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A
Good
afternoon,
I
want
to
welcome
everyone
to
this
afternoon's
meeting
of
the
senate
committee
on
legislative
operations
and
elections.
Madam
secretary,
we
do
have
all
members
present.
Please
mark
them
as
president.
I
want
to
thank
all
members
for
meeting
here
today
in
room
2149,
the
legislative
building
in
carson
city.
I
want
to
thank
the
staff
for
working
so
hard
to
make
this
happen.
A
I
believe
this
is
our
first
meeting
back
in
a
committee
room
and
we've
got
presenters
on
zoom,
and
I
just
want
to
thank
director,
stewart
and
stanley
and
all
the
members
for
us
giving
this
a
trial
run
today
before
we
begin
our
agenda
item,
I
want
to
briefly
explain
how
our
virtual
meetings
work
this
session
a
few
housekeeping
matters.
Currently,
our
legislative
building
is
closed
due
to
the
pandemic.
A
How
meaning
you
know,
committee
member
staff
presenters
are
participating
through
zoom
or
telephone,
or
today
we're
here
in
the
committee
room
as
most
of
the
you
are
doing
now
you
may
view
committee
meetings
online
through
the
legislature's
streaming
service
or
on
the
legislature's
youtube
channel.
As
in
previous
sessions,
all
committee-related
information
is
available
on
the
nevada,
electronic
legislative
information
system
or
nellis,
which
is
accessible
from
the
legislature's
website.
A
For
this
session,
the
public
has
three
ways
to
submit
public
opinion
or
comment
or
testimony.
Please
note
that
each
way
is
slightly
different.
Some
will
become
part
of
the
public
record.
Others
are
opinions
shared
for
legislators.
Information
three
ways
are
providing
testimony
by
a
telephone
during
committee
meetings
submitting
written
testimony
and
using
the
legislature's
opinion
poll
application
to
testify
via
telephone
during
committee
meetings.
A
A
After
registering
you
call
the
number
provided
at
registration
and
you're
placed
in
the
queue
to
testify,
either
in
support
opposition
or
neutral
on
a
bill.
There's
also
a
period
of
public
comment
where
anyone
who
wishes
can
make
public
comment.
Our
broadcast
and
production
services
team
will
prompt
you
when
it's
your
turn
to
speak.
It's
a
first
come
first
served
basis.
Public
can
send
in
written.
Testimony.
Can
be
emailed
as
a
pdf
to
the
following
email
address,
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at
s-c-n-state,
s-t-a-t-e,
dot,
nv,
dot
us
or
can
be
sent
via
fax
to
the
following
number.
A
A
This
application
has
been
used
in
previous
sessions,
but
it's
more
prominently
displayed
and
located
more
places
than
previously
on
the
legislature's
website.
It's
available
by
clicking
the
submit
opinion
button
near
the
date
of
each
meeting
through
this
feature.
Public
can
provide
comments
or
just
indicate
their
position
on
a
bill.
The
comments
will
be
available
to
legislators.
They
do
not
become
part
of
the
public
record
for
the
public
comment
portion
of
the
meeting.
A
The
committee
will
set
aside
time
at
the
end
of
the
meeting
for
the
public
to
call
in
if
you
miss
a
meeting
and
want
to
know
what
happened.
All
committee
meetings
are
recorded
and
posted
on
the
legislature's
website,
usually
by
the
following
day.
I
know
that
was
a
lot
of
housekeeping
information,
but
please
don't
hesitate
to
contact
my
office
or
committee
staff
if
you
have
any
questions
or
need
help.
A
B
Thank
you,
chair
orangehall
and
members
of
the
senate
committee
on
legislative
operations
for
the
record.
As
the
chair
mentioned,
my
name
is
vincent
guthro
and
I
serve
as
the
deputy
director
of
the
nevada
association
of
counties.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
present
assembly
bill
1
on
behalf
of
naco
today.
B
Currently,
all
new
legislators
are
required
to
take
new
legislator,
training,
which
is
administered
by
the
legislative
council,
bureau
or
lcb
assembly
bill
1
proposes
an
addition
to
that
curriculum,
which
is
currently
outlined
in
nrs
218,
a
dot
285,
because
nevada
is
what
is
called
the
dylan's
rule
state.
The
legislature
through
nrs,
dictates
much
of
what
local
governments
are
able
to
do,
and
many
of
the
policy
changes
and
budget
decisions
that
each
of
you
will
work
on
throughout
your
time.
As
legislators
will
impact
local
governments.
B
I
took
the
liberty
of
providing
the
committee
through
your
committee
manager,
a
list
of
state
and
county
service
providers,
which
has
been
color
coded
to
denote
services
that
are
provided
by
the
state
and
then
those
that
are
provided
by
the
county
and
the
services
that
we
share
and
also
mr
chair.
If
you
and
the
committee
will
indulge
me,
I
did
want
to
play
just
a
short
video
to
further
highlight
some
of
the
things
that
counties
do,
especially
during
this
time
of
cobit.
C
Screen
hospital
workers,
ems
responders,
contract,
tracers
and
human
services
providers
are
some
of
the
frontline
heroes
of
the
coba
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.
C
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.
Nevada's
counties
are
responsible
for
providing
over
20
percent
of
the
state's
medicaid
budget
and
support
public
hospitals
throughout
the
state
counties.
C
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.
We
are
counties,
we
are
nevada.
D
B
Thank
you
for
your
indulgence
on
that,
mr
chair
part
of
the
reason
that
naco
put
together
this
video
is
to
highlight
and
thank
all
of
our
county
staff
that
serve
their
communities
large
and
small
on
a
daily
basis.
I
think
we've
all
come
to
know
counties
during
the,
especially
during
the
covet
pandemic.
B
Mr
mr
chair,
this
bill
proposes
to
make
a
very
simple
change
to
nrs
218a.285,
which
requires
training
for
new
legislators
and
section
2
adds
to
that
curriculum.
A
discussion
of
local
governments,
as
I
mentioned,
including
the
structure
and
authority,
the
financial
administration
and
the
services
provided
by
our
state's
counties
and
cities,
and
essentially
this
legislation,
will
become
effective
july
1
of
2022
in
advance
of
the
2023
session
of
the
nevada
legislature.
A
F
It
was
all
really
relevant
and
really
great
information,
but
I
think
that
I
want
this
information
that
you're
talking
about
I'm
just
trying
to
figure
out
a
way.
The
training
could
happen
that
we
could
absorb
it.
Maybe
a
little
bit
better
and
I
know
senator
buck
is
here
and
she
just
went
through
the
training
as
well,
and
I
don't
know
if
she
had
the
same
reaction
that
I
did.
I
think
all
you
know
all
the
information
is
relevant
and
really
good.
How
long?
B
Thank
you
appreciate
that,
so
senator
the
thank
you
so
much
for
the
question
we,
while
we
would
be
willing,
while
naco,
would
be
willing
to
offer
their
assistance
to
lc
to
the
legislative
council
bureau.
We
will
leave
this
up.
It's
it's
the
it's
lcb's
training
for
legislators
and
we
would
leave
it
up
to
them.
I
think
how
to
structure
the
classes
and
and
how,
how
your
day
looks.
I
guess
when
you're,
when
you're,
going
through
the
training,
I'm
sorry,
I
don't
have
more
clear
information.
B
I
just
I
don't
participate
in
these
trainings,
but
we
we
leave
that
up
to
lcb
to
administer.
F
No
and
that's
all
right
and
I
or
senator
lang
for
the
record,
I
think
that
it
will
be
really
relevant
and
will
be
a
great
addition
to
our
training,
because
I
think
we
need
to
see
it
on
the
county
government
level
as
well
as
we
make
laws
that
affect
county
governments
and
I've
just
you
know.
I
hope
that
we
can
find
out
a
way
that
we
can
either
spread
the
training
out
a
little
more
but,
like
I
said,
I
think,
it'll
be
different
when
we're
there
in
person.
F
But
it
is
a
lot
of
information
and
it's
all
new
and
we're
all
trying
to
observe
it
and
do
the
best
we
can,
and
sometimes
you
know
it
is
probably
something
we
can
talk
with
them
later
on,
but
better
spread
over
a
little
bit
of
time.
Just
because
there
is
so
much.
But
thank
you
and-
and
thank
you
for
bringing
this
to
us.
A
Thank
you
very
much
vice
chairling
and
I
think
our
policy
analyst
michael
stewart
director
of
the
lcb
research
division,
want
to
jump
and
make
a
couple
of
comments.
G
Thank
you,
madam
chair
or
mr
chair,
madam
vice
chair
for
the
record,
michael
stewart,
so
yeah
vice
chair
lang.
So
the
research
division
does
coordinate
pretty
closely
with
legislative
leadership
on
sort
of
the
agenda
for
new
legislator
training.
New
legislator
training
is
typically
broken
out
into
about
four
phases.
We
actually
spread
it
out
to
five
this
time,
because
we
added
that
ethics
training
right
at
the
beginning,
right
after
session
or
right
after
the
election,
where
this
might
fit
in
nicely,
is
under
the
issue
briefing
section
that
we
do
this
time.
G
It
was
under
phase
three
in
december,
where
we
heard
briefings
on
education,
redistricting,
education
funding,
and
I
think
you
also
had
that
consensus
building
revenue,
taxation.
So
this
this
might
fall
in
that
area.
We
did
have
to
pivot,
obviously
significantly
because
of
kovid
and
normally
it
would.
All
of
this
would
be
in
person.
G
It
would
be
probably
a
little
bit
more
interactive
than
what
you
had
so,
but
yeah
we're
happy
to
sort
of
coordinate
and
and
make
this
work
with
naco
and,
like
I
said,
we
are
actively
courting
with
legislative
leadership
all
the
time
on
these
types
of
training.
So
and
then
also
the
legislators
provide
us
great
feedback
as
well
in
our
evaluation
forms,
so
we're
happy
to
work
with
naco.
If
this
bill
is
approved,.
H
Thank
you,
mr
chair,
and
I
have
to
commend
mr
stewart
and
all
of
his
colleagues
at
the
legislative
council
bureau,
because
they
do
a
fantastic
job
and
obviously
has
been
a
little
different
this
time
around
with
covid
and
trying
to
facilitate
a
virtual
world
where
you
can
get
the
same
kind
of
training,
but
I
do
think
they
do
a
fantastic
job
of
identifying
those
policy
issues
and
then
making
sure
that
the
new
legislators
are
actually
getting
some
immersement
in
that
when
we
did
ours,
we,
for
example,
had
toured
some
of
the
zoom
in
victory
schools.
H
We
did
something
with
the
transportation
authority
was
quite
a
few
things
sort
of
percolating
on
the
transportation
front,
and
so
I
think
in
a
non-virtual
world,
this
sort
of
fits
in
nicely
and
and
would
work
with
the
curriculum,
and
I
know
that
they
will
do
a
a
fantastic
job
and
again
just
always
so
grateful
for
the
really
incredible
work
that
they
do
and
being
able
to
facilitate,
ensuring
that
we're
in
a
good
spot
to
come
in
and
do
our
jobs
here
and
represent
our
constituents.
Well,
so
I
just
wanted
to
say
thank
you.
A
F
Vice
chair
lang
for
the
record,
I
hope
that
my
comments,
weren't
taken
that
I
didn't
think
lcb
did
a
great
job.
I
think
the
training
was
thorough.
It
was
in
depth
and
we
learned
so
much.
It
was
an
immersion
and
you
know-
and
so
thinking
back
at
that
moment
when
we
had
that
training
and
thinking
about
one
more
thing,
it
seems
a
little
bit
overwhelming,
but
I
think
that
in
a
different
world,
it'll
be
much
better,
and
I
just
thank
you
for
all
the
work
that
you
do.
A
G
And
miss,
and
if
and
if
I
may
just
really
fast
michael
stewart
for
the
record
we
this
is
it's
hard
to
get
all
that
training
and
not
feel
like
you're
drinking
from
a
fire
hose.
I
will
admit
that
there
is
a
lot
of
there's
a
lot
of
things
we
cover,
so
it's
completely
understandable
that
it's
a
lot
to
cover
so
and
we
understand
so.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
very
much
director
one
question
I
have
I,
I
know
we're
a
policy
committee,
we're
not
a
fiscal
committee,
but
I
did
notice
that
the
fiscal
note
is
zero,
so
I'm
I'm
assuming
this
is
something
that
the
legislative
council
bureau
can
can
incorporate
in
in
their
training.
Now,
and
I
wonder
mr
guthro
have
you
had
any
feedback
to
that
effect
that
it's
something
that
can
be
incorporated?
Adding
these
these
additional
areas
of
study.
B
Thank
you,
mr
chair,
for
the
record
vincent
guthro
deputy
director
of
the
nevada
association
of
counties.
I
don't
want
to
speak
for
lcb,
but
we
did.
We
did
reach
out
to
see
if
there
was
a
fiscal
impact
and
obviously
there
they
didn't
indicate
that
there
was
one
so
I'll
leave
it
at
that
and
if
lcb
has
any
other
any
other
feedback.
A
I
J
Good
evening,
chair
and
committee,
jamie
rodriguez,
that
is
spelt.
J
J-A-M-I-E-R-O-D-R-I-G-U-E-Z,
I'm
the
government
affairs
manager
for
washoe
county,
and
here
we
are
very
supportive
of
the
bill.
We
believe
that
the
relationship
between
the
legislature
and
local
governments
cannot
be
understated.
We
are
frequently
the
bodies
who
are
responsible
for
implementing
or
enforcing
the
legislation
that
is
passed
here
and
while
some
of
the
committees
do
have
presentations
at
the
beginning
of
session
for
some
of
the
departments
that
you
will
see
the
most,
such
as
for
this
committee,
our
registrar
of
voters,
presented
at
the
beginning
of
session
to
you
all.
J
There
are
a
multitude
of
other
issues
heard
in
in
different
committees
as
well
as
this
one
that
we
feel
a
better
understanding
for
the
responsibilities
at
the
different
levels
of
local
government
would
be
all
around
helpful
to
everybody.
So
we
hope
that
this
bill
can
continue
moving
forward
and
thank
you
very
much
for
your
time.
I
E
E
The
league
is
in
support
of
ab1
and
we
appreciate
the
work
of
the
nevada
association
of
counties
to
bring
this
bill
forward,
and
we
appreciate
the
distinguished
members
of
the
senate
committee
on
legislative
operations
and
elections
we're
hearing
it.
We
agree
with
the
sentiment
expressed
by
deputy
director
guthro.
This
bill
is
a
thoughtful
approach
to
expanding
and
understanding
and
appreciation
for
the
duties,
responsibilities,
services,
processes
and
workings
of
local
government
that
seeks
to
foster
a
stronger
partnership
for
the
benefit
of
our
shared
constituents.
I
J
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
and
members
of
the
committee
for
the
record,
mary
walker,
m-a-r-y
w-a-l-I,
representing
carson
douglas
lyon
and
story
county.
We
rise
in
support
of
ab1,
which
will
require
legislators
to
have
training
on
local
governments
and
their
issue.
Local
governments
are
very
diverse
in
nevada,
rural
and
urban.
Each
local
government
provides
a
wide
array
of
services
and
often
the
general
public.
They
don't
understand
the
breadth
and
the
depth
of
the
services
that
local
governments
provide
everything
from
roads,
parks,
cemeteries
to
fire
and
sheriff's
services.
J
I
K
Training
with
new
legislators,
just
like
training
of
new
employees
in
any
organization,
is
an
important
essential
step
to
ensure
a
beneficial
and
robust
understanding
of
the
new
venture
they
are
undertaking
at
clark
county.
We
provide
training
not
only
for
our
new
employees
but
for
our
newly
elected
county
commissioners.
K
K
I
D
D
The
city
of
las
vegas
echoes
the
previous
comments
from
the
nevada
league
of
cities
and
other
callers
in
support
of
this
bill.
The
city
of
las
vegas
believed
there
is
inherent
value
for
new
legislative
tours
to
receive
training
and
have
discussions
regarding
local
governments
in
our
great
state.
Again.
Thank
you,
mr
chair,
madam
vice
chair
and
committee
members
for
your
consideration
of
assembly
bill
1..
Please
enjoy
the
rest
of
your
day.
A
I
A
I
A
Thank
you
very
much
deputy
director
guthro,
any
closing
comments
you'd
like
to
make
we
appreciate
you
bringing
the
bill
today.
B
Oh,
thank
you.
I
really
appreciate
the
invite-
and
I
I
guess
I'll
just
close
with
this,
you
know
counties,
recognize
and
support
the
partnership
that
we
have
with
the
state
and
delivering
services
to
our
shared
constituency.
B
A
A
Well,
thank
you
very
much
broadcasting,
and
that
brings
us
to
the
close
of
the
meeting.
I
want
to
thank
the
members
thank
the
staff
broadcasting
everybody
who's
made
this
happen
and
really
exciting
to
be
back
in
committee
room
and
taking
a
step
back
towards
normalcy.
So
thank
you
with
that.
We
are
adjourned.