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B
Welcome
everyone-
that's
here
in
Carson,
City,
those
joining
us
by
video
conference
in
Las,
Vegas
and
anyone
tuning
in
over
the
internet.
Today
we
have
three
presentations
on
the
agenda.
We
will
hear
from
the
Department
of
Employment
training
Rehabilitation
the
sunset
subcommittee
of
the
legislative
commission
and
the
legislative
auditor.
Before
we
get
started,
I
would
like
to
make
a
few
housekeeping
announcements.
B
Members
of
the
public
May
provide
testimony
in
various
ways,
all
of
which
are
listed
on
the
agenda.
The
chair
or
member
of
the
committee
May
request
testifiers
to
submit
documentation
supporting
their
testimony.
When
testimony
when
testifying.
Please
turn
the
microphones
on
to
speak
and
off
to
listen.
We
have
listeners
and
viewers
in
Las,
Vegas
and
online.
We
are
also
recording
this
meeting,
so
it
will
be
available
later
in
the
legislature's
website.
B
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you
have
handouts
for
the
committee,
please
provide
20
copies
to
the
committee
secretary
prior
to
your
testimony.
In
addition,
exhibits
and
amendments
must
be
submitted
electronically,
as
a
PDF
file
to
our
committee
manager
no
later
than
noon.
On
the
business
day
before
the
meeting
committee,
information
is
also
available
on
Nellis,
which
can
be
accessed
through
the
legislature's
website.
B
B
Public
comment
may
be
submitted
in
writing
either.
In
addition
to
testifying
or
in
lieu
thereof,
written
public
comment
may
be
submitted
before
during
or
up
to
24
hours
after
the
meeting
adjournment,
I
expect
courtesy
and
respect
in
all
our
interactions.
Also,
I
would
like
to
remind
members
of
the
committee.
They
must
be
recognized
by
the
chair
before
they
speak.
This
includes
all
questions,
comments
and
requests
for
follow-up
questions.
In
some
cases,
members
may
want
to
follow
up
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presenters
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of
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after
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B
B
C
Good
afternoon
Madam,
chair
committee,
members,
for
the
record,
my
name
is
Chris
Sewell
I'm,
the
director
of
the
Department
of
Employment
training
and
Rehabilitation,
also
known
as
Dieter.
Thank
you
for
having
us
here.
We
would
we
always
love
to
talk
about
what
we
do
and
how
we
do
it
and
all
the
people
we
we
do
help.
So
we
do
have
a
slide
presentation
for
you,
I
think
some
of
you
may
have
seen
some
of
these
slides
at
a
previous
hearing.
Maybe
last
week.
Hopefully
we
will
I
think
we
have
some
new
slides
in
here.
C
So
we're
going
to
try
to
mix
it
up
a
little
bit.
I
do
ask
that
if
I
do
tell
a
joke
that
I
told
last
week
at
least
laugh
like
you
heard
it
the
first
time,
so
we
will
again
slide.
Numbers
are
on
the
top
right
of
the
slides
and
for
reference.
If
we
do
have
during
the
Q
a
session
you're
going
to
be
hearing
from
the
team,
and
we
have
a
great
team
at
Team
deter
so
you're
not
going
to
listen
to
me.
C
Talk
for
I
think
I
have
20
minutes
you're
going
to
hear
from
them.
This
is
a
long
slide
presentation
and
I
guarantee
you.
We
are
not
going
to
go
over
every
single
slide
either
we
put
these
slides
in
for
your
reference,
we're
going
to
be
doing
a
high
level
overview
of
Dieter.
So
that
way
you
and
then
you
can
ask
questions.
C
If
you
do
see
something
in
one
of
the
slides,
we
can
dig
a
Little
Deeper,
but
I
will
not
be
going
over
all
the
slides
so
to
start
Vision
empowering
nevadans
to
realize
their
potential
through
meaningful
work.
Building
economic
prosperity
in
every
community
and
I
do
mean
every
community
and
that's
from
the
north,
south,
east
and
west,
and
we've
been
up
to
West
Wind
over
last
year
and
we
actually
helped
their
school
system
out
in
with
our
Vocational
Rehabilitation
division.
C
Dieter's
organizational
chart,
of
course
we
have
our
Administration
behind
the
scenes,
doing
a
lot
of
the
work
financial
management,
RIT
division,
also
known
as
information,
development
and
processes.
I
I
t
I
don't
like
that.
Other
name
reaches
and
research
and
analysts
and
human
resources,
and
then
we
have
three
main
divisions:
our
employment
security
division,
which
houses
everyone's
knows
about
unemployment,
insurance
and
our
Workforce
Development.
C
But
they
also
has
our
commission
on
post-secondary
education
and
our
governor's
office
on
Workforce
Innovation,
our
Rehabilitation
division,
Bureau
of
Vocational
Rehabilitation
Bureau
of
services
to
persons
who
are
blind
and
visually
impaired
and
Bureau
of
a
disability
adjudication
and
our
blind
business
Enterprise
program.
That,
basically,
is
if
you
walk
into
a
DMV
and
you
go
buy
a
cup
of
coffee.
C
That's
our
blind
Enterprise
program,
that's
one
of
our
brine
blind
entrepreneurs
that
we
help
to
become
a
successful
entrepreneur,
and
we
also
also
have
them
and
I
believe
in
this
Clark
County
Administration
complex
in
Las
Vegas
and
some
other
areas
around
Nevada.
And
then
we
have
our
Nevada
Equal
Rights
Commission
and
our
administrator
Cara
Jenkins
who's
in
Las
Vegas
as
well
so
I
said
you're
going
to
hear
from
the
team
and
I
I
promised
that
and
so
I'm
going
to
turn
this
over
to
our
administrator
of
our
employment
security
division,
Linda
Parvin.
D
D
The
employment
security
division
has
three
major
areas:
Workforce
Development,
which
connects
nevadans
to
training
and
jobs
and
helps
businesses
find
skilled
workers,
which
is
led
by
Carlene
Johnson.
Our
unemployment
insurance
section,
which
manages
an
administrator
administers
the
unemployment
tax
and
benefits
led
by
Nancy
Johnson
or
excuse
me,
Nancy
Sinclair,
and
the
commission
on
post-secondary
education,
which
licenses
and
oversees
private
post-secondary
educational
institutions
to
protect
nevadans,
which
is
led
by
Kelly
weast.
D
In
Workforce
Development,
we
have
spent
the
past
year
working
on
rebranding
the
state's
Workforce
efforts
under
the
employee
NV
umbrella
to
help
job
Seekers
and
employers
find
the
services
they
need
more
easily.
The
employment
security
division
collaborated
with
the
regional
Workforce
Development
board's
Nevada
works
and
Workforce
connections
to
align,
as
the
employee
Envy
system
employ
nv.gov
houses,
the
largest
database
of
job
seekers
in
the
state.
This
change
Works
to
eliminate
public
confusion
and
streamlines
the
workforce
services
that
are
available
for
all
job
Seekers
and
businesses.
D
Also
recently,
the
division
applied
for
and
received
two
emergency
grants
during
covid
for
over
15
million
dollars
to
help
dislocated
workers
return
to
work
in
total,
the
division
oversaw
230.3
million
dollars
in
Workforce
funding
representing
15
different
Workforce
program
revenue
streams
in
unemployment
insurance.
Over
the
last
two
and
a
half
years,
ESD
has
paid
out
over
12
billion
dollars
in
unemployment
insurance
benefits
to
over
600
000
nevadans
improvements
are
being
made
in
customer
service
experience,
business
processes
and
staff
training
through
two
grants.
D
Nevada
was
one
of
the
first
states
to
receive
assistance
from
the
U.S
Department
of
Labor
specialized
tiger
teams
of
national
experts
to
improve
system
operations
and
in
September
of
2022.
The
U.S
Department
of
Labor
approved
4.5
million
dollars
in
an
unemployment
insurance
Equity
grant
for
us
to
help
ensure
all
eligible
workers
have
Fair
access
to
unemployment
insurance.
D
At
the
December
Board
of
examiners
meeting,
we
received
the
final
approval
for
72
million
dollars
for
the
modernization
contract
with
fast
Inc,
our
vendor.
For
the
system,
we
received
legislative
approval
for
arpa
funding
for
the
project
and
brought
in
a
national
expert
on
unemployment
insurance,
modernization
projects
to
facilitate
the
process
of
identifying
system
requirements
and
creating
the
RFP.
We
issued
the
RFP
and
evaluated
the
resulting
proposals,
hired
a
project
management
consultant
to
support
completion
of
the
project
and
spent
much
time
negotiating
the
contract
to
present
to
Boe.
D
D
In
addition,
review
requirements
have
expanded
to
include
Financial
soundness,
institutional
Effectiveness,
quality
of
education
and
many
other
components.
Reviews
now
require
the
commission
staff
to
spend
multiple
days
on
site
for
classroom
observations,
interviews
with
students,
staff
and
faculty
facility
inspections,
student
file
reviews
and
a
remote
review
of
24
months
of
advertising.
D
D
E
E
In
short,
Rehabilitation
division
assists
individuals
with
disabilities
to
obtain
economic
independence.
That's
accomplished
either
through
assistance
with
employment,
where
three
of
our
bureaus
focus
on
the
ones
in
green
and
one
assistance
with
obtaining
Social
Security
benefits,
which
is
our
Bureau
of
disability
education.
In
federal
fiscal
year,
22
BDA
has
assisted
20
841
nebadans
with
processing
their
social
security
claims,
while
annual
amount
paid
to
Nevada
disabled
beneficiaries
in
same
year
was
1.3
billion
dollars,
Bureau
of
Vocational
Rehabilitation
and
Bureau
Services
through
to
the
Blind
and
Visually
Impaired.
E
A
simple
way
to
view
US
is
that
we
are
one
of
the
tools
in
state
government's
employment
toolbox
for
assisting
individuals
with
disabilities
to
get
and
keep
competitive,
independent
jobs.
Why
does
this
work
matter?
Because
the
employment
rates
for
people
with
disabilities
are
significantly
lower
than
for
their
peers
without
disability
and
the
poverty
rates
for
people
with
disabilities
are
at
least
two
and
a
half
times
higher.
F
Thank
you
drazin
good
afternoon
Madam,
chair
marzola
and
members
of
the
committee.
My
name
is
Cara
Jenkins
I
am
the
administrator
for
the
Equal
Rights
Commission,
also
known
as
nerc,
and
just
some
brief
highlights
and
I
can
also
take
questions.
After
the
Equal
Rights
Commission,
we
were
established
in
1961
by
Governor
Grant
Sawyer.
The
first
appointee
was
Dr
Bob
Bailey,
with
the
specific
goal
of
desegregating
the
state
and
casino
hotels
for
the
entertainment
industry
for
black
workers
and
folks
who
are
of
color.
F
So
we're
really
proud
of
that,
and
so
the
next
slide
highlights
our
accomplishments,
and
so
the
last
three
state
fiscal
years
we've
seen
settlements
back
to
nevadans
in
the
amount
of
seven
million
dollars
and
above
in
compensatory
damages
alleged
that
did
not
have
to
go
through
litigation.
The
total
claims
that
we've
resolved
I
want
to
say
amicably,
but
at
least
peacefully
have
been
over
3826
claims
all
with
a
staff
of
about
14
folk,
including
myself,
so
we're
really
really
proud
of
that.
F
Another
mention
is
that
we
partner
with
the
United
States
equal
employment
opportunity,
commission
also
known
as
the
EEOC.
We
do
joint
Outreach
with
the
EEOC
and
also
gleed
on
them,
for
you
know
best
practices
on
how
to
make
sure
that
employers
know
what
their
responsibilities
are
also
what
their
rights
are
too
and
for
employees
as
well.
So
with
that
I
will
now
pass
it
over
to
deputy
director
Josh
marhevka.
He
is
up
north
with
you
all
thanks.
So
much
thank.
G
You
good
afternoon
Madam,
chair
and
committee
members.
My
name
is
Josh
marhefka
I'm,
the
deputy
director
over
operations
for
Dieter,
the
administrative
services
division
is
comprised
of
financial
management,
I.T
research
and
Analysis
and
Human
Resources.
These
units
within
the
division
provide
exceptional
levels
of
financial,
technical,
economic
and
human
resource.
H
Thank
you
and
thank
you,
madam
chair
and
members
of
the
committee.
My
name
is
David
Schmidt
I'm,
the
chief
Economist
for
the
research
and
Analysis
Bureau
in
Dieter,
in
a
quick
overview
of
what
we
do.
If
you
see
employment
data
or
unemployment
data
or
data
analysis,
it
probably
comes
from
our
shop,
either
directly
or
indirectly.
H
We
work
on
setting
policy
for
the
U.S
Bureau
of
Labor
Statistics
for
the
the
oews
program,
Cooperative
cooperatively,
with
our
federal
Partners,
we've
received
Data,
Insights
and
Innovations
award
for
the
last
two
times
it
was
awarded
in
2019
and
2020
in
conjunction
with
some
other
states
and
are
nominated
for
another
award,
that'll
be
and
the
winner
will
be
announced
next
week.
We
also
are
working
collaboratively
with
a
lot
of
other
states
to
try
to
make
sure
that
we're
being
as
efficient
and
effective
as
possible
in
trying
to
digest
the
large
amount
of
information.
H
That's
out
there
about
the
the
labor
market
in
the
state's
Workforce,
to
the
public,
to
policy
makers
and
to
anyone
who
asks
in
a
really
quick
highlight
of
some
of
the
the
numbers
that
we
produce.
You
can
see
on
the
next
slide
that
our
employment
is
higher
than
it
was
before
the
pandemic.
We're
about
25,
000
jobs,
higher
our
unemployment
rate,
as
of
December,
was
5.2
percent,
which
is
a
little
bit
higher
than
it
was
prior
to
the
pandemic.
H
When
we're
in
the
the
high
three
percent
range
part
of
that's,
because
recently
our
labor
force
participation
rate
has
been
rising.
The
share
of
the
people
of
individuals
in
the
population
who
are
either
working
or
looking
for
work
is
up
a
bit
from
where
it
was
during
the
pandemic.
It
was
still
a
bit
below
where
it
was
prior
to
the
pandemic.
We've
also
seen
wages
rising
in
the
state
over
the
last
last
couple
of
years.
H
Is
we've
come
out
of
the
pandemic
because
of
inflation
and
other
wage
pressures,
and
we
have
data
about
that
as
well
and
then,
finally,
some
of
the
other
data
and
Analysis
that
we
produce
to
support
other
areas
of
Dieter
as
you've
heard,
is
taking
a
look
at
some
of
the
statistics
around
the
state's
unemployment
trust
fund
and
in
short,
as
we've
come
through
the
pandemic
and
out
of
the
trust
fund,
recently
passed
1
billion
dollars
in
a
total
balance.
This
is
down
from
where
it
was
before
the
pandemic,
and
we
had
about
two
billion
dollars.
H
It
is
higher
than
where
we
were
before
the
Great
Recession
when
we
had
about
850
million
dollars
and
it's
progressing
toward
being
prepared
for
a
future
recession
and
there's
a
number
of
Statistics
there.
One
of
the
important
ones
is
through
the
pandemic.
We
had
borrowed
about
330
million
dollars,
those
loans
have
all
been
repaid
and
the
trust
fund
is
continuing
to
grow
and
with
that
I
will
transition
back
to
our
director.
C
For
the
record,
Crystal
director
of
Dieter
I
do
want
to
recognize
one
more
individual
on
this
team
and
that's
my
other
deputy
director
Troy
Jordan
who's.
Behind
me.
It
is
truly
a
team
team
leader.
C
C
I
want
to
also
thank
Dave.
I
know
everyone
didn't
get
to
see
Dave
last
week
he
was
in
training
in
the
Chicago.
No
Tennessee
I
think
he
gets
to
travel
a
lot,
which
is
great
because
Dave
likes
to
travel
with
his
charts
and
his
numbers.
He
will
go
anywhere
and
talk
to
anyone
and
I
offer
that
to
anyone
in
this
building.
If
you
have
a
question
about
anything
when
it
comes
to
unemployment,
numbers,
employment,
numbers,
Workforce
numbers,
please
reach
out
to
Dave
directly,
he
is
excellent
at
what
he
does
and
I
think.
C
B
I
Thank
you
so
much
Madam
chair
and
thank
you
director
and
to
your
team
for
being
here
and
just
want
to
take
an
opportunity
to
thank
all
of
you
for
the
work
you've
done
over
the
past
few
years.
Most
of
us
on
this
committee
were
here
in
2020
when
the
pandemic
started
and
I
just
remember
how
hectic
those
days
were,
especially
when
the
strip
closed
down,
and
none
of
us
were
ready
for
that,
and
so
I
know
we
send
a
lot
of
people
your
way.
I
I
know
you
had
to
ramp
up
in
a
way
that
was
unimaginable.
I
felt
the
level
of
frustration
from
my
constituents
and
I
can
only
imagine
what
it
was
like
for
all
of
you
on
the
front
lines.
But
you
know
we
came
through
that
and
I
just
wanted
to
recognize
that,
because
sometimes
I
feel
like
the
pandemic
feels
like
it's
in
the
rear
view
mirror,
and
maybe
we
do
that
psychologically,
but
it
was.
I
It
was
a
really
tough
times
and-
and
you
guys
stepped
up,
and
so
just
a
couple
of
questions
that
I
have
I,
do
occasionally
still
get
emails
from
constituents
way
fewer
than
I
used
to
get,
but
they
tend
to
follow
along
a
couple
of
lines.
They
tend
to
follow
along
I'm,
still
waiting
to
hear
back
for
my
initial
unemployment
claim
and
then
or
I've
appealed
and
I've
been
told
it's
going
to
be
a
long
time
before
they
get
to
my
appeal.
I
So
I
just
wanted
to
ask
generally
speaking
where
we
are
with
I,
don't
want
to
call
it
a
backlog,
but
pending
claims
in
terms
of
initial
approval
and
then
on
the
appeal
side,
I
tend
to
recall:
we
needed
to
get
more
appeals
officers
in
there.
So
if
you
could
just
at
maybe
a
high
level,
give
me
a
sense
of
where
that's
at
and
and
what
we
realistically
think
is
the
timeline
for
getting
those
resolved.
C
Thank
you
for
the
record
Chris
Sewell
director
through
you,
madam
chair
to
speaker.
C
C
I'm
going
to
be
extremely
transparent
with
you,
because
you
need
to
know:
if
I
didn't
do
anything,
just
let
it
go,
it
would
take
four
years
unacceptable.
Totally
unacceptable
I
went
down
and
I
talked
to
the
unit.
Last
week
said
we
have
to
get
this
done,
we're
going
to
get
it
done
by
the
end
of
the
year.
C
I
also,
we've
added
intermittent
positions
to
that
unit
and
before
the
next
Boe
in
March
there'll
be
a
contract
to
help
with
Appeals
third
party
contractor
is
going
to
come
in
and
help
with
Appeals
we
will
get
it
done,
I
hope
to
get.
It
done
a
lot
quicker
because
I'm
embarrassed
I'm
embarrassed
for
every.
J
C
B
I
Want
to
thank
you
for
that,
because
and
look
I'm,
not
not
blaming
you
guys
here.
This
is
a
numbers
issue.
It's
a
resource
issue
and
again
we
just
couldn't
have
foreseen
this
level
and,
in
fact,
I
think
in
a
lot
of
ways
it
would
have
been
irresponsible
for
us
as
a
legislature
to
inject
the
kind
of
money
into
the
unemployment
system
prior
to
the
pandemic.
People
would
have
said:
what
are
you
doing?
I
Why
are
you
spending
money
there,
but
now
we
know-
and
it's
in
the
rearview
mirror
in
terms
of
that
happening,
but
so
I
appreciate
your
effort
to
do
that.
The
second
question
is
kind
of
along
the
same
lines,
but
the
other
inquiries
I
often
get
is
I've,
been
told,
I
inappropriately
got
benefits
and
I
didn't
qualify
and
I
have
to
pay
them
back.
C
Crystal
for
the
record,
in
short,
yes
and
I-
think
I'm
going
to
have
our
deputy
director,
who
is
an
attorney?
Who
was
the
attorney
for
the
employment
security
Division
come
up
and
give
you
a
little
bit
more
detail
quickly.
I
know
we're
running
a
little
over
on
time.
I
didn't
want
to
do
that,
but
I
think
deputy
director
Jordan
will
be
able
to
answer
that
a
little
more
detail
for
you.
K
K
Is
it
against
equity
and
good
conscience
to
require
them
to
pay
back
the
overpayment
there
is
that
process
is
at
the
office,
the
form
for
that
is
available
online.
Based
on
the
suggestion
of
the
budget
subcommittee,
we
appeared
in
front
of
I
believe
last
week.
We
have
highlighted
that
on
the
website.
It
is
available.
It
goes
directly
to
the
bpc
unit,
and
that
is
one
process.
There's
also
the
appeals
process,
as
I
had
laid
out
earlier.
That
you've
talked
about
that.
L
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
for
being
here.
Director
I
want
to
Echo
the
sentiment
of
my
colleagues.
It's
refreshing
to
see
what
a
cheerleader
you
are
for,
not
just
like
for
your
entire
team.
You
know
we
all
got
to
see
it
last
week
when
you
presented
in
front
of
us
as
well
and
I,
really
appreciate
that
I
had
a
quick
question
regarding
the
the
number
of
appeals
that
you
have
at
your
department.
Right
now.
L
You
said
it
was
32
000
and
that
number
worries
you
know
me
I,
remember
when
I
was
chairing
the
interim
Commerce
and
labor
on
director
cafaretta
at
the
time
had
come
to
us
and
let
us
know
that
you
guys
had
received
some
sort
of
waiver
from
the
Department
of
Labor
to
be
able
to
use
staff
from
other
state
agencies,
and
it
was
my
understanding
during
that
hearing
that
I
think
that
waiver
kind
of
expired,
and
would
it
be
helpful
because
from
your
presentation
it
sounds
like
you're,
you
have
to
hire
outside
contracts.
L
Workers
now
to
help
with
the
backlog.
I
mean
not
that
I
think
any
state
agencies
have
extra
employees
to
share,
but
I
mean.
Would
it
be
helpful
because
I
think
like
to
urge
our
federal
delegation
to
to
speak
to
the
Department
of
Labor
to
somehow
ground
that
waiver
so
that
you
can
use
the
resources
within
the
state
already.
C
C
Is
we're
going
to
have
them
do
all
the
legwork,
but
we're
still
going
to
have
to
review
it.
We
still
have
to
push
the
button
so
to
speak,
but
without
that,
if
we
didn't
have
the
Merit
Staffing
issue,
they
could
actually
do
the
legwork
and
push
the
button
and
get
that
case
settled.
A
lot
quicker,
so
Merit
Staffing
is
is
an
issue.
I
know
that
we're
hopefully
going
to
be
talking
with
the
Federal
Department
of
Labor
and
we're
going
to
be
bringing
that
up
as
well.
C
L
Follow-Up
Madam
chair,
if
I,
could
thank
you
and
director
Sewell
just
so.
We
have
more
information
if,
if
the
Department
of
Labor
did
Grant
the
Merit
Staffing,
how
soon
do
you
think
you
could
clear
that
backlog.
C
For
the
record,
Chris
Sewell
I'm
gonna
probably
toss
this
back
down
to
administrator
Parvin
because
she
has
all
the
numbers
on
how
many
they
were
able
to
clear
out
when
we
didn't
have
to
do
this
so
I'll.
Let
her
answer
that
if
she
has
the
answer.
D
Thank
you
for
the
record
Linda
Parvin
administrator
for
the
employment
security
division.
We
have
not
yet
been
able
to
use
contracted
staff
in
the
appeals
process.
We've
used
them
in
adjudication,
and
so
we
are
planning
on
using
them,
as
Chris
described,
for
the
the
leg
work.
So
what
we
would
be
taking
away
by
getting
this
waiver
is
the
process
where
the
our
staff
have
to
review
it
and
and,
as
he
said,
push
the
button.
D
M
Thank
you,
chair,
I,
appreciate
it.
Hopefully
one
quick
question
and
a
statement
Chris
our
director,
Sewell
I,
apologize
to
you
and
all
your
staff
I
just
almost
have
to
say.
Are
we
talking
about
the
same
Nevada
Dieter
that
we
had
several
years
ago?
It's
just
amazing
your
honesty
and
your
transparency
and
I
want
to
thank
you
and
all
staff
you're
honest
to
a
fault,
I
say.
But
my
question
is:
with
the
billion
in
the
trust
fund.
Is
there
any
chance
we
can
lower
some
of
the
rates
also
for
our
employers.
H
For
the
record,
David
Schmidt,
how
much
money
we
need
in
the
trust
fund
is
definitely
a
complicated
question.
There
are
some
federal
recommended
guidelines.
We
could
use
to
help
answer
that
the
the
federal
guidelines
essentially
take
the
worst
three
years
that
you've
had
in
the
last
20
years
and
say:
what
would
it
take
to
have
enough
money
to
pay
out
a
Year's
worth
of
benefits
at
that
rate
in
the
future?
H
And
if
we
followed
that
measure
it
would
recommend
having
about
two
billion
dollars
in
the
trust
fund,
but
that
includes
one
one
of
those
years
is
2020,
and
so
there
there's
an
opportunity
to
say
how
How
likely
do
we
think
that
is
prior
to
the
pandemic.
The
number
was
closer
to
about
1.21.3
billion
dollars.
It
was
considerably
lower.
We
just
paid
out
so
much
during
the
pandemic.
It
pulls
that
average
up
a
lot
there's
a
formula.
That's
in
NRS.
H
That
would
say
we
need
about
five
billion
dollars,
because
that
only
looks
at
the
worst
year
in
the
last
10
years.
So
it
it
takes
the
pandemic
and
multiplies
it.
So
there's
a
few
different
ways
to
try
to
answer
that,
and
usually
those
are
kind
of
weighed
by
the
Employment
Security
Council
in
the
rate
setting
process
in
October
of
each
year.
But
we
are
starting
to
approach
that
level
where
we
have
roughly
what
we
might
need
to
be
prepared
for.
Another
downturn
in
the
trust
fund.
J
Thank
you,
madam
chair
and
I,
actually
had
a
follow-up
to
my
colleague's
question.
When
you
were
looking
at
the
total
over
the
last
20
years
for
the
first
three
years
with
that,
because
2020
also
included
a
lot
of
money
going
out
for
Pua
that
usually
employers
would
not
have
to
usually
cover,
were
they
able
the
feds
to
exclude
Pua
from
that
calculation.
H
N
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
it's
good
to
see
you
all,
and
I
too,
would
wanted
to
just
thank
you,
director
and
all
of
your
staff
I
think,
probably
most
of
us
during
the
pandemic.
That
was
the
majority
of
the
emails
and
the
constituents
that
reached
out
to
us
even
people
that
weren't
our
own
constituents
and
some
of
them.
You
know
we're
just
happy
to
be
able
to
get
a
response
and
actually
talk
to
someone
to
at
least
know
that
someone
was
there
and
seeing
that
you
know
addressing
their
concerns.
So
thank
you
very
much.
N
My
question
is
about
when
you
were
talking
about
the
unemployment
rates
and
people
returning
to
work,
do
you
track
or
have
any
sort
of
data
as
to
what
the
barriers
are
for
people
that
aren't
returning
or
that
are
not
working
because
I
know
as
employers?
A
lot
of
you
know
it's
it's
even
up
here
in
Carson
City.
They
close
restaurants
now
on
random
days
of
the
week,
because
they
don't
have
people
to
work.
So
do
you
know
why
those
people
aren't
coming
back?
Have
they
left
the
state
or
any
information
about
that.
H
David
Schmidt
again
for
the
record
and
as
much
as
I
would
love
to
talk
for
the
next
30
minutes.
I'll
try
to
give
a
concise
answer
to
a
really
a
very
complicated
question.
It
is
a
good
question.
There's
a
lot
of
things
that
are
in
play.
You
have
in
part
the
labor
force,
participation
rate,
the
share
of
the
population.
That's
either
working
and
looking
for
work
has
been
declining
nationally
for
about
the
last
15
to
20
years,
as
the
the
baby
boom
population
has
been
aging
and
getting
older.
H
Even
just
today,
I
was
putting
together
some
reports
that
look
at
the
the
intersection
of
unemployment
and
labor
force
participation
by
different
demographic
groups,
and
there
are
a
few
groups
that
that
definitely
pop
out
as
far
as
having
broadly
low
participation
rates,
such
as
people
with
disabilities.
As
the
administrator
for
The,
Vocational,
Rehabilitation
division
said
also.
Individuals
below
poverty
level
tend
to
have
very
low
rates
of
participation,
very
high
rates
of
unemployment.
H
Another
group
that
pops
out
is
women
with
children
who
are
of
preschool
age,
especially
compared
to
women
who
have
children
who
are
school
age
because
of
potential
barriers
with
finding
accommodations
that
will
allow
them
to
search
for
work
or
allow
them
to
accept
work
and
being
able
to
to
make
those
ends
meet.
There's
a
noticeable
difference.
Once
children
hit
school
age
compared
to
preschool
age,
we
also
see
younger
workers
generally
tend
to
have
lower
rates
of
participation
at
higher
rates
of
unemployment
as
they
get
older.
H
You
have
people
who
have
been
dislocated
from
jobs
that
they
were
doing
and
looking
for
different
opportunities
and
different
ways
of
doing
work,
and
so
we
might
have
a
larger
share
of
the
population.
That's
in
that
kind
of
unsettled
finding
the
right
fit
kind
of
place
in
in
terms
of
their
career.
I'm.
H
Sorry
I
had
a
another
thought
that
I
wanted
to
add
and
just
flew
out
of
my
mind,
but
and
as
we
look
at
the
industries
in
the
state,
one
of
the
the
biggest
areas
of
disruption
that
we
have
seen
is
in
the
the
accommodation
industry
in
the
casino
hotel
industry.
H
You
know,
on
the
one
hand,
we're
down
about
30
000
jobs
there
compared
to
where
we
were
before
the
pandemic,
and
a
lot
of
those
are
probably
not
coming
back.
At
the
same
time,
if
you
look
at
the
total
employment
level
that
we
have
and
the
total
number
of
job
openings
that
employers
report
in
the
state,
the
total
demand
for
labor.
Even
if
we
had
everyone
attached
and
our
participation
rate
was
where
it
was.
H
The
demand
for
labor
is
probably
a
hundred
thousand
jobs
higher
than
it's
ever
been,
and
so
we
have
more
competition
for
workers.
At
the
same
time
that
we
have
a
diminishing
pool
of
workers
because
of
the
the
changes
we've
seen
in
the
pandemic
and
the
the
demographic
shifts
in
the
state-
and
so
hopefully
that's
a
quick
overview,
but
there's
definitely
a
lot
of
challenges
and
I'd
love
to
follow
up
with
a
committee
staff
and
provide
them
some
of
the
additional
reports
we've
done
on
this
topic.
O
Thank
you
chair
and
two
things:
I
wanted
to
Echo
the
vice
chairs.
You
know
sentiments
regarding
the
Merit
Staffing.
If
there's
any
way,
we
can
work
with
our
Congressional
Delegation
to
do
that,
I'd
like
to
be
part
of
trying
to
see
if
we
can
do
that,
because
it
certainly
sounds
like
Staffing
is
real,
is
really
the
issue
and
that
all
of
your
hearts
and
your
hard
work
from
you
and
all
your
staff
are
here,
and
we
appreciate
that
so
much
and
I
was
also
wondering
I'm,
not
quite
sure
how
this
might
work.
O
C
For
the
record,
Chris
Sewell,
thank
you
for
the
question.
One
of
the
issues
that
we're
also
having
is
we
have
about
a
20
vacancy
rate.
It's
hard
to
hire
right
now.
Your
small
businesses
are
saying
the
same
thing.
Your
large
businesses
are
saying
the
same
thing.
I'm
sure
you've
heard
from
a
lot
of
state
agencies
also
saying
the
same
thing.
If
I
could
hire
everyone,
it
would
also
go
a
lot
quicker,
but
right
now
it's
tough
to
get
people
in
the
door.
O
Or
even
if
we
use
the
contract,
oh
sorry,
can
you
hear
me
even
if
we
use
the
the
contracted
out
with
the
organization
you
were
using.
C
After
the
dragon
Crystal,
that
is
probably
a
possibility.
I
think
that
could
also
be
increased.
I
know
I'd
have
to
refer
to
our
administrator,
but
I
believe
that
contract
can
be
increased.
So
if
we
do
have
that
and
if
we
do
need
the
the
funding
for
that,
that's
something
we
can
look
into
I'll
have
I'll.
Let
her
finish
that
answer.
D
Thank
you
again,
Linda
Parvin
administrator
for
the
employment
security
division,
I
I
think
we're
we're
putting
on
it
what
we
can
for
the
time
being
we,
the
other
research
that
hasn't
been
mentioned,
that
is
also
a
contract,
is
even
our
retirees
who
want
to
come
back
are
not
Merit
staff,
so
they
they
also
have
to
be
reviewed
everything
they
do.
Even
though
they've
done
this
for
30
years
so
I
know
we
have
a
couple
of
those
contracts
that
are
coming
up
as
well,
so
that
that
would
be
helpful.
P
Thank
you
and
thank
you
for
the
presentation,
like
my
colleagues
have
already
said
today,
obviously
appreciate
the
work
that
you
all
have
done
for
our
state
I'm,
definitely
interested
in
the
the
way
that
nerd
kind
of
falls
under
Dieter
and
I'm
just
wondering
if
you
could
talk
about.
Maybe
some
of
the
we
haven't
really
talked
about
the
backlog
within
the
nerc
office.
P
If
we
could
talk
about
like
what
that
looks
like
administratively,
with
having
only
with
having
such
a
small
office
and
I'm
sure
a
number
of
claims,
what
that
looks
like
and
what
barriers
your
office
faces.
F
Good
afternoon,
some
of
them
assembly,
woman
Taurus-
this
is
Cara
Jenkins
administrator
of
nerk
for
the
record
directly
to
you.
The
backlog
with
Dirk
is
at
about
300
cases
and
it
kind
of
stays
that
way
every
fiscal
year.
Our
backlog
challenges
are
very
different
than
what
we've
experienced
with
our
other
division
over
at
ESD.
It's
more
so
again,
more
investigators.
We
have
more
growth,
we
have
more
claims
we
can
process.
F
So
right
now,
if
someone
said
I
felt
like
I
was
facing
discrimination.
Maybe
an
employer
fired
me
because
I
do
have
a
child
and
I
can't
get
an
accommodation
and
they
want
to
file
a
complaint
with
nerc.
It
takes
about
shoot.
It
takes
about
14
weeks
to
see
an
investigator
for
a
live
intake.
What
we're
doing
now
is
we're
creating
a
system
that
will
go
live
by
the
end
of
this
year
to
do
the
intake
virtually
online.
F
So
all
the
pre-screening
questions
will
be
done
through
an
automated
system,
with
controls
on
our
end
to
make
sure
that
they
know
what
they're
doing
and
that
we're
giving
the
proper
approvals,
but
you're
not
waiting
for
an
available
investigator
to
basically
go
through
the
pre-screening
questions
when
we
could
be
delegating
them
to
actual
investigations.
So,
to
your
to
your
question,
we
do
good.
F
We
meet
our
EEOC
contract
numbers,
which
is
about
660
cases
a
year
that
we
get
for
credit
with
EEOC,
and
then
we
take
about
1500
complaints
just
in
general
a
year,
but
I
think
we
could
see
significant
growth
in
nerc
if
we
had
more
investment
in
our
overall
operating
staff.
So
our
budget's
about
2.5
million
and
that's
a
drop
in
the
bucket
I'm
aware,
but
we
actually
for
a
return
on
investment.
B
K
I,
don't
want
to
take
a
stab
at
it.
We
will
get
you
that
information.
That
was
not
a
number
we
brought
today.
I
can
tell
you
it's
in
the
thousands
already
and
I
don't
want
to
speculate
further
than
that,
because
we
want
to
be
transparent,
I
don't
want
to
use
a
number
and
find
out.
It's
double
that
or
triple
that.
So
I
will
tell
you
that
there
have
been.
K
B
L
Thank
you,
chair
marzola
and
members
of
the
assembly
committee
on
Commerce
and
labor,
it's
nice
to
see
some
faces,
who
sat
with
me
on
the
interim
Congress
in
labor.
So
this
will
all
be
very
familiar
to
you.
I'm
Sandra
houdegi,
representing
Assembly
District
41..
Today,
I
am
here
as
a
chair
of
the
sunset
subcommittee
of
the
legislative
commission
for
the
2021-2022
interim
to
present
an
overview
of
the
subcommittee
and
its
recommendation
for
legislation.
Coming
before
the
82nd
session.
L
A
little
background
on
the
sunset
subcommittee.
It
was
created
in
2011
with
the
enactment
of
Senate
Bill
251..
The
subcommittee
is
responsible
for
conducting
reviews
of
all
boards
and
commissions
in
Nevada
that
are
not
provided
for
in
the
Nevada
constitution
or
established
by
an
executive
order
of
the
governor.
L
The
sunset
subcommittee
is
also
required
to
conduct
a
review
of
each
professional
or
occupational
licensing
board
and
Regulatory
body
in
this
state
to
determine
whether
the
restrictions
on
the
criminal
history
of
an
applicant,
For,
Occupational
or
professional
license
are
appropriate
in
the
six
interims
of
its
existence.
The
sunset
subcommittee
has
reviewed
144
entities
at
least
once,
which
is
an
average
of
about
28
entities.
L
L
However,
to
put
this
into
perspective,
the
2019
legislature
created
29
new
boards
and
the
2021
legislature
created
an
additional
seven.
So,
unlike
most
interim
committees
or
studies,
the
sunset
subcommittee
does
not
have
a
specified
allotment
of
Bill
drop
request.
The
subcommittee
is
required
to
submit
recommendations
before
June
30th
of
even
numbered
years
to
the
legislative
commission.
The
legislative
Commission
in
turn
has
often
included
the
subset
subcommittee's
recommendations
amongst
its
10
authorized.
Bdrs
this
session,
the
legislative
commission
recommended
four
of
its
bdrs
containing
recommendations
from
the
sunset
subcommittee.
L
L
We
reviewed
18
entities
and
received
reports
and
updates
from
several
entities
that
were
reviewed
by
the
prior
interim.
The
recommendations
for
legislation
from
the
subcommittee
relate
to
15
boards
commissions
and
committees.
Nine
entities
were
recommended
for
continuation
with
statutory
revisions.
Five
entities
were
recommended
for
termination
and
one
entity
was
recommended
for
termination
with
its
functions
transferred
to
another
entity.
Most
of
these
recommendations
were
requested
by
the
respective
boards
committees
and
commissions.
L
In
addition,
the
subcommittee
submitted
four
legislative
recommendations
that
addressed
broader
concerns
identified
during
our
meetings.
These
recommendations
address
member
vacancies,
diversity
of
individuals
appointed
to
the
boards
and
commissions
reports
to
the
legislative
commission
concerning
the
review
of
Occupational
licensing,
licensing,
applicants,
criminal
history
and
the
appointment
of
the
chair
and
vice
chair
of
the
sunset
subcommittee,
chair
marzola.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
present
an
overview
of
the
sunset
subcommittee.
The
subcommittee
provides
an
opportunity
for
the
legislature
to
look
into
the
operations
of
the
statutory
boards
and
commissions.
L
Some
of
these
entities
were
created
in
the
late
1800s
and
may
not
have
been
reviewed
by
the
legislature
in
a
very
long
time.
It
also
offers
the
boards
and
commissions
an
opportunity
to
come
before
the
committee
and
make
requests
for
statutory
revisions
that
might
make
their
operations
more
efficient.
L
Finally,
I
should
point
out
that
the
NRS
states
that
it
is
the
burden
of
the
board
or
commission
to
prove
that
there
is
a
public
need
for
its
continued
existence,
and
the
good
news
is
that
I
will
be
coming
before
this
committee
to
a
few
more
times
to
present
the
recommendations
that
have
been
been
turned
into
bills.
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions,
chair
marizola
or
give
any
more
details
regarding
what
came
out
of
the
interim
subcommittee.
O
Not
really
a
question
I
just
wanted
to
say,
I
enjoyed
so
much
serving
with
you
in
the
committee
and
all
the
members
that
spent
time
during
you
know
the
summer
and
working
on
this
and
I
think
it's
a
fabulous
committee
that
we
enacted
during
legislation
to
review
these
and
make
sure
that
you
know
the
Committees
we
I
think
sometimes
create
too
many,
and
this
is
why
we
have
this
at
overburdens.
The
staff
and-
and
you
know,
all
of
our
agencies
and
I,
just
I've
really
enjoyed
serving
on
it.
Q
Good
afternoon,
chair
marzola
members
of
the
assembly
committee
on
Commerce
and
labor
for
the
record,
my
name
is
Dan
Crossman
legislative
auditor
with
the
LCB
audit
division,
excited
to
be
here
before
you
today.
To
take
a
couple
of
your
minutes.
I
do
recognize
that
we
are
the
last
thing
standing
between
you
and
your
first
weekend
of
service
this
year,
Within
These
Walls.
Here
we
do
appreciate
the
time
to
talk
with
you.
Q
The
main
function
of
the
audit
division
is
to
conduct
performance
audits.
Performance
audits,
provide
objective
information
to
provide
programs,
their
performance
contribute
to
public
accountability,
as
well
as
facilitate
the
decision-making
process.
Performance
audit
objectives
may
vary
widely
and
often
include
assessments
of
program.
Effectiveness
efficiency
and
compliance
I'd
like
to
highlight
that
our
audits
have
generated
tens
of
millions
of
dollars
in
the
last
two
years,
and
monetary
benefits
cost
savings
and
revenue
enhancements.
Q
Q
Our
audits
must
be
approved
by
the
Legislative
commission,
which
comes
in
the
form
of
a
biennial
audit
plan
or
a
special
request
from
the
legislative
commission,
or
our
audits
can
be
approved
by
this
body
of
the
legislature.
In
legislation.
For
example,
assembly
Bill
416
from
last
session
required
us
to
audit
the
university
system.
We
released
a
series
of
three
reports
last
month
to
comply
with
that
requirement,
so
the
performance
audits
are
our
primary
function,
but
we
also
handle
various
other
duties.
I'll
just
touch
on
briefly.
Q
Here,
for
example,
we
do
contract
out
the
Statewide
single
audit
process
and
we
actively
monitor
the
contractor's
work
and
performance
which
includes
attending
meetings
at
state
agencies.
Reviewing
the
contractors
work
to
ensure
compliance
with
our
contract
and
with
requirements
of
that
con
of
the
single
audit
process,
as
well
as
helping
the
contractor
deal
with
state
agencies.
That
may
not
be
as
Cooperative
as
we
and
they
would
like
them
to
be
at
times.
Q
All
of
the
single
audit
reports
that
have
been
issued
are
can
be
found
on
our
website.
Next,
the
audit
division
has
certain
responsibilities
regarding
child
welfare.
We
conduct
children's
facility
reviews
or
inspections.
There
are
approximately
54
facilities
currently
throughout
the
state
that
have
physical
custody
of
approximately
1200
children
pursuant
to
a
court
order.
We
conducted
19
facility
inspections
of
those
54
during
this
last
year
to
evaluate
whether
these
governmental
and
private
facilities
adequately
protect
the
health,
safety
and
Welfare
of
the
children
and
respect
their
civil
and
other
rights.
Q
We
issue
a
report
annually
on
this
topic
and
those
can
be
found
on
our
website
as
well.
Next,
we
also
review
child
fatalities
in
the
state
each
biennium.
Unfortunately,
we
review
between
70
and
100
cases
of
children
that
have
had
prior
contact
with
the
welfare
agency,
who
have
suffered
a
fatality
or
near
fatality.
Q
It
is
a
gruesome
work
to
work
through
and
our
staff
have
to
put
in
some
tough
time,
reviewing
some
very
difficult
documentation
and
doing
those
reviews,
but
I
think
it
is
a
very
important
function
that
we've
been
asked
to
to
do.
We
will
be
issuing
a
report
for
the
reviews
we
conducted
during
the
last
year
here
coming
up
in
the
next
week
or
two
a
couple
quick
items
and
then
we'll
get
to
the
meat
of
this.
We
also
have
some
responsibilities
related
to
the
special
license
plates
in
cooperation
with
the
DMV
assembly.
Q
Bill
188
abolished
the
commission
on
special
license
plates
in
2019
2021,
it's
2021.
Q
last
session,
and
we
the
the
audit
division,
reviews,
the
financial
information
and
some
of
the
control
processes
of
approximately
30
charitable
organizations
that
receive
that
revenue
from
special
license
plates
and
our
purpose
is,
is
to
help
ensure
that
that
money
is
going
where
it
should
be
going
and
the
last
function
that
I'll
touch
on
here
is
highlighting
our
oversight
of
the
state's
Professional
Licensing
boards,
which
is
the
main
reason
why
we
are
here
today.
So
first,
the
audit
division
does
occasionally
conduct
a
performance.
Q
Audit
of
a
licensing
board
NRS
provides
that
the
audit
division
will
conduct
an
audit
of
a
board
when
directed
by
the
Legislative
commission.
Our
most
recent
audit,
directed
by
the
commission,
was
of
the
board
of
medical
examiners
and
there's
a
couple
other
boards
in
the
past
years
that
we
have
been
asked
to
audit
I
am
just
for
the
record,
not
lobbying
for
any
additional
audits
of
those
boards
they're.
Q
They
are
they're,
generally
very
small
and,
while
they're
very
important,
we
have
a
lot
of
other
larger
entities
and
agencies
that
we
have
a
responsibility
to
audit,
including
a
couple
that
were
sitting
before
you
today.
Q
However,
if
there
is
a
specific
problem
or
a
reason
for
us
to
perform
an
audit,
if
requested
we'd,
be,
of
course
more
than
happy
to
comply
so
share.
With
your
permission,
I
would
like
to
turn
the
rest
of
the
presentation
over
to
Laura
Harwood
Deputy
legislative
auditor
to
perform,
or
to
just
more
thoroughly
discuss
our
responsibilities
over
the
professional
licensing
boards.
R
R
A
copy
of
this
letter
is
Inc
included
as
an
exhibit
to
this
meeting,
and
a
copy
should
be
in
front
of
you
today
are
previously
issued.
Letters
are
also
available
on
the
audit
division
website
included,
in
our
analysis,
are
the
professional
licensing
boards.
Our
review
does
not
include
boards
whose
budgets
fall
under
the
executive
budget
as
they
have
oversight
through
that
process.
R
It
shows
their
their
revenues
and
expenditures.
To
give
you
an
indication
of
the
size
of
the
boards,
as
indicated
in
the
first
paragraph
on
page
One,
Nevada,
revised
statutes,
NRS
218g.400
requires
these
boards
to
be
audited
annually
or
biannually
by
contract
auditors.
The
audit
report
must
be
submitted.
To
Us
by
the
board
on
or
before
December
1st
of
the
year
in
which
the
audit
is
conducted.
R
Statute
also
requires
boards,
with
revenues
less
than
two
hundred
thousand
dollars
for
any
fiscal
year,
to
complete
a
self-reported
balance
sheet
and
submit
it
to
the
legislative
auditor
and
the
chief
of
the
budget
division
on
or
before
December
1st.
Following
the
end
of
that
fiscal
year,
the
audit
division
receives
and
reviews
three
types
of
financial
reports
from
the
boards.
The
first
type
of
report
is
the
annual
audited
financial
statement
provided
or
prepared
by
Auditors
contracted
by
the
boards.
R
R
The
second
type
of
report,
also
for
boards
with
revenues
of
two
hundred
thousand
dollars
or
more
is
a
biennial
audit
prepared
by
CPA
firms,
instead
of
an
annual
audit,
biannual
audits
are
performed
every
two
years.
Boards
that
elect
to
complete
biennial
audits
may
not
receive
complete
information
on
financial
activities
for
a
period
of
two
years.
This
is
because
the
completeness
of
the
financial
information
depends
on
the
quality
and
accuracy
of
self-generated
unaudited
financial
information
reported
to
the
boards
between
audits.
However,
cost
savings
can
be
realized
with
the
biennial
audit.
R
The
third
type
of
financial
report
we
review
from
the
boards
is
a
balance
sheet.
The
smaller
boards
with
revenues,
less
than
two
hundred
thousand
dollars,
are
required
to
provide
self-reported
balance
sheet
information
on
a
form
developed
by
the
audit
division.
The
balance
sheet
provides
an
overview
of
financial
information,
but
this
information
is
not
audited.
For
example,
we
do
not
review
invoices
or
other
information
to
verify
their
expenditures
and
revenues.
R
Although
the
balance
sheet
is
not
equivalent
to
an
audit,
we
do
review
year-end
bank
statements,
fund
balances,
a
schedule
of
revenues
and
expenditures
and
other
documentation
that
supports
the
balance
sheet
information.
We
also
compare
the
balance
sheets
to
Prior
years
to
identify
problems
with
these
entities
based
on
our
reviews
of
the
financial
information.
We
report
areas
of
concern
in
our
biannual
status
report
issued
in
January
and
July
of
each
year.
As
indicated
on
the
report
dated
February,
2nd
2023,
we
indicated
four
issues.
R
R
The
Chiropractic
Physicians
Board
of
Nevada
has
received
a
qualified
opinion
from
their
independent
auditor
on
their
annual
audits
each
year
since
fiscal
year,
2018
for
not
adopting
gasby
75.,
a
qualified
opinion
means
the
independent
auditor
determined.
The
financial
statements
were
presented
fairly,
except
for
the
effects
of
not
adopting
gasby
75..
R
R
R
R
R
We
expect
to
receive
their
audited
financial
statements
before
we
issue
our
July
biennial
letter
regarding
the
July
biennial
letter
each
year
in
July.
We
provide
updates
on
outstanding
issues.
We
have
identified
in
our
January
status
report
on
audits
of
certain
state
boards
letter,
which
is
the
letter
we
are
presenting
now.
Typically,
the
issues
reported
in
January
are
resolved
by
the
time
we
issue
our
July
letter
in
the
past,
embezzlement
has
been
an
area
of
concern.
R
B
L
Thank
you,
chair
and
I'm.
Sorry,
if
you
covered
this
I
was
reading
through
the
document
as
you
as
you
were
speaking,
but
on
the
last
page,
the
financial
information
of
the
boards
just
quickly
I
noticed
that
some
boards
actually
have
more
expenses
than
revenues.
So
is
that,
are
they
pulling
from
reserves
for
those,
or
is
that
something
that
you
guys
kind
of
watch?
If
that
happens,
it's
one
two,
three
four
five
I
noticed
it
was
five
boards
that
had
more
going
out
than
coming
in.
R
Yes,
they
would
be
pulling
from
reserves.
We
also
monitor
their
fund
balances
to
make
sure
that
they
have
positive
and
fund
balances
each
year.
L
P
Thank
you
chair
and
thank
you
for
the
presentation.
One
quick
question
you
had
mentioned:
the
your
division
is
also
responsible
for
the
audits
for
the
facilities
with
children,
and
so
what
like?
Can
you
walk
us
through
like
if
there
was
a
facility
that
was
found
to
have
conditions
that
were
unacceptable
for
the
for
the
students
there?
What
would
be
the
response,
and
would
there
be
like
any
immediate
response
to
to
that
that
site,
to
ensure
that
we're
responding
to
those
those
concerns
and
what
consequences
would
those
facilities
face?.
Q
For
the
record
Dan
Crossman
through
the
chair
to
some
of
the
woman
Tories
for
those
reviews
of
facilities,
we
we
do
a
Let
me
just
walk
you
through
really
quickly
the
process.
If
that's
okay,
we
begin
with
a
physical
inspection
and
and
a
walk
through,
and
we
look
at
a
number
of
areas
any
of
those
issues
that
we
identify
that
are
of
concern.
We
will
communicate
those
immediately
to
the
individuals
that
are
at
the
facilities.
Q
The
Next
Step
would
then
to
be
to
reach
out
to
the
licensing
agency,
whether
that
be
Clark,
County
Family,
Services,
Washington,
Clark,
County,
Family,
Services,
Washoe,
County's,
Human,
Services,
Agency
I
always
get
those
two
mixed
up
or
DCFS
the
rural
region,
who
would
oversee
some
of
those,
and
then
we
would
have
the
opportunity
there
to
to
reach
out
or
other
licensing
agencies,
depending
on
the
nature
of
the
facility.
We
would
like
reach
out
to
them
to
let
them
know
our
our
responsibility
with
this
function
is
to
kind
of
push
back.
Q
If
you
will
onto
the
licensing
entities
as
we
are
not
the
ones
to
make
those
decisions
regarding
their
licenses.
Now,
we'll
continue
to
follow
up
with
them
to
understand
what
corrective
actions
have
been
taken
at
those
facilities.
We
have
visited
all
that
information
will
be
included
in
our
reports
when
we
report
and
as
well
as
an
update
as
far
as
what
additional
steps
have
been
taken
to
to
correct
some
of
the
issues.
P
Thinking
just
a
quick
follow-ups
and
so
like,
because
they
did
have
the
opportunity
to
look
at
the
report
that
you
had
filed
I
believe
it
was
in
the
fall
and
I
noticed
that
there
were
several
facilities
that
just
had
like
conditions
that
were
just
completely
unacceptable
and
so
I'm
just
wondering
like
how
long
does
it
take
for
the
licensing
department
to
respond
to
that
once
the
audit
division
had
response
response
and
then
also
like
once
the
audit
division
identifies
the
issue.
P
Q
For
the
record
Dan
Crossman,
so
we
communicate
that
immediately
with
them.
Remind
me
the
first
part
of
the
question:
sorry
I
just.
Q
Q
Each
one
is
a
little
different,
so
I'd
hate
to
speak
to
a
specific
timeline
for
that
I
I
would
say,
in
my
opinion,
they've
been
very
responsive
to
us
as
far
as
is
following
up,
especially
when
there's
issues
that
that
need
some
corrective
action
now
I'll
mention
it
as
well.
We
do
as
part
of
that
follow-up
process.
Q
We
do
reach
out
to
them
to
find
out
when
they
were
last
there
as
well,
and
we
try
to
highlight
that
in
our
reports,
often
because
there
are
times
when
licensing
has
been
out
to
a
facility
previous
to
our
visit,
which
is
also
where
we
want
to
highlight
that
in
our
reports,
that,
for
whatever
reason,
potentially,
the
licensing
agency
may
have
not
identified
or
written
up
a
facility
for
some
of
the
deficiencies
that
we've
identified
and
so
I
think
by
bringing
that
to
their
attention
and
and
putting
it.
In
writing.
B
B
Please
address
your
remarks
to
issues
that
fall
within
the
jurisdiction
of
this
committee.
If
you
direct
your
remarks
to
issues
over
which
this
committee
has
no
oversight,
I
will
ask
you
to
redirect
public
comment
is
limited
to
two
minutes
per
person.
Please
remember
to
State
and
spell
your
name
for
the
record
and
indicate
your
affiliation
if
any,
for
those
persons
who
wish
to
provide
testimony
telephonically,
please
call.
S
S
Chair
it
appears
that
we
have
nobody
for
public
comment.
Thank.