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A
Thank
you
very
much
good
afternoon
and
welcome
to
the
senate
government
affairs
committee
we're
fortunate
to
be
able
to
start
a
little
bit
early
today.
So
thank
you
for
joining
us.
Would
the
secretary
please
call
the
roll
vice
chair,
orrin
shaw,
senator
gokujia,
senator
neal,
here
senator
hansen
here,
chair
donderolu
here,
and
I
would
just
remind
you
all
members
are
present,
and
I
would
just
briefly
remind
everyone.
We
do
have
two
live
members
in
the
audience
yay.
A
A
We
will
have
people
in
the
room
and
online
today,
so
I
will
we'll
we're
going
to
be
hearing
two
bills
today,
ab2
and
ab676,
so
we
will
be
taking
the
items
in
a
different
order
than
listed
and
we
will
start
with
assembly
bill.
A
B
You
thank
you,
madam
chair.
Can
everyone
hear
me?
Okay,
sorry,
I
don't
know
the
mask
okay.
Thank
you,
madam
chair
and
members
of
this
senate
committee
on
government
affairs.
For
the
record.
My
name
is
vincent
guthro
and
I
serve
as
the
deputy
director
of
the
nevada
association
of
counties
or
naco.
B
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
present
assembly
bill
2
on
behalf
of
naco
and
our
members.
I
wanted
to
provide
a
little
background
on
the
issue
that
ab2
is
trying
to
solve
to
provide
a
little
context
for
the
committee
in
nevada.
There
are
hundreds
of
state-level
boards
and
commissions
these
boards
perform
critical
business
on
a
wide
range
of
very
important
and
very
specific
public
policy
issues.
Currently
there
are
over
100
vacancies
on
boards
and
commissions
in
nevada
and
currently
under
nevada
law.
B
A
qualified
individual
cannot
serve
on
more
than
one
of
these
boards,
whose
members
are
appointed
by
the
governor
ab2
seeks
to
increase
the
number
of
allowable
appointments
to
up
to
three.
It
is
nako's
opinion
that
diverse
and
broad
local
stakeholder
representation
is
needed
in
order
to
fully
represent
the
diversity
and
the
needs
of
our
state.
B
I
wanted
to
provide
a
couple
of
examples
of
state
boards
that
oversee
and
provide
input
on
critical
local
services
and
tax
revenues.
Just
to
give
the
committee
an
idea
of
why
naco
started
having
these
discussions
about
finding
a
solution
to
this
problem
and
beginning
and
engaging
other
stakeholders,
one
who
is
who
is
next
to
me
here
at
the
table
and
why
we
are
making
this
request.
B
B
These
are
probably
only
a
handful
of
people
in
the
state
that
meet
these
qualifications
and
most
are
on
other
boards
that
work
on
county
specific
issues.
When
the
individual
defense
board
was
created,
we
actually
had
three
commissioners
who
had
worked
on
and
cared
very
much
about
engine
defense
reform
and
who
met
all
the
qualifications.
B
The
third
commissioner
also
happened
to
have
extensive
knowledge
on
in
defense
reform
and
his
institutional
knowledge
and
voice
on
that
issue
was
lost.
Another
example
is
the
board
of
trustees
for
the
fund
for
hospital
care
to
independent
persons.
Counties
are
required
by
nevada
law
to
fund
and
provide
for
the
local
social
safety
net.
These
board
of
trustees
oversee
dollars
for
hospital
care
for
indigent
persons,
as
well
as
county
funds
that
are
contributed
to
the
state
plan
for
medicaid.
B
One
commissioner,
with
years
of
experience
on
this
board,
had
to
resign
to
serve
on
the
internet,
defense
board
actually
and
the
loss
of
her
historic
knowledge
was
keenly
felt.
A
few
other
examples
of
the
range
of
expertise
subject
matter
covered
by
boards.
Our
other
board
and
other
boards
that
have
county
representation
include
the
off
highway
vehicles.
Commission,
they
oversee
local,
grant
dollars
to
fund
ohv
infrastructure
and
education.
B
The
governors
nevada
complete
count
committee
governing
the
census,
effort,
slupac
and-
and
there
are
many
others
following
my
testimony-
you
will
hear
from
the
aclu
of
nevada
and
why
this
change
is
needed
from
their
perspective
and
I'll.
Let
them
speak
to
their
experience
and
the
issues
that
they've
encountered.
B
Thank
you
chair,
so
just
highlighting
for
the
committee
in
the
bill
where
the
change
is
made
which
allows
up
to
three
appointments
to
abort
commissioners,
similar
public
body,
it's
just
in
2.6
of
ab2,
and
this
act
would
become
effective
upon
passage
so,
madam
chair,
and
with
that,
I'm
I'm
happy
to
take
questions,
but
also,
as
I
mentioned
in
my
testimony,
if
it's
all
right,
we
like
the
aclu
of
nevada,
who's
partnering
with
us
on
this
legislation
to
share
their
perspective.
A
C
C
C
The
we
started
this
partnership
with
naco,
really
in
the
last
legislative
session,
when
we
were
crafting
the
makeup
of
the
board
of
indigent
defense,
as
mr
guthrie
had
pointed
out
to
you
that
board
developed
as
the
result
of
litigation
that
our
office
filed
against
the
state
regarding
engine
and
defense
services
in
throughout
the
state
and
as
we
were
going
through
and
crafting
this
you
know
it
was.
C
C
Additionally,
for
us,
we
have
a
very
sort
of
niche
example
of
how
the
governor
and
his
his
being
bound
by
statute
to
only
appoint
one
the
statute
by
saying
that
a
one,
a
person
can
only
be
appointed
to
one
commission
that
has
had
negative
consequences
for
the
aclu
of
nevada,
specifically
and
some
of
the
commissions
that
were
statutorily
required
to
sit
on,
and
that
is
the
nevada
sentencing,
commission
and
the
advisory
commission
on
the
administration
of
justice.
C
But
during
this
past
year
we've
had
transition,
we've
had
a
legal
director
that
was
that
left.
We
had
our
executive
director
who
left,
and
there
was
no
one
who
could
fill
that
position
so
for
six
months
during
the
covet
19
pandemic,
when
the
inmate
advocate
voice
was
necessary
to
be
heard
on
the
sentencing
commission
that
was
making
very
important
decisions
about
the
lives
of
incarcerated
individuals.
C
They
had
no
voice
on
that
commission
because
I
could
not
serve
on
both.
So
it's
you
know
a
public
policy
choice
that
we
have
to
make,
and
it
doesn't
mean
that
the
governor
has
to
appoint
the
same
person
to
these
commissions.
It
just
gives
the
opportunity.
C
So
if
organizations
such
as
ours,
if
there's
some
kind
of
transition,
if
there's
some
kind
of
obstacle
that
gets
in
the
way
of
us
being
able
to
appoint
more
than
one
person-
and
I'm
would
me
or
whomever
else
would
be
the
only
available
person
to
serve
in
that
role.
This
bill
helps
to
alleviate
those
consequences
and
to
keep
these
commissions
functioning.
So
with
that,
we
encourage
your
support
of
the
bill
and
I'm
here
to
answer
any
questions.
You
might
have
thank
you.
C
A
You
so
much
for
that
information
committee.
Senator
gokuchi,
please.
D
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
I'm
not
that
familiar
with
these
statutes.
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
it
in
the
bill.
It
does
reflect
that
these
are
only
state
boards
again
in
the
rural
areas.
It's
so
limited.
You
know.
I
want
to
make
sure
that,
just
because
you
serve
on
an
irrigation
district
board
and
maybe
the
mosquito
board,
you
would
still
be
eligible
for
a
governor's
appointment.
I
don't
see
it
in
the
bill
where
it
specifically
says
state
boards.
B
Madam
chair,
through
you
to
senator
gokuchiya,
so
this
has
to
do
with
gubernatorial
appointments
to
statewide
boards.
So
this
statute
covers
and-
and
maybe
it's
a
legal
lcb
question,
but
we
that's
how
that's
how
this
bill
was
written
as
to
that
statute
to
cover
those
statewide
appointments
that
go
through
the
governor's
office.
E
For
the
record,
this
is
heidi
clarkson
with
the
legal
division.
I
would
agree.
I
think
that
this
is
meant
to
apply
to
gubernatorial
appointments,
so
I
don't
think
it
would
have
impact
an
appointment
if
the
appointment
is
done
at
the
local
level
and
it
only
applies
to
boards
commissions
or
similar
bodies.
A
So
I'm
going
to
take
the
liberty
of
a
follow-up
there
because,
as
I
was
listening
to
the
senator,
I
was
thinking
about
an
autism
board
that
we
needed
somebody
appointed
to
from
the
rural
areas
who
had
a
child.
Who
was
autistic
and
we
were
having
trouble
because
that
person
sat
on
a
board.
So
how
would
that
work?
Ms
clarkson?
So
let's
say
we
need
that
specific
piece
in
a
person,
but
that
person
already
sits
on
the
water
board
and
already
sits
on
something
else.
E
So
in
subsection,
six
of
section
two
of
the
bill
that
allows
a
person
to
be
appointed
by
the
governor
to
three
boards
commissions
or
similar
bodies,
so
they're
not
limited
to
just
one
appointment,
they're
limited
to
three
appointments
right.
A
And
I
saw
that
I
guess
I
was
going
along
with
a
senator
and
asking
that,
because
sometimes
in
smaller
communities
I
was
there
could
be
that
the
same
three
people
sort
of
sit
on
the
same
three
right.
This
I
mean
you
don't
have
that
big
of
a
pool
to
draw
from
because
everybody
doesn't
want
to
do
it
and
then,
if
you
specify
you
have
to
have
this
type
of
piece,
is
there?
A
F
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
I
wasn't
sure
if
you
said
this,
but
so
I
was
looking
at
the
provision
of
why
we
were.
We
had
limited
the
governor
to
one
person
and
it
seemed
to
go
back
to
2011
right,
which
is
my
first
session,
and
so
it
seemed
to
be
that
there
was
a
distinct
reason
for
why
they
were
limiting
it.
And
I
remember
it
being
well.
F
I
know
my
thoughts
were
you
had
the
same
voices
participating
in
the
same
issues
and
there
was
no
diversity
of
thought,
and
so
other
people
from
the
south
who
may
have
had
an
interest
but
were
not
in
the
political
arena
or
did
not
have
any
kind
of
political
relationships
were
not
being
asked
to
be
on
the
boards,
and
so
it
seemed
to
make
sense
because
it
would
give
more
opportunity
instead
of
I
wouldn't
say,
cronyism.
What
is
cronyism
right
and
limiting?
F
You
know
oh
wolves,
my
friend,
you
know
joe,
my
friend
sam,
who
I
really
really
like,
and
I'm
just
gonna
put
all
of
my
friends
and
people
who
I've
you
know
were
part
of
my
political
circle
getting
on
boards
and
so
gave
an
opportunity
for
other
people
randomly
to
get
on
the
boards.
It's
just
like.
F
We
probably
would
have
never
had
a
dr
tiffany
tyler
or
anybody
get
on
a
board
if
we
would
not
have
an
open
space
where
you
have
to
go
and
find
somebody
for
the
governor
employment
right,
because
I
think
that's
a
totally
different
political
environment
and
it's
a
total
different
political
alignment
on
how
you
get
appointed
make
sense.
I'm
asking
that.
C
C
The
original
iteration
of
the
bill
it
did
leave,
leave
it
wide
open
for
one
person
to
get
appointed
to
numerous
boards,
and
so
through
conversations
in
the
with
with
the
assembly
in
order
to
address
those
issues
and
wanting
to
ensure
that
you
know
we're
really
narrowing
this
bill
to
address
those
very
limited
circumstances,
when
there
literally
really
only
are
two
or
three
people
who
can
serve
meet
a
very
distinct
delineated
statutory
requirement
and
there
might
not
be
a
large
pool
of
people
to
draw
from,
and
so
the
conclusion
there
was
that
if
we'd
cap
it
at
three
people
that
we're
still
able
to
to
reach
out
do
that
outreach,
get
the
right
people
appointed
to
boards
and
ensure
that
the
same
person
isn't
on
10
15
different
boards
and
we're
really
not
searching
for
high
qualified,
diverse
people
to
sit
in
those
positions.
A
A
F
No
cause-
and
I
get
what
you're
saying,
but
more
often
than
not
like
people
would
say:
okay
well,
who
do
you
know
right
and
your
circle
is
your
circle,
and
typically
people
don't
go
beyond
their
circle
right.
I
mean
how
many
and
I'm
just
going
to
use
this
for
an
example
like
you
guys,
represent
a
subset
of
a
circle,
but
how
many
folks
from
lv
and
va
right
have
ever
been
asked?
Who
may
have
a
specialty
to
be
on
any
of
those
boards
right
like?
F
Because
if
that's
not
your
friend
circle,
if
that's
not
your
political
circle,
then
you
don't
even
reach
out,
because
you
think
in
terms
of
who's
in
the
space
and
so
and
I-
and
I
just
think
that
sometimes
it
that's
why
you
can't
find
qualified
people
is
because
it's
being
driven
by
a
perspective
that
isn't
broad
enough,
because
you're
not
affiliated
with
those
individuals
who
always
say
I
would
love
to
do
it.
But
I
don't
even
get
an
opportunity
because
of
how
the
relationships
work.
C
Thank
you,
holly
well-born,
aclu
of
nevada.
For
the
record,
I
think
the
the
point
that
you're
making
is
extremely
important
and
the
governor's
office.
I
do
think
it
is
a
question
for
the
governor's
office
to
really
dive
into
what
types
of
outreach
programs
they
have
when
they're
considering
specific
candidates
to
be
on
boards,
the
aclu
of
nevada.
We
we
provide
recommendations,
for
example,
on
the
department
of
engines,
the
board
of
integent
defense.
C
We
provided,
you
know
a
list
of
individuals
who
could
serve
in
particular
roles,
and
so
there
was
an
effort
from
the
governor's
office
and
from
the
different
appointing
authorities.
So
you
know
speaker,
speaker
fryerson.
He
had
appointing
authority.
That
born
was
able
to
get
someone
appointed
there,
also
the
majority
leader
cannazaro,
and
so
we
were
able
to
provide
recommendations
on
people
that
we
thought
would
be
suitable
for
those
positions
who
maybe
hadn't
served
on
a
board
before.
So
I
think,
there's
different
creative
processes
that
the
the
governor's
office
or
whomever
has
the
authority
to
appoint.
C
Someone
will
will
go
through
and
utilize
in
order
to
kind
of
expand
that
base,
and
I
mean
I
can
really
only
speak
to
it
from
that
perspective.
But
I
do
know
this
is,
has
been
an
issue
there's
you
know
I
believe
at
this
point
it
might
be,
it
might
be
under
300,
but
at
one
point
there
were
300
vacancies
on
boards
and
commissions
and
some
very
aggressive.
C
You
know
campaigns
and
outreach
programs
to
try
to
get
people
to
apply
to
boards.
I
know
governor's
office
officials
were
coming
to
different
meetings
that
we
had
attended
to
encourage
board
participation.
C
B
Madam
chair,
can
I
just
add
to
that.
Thank
you,
so
I
think.
B
Oh
sorry,
vincent
guthro,
deputy
director
at
naco
for
the
record,
so
senator
neil.
I
think
it's
sort
of
counterintuitive
a
little
bit
that
we
actually
think
this
improves
diversity
in
a
way
and
we
do
think
finding
sort
of
limiting
it
to
three.
After
having
conversations
on
the
other
side,
helped
us,
I
think,
strike
the
right
balance
in
this
case,
but
really
what
it
so
because
a
lot
of
the
boards,
as
holly
wilborn
mentioned
and
as
as
mako,
recommends
for
appointment.
B
It's
such
a
specific
subject
area
such
a
specific
policy
area
that,
if
you
actually
do
find
someone
say
from
an
underserved
community
or
someone,
who's,
never
had
the
opportunity
to
serve
on
a
board
before
now,
they're
limited
right.
So
let's
say
we
need
their
financial
background
on
another
board.
We
couldn't.
We
couldn't
necessarily
use
that,
but
but
I
agree
with
you,
I
think
we
should
all
strive
for
that
to
reach
those
people
that
or
those
individuals
that
may
be
interested
that
haven't
served.
B
But
I
think
what
we're
really
talking
about
here,
too,
is
there's
a
little
bit
of
an
unintended
consequence
where
it's
actually
limited
diversity
in
in
a
way
and
limited
some
representation
in
a
way,
at
least
that's
our
our
view.
So
I
hope
that
helps
get
us
there,
but
thanks.
F
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that.
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
that
we
that
we
think
about
that,
and
I
understand,
because
you
may
go
talk
to
me
about
this
bill,
but
I
just
think
that
sometimes
you
know
this
isn't
even
underserved
communities.
These
are
just
like
professionals
who
are
no
they're,
not
in
underserved
communities.
They
are
in
the
professional
circle,
but
they're
not
in
in
other
circles,
but
they
have
the
expertise.
They're
they're
they're,
not
poor.
F
They
are
legitimate
professionals
who
are
not
being
asked,
and
I
just
bring
this
up
because-
and
this
is
like
a
really
interesting
example,
because,
like
in
2011
2013,
there
were
certain
bodies
that
had
never
participated
in
the
legislative
process.
So
this
was
a
time
before
bulware
became
a
federal
judge
and
in
2011
and
2013
it
was
the
first
time
that
the
naacp
within
their
legal
framework
had
actually
came
and
testified
in
the
legislature,
mainly
because
I
drew
them
in
right
and
then
and
then
there
were
relationships
built
from
that
right.
F
Bulware
was
well
known,
but
the
conversation
that
and
the
thought
pattern
that
I've
noticed
in
when
we
think
about
other
people
was
that
pretty
much
he
would
you
know
at
that
time
he
was
told,
like
naacp,
has
never
had
a
place
and
never
had
a
place
in
testimony
in
this
building,
so
don't
get
too
used
to
it,
and
so
that
was
literally
told
by
a
senator
at
the
time
happened
to
be
a
democrat
on
the
other
side
in
2011
2013,
and
I
remember
it
distinctly
because
I
was
just
like.
F
I
wanted
someone
with
a
certain
kind
of
expertise,
a
certain
kind
of
civil
rights,
expertise
to
come
and
be
able
to
present
from
that
perspective,
and
it
just
so
happened.
Yes,
it
was
bulware
but
he's
very
talented
right,
harvard
graduate
etc,
but
it
was
just
a
very
talented
person
that
I
felt
could
bring
a
lens
to
legislation
that
had
never
been
brought
before,
and
I
asked-
and
I
wanted
them
to
have
a
seat
at
the
table
right
and
so
when
I,
knowing
that
that
is
sometimes
how
the
universe
works.
A
Thank
you
for
your
perspective.
I
think
it's
important
and
I
I
don't
want
to
derail
this
whole
conversation,
but
I
do
want
to
have.
I
do
want
to
ask
a
question.
So
what
is
the
I
know
that
we
have
a
website
that
people
can
go
on
and
see
what
boards,
if
they
were
so
desired,
but
is
there
any
other
outreach
does
neco
or
anybody
else
you
know
out.
You
know
reach
out
two
groups.
A
I
I
autism
group
and
double
acp
and
everything
in
between.
Does
anybody
reach
out
to
these
groups
and
ever
say
you
know
we
have
a
website
where
there's
all
kinds
of
openings
on
boards
and
we
need
you
know
volunteers.
We
need
people
in
the
esthetician
group.
We
need
people
in
the
massage
group.
We
need
people
in
double
abcp,
we
need
whatever
we
need
right.
B
For
the
record
vincent
guthro
deputy
director
naco,
so
I
can't
I
can't
speak
to
the
internal
workings
of
other.
You
know
appointing
agencies,
but
at
naco.
What
we
do
is
we
usually
when
so.
First
of
all,
our
pool
is
county
commissioners
and
county
staff,
and
then
secondly,
we
usually
mention
that
an
appointment
is
either
vacant
or
coming
up
for
vacancy
in
a
public
meeting,
and
we
get
we
sort
of
rely
on
our
commissioners.
B
If
it's
not
going
to
be
a
commissioner
even
if
it
is
to
sort
of
go
into
their
local
communities
and
pull
people
and
we've,
we
definitely
have
had
recent
examples
of
that,
especially
on
some
ohv
board
replacements
and
that
type
of
thing
and
then
again
it
comes
up
and
then
that
person
is
sort
of
vetted
by
the
board
or
or
individuals.
It
could
be
more
than
one.
Sometimes
we
are
allowed
to
make
up
two
to
three
recommendations
for
an
appointment,
so
I
can
only
speak
to
our
processes
and
we
do
try
and
make
it.
B
C
Thank
you,
chair
dondera,
loop,
holly,
well-born,
aclu
of
nevada.
I
do
know
when
lanisha
dawson
was
in
charge
of
boards
and
commissions
in
the
governor's
office.
She
very
aggressively
she
got
very
creative
in
how
she
would
do
outreach
to
different
groups.
She
reached
out
to
us
several
times
to
get
recommendations
for
individuals,
people
that
they
may
not
have
been.
Thinking
of,
I
had
the
same
conversations
with
the
chief
of
staff
about
you
know
who
who
do
we
appoint
here?
Where
do
we
get
the
right
person?
C
And
you
know
it's
expressed
that
you
know
sometimes
the
there's,
the
some
the
expertise
just
might
not
exist.
The
person
might
just
simply
not
have
those
expertise.
So
how
do
we
get
creative
and
maybe
changing
the
makeup
of
that
commission?
So
I
think
a
lot
of
this
also
has
to
do
with
what
the
legislature
decides
when
we're
developing
these
boards
and
commissions-
and
you
know
how
narrow
you
know,
the
scope
is
on
of
expertise
that
that
person
can
have
in
order
to
serve
on
those
commissions.
C
This
is
just
one
piece
in
helping
to
address
that,
but
I
do
know
that
there
is
a
strong
commitment
in
the
governor's
office
to
to
get
to
to
diversify,
to
get
the
right
people
on
those
boards,
but
then
also,
if
senator
neil
brought
up
dr
tyler,
there
have
been
she's
an
incredible
example
of
an
individual
who
has
very
specific
skills
and
expertise
that
could
be
critical
and
vital
on
you
know
multiple
boards
and
commissions
in
the
state-
and
we
would
be
the
governor-
would
be
inhibited
from
appointing
her
to
those
commissions.
C
A
Additional
questions
or
concerns
on
this
bill
all
right.
Well
with
that,
I
will
close
this
part
of
the
hearing
and
we
will
go
to
support
opposition
and
neutral
and
broadcasting
when
you're
ready.
Please
go
ahead.
G
G
H
Good
afternoon,
madam
chair
and
members
of
the
committee
happy
friday
afternoon
for
the
record,
this
is
marlin:
mcdade
williams,
m
c,
capital
d,
a
d
e
w.
I
l,
l,
I
a
m
s
with
strategies
360
representing
churchill
county.
Today
we
want
to
go
on
record
in
support
of
ab2
churchill.
County
has
three
who
are
required
to
serve
on
various
bodies.
The
limits
and
current
law
proved
challenging
for
ensuring
proper
representation
as
a
result
of
the
statutory
restrictions.
H
In
churchill
county's
case,
there
are
statutory
requirements
for
a
member
of
the
county
commission
to
serve
on
a
border
commission,
but
there
are
also
limits
on
how
many
state
boards
or
commissions
one
person
can
sit
on.
However,
if
you
only
have
three
members
of
your
county
commission,
there
comes
a
point
where
you
can't
fill
your
statutory
required
positions
at
all.
If
all
members
are
filling
the
required
positions
and
hit
the
limit
for
all
the
reasons
noted
by
the
presenters
of
the
bill,
we're
asking
for
your
support
of
ab2.
Thank
you.
G
B
A
Thank
you
for
being
here
in
person.
It's
like
really
exciting,
so
we
appreciate
your
attendance.
Thank
you
very
much
all
right
and
with
that
I'll
close
the
hearing
on
assembly
bill
2
and
we
will
go
to
assembly
bill
76,
ms
miller,
with
her
awesome
book
library.
We
are
so
excited
to
see
you
today.
Sorry.
I
scared
you
right
at
the
beginning
and
called
your
bills
so
go
ahead
when
you're
ready.
I
I
An
adult
day.
Health
care
program
is
operated
during
the
day
in
a
safe
supervised
environment
that
offers
health
care
and
social
services
tailored
to
individuals
with
physical
disabilities
or
mental
impairments.
These
programs
provide
respite
care
for
a
family
caregiver
while
combining
home
and
community-based
services
for
the
veterans.
I
They
may
also
give
the
caregiver
the
opportunity
to
seek
employment
outside
of
the
home,
thereby
improving
the
family's
financial
situation.
Services
in
an
adult
day.
Health
care
program
can
include
assistance
with
daily
living
activities.
Physical,
occupational
and
speech
therapies,
help
with
medical
equipment,
medication
management,
personal
care
services,
socialization
peer
interaction,
physical
activity
and
companionship.
I
A
veterans
adult
day,
health
care
program
has
two
added
benefits.
First,
culturally
competent
staff
understand
how
a
veteran's
military
history
may
shape
their
health
practices
and
their
susceptibility
to
mental
and
physical
health
risks.
And
second,
these
programs
provide
peer
support
among
adults
with
a
shared
military
culture,
a
culture
that
generally
transcends
ethnicity,
race,
religion
and
gender
under
nrs
417,
the
nevada
department
of
veterans
services
is
not
authorized
to
establish
or
operate
veterans
adult
day
health
care
facilities,
however,
veterans
and
their
families
often
request
this
service.
I
I
I
I
want
to
make
sure
I'm
clear
on
this,
though
we're
not
seeking
the
authority
to
begin
to
operate
one
just
the
authority
to
establish
or
operate
one
in
statute
would
be
that
first
step
or
we
would
start
seeking
grants.
So
we
are
not
asking
for
any
funding
or
any
staffing
during
this
legislative
session
to
operate
at
belt
day.
Health
care
facilities.
I
This
bill
would
also
eliminate
obsolete
language
in
nrs
417.
That
discusses
where
a
first
and
a
second
veterans
home
will
be
constructed
as
a
first
and
second
home
have
already
been
constructed.
This
language
is
obsolete
and
can
be
removed,
and
madam
chair
vice
chair
and
members
of
the
senate
government
affairs
committee,
this
concludes
my
presentation
on
ab-76
and
I
stand
ready
to
answer
your
questions.
F
I
Madam
chair,
through
you
senator
neil,
we
do
so
senator
neil
there's
two
diff
there's
a
couple
of
different
models:
there's
one
in
new
york
at
stony,
brook
veterans,
care
veterans,
nursing
home
where
they
operate
adult
day,
health
care
right
on
the
same
campus,
so
they
use
the
same
staff
and
they
might
have
some
expertise
that
are
there
in
some
of
the
more
the
social
services
programs
that
might
be
associated
with
drop-in
care,
but
really
it's
the
same
type
of
geriatric
medicine,
nursing
care,
physical
therapy,
social
services
that
we
provide
at
our
veterans
home
in
both
boulder
city
and
the
the
one
in
sparks.
F
Yeah,
I
was
just
trying
to
make
sure
that,
like
even
if
you
get
the
money
you
have,
you
have
the
medical
relationships
and
then
also
there's
therapy
included
too,
and
so
you
know
having
a
therapist
because
it
could
be.
It
could
be
a
range
of
therapists
that
are
on
board,
so
you
could
have
occupational
therapist
and
then
you
have
a
physical
therapist
correct.
So
two
two
of
the
one
or
the
other,
that's
currently
in
the
space,
just
just
trying
to
see
what
the
staffing
is
like
and
who's
around
to
leverage.
This.
I
Kat
miller
for
the
record,
yes
ma'am,
we
currently
or
yes,
senator.
We
currently
do
have
those
services.
However,
were
we
to
operate
adult
day
healthcare?
We
would
need
to
bring
in
additional
medical
providers
with
that
same
expertise
and,
with
your
permission,
chair
I'd
like
to
open
it
to
deputy
director
amy
garland,
because
she
may
have
something
else
to
add
to
that.
H
H
What
I
wanted
to
add
is
we
constantly
develop
these
relationships
so
we're
even
with
our
nursing
homes,
we're
even
with
q
and
r
for
nurses,
just
joined
the
national
hospital
association
to
help
broaden
and
and
strengthen
those
relationships.
So
we
are
constantly
looking
at
relationships
specifically
so
that
we
can
expand
to
the
services
that
our
veterans
need.
That
answered
the
question
as
well.
I
And
madam
chair,
this
is
kat
miller
for
the
record.
I
hope
that
answers
the
question,
but
I,
but
I
will
say
that
just
to
close
that
out,
we
do
have
the
expertise.
Should
we
in
the
future
operate
adult
day
healthcare
services?
We
would
need
to
bring
on
additional
staff
to
provide
that,
but
the
expertise
is
already
there.
A
I
have
one
I'm
following
up
on
that
and-
and
you
may
not
know
exactly
the
answer
but
because
it
says
to
the
extent
the
funding
is
available,
you
may
establish
and
operate
programs,
and
I
know
you
talked
about
some
model
programs.
So
do
you
kind
of
have
things
in
the
queue
and
then,
if
the
funding
shows
up,
you
can
be
ready
to
go
or
are
you
waiting
for
the
funding
and
then
you'll
develop
a
plan.
I
Madam
chair
kat
miller
for
the
record,
we
did
submit
a
grant
for
adult
day
health
care
because
the
way
the
process
works,
it
puts
you
in
the
queue,
but
we
would
not
be
able
to
accept
that
grant.
Since
we
didn't
have
the
authority
to
operate
it,
but
there
are
a
couple
of
different
models:
we're
looking
at
one.
I
I
I
would
lean
toward
renting
a
medical
space
and
then
operating
that
facility,
but
there
are,
there
are
many
different
options
and
at
the
point
that
nevada
is
ready
for
that,
then
we
would
have
laid
out
a
number
of
different
options
and
we
would
take
it,
of
course,
to
the
legislature
in
the
office
of
the
governor
to
see
which
makes
most
sense
at
that
time.
But
there
is
money
there
and
what
happened?
Is
they
just
started
offering
per
diem?
I
A
Thank
you
very
much.
Senator
orange
hall
vice
chair.
D
I
Thank
you
senator
and
I'd
like
to
add
not
only
the
veterans,
but
often
what
we're
finding
is
that
family
members
one
has
to
stay
at
home,
especially
if
you
have
a
memory
care
issue
so,
rather
than
have
a
two-family
earning
where
both
would
like
to
go
to
work
and
bring
more
money
into
the
family,
one
has
to
stay
home
with
mom
or
dad
who's,
the
veteran
before
their
safety.
And
so
it's
it's
a
wonderful
program
and
it
benefits
not
only
the
veteran
but
the
caregiver
and
the
whole
family
as
a
whole.
A
Thank
you
very
much
any
additional
comments
from
any
of
the
members.
Thank
you
miss
miller
and
thank
you
for
bringing
back
your
wall
of
books
and
warming
our
souls
again.
We
hope
you
continue
to
visit
our
committee.
Thank
you
very
much,
we'll
go
to
support
we'll,
go
to
support
opposition
and
neutral
broadcasting
when
you're
ready.
G
G
J
L-E-P-E-I-L-B-E-T
and
I
represent
the
combat
wounded
veterans
of
the
military
order
of
the
purple
heart
and
the
to
70,
000,
disabled
american
veterans
in
our
state,
and
I'm
the
current
chair
of
the
united
veterans
legislative
council,
representing
the
250
000
veterans
in
our
state
and
500
000
nevadans
when
you
count
their
families,
we
are
in
support
of
ab-76
and
essentially
ditto
everything
that
director
miller
has
said.
This
is
an
essential
element.
J
G
A
A
I
A
G
G
A
Thank
you
very
much
broadcasting.
We
appreciate
your
help
and
with
that
I
will
close
the
meeting.
I
will
remind
members
we
will
have
a
meeting
monday,
wednesday
and
friday
next
week
and
probably
for
the
next
30
plus
days,
whatever
we
have
left
so
be
on
your
good
behavior
and
we'll
see
you
next
week
have
a
nice
weekend.