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From YouTube: 10/16/2020 - Committee to Consult with the Director
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A
It
is
905
a.m
and
we'll
proceed
to
call
the
committee
to
consult
with
the
director
to
order
good
morning
and
welcome
to
this
meeting
of
the
committee
to
consult
with
the
director.
This
is
our
fourth
meeting
during
the
2019-2020
interim.
It
is
the
first
virtual
meeting
of
the
committee
that
we've
held,
and
it
is
also
the
first
meeting
with
our
new
director,
miss
brenda
erdos
welcome,
miss
erdos.
A
B
B
C
C
E
A
A
Okay,
I
have
a
couple
housekeeping
quick
reminders
regarding
how
the
meeting
will
proceed.
I'd
like
to
ask
anyone
who
testifies
to
state
and
spell
your
name
for
the
record
before
you
testify.
A
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can
call
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775.
A
The
next
item
on
our
agenda
is
public
comment.
If
you
have
called
in,
and
you
would
like
to
speak
during
this
part
of
the
meeting,
you
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be
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by
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service
unit
when
you
have
been
connected,
and
it
is
your
turn
to
speak,
please
remember
that
comments
will
be
limited
to
not
more
than
two
minutes
per
person.
You
are
welcome
to
submit
any
additional
comments
in
writing
and
they
will
be
added
to
the
record
for
this
meeting.
A
A
Thank
you.
Okay,
we'll
then
proceed
to
item
number
three,
which
is
a
discussion
of
the
legislative
branch
response
to
the
kovit
19
pandemic
and.
A
The
response
of
the
legislative
branch
to
this
pandemic
first
up
is
risa
lange
to
discuss
protocols
and
other
measures
to
protect
persons
in
the
legislative
building.
Ms
lang,
would
you
like
to
lead
off.
C
A
I've
seen
this
slang.
If
I
might
interrupt
you,
sorry,
your
sound
seems
to
be
a
little
low
and
it
may
be
difficult
for
some
members
to
hear
you
so.
C
Is
that
is
this
any
better?
C
Okay,
all
right
yeah,
these
meetings
are
are
interesting,
experiment
for
us
all
anyway,
again
good
morning,
my
name
is
risa
lang.
I
think
you
know
me
all
know
me.
From
the
years
I've
worked
in
the
legal
division.
I've
recently
moved
into
the
role
of
human
resources
council
in
the
director's
office,
so
I'm
in
a
little
bit
of
a
different
position.
C
Now,
in
my
role,
I've
been
working
with
the
director
to
manage
the
result,
the
response
of
the
lcb
to
the
covet
19
global
pandemic
as
it's
affected,
our
employees
and
others
who
visit
the
legislative
buildings.
The
director
asked
me
to
outline
the
measures
we've
taken
to
protect
our
employees
and
others
in
the
buildings
and
to
provide
some
of
the
information.
That's
informed
our
decisions
in
march.
In
response
to
information
we
received
about
covet
19
and
the
transmissibility
of
the
virus.
We
asked
as
many
employees
as
possible
to
work
from
home.
C
C
The
information
we
currently
have
is
that
more
than
7.9
million
people
in
the
u.s
have
contracted
the
coronavirus
and
well
over
217
000
people
in
the
us
have
died
from
the
virus.
I'm
guessing
those
numbers
have
changed
because
I
just
updated
it
yesterday
and
it's
been
changing
every
day.
Although
the
flu
pandemic
has
also
been
very
serious.
C
We've
also
established
protocols
to
try
to
keep
people
as
safe
as
possible,
while
they're
working
in
our
buildings-
and
I
know
john
vietti
of
our
facilities
manager-
is
going
to
talk
next
and
he'll.
Describe
the
many
modifications
that
have
been
made
to
the
buildings
to
address
the
challenges
presented
by
the
ongoing
pandemic,
I'm
going
to
outline
the
protocols
that
we've
put
into
place
for
employees
who
work
on
site,
and
we
now
do
have
employees
from
every
division
working
on
site
in
the
legislative
buildings
as
we
gear
up
for
the
next
regular
legislative
session.
C
The
protocols
for
employees
who
work
in
the
legislative
buildings
were
established
to
try
to
maintain
a
healthy
work
environment
while
we're
all
here
together.
The
protocols
require
every
employee
to
take
a
daily
health
assessment,
which
includes
taking
a
temperature
check
and
notifying
hr
if
they
have
a
fever
or
any
unusual
or
unexplained
symptoms.
C
The
protocols
also
require
that
they
not
come
into
the
buildings,
even
if
they're
feeling
sick,
even
without
any
specific
symptoms.
It's
required.
A
little
bit
of
a
culture
shift
for
us
because,
as
you
know,
we
at
the
lcb
work
very
hard
and
everyone
wants
to
do
their
part,
but
we're
really
trying
to
encourage
people
to
stay
home
even
with
mild
symptoms.
For
the
most
part,
it's
worked
out
just
fine,
because
most
employees
can
work
from
home,
so
it
just
means
working
from
home
instead
of
coming
into
the
building.
C
The
protocols
also
require
social
distancing,
so
that
means
employees
are
required
to
maintain
a
distance
of
at
least
six
feet
from
others.
Even
if
they're
wearing
a
face
mask
employees
are
encouraged
to
talk
by
phone
or
computer
rather
than
in
person,
they're
encouraged
to
provide
space
in
the
halls
and
bathrooms
and
not
to
have
more
than
a
number
of
people
in
the
shared
kitchen
areas
than
can
properly
dispense
hand.
Hygiene
is
encouraged
and
I'm
sure
you've
noticed
the
signs
if
you've
been
in
the
building
and
bathrooms,
reminding
people
how
to
achieve
good
hand.
C
Hygiene,
our
janitorial
unit,
which
you'll
hear
more
about
from
john
vietti
as
well,
has
increased
their
services
and
clean
the
high
touch
areas
in
the
building
and
bathrooms.
Throughout
the
day,
employees
who
engage
in
personal
travel
are
asked
to
notify
hr,
so
we
can
determine
whether
they
need
to
self
quarantine
when
they
return.
We've
also
asked
employees
to
follow
the
directives
of
the
governor
and
exercise
caution
if
attending
any
gatherings.
C
As
you
know,
during
the
special
sessions,
we
also
offered
a
couple
of
testing
clinics
so
that
anyone
in
the
building
could
get
tested
for
covet
19,
including
the
employees
who
are
here.
Testing,
is
useful
and
it
does
provide
some
helpful
information.
But,
as
you
know,
it's
not
perfect,
since
it
only
tells
you
whether
the
person
is
likely
to
be
infected
on
the
date.
The
test
was
given.
C
Therefore,
we've
not
required
ongoing
testing
of
employees
so
far,
but
we
do
closely
monitor
and
we're
prepared
to
contact
trace
if
anyone
tests
positive
in
the
building
or
is
in
close
contact
with
someone
else
who
has
tested
positive
and
we
have
asked
employees
if
they
test.
For
any
reason
to,
let
us
know
the
results
of
the
test
we
have
disposable
face
masks,
as
I
indicated
earlier
and
hand
sanitizer
on
the
building
is
available
for
any
visitors.
C
However,
the
buildings
have
been
closed
to
the
public
since
march
as
we
move
forward
and
the
virus
continues
to
impact
our
business.
We
have
to
keep
in
mind
the
requirements
of
federal
agencies
that
have
responded
to
the
pandemic
and
new
provisions
of
law
that
address
the
pandemic
situation,
we'll
continue
to
make
accommodations
as
necessary
to
comply
with
the
ada
and
the
general
duty
clause
of
the
osha,
which
requires
employers
to
maintain
a
working
environment.
C
That's
free
from
recognized
hazards
that
may
cause
death
or
serious
physical
harm,
we're
doing
what
we
can
to
make
sure
we're
in
compliance
with
osha.
In
that
respect,
the
eeoc
has
developed
a
lot
of
regulations
during
this
time
governing
employees
and
necessary
time
off
for
covid
related
reasons,
we're
making
sure
to
comply
with
those
as
well.
We're
also
aware
that
there
has
been
a
lot
of
litigation
as
a
result
of
the
pandemic.
C
Over
5400
lawsuits
nationwide
have
been
commenced,
relating
to
the
manner
that
employers
have
handled
the
situation
more
than
700
of
those
are
related
to
labor
issues,
including
conditions
of
employment.
Those
may
involve
the
lack
of
ppe,
that's
available,
workplace
exposure
to
covid19
wrongful
death
and
personal
injury.
Of
course,
we
continue
to
do
our
best
to
control
the
environment
in
the
building
and
to
avoid
any
unnecessary
exposure.
C
Besides
protocols
and
federal
mandates,
we're
also
doing
what
we
can
to
try
and
help
employees
stay
connected
this
week,
we're
sending
out
our
first
hr
matters
newsletter
to
all
lcb
employees.
The
newsletter
was
put
together
to
keep
employees
up
to
date
on,
what's
happening
in
the
building,
to
inform
them
of
new
policies
and
provide
other
useful
information.
C
A
B
A
Okay,
I'm
I'm
not
saying
miss
lang,
I'm
assuming
that.
As
we
get
closer
to
the
session,
there
will
be
additional
discussion
items
for
discussion
or
changes
in
procedures
and
protocols.
Am
I
correct.
C
A
Thank
you
thank
you
for
that
and,
if
I
might
suggest,
as
we
proceed
forward
that
you
indicate
that
you
will
be
having
communications
among
staff
members,
and
I
hope
that
you
look
at
adding
legislators
into
that,
I
think
we
find
it
most
informative
to
to
know
what
else
is
happening
both
in
the
building
and
amongst
our
hard-working
staff.
Thank
you.
A
Yes,
I'm
sorry
you're
ready,
oh
senator
ready,
please
thank
you.
F
Miss
link
have
you
thought
kind
of
about
a
timeline
to
make
final
decisions
for
the
february
1st
opening
of
the
legislative
session.
It's
certainly
the
number
one
question
I
get
asked
by
lots
of
folks
about
what
we're
going
to
do,
and
I
tell
everybody
that
it's
fluid
and
we
still
have
time
to
kind
of
watch
the
evolution
of
the
virus
and
see
where
we
are.
F
But
I
do
think,
there's
probably
a
lead
time
for
a
level
of
certainty
that
both
you'll,
your
team
will
have
to
have,
but
legislators
and
the
public
will
have
to
have
so.
Has
there
been
any
sort
of
thought
about
timeline
for
making
the
decision,
even
though
we're
nowhere
we're
not
making
those
decisions
yet.
C
I
I
don't
know
that
we
have
a
timeline
at
this
point.
I
think
it's
like,
I
said,
really
difficult
when
everything's
changing
seemingly
on
a
daily
basis,
but
brenda
may
have
some
comments
about
that
as
well,
but
I'm
I'm
guessing
we'll
have
to
wait.
At
least
you
know
until
the
end
of
the
year
to
really
make
any
firm
choices
about
at
least
staff
and
how
staff
will
you
know,
be
able
to
provide
services
or
the
manner
that
will
be
providing
services
during
the
session.
A
Thank
you
senator
key
keffer.
Please.
D
Thank
you,
mr
follow
up
on
senator
raddy's
point.
I'd
I'd
be
curious
to
have
a
little
bit
of
a
discussion
about
who's
actually
going
to
be
making
that
decision
about
how
we
process
the
session.
I
would
like
to
think
that
it
would
be
this
committee
actually
making
a
decision
over
open
how
we
open
the
building
access
to
it.
Things
like
that
who's
going
to
be
who's
charged
with
actually
making
that
decision.
G
Please,
thank
you
so
right
now,
what
we're
looking
at
is
trying
to
put
all
the
information
together
and
actually
figure
out
what
information
that
we
need,
and
some
of
the
things
that
you'll
see
today
are
sort
of
setting
the
the
stage
for
that.
G
I
think
the
rest
of
the
decisions
in
terms
of
how
we
go
from
here
we're
planning
to
get
made
as
soon
after
the
the
election
as
possible,
but
I
do
hope
to
bring
continue
to
bring
information
concerning
this
topic
as
well
as
other
things
like
the
we
still
need
to
do
the
session
calendar.
G
That's
traditionally
been
worked
on
by
this
committee
and
and
the
other
things
that
we
need
for
session
so
again
we're
sort
of
fact-finding
and
keeping
up
with
everything
and
trying
to
learn
as
you'll
see
from
some
of
the
other
presentations
today.
What
other
states
are
doing?
You
know
fact-finding
from
everywhere
and
then
again
we're
looking
at
shortly
after
session,
trying
to
drill
down
to
to
get
a
decision
made
because
to
senator
ratty's
point.
G
There
are
a
number
of
these
things
that
we
would
need
lead
time
and,
as
you
hear,
the
the
folks
from
buildings
and
bps
you'll
hear
that
too,
that
you
know
any
decisions
that
we
make
we'll
need
some
lead
time
before
the
the
february
first
date.
So
we
are
working
on
that
as
as
we
go
along
here,.
D
Yeah,
thank
you.
I
certainly
appreciate
that
the
the
need
for
that
lead
time,
because
I
mean
clearly
there's
a
lot
to
do
so.
Is
it
your
intent,
then,
to
bring
back
like
options
to
this
committee
and
have
the
committee
choose
the
the
path
forward
based
on
what's
in
front
of
us.
G
Basically,
I
don't
have
that
information,
yet
I
think
right
after
the
election,
we
will
be
able
to
formalize
plans.
Certainly
I
would
bring
everything
to
this
committee
as
well.
I
just
I
don't
have
an
indicator
yet
as
to
how
those
decisions
will
be
made.
G
H
H
I
likewise
have
been
talking
with
leadership
from
other
states
about
you
know:
option
a
which
is
back
to
complete
normal,
which
is
my
lively
option
b,
which
is
some
kind
of
hybrid
option
c,
which
is
ultra
limited
and-
and
I
appreciate
the
conversations
that
I've
had
with
the
director
over
the
last
month
or
so
about
this
very
issue.
H
But
I
don't
want
to
have
this
record
suggest
that
the
rules
of
the
bodies
don't
dictate
how
the
legislation
normally
operates,
and
I
would
suspect
that
the
rules
of
both
the
assembly
and
the
senate
would
continue
to
dictate.
So
it
would
be
taken
into
consideration.
But
I
just
don't
want
there
to
be
a
record
suggesting
that
an
interim
committee
control
what
one
session
starts,
because
we
have
rules
in
place
for
that
purpose.
That
are
separate.
H
So
to
the
extent
that
this
committee
is
fleshing
out
information
and
having
a
conversation,
I
think,
is
great.
But
I
didn't
want
the
record
to
suggest
something
contradictory
to
our
normal
practice.
With
respect
to
the
standing
rules.
A
Thank
you,
speaker,
friars
and
comments,
and
from
committee
members.
D
B
D
So
I
mean
I
certainly
understand
we,
but
we
don't
adopt
those
those
rules
for
the
session.
Mr
mr
speaker,
until
we
get
into
session
so
there's
some
sort
of
agreement,
that's
usually
reached
prior
to
that,
and
I'm
just
trying
to
understand.
If
that's
gonna
be
something
that's
that's
done
through
this
committee
as
the
committee
to
consult
with
the
director
as
we
talk
about
things
like
calendar
as
we
do
or
our
staffing
that
is
sort
of
the
it
is
common
practice
for
this
committee
to
weigh
in
on
those
sorts
of
things.
H
I
agree:
it's
not
common
practice
for
this
committee
to
dictate
how
the
session
operates,
though,
so
no
that's
true,
I'm
not
suggesting
or
us
vetting
out
those.
We
don't
start
writing
the
standing
rules
on
the
first
day
of
session
that
you
know
those
are
conversations
that
we
have
leading
up
to
it,
and
so
I
I
just
I
I
think
that
the
members
here
understand.
A
Okay,
I'm
not
seeing
any
so
we'll
move
on
to
the
next
person
that
we're
going
to
hear
from
we'll
talk
about
the
modifications
that
have
been
made
to
the
legislative
building
to
make
our
facilities
safer
for
all
of
the
participants
in
the
legislative
process.
I
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
and
thank
you
members
of
the
committee
for
giving
me
giving
me
an
opportunity
to
speak
to
you
today.
My
name
is
john
vietti.
I'm
the
facility
manager
here
at
the
lcb
I'd
like
to
update
you
on
some
of
the
precautionary
measures
that
we've
been
taking
in
the
building
to
help
fight
the
kobit
19
pandemic.
I
One
of
the
one
of
the
main
things
that
we've
been
trying
to
do
is
creating
a
good
stock
of
supplies
for
the
occupants
of
the
building.
We
brought
in
a
lot
of
sanitizing
items
and
safety
equipment
ppe
for
the
occupants
to
use.
This
includes
sanitizing
wipes,
nitrile,
gloves
hand,
sanitizer,
surgical,
masks,
k,
n
k,
n
95
mass,
and
we
make
that
available
to
any
any
occupants
in
the
building.
I
We've
also
installed
quite
a
few
touch
free
hand,
sanitizing
units
throughout
the
building
now,
which
is
which
is
very
nice,
to
have
we've
increased
our
janitorial
staff
to
include
daytime
staff.
So
we
have
continuous
cleaning
in
the
building
throughout
the
day
and
night.
We're
trying
to
hit
all
the
high
touched
areas
and
restrooms
every
two
hours
and
make
sure
those
areas
are
disinfected
and
sanitized
to
help
keep
the
occupants
safe
janitorial.
They
made
a
lot
of
modifications
to
their
cleaning
routines,
a
lot
more
disinfecting,
updating
their
their
chemicals
to
epa
approved
products.
I
We've
also
purchased
four
electrostatic
sprayers.
Those
have
been
very
helpful
for
us.
They
put
a
positive
charge
onto
the
disinfectants
and
they
grab
much
more
aggressively
and
they
get
in
like
every
nook
and
cranny
to
help
disinfect
these
surfaces
also
we're
applying
antimicrobial
coatings.
All
the
high
touch
surfaces
as
well
the
antimicrobial
coating,
it's
good
for
up
to
90
days
and
we're
reapplying
that
every
30
days,
depending
on
your
cleaning
routine,
you
may
need
to
reapply
it
more
quickly
and
that's
why
we
have
been
doing
it
every
30
days.
I
Some
of
the
modifications
that
we've
made
to
the
building
you'll
you'll
notice
that
all
restrooms
have
touch-free
fixtures.
Now
the
faucets
are
touch
free.
The
the
paper
towel
dispensers,
the
urinals,
the
toilets,
even
a
lot
of
the
doors,
now
have
automatic
door
operators
and
we
put
a
wave
sensor
in
order
to
open
the
door.
So
you
just
wave
your
hand
in
front
of
the
box,
that's
in
front
of
the
door
and
the
door
will
open
for
you
if
the
restroom
doesn't
have
that.
I
We've
replaced
all
the
hvac
filters
in
all
of
our
buildings:
we've
upgraded
to
merv
13.,
merge
13
filters
out
98
of
particulates
down
to
0.3
microns.
To
give
you
an
idea,
how
big
that
is
an
average
droplet
from
a
cough
is
450
microns,
so
0.3
microns
is
very
small.
I
We've
also
increased
our
fresh
air
intake
with
the
hvac
system
coming
into
the
building
to
the
maximum
capacity
that
it
that
we
can
bring
in
and
still
maintain
temperatures.
I
I
Also,
we've
been
we
put
in
a
lot
of
signage
throughout
the
facility,
making
sure
that
people
maintain
social,
distancing
and
you'll
see
a
lot
of
wait
here.
Signs
and
stuff
like
that
for
for
people
to
go,
see
like
the
the
police
desk
and
stuff
like
that,
where
they
can
maintain
that
distance
and
still
wait
safely.
I
We
replaced
the
roofs
at
the
segway
building
and
the
state
praying
office,
and
we
got
a
really
good
root
system
up
there
now
and
should
be
good
for
20
years
with
with
no
issues
the
exterior
of
the
segway
building
has
been
painted
with
elastomeric
paint
and
to
make
it
more
watertight
and
give
it
a
fresh
new
look:
we've
replaced
the
the
storefront
doors
of
the
segway
building
too.
I
We
have
those
double
sets
of
three
doors:
the
middle
set
of
doors
on
the
inner
and
outer
door
set
are
going
to
be
replaced
with
a
solid
glass,
forefoot
automatic
sliding
door,
and
so,
depending
on
on
what
we
look
like
per
session,
people
will
be
able
to
come
through
that,
without
touching
anything
at
all.
I
Also,
we're
going
to
be
modernizing
two
of
our
elevators
we're
going
to
be
doing
a
complete
modernization
on
the
senate,
elevator
and
the
garage
elevator
that
includes
replacing
all
the
controls,
all
the
sensors,
the
motors
and
just
doing
a
full
upgrade
on
on
both
of
those
elevators
and
making
them
much
more
reliable
and
giving
the
equipment
much
more
longevity,
we're
also
at
the
in
two
weeks
from
now
we're
going
to
be
replacing
the
garage
door
down
in
the
basement
and
the
the
roll-up
door.
I
That's
there
now
it's
on
a
spring
system
which
is
good
for
up
to
100
100
000
cycles.
The
the
system
that
we
switched
to
is
a
direct
drive
system
and
the
direct
track
system.
It's
a
good
up
to
one
million
cycles,
it's
about
four
times
faster
than
the
old
system
and
much
more
reliable,
so
we're
very
excited
to
get
that
put
in
and
that's
about
all
the
projects
that
I
that
I
got
for
you
today.
I'd
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions
or
or
if
you
guys
got
any
questions
for
me.
A
Thank
you,
mr
vietti.
Do
any
of
the
committee
members
have
questions
or
comments
so
regarding
this
item?
H
Just
wanted
to
thank
mr
p
eddie
for
everything
that
he's
done
up
until
now.
It's
been
impressive.
What
our
folks
do
or
behind
the
scenes
to
make
sure
that
we're
able
to
keep
operating
such
another
acknowledge
the
work
that
he's
done
and
thank
him
for
everything
he's
doing.
A
Okay.
Further
questions
comments.
A
Okay,
I
don't
see
anybody
so
thank
you
once
again,
mr
betty
and
I
appreciate
all
the
hard
work
that
you've
undertaken,
we'll
now
move
to
the
broadcast
and
production
service
unit
of
the
lcd,
and
I
know
they've
been
working
hard
to
make
it
possible
for
us
to
hold
not
these
virtual
meetings
and
we're
going
to
receive
a
update
from
mr
jeff
laughlin,
the
bps
unit
chief,
mr
laflin,.
J
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
members
of
the
committee,
I'm
jeff
laflin
unit
chief
of
broadcast
and
production
services
here
at
the
nevada
legislature.
J
J
J
So,
on
top
of
this
remote
meeting
system,
we
are
replacing
monitors
in
the
committee
rooms
so
to
prevent
unwanted
access.
We're
moving
from
consumer
grade
monitors
to
commercial
grade.
This
is
going
to
give
us
a
professional
level
of
security
controls
for
things
like
wi-fi
and
bluetooth
streaming
to
these
monitors,
and
this
will
prevent
any
disruptions
that
may
occur
during
a
meeting.
We've
all
heard
news
stories
and
seen
articles
on
people
streaming,
things
that
are
not
appropriate
to
legislative
process
onto
monitors,
and
we
want
to
prevent
that.
J
So
these
new
commercial
grade
monitors
will
allow
us
to
completely
turn
off
these
settings
versus
just
kind
of
hiding
them
like
a
consumer
grade
and
we're
also
future
proofing
ourselves
a
little
bit
with
because
they're
compatible
with
our
crestron
infrastructure.
So
we
have
crestron
touch
screens
in
the
control
room,
so
these
monitors
can
be
accessed
to
our
private
network
and
they
will
provide
additional
future
functionality
with
our
infrastructure.
J
J
So
behind
the
dais
in
the
wood
paneling
we're
going
from
40
inch
to
43
inch
they're
a
little
bit
bigger.
It
doesn't
seem
like
much
but
we're
limited
by
the
room
and
beam
infrastructure
that
it
that
sits
behind
that
wall.
So
we
are
limited
in
that
and
we
should
have
three
rooms
done
by
next
week
and
we're
moving
forward
with
with
replacing
all
those
in
all
the
rooms
we
are
also
going
through
projector
and
screen
replacement,
so
projectors
and
screens
they
are
not
conducive
to
seeing
numbers.
Clearly,
the
bulbs
fade
over
time.
J
They
can
go
out,
so
we
are
moving
to
85-inch
monitors
in
every
room
to
replace
the
screens
and
they'll
go
in
the
exact
same
places.
The
screens
have
always
gone
they'll,
be
brighter
they'll,
be
more
reliable,
you'll,
be
able
to
see
numbers
and
you'll
be
able
to
see
things
more.
Clearly,
the
off
axis
feeling
is
much
better
on
these
monitors.
J
It's
going
to
save
on
projector
bulbs
and
staff
time
and
setting
these
things
up.
So
that's
all
I
have
for
the
projector
and
screen
replacement.
So
I'd
like
to
give
you
a
brief
update
on
our
broadcast
assist
assistant
session
hires.
So,
as
you
know,
we
are,
we
are
hiring
quite
a
number
of
broadcast
assistants
to
help
us
with
this
remote
meeting
situation
that
we're
in
we
are
posted
at
unr,
unlv,
wnc,
nevada,
state
college
and
also
on
our
website
is
where
the
job
announcement
is
posted.
J
J
Henderson
has
turned
two
reno
has
three
carson
city
two
douglas
county
has
one
dayton
has
two
and
there's
a
somebody
who
misses
the
silver
state,
obviously
in
dallas
texas,
because
they
have
also
turned
in
an
application.
So
with
that,
mr
chairman
I'd
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
A
Thank
you,
mr
laughlin,
for
that
presentation.
I'd
like
to
open
it
up
at
this
time
for
questions
from
the
committee.
H
Mr
chairman,
if
this
is
something
that
fryerson,
yes,
speaker
person,
please
thank
you,
mr
if
I
may.
I
just
wanted
to
just
similarly
thank
mr
laughlin
for
being
a
hero
for
us
behind
the
scenes
we
we
made
it
through
this
the
special
session
in
what
could
have
been
disastrous,
and
I
think
we
were
more
accessible
to
the
public
during
a
special
session
than
we
ever
have
been.
So
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
also,
because
it
was
a
tremendous
work
behind
the
scenes.
A
Thank
you
speaker,
carson
further
questions.
Mr.
A
Yes,
senator
dennis
please.
B
Thank
you.
Just
a
couple
on
the
85-inch
screens
are
those
comparable
to
what
we
were
paying
before
as
far
as
the
cost,
between
projectors
and
screens
and
those
kind
of
things.
J
Thank
you
senator
dennis
for
the
question.
Yes,
they
are
comparable
in
terms
of
when
you
look
at
we
would.
We
would
have
had
to
replace
all
of
the
screens
they're
getting
very
old
and
it
takes
two
people
to
lower
the
screens,
one
person
to
hang
on
it
and
the
other
person
to
press
the
button
to
get
it
to
go
down,
so
we're
gonna
have
to
replace
the
screens
we're
going
to
have
to
replace
the
projectors.
B
It's
amazing
that
we've
gotten
to
that
point
now,
where
we've
got
these
tvs
that
are
huge,
that
you
can
almost
stick
on
the
wall
with
the
piece
you
know
the
double-sided
tape,
so
that's
great
on
the
as
far
as
being
able
to
do
all
the
video
stuff
that
we're
doing,
how
has
how
have
we
done
with
the
bandwidth
and
any
kind
of
issues
that
have
come
up,
but
it
seems
like
we're.
Usually
pretty
the
connections
are
really
good.
B
I
just
wondering
if
we've
had
any
issues
and
if
we've
had
to
upgrade
any
of
that
stuff.
J
Thank
you
for
the
question.
Yes,
yeah,
you're,
aware
that
you
know
at
home
we
can
all
have
our
issues
with
our
connections
here
in
the
legislature,
legislature,
we
we
have
a
robust
infrastructure,
a
robust
network,
and
I
also
know
that
our
its
staff
will
be
upgrading
from
a
200
meg
pipe
very
soon
to
a
one
gig
pipe,
so
we're
upping
that
bandwidth
to
accommodate
session
and
all
of
the
all
the
various
technology
that
will
have
accessing
that
bandwidth.
For
for
that
time,.
B
Great,
thank
you
yeah.
I
I
I
would,
I
guess,
pile
on
to
that
pre
become
by
the
speaker,
just
amazing,
all
the
work
that
you've
been
able
to
do
so
that
we
can
stay
connected
and
grateful
that
we
have
a
great
staff
that
can
do
that,
because
not
everybody's
had
that
great
success
in
being
able
to
do
all
this
stuff.
So
thank
you
for
all
the
work
there.
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
B
A
Dennis
further
questions
for
mr
laflin.
A
Okay,
at
this
time,
I'm
not
seeing
any
and
once
again,
mr
lachlan.
Thank
you
very
much
for
all
the
hard
work
that
you're
undertaking,
and
I
wish
you
much
success
as
we
proceed
forward.
A
K
K
To
talk
louder,
you
let
me
know
if
I
need
to
if
I
need
to
beef
up
the
volume
a
little
bit,
so
I
am
joined,
pleased
to
be
joined
today,
also
with
marshla
lyons,
our
deputy
research
director
and
also
jennifer
rudy,
our
chief
principal
policy
analyst
here
in
the
research
division.
K
Were
there
health
questionnaires
given
to
folks
entering
chambers
or
capitol
buildings,
temperature
checks,
etc.
We
also
reviewed
legislative
participation,
and
what
did
that
look
like?
Was
it
in
person
hybrid,
remote,
that
sort
of
thing,
and
then
what
did
the
governing
provision
say,
particularly
about
their
state
constitutions,
about
where
sessions
specifically
should
be
held,
and
then
also
we're
written?
Were
written
rules
adopted
it
or
were
there
more
sort
of
guidelines
by
the
staffing
agency
and
then
also
where
face
max,
face
max
mass
required
and
how
is
social,
distancing
maintained?
K
How
was
that
enforced
and
also
along
those
lines,
was
coveted
testing
required
for
legislators
or
staff,
and,
if
so,
when
and
relating
to
that
point,
what
were
the
protocols
to
report
positive
results
and
then,
finally,
how
movement
was
controlled
into
the
buildings
in
other
states
such
as
the
hallways,
elevators
and
stairwells,
and
that
sort
of
thing,
fortunately
in
nevada?
Obviously,
we've
had
some
experience
with
the
two
recent
special
sessions.
So
a
lot
of
what
you'll
see
today
is
things
that
nevada
did
sort
of
successfully
implement
during
the
special
sessions.
K
But
the
purpose
of
our
presentation
today
is
to
give
you
some
ideas
and
suggestions
and
perhaps
some
best
practices
to
consider
as
we
get
closer
to
the
legislative
session,
and
so
with
that.
I
will
first
of
all
I'm
going
to
attempt
to
share
my
screen
and
hope
you
all
can
still
hear
me.
Okay,.
K
All
right
stand
by
while
I
start
this
slide,
show
okay,
so
I'm
gonna
we're
gonna.
K
K
Okay,
great,
thank
you,
mr
chair,
so
moving
to
the
our
presentation,
I'm
gonna
start
off
with
sort
of
looking
at
some
special
session
or
some
session
matters
in
other
states.
K
We
kind
of
cast
a
wide
net
off
and
on
through
our
research
and
noted
that
22
states
convened
a
special
session
during
the
pandemic
and
22
additional
states
held
portions
of
their
regular
sessions
at
some
point
during
the
same
period
and
in
fact
only
three
states
held
no
regular
or
special
sessions
in
2020
and
three
states
adjourned
their
regular
sessions
just
prior
to
march
of
2020.
K
So
they
did
not
subsequently
hold
a
special
session
after
that.
So,
as
you
can
see,
most
states
did
have
some
level
of
session
activity.
Since
mid-march.
K
Now,
among
our
11
western
states,
our
neighboring
states,
only
the
state
of
montana
had
a
regular
or
has
not
had
a
regular
or
special
session
since
the
coven
19
epidemic
reached
its
beginning
peaks.
I
guess
in
march
of
2020.,
as
I
mentioned,
we
also
looked
at
in-person
public
access,
so
in
most
of
our
neighboring
states,
in-person
public
in-person
access
was
or
to
the
legislative
buildings
was
really
limited
to
the
members
of
the
public.
K
K
Now,
although
closed
to
the
public,
alaska
and
utah
made
some
exceptions
for
credentialed
members
of
the
media
and,
as
you
know,
the
state
of
nevada
also
also
authorized
access
to
certain
members
of
the
media
as
well.
During
our
special
sessions,
now
arizona,
colorado
and
idaho
were
the
only
western
states
that
allowed
for
in-person
public
access
to
the
legislature,
and
so
looking
at
those
states,
in
particular
in
arizona,
public
access
was
limited
to
maintain
social
distancing.
K
Looking
at
colorado,
public
seating
was
limited
to
the
gallery
out
to
the
gallery
areas
only,
and
there
was
no
limit
to
the
number
of
public
participants
permitted
in
the
building,
provided
that
social
distancing
was
maintained.
K
Members
of
the
public
were
subject
to
temperature
checks,
but
completing
a
volunt
medical
screening
questionnaire
was
voluntary
and
those
who
were
screened
with
that
medical
questionnaire
were
issued
a
wristband.
K
K
Face
masks
were
required
for
all
members
of
the
public
and
then
finally,
in
the
state
of
idaho
members
of
the
public
had
unlimited
access
to
the
building.
However,
seating
and
access
were
reduced
in
most
committee
rooms
and
signs
encouraged
the
public
to
wear
masks.
However,
there
was
no
enforced
requirement
to
do
so.
K
We
found
that
at
least
30
states
held
remote
or
partially
remote
committee
hearings
and
the
public
was
able
to
participate
in
several
ways.
This
included
providing
live
testimony
via
video
or
telephone.
During
a
hearing,
I
would
note
that
some
states
required
individuals
who
wish
to
testify
to
sign
up
via
an
electronic
sign-in
cheat
and
others
were
allowed
to
submit
comments
through
an
online
comment
or
testimony
submission
form,
emailing
comments
and
testimony
to
publish
to
published
committee
or
individual
legislator
email
addresses
was
also
allowed.
In
several
states.
K
There
was
established
remote
testimony
stations
in
public
spaces
in
certain
states
and
holding
virtual
public
listening
sessions
prior
to
the
session
or
during
the
session,
was
also
a
practice
and
finally,
broadcasting
hearings,
as
you
heard
from
mr
laughlin,
that
we've
done
in
nevada
broadcasting,
hearings
live
through
live
stream
and
webcasting
and
through
other
methods,
was
put
into
practice
in
in
these
states.
A
K
I
think
we're
gonna.
I
do
not
hear
jennifer
at
this
point.
L
Well
perfect:
this
is
jennifer
rudy
chief
principal
policy
analyst
with
the
research
division,
so
that
was
the
simplest
thing
that
I
forgot
to
do.
Thank
you
for
letting
me
talk
about
the
constitutional
requirements
today.
The
some
states
constitutions
include
requirements
regarding
where
a
legislative
session
must
be
held
among
western
states,
alaska,
arizona
and
montana
do
not
appear
to
have
any
requirements
regarding
where
sessions
must
be
held.
L
Nevada,
as
you
will
recall
in
the
first
special
session
of
this
summer,
is
one
of
those
states
that
did
have
or
does
have
constitutional
requirements
found
in
article
four
section,
one
that
the
legislature
sessions
of
the
legislature
shall
be
held
at
the
seat
of
government
in
the
state
and,
if
you'll
recall
in
that
first
special
session,
the
31st
special
session,
there
was
one
of
the
first
orders
of
business
during
that
session
that
started
july.
L
8Th
2020
was
for
the
assembly
and
the
senate
to
adopt
special
rules
concerning
the
use
of
remote
technology
systems
by
members
of
each
house.
Those
were
assembly
resolution
2
and
senate
resolution
4
because
of
the
extraordinary
danger
risk,
harm,
injury
and
peril
posed
by
the
covet
pandemic
was
one
of
the
lines
from
those
resolutions
and
within
those
resolutions,
is
great
detail
related
to
the
authority
to
adopt
special
rules
drafted
by
your
legal
division.
L
The
legislators
in
western
states
on
the
next
slide
of
legislators
in
person
or
remote
participation
in
western
states.
In-Person
participation
was
required
in
alaska
and
idaho.
Remote
participation
was
permitted
in
hawaii
montana,
oregon
and
utah.
Under
certain
circumstances,
remote
participation
was
permitted
in
arizona,
california,
colorado
and
new
mexico.
I
was
kind
of
curious
how
the
sessions
in
alaska
and
idaho
turned
out,
so
I
looked
into
those
a
little
more.
L
The
alaska
legislature
is
the
smallest
bicameral
state
legislature
in
the
united
states,
with
a
total
of
60
legislators,
so
actually
not
that
much
smaller
than
nevada
alaska
was
in
regular
session
from
january
21st
through
may
20th
of
this
year,
so
they
basically
had
to
finish
one
last
week
of
the
regular
session.
Under
these
conditions,
I
couldn't
find
any
news
reports
of
any
kind
of
chaos
or
anything
with
the
alaska
session,
so
I'm
guessing
that
they
went
fairly
smoothly.
L
Many
of
us,
nebraska
is,
is
the
only
legislature
actually
smaller
than
than
alaska
they're
unicameral,
and
they
have
just
49
legislators
in
idaho.
Their
regular
session
ended
march,
20th
2020,
and
then
they
had
an
extraordinary
session
convened
on
monday
august
24th
that
lasted
three
days.
Many
of
us
legislative
staff
felt
pretty
good
about
how
smoothly
our
special
sessions
ran.
After
watching
some
of
the
reports
from
idaho's
ordinary
session.
L
That
is
not
to
detract
from
the
legislation
passed
in
idaho,
but
to
note
there
were
arrests
made
for
trespassing.
It
was
a
lively
session.
If
you
want
to
google
idaho's
extraordinary
session,
it
was
pretty
pretty
lively
legislator,
participation,
criteria
for
remote
legislator,
participation
in
legislative
floor
sessions,
arizona
wants
quorum
in
the
building
is
established,
members
are
able
to
participate
remotely
in
california,
they
provided.
L
If
certain
public
health
disaster,
emergency
conditions
are
met
and
they
find
that
holding
in-person
legislative
proceedings
poses
an
increased
health
risk
to
the
members
or
to
the
public
authority
for
remote
participation
only
remains
in
effect,
as
long
as
the
declared
emergency
continues
in
new
mexico.
On
the
next
slide,
legislation
passed
authorizing
remote
participation
in
committee
hearings
or
floor
sessions.
During
the
first
2020
special
session,
members
of
the
house
were
authorized
to
participate
electronically
or
telephonically,
and
members
of
the
senate
were
able
to
participate
from
their
capital
offices
nationally.
L
At
least
23
states
held
remote
or
partially
remote
floor
sessions.
Certain
states
allowed
for
both
remote
debate
and
voting
and
others
limited
remote
participation
to
one
part
of
the
floor
process.
Various
states
allowed
for
proxy
voting
some
required
legislators
to
participate
from
their
capital
offices.
A
few
states
required
a
quorum
on
the
floor
or
in
the
building
and
others
participated
remotely.
A
few
states
authorized
remote
or
proxy
voting
in
specific
circumstances.
E
It
appears
that
most
states
did
not
adopt
formal
rules
of
conduct,
but
rather
issued
guidelines
of
protocols
to
address
conduct
in
legislative
spaces
of
the
states
that
did
adopt
rules.
New
mexico
adopted
the
most
extensive
which
provided
for
remote
participation,
social,
distancing,
the
provision
of
personal
protective
equipment
to
authorized
those
authorized
to
enter
the
building
roll
call
for
house
votes
protocols
to
be
recognized
to
speak
in
a
remote
setting,
use
of
electronic
signatures
and
a
requirement
for
presiding
officers
to
recess
in
the
event
of
an
audio
or
video
interruption.
E
Next
slide,
please
in
surveys,
states
most
guidelines
and
protocols
include
requirements
for
legislative
staff
to
wear
masks
and
practice.
Social
distancing
in
general
legislators
were
encouraged
by
leadership
to
do
the
same,
and
the
vast
majority
of
legislators
and
staff
were
provided.
Ppe
upon
request.
E
With
regard
to
social
distancing,
more
than
30
state
capitals
have
been
closed
to
the
public
and
most
revised
seating
change
rooms
to
elect
and
change
rooms
to
allow
for
a
distance.
A
couple
of
legislative
bodies
used
different
buildings
to
accommodate
the
size
of
the
body
and
the
need
for
distance.
In
addition,
some
added
barriers
and
allowed
members
to
participate
from
other
spaces
in
the
building
to
maintain
distance.
E
A
few
examples
of
states
that
require
to
enforce
the
use
of
mass
and
social
distancing
are
included
in
your
presentation,
and
you
can
find
them
there
in
california
and
hawaii
just
quickly.
I'd
like
to
go
through
some
of
what
hawaii
required
in
hawaii
legislators
and
staff
were
required
to
wear
a
mask
upon
entry
into
the
building
submit
to
thermal
camera
or
forehead
temperature
screening
and
present
and
wear
identification
demonstrating
authorization
to
access.
The
building.
E
Individuals
who
are
permitted
access
are
given
a
daily
indicator,
signifying
their
authorized
entry
into
the
building
similar
to
what
was
done
here
in
nevada
on
the
next
slide
continues
with
hawaii
individuals
who
did
not
comply.
However,
with
the
requirements
or
registered
a
certain
temperature
reading
or
exhibited
signs
of
illness
or
denied
entry
into
the
building,
the
state
capital
access
procedures
were
issued
by
the
comptroller
and
are
enforced
by
the
sheriff's
office,
which
has
that
responsibility
in
hawaii.
E
In
addition,
they
had
some
assistance
from
the
sergeant-at-arms
and
at
certain
points
from
the
hawaii
national
guard,
social
distancing
measures
were
taken
by
legislators
and
staff.
However,
no
formal
policy
or
rule
required
it
in
hawaii
next
slide.
Please,
please,
most
western
states
did
not
require
coven
19
testing
for
legislators
or
staff.
However,
several
states
indicated
that
they
are
considering
requiring
for
legislators
and
staff
who
work
in
the
capital
not
remotely
during
the
upcoming
2021
session.
E
Several
states
provided
legislators
and
staff
with
information
regarding
testing
locations
throughout
the
state,
colorado
and
hawaii
offered
optional
on-site
testing
to
legislators
and
staff
in
colorado.
Colorado
testing
was
also
open
to
members
of
the
public
and
in
hawaii
testing
was
offered
immediately
after
a
legislator
with
access
to
the
building
tested,
positive
for
copin
19.
E
new
mexico
required
testing
for
all
staff
and
highly
recommended
testing
for
legislators.
All
of
the
staff
were
tested
and
approximately
90
of
legislators
complied
with.
The
testing
requirement.
Testing
was
done
two
to
three
days
before
session
once
during
session
and
offered
on
the
last
day
of
session
next
slide.
E
Only
a
few
western
states
had
written
protocols
for
reporting
positive
tests
and
most
relied
on
their
state
or
county
public
health
agencies
to
provide
contact
tracing
in
alaska.
They
also
followed
the
cdc's
guidelines
and
closed
the
buildings
for
24
hours
to
perform
deep
cleaning
and
disinfectant
protocols
after
a
case
was
after
someone
identified
as
being
covered,
19
positive
and
they,
as
other
states,
relied
on
their
department
of
health
and
social
services
to
do
contact
tracing
california
passed
legislation
that
requires
certain
actions
be
taken
if
employees
by
employees
and
employer
employers.
E
If
someone
is
a
confirmed,
positive
code
and
19
test
next
slide,
please
the
senate
house
of
representatives
and
the
legislative
reference
bureau
in
hawaii
noted
that
each
agency
established
their
own
internal
protocols
governing
reporting
of
positive
tests.
However,
they
did
collaborate
in
sharing
that
information
for
the
safety
of
all
who
had
access
to
the
to
the
building
in
new
mexico.
E
Sr1
of
the
first
special
session
of
the
54th
legislative
session
required
certain
notifications
by
senators
when
they
tested
positive.
However,
the
counterpart
measure
in
the
house
did
not
address
reports
of
positive
testing.
E
And
finally,
just
on
movement
in
the
building
you've
already
heard
from
mr
vietti
and
regarding
some
things
that
have
been
done
in
nevada
and
we
did
similar
things
were
found
across
the
states
in
regards
to
the
building
itself.
According
to
a
survey
of
the
western
states
that
we
conducted,
the
majority
use
signs
to
control
the
flow
of
foot,
traffic
and
stairwells
and
the
number
of
elevator
occupants
within
legislative
or
capital
buildings.
E
In
addition,
in
other
areas
of
the
building
where
social
distancing
was
not
possible,
several
use
barriers
plexiglass
and
to
control
the
direction
of
traffic.
Finally,
communal
equipment
or
practices
such
as
water,
fountains,
water,
coolers,
shared
coffee
pots
and
buffets
buffet
style
meals
were
either
removed
and
activated
discouraged
or
no
longer
permitted.
A
A
M
A
Hearing
it
there
was.
That
was
certainly
a
lot
of
information
for
us
to
to
look
at
and
to
consider
as
we
forward
here.
I.
M
Thank
you
so
much
so
in.
I
thought
the
powerpoint
was
really
helpful
in
in
looking
at
what
other
legislator
legislatures
had
done,
and
while
there
was
quite
a
different,
you
know
ways
different
bodies
approached
it
it.
It
seemed
like
nevada.
Wasn't
that
far
removed
from
from
trends,
regardless
of
leadership
in
houses
or
regardless
of
kind
of
party
in
leadership.
It
seems
to
be
that
most
states
took
a
lot
of
similar
measures.
Did
you
did
you
see
any?
M
I
know
a
lot
of
states
are
considering
right
now,
looking
forward
for
those
who
are
some
are
still
in
session,
but
for
those
who
are
out
of
session
looking
to
go
into
session
do
do
we
see
any
trends
emerging.
That
would
tell
us
that
nevada
is
an
outlier
in
any
way,
and
I
guess
I
just
want
to
address
that.
You
know
out
in
in
the
public.
M
You
know
people
can
have
concerns
about
the
legislature
and
people's
access
to
the
legislature,
and
I
think
it's
it's
an
absolutely
valid
concern.
It
is
the
people's
house
and-
and
the
thought
should
always
be,
how
do
we
grant
access
to
the
people,
but
that
we're
not
unique
in
any
way
in
having
taking
safety
and
precaution
measures,
but
do
do
you
have
an
inkling?
E
All
of
the
states
are
dealing
with
a
response
to
making
sure
they've
opened
up
public
access
opportunities
for
public
input
as
much
as
possible,
and
so
we're
certainly
looking
at
what
other
states
have
found
to
be
helpful
to
make
sure
the
public
is,
is
able
to
participate
as
much
as
they
can
and
and
as
thoroughly
as
they
would
be
in
a
regular
session.
So
but
in
as
far
as
outlier,
I
don't
think
nevada
is
an
outlier
at
all.
E
I
think
we're
right
in
line
with
what
most
of
the
other
states
did
and
again
30
states
closed
their
capitals
and
offered
limited
access
to
them
during
their
sessions
during
the
pandemic,
and
so
that
was
the
norm
and
of
the
other
remaining
states,
some
of
those
kept
their
capitals
open
and
some
of
them
we
just
didn't,
get
a
response
from
them,
and
so
we
don't
know
if
they
did
or.
E
A
Thank
you,
ms
lyons.
Further
questions
from
the.
K
I
just
also
wanted
to
point
out
too,
to
sort
of
follow
up
on
what
marshla
noted
the
two
of
your
dues
paying
organizations
the
national
conference
of
state
legislatures
and
the
council
of
state
governments
have
been
monitoring
so
much
of
what
the
other
states
have
done,
and
so
they
have
some
great
resources,
some
of
which
you
know
we
pulled
to
prepare
this
presentation,
both
from
csg
csg,
west
and
ncsl,
and
so
the
second
to
last
slide.
K
There
does
have
some
links
to
those
organizations
and
some
of
the
charts
and
tables
where
they've
monitored
some
of
the
some
of
the
activities
in
the
other
states.
So
I
just
wanted
to
point
that
out
as
well.
So
thank
you,
mr
chair.
Sorry,
I
think
another
member
had
a
question
as
well.
Thanks.
B
Thank
you.
I
just
I
I'm,
even
though
I
don't
think
we
looked
at
this,
but
I
something
that
I've
been
thinking
about
it.
As
we
did
this
research
did
we
find
out
any
information
about
how
states
are
handling
you
know
like
during
session.
We
meet
with
a
lot
of
folks
that
come
in
and
want
to
talk
to
us
did.
Are
they
all
just
doing
that
via
phone,
or
did
we
see
any
innovative
ways
that
they're
able
to
talk
to
constituents
during
sessions?
Did
we
see
anything
like
that.
E
So
again,
mr
chair.
E
Thank
you.
This
is
marshyla
lyons
for
the
record,
so
we
did
find
some
interesting
examples
again.
A
couple
of
states
held
just
listening
sessions
with
constituents
and
basically
allow
people
to
either
phone
in
or
they
use
zoom
or
some
other
method
in
order
to
share
their
comments
and
concerns
and
questions
with
legislators
also
for
meetings,
working
groups
and
meetings.
E
Many
used
social
kind
of
networking
systems
like
skype
and
zoom
in
order
to
hold
meetings
to
address
issues,
address
possible
amendments
to
bills,
so
they
use
the
kind
of
technology
we're
using
today
to
work
with
working
groups
and
individuals
and
lobbyists
and
interested
parties
to
work
through
issues,
and
so
those
are
the
examples
that
we
found
again.
A
Okay,
I'm
not
seeing
any
so
I
want
to
certainly
thank
you,
michael
marshley
and
jennifer
would
and
like
to
at
this
point.
That
pretty
much
concludes
item
number
four,
but
I'd
like
to
turn
it
over
to
our
director
erdos
to
see
if
she
has
any
further
comments
regarding
this
item
and
where
we
proceed
from
this
point.
G
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
I
would
just
like
to
let
you
know
that
we'll
continue
to
follow
this
research
and
and
some
other
things
that
we're
doing
most
of
the
most
of
the
staff
in
the
legislative
council
bureau
have
contacts
in
other
states
and
other
places
the
legislatures
and
so
we're
trying
to
tie
into
all
of
those
things
and
also
looking
commercially
at
what
other
options
are
available
to
us,
so
we'll
be
continuing
to
to
reach
out
and
to
develop
as
many
ideas
as
we
can.
G
One
of
the
bigger
issues
that
we're
looking
at
is
what
senator
dennis
was
talking
about
it,
finding
a
way
to
provide
safe
access
for
the
public
or
or
figure
out
how
to
do
public
interaction,
and
I
know
michael
and
I
have
done
some
zooms
with
members
of
other
states,
other
western
states
other
just
talking
about
the
the
problem.
So
I
think
a
lot
of
states
really
are
kind
of
in
the
same
situation.
G
We
are
right
now
in
terms
of
we
need
to
get
something
figured
out
quickly,
but
on
the
other
hand,
no
one's
come
up
with
anything
great
yet
so
we
have
some
ideas
and-
and
we
have
some
things
in
the
works,
I
would
tell
you
that
I
compliment
the
chief
clerk
of
the
assembly
who,
who
asked
way
early
before
this
before
the
coveted
pandemic
even
came
out
for
us
to
start
developing
a
system
whereby
you
could
move
to
the
public
and
and
lobbyists
could
actually
register.
G
If
you
will
on
the
computer
for
attendance
at
meetings
and
to
provide
testimony,
so
that's
already
ongoing.
So
she
was
very
omnipotent
there
and
figuring
out
things
that
we
that
we
could
use
here.
So
that's
something
we
are
working
on
as
well
as
looking
for
other
both
technological
ideas
and
physically
possible
things
that
we
can
do
so.
This
is
sort
of
ever
evolving,
but
clearly
with
the
the
underlying
backdrop
of
we
need
to
get
some
decisions
made
pretty
quickly
here.
G
So
we
will
continue
to
work
with
this.
We'll
continue
to
bring
things
to
this
committee
as
we
as
we
develop,
and
I
would
appreciate
any
input
from
people
who
have
things
they'd
like
us
to
consider
to
look
into
any
other
ideas
here.
It's
been
amazing,
frankly
to
me
where
all
the
different
information
has
come
from
to
to
make
this
all
work
out,
and
I
don't
think
I
could
have
ever
anticipated.
For
example,
some
of
the
things
that
you
john
vietti,
made
a
presentation
here.
He
was
the
one
who
came
up
with.
G
Maybe
we
need
the
tents
out
front
to
do
the
temperatures,
checks
and
the
health
checks,
and
things
like
that.
The
printing
office
came
up
with
the
stickers,
so
people
are
really
working
hard
to
to
make
this
process
a
better
fit
within
the
the
pandemic.
G
Scene
here
so
again,
please
know
that
we
are
working
on
everything
here,
a
lot
and
in
addition
to
getting
ready
for
the
session.
So
it's
an
interesting
time
for
us
and
again
we
would
appreciate
any
input
that
you
have.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
director,
erdos,
and
we're
truly
fortunate
to
have
you
in
that
director's
role.
With
all
your
your
background,
your
information
and
I'm
sure
you'll
provide
invaluable
leadership
as
we
proceed
forward
and
the
other
possibility
is,
I
think
members
should
be
prepared
for
additional
meetings
of
this
interim
committee
as
we
get
closer
to
the
regular
session
and
after
the
election.
A
So
with
that,
that
concludes
number
four.
Unless
anyone
has
any
further
comments,
they
wish
to
provide
senator.
F
I
would
just
have
my
question
in
the
request:
this
is
senator
reddy.
Oh
yes,
senator
ready,
please!
So
thank
you
brenda
for
that
summary
and
super
helpful.
It
just
made
me
think
of
one
thing
so
as
you're
looking
for
I
like
the
ideas
that
came
from
states
for
forums
and
how
people
can
testify
in
public
hearings.
F
I
think
the
other
big
piece
for
us
is
particularly
during
session,
where
we
have
these
meeting
after
meeting
after
meeting
with
folks
who
are
wanting
to
talk
to
us
individually,
and
so
I'm
just
hoping
that
one
of
the
things
that
you're
thinking
about
no
solution
today,
but
one
of
the
things
that
you're
thinking
about
is
how
perhaps
working
with
our
legislative
assistants.
There
can
be
technology
to
organize
those
video
chats
that
are
not
public
hearings
or
not
public
testimony,
but
are
advocacy
opportunities
for
folks
who
want
to
talk
to
us
about.
F
You
know
a
specific
bill,
that's
coming
up
or
whatever
that
might
look
like
you
know
we
have
during
a
normal
session.
We
have
the
wonderful
things
for
like
when
it's
a
specific
theme
of
a
specific
day
and
those
folks,
you
know,
have
an
opportunity
to
come
and
talk
to
us
like.
A
Thank
you,
senator
reddy,
any
other
further
comments
or
questions.
A
Okay,
not
seeing
any
that'll.
Conclude
item
number
four
and
we'll
proceed
to
item
number
five.
Here
we
offer
the
second
opportunity
for
public
comment.
If
there
is
anyone
wishing
to
provide
a
comment,
please
call
the
number
that
is
indicated
on
the
agenda
and
you'll
be
informed
by
the
staff
of
our
broadcast
and
production
service
unit.
A
When
you
have
been
connected,
and
it
is
your
turn
to
speak
again,
comments
will
be
limited
to
two
minutes
per
person,
but
you
may
submit
any
additional
comments
in
writing
to
be
included
in
the
record.
I'm
going
to
turn
this
over
to
bps
staff
at
this
point
to
queue
up
those
calls
wishing
to
speak
and
they
will
be
informed
when
it
is
their
turn
to
speak.
So
if
everyone
will
just
stand
by-
or
I
believe
we'll
take
roughly
two
minutes
to
see
if
anybody
calls
in
thank
you.
M
E
A
Thank
you
bps
appreciate
that,
since
there's
no
further
public,
you
know
public
comment
to
be
received
at
this
time.
I
will
conclude
item
number
five
and
move
on
to
item
number.
Six
item
number
six
is
adjournment.
A
A
Okay,
not
hearing
anybody
or
seeing
any
seeing
any
further
business
to
come
before
this
committee.
We
are
adjourned
and
like
to
thank
all
of
you
very
much
for
a
very
informative
meeting.
Thank
you.
We
are
adjourned.