►
From YouTube: 4/9/2021 - Assembly Ways and Means and Senate Finance, Subcommittees on Human Services
Description
For agenda and additional meeting information: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/Calendar/A/
Videos of archived meetings are made available as a courtesy of the Nevada Legislature.
The videos are part of an ongoing effort to keep the public informed of and involved in the legislative process.
All videos are intended for personal use and are not intended for use in commercial ventures or political campaigns.
Closed Captioning is Auto-Generated and is not an official representation of what is being spoken.
A
C
C
C
A
And
I
am
here,
I
know
that
senator
canazero
is
running
just
a
few
minutes
late
and
when
she
joins
us.
Please
mark
her
here
and
please
remind
me
if
I
fail
to
let
you
know,
committee
secretary,
that
when
she
arrives
members
we
have
budget
closings
on
on
dhhs
and
the
welfare
supportive
services
today.
So
we're
going
to
take
about
a
10
minute
recess
to
allow
the
members
to
print
their
documents
for
today
and
for
to
be
uploaded
to
nellis.
So
we
should
be
back
here
at
about
8
18.
A
A
C
A
Thank
you
and
we
will
reconvene
the
subcommittee
budget,
closing
hearings
for
human
services
and
committee
secretary
just
wanted
to
let
you
know
that
senator
canazero
has
joined
us
and
with
that
staff
we
will
go
to
our
first
budget
31.50.
D
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
for
the
record.
This
is
karen
hoppy
lcb
fiscal
analysis,
division
on
today's
agenda
for
the
department
of
health
and
human
services
director's
office.
There
are
eight
budgets
that
are
agendized.
The
first
five
were
heard
in
the
subcommittee
hearing
and
three
are
staff
closed
budgets
which
we
will
discuss
at
the
end.
D
C
C
C
C
C
D
Item,
thank
you,
madam
chair.
On
page
five,
still
in
the
administration
budget,
there
are
three
other
closing
items:
staff
notes,
a
technical
adjustment
in
item
three
in
the
base
budgets.
Historically,
this
budget
has
not
included
a
reserve
category,
as
in
spent
general
fund.
Appropriations
are
reverted
at
the
end
of
the
year.
Fiscal
staff
confirmed
was
the
agency.
A
reserve
category
was
not
appropriate
and
should
be
removed.
C
C
C
C
D
D
D
D
D
During
the
february
fourth
budget
hearing,
the
subcommittee
was
interested
in
a
breakdown
of
the
family
planning,
grant
award
actual
expenditures
and
a
breakdown
of
the
grant
award
expenditures
of
three
million
in
fiscal
year
2021
or
the
committee's
reference.
This
is
attached
as
attachment
aid
following
this
budget
document.
E
Hey
thank
you,
madam
chair.
Very
much.
I
mean
this
was
it's
this.
It's
so
good
to
see
this
budget,
because
for
so
many
years
we
fought
to
do
something
like
this
and
we
were
able
to.
Finally
do
it
last
legislative
session
and
there
was
a
lot
of
debate
about
what
the
right
number
might
possibly
be.
So
we
tried
to
err
on
the
side
of
putting
enough
there
to
make
sure
it
got
done,
but
not
overdoing
it
because
we
didn't
want
to
have
money,
sit
there
and
not
go
to
good
use.
E
So
I'm
happy
to
see
that
we've
kind
of
landed
on
a
number
that
we
we
think
will
really
work.
I
don't
want
folks
to
look
at
this
really.
You
know
when
we
talk
about
cuts.
E
I
think
this
is
more
of
an
adjustment
to
towards
what
the
dollars
and
the
work
will
really
happen
when,
when
the
money
hits
hits
the
streets
for
this,
so
I'm
I'm
very
glad
that
this
budget
is
moving
forward
and
I
think
we
have
found
a
good
amount
to
make
sure
that
you
know
we
can
get
the
work
done,
that
the
state
would
like
to
get
done.
Thank
you
very
much
for
the
comment.
C
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
I
I
too
appreciate,
and
I
want
to
follow
up
with
what
assuming
women
carlton
just
said,
and
I
also
want
to
acknowledge
the
information
that
director
whitley
provided
and
the
breakdown
of
the
family
planning
and
where
all
this
money
is
going.
So
I
think
that's
really
helpful
to
recognize
that
it
actually
is
throughout
the
state,
and
I
think
it's
real
important
that
we
were
able
to
actually
look
at
the
numbers
and
realize
how
this
money
is
being
spent
up
and
down
east
and
west.
C
So
thank
you
very
much
and
I
just
want
to
acknowledge
director
whitley
getting
that
information
to
us.
F
A
C
C
C
C
C
C
D
D
D
D
D
During
the
february
fourth
budget
hearing
subcommittee
observed
that
no
resources
were
transferred
from
the
division
of
their
financing
and
policy
to
form
the
new
office
of
analytics
in
follow-up.
After
the
meeting,
the
agency
indicated
that
position
salaries
within
the
division
of
health
care,
financing
and
policy
are
qualified
to
receive
a
higher
federal
match
and
not
wanting
to
lose
that
funding.
The
agency
did
not
move
any
positions
formally
into
the
new
office
of
data
analytics
budget.
E
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
If
I
could
ask
a
a
couple
of
questions
and
then
go
from
there,
would
that.
E
D
E
Thank
you,
and
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure,
because
I
kept
in
my
mind
I
kept
thinking.
It
was
an
administrative
we're
going
to
put
them
all
in
one
group
and
they're
all
going
to
work
together,
but
it
will
be
physical
and
I
think,
that's
good,
because
we
need
folks
in
the
same
space
that
are
working
with
each
other,
to
be
able
to
deal
with
with
some
of
the
issues
that
we're
doing
so
all
these
are
current
positions
that
are
going
to
be
moving
over
in
into
this
office.
E
Correct,
that
is
correct,
can
always
change
a
statement
into
a
question
by
just
adding
that
one
word.
So
I
I
think
what
what
I've
noticed
through
this
whole
thing
is
and
all
the
work
that
has
been
done
in
the
department
of
health
and
human
services,
especially
over
this
last
year.
They
have,
they
have
really
stepped
up
and
and
done
a
lot
for
the
state
this
this
last
year
above
and
beyond.
E
What
we
normally
would
ask
them,
do
that
other
duties
as
assigned
became
a
very
big
big
thing
for
them
this
last
time
around
and
I'm
looking
at
all
the
other.
All
the
times
that
we've
gone
to
them
for
for
different
information,
all
the
work
that's
being
done
there,
I'm
looking
at
a
number
of
the
bills
and
policies
that
we're
looking
at,
and
I'm
just
concerned
that
we
don't
have
enough
folks
at
the
upper
level
to
help
manage
all
this.
E
We
have
a
great
team
there,
but
it's
it's
it's
been
a
long
year
and
I
think
we
always
need
to
keep
in
the
back
of
our
minds.
Succession
planning
we're
not
going
to
have
all
these
wonderful
folks.
A
lot
of
them
are
getting
to
that
point.
Where
you
know
I
think,
there's
I
wouldn't
blame
them
if
they
wanted
to
retire.
E
E
With
all
the
policy
changes,
we
have
rescue
act,
money
coming,
there's
a
lot
of
things
going
on.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
we've
got
the
right
people
in
the
right
place.
So
that
that
would
be
my
request
that
we
just
have
that
conversation
and
see
where
we
think
the
best
place
for
a
person
would
be
to
help
this
office
succeed
over
the
next
couple
of
years.
A
Okay,
well,
then,
can
I
get
a
motion
for
the
approval
of
the
government's
governor's
recommendation
to
establish
a
new
office
of
data
analytics
functions
and
the
corresponding
budget
within
the
director's
office,
including
the
technical
adjustments
noted
by
fiscal
staff.
A
C
C
C
C
C
C
D
D
D
During
the
february
fourth
budget
hearing
the
agency
confirmed
there
would
be
no
changes
to
the
operation
of
the
nevada.
2-1-1
program
subcommittee
expressed
concerns
about
moving
the
office
of
consumer
health
assistance
to
the
aging
and
disability
services,
division
indicating
that
the
functions
of
the
ocha
and
the
edsd
do
not
necessarily
align.
F
Thank
you.
So
I
know
we
had
some
discussion
at
the
on
this.
F
At
the
last
time,
I've
been
putting
some
more
thought
into
this,
and
I
actually
think
that
you
know,
while
many
of
these
are
statewide,
because
they
are
all
advocacy
programs
and
are
sort
of
outward
facing
making
sure
that
we're
helping
nevadans
navigate
that
having
them
all
in
one
place
makes
a
lot
of
sense,
and
just
that
example
of
or
going
out
to
health
fairs
or
community
events,
they
can
know
each
other's
programs
and
areas
and
be
able
to
you
know,
divide
and
conquer,
but
share
everybody's
information.
F
So
I
I
have
come
around
to
thinking
that
this
is
a
good
idea.
E
Thank
you
very
much,
madam
chair.
It's
friday
and
things
are
a
bit
disjointed.
I
I
had
some
concerns
about
2-1-1,
but
I
got
some
really
good
answers
on
that.
We
know,
especially
over
this
last
year.
2-1-1
has
been
absolutely
invaluable.
I
cannot
tell
you
how
many
times
I
got
calls
in
my
daytime
job,
and
the
first
thing
they
said
was
211
gave
us
your
number.
What
can
you
do
to
help?
So
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
that
that
program
stayed
solid.
E
It's
it's
been
around
for
a
while,
and
I've
been
given
assurances
that
it
will
continue.
This
is
merely
a
paper
transfer
that
facing
the
client
facing
our
constituents.
They're
not
going
to
see
a
difference.
The
work
will
still
get
done
so
with
that
guarantee,
I
feel
much
more
comfortable
in
processing
this
item.
Thank
you
very
much.
C
G
C
Sure
but
I
tend
to
trust
ms
schmidt.
She
seems
to
think
it's
a
really
good
idea,
so
I'm
gonna
default
to
that
position,
but
I
wanted
to
at
least
say
something
said:
express
concerns
about.
F
E
A
C
C
B
C
C
C
C
D
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
at
the
bottom
of
page.
29
are
the
other
closing
items
for
this
budget.
Fiscal
staff
recommends
other
closing
items
one
through
three.
The
close
is
recommended
by
the
governor
and
other
closing
items.
Four
and
five
in
accordance
with
decisions
made
by
the
subcommittee
and
corresponding
budgets
and
requests
authority
for
staff
to
recover
technical
adjustments.
As.
A
C
C
C
C
C
D
D
D
Pursuant
to
section
98
of
83
of
the
31st
special
session,
16.9
million
dollars
was
transferred
from
the
fund
for
a
healthy
nevada
to
the
general
fund
of
fiscal
year
21,
which
had
the
effect
of
reducing
the
expected
fiscal
year,
2021
ending
balance
from
3.7
million
to
20.3
million.
As
shown
in
the
table
on
page
33.,
the
agency
testified
that
their
analysis
indicated
sufficient
cash
flow
for
the
2123
biennium,
but
expenditures
may
have
to
be
reduced
and
future
biannia
if
the
swept
swept
fund
for
healthy
nevada
funds
were
not
restored.
D
Fiscal
staff
would
note
that
the
estimates
from
the
treasurer's
office
for
future
tobacco
settlement
payments,
as
reflected
in
the
above
table,
are
conservative
compared
to
the
four-year
average
actual
receipts
of
24
million
per
year.
Additionally,
the
agency
testified
during
the
budget
hearing
that
90
percent
of
allocations
are
typically
expended
every
year.
D
D
Additionally,
during
the
hearing,
the
subcommittee
was
interested
in
the
reliability
of
future
tobacco
settlement
payments
and
whether
the
master
settlement
agreement
reached
in
november
1998
had
an
end
date
in
follow-up.
The
agency
indicated
after
consulting
with
the
treasurer's
office,
that
the
msa
terms
provide
for
annual
payment,
so
the
states
in
perpetuity
and
the
director's
office
is
not
aware
of
any
concerns
with
the
reliability
of
future
receipts.
C
A
C
C
C
C
C
D
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
On
page
34,
there
are
four
other
closing
items
for
the
grants.
Management
unit
budget
fiscal
staff
recommends
other
closing
items
one
through
three
because
is
recommended
by
the
governor
another
closing
item,
four,
in
accordance
with
decisions
made
by
their
technical
adjustments
as
necessary.
A
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
D
D
I
will
pause
following
my
presentation
of
each
budget
to
allow
for
questions
when
I
have
presented
the
last
budget
in
this
group,
and
questions
have
been
addressed.
The
chair
may
wish
to
ask
for
a
single
motion
for
closing
consideration
on
all
of
the
budgets,
for
which
fiscal
staff
is
responsible
for
developing
recommendations.
D
D
D
101-3276
individuals
with
disabilities
education
act,
part
c
office
serves
as
the
designated
lead
agency
for
nevada,
early
intervention
services.
The
office
monitors
the
compliance
of
providers
of
federal
law
and
provides
ongoing
technical
assistance
to
programs
providing
early
intervention
services.
D
A
And
is
your
motion
to
move
as
recommended
that
the
following
budgets
be
closed,
as
recommended
by
the
governor
and
request
authority
for
staff
to
make
the
other
technical
adjustments
as
necessary
for
3154,
3199
and
3276.?.
C
C
C
C
C
G
Yes,
good
morning,
madam
chair
members
of
the
committee
for
the
record,
my
name
is
colby
nichols
I'm
a
program
analyst
with
the
lcb's
fiscal
analysis.
Division
I'm
here
to
cover
four
division
of
welfare
and
supportive
services
accounts,
one
of
which
was
previously
heard
by
the
subcommittee
and
the
other
three
which
are
staff
closures.
G
G
G
The
state
share
of
costs
for
the
energy
assistance
program
are
funded
through
universal
energy
charge,
revenues,
which
is
a
usage-based
fee,
collected
by
utility
vendors,
as
well
as
federal
grants
from
the
low-income
home
energy
assistance
grant
consistent
with
previous
practices.
Following
the
budget
hearing,
the
agency
provides
updated
caseload
projections
in
march
2021..
G
The
updated
projections
are
based
on
actual
caseloads
and
costs
through
february
2021..
The
updated
projections
are
one
percent
1.1
percent
lower
for
each
fiscal
year
of
the
2021-23
biennium.
When
compared
to
those
projections
that
were
included
in
the
executive
budget,
however,
the
agency
is
projecting
the
annual
average
assistance
payment
to
increase
by
two
dollars
from
seven
hundred
and
one
dollars
to
seven
hundred
and
three
dollars.
G
G
It
shows
a
comparison
between
the
funding
for
each
of
the
decision
units
involved
in
the
caseload
update
just
to
clarify
for
the
committee,
the
m200
decision
unit,
adjusts
expenditures
and
funding
to
align
the
base
budget
with
the
service
level
projected
for
fiscal
year
21
and
then
the
m201
decision
unit
makes
further
adjustments
to
align
expenditures
and
funding
with
the
projected
increases
for
fiscal
years
22
and
23
respectively.
G
The
agency
testified
that
they
anticipated
the
funding
would
be
sufficient
to
serve
all
participating
households
and,
following
the
budget
hearing,
the
agency
confirmed
to
staff
that
it
did
not
anticipate
implementing
a
waiting
list
for
the
energy
assistance
program
during
the
2021-23
biennium
again
referring
to
the
table
at
the
bottom
of
page
49.
The
net
impact
of
the
caseload
update
results
in
an
increase
of
expenditures
with
associated
revenues,
totaling
four
hundred
thirty
three
thousand
one
hundred
and
forty
one
dollars
for
fiscal
year.
G
Two
thousand
twenty
two
and
four
hundred
thirty
nine
thousand
two
hundred
and
seven
dollars
in
fiscal
year.
Two
thousand
twenty
three:
does
the
subcommittee
wish
to
recommend
increased
funding,
totaling
four
hundred
thirty
three
thousand
one
hundred
and
forty
one
dollars
in
fiscal
year?
Twenty
two
and
four
hundred
and
thirty
nine
thousand
two
hundred
and
seven
dollars
in
fiscal
year,
2023
to
align
funding
in
the
m200
and
the
m201
decision
units
with
the
march
2021,
updated
caseload
projections.
A
C
C
C
C
C
G
G
G
In
response,
the
agency
testified
that
the
agency's
administrative
assistants
did
not
serve
as
subject
matter
experts
or
as
lead
workers.
The
two
administrative
assistant
positions
recommended
for
reclassification
would
allow
the
agency
to
increase
the
staff
resources
available
for
training
and
program
education,
and
these
two.
C
G
Family
services,
specialist
positions
would
serve
as
lead
workers
for
the
agency's
remaining
administrative
assistants.
In
addition,
the
subcommittee
inquired
on
how
reclassifying
the
program
officer
positions
to
family
service
supervisor
positions
would
improve
the
day-to-day
operations
of
the
program.
The
agency
indicated
the
level
of
managerial
and
oversight
duties
for
the
existing
program.
Officer
positions
were
not
in
line
with
the
compensation
level
for
those
positions
which
has
contributed
to
a
high
turnover
rate.
The.
C
G
Clarified
the
intent
of
the
request
is
to
properly
align
position,
classifications,
duties
involved
and
to
improve
staff
retention
rates
for
the
energy
assistance
program.
The
agency
indicated
that
family
services,
supervisors
and
other
departmental
budgets
were
typically
promoted
from
within
those
programs
and
thus.
D
G
G
G
G
G
G
Does
the
subcommittee
wish
to
approve
funding
for
the
reclassification
of
two
administrative
assistant
positions
to
family
service
specialists
and
two
program
officer
positions
to
family
services?
Supervisors
with
the
noted
technical
adjustments
to
restore
seasonal
expenditures,
54
417
in
the
base
budget
each
year
and
the
adjustments
to
the
e805
decision
unit
to
correctly
align
various
personnel
and
other
associated
costs,
with
the
recommendation
to
reclassify
an
intermittent
administrative
assistant
position
to
a
family
to
a
permanent
family
services,
specialist
position
for
an
additional
cost
of
8
135
dollars
in
fiscal
year,
22
and
8630
in
fiscal
year,
2012.
F
Funding
for
the
reclassification
of
two
administrative
assistant
positions
to
family
service
specialists
and
two
program
officer
positions
to
family
services;
supervisors
supervisors
with
the
noted
tech,
technical
adjustments
to
restore
seasonal
expenditures
of
54
417
in
the
base
budget
in
each
year,
and
the
adjustments
to
the
e
805
decision
unit
to
correctly
align
various
personnel
and
other
associated
costs.
With
the
recommendation
to
reclassify
an
intermittent
administrative
assistant
position
to
a
permanent
family
services,
specialist
position
for
an
additional
cost
of
8135
in
fiscal
year,
22
and
8630
in
fiscal
year.
2023.
C
C
C
G
Nikki,
madam
chair
again,
colby
nicholls
fiscal
analysis,
division
in
addition
to
the
major
issues.
There
is
one
other
closing
item
for
this
budget,
which
is
listed
on
page
52
of
the
closing
packet.
Fiscal
staff
recommends
this
other
closing
item
be
closed,
as
recommended
by
the
governor
with
authority
for
staff
to
make
technical
adjustments
as
necessary.
A
E
C
C
C
C
C
G
G
I'll
pause,
following
my
presentation
on
each
budget
to
allow
for
questions
when
I've
presented
the
last
budget
in
this
group
and
the
questions
have
been
addressed.
U.S
chair
may
wish
to
ask
for
a
single
motion
for
closing
consideration
on
all
of
the
budgets
for
which
fiscal
staff
is
responsible
for
developing
closing
recommendations.
G
G
G
G
In
total,
the
updated
march
2021
caseload
projections
result
in
total,
anticipated
payments
to
the
age
blind
and
adult
group
care
facilities
of
approximately
11
million
in
fiscal
year,
22
and
11.2
million
in
fiscal
year
23,
which
represents
a
decrease
of
seventy
nine
thousand
six
hundred
and
sixteen
dollars
in
fiscal
year.
Twenty
two
and
a.
D
C
G
G
G
Child
support
enforcement
program
provides
five
basic
services:
the
location
of
absent
parents,
the
establishment
of
parentage,
the
establishment
of
child
support
orders,
the
collection
of
child
support
payments
and
enforcement
of
private
medical
insurance.
There
are
no
major
closing
issues
with
this
budget.
There
are
two
other
closing
items
that
are
summarized
in
the
table
on
page
58.
G
The
third
staff
closing
budget
is
the
child
support
federal
reimbursement
budget.
This
is
budget
account
3239
and
begins
on
page
59
of
your
closing
packet.
The
federal
reimbursement
budget
is
a
companion
to
the
child
support
enforcement
program.
One
and
this
budget
is
used
to
pass
through
federal
payments,
the
participating
district,
attorney's
offices
for
the
federal
share
of
costs
and
incentive
payments
that
are
associated
with
those
county's
local
child
support
enforcement
programs.
G
All
right,
madam
chair
fiscal
staff,
would
recommend
that
the
following
budgets
be
closed,
as
recommended
by
the
governor,
with
the
identified
technical
adjustments
and
authority
for
staff
to
make
other
technical
adjustments
as
necessary
budget
accounts.
3232
assistance
to
the
aged
and
blind
budget
account
3238
child
support
enforcement
program
and
budget
account.
3239
child
support,
federal
reimbursement
budget.
F
I
would
like
to
make
a
motion
exactly
as
mr
nichols
just
stated
it.
Thank
you
for.
C
C
C
C
C
A
And
I
am
a
yes
and
that
question
carries
that
is
our
last
budget
closing
item
for
today's
agenda.
We
are
at
the
end
of
our
agenda
and
that
would
be
public
comment
and
I
would
ask
our
broadcast
staff
if
we
have
anyone
in
the
on
the
line
wishing
to
make
any
comments
today.