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A
Thank
you
very
much
broadcast
well
good
afternoon.
Welcome
to
the
senate
committee
on
government
affairs
thanks
to
everyone
who
is
joining
online.
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appreciate
your
participation
members.
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secretary,
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A
A
Here,
thank
you
very
much.
We
have
our
members
are
present
and
we
have
a
quorum
first
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begin
our
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want
to
just
briefly
explain
how
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virtual
meetings
work.
I
know
that
each
time
we
meet,
we
have
some
new
attendees
from
out
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our
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world,
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I'll
quickly
go
through
these.
You
know
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legislative
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currently
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of
you
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much
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able
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A
A
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A
D
Hi
there
good
afternoon,
madam
chair
and
members
of
the
committee
great
to
see
all
of
you
virtually
today.
Thank
you
so
much,
madam
chair
for
the
time
on
your
agenda.
Today
I
am
dagny
stapleton,
the
executive
director
of
naco,
the
nevada
association
of
counties
and
we've
got
a
short
presentation
for
you
today
about
all
the
things
that
naco
does
and
a
little
bit
about
nevada's
counties
and
all
that
they
do
so.
I
will
go
ahead
and
share
my
screen.
D
D
D
All
right
so
neco,
as
I
said,
is
the
nevada
association
of
counties.
We
are
the
statewide
association
for
county
government
officials
and
staff.
We
are
a
non-partisan
organization
and
our
members
are
all
17
of
nevada's
county
governments.
Naco
was
formed
in
1924
and
so
we're
proud
of
our
almost
100
years
of
working
to
serve
nevada's
counties,
including
representing
them
here
at
the
legislature
and
naco,
is
authorized
pursuant
to
nrs244120.
D
Our
board
of
directors
is
made
up
of
at
least
one
commissioner
from
each
of
the
nevada,
17
counties,
and
on
this
slide
you
can
see
our
current
leadership.
Naco's
current
president
is
clark
county.
Commissioner
marilyn
kirkpatrick,
commissioner
kirkpatrick
followed
commissioner,
jim
french,
who
was
nato's
2020
vice
president,
and
he
is
our
past
president.
Our
president-elect
is
commissioner,
bob
lucy
from
washoe
county
and
our
vice
president,
who
will
be
our
president
in
2022,
is
commissioner
varlin
higby
from
lincoln
county.
D
D
I
think
the
reason
for
this
is
because
whether
big
or
small,
all
counties
are
responsible
for
providing
many
of
the
same
critical
services
to
nevadans,
and
that
includes
a
broad
range
of
services,
some
of
which
you
all
are
familiar
with,
but
I
will
go
through
with
you
today
and
so
those
county
elected
representatives
really
have
a
lot
in
common,
as
well
as
a
lot
of
common
challenges
in
areas
where
they
work
together.
I
also
want
to
mention
naco
staff.
Many
of
you
know
nato's
deputy
director
vincent
guthro
who's
online.
D
Today,
you
will
see
him
frequently
in
this
committee
representing
counties
and
sharing
the
county
perspective
on
various
bills.
Nego
also
has
a
natural
resources,
manager,
colby
prout
and
our
office
manager,
amanda
evans.
So
we
are
small,
only
a
staff
of
four,
but
we
try
to
do
our
very
best
to
accomplish
a
whole
lot
for
our
members
with
those
limited
resources.
D
D
This
is
nako's
mission
to
support
counties
in
maximizing
efficiency
and
fostering
trust
in
county
government.
We
also
serve
as
a
forum
for
cooperation
and
coordination
amongst
nevada's
counties.
D
The
naco
board
meets
once
a
month
and
really
does
function
as
a
place
where
members
and
county
commissioners
from
across
the
state
can
exchange
information
and
work
together
on
common
issues
and
goals.
Our
board
includes
at
least
one
county
commissioner,
from
each
of
nevada's
counties,
as
well
as
the
representatives
from
the
other
affiliated
county
officials.
D
Association
deco
also
provides
education
and
resources
for
our
members
through
an
annual
conference,
providing
workshops
and
panels
throughout
the
year,
and
our
website
is
also
a
good
resource
for
our
members,
as
well
as
anyone
else
interested
in
nevada's
counties
on
there.
We
have
links
to
each
of
the
county's
websites
individually,
along
with
publications
related
to
counties,
information
about
our
meetings
in
conference,
etc.
D
Enaco
also
provides
advocacy
on
behalf
of
counties
both
here
during
the
legislative
session
and
in
the
interim.
As
you
all
know,
there
are
many
state
laws
and
policies
that
affect
counties
in
the
2019
session.
We
actually
tracked
almost
half
of
the
bills
introduced
as
they
affected
us
in
one
way
or
another,
and
nato
works
also
on
federal
issues
that
affect
counties
through
our
federal
delegation
through
the
national
association
of
counties
who
are
strong
boys
for
counties
on
capitol
hill
and
all
of
our
17
counties
are
a
member
of
that
organization
as
well.
D
One
important
one
is
the
board
of
the
fund
for
hospital
care
to
indigent
person,
which
persons
with
which
naco
actually
administers
part
of
county's
responsibilities
for
those
in
our
communities
is
to
help
fund
care
for
those
defined
as
indigent
those
who
do
not
have
the
resources
to
pay
for
their
own
care,
and
so
this
board
oversees
county
and
other
funds
that
assist
with
that.
Some
of
the
other
statewide
boards
that
we
have
membership
on
are
were
county
7
interests
to
representation
include
the
board
on
indigent
defense
services
that
oversees
public
defenders.
D
The
committee
on
local
government
finance,
the
nevada
commission
on
nuclear
projects,
the
commission
on
off
highway
vehicles,
the
state
land
use
planning
council
and
the
cooperative
extension
advisory
council
as
well
as,
of
course,
the
governor's
coven
19
task
force.
Just
some
general
information
about
nevada's
counties.
D
They
range
in
population
from
more
than
two
million
to
just
over
one
thousand
nevada
is
one
of
the
most
urban
states
in
the
united
states,
urban
is
defined
by
the
percentage
of
the
population
that
lives
in
urban
areas,
but,
in
contrast,
nevada
also
has
six
of
the
25
largest
counties
geographically
in
the
contiguous
u.s,
as
well
as
some
very
rural
counties
and
some
of
the
most
remote
communities
in
the
continental
us
and
13
of
nevada's
17
counties.
Interestingly
enough
contain
more
than
75
public
lands.
D
That
includes
our
urban
counties
as
well,
and
these
are
lands
that
are
not
in
private
ownership,
but
are
managed
mostly
by
the
federal
government
and
on
which
counties
provide
services.
Nevada
actually
has
the
most
public
lands
of
any
state
in
the
continental
united
states.
D
D
I
wanted
to
provide
a
committee
with
an
overview
of
all
the
things
that
counties
do
much
of
that.
Many
of
you
are
familiar
with,
but
as
an
introduction
to
that,
I
wanted
to
share
something
with
you
that
we
created
this
year
and
that's
a
video
on
what
counties
do,
but
also
what
counties
are
doing
specifically
during
covid19
during
the
clover
19
response.
B
Hospital
workers,
ems
responders
contract,
tracers
and
human
services
providers
are
some
of
the
front-line
heroes
of
the
coven
19
response
and
in
nevada.
Many
of
them
are
county
employees,
counties
matter
and
they
serve
every
nevadan
every
day
during
covet.
19
nevada's
counties
are
a
critical
part
of
the
public
health
response,
supporting
health
districts,
providing
regional
emergency
services
and
preparing
quarantine
and
isolation
beds.
Counties
are
the
provider
of
the
local
social
safety
net
nevadans
most
in
need
rely
on
counties
to
provide
child
protective
services,
meals
to
those
in
need,
and
services
to
the
homeless
and
seniors.
B
Nevada's
counties
are
responsible
for
providing
over
20
percent
of
the
state's
medicaid
budget
and
support
public
hospitals
throughout
the
state
counties.
Do
all
this
in
addition
to
providing
the
everyday
municipal
and
regional
services
that
nevadans
depend
on
like
roads,
parks,
water
and
sewer
systems,
community,
centers,
libraries
and
county
airports
counties
also
administer
elections,
helping
to
ensure
one
of
our
most
sacred
democratic
rights,
nevada's
counties
matter
and
in
difficult
economic
times.
County
services
are
more
important
than
ever
and
more
in
demand.
We
thank
the
nearly
23
000
nevadans
that
are
county
employees.
B
D
So
we
wanted
to
share
that
with
you.
Can
you
all
see
my
my
powerpoint
again
now?
Okay,
we
wanted
to
share
that
with
you.
We're
proud
of
that
video
we
had
county
employees
from
across
the
state
and
county
commissioners
participate
in
that,
and
we
wanted
to
to
share
all
the
things
that
counties
were
doing
during
covet,
but
also
as
a
thanks
to
all
the
county.
Employees
who
are
who
are
on
the
front
lines
throughout
covet
counties
have
provided
much
of
the
local
and
on
the
ground
response.
D
To
covid19,
including,
as
you
saw
in
the
video
helping
to
stand
up,
contact,
tracing
and
testing,
some
counties
have
paid
for
tests
or
additional
lab
equipment,
but
all
counties
have
assisted
in
some
capacity
and
are
assisting
with
or
administering
or
coordinating
testing.
D
Also,
this
video
was
made
prior
to
the
release
of
the
vaccine,
and
so
we
also
wanted
to
note
that
counties
are
playing
a
key
role
in
vaccine
distribution.
Much
of
that
role
is
the
reliance
on
local
emergency
response
for
coordination
and
distribution
during
every
crisis,
or
emergency
counties
coordinate
the
local
emergency
response.
D
They
work
with
the
state
and,
of
course,
cities
and
other
local
entities
is
my
volume
all
right.
I
just
want
to
check
after
that
video,
okay
thanks,
but
it's
our
regional
county
emergency
response,
folks
that
coordinate
a
lot
of
what
happens
on
the
ground.
It's
our
first
responders
who
have
helped
to
distribute
vaccines,
including
helping
with
shots
and
standing
up
pods
and
we'll
get
into
who's
responsible
for
public
health
in
nevada
and
just
a
little
bit
in
a
moment.
D
So,
as
you
can
see
from
this
map,
all
of
nevada
is
divided
up
into
the
17
counties,
so
the
services
that
counties
provide
are
to
every
one
of
nevada's
residents
and
to
each
of
your
your
constituents
as
well.
This
is
one
of
the
reasons
that
counties
have
been
such
a
critical
part
of
the
covered
response,
because
we're
all
the
on-the-ground
social
safety
net
provider
and
because
counties
collectively
provide
a
number
of
those
frontline
regional
services.
D
So,
in
addition
to
all
the
things
I
mentioned,
that
counties
are
doing
during
cobit
counties
also
provide
senior
and
human
services.
Libraries
in
most
counties,
important
infrastructure
like
roads
and
water
systems,
local
tax
collection
document,
recording
and
counties
are
also
responsible
in
large
part
for
the
local
justice
system,
including
district
and
justice
courts,
da's
pd's
and
county
jails,
in
addition
to
regional
services.
D
Nevada's
counties
are
also
responsible
for
providing
many
local
services
to
the
poor
indigent
because
of
this
nevada's
counties
provide
a
lot
of
what
we
refer
to
as
the
the
local
social
safety
net.
Two
key
components
that
we'd
like
to
note
are
that
counties
are
an
important
partner
in
our
state's
medicaid
program
and
that
each
county
has
a
human
services
director
who
may
be
responsible
for
a
number
of
county
funded
programs,
some
of
which
we've
mentioned.
D
Here's
a
more
complete
list
of
county
services.
Some
counties
also
provide
county
airports,
water
and
wastewater
system,
not
every
airport
in
the
state,
but
some
counties
and
county
treasurers
and
assessors
are
responsible
for
property,
tax
calculation,
collection
and
distribution
county
reporters
report
and
manage
all
real
property
deeds
and
marriage
records,
along
with
other
important
documents.
D
Counties
are
also
responsible
for
many
of
the
local
ordinances
that
protect
the
health,
safety
and
welfare
of
residents
and
the
enforcement
of
those,
and,
as
you
all
know,
counties
conduct
our
federal
state
and
local
elections.
With
the
help
of
this,
and
with
the
help
of
the
secretary
of
the
state,
manage
voter
registration,
so
it's
counties
who
own
and
maintain
our
voting
machines
and
run
polling
places
manage
those
staff
and
volunteers
courts.
I
mentioned
that
already.
D
Public
safety,
of
course,
is
very
important:
sheriff's
county
fire
and
ambulance,
including
our
9-1-1
systems,
and
then
counties
actually
own.
It
maintain
and
pave
75
percent
of
all
of
nevada's
roads
briefly
just
to
go
back
to
public
health,
because
this
is
something
we've
been
asked
about
more
during
covid.
Both
clark
and
washoe
have
health
districts
that
are
separate
entities
from
their
counties,
though
both
counties
support
those
health
districts
in
different
ways.
Washoe
county,
for
example,
is
the
primary
funder
of
the
washoe
county.
Health
district.
D
Carson
city
has
a
health
authority
that
performs
a
lot
of
the
health
functions
in
their
county
and
that's
actually
a
department
in
their
county
and
through
that
they
actually
support
the
three
surrounding
counties.
Lyon,
douglas
and
story
with
public
health
services,
especially
they've,
been
doing
that
during
covid,
then
for
the
remainder
of
the
state.
D
Here's
a
map
of
some
of
the
services
I
just
mentioned-
we
put
this
together
to
so,
and
a
lot
of
you
already
know
all
of
this
already,
especially
on
this
committee,
but
this
shows
sort
of
who
does
what,
in
terms
of
state
local
and
the
areas
where
counties
partner-
and
this
does
vary
from
county
to
county,
but
just
to
give
you
a
sort
of
a
general
idea-
and
we
did.
We
know
this
print
is
small.
D
We
did
provide
this
on
nellis
for
you
as
well,
so
counties
are
able
to
provide
all
these
services
through
the
following
revenues.
This
is
a
summary
of
the
top
revenue
sources
for
counties.
The
two
most
important
funding
streams
for
counties
are
c
tax
and
property.
Tax
ctax
includes
sales
taxes,
as
well
as
other
revenues
that
are
distributed
through
a
formula
to
each
county
for
most
of
nevada.
County's
property
tax
is
their
primary
source
of
revenue
for
our
rural
counties.
D
Net
proceeds
of
minerals
are
also
an
important
source
of
revenue,
and
additional
funding
sources
include
local
fees
for
services,
licenses,
etc
and
another
important
source.
Sorry,
sorry,
another
important
source
just
to
go
back
to
this
slide.
Real
quick
of
county
revenues
for
nevada's
rural
counties
are
payments
in
lieu
of
taxes,
otherwise
known
as
pills.
D
All
of
our
counties
encounters
actually
provide
both
important
services
on
public
lands
and
to
public
lands
users,
including
emergency
response,
roads
and
roads.
Unlike
private
property,
though,
of
course
upon
which
taxes
are
assessed
to
fund
local
services.
Federal
agencies
do
not
pay
taxes,
so
in
lieu
of
that
they
provide
some
federal
dollars
to
each
county
to
pay
for
those
services.
It
is
often
most
of
the
time
not
enough
to
cover
what
counties
provide,
but
still
an
important
source
of
revenue,
especially
for
those
rural
counties.
D
So
a
little
more
on
some
of
these
key
revenue
sources,
including
who
sets
the
authority
and
limitations
on
those
taxes,
as
you
all
also
on
this
committee
are
familiar
with
nevada's
counties
for
the
most
part
do
not
have
what
we
call
home
rule.
Instead,
nevada
is
a
dylan's
law
state,
meaning
that
counties
can
only
perform
those
actions
specifically
allowed
by
you,
the
legislature,
so
property
taxes,
for
example.
It's
the
legislature
that
says
how
much
counties
can
impose
and
collect.
D
D
D
We
always
request
that
counties
be
a
part
of
the
conversation
on
any
apology
policy
change
that
the
legislature
may
make
that
takes
additional
local
dollars
to
implement
and
discuss
whether
there
are
new
funding
sources
provided.
So
we
call
those
unfunded
mandates
and
you're
all
familiar
with
those
a
mandate
to
provide
new
or
expanded
service
without
any
new
or
associated
revenue
to
pay
for
those
services.
We
make
the
same
request
regarding
tax
abatements.
There
are
many
tax
abatements
created
in
state
law
that
actually
invade
local
sales
use
and
property
taxes.
D
So
it's
also
important
for
counties
to
maintain
the
ability
they
currently
have
to
carry
out
the
services
and
mandates
they're
responsible
for
and
then
finally,
counties
always
engage
with
the
budget
process
here
at
the
legislature,
to
watch
budgeted
assessments
to
counties
from
the
state
and
in
areas
of
interest,
including
health
and
human
services,
public
safety
and
nevada's
cooperative
extension
program,
which
is
an
important
program,
and
that
is
funded
predominantly
by
nevada's
counties
very
quickly.
These
are
our
bills.
This
session,
we
are
allowed
five
build
draft
requests
every
session,
and
this
session
our
board.
D
D
This
proposal
would
require
it
would
remove
that
existing
prohibition
and
allow
an
individual
to
serve
on
more
than
one
governor-appointed
board.
Ab33
clarifies
the
process
to
determine
eternity
in
nevada,
nevada,
state
law.
Currently,
the
procedure
for
determining
fraternity
includes
timing
of
hearings
and
noticing
requirements
for
parents.
D
D
We
believe
that
providing
this
clarification
will
ensure
that
the
law
is
applied
consistently
and,
of
course,
the
children
don't
stay
in
the
system
longer
than
is
absolutely
necessary.
Finally,
sb10
as
counties
continue
to
struggle
with
the
effects
of
the
great
recession
on
property
tax
revenue.
They
are
now
looking
toward
another
potential
reduction
in
revenues
due
to
the
economic
fallout
from
kogit.
This
bill
would
make
a
very
minor
change
to
the
formula
for
calculating
the
caps
on
our
property
tax
bills
to
provide
more
predictability
and
stability
for
local
governments
going
forward.
D
This
is
our
office.
It's
right
up
the
street
in
the
historic
home
here
in
person,
city
we're
very
proud
of
it.
Please
come
and
see
us
anytime
with
your
masks
on,
of
course,
and
this
is
our
contact
information
for
myself
and
for
vincent
and
madam
chair.
I
would
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions
or
providing
additional
information
that
you
or
the
committee
members
would
like.
A
A
A
A
I
know
it's
been
overwhelming
in
some
cases,
but
thank
you
to
the
counties
for
doing
that.
All
right,
any
questions
going
once
yes,
madam
chair,
okay,
senator
neil,
please
so
mistake.
D
So
yes,
senator
neil
dagny
stapleton
for
the
record
through
the
chair
to
you.
Thanks
for
the
question,
so
counties
collect
a
certain
portion
of
revenue
and
property
tax.
That's
dedicated
to
indigent
services
counties
provide
certain
indigent
services,
as
I
mentioned,
using
those
dollars,
as
well
as
general
fund
dollars
in
some
instances,
of
course,
and
then
there's
also
the
fund
for
hospital
care
to
indigent
persons.
B
That's
fine,
madam
chair,
quick
follow-up,
so
based
on
the
impact
or
the,
I
guess,
the
relationship
between
the
indigenous
fund
and
the
property
tax.
If
you
were
to
get
like
sb
10,
what
would
be
the
effect
of
that
stabilization
measure
there
in
terms
of
revenue,
or,
I
guess
really,
the
stability
of
revenue
for
the
agency
money.
D
Thank
you,
senator
o'neal
dagny
stapleton
for
the
record,
madam
chair.
Well,
the
indigent
funds
that
that
counties
rely
on
are
property
tax
funds.
There
are
there's
a
significant
portion
of
other
revenues
that
are
also
property
tax
revenues.
So
the
indigent
funds
are
a
piece
of
that,
and
so
all
of
those
property
tax
revenues
that
counties
receive
would
be
impacted
and
the
stability
would
be
increased
by
sb10.
If
sb10
were
passed.
A
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
So,
following
up
on
your
nico
bills,
I
I
do
have
a
clarifying
question.
Without
too
much
conversation
can
you
go
back
to
ab33
and
tell
me
what
that
was
about
again,
I
heard
you
say
taking
that
out
of
nrs
126
and
codifying
it
in,
but
could
you
give
me
a
little
more
explanation.
D
Thanks
so
much
madam
chair,
chair,
don
darrell
loop.
Excuse
me
dagny
stapleton
for
the
record,
so
there's
a
process
for
determining
paternity
for
kids
in
the
child
welfare
system,
especially
as
they
are
well
specifically
when
they
are
leaving
that
system
for
adoption
proceedings
and
currently
well.
This
matters
to
counties,
of
course,
because
counties
provide
child
protective
services,
county
da's
and
public
defenders
and
the
courts.
D
You
know
counties
are
involved
with
all
of
those
systems
and
so
currently
the
process
for
determining
paternity
there's
things
that
are
codified
in
statute,
such
as
hearings
noticing
for
any
biological
parents
that
might
be
out
there,
as
well
as
testing
dna
testing,
and
all
of
that
is
codified
in
nrs
126..
D
A
A
A
Thank
you
so
much
chair
don
darrell.
Thank
you
all
right.
So
hearing
no
more
questions,
we'll
move
on
to
our
next
presentation
from
the
office
of
labor,
commissioner,
with
the
department
of
business
and
industry
and
shannon
chambers,
our
labor
commissioner,
is
going
to
present.
So
please
proceed
when
you're
ready.
C
Here
so
the
labor
commissioner,
and
I'm
going
to
kind
of
touch
on
some
big
areas
that
we
enforce
and
one
of
those
is
public
works
and
prevailing
wage
and
I'll
also
talk
about
the
apprenticeship
utilization
act,
which
I
know
is
of
interest
to
some
of
the
members
on
your
committee.
But
I
want
to
kind
of
start
out
and
just
give
you
a
big
overview
of
the
office
of
the
labor
commissioner
and
what
we
do
and
kind
of
where
we're
going,
and
also
what
we've
done
during
the
covid
19
public
health
emergency.
C
So
the
office
of
the
labor
commissioner
is
the
principal
wage
and
hour
and
labor
regulatory
agency
for
the
state
of
nevada,
some
of
our
main
areas.
Again,
public
works
prevailing
wage
apprenticeship,
utilization
act.
We
also
have
the
responsibility
of
enforcing
minimum
wage
and
ensuring
that
overtime
is
paid
to
employees
in
the
state
of
nevada.
C
We
have
20
total
staff
throughout
the
entire
state,
nine
investigators
for
the
entire
state
of
nevada.
So
all
those
areas
we
have
to
use
those
nine
investigators
to
enforce
all
the
different
laws
that
we
are
charged
with
enforcing.
We
are
small
just
for
your
own
knowledge.
The
20
total
staff
is
the
exact
same
number
that
that
was
back
in
1999,
so
that
will
give
you
some
perspective.
C
We
are
a
100
percent,
generally
funded,
so
obviously
that
comes
into
play
when
you're
talking
about
funding
positions
and
adding
positions,
and
obviously
we
know
the
budget
situation
going
into
this
session.
So
the
labor
commissioner
has
not
asked
for
any
new
positions
in
case.
That
is
a
question
we
have
not.
Obviously
we
are
being
very
cautious
with
our
budget
and
have
been,
quite
frankly
since
I've
been
the
labor
commissioner
since
2014.
C
so
again,
major
responsibilities,
private
sector,
employment,
ensuring
minimum
wage
over
time
a
lot
of
different
employment
practices.
We
also
now
enforce
the
paid
leave
bill
in
the
state
of
nevada
that
passed
during
last
session.
We
also
enforce
the
laws
on
public
works
projects
ensure
that
prevailing
wage
is
paid
on
those
projects,
and
then
we
are
now
responsible
for
the
apprenticeship
utilization
act.
We
also
regulate
private
employment
agencies,
so
these
are
like
your
temporary
agencies,
your
manpower,
your
labor
max.
C
We
actually
license
them
just
for
the
committee's
knowledge,
and
I
know
senator
neil
sits
on
that
committee
senate
bill
55,
which
will
be
heard
in
work
session.
This
wednesday
is
going
to
propose
to
move
what
are
called
employee
leasing
agencies
under
the
jurisdiction
of
the
labor
commissioner.
So
we'll
have
to
see
what
happens
on
wednesday
with
that
bill.
C
So
just
I'm
not
going
to
go
through
all
of
these,
but
just
to
kind
of
give
you
an
overview
of
all
the
statutes
that
we
are
charged
with
enforcing
so
there's
quite
a
few
of
them
here.
I
will
point
out
that
nevada,
revised
statute,
section
610,
which
is
apprenticeship
and
the
state
apprenticeship
council
that
was
moved
to
the
governor's
office
of
workforce
innovation
in
2017..
C
There
is
a
proposal
now
to
move
the
state
apprenticeship
council
to
the
department
of
employment,
training
and
rehabilitation
so
over
to
dieter,
so
that
is
in
play
again.
There
are
conversations
for
the
committee
of
potentially
not
moving
it
to
owen
and
moving
the
state
apprenticeship
council
back
to
the
labor
commissioner,
because
of
the
tie-in
with
public
works
projects,
then,
obviously
with
the
tie-in
for
the
apprenticeship
utilization
act.
C
So
I'll
go
over
these
very
quickly,
but
just
some
kind
of
unique
elements
of
nevada's
minimum
wage.
We
have
what's
called
the
two-tier
system.
So
if
an
employer
offers
qualified
health
insurance,
they
can
pay
the
lower
rate.
If
they
don't
offer
qualified
health
insurance,
they
have
to
pay
the
higher
rate
and
just
to
make
it
clear.
The
employer
just
has
to
offer.
C
C
The
supreme
court
decided
that
issue
and
said
all
you
had
to
do
was
offer
it
senate
bill
192
during
the
last
legislative
session,
specified
exactly
what
qualified
health
insurance
had
to
be,
so
that
was
kind
of
a
new
requirement
that
clarified
that
issue
in
nevada
too,
you
cannot
use
tips
to
offset
the
minimum
wage,
so
that
is
different
than
federal
law
and
it
is
different
from
some
of
the
other
states
assembly
bill.
456
that
passed
during
the
last
session
actually
raised
the
minimum
wage
in
the
state
of
nevada.
C
It
also
eliminated
some
of
the
exemptions
that
were
in
the
statute
608.250,
so
the
only
exemptions
to
minimum
wage
now
in
the
state
of
nevada
are
workers
under
the
age
of
18
workers
employed
by
a
non-profit
for
after
school
or
summer,
employment
or
trainees.
There
is
also
the
collective
bargain
exemption.
So
if
there's
a
collective
bargaining
agreement,
there
is
an
exemption
for
that.
Typically
collective
bargaining
agreements.
The
wages
are
higher
than
the
minimum
wage
anyway.
So
that's
not
an
issue
that
really
becomes
a
problem
for
the
nevada
labor,
commissioner,
in
enforcing
those
exemptions.
C
C
We
also
issue
an
overtime
bulletin
that
goes
out
to
all
employers,
advising
them
that
the
minimum
wage
will
go
up
effective
july
1st
of
each
year.
So
on
this
topic,
the
labor
commissioner
is
obviously
watching.
What's
going
to
happen.
On
the
federal
side,
the
biden
administration
has
proposed
the
idea
of
increasing
the
federal
minimum
wage.
C
The
labor
commissioner
and
based
on
the
nevada
constitution,
would
have
to
have
a
discussion
with
the
nevada
legislature
and
the
governor
and
determined
that,
because
that
federal
rate
is
higher,
that
15
could
potentially
become
the
new
minimum
wage
rate
in
the
state
of
nevada.
Obviously,
we're
going
to
watch
that
and
see
where
that
goes,
but
these
amounts
here
are
set
forth
in
statute
now
pursuant
to
assembly
bill
456.
C
So
this
is
how
this
rate
will
go
up
each
and
every
year,
so
minimum
wage
in
nevada
also
rolls
into
overtime
pay
in
nevada,
nevada
again,
and
I
hate
to
keep
using
the
term
unique.
But
we
have
a
very
unique
requirement:
it's
the
over
eight
hours
in
the
24
hour
period
rule.
So
if
you
make
less
than
one
and
one
half
times
the
minimum
wage
and
you
work
over
eight
hours
in
a
24
hour
period,
you
are
now
entitled
to
overtime.
C
So,
just
to
give
you
perspective
back
in
2015
senate
bill
193
was
introduced
to
try
and
get
rid
of
the
eight
over
eight
hour
rule
that
bill
got
amended
and
it
ended
up
becoming
a
proposal
to
raise
the
minimum
wage
and
ultimately
didn't
pass.
So
again.
The
over
eight
hours
in
a
24-hour
period
rule
is
something
we
sit
down
with
employers
and
we
will
obviously
now
that
we
can't
do
it
in
person.
C
We
will
do
it
virtually,
but
to
kind
of
go
through
different
shift
work
with
them
so
that
they
don't
potentially
get
caught
in
that
that
over
eight
hour
and
a
24
hour
period
rule
if
they
do,
they
have
to
pay
overtime
and
that's
the
rule.
So
the
standard
rule,
federal
rule
and
similar
to
other
states
is,
if
you
make
more
than
one
and
a
half
times
the
minimum
wage
you're
entitled
to
overtime
for
over
40
hours
in
a
week,
so
that
is
obviously
enforced
as
well.
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C
C
We
also
enforce
breaks
and
lunches,
making
sure
that
employees
get
their
breaks
based
on
their
hours
work
and
also
make
sure
that
they
get
their
lunches
based
on
their
hours,
worked
nevada
too.
If
an
employee
is
terminated
or
they're
fired,
they
have
to
be
paid
within
three
business
days
if
they
quit,
they
have
to
be
paid
within
seven
business
days.
So
I
will
tell
you
that
during
the
copen
19
public
health
emergency,
we
have
seen
more
issues
with
the
final
paychecks
being
late
or
in
some
cases
getting
calls
from
employers.
C
Saying
I'm
not
able
to
make
my
payroll
today.
What
should
I
do
so?
We
work
through
those
cases
on
a
case-by-case
basis,
but
I
just
want
the
committee
to
know
that
those
issues
have
certainly
come
up
with
the
cobia
19
public
health
situation,
so
we
also
are
required
to
have
required
postings
for
employers
and
each
and
every
session
we
get
at
least
one
or
two
new
ones.
So,
last
session
the
paid
leave
bill
senate
bill
312.
C
This
is
typically
where
this
would
fall
under
the
government
affairs
committee
and
I've
appeared
before
the
government
affairs
committee
on
both
sides
to
talk
about
these
issues
and
since
I've
been
the
labor
commissioner,
these
are
always
topics
that
are
seem
to
be
ripe
for
discussion
and
ripe
for
potential
legislation
and
ripe
for
potential
changes.
So
the
labor
commissioner
is
ready
to
engage
in
in
those
conversations
as
we
go
forward,
so
just
to
kind
of
give
you
a
summary
of
how
public
works,
laws
work
and
what
we
enforce
so
every
project
in
the
state
of
nevada.
C
C
Previously
it
was
250
000
and
that
came
from
changes
during
2015,
so
it
is
now
back
to
a
hundred
so
any
project
over
100
with
public
funds
they
get
the
public
works
project
number.
The
awarding
body
then
has
to
determine
if
they're
going
to
seek
a
waiver
from
the
apprenticeship
utilization
act,
they
then
decide.
Are
we
going
to
actually
build
this
project?
Is
it
going
to
be
delayed?
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C
Obviously,
with
the
hundred
thousand
dollar
amount,
we
are
expecting,
probably
over
a
thousand
public
works
project
numbers
to
be
issued
this
fiscal
year.
Just
for
perspective.
Last
fiscal
year
we
issued
over
850
public
works
project
numbers
so
again
expecting
that
number
to
continue
so
the
awarding
body
or
the
public
body
is
kind
of
the
language.
They
then
bid
the
project
they
have
to
use
whatever
prevailing
wage
rates
are
in
effect
at
that
time
to
open
the
bids,
they
then
open.
C
The
bids
the
project
gets
awarded
prevailing
wages,
get
paid
and
how
that's
monitored
is
through
the
certified
payroll
reports.
So
every
contractor
and
subcontractor
working
on
a
public
works
project
has
to
certify
that
they
are
paying
the
correct
prevailing
wage
rate.
Those
certified
payroll
reports
are
reviewed
by
the
awarding
body
and
the
public
body,
and
that
is
in
the
law.
C
So
the
labor
commissioner
certainly
has
a
role
in
the
bigger
oversight
of
public
works
projects,
but
the
day-to-day
construction
and
the
day-to-day
review
is
basically
the
awarding
body
and
the
public
body's
responsibility
so
depending
upon
what
happens
on
that
project.
If
the
contractor
subcontractor
is
potentially
not
paying
the
correct
prevailing
wage
rate
or
if
they're
misclassifying
employees,
we
then
potentially
get
into
investigations
and
complaints,
they
don't
delay
a
project
from
going
on.
C
So
if
the
project
is
built
and
everything
goes
fine,
we
get
a
notice
of
completion
and
we
close
out
the
project.
Though,
in
my
experience
as
the
labor
commissioner,
I
want
to
tell
you
that,
in
my
opinion,
it's
90
to
95
percent
of
these
projects
go
just
fine.
The
project
gets
built,
the
workers
get
paid
correctly
and
everything's
fine,
it's
that
10
to
5
percent,
where
things
can
potentially
go
wrong
and
that's
where
the
role
of
the
labor
commission
to
oversee
the
bigger
enforcement
of
these
laws
takes
effect
so
general
responsibilities
of
the
contractors.
C
Again
they
have
to
bid
the
project
correctly.
They
have
to
make
sure
they're
paying
the
correct
wages
for
general
contractors.
They
also
have
to
provide
a
list
of
all
their
subcontractors
on
the
project
and
for
the
general
or
prime
contractors
that
are
on
public
works
projects.
They
have
kind
of
an
additional
responsibility
in
that.
C
If
a
subcontractor
does
not
pay
the
correct
wages,
they
can
potentially
be
liable
for
those
wages,
and
I
can
tell
you
that
we
have
had
some
really
really
bad
situations
where
a
really
good
general
contractor
had
a
really
bad
subcontractor
and
the
subcontractor
didn't
follow.
The
law
and
the
general
contractor
ended
up
paying
wages
and
back
wages
and
penalties.
So
we
really
try
to
emphasize
to
the
contractors,
especially
the
general
contractors,
make
sure
you're
monitoring
your
subcontractors
in
nevada
law
outside
of
public
works
and
prevailing
wage.
C
An
original
contractor
is
still
liable
for
wages
for
their
subcontractor,
so
this
is
pretty
consistent
with
general
law,
but
it's
also
a
requirement
within
prevailing
wage
and
public
works
laws
so
prevailing
wage.
The
labor
commissioner
used
to
calculate
it
every
year
and
we
used
to
do
it
county
by
county
by
county
in
2019
senate
bill
493
was
passed
and
the
goal
behind
that
bill
was
to
kind
of
break
out
the
urban
regions
in
the
state
versus
the
non-urban
regions.
C
So
what
ended
up
happening
was?
We
now
have
two
urban
regions,
clark,
county
and
washoe
county.
We
then
have
a
northern
rural
region
and
then
a
southern
rural
region
that
lumps
all
those
counties
except
clark
and
washoe
together,
north
and
south,
we
calculate
the
prevailing
wage
rate
now
every
other
year,
so
not
every
year.
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C
C
There
was
also
an
adjustment
for
projects
that
go
over
36
months-
that's
extremely
rare,
just
so
you
all
know,
but
the
intent
behind
this
was.
If
you
had
a
long-term
project
where
it
did
go
over
36
months,
then
the
labor
commissioner
could
ask
the
awarding
body
to
go
back
and
say
you
need
to
adjust
your
rates
because
they're,
either
too
low
or
potentially
they're
too
high
for
the
actual
prevailing
wage
rates
that
are
actually
in
effect
at
that
time.
C
So
who
must
be
paid
the
prevailing
wage
rate?
So
it's
anybody
who's
employed
at
the
site
of
the
project,
who's
necessary
to
the
project
and
essentially
is
working
on
the
site
of
the
public
work.
So
the
labor
commissioner
has
a
case
right
now.
That
is
actually
in
the
nevada
supreme
court,
where
we
had
a
contractor
who
moved
work
off
the
site
of
the
public
work
and
did
not
pay
a
prevailing
wage,
and
we
found
that
and
did
an
investigation
and
issued
a
determination
and
had
a
hearing
and
found
that
they
violated
prevailing
wage
laws.
C
So
this
issue
could
potentially
require
maybe
some
potential
legislative
action
depending
upon
when
that
case
gets
decided.
But
the
theory
behind
this
is
if
a
contractor
specifically
sets
up
and
the
law
says,
a
tool
yard
job
headquarters.
Batch
plant
borrow
pit
that
is
established
specifically
for
that
public
works
project.
You
have
to
pay
prevailing
wage
at
that
location.
So
we
enforce
that
and
we're
going
to
have
to
see
how
this
case
turns
out.
C
It
also
does
apply
to
workers
who
essentially,
maybe
are
what
they
call
employee
leased.
So
the
employees
are
leased,
but
if
they
are
performing
work,
that's
necessary
for
the
public
works
project.
They
have
to
be
paid
the
prevailing
wage
rate
I'll
talk
about
apprentices
here
in
a
minute
because
it
ties
into
the
apprenticeship
utilization
act.
C
So
the
other
thing
that
happened
in
2019
was
assembly
bill
190
implemented
a
definition
of
what
is
a
bona
fide
fringe
benefit
in
nevada
under
prevailing
wage
laws.
A
contractor
can
claim
a
fringe
benefit
off
of
the
hourly
rate.
So
what
was
happening,
unfortunately,
was
seven.
Contractors
were
claiming,
for
example,
let's
say
the
hourly
rate
was
forty
dollars
and
they
would
claim
a
bona
fide
fringe
benefit
of
ten
dollars,
and
then
the
labor
commissioner
would
get
a
complaint
thing.
C
You
know
I
had
ten
dollars
taken
off
of
my
paycheck,
I'm
not
getting
health
insurance,
I'm
not
getting
retirement,
I'm
not
getting
quote
unquote.
These
fringe
benefits
so
assembly
bill.
190
was
an
attempt
to
clarify
what
is
a
bona
fide
fringe
benefit,
how
they
have
to
be
paid
and
basically
that
they
have
to
be
for
the
sole
benefit
of
the
worker.
C
C
So
apprentices
apprentices
are
an
exemption
to
prevailing
wage
laws
because
they're
apprentices,
so
the
state
apprenticeship
council
sets
apprenticeship
rates
for
apprentices
on
public
works
project.
The
labor,
commissioner,
has
no
authority
over
that.
The
labor
commissioner
also
has
no
authority
over
the
registration
of
apprentices
or
the
registration
of
apprenticeship
programs.
C
C
So
I
just
mentioned
that,
because,
with
the
apprenticeship
utilization
act,
everybody
thinks
the
labor
commissioner
controls
the
actual
registration
of
apprentices
or
registration
of
apprenticeship
programs.
We
do
not.
That
is
with
the
state
apprenticeship
council,
which
is
right
now,
with
the
governor's
office
of
workforce
innovation.
Design
professionals
are
also
an
exemption.
C
I'm
not
going
to
really
get
into
this,
because
these
are
typically
people
who
are
working
on
one
of
these
projects
who
are
performing
duties
that
require
a
professional
license
or
some
type
of
independent
contractor
contract,
but
they
are
recognized
as
another
exception
to
prevailing
wage
service
providers.
So
I
will
mention
this.
C
It
is
the
labor
commissioner's
opinion
that
that
is
a
service
provider,
because
they
are
just
dropping
off
some
type
of
service
or
some
type
of
product
they're
not
actually
working
on
the
project,
and
then
they
leave.
So
again
that
was
a
discussion
during
last
session
and
potentially
could
come
up
again.
C
Basically,
anybody
can
file
a
complaint
with
the
labor
commissioner.
There
are
no
rules
on
restrictions
on
that,
so
unions
can
file
complaints
with
the
labor
commissioner,
trade
associations,
employer
associations
contractors
can
file
complaints
against
other
contractors,
which
we
get
quite
frequently.
C
C
That
is
a
violation
of
law,
so
that
may
be
a
situation,
and
that
is
a
situation
where
the
labor
commissioner
has
imposed
administrative
penalties
on
an
awarding
body.
So,
through
each
step
of
this,
the
investigation,
the
determination,
if
there's
appeals,
objections,
then
in
some
cases
we
will
actually
go
to
a
hearing.
C
They
rolled
out
a
lot
of
what
they
called
apprenticeship:
expansion
grants
to
try
and
again
expand
apprenticeship
throughout
the
country
and
throughout
the
states,
so
in
terms
of
public
works
projects
and
prevailing
wage,
what
the
apprenticeship
utilization
act
did
was
it
essentially
said
that
if
you
have
a
project
over
a
hundred
thousand
dollars,
if
there
are
more
than
three
workers
per
craft
or
type
of
work
performed,
so
the
simplest
way
I
can
say
this
is,
for
example,
if
you
have
more
than
three
electricians
on
a
project
if
you
are
working
on
a
horizontal
project,
so
think
of
a
road
three
percent
of
those
hours
for
the
electricians
has
to
be
worked
by
an
apprentice
if
it's
vertical
construction,
so
going
up,
ten
percent
of
those
hours
have
to
be
worked
by
an
apprentice.
C
C
The
second
basis
for
a
potential
waiver
is
if
a
contractor
or
subcontractor
submits
a
request
for
an
apprentice
to
an
apprenticeship
program,
and
that
is
not
acted
upon
within
five
business
days
or
it's
denied.
Then
a
waiver
can
be
requested
from
the
labor
commissioner,
and
I
will
tell
you
this
is
happening.
C
There
are
a
lot
of
projects
going
on
right
now,
especially
in
northern
nevada
and
I'll
say
specifically,
like
senator
gokuchi's
district
elko.
There
are
a
lot
of
projects
going
on
right
now,
and
apprentices
are
spread
very,
very
thin.
So
we
are
seeing
a
lot
of
requests
for
waivers
where
the
apprenticeship
program
is
just
saying.
We
don't
have
enough
apprentices
to
go
around,
so
we
have
to
deny
your
request,
so
the
labor
commissioner
can
grant
a
waiver
on
that
basis
as
well.
C
C
Through
the
end
of
last
year,
the
labor
commissioner
granted
154
waivers
from
the
apprenticeship
utilization
act.
Not
a
single
one
of
those
was
appealed
on
any
side,
so
we
think
that's
a
good
result.
I
will
also
tell
you
that
we
worked
extremely
hard
with
the
contractors
and
with
the
awarding
bodies
and
public
bodies
to
try
and
make
this
bill
and
the
implementation
of
this
bill
as
easy
as
possible.
C
C
But
the
labor
commissioner
certainly
understands
that
there
are
some
contractors
and
some
individuals
that
are
not
overly
thrilled
with
this
bill
and
certainly
understand
that,
but
we
really
have
tried
to
implement
this
bill
to
the
best
of
our
ability
and
make
it
efficient
and
make
it
practical
and
the
waivers
I'm
issuing
those.
C
You
know,
obviously
myself
we're
trying
to
turn
those
around
within
24
to
48
hours
at
the
latest,
because
as
the
labor
commissioner,
I
never
wanted
to
hear
that
projects
were
being
held
up
or
problems,
because
the
labor
commissioner
wouldn't
issue
a
waiver
so
again
certainly
understand,
there's
different
views
on
all
sides.
But
this
is
the
law
that
the
labor
commissioner
is
tasked
with
implementing
and
enforcing
and
we
are
enforcing
it,
and
I
will
tell
you
that
we
are
seeing
violations
of
the
apprenticeship
utilization
act.
C
There
are
some
contractors
that
are
not
making
a
good
faith
effort
to
comply
with
this
law
and
then,
obviously
that
goes
through
potentially
an
investigation
and
a
determination
process,
but
again
overall,
in
the
opinion
of
the
labor
commissioner,
this
bill
is
doing
what
it's
set
out
to
do.
It
is
increasing
apprenticeship,
utilization
on
public
works
projects
so
again
happy
to
have
further
conversations
about
this
in
this
topic,
as
we
go
through
the
session,
so
I'll
kind
of
run
through
these
pretty
quickly.
C
So
the
labor
commissioner
obviously
covered
19
has
a
big
impact
on
labor
issues:
the
workforce,
employers
employees.
So
we
started
issuing
guidance
and
questions
and
frequently
asked
questions
last
march,
so
march
of
2020,
and
these
are
just
some
of
the
main
ones.
So
we
did
issue
a
reminder
about
nevada,
labor
laws.
So
as
soon
as
the
covet
19
public
health
emergency
was
declared.
Some
of
the
first
questions
I
got
was
you
know:
nevada
labor,
commissioner,
can't
you
overturn
the
raise
the
minimum
wage
or
can't
you
make
it
not
go
into
effect.
C
No
can't
do
that.
We
also
still
had
to
enforce
nevada
labor
laws.
There
was
nothing
in
that
public
health
emergency.
That
said,
don't
enforce
nevada,
labor
laws.
So
we
issued
a
reminder
on
this
now.
I
will
say
obviously,
because
some
businesses
were
open
and
they
were
shut,
then
they
were
open
again.
C
We
obviously
have
the
discretion
to
extend
timelines,
to
respond
to
claims
or
complaints,
and
we
do
that
on
a
case-by-case
basis
and
have
kind
of
built
that
into
the
system,
but
just
a
reminder
that
nevada,
labor
laws
are
still
being
enforced,
and
that
was
a
good
reminder.
Unfortunately,
for
some
employers
we
also
issued
a
telework
guide
because
telework
for
some
employees
and
some
employers
became
the
norm
and
believe
it
or
not.
C
We
started
getting
complaints
and
claims
about
telework
and
when
I
log
in
and
I'm
not
being
paid
for
logging
in
and
different
things
like
that,
so
we
issued
some
guidance
about
telework
again
happy.
We
did
that
because
for
some
employees
and
employers
this
is
still
the
norm,
so
we
still
enforce
nevada
labor
laws
if
an
individual
is
teleworking.
C
So
this
one
came
up,
I
would
say,
probably
around
july
august
of
last
year,
as
businesses
started
to
open
back
up,
we
started
to
see
employers
ask
employees
to
sign
agreements,
basically
agreeing
that
they
would
not
sue
the
employer
if
they
were
potentially
exposed
to
coba
19
or
ended
up
getting
covered
19.
C
So
the
labor
commissioner
issued
some
guidance
on
this
and
the
one
that
I'll
just
emphasize
here
is
nevada
law
specifically
says
that
you
cannot
ask
an
employee
to
waive
their
rights
to
workers
compensation,
so
that
is
in
nevada
law,
but
again
just
a
good
reminder
for
employers
that
this
potentially
is
not
legal,
and
if
you're
gonna
do
this.
C
These
are
the
things
you
need
to
think
about
and
obviously
deal
with
and
again,
even
if
you
get
an
employee
to
sign
a
release,
it
may
not
be
valid
in
a
in
a
court
of
law,
and
you
know,
potentially
out
of
the
cove
at
19
public
health
emergency.
We
may
see
some
litigation
and
some
case
law
on
this
as
these
things
go
forward.
C
So
the
final
one
that
we
issued-
and
this
just
came
out
recently-
was
some
guidance
about
vaccines
and
leave
for
vaccinations,
so
kind
of
coming
full
circle
to
all
of
this
is
the
first
phase
was
you
know.
Basically,
business
is
shutting
down
now
its
business
is
opening
back
up
and
employees
and
employers
at
the
same
time
getting
access
to
the
vaccine
and
potentially
making
it
a
requirement.
C
A
B
Thanks,
madam
chair,
commissioner,
I
was
actually
an
excellent
presentation.
As
a
contractor,
I've
had
to
have
some
issues
dealt
with
you
guys
and
do
a
fantastic
job.
I've
always
found
the
labor
commissioner's
office
to
be
really
responsive
in
every
respect.
B
You
know,
we've
had
issues
on
filling
out
our
prevailing
wage
report
forms
and
all
that
and
you've
been
exceptionally
helpful,
and
I
think
your
overall
focus
is
absolutely
excellent.
So
I
just
want
to
compliment
you.
I
think
you
guys,
from
the
contractor's
perspective,
do
a
really
first
class
job
and
really
try
to
try
to
balance,
make
things
fair
for
everybody.
B
One
question
I've
got
is
actually
the
the
four
tens
or
you
do
work
four
10-hour
days.
That
was
a
big
issue
back
to
five
sessions
ago
when,
when
we
were
having
our
economic
crisis
a
2011
session,
I
I
just
curious
at
the
time
it
sounded
like
a
great
idea,
and
you
know
everybody
gets
basically
a
three
day
weekend
every
time
and
you
do
work
four
days
has
that
taken
off
at
all
I
mean
how
often
do
you
even
run
into
that?
Is
it
common
at
all
in
nevada,.
C
So
again,
shannon
chambers
for
the
record,
nevada
labor.
Commissioner,
madam
chair,
through
you
to
senator
hanson,
so
I
will
tell
you
it
has
taken
off,
especially
on
the
construction
side,
the
floor.
Tens
has
taken
off
big
time.
Now
we
are
seeing
with
the
impacts
of
cobia
19
we're
starting
to
see
more
410s.
We've
also
seen
employers.
Ask
me:
can
I
do
a
312.?
C
So
you
know
again
back
to
your
point
about
the
balance,
I'm
not
going
to
say
no
as
the
labor
commissioner,
if
that
works
for
an
employer
and
an
employee,
I
mean
my
point
is:
have
it
in
writing
and
make
sure
that
they're
paid
for
all
hours
worked
where
we
see
the
410s
go
wrong
is,
if
you
don't
stick
to
it,
so
that's
easier
to
do
on
a
construction
project.
As
you
know
where
you
know
you
could
be
out
there
for
10
hours
a
day
working
and
that
that
goes
by
like
that.
C
B
B
C
So
again,
shannon
chambers,
nevada
labor,
commissioner,
for
the
record
and
madam
chair
through
you
to
send
her
deals,
so
we
do
have
guidance
on
it.
Senator
neil,
it's
not
a
required
posting,
because
that
was
not
in
the
final
bill,
but
we
do
have
guidance
on
it
and
I
kind
of
thought
you'd
ask
me
about
that
bill.
B
Definitely
thank
you
for
that
and
then
also.
My
second
question
is:
do
you
remember
assemblyman
hogan
he
had
ab281
it
passed
in
2013..
C
So
again,
shannon
chambers,
nevada
labor,
commissioner,
for
the
record,
madam
chair,
through
you
to
senator
neil,
so
we
don't
enforce
that
on
the
day-to-day
basis.
Senator
neil
that's
enforced
through
the
certified
payroll
reports,
that's
enforced
by
the
awarding
bodies,
so
it's
nevada,
revised
statute,
section
338.070
and
they
do
report
the
demographics,
the
ethnicity,
the
gender,
some
of
them.
Actually
still
we
tried
to
tell
them
not
to
do
that.
They
still
report
the
social
security
number,
but
that's
really
enforced
at
the
awarding
body
level.
B
Okay
and
then
my
final
question
is
around
the
eight
hour
rule
and
telework.
What
words
have
there
been
any
kind
of
issues
around
telework
and
the
overtime?
I
guess
failure
to
pay
overtime
and
they
happen
to
be
in
a
telework
mode.
C
C
So
we've
had
some
definite
claims
and
complaints
and
investigations
of
when
the
employer
tells
you
to
log
in
but
you're
just
logged
in
and
really
I
mean
the
employer
would
say:
well
they're,
not
working,
and
we
say
well,
you
told
them
to
log
in
so
we
are
definitely
seeing
that
issue
and
I
think,
as
telework
really
becomes
the
norm
again.
The
labor
commissioner
may
need
to
provide
some
more
guidance
on
that
issue
and
maybe
some
potential
regulatory
changes
down
the
road.
B
Yeah,
thank
you
for
that,
because
I
was
super
wondering
because
I
know
I
was
looking
at
legislation
around
telework
trying
to
put
some
some
parameters
around
it.
Now
that
it
was
growing,
but
I
was
wondering
what
was
happening
within
with
teachers,
because
the
day
is
not
a
traditional
seven
hour
day.
It's
it's
runs
well
over
because
students
and
parents-
it's
just
it's
just
out
of
bounds
right.
So
I
was
just
wondering
what's
happening.
A
A
B
Thank
you,
chair,
dondero
loop.
Thank
you,
commissioner,
for
the
presentation.
My
question
has
to
do
with
a
couple
of
things.
I
was
wondering
if
you
had
a
ballpark
idea
of
how
many,
how
many
nevadans
with
intellectual
and
developmental
disabilities
are
employed
in.
You
know:
training
programs
where
they're
earning
a
you
know
a
sub
sub
minimum
wage
or
below
minimum
wage,
and
I
wondered
also
if
you
could
kind
of
talk
about
how
what
we
do
in
nevada
compares
to
other
states,
or
maybe
our
neighboring
states
with
you
know,
folks
in
those
training
programs.
C
So
again,
shannon
chambers,
nevada
labor,
commissioner,
for
the
record
of
madam
chair,
for
you
to
senator
orenshaw,
so
senator
orenshaw,
I'm
aware
of
that
issue.
We
don't
track
that
data
that
is
actually
tracked
by
the
department
of
employment,
training
and
rehabilitation,
and
I
can
try
and
find
out
exactly
who's
tracking
that
over
there
for
you
and
get
that
to
you.
But
but
I'm
aware
of
the
issue
and
and
I'm
sure,
as
you're
aware
last
session,
there
was
discussion
about
potentially
changing
that
wage
that
was
paid
to
that
group
that
you
just
described.
C
So
we
don't
track
it
and
we
don't.
We
don't
have
jurisdiction
over
it.
But
I
can
certainly
point
you
in
that
in
the
right
direction
and
get
you
a
name
over
there
at
the
best.
I
can.
B
I
appreciate
thank
you.
Thank
you,
chair
shared
under
a
loop.
A
Okay,
thank
you
very
much
any
additional
questions
from
the
committee.
Madam.
B
Chair,
I
just
had
one
more.
I
forgot.
Here's
one
question:
miss
chambers.
I
wanted
to
ask
about
the
apprentice,
the
apprenticeship
bill
from
2019
early
on
in
your
presentation.
You
talked
about
there's
internal
discussions
to
shift
it
from
owen
back
to
department
of
division
of
labor
labor
commissioner's
office.
B
But
what
I'm
super
confused
about
is:
are
they
no
longer
trying
to
expand
apprenticeships
beyond
338,
because
I
know
that
the
the
goal
was
to
we
also
have
apprenticeships
within
healthcare
and
some
other
areas,
and
there
was
a
whole
workforce,
leaning
where
we
were
trying
to
expand
apprenticeships
to
speak
to
different
workforce
categories,
so
that
folks
could
number
one
number
one
be
prepared
and
we
were
building
pipelines
for
not
just
public
works,
but
actually
several
other
areas.
C
So
shannon
chambers,
nevada
labor,
commissioner
again
for
the
record,
madam
chair,
through
you
to
senator
neil.
So
it's
my
understanding,
senator
neil,
that
that
effort
since
2017
is
still
ongoing
to
expand
apprenticeship,
not
just
in
construction
but
beyond
that
to
your
point:
healthcare,
some
of
the
new
industries.
So
that
is
my
understanding.
That's
been
going
on
with
owens
since
2017.
C
It's
my
understanding
that
that
would
be
the
goal
to
continue
that
if
the
state
apprenticeship
council
moves
to
deter
or
if
it
moves
back
to
the
labor
commissioner,
you
know
I
can
tell
you
when
they
did,
that
in
2017
there
were
people
on
all
sides
of
that
issue
too.
That
didn't
want
it
moved
and
now
again
those
are
some
of
the
same
people
that
potentially
want
it
back
within
the
labor
commissioner.
But
it's
my
understanding
and
you
know
I
would
have
to
verify
that
with
owen
and
their
data.
A
Thank
you
very
much.
I
have
one
question
about
the
410s
or
the
312s.
I
know
that
I
have
our
nurses
work
312's
when
they
work
312s.
Do
they
ultimately
pay
them
for
40
hours,
or
do
they
just
pay
them
for
the
36
that
they
were.
C
So
nevada,
sorry,
shannon
chambers,
nevada
labor,
commissioner,
for
the
record,
madam
chair,
thank
you
for
the
question,
so
there's
kind
of
two
levels
to
that.
So
in
some
of
the
hospitals,
a
lot
of
the
nurses
and
a
lot
of
the
staff
have
collective
barney
agreements,
so
their
wages
are
basically
governed
by
the
collective
bargaining
agreement.
C
We
have
seen
situations
where,
if
they
work
more
than
it
could
be
36
hours
during
a
week
where
the
employer
will
pay
them
the
full
40..
We
have
also
seen
where
there's
a
signed
agreement
that
they
work,
the
312s
they
make
more
than
one
and
one
half
times
the
minimum
wage
they're
only
paid
for
the
36
hours.
So
it
really
just
depends
on
the
institution.
A
Okay,
thank
you,
that's
kind
of
what
I
was
processing,
so
I
appreciate
that
information
additional
questions
committee.
A
Well,
thank
you
labor,
commissioner.
That
was
a
lot
of
information
and
we
appreciate
you
being
with
us
here
today,
hearing
no
more
questions
we'll
move
on
and
we
will
go
to
public
comment.
A
So
we'll
wait
just
a
minute
for
broadcasting
to
get
that
together
and
we'll
move
into
public
comment.
A
Thank
you,
chair
good
afternoon.
Your
public
line
is
currently
open
and
working,
and
you
have
no
callers
at
this
time.
A
A
And
if
hearing
no
more
public
comment,
that
concludes
our
meeting
today,
we'll
be
meeting
again
on
wednesday
at
3
30.
That
will
be
february
17th
and
this
meeting
is
adjourned.
Thank
you
all
for
attending
and
we'll
see
you
soon
have
a
nice.