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A
Well,
welcome
this
afternoon
to
government
affairs
and
before
we
begin
I'd
like
to
explain
how
a
virtual
committee
meeting
will
work,
since
this
is
a
new
process
for
all
of
us.
As
you
know,
the
legislative
building
is
currently
closed
to
the
public,
and
so
all
committee
meetings
will
be
held
virtually
meaning
committee
members
staff
and
everyone
else
will
participate
through
zoom
video
conference
or
by
telephone.
A
However,
there
are
various
ways
members
of
the
public
can
engage
with
us
and
participate
throughout
the
process.
As
in
previous
sessions,
all
committee-related
information
is
available
on
the
nevada,
electronic
legislative
information
system
or
nellis,
and
that's
1l,
which
is
accessible
with
from
the
legislature's
website.
There
are
four
ways
to
engage
with
the
committee
and
these
include
registration
registering
to
participate
in
the
committee
meeting
through
the
new
system
on
nellis,
which
places
you
in
line
to
testify
on
a
bill
or
provide
public
comment.
A
During
the
2021
legislative
session
to
testify
on
a
bill
or
provide
public
comment,
members
of
the
public
must
first
register
for
the
meeting
you
would
like
to
participate
in
committee
meetings
are
listed
in
several
places
on
nellis
and
to
register.
Please
simply
click
the
participate
button
next
to
the
meeting
date
and
time
and
then
fill
in
the
required
information.
Your
name,
the
agenda
item
you're
interested
in,
and
your
position
on
the
bill.
A
Once
your
registration
is
submitted,
you
will
see
a
confirmation
screen
and
you
will
also
receive
an
email
with
the
phone
number
and
meeting
id
to
call
in
at
the
time
of
meeting
just
a
note
that,
while
meeting
registration
is
required
to
participate,
it
does
not
guarantee
you
will
be
able
to
speak
similar
to
previous
sessions.
Testimony
and
public
comment
may
be
limited
as
we
move
along
to
time
constraints.
A
When
you
are
on
the
phone
line,
please
pay
attention
to
which
bill
is
being
considered.
Follow
the
verbal
prompts
provided
by
the
publication
staff
so
that
you
know
which
keys
to
press
to
raise
your
hand
or
unmute
yourself.
Staff
will
call
on
you
to
speak
by
the
last
three
digits
of
your
phone
number.
A
If
you
need
assistance
with
any
of
these
processes
or
if
you
would
like
to
receive
electronic
notification
of
the
committee's
agendas
and
minutes,
please
contact
our
committee
manager
at
the
committee
email
listed
on
the
agenda
and
with
that
we
will
begin
our
meeting
good
afternoon
and
welcome
to
the
first
meeting
of
the
senate
committee
on
government
affairs
and
thanks
to
everyone
who
is
joining
us
this
afternoon
online.
We
surely
appreciate
your
participation
and
members.
Will
you
remember
to
mute
your
microphone
when
you're,
not
speaking,
and
will
the
secretary?
Please
call
the
role.
E
D
B
F
A
A
First,
we're
going
to
begin
with
introductions
and
agenda
items,
and
I've
already
talked
a
lot
about
how
our
virtual
meetings
will
work.
But,
as
you
know,
because
we
have
a
closed
building
and
all
our
committee
meetings
will
be
held
online
and
you
can
participate
either
through
zoom
or
by
telephone.
A
During
the
2021
session,
just
remember
that
if
you
want
to
provide
public
comment,
members
of
the
public
must
first
register
and
as
we
move
forward,
the
meeting
materials,
as
I
said,
will
all
be
accessed
on
the
committee's
web
page
on
the
nevada
legislature's
website.
A
We'll
have
a
period
of
public
comment
at
the
end
of
the
meeting
and
per
what
we've
done
in
the
past.
Our
public
comment
and
will
be
limited
to
two
minutes
per
speaker,
and
so
we,
you
can
always
participate
via
email
and
that
can
be
posted.
A
I
know
remote
committee
meetings
during
session
are
a
new
experience
for
all
of
us,
but
I
have
a
lot
of
faith
that
will
be
successful,
so
bear
with
us
as
we
work
through
this
first
meeting,
that
we're
on
some
of
us
have
had
meetings.
A
Some
of
us
haven't
and
we're
all
learning
to
unmute
instead
of
talk,
and
you
can't
hear
us
we're
going
to
start
today's
meetings
meeting
with
introductions
and
a
committee,
brief
presentation
and
then
we'll
get
straight
to
work
on
some
bill
hearings,
and
so
with
that,
let
us
get
started
and
I'd
like
to
introduce
my
staff
and
the
members
of
the
committee
as
well.
A
I
would
now
like
the
committee
members
to
introduce
themselves
and
indicate
their
interest
in
serving
on
the
committee
and
I'm
going
to
start
with
the
vice
chair
and
then
I'll
go
with
the
end.
So,
let's
start
with
vice
chair
senator
orrin
shaw,.
C
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
chair
chairwoman,
don
darrell
loop,
james
oranchal.
I
represent
state
senate
district
21,
that's
parts
of
henderson,
an
unincorporated
clark
county.
I
was
lucky
enough
to
get
to
serve
on
this
committee
last
session
under
your
predecessor,
senator
parks,
who
chaired
this
committee.
I
really
enjoyed
the
the
breadth
of
issues
that
are
before
this
committee
and
whether
it's
you
know
things
like
you
know:
local
local
government
operations
and
really
really
things
that
affect
our
constituents
and
we
really
have
a
great
ability
to
help
them
in
this
committee.
C
G
Thank
you,
madam
chair
senator
pete
guy
coccia,
representing
senate
district
19.,
eastern
half
of
the
state.
I've
served
a
lot
of
sessions
in
government
affairs.
I
I
don't
know
how
many
both
in
the
assembly-
and
I
believe
I've
been
in
government
affairs
here
for
the
last
five
sessions.
So
this
is
my
session.
I
do
have
an
interest
in
local
government
and
yeah.
I
did
serve
as
a
county
commissioner
for
a
number
of
years
as
well.
So
it's
always
been
very
intriguing
to
me.
Government
affairs.
A
E
Okay
good
afternoon,
madam
chair,
so
I
am
senator
dina
neal.
I
represent
district
four.
I
have
served
on
government
affairs
for
four
sessions
on
the
assembly
side.
This
will
be
my
first
session
on
senate
government
affairs,
so
I
know
the
issues
so
I'm
glad
to
be
on
this
committee
and
look
forward
to
the
policy
discussions.
A
Thank
you
very
much
and
the
person
hanging
on
the
wall
behind
you
is
looking
over
you
and
looking
over
all
of
us
and
will
do
well.
Thank
you.
Senator
hanson.
H
Well,
thank
you,
madam
chair.
Like
you,
this
is
my
first
time
serving
on
government
affairs.
It's
my
sixth
legislative
session,
though
so,
but
I'm
looking
forward
to
it.
When
I
heard
you're
going
to
be
chair.
In
all
honesty,
I
wanted
to
be
on
this
committee,
so
I'm
very
interested
in
learning
more
about
how
all
these
government
issues
work.
H
My
my
state
senate
district
is
district
14..
It
includes
38,
000
square
miles
of
nevada,
most
geographically
of
washoe
county
and
in
all
of
humboldt
county,
lander,
county
mineral
county,
esmeralda,
county
and
pershing
county
and
a
large
section
of
nye
county,
including
the
city
most
of
the
city
of
connect.
So
anyway,
all
these
government
issues
are
somewhat
new
to
me.
So
I
look
forward
to
learning
a
lot
more
and
being
able
to
participate
and
help,
hopefully
craft
some
good
legislation
for
these
areas
that
I
represent.
So
thank
you,
madam
chair.
A
Thank
you,
senator
hanson,
and
I
look
forward
to
working
with
you
and,
and
both
you
and
senator
chia
have
so
much
of
our
state
that
it
will
be
a
welcome
piece
of
information
to
this
committee,
so
I
am
senator
maryland
on
daryl
loop
and
I
represent
senate
district
8,
which
is
the
west
end
of
las
vegas,
most
notably
the
lakes
piccoli
ranch,
downtown,
summerlin
and
then
part
of
summerlin
up
to
the
paseos.
A
This
is
my
fifth
session,
my
second
as
a
senator,
I
have
not
served
on
government
affairs,
but
I
have
chaired
transportation,
health
and
human
services
and
revenue
and
economic
development
prior
to
this
and
served
on
judiciary
and
education,
and
I
can't
even
remember
what
else
a
sundry
of
committees,
and
so
I'm
really
looking
forward
to
serving
on
this
committee
government
affairs
is
so
important
and
right
now,
during
this
time.
I
think
it's
going
to
be.
A
Very
worthy
for
all
of
us
to
have
a
healthy
discussion
about
what's
going
on
in
our
communities,
so
I'm
very
honored
to
follow
senator
david
parks
and
thank
you
very
much
and
now
I
will
introduce
our
staff,
who
will
be
assisting
us
this
session
and
our
staff.
A
I
have
been
honored
to
work
with
the
last
few
days
already
and
elisa
keller,
who
will
be
serving
as
our
committee
policy
analyst
and
elisa
will
be
helping
us
with
background
and
research
on
the
issues
that
come
before
the
committee,
along
with
helping
our
committee
manager
to
set
up
meetings-
and
I
don't
know
if
we
can,
if
we
have
alisa
if
she's.
Oh
there,
you
are
okay,
perfect.
I
wanted
to
make
sure
you
weren't
hidden,
so
that
we
can
all
see
your
face.
A
She
has
been
my
right
hand,
and
so
I
really
appreciate
that
heidi
clarkson
will
be
serving
as
our
committee,
legal
counsel
and
heidi
will
providing
be
providing
legal
advice
and
working
with
me
and
other
committee
staff
on
bill
amendments
and
other
legal
manners
matters,
and
I
appreciate
heidi
and
alisa
for
having
early
meetings
with
me
and
discussing
how
our
session
would
go.
A
Linda
gentry
will
be
serving,
as
our
committee
manager
and
linda
will
be
preparing
the
agendas
uploading
exhibits
to
nellis
interfacing
with
the
front
desk
and
the
secretary
of
the
senate.
Many
of
you
know
all
of
these
three
highly
qualified
members
of
our
staff.
A
A
I
would
like
to
welcome
and
introduce
my
new
legislative
assistant,
kathy
davis
and
kathy
is
the
person
to
contact
if
you'd
like
to
make
an
appointment
with
me.
She
has
the
job
of
keeping
my
calendar
and
generally
keeping
me
on
track,
which
most
of
you
know
is
probably
a
full-time
job
and
a
half.
A
So
finally,
on
behalf
of
the
committee,
I
would
also
like
to
thank
it
and
broadcasting
production
staff
who
have
been
critical
and
have
been
working
so
hard
to
make
all
this
virtual
meetings
go
smoothly.
They've
been
working
night
and
day
and
they've
just
absolutely
done
an
amazing
job,
bringing
us
all
up
to
speed
and
getting
us
all
ready
for
these
meetings.
A
A
Okay,
I
had
a
motion
from
senator
gokuchi.
I
think
it
was
you
and
a
second
from
senator
orenshaw
any
discussion.
A
Will
the
secretary
please
call
the
roll
those
in
favor.
Would
you
please
answer?
Yes,
I
is
extremely
hard
for
us
to
hear
via
video.
C
G
E
H
A
D
My
name
is
elisa
keller,
for
the
record,
and-
and
I
am
a
principal
policy
analyst
with
the
research
division
of
the
legislative
council
bureau
and
I
will
be
serving
as
the
senate
government
affairs
committee
policy
analyst
this
session,
and
I
look
forward
to
working
with
the
members
of
the
committee
as
nonpartisan
staff.
I
neither
oppose
or
support
any
legislation,
but
I
am
a
resource
to
members.
D
So
in
terms
of
workload,
I'd
like
to
point
out
that
the
government
affairs
committee
has
traditionally
been
the
largest
volume
policy
committee
after
the
judiciary
committee
during
the
2019
session.
131
measures
were
referred
to
this
committee,
so
in
terms
of
workload,
that
means
that,
prior
to
the
april
9th
deadline,
which
is
the
first
house
committee,
passage
deadline,
the
committee
will
have
28
regularly
scheduled
meetings
if
meetings
are
held
monday,
wednesday
and
friday.
D
D
A
Are
we
a
quiet
group
today?
No
questions,
I'm
sure
there
will
be
questions
as
we
move
forward.
Miss
keller.
Thank
you
very,
very
much
for
your
presentation
with
that.
We're
going
to
jump
right
in
to
our
first
bill
hearing
I'm
going
to
open
the
hearing
on
senate
bill
15.
this
measure
provides
us
provides,
revises
provisions.
That
was
easy
for
me
to
say,
relating
to
grant
procurement
coordination
and
management
will
be
bill.
Presenter
please
proceed
when
you
are
ready.
I
Good
afternoon,
madam
chair,
can
you
hear
me
okay,
hi,
I'm
erin
hasty.
I
want
to
thank
you,
madam
chair
and
members
of
the
committee
and
staff
for
hearing
our
senate
bill
today,
we're
the
first
one,
so
that's
exciting,
I'm
erin
hasty,
I'm
the
interim
administrator
for
the
office
of
grant
procurement,
coordination
and
management
or
the
nevada
grant
office.
For
short
with
me,
I
also
have
director
laura
freed,
who
is
around
somewhere.
I
Along
with
myself,
I
have
two
executive
grant
analysts
that
work
with
me
right
now,
and
so
this
is
a
housekeeping
bill
that
was
drafted
in
the
spring
of
last
year
and
is
seeking
to
do
two
things
that
will
help
with
the
function
of
our
office,
and
so
madam
chair,
I
don't
know
if
you
want
me
to
give
a
high
level
overview
or
if
you
wanted
to
dive
right
into
questions,
I'm
happy
to
do
either.
A
If
you
would
just-
and
you
don't
have
to
belabor
it,
but
if
you
would
just
quickly
point
out
the
changes
and
where
they
are,
that
would
be
helpful.
I'm
sure,
okay.
I
Thank
you
for
the
record,
aaron
hastie
yeah,
so
there's
two
changes
we're
seeking
to,
in
section
one
add
to
the
greatest
extent
practicable,
which
will
provide
us
some
flexibility
in
the
services
that
we
provide
based
on
need
like
right
now
we
saw
you
know
with
covid
that
we
had
to
switch
our
services
and
try
and
track
covered
funding
so
that
there's
some
unpredictable
items
that
come
up.
That
would
benefit
the
state
so
that
that
change
just
makes
it
to
the
extent
practical
doesn't
change.
I
Any
of
the
services
just
gives
us
the
option
to
increase
or
decrease
based
on
functionality
or
staffing
levels,
and
then
the
second
change
is
the
bottom
of
page
two.
It's
allowing
the
administrator
to
develop
and
maintain
a
manual
of
policies
for
grant
procurement,
coordination
and
management.
A
Changes.
Okay.
I
actually,
I
think
I
see
a
third
but
tell
me
if
I'm
wrong,
I
s
on
page
two
line:
31
and
overlaps
to
32.
Were
you
to
the
administrator.
I
Oh
for
the
record,
aaron
hastie
that
one
was
in
there.
What
are
it
used
to
say
shall
so,
I
think,
that's
just
for
consistency's
sake,
like
the
the
rest
become
optional
and
not
optional,
but
you
know
to
the
extent
practicable
and
the
shell
is
making
sure
that
we're
submitting
a
report
to
you.
Okay,.
A
Thank
you
very,
very
much
all
right.
Are
there
any
questions
from
the
committee
members?
H
Okay,
you
hear
me
okay
and
my
last
committee
with
chair
schreibel.
She
had
us
hit
this
little
button,
which
makes
me
raise
my
hand,
so
senator
orange
hall
is
doing
the
same
thing.
H
This
because
I
don't
want
to
be
fancy
actually
a
couple
of
questions.
One
goes
back.
The
position
itself
of
grants
coordinator-
pardon
me
for
sounding
antiquated
here,
but
in
2008
nine
they
had
the
saints
commission.
The
recommendation
I
think
was
number
41
was
to
create
a
state's
grant
coordinator
position,
because
the
state
was
only
getting
token
percentage
of
the
of
the
money
available.
H
Does
anybody
know
where
that
where
we
are
today
when
in
ranking
and
how
much
money
we're
actually
getting
and
how
much
we
may
be
possibly
leaving
on
the
table
and
that
would
that
would
relate
directly
to
to
lines
39
through
41.?
I
Sure
aaron
hastie
for
the
record
and
through
you,
madam
chair
to
senator
hansen,
our
office
was
created
in
2011
after
a
sage
commission
report.
You
know
that
showed
that
we
were
low
and
so
we've
consistently
still
ranked
towards
the
bottom.
We
fluctuated
a
little
and
then
our
rankings
have
gone
up
with
medicaid
expansion
and
bringing
in
grant
dollars,
but
we've
been
in
the
middle
or
towards
the
bottom
pretty
consistently,
and
so
fortunately,
you
know
there's
conversation
and
the
governor
put
in
the
state
of
the
state.
I
You
know
that
we
really
want
to
address
that
and
wants
to
put
resources
into
bringing
in
more
federal
funds.
Our
office
has
fluctuated
a
lot,
and
so
we
started
in
2011
and
really
focused
on
like
a
lot
of
pre-award.
You
know,
so
we
would
do
a
lot
of
grant
writing
and
then,
as
we
started
talking
to
stakeholders
getting
some
more
funds
in
like
we
saw
that
there
was
more
than
just
grant
writing
to
the
barriers
things
like
capacity.
I
You
know
once
you
get
a
grant,
it's
a
lot
of
work
to
do
so.
You
need
adequate
staff
to
even
manage,
and
so
to
your
question
about
the
the
policy
manual.
I
To
my
knowledge,
there
wasn't
any
set
of
standardized
policies
before
2018,
and
that
was
like
a
number
one:
we've
surveyed
grant
stakeholders
and
they
said
that
was
the
most
useful
thing
that
they
would
find
is
like
a
standardized
set
of
templates
and
practices,
and
so
we
created
a
manual
in
2018
for
state
agencies.
I
We
lack
the
authority
to
change
it
because
it
is
referenced
in
the
student
administrative
manual,
so
we
can't
update
it
and
keep
it
up
to
date
and
so
like
into
november
of
2020
and
the
federal
guidance
change,
and
so
we
need
to
change
that
manual,
and
so
this
change
will
allow
us
the
authority
to
do
that.
Does
that
answer.
H
This
also
yeah,
it
does.
Thank
you
actually,
that's
exactly
the
history
I
was
kind
of
wondering
about.
I
mean
I
honestly
haven't
followed
the
whole
grant
stuff
since
clear
back
in
2011,
when
the
sage
commission
was
still
kind
of
a
hot
ticket
item
around
here,
but
and
the
the
manual
he
created
a
manual
in
2018.
But
you
don't
have
the
flexibility
in
law
now
still,
even
if
we
pass
the
bill
to
make
reasonable
changes
without
coming
back
to
legislature
every
time.
So
what
I'm
hearing.
I
For
the
record,
aaron
hastie
and
our
dag
reviewed
this
and
said
that
would
be
like
the
language
in
the
bill
would
provide
us
the
authority
to
do
that.
So
we
don't
have
to
keep
coming
back
to
you.
H
Yeah,
so
that's
what
I
want.
That's
a
good
idea.
I
mean
you
guys,
should
you
need
the
flexibility
to
do
that?
I
am
glad
to
hear
that
the
curve
is
at
least
looking
better
that
we're
not
leaving.
I
was
surprised
how
much
money
the
state
was
actually
leaving
on
the
table
when
the
whole
sage
commission
thing
hit
and
I'm
glad
to
hear
getting
closer
to
it.
I
also
was
surprised
how
complicated
the
whole
process
is.
H
It
sounds
easy
just
to
write
a
grant,
you
know
and
send
an
application
and
get
a
bunch
of
money,
but
there's
a
lot
of
steps
involved
in
it
so
anyway.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank
you,
madam
chair
for
dole
gme
and
sounds
like
a
great
great
step
in
the
right
direction.
A
Thank
you
very
much.
Senator
gilcochia
did
I
see
your
hand
up.
G
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
you
know
looking
at
the
bill
that
was
passed
as
it's
currently
in
statute
it.
It
sounds
like
we
should
have
a
report
available
to
us
now.
January
first
was.
A
Thank
you
very
much
any
additional
questions.
A
E
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
I
just
had
one
question
on
section:
I
guess
it's
sub
g
section,
one
sub
g
on
the
coordinate
so
in
terms
of
what's
currently
happening
with
local
and
state
agencies.
E
How
are
you
coordinating
now
to
prevent
the
duplication
and
then
the
second
part
to
that
question
is
there's
a
lot
of
federal
money
that
came
through
during
covid?
Are
you
also
tracking
any
of
those
areas
that
came
through.
I
So
for
the
record,
aaron
hastie
and
three
madam
chair
to
senator
neil,
we
are
I'll
be
honest,
like
we're
limited
in
our
coordination
right
right
now
we're
a
staff
of
three.
We
have
some
mechanisms
like
the
single
point
of
contact
where
we
are
the
agency.
So
if
a
grant
requires
that
and
then
any
state
agency
needs
to
report
to
us
if
they're
thinking
of
applying
for
a
grant,
but
it's
not
utilized
as
effectively
as
it
could
be.
I
So
that
is
definitely
something
that
we
want
to
do
is
because
you
know
we
know
that
if
you're
submitting
more
than
one
application
from
a
state,
it
makes
it
less
competitive.
So
we
we
could
do
better
at
coordinating
we're
just
really
limited
with
our
staff.
We're
doing
a
lot
with
that,
and
so
hopefully
we
can.
You
know,
increase
our
outreach
about
the
single
point
of
contact.
I
I
The
second
part
to
your
kobit
question
is
we
shifted
our
resources,
this
time
like
when
covet
hit,
and
we
have
a
federal
report
that
we
do
bi-weekly
and
so
we're
tracking
all
of
the
funds
that
are
coming
into
the
state
of
nevada.
It's
on
our
website
I'd
be
happy
to
send
the
link
to
you
if
you're
interested,
but
we're
tracking
grants
the
small
business
loans,
and
so
we've
we've
shown
about
23
billion
dollars
into
the
state
right
now.
I
E
It
does
thank
you
for
that.
I
I
just
was
super
curious
because
I
found
out
that
there
was
grant
money
that
came
in
that
was
paying
offsetting
some
taxes
and
clark
county
and
washoe
for
transportation,
but
it
wasn't
clear
on
how
it
was
bifurcated
and
where
the
grant
allocation
came
from
and
what
it
covered.
E
I
A
You're
welcome
anybody
else.
G
Just
to
follow
up
on
that
this
just
to
follow
up.
This
is
senator
goykichia.
Then,
in
this
report
that
you
actually
came
out
january
first
is
is:
are
those
all
those
numbers
again,
including
the
karazhak
money?
Is
it
at
least
touched
on
in
this
report?.
I
For
the
record,
aaron
hasty
in
our
in
our
grant
office
report,
or
we
have
to
yeah,
our
annual
report
does
speak
of.
It
goes
through
like
all
of
the
activities
that
we've
done,
and
then
we
do
go
through
our
federal
tracking
for
cobid.
G
A
Thank
you
very
much.
I
just
have
one
clarifying
question
and
you
may
not
know
the
exact
timeline,
but
down
on
section
two
or
actually
section
three
b,
where
you,
where
your
develop
and
maintain
a
manual
of
policies,
dot
dot
dot.
How
long
do
you
think
it
might
take
you
to
develop
those
that
manual.
I
For
the
record
aaron
hastie,
madam
chair,
we
have
the
manual
up
created
already
it's
on
our
website
and
I've
got
the
edits
in
there
that,
and
especially
the
ones
that
have
been
updated
with
the
uniform
guidance
change.
So
it's
done
just
needs
to
be
proof.
Read
and
it'll
be
ready
to
go.
A
Perfect,
thank
you
very
much.
Are
there
any
additional
questions
from
the
committee?
A
If
not
we'll
hear
testimony
in
support
of
senate
bill
15
and
broadcast,
would
you
help
us
with
that.
B
B
C
B
B
J
Thank
you
chair.
This
is
dylan
keith
with
the
vegas
chamber.
We
are
in
proud
support
of
this
bill.
We
believe
that
nevada
needs
to
pick
up
any
dollars
that
are
left
on
the
table
as
well,
and
we
need
to
get
our
fair
share
of
dollars
and
make
sure
that
our
state
is
run
well.
We
are
in
support
of
any
efficiencies
that
we
can
find
for
the
nevada
grant
process
and
we
have
been
especially
through
the
southern
nevada
forum
since
2013..
J
A
A
B
F
Good
afternoon,
madam
chair
members
of
the
committee,
stephen
cohen,
for
the
record
stephen
with
a
v
cohen
c-o-h-e-n,
as
in
the
assembly
woman,
no
relation
conceptually
in
support,
but
wanted
to
propose
an
amendment.
F
G
A
Are
you
asking
to
speak
directly
to
the
agency
right
now
correct?
What
would
be?
What
we
would
like
you
to
do
is
to
propose
your
amendment
and
then
either
they
can
respond
or
they
can
get
with
you
and
work
on
the
proposal.
But
if
you
would
present
your
amendment
or
your
your
neutral
thoughts,
if
you
will.
F
A
Okay,
thank
you,
mr
cohen.
What
I'm
going
to
ask
you
to
do
is
if
you
would
reach
out
to
the
bill
sponsor
and
have
that
discussion
with
them,
and
it
is
their
prerogative
to
accept
or
deny
the
amendment
and
then
we'll
move
forward,
we're
not
going
to
be
voting
on
the
bill
today.
So
please
continue
that
conversation.
A
Thank
you
very
much.
I
will
now
close
or
before
I
close
the
hearing
on
senate
bill
15.
I
would
like
to
ask
miss
hasty:
do
you
have
any
additional
comments.
I
B
Madam
chair,
for
the
record,
my
name
is
laura
freed.
I
serve
as
the
director
of
the
department
of
administration,
I'm
joined
by
deputy
director,
colleen
murphy
and
I
will
hand
it
over
to
her
to
go
through
what
is
perhaps
the
simplest
housekeeping
bill.
I've
seen
in
quite
a
while,
but
before
I
do,
I
want
to
note
that
we
are
also
joined
by
the
director
of
the
department
of
business
and
industry
and
his
deputy
director
and
staff
from
the
commission
on
minority
affairs
and
though
this
is
our
bill.
B
J
J
A
Thank
you
very
much.
Any
questions
from
committee.
G
G
Yes,
thank
you,
madam
chair.
The
way
it's
worded
it's
a
little
confusing
to
me.
It
says
the
director
and
it
takes
the
department
of
administration
out,
clearly
intends
to
transfer
to
the
department
of
business
and
industry,
but
the
governor
shall
shall
deem
what
what
compensation
is
appropriate
or
would
it
be
the
director
of
business
and
industry.
B
This
is
laura
freed
director
of
administration
for
the
record,
so
this
is
simply
regarding
the
administrative
support
for
the
commission
on
minority
affairs.
The
commission
on
minority
affairs
has
been
located
as
in
within
the
business
and
industry
director's
office
for
better
than
a
decade,
and
so
the
compensation
is
all
part
of
the
regular
budget
process
and
also
the
operating
costs
are
located
in
the
bni
director's
office.
So
and
again,
that's
that's
been
true.
B
B
It
was
transferred
to
the
consumer
affairs
division
of
business
and
industry
and
then
in
2009
via
ab254
of
that
session,
the
commission
on
minority
affairs
landed
in
the
bni
director's
office,
where
it
has
been
ever
since
and
it
the
both
the
salary
and
operating
costs
live
there,
but
we
have
in
nrs
232.864
this
holdover.
That
says
the
director
of
administration
shall
provide
staff
assistance
when
in
fact,
administration
has
not
done
that
in
quite
some
time.
So
that's
what
we
say:
that's
what
we
mean
when
we
say
this
is
a
cleanup
bill.
G
K
So
this
is
terry
reynolds.
May
I
address
that
as
as
a
director
free
stated,
basically,
we
put
together
through
business
and
industry.
We
have
housed
that
function
for
quite
some
time
since
2009
and
we
put
together
within
our
director's
office
our
budget
and
that's
one
of
the
components
of
our
budget.
That's
funded
through
there.
K
We
have
one
management,
analyst
that
staffs
the
commission
and
then
they
have
an
operating
budget,
albeit
rather
small,
but
that's
determined
by
our
request,
through
the
governor's
finance
office,
ultimately,
which
comes
to
the
legislature
for
approval.
K
A
K
Terry
reynolds
for
the
record
director
for
the
department
of
business
industry
actually
will
be
business
as
usual.
The
commission,
the
legislature,
helps
appoint
the
people
to
the
commission.
They
have
done
an
outstanding
job,
emily
works
with
them
very
closely
and
the
functions
that
they
do.
I
have
a
short
presentation
on
that.
If
you
want
to
see
it's
five
minutes
long,
but
if
not
we'll
just
hand
that
out
to
the
committee
and
it
outlines
their
duties,
but
no
it'll
be
business
as
usual.
Senator.
A
Okay,
seeing
none
we
will
hear
testimony
in
support
of
senate
bill
16
and
just
as
a
reminder,
you
have
two
minutes
each.
So
we
will
wait
for
broadcasting.
A
B
Have
any
this
is
laura
freed
for
again
for
the
record,
I
do
not
have
any
final
comments,
but
thank
the
community
for
hearing
our
bill.
A
Okay
pause
just
for
a
minute
one
minute
recess,
while
I
organize
my
next
little
spot
here.
Thank
you.
A
Okay,
thank
you
for
your
patience,
we'll
now
move
on
to
our
period
of
public
comment.
We
are
going
to
wait
just
a
minute
to
give
our
members
of
the
public
a
chance
to
call
in
so
in
my
teaching
world.
I
used
to
call
this
the
teacher
pause
and
we
give
people
a
time
to
come
in
and
collect
their
thoughts.
Please
remember
to
clearly
state
and
spell
your
name
and
limit
your
comments
to
two
minutes,
we'll
time
each
speaker
for
everyone
to
get
a
fair
opportunity.
A
You
may
also
submit
those
in
writing.
Public
comments
are
always
appreciated,
and
I
know
in
this
virtual
world
it
allows
many
of
us
that
would
not
be
able
to
be
here
to
tune
in
staff.
Are
you?
Is
there
any
public
comment
waiting
for.
A
Okay,
thank
you
very
much
all
right
hearing,
no
more
public
comment,
and
that
concludes
our
meeting.
For
today
we
will
not
be
having
a
meeting
on
friday.
We
will
try
to
limit
those
until
we
are
in
a
position
where
they
need
to
be
had.
Our
next
meeting
will
be
on
monday
at
3,
30
and
the
meeting
is
adjourned
and
thank
you
all
for
your
patience
as
we
work
through
this
virtual
world
and
thank
you,
committee
members,
staff
and,
of
course,
our
broadcasting
services
have
a
good
evening.