
likely
result
in
a
higher
administrative
cost
and
result
in
the
cuts
to
essential
staff
across
washer
county
and
the
programming
here
within
washoe
county.
K
I
I
I
I
I
T
T
We
were
fortunate
to
have
gained
the
understanding
of
a
proposed
amendment,
conceptual
amendment
that
has
been
discussed
today
and
the
changes
that
that
made
to
the
original
bill.
We
greatly
appreciate
the
opportunity
that
senator
harris
provided
to
discuss
the
new
direction
that
the
bill
was
going.
Having
said
that,
we
are
still
deeply
concerned
over
the
consequences
of
what
will
happen.
Should
the
bill
be
amended
and
passed.
T
The
idea
that
we
understand
to
be
the
new
section
2
calls
on
the
chancellor
to
develop
a
plan
to
manage
the
assets
and
resources
held
by
or
afforded
to
the
institutions
that
the
bill
seeks
to
designate
as
having
land
grant
university
status.
We
maintain
that
this
should
be
done
before
any
changes
are
made.
Whatever
plan
is
called
for
should
happen
before
you
jump
off
the
cliff,
not
after
you've
already
done
so.
We
would
like
to
call
your
attention
to
the
very
complete
background
that
jake
tibbetts
of
eureka
county
has
submitted
for
your
careful
study.
T
We
agree
with
his
assessment
that
multiplying
the
entities
with
designation
as
land-grant
union
institutions
will
not
increase
funding
available
from
the
federal
government
for
support
of
land-grant
programs.
We
see
this
approach
as
taking
an
underfunded
institution
that
we
have
now
serving
as
a
land-grant
university
and
dividing
the
available
funds
into
three
more
sufficient,
insufficient
finance
operations.
T
We
are
very
clear
on
what
we
believe
that
a
land-grant
university
is
supposed
to
do
within
the
land-grant
college
system
established
under
the
moral
acts
of
1862
in
1890.
We
respectfully
request
details
on
the
types
of
programs
and
activities
that
unlv
and
dri
will
be
doing
to
earn
the
designation
that
sb
287
considers
applying
to
them.
We
encourage
the
committee
to
not
move
this
legislation.
A
I
L
N-E-E-N-A-L-A-X-A-L-T
and
I'm
representing
the
nevada
cattlemen's
association,
we
submitted
a
letter
of
opposition
prior
to
seeing
the
two
amendments
that
have
been
proposed
and
while
the
two
amendments
make
things
better,
we
agree
and
I'll
go
into
a
ditto
here,
a
little
bit
with
both
jake
tibbetts
and
the
testimony
you
just
heard
from
doug
bussmann.
I
don't
want
to
reiterate
everything,
but
I
I
guess
I
will
re-quote
governor
sandoval's
veto
message,
which
we
agree
with,
that.
L
L
I
I
S
Thank
you,
chair
dennis,
and
members
of
the
senate
education
committee.
My
name
is
william
bolt
b-o-l-d-t,
I'm
vice
president
emeritus
from
unlv,
I'm
living
in
henderson
nevada.
Now,
and
I
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
testify
in
support
of
sb
287.
I
think
I
got
out
of
the
queue
there.
S
S
We
we
had
research
programs
as
unld
has,
and
I
saw
during
that
time,
no
issues
with
uc
davis.
No
funding
was
taken
away.
It
just
simply
helped
the
southern
part
of
california,
especially
the
inland
empire,
really
raise
its
status
in
education.
What
happened
there
was
we
created
a
medical
school,
we
got
an
r1
status,
etc.
S
When
I
was
at
unlv,
we
worked
for
nine
years
to
get
an
r1
status
and
simply
the
land-grant
institution
status
will
help
us.
As
you
look
at
federal
funding,
there's
a
checklist
people
say:
okay.
If
it's
a
national
science
foundation
grant,
do
you
have
r1
status?
That's
a
check.
Do
you
have
land
grant
status?
That's
a
check.
I
see
nothing
being
taken
away
from
any
from
unr,
which
I
respect
it's
a
great
institution.
S
I
think
it
just
adds
synergy
for
the
state
and
funding
for
unld
and
dri
and
I'm
in
very
strong
support
of
it.
I
spent
again
most
of
my
career
with
land
grant
universities.
I
think
this
is
needed
for
the
state
it
doesn't
divide.
I
think
it
adds
support.
I
S
Thank
you,
chair
dennis
for
the
record.
My
name
is
jeffrey
thompson
from
the
university
of
nevada,
reno
j-e-f-f-r-e-y
t-h-o-m-p-s-o-n.
I
serve
as
the
acting
executive
vice
president
and
provost
for
the
university
of
nevada.
Reno.
I've
been
on
the
faculty
at
unr
for
almost
30
years,
including
12
years
as
the
dean
of
the
college
of
science
and
I'm
proud
of
unr's
commitment
to
a
long
history
of
serving
our
state
and
our
communities.
S
The
university
of
nevada
reno
opposes
senate
bill
287
because
because
we
believe
it
will
dilute
the
finite
federal
financial
resources
that
are
already
limited
and
duplicate
administrative
costs
that
will
directly
reduce
the
funds
available
to
serve
nevadans.
One
of
the
primary
carriers
of
the
land-grant
mission
is
extension.
A
unit
of
the
university
of
nevada's
reno's
college
of
agriculture,
biotechnology
and
natural
resources
extension
is
engaged
in
all
of
nevadan
communities.
S
Presenting
research-based
knowledge
to
address
critical
community
needs
and
transforming
nevada
with
20
sites
across
nevada
extension
creates
a
powerful
integrated
network
that
delivers
educational
resources
to
all
nevadans
and
urban,
suburban
rural
and
inner
city
communities
alike.
It
is
a
unique
county
state
federal
partnership
that
provides
practical
education
to
people,
businesses
and
communities
and
plays
a
vital
role
in
fulfilling
the
university's
land-grant
mission.
S
A
few
examples
of
extension
programs
include,
of
course,
one
of
the
most
well-known
programs
of
extension
4-h,
which
engages
over
27
000
youth
in
clark
county
a
year
in
educational
and
community
building
programs
extension
hosted
the
fourth
annual
kickoff
to
kindergarten
school
readiness
fair
this
year,
reaching
19
000
individuals
and
families
in
clark,
county
and
in
healthy
nutrition.
The
healthy
kids
healthy
start
program
equips
preschool
children
to
learn
about
healthy
eating,
fruits
and
vegetables,
and
physical
fitness
and
activity
which
reached
over
200
classrooms
in
summation.
S
The
university
of
nevada
arena
was
very
proud
of
our
service
to
all
the
residents
of
nevada.
As
part
of
our
land
grant
mission
and
a
particular
the
amazing
work
of
the
extension
faculty
and
staff
in
clark
county
again,
unr
opposes
senate
bill
287
because
it
will
dilute
the
finite
federal
financial
resources
that
are
already
limited
and
duplicate
administrative
costs
that
will
directly
reduce
the
funds
available
to
enhance
the
lives
of
nevadans.
Thank
you.
I
I
I
S
A
D
D
Opposition
simply
to
say
that
I
believe
this
bill,
even
if
meant
with
any
of
the
suggested
language,
still
poses
an
underlying
problem
and
unintended
consequences
that
would
threaten
existing
programming
and
would
cause
unwarranted
and
unnecessary
contention.
I
noted
the
parallels
of
this
bill
with
8407
of
the
79th
session.
As
I'm
sure
you
know,
governor
sanderball's
veto.
D
A
D
D
Grant
those
respective
states,
yet
there
are
also
equally
successful
public
r1
research
institutions,
university
of
utah
and
asu
in
those
cases,
together
with
the
others
listed
or
speaking
in
opposition
representing
thousands
of
events,
I
urge
you
to
consider
opposing
this
bill.
Thank
you.
Senator
harris
and
senator
dennis
for
your
work
and
be
well.
I
I
L
I
want
to
note
that
I
did
sign
in
a
post
earlier,
but
I
am
neutral
now
and
very
much
appreciate
the
sponsor
accepting
the
neco
amendment
as
a
friendly
one,
because
this
amendment
specifically
addresses
extension.
I
wanted
to
briefly
share
with
the
committee
how
important
cooperative
extension
the
cooperative
extension
program
is
to
counties
in
all
of
nevada's
communities.
Both
urban
and
rural.
L
Each
county
has
an
extension
educator
and
there
are
then
what
are
called
extension
specialists
who
serve
statewide
in
areas
such
as
youth
and
community
development,
mental
health,
economic
development,
horticulture,
natural
resources
and
agriculture.
These
statewide
specialists
and
county
educators
have
academic
backgrounds
and
bring
university
research
and
programming
into
nevada's
communities.
Cooperative
extension
throughout
the
united
states
links
local
communities
with
global
university
resources
and
extension
in
nevada
assesses
local
needs
through
a
formal
consultative
process
to
develop
locally
relevant
programs.
Extension
benefits,
nevada
residents
from
all
walks
of
life
and
supports
every
community
in
this
state.
L
Extension
is
funded
through
federal
grants
and
state
funding
through
enshi,
but
also
every
single
county
puts
county
dollars
into
this
program.
I
believe
all
but
one
county
funds,
a
full
penny
and
a
half
of
local
property
tax
dollars
to
extension,
and
so
it
is
the
county
contribution
that
is
the
predominant
funding
source
for
the
program.
L
L
Naco
and
our
members
have
worked
for
years
to
ensure
that
extension,
programming
and
county
funds
are
tailored
to
local
needs
and
that
counties
are
treated
as
stakeholders
and
partners
in
working
towards
this
goal.
Commissioners,
from
across
the
state,
have
worked
with
extension
director
lyles
to
ensure
that
this
program
is
thriving,
which
we
believe
that
it
currently
is
counties
are
engaged,
in
extension
in
their
communities,
and
this
is
true
in
clark
and
washoe
counties
as
much
as
it
is
in
eureka
and
churchill
counties.
L
Our
concern
with
sb
287
was
that
as
written
as
you
have
heard
from
others,
it
could
jeopardize
the
existing
funding,
structure
and
programming.
For
extension,
the
goal
of
the
amendment
that
we
have
proposed
is
to
ensure
that
the
existing
funding
sources
and
structure
of
extension
will
stay
intact
as
they
are
today
again.
We
want
to
express
our
thanks
to
the
stakeholders
and
the
sponsor
senator
harris
for
being
willing
to
work
with
us
on
language
and
for
accepting
this
amendment,
if
it's
appropriate
to
be
if
it's
appropriate
I'd,
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
I
I
L
Thank
you,
chair
dennis
members
of
the
committee
for
the
record.
My
name
is
tracy.
Bauer
t-r-a-c-y-b-o-w-e-r
with
the
desert
research
institute,
cri
is
neutral
on
sb
287.
If
it
is
approved,
we
would
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
work
with
our
partners
at
nc
and
unlv
and
unr
is
appropriate
on
a
plan
to
implement
the
bill.
But
again
we
remain
neutral.
Thank
you.
A
Okay,
so
we
will
go
ahead
and
close
the
hearing,
I
know
senator
harris
had
to
go
share
her
meeting,
so
she
has
to
be
excused
so
she's
on
to
that.
So
with
that,
I
will
go
ahead
and
close
the
hearing
on,
and
I
appreciate
all
the
comments
from
everybody.
It
really
helps
as
we
go
through
this
process.
A
So
I
closed
the
hearing
on
sb
287
and
we
will
move
on
to
our
next
item
on
the
agenda,
which
is
public
comment
if
we
could
queue
up
those
that
are
wishing
to
to
give
public
comment.
I
A
Great,
thank
you
very
much,
so
we'll
go
ahead
and
close
public
comment.
Let's
see
so
before
we
met
our
next
meeting
is
going
to
be
held
on
wednesday.
Just
keep
an
eye
on
the
calendar.
I
know
we've
got
a
lot
of
bills
to
hear,
and
so
we're
going
to
be
meeting
also
on
friday
this
week
trying
to
start
earlier,
and
I
think
we're
going
to
be
able
to
do
that
and
we
may
have
to
keep
an
eye
on
the
calendar.
A
We
may
have
wednesday
evening
a
continuation
of
the
wednesday
afternoon.
If
we
don't
get
done
today,
we
went
over
a
little
bit,
but
I
we
can't
go
over
because
we
lose
some
of
our
members,
so
I
want
to
make
sure
that
you
guys
are
have
that
on
your
calendars.