►
From YouTube: 1/20/2021 - Legislative Commission's Budget Subcommittee
Description
This is the first meeting in calendar year 2021. Please see agenda for details.
For agenda and additional meeting information: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/Calendar/A/
Videos of archived meetings are made available as a courtesy of the Nevada Legislature.
The videos are part of an ongoing effort to keep the public informed of and involved in the legislative process.
All videos are intended for personal use and are not intended for use in commercial ventures or political campaigns.
Closed Captioning is Auto-Generated and is not an official representation of what is being spoken.
A
Thank
you
very
much
so
good
afternoon
committee
members.
I
will
call
the
legislative
commission's
budget
subcommittee
meeting
to
order
today's
january
20th
2021,
and
this
is
the
first
of
our
budget
subcommittee
meetings
that
we
will
be
holding
to
take
a
very
high
level
overview
of
the
legis,
the
executive
budget
that
we
have
just
received.
A
We
will
be
going
into
much
deeper
aspects
of
the
budget
as
we
move
into
individual
budget
items
later
in
this
week
and
end
next
week
and
then
even
deeper
once
the
session
starts.
So
welcome
you
all
to
this
committee
meeting.
I
will
go
ahead
and
turn
it
over
to
miss
kaufman
for
the
roll
call.
B
C
D
B
B
Madam
chair,
all
23
members
are
present.
A
Thank
you
very
much
miss
kaufman.
We
appreciate
that
and
we'll
just
open
up
with
a
couple
of
comments,
and
then
we
will
go
to
a
public
comment
period.
A
very
brief
public
comment
period
this
morning
before
we
start
so
welcome
everyone
to
the
next
round
of
the
work
that
we
need
to
do,
especially
to
all
the
new
members.
A
I
just
want
to
let
you
know
that
we're
we're
glad
that
you're
here
and
and
willing
to
serve
on
this
committee
and
we
look
forward
to
working
with
you
and
if
anything
ever
comes
up,
and
you
have
any
questions,
please
don't
hesitate
to
ask
my
door
is
always
open.
I'm
happy
to
work
with
you
on
on
any
issues
that
come
up,
so
I
just
wanted
to
say.
Welcome
to
you
all
and
I
look
forward
when
we
can
all
be
together
again
so
senator
brooks.
Did
you
have
anything
you
would
like
to
say.
E
Yeah,
thank
you,
chair
carlton.
I
look
forward
to
sharing
this
week
of
committee
hearings
with
you
and
and
want
to
thank
all
the
members
who
are.
F
E
This
committee,
who
start
their
session
a
little
bit
early,
and
also
thank
the
amazing
staff
that
that
will
help
make
these
committees
work
and
all
of
the
agencies
that
will
be
presenting
such
important
information
and
it'll
be
a
long
week,
but
a
very
important
one.
Okay,.
A
Thank
you
senator.
So
with
that
we'll
go
ahead
and
go
to
our
public
comment
period.
Public
comment
can
be
accessed
by
the
instructions
that
were
on
the
agenda.
They'll
be
limited
to
two
minutes
and
we'll
just
we'll.
Take
public
comment
up
to
about
30
minutes
if
necessary,
and
then
anything
after
that
we
will
do
at
the
end
of
the
meeting.
So
with
that
broadcast
services
is
there
anyone
in
the
public
comment
queue.
B
B
B
G
For
over
100
years,
while
there's
news
reflected
in
the
governor's
proposed
budget
that
is
in
desperate
need
of
new
state
revenue
after
sustaining
difficult
cuts
last
summer,
k-12
education
is
threatened
with
another
hit.
A
50
million
cut
state
general
fund,
alongside
hundreds
of
millions
of
dollars
in
increased
costs
over
the
biennium
nfca,
remains
concerned,
with
the
implementation
of
the
new
school
funding
plan
in
this
period,
with
no
active
voice
on
the
commission
on
school
funding.
Educator
opportunity
to
get
concerns
adequately
addressed
has
been
limited.
After
more
than
a
year
of
meeting.
G
G
B
G
Is
desperately
needed,
emergency
assistance
from
the
federal
government
will
certainly
help,
but
nevada
needs
new
ongoing
state
revenue.
Nsme
believes
ajr1.
The
mining
tax
proposal
that
would
generate
485
million
dollars
in
new
revenue
is
a
good
start,
while
only
a
part
of
what
is
needed
for
our
educators
and
students
is
an
essential
component
of
any
funding
plan.
Moving
forward,
like
the
first
day
of
that
special
session
last
summer,
when
hundreds
of
educators
had
red-faced
coverings
lined
the
street
from
the
legislative
building
to
the
capitol.
It
is
time
to
listen
to
educators.
G
As
you
dig
into
the
details
of
the
governor's
budget
proposal,
nsca
asks
you
to
dig
deep
to
address
our
budget
challenges.
Nevada,
public
schools
and
other
vital
services
deserve
new
state
revenue,
not
continued
austerity.
With
the
legislative
session
approaching
and
the
covenant
pandemic
still
raging,
we.
G
A
A
B
A
Ma'am,
okay,
miss
brown.
We
now
have
you
welcome
to
the
committee
good
afternoon,
so
thank
you
for
presenting
today,
if
you'd
like
to
just
go
ahead
and
go
through
all
the
high
level
points
at
certain
points,
I'll,
stop
you
and
open
it
up
for
a
few
questions
from
committees,
because
I
know
there's
a
lot
of
information
here
so
we'll
just
break
it
up
into
smaller
sections
and
move
forward.
So
with
that,
if
you'd
like
to
go
ahead
and
proceed.
B
D
Focus
squarely
on
building
a
defined
targeted
budget,
but,
as
we
know,
this
has
not
been
a
normal
year.
Our
budget
building
coincided
directly
with
the
start
of
the
pandemic,
which
was
extremely
challenging
for
agencies.
They
had
to
halt
their
normal
budget
building
to
take
immediate
cost
saving
measures
in
response
to
the
cobit
19
related
economic
downturn.
D
This
included
a
hiring
freeze,
identifying
and
enacting
immediate
expenditure
reductions
to
offset
lower
state
revenues,
determining
thousands
of
expenditures
to
submit
for
federal
coronavirus
relief
fund,
reimbursements
and
providing
budget
reductions
for
the
special
session.
All
of
this
occurred,
while
agencies
were
immediately
shifting
employees
to
telework
or
social
distance
offices,
and
while
revenue
projections
were
constantly
changing,
there
has
not
been
a
budget
build
season
like
this
in
our
modern
history,
and
we
hope
we
don't
see
another
one
like
it
again.
D
On
behalf
of
the
governor's
office,
I
wanted
to
take
a
brief
moment
to
acknowledge
all
of
the
program
and
fiscal
staff
and
state
agencies
that
produced
a
thoughtful
and
targeted
budget.
Despite
these
challenges,
we
are
grateful
for
the
state
employees
that
are
behind
this
budget
and
their
commitment
and
resiliency
over
the
last
year.
Our
thanks
goes
out
to
all
of
them,
so
I'm
going
to
put
my
presentation
up
on
the
screen.
D
Okay,
these
are
the
items
I
will
be
covering
today
and
with
that
I
will
move
on
to
the
national
economic
overview,
and
this
is
just
a
brief
overview
of
both
the
national
and
nevada
economic
economy,
starting
with
the
national.
The
u.s
economy
was
in
its
longest
expansion
on
record
before
ending
abruptly
last
spring,
when
the
economy
plunged
into
a
recession
that
was
triggered
by
the
coven-19
pandemic
prior
to
the
pandemic,
the
national
unemployment
was
at
its
lowest
rate
in
five
decades.
D
Since
the
initial
economic
shock
about
half
of
the
jobs
lost
have
returned,
and
the
unemployment
rate
has
declined
to
a
still
elevated
level
of
six
point,
seven
percent,
almost
twice
as
high
as
the
rate
prior
to
the
pandemic
individuals,
have
seen
an
increase
in
their
personal
income,
mostly
due
to
federal
stimulus,
money
and
other
government
transfer.
Payments
that
have
off
excuse
me
that
have
offset
loss
of
income
brought
on
by
layoffs
and
other
business
disruptions
relative
to
a
year
ago.
D
The
third
quarter-
2020
personal
income,
was
up
7.1
percent,
while
wages
and
salaries
were
up
only
one
percent.
The
federal
reserve
has
kept
the
financial
system
liquid
and
the
credit
market
operating
and
has
pledged
to
keep
the
monetary
policy
supportive
of
growth
until
the
economy
has
weathered
the
storm
caused
by
the
pandemic.
D
The
housing
market
has
performed
better
than
the
broader
economy.
Despite
the
pandemic,
the
housing
sector
has
benefited
from
high
wage
remote
workers,
favorable
demographics
and
record
low
mortgage
rates.
Low
supply
of
housing,
coupled
with
higher
demand,
has
led
to
continued
home
price
appreciation
in
mining
markets
excited
the
nevada
economy.
One
year
ago,
nevada's
economy
was
on
a
strong
footing,
but
that
abruptly
changed
when
the
coronavirus
caused
a
global
health
crisis
and
shut
down.
Much
of
the
economy.
D
Nevada
is
one
of
the
hardest
hit
states
by
the
pandemic,
largely
due
to
the
sizeable
role,
tourism
and
hospitality
industries
play
in
our
economy.
The
gaming
industry
is
one
of
the
hardest
hit
sectors
of
the
kobit
19
outbreak.
Nevada's
labor
market
was
unstable
footing
before
the
pandemic.
Hit
several
years
of
employment
gains
had
pushed
the
statewide
unemployment
rate
to
record
lows.
In
november
employment
was
below
its
february
level
by
108
500
jobs
and
the
unemployment
rate
was
at
10.1
percent
nearly
three
times
its
pre-pandemic
level
in
february.
D
D
In
the
third
quarter
of
2020,
personal
income
was
up
seven
percent
relative
to
a
year
earlier.
This
is
on
par
with
the
nation.
However,
the
cost
of
the
pandemic
induced
recession
has
been
disproportionately
borne
by
lower
income
households,
as
they
have
experienced
a
bigger
share
of
job
and
wage
losses
than
those
in
higher
income
brackets.
Lower
wage
workers
who
are
in
the
customer
facing
industries
make
up
the
bulk
of
the
unemployed
in
nevada.
D
Based
on
the
latest
report.
Wage
and
salary
disbursements
are
down
6.8
percent
relative
to
a
year
ago,
one
of
the
deepest
declines
in
the
country
for
the
past
several
years.
Nevada
has
experienced
one
of
the
most
favorable
population
trends
in
the
nation.
The
latest
estimates
for
2020
show
population
growth
at
one
and
a
half
percent.
This
is
the
third
fastest
rate
in
the
nation.
D
According
to
the
census
bureau,
the
housing
market
in
nevada
has
set
new
records
for
median
home
price
for
existing
homes,
defying
the
logic
of
the
economic
crisis,
but
it
comes
down
to
tight
housing
supply
and
low
mortgage
rates.
Residential
permits
have
been
steady,
but
not
increasing
at
a
pace
fast
enough
to
increase
the
housing
supply
significantly
and
low
interest
rates
have
given
buyers
more
buying
power.
Tight
supply
and
low
cost
of
borrowing
will
keep
an
upward
pressure
on
home
prices.
D
D
This
chart
is
a
visual
visual
representation
of
the
unemployment
rate
between
nevada
and
the
u.s.
You
can
see
before
the
pandemic
hit
in
february
those
low
rates
that
I
just
talked
about
and
then
the
peak
in
april,
where
nevada
was
at
30.1
and
the
nation
was
at
14.8
percent
and
then,
where
we
are
at
the
latest
available,
which
is
november
rates
of
10.1
and
6.7
percent.
D
Moving
on
to
revenue,
nevada's
general
fund
is
the
major
operating
fund
of
the
state.
However,
we
also
have
access
to
federal
funds,
the
state
highway
fund
and
various
other
revenue
sources
that
support
state
services.
Okay.
Moving
on
to
the
next
slide,
this
is
a
visual
representation,
as
you
can
see,
for
the
2123
biennium
general
fund
resources
represent
32
percent
of
the
total
state
revenues.
D
D
Next
slide.
During
the
early
impacts
from
the
coven
19
crisis,
the
state
was
forced
to
implement
various
budget
reduction
strategies
using
all
of
its
rainy
day,
funds
to
mitigate
the
plummeting
tax
revenues
in
fiscal
year
2020
and
a
special
session
of
the
legislature
was
called
to
enact
budget
cuts
to
the
fiscal
year.
D
D
D
D
Fiscal
year,
20
ending
general
fund
balance
and
the
current
projections
used
in
the
governor's
recommended
budget
for
fiscal
year
2021,
including
supplemental
appropriation,
requests
due
to
stronger
revenues
than
projected
fewer
tax
credit,
redemptions
actions
taken
to
reduce
the
general
fund
and
higher
reversions
fiscal
year.
2020
ended
with
a
balance
of
574.2
million
dollars
or
a
little
over
12.6
percent
of
general
fund
expenditures.
D
D
There
are
six
supplemental
appropriation
requests
included
in
the
budget,
totaling
342.3
million,
the
largest
of
which
is
the
distributive
school
account
at
331.7
million
dollars.
This
supplemental
appropriation
funds,
a
revenue,
shortfall
of
local
and
state
guaranteed
revenues
for
both
fiscal
years,
20
and
21..
D
D
Moving
on
to
the
rainy
day
fund,
the
rainy
day
fund
includes
the
actual
transfer
of
ninety
seven
million
five
hundred
forty
five
thousand
seventy
nine
dollars.
That
was
that
occurred
in
fiscal
year.
Twenty
one
based
on
the
fiscal
year,
twenty
ending
fund
balance-
and
it
also
includes
the
stats-
are
I'm
sorry,
and
that
is
due
to
the
statutory
requirement
to
transfer
forty
percent
of
the
amount
in
excess
of
seven
percent
of
expenditures.
D
D
D
D
The
budget
submitted
by
the
governor
cannot
exceed
the
amount
appropriated
for
the
1975-1977
biennial
budget,
multiplied
by
the
percent
change
in
population
from
july
1974
and
the
percent
change
in
the
consumer
price
index
from
the
same
month.
Construction
exemptions,
expenditures
are
exempt
from
this
limit,
as
are
deposits
to
the
rainy
day
fund.
Since.
E
D
The
state's
population
has
grown
approximately
430
percent
and
the
cpi
has
increased
almost
425
percent,
starting
with
the
base
1975-1977
biennium
budget
of
slightly
less
than
390
million
dollars,
calculating
the
increase
for
population
and
cpi
places
the
spending
cap
for
the
2019-21
biennium
at
10.805
billion
dollars.
The
governor's
recommended
budget
appropriations
do
not
meet
or
exceed
this
cap.
D
This
chart
shows
the
legislatively
approved
operating
appropriations
compared
to
the
spending
cap
from
the
1981
1983
biennium
to
the
2123
biennium
in
compliance
with
nrs
353
213.
The
executive
budget
appropriation
amount
in
the
chart
includes
all
proposed
expenditures
for
the
2123
biennium,
except
those
for
construction
or
for
transfer
to
the
rainy
day
fund.
F
D
Out
that
this
slide
and
the
next
several
include
only
the
operating
portion
of
the
budget
and
do
not
include
one-shot
appropriations,
this
slide
represents
total
spending
by
function.
So
when
all
sources
of
revenue
this
includes
the
general
fund,
federal
fund
fees
and
other
funds
are
considered.
Health
and
human
services
consumes
the
largest
share
of
state
spending
at
almost
50
percent,
followed
by
education,
which
includes
k-12
and
higher
education
at
22.4
percent.
All
other
functions
consume
less
than
10
each
with
infrastructure
at
7.2
percent
special
purpose
agencies.
D
D
D
This
includes
the
department
of
education
and
higher
education
at
15.6
and
6.5
percent
respectively.
The
department
of
transportation
is
fourth
followed
by
the
public
employee
benefits
program
and
the
treasurer's
office,
which
is
sixth,
includes
the
bond
interest
and
redemption
fund,
as
well
as
college
savings
programs.
D
D
So
when
only
general
fund
sources
of
revenue
are
considered
education,
this
is
combining
k-12
and
higher
education
consumes.
The
largest
share
of
state
spending
at
46.5,
followed
by
health
and
human
services
at
37.6
and
public
safety,
primarily
corrections
at
9.2
percent.
All
other
functions
combined
consume
less
than
6.7
of
the
general
fund.
D
D
Moving
on
to
position
changes,
the
governor's
recommended
budget
includes
a
net
addition
of
351.22
full-time
equivalent
positions
over
the
biennium,
which
equates
to
just
over
a
1.75
percent
increase.
The
net
increase
inclu
includes
approximately
282
positions
in
health
and
human
services,
which
are
largely
related
to
caseload
increases.
D
Moving
on
to
k-12
education,
the
budget
includes
the
phased
implementation
of
senate
bill
543
from
the
2019
session,
which
established
the
framework
for
a
pupil-centered
funding
plan.
This
phased
approach
includes
transition
to
a
new
people-centered
funding
model
to
allocate
funds
for
k-12
education
as
part
of
this
transition
state
funding
that
is
currently
distributed
through
the
nevada
plan,
along
with
state-funded
categorical
grants,
will
be
distributed
through
this
new
model.
This
is
the
first
step
in
implementing
the
pupil-based
funding
formula
so
categorical
funding.
D
Some
of
that
will
be
rolled
into
the
per-pupil
amounts,
while
others
other
programs,
such
as
the
new
nevada
plan,
zoom
and
victory.
These
programs
will
be
transitioned
to
the
new
people-centered
funding
plan.
As
weighted
funding
for
eligible
students
and
funding
for
the
new
nevada
plan
zoom
in
victory,
these
programs
were
cut
during
the
31st
special
session
and
funding
for
those
programs
has
been
restored
to
those
to
the
fiscal
year.
21
levels
prior
to
the
cuts.
D
Next
slide,
so
the
dsa
or
the
distributive
school
account
as
part
of
the
transition
to
the
people-centered
funding
plan.
This
was
prepared
in
accordance
with
the
current
law,
so
it
includes
funding
for
two
percent
step
and
column
adjustments,
funding
for
pers
increases
and
medical
rate
increases,
as
well
as
projected
enrollment
growth
and
then
the
dsa
once
all
of
that
was
built,
it
was
transferred
into
the
new
people-centered
funding
plan,
account.
D
Moving
on
to
pre-k
funding
for
these
programs,
career
and
technical
education
and
preschool
development
programs
were
reduced
in
fiscal
year
21
through
the
special
session
as
a
result
of
budget
reductions,
funding
for
these
programs
has
been
restored
to
those
pre-cut
levels.
These
two
programs
are
outside
of
the
people-centered
funding
plan.
D
Moving
on
to
the
nevada
system
of
higher
education
funding,
caseload
or
enrollment
growth
via
the
weighted
student
credit
hour,
ms.
A
So
if
I'd
like
to
go
ahead
and
open
it
up
to
committee
members,
if
they
have
any
high
level
questions
on
the
original
of
the
the
general
numbers,
the
pie
charts.
If
you
have
any
questions
along
that
and
then
any
general
questions
along
the
k12
pre-k,
because
I
know
that's
that's
of
interest,
we
can
go
ahead
and
address
those.
Now
we
don't
need
to
drill
down
deep.
A
We
are
going
to
be
discussing
these
budgets
again
later
this
week
on
friday,
but
if
there's
any
general
questions,
I'd
like
to
open
it
up
to
committee
members
now
for
that.
F
Madam
chair,
I
had
one
question.
It
was
just
on
a
distinction
between
two
slides
and
what
was
going
into
a
number.
F
Thank
you.
I,
the
difference
was
just
it
was,
and
the
difference
between
slide,
I
want
to
say
it's
16,
yeah,
16
and
18,
so
the
function
versus
total
spending
by
function
versus
total
spending
by
department.
So
I
guess
the
the
differences
here
then
are.
We
are
you,
including
just
programs
into
one
and
then
programs
and
salary
into
the
other.
D
So
slide
16
susan
brown
for
the
record
slide
16
the
total
spending
by
function.
The
budget
accounts
are
the
funding
for
each
budget.
Account
is
put
into
a
functional
area
so,
for
example,
on
slide.
16
health
and
human
services
actually
includes
the
department
of
employment,
training
and
rehabilitation
and.
F
Education,
so
I
should
sorry
I
should
clarify
so
that
includes,
like
all
seven
departments
housed
under
health
and
human
services.
But
then,
when
you
you
come
down
and
you
say
on
slide:
18
general
funded
by
functions.
So
then
I
just
I
it
was
yeah
16
and
18.
Specifically,
I
guess
I
wasn't
understanding,
then
how
what
changed
in
the
formula
that
would
make
that
flip-flops,
education
and
health
and
human
services.
D
I
I
Go
ahead,
please
thank
you.
So,
looking
at
slide
number
22,
we
have
k
through
12th
grade
the
dsa,
the
funding
of
the
2
step
and
column
adjustments,
and
then
the
funding
of
pers
health
benefits.
So
is
that
how
does
that
work
within
this
new
phased-in
model?
Is
that
coming
on
top
of
the
the
dsa
funding,
or
is
that
coming
out
of
a
different
account.
D
If
I
understand
your
question
correctly,
as
far
as
the
two
percent
seven
column,
adjustments
and
the
funding
for
the
pers
and
the
health
benefit
rate
increases
as
part
of
the
process,
we
built
the
dsa,
as
we
normally
would,
which
includes
these
increases,
and
then
we
took
that
whole
pot
of
money
and
generally
that's
funded
with
the
state
and
local
funds.
So
we
took
all
of
that
money
that
was
in
the
dsa
and
we
transfer
that
into
the
new
people-centered
funding
plan.
I
A
E
Questions,
madam
chair,
I
have
a
real
brief
question.
This
is
around
the
spending
limit
history
and
our
statutory
limitation
is
so.
If
I'm
looking
this
correctly
we're
spending
on
a
a
per
capita
basis,
inflation,
inflation,
adjusted
20
percent
less
to
provide
services
to
nevadans
than
we
were
back
in
1980
is
that
is
that
what
I'm
looking
at.
D
E
E
E
E
A
D
Okay,
so
back
to
inchi
funding,
caseload
or
enrollment
growth
by
the
weighted
student
credit
hour
formula
adds
48
million
dollars
over
the
biennium
and
then
for
capacity
building
projects.
This
adds
11.2
million
dollars
in
fiscal
year,
22
and
11.3
million
dollars
in
fiscal
year
23,
and
this
is
to
increase
capacity
in
areas
such
as
nursing
and
health
services,
science,
technology
engineering
and
math,
and
autonomous
mobility
at
five
teaching
institutions
and
the
desert
research
institute.
D
D
There
we
go,
the
budget
restores
funding
for
the
following
projects
that
were
swept
during
the
31st
special
session.
There
is
funding
included
in
the
budget,
and
this
is
in
the
cip's
73.6
million
dollars
for
the
engineering,
academic
and
research
building
at
the
university
of
nevada,
las
vegas,
6.3
million
dollars
for
the
welding
lab
edition
and
renovation
at
great
basin
college
and
one
and
a
half
million
dollars
for
renovation
of
the
marlette
lecture
hall
at
western
nevada
college.
D
Moving
on
to
state
employees,
the
public
employee
benefits
program
will
be
expanding
healthcare,
health
coverage
options,
the
program
offers
to
state
employees
and
retirees
through
the
introduction
of
a
new
low,
deductible
plan.
This
option
provides
a
middle
tier
alternative
that
is
not
subject
to
the
high
out-of-pocket
expenses
of
a
high
deductible
plan
or
the
higher
premiums
of
an
hmo
epo
plan.
The
addition
of
this
plan
will
ensure
members
have
access
to
options
that
fit
their
unique
healthcare
needs.
There
is
also
a
new
statewide
network
offering
expanded
hospital
and
provider
coverage
at
a
lower
overall
cost.
D
D
Sorry,
the
office
of
data
analytics
is
being
created
to
support
department-wide
standardization
and
leverage
resources
across
the
department
and
then
along
those
lines
to
leverage
and
maximize
resources.
The
office
of
consumer
health
assistance
and
the
2-1-1
program
are
being
transferred
to
the
division
of
aging
and
disability
services.
D
So,
as
you
can
see,
there
is
an
increase
of
143.8
million
dollars
over
the
biennium
in
general
fund
that
is
included
for
medical
inflation,
153.5
million
dollars
in
fiscal
year,
22
and
146.9
million
in
general
fund
for
fiscal
year,
23
for
caseload
growth
and
adjustments
to
the
fmap.
The
federal
matching
assistance
percentage
and
total
medicaid
enrollment
has
increased
an
estimated
123
individuals
between
february
2020
and
november
2020..
D
It
is
expected
that
caseload
will
continue
to
increase
to
a
about
2.2
over
the
upcoming
biennium,
and
you
can
see
that
on
this
next
slide.
As
of
november
2020,
over
761
000
nevadans
were
covered
by
medicaid
compared
to
the
six
hundred
and
forty
thousand
nine
hundred
and
sixty
three.
That
was
projected
for
this
same
period
when
the
legislature
approved
the
current
budget
in
2019.
D
D
D
D
The
federal
share
is
now
projected
to
top
3.8
billion
dollars
in
fiscal
year,
2023.
based
on
general
funds
of
2
billion
over
the
biennium
county
funds
of
63
million
and
funds
treated
like
general
funds
of
539.7
million.
It
is
projected
that
the
federal
government
will
provide
over
7.4
billion
dollars
towards
the
state
medicaid
program
over
this
next.
D
And
still
in
the
medicaid
budget-
and
this
was
this-
has
been
out-
put
out
there-
that
the
restoration
of
the
six
percent
medicaid
medicaid
provider
rate
reductions.
These
reductions
were
approved
during
the
31st
special
session,
as
well
as
the
rates
for
the
neonatal
intensive
care
unit.
This
would
also
restore
the
those
rates
to
the
previously
approved
amounts
and
then
moving
on
to
aging
and
disability
services.
E
D
The
knowledge
fund
supports
research
and
innovation
that
translates
to
new
technologies,
new
companies
and
further
diversity,
diversification
of
our
economy
and
then,
finally,
on
this
page,
the
department
of
conservation,
natural
resources,
division
of
nevada,
natural
heritage
during
the
2019
legislative
session
senate
bill
254
was
passed.
Requiring
policies
be
created
to
achieve
reduction
in
greenhouse
gas
emissions.
D
Moving
on
to
capital
improvement
projects,
which
you
will
be
hearing
more
about
later
this
afternoon,
the
proposed
cips
are
415.9
million
dollars.
This
includes
13
construction
projects,
55
maintenance
projects,
six
planning
projects,
stick
10
statewide
projects,
including
the
new
statewide
infrastructure
and
economic
development
program
and
seven
economic
development
projects.
D
F
D
Now
we're
moving
into
some
of
the
one
shots
that
we
talked
about
earlier.
The
governor's
budget
includes
a
significant
investment
in
state
and
information
technology
systems.
Many
of
the
state
systems
were
implemented
in
the
late
1990s
and
early
2000s
and
are
reaching
the
end
of
their
useful
life
analogy.
Investment
request
items
include
the
continuation
of
the
alpha
migration
project
system
replacement
at
the
gaming
control
board,
the
continuation
of
the
redesign
of
the
technology
systems
for
the
department
of
motor
vehicles,
phase
three
of
the
statewide
replacement
of
the
state's
financial
and
human
resource
systems.
B
D
Million
over
the
biennium
for
the
continued
modernization
of
the
nevada,
criminal
justice
information
system
in
the
department
of
public
safety
and
17.4
million
dollars
in
general
fund
for
the
continuation
of
the
nevada,
kids
or
child
of
support
enforcement.
Excuse
me:
child
support
enforcement
system
within
the
division
of
welfare
and
support
services.
B
A
D
A
result
of
passage
of
senate
bill
135
of
the
2019
session
that
allowed
for
collective
bargaining
for
state
employees.
A
new
labor
relations
assessment
is
established
to
fund
the
cost
of
a
labor
relations
unit
within
the
division
of
human
resource
management.
This
new
assessment
will
be
applied
to
positions
that
are
eligible
for
representation.
A
Pages
of
documents
that
go
over
a
lot
of
this
and
we
will
be
having
a
lot
more
conversations.
I
guess
I
guess
I
need
to
go.
I
would
like
to
go
back
to
the
cips
for
just
a
moment.
If
I
could
ask
when
we
went
through
that
pretty
quick,
can
you
tell
me
how
much
of
this
is
maintenance
versus
actual
projects.
D
I
can
tell
you
the
maintenance
number
off
the
top
of
my
head:
it's
about
176
million
dollars
and
I
can,
if
you
can
give
me
just
one
minute,
I
can
get
those
other
numbers
for
you.
A
D
I
was
just
gonna
say
mr
patrick
may
have
that
breakdown
for
you
when
he
does
his
presentation
on
the
cips
later
this
afternoon,.
A
A
So,
committee
members-
I
believe
our
next
item
me
flip
through.
B
A
J
J
J
In
this
slide,
you
can
see
the
leadership
of
the
department
for
each
respective
division.
There
are
11
divisions
within
administration,
enterprise,
I.t
services,
purchasing
state
library,
archives
and
public
records,
which
includes
mail
services,
risk
management
deferred
compensation,
administrative
services
which
provides
central,
fiscal
and
accounting
services
to
administration,
as
well
as
outside
customers;
human
resource
management
which
provides
personnel
and
labor
relations,
services,
hearings
and
appeals,
fleet
services
and
finally,
grant
procurement
coordination
and
management.
J
As
the
joint
budget
subcommittee
may
know,
the
governor's
primary
aim
has
been
for
departmental
budgets
to
support
a
child
and
family-centered
government.
So,
as
I
go
through
this
presentation,
I
will
underline
how
this
budget
contributes
to
the
strategic
priority
of
government
efficiency
and
innovation.
J
This
slide
displays
the
department
of
revenue
department
of
administration's
revenues
in
proportion.
As
you
can
see,
the
department
is
largely
funded
by
internal
service
fees,
assessed
to
other
agencies
for
the
central
services
that
we
provide.
The
total
biennial
funding
for
the
department
has
decreased
21.4
million
dollars
from
the
legislatively
approved
amount
for
the
current
biennium.
J
We
have
broken
out
general
fund,
one
shots
from
ongoing
general
fund
appropriations,
and
you
can
see
that
one
shots
were
eliminated
from
this
recommended
budget
and
the
general
fund
loans
were
reduced
by
6.3
million
dollars.
Ongoing
general
fund
appropriations
decreased
by
1.1
million
dollars
over
the
biennium
from
legislatively
approved,
slide.
Six
shows
the
department's
recommended
expenditures
by
division
and,
as
you
would
expect,
the
divisions
with
the
largest
budgets
are
enterprise,
I.t
services
and
public
works.
However,
risk
management
is
the
third
largest
due
to
expenditures
made
on
workers,
compensation
claims
and
property
and
vehicle
damage
claims.
J
J
This
is
the
position
that
supports
the
nevada
commission
for
women
and
it
was
previously
supported
by
100
general
fund
and
would
switch
to
50
general
fund
and
50
directors
office
cost
allocation,
so
that
provides
a
savings
of
approximately
eighty
thousand
dollars
over
the
biennium
next
I'll
move
to
the
enhancements
recommended
for
enterprise
iit
services.
These
enhancements
support
the
goal
of
improving
and
maintaining
our
digital
resources.
J
The
first
enhancement
is
a
general
fund
loan
to
replace
the
ektron
content
management
system
within
the
agency.
It
services
budget
account.
This
is
a
re-recommendation,
since
this
decision
unit
was
previously
approved
by
the
2019
legislature.
It
was
removed
during
the
budget
reductions
in
fy
20..
The
2019
legislature
had
approved
it
as
a
general
fund
loan.
Also,
so
the
funding
mechanism
is
the
same.
As
last
session,
eits
was
pretty
far
down
the
road.
J
The
second
enhancement
is
a
transfer
of
seven
positions
from
eits
to
smart
21
to
have
those
positions
move
from
support
of
legacy
applications
within
our
existing
advantage
system
to
support
of
the
new
sap
system,
which
is
expected
to
begin
to
roll
out
in
march.
Additionally,
three
vacant
positions
were
eliminated
due
to
expected
efficiencies
realized
by
implementing
implementations.
Excuse
me
of
the
new
erp.
J
Adding
mfa
is
part
of
the
smart,
21
project,
scope
and
opm
staff.
Sorry
office
of
project
management.
Excuse
me
we're
consulted
in
the
selection
of
the
microsoft
azure
tool
for
multi-factor
authentication,
also
remote
work,
which
we
have
done
a
whole
lot
of
this
past
year,
would
be
more
secure
and
mfa
reduces
the
need
for
vpn
virtual
private
network
usage
when
accessing
web-based
applications
from
home.
J
J
I
want
to
take
a
moment
here
to
let
the
subcommittee
know
how
integral
office
365
has
been
to
support
statewide
productivity.
During
this
pandemic.
You
can
see
on
the
slide.
We
have
provided
some
statistics
on
teams
use
from
before
the
pandemic
in
february
2020,
as
compared
to
the
end
of
last
year.
The
state
was
really
lucky
that
the
governor
and
past
legislatures
made
this
enterprise-wide
investment
when
it
did,
because
it
has
enabled
work
teams,
both
inter-departmentally
and
intra-departmentally,
to
continue
things
like
file
sharing
and
having
meetings.
J
J
J
So
it
was
our
view
that
the
labor
relations
unit
should
have
an
assessment
of
its
own
and
we
submitted
a
bdr
to
implement
that
change.
I
should
note
here
that
the
labor
relations
assessment
is
added
to
the
budget
in
an
equivalent
amount
that
the
personnel
assessment
is
reduced.
So
in
that
sense
it
is
revenue
neutral,
it's
simply
being
charged
to
agencies
that
have
positions
eligible
to
be
represented
by
a
given
bargaining
unit.
J
Finally,
as
you
can
see
on
the
slide,
the
labor
relations
unit
is
currently
engaged
in
bargaining
with
four
different
unions
representing
seven
different
bargaining
units.
I
am
unfortunately
not
at
liberty
to
discuss
the
bargaining
sessions,
but
I
can
say
that
the
state
is
in
different
places
with
different
unions.
J
If
the
governor
chooses
to
recommend
any
of
those
economic
provisions
pursuant
to
nrs
288
510,
they
would
be
submitted
to
the
legislature
as
budget
amendments.
After
the
collective
bargaining
agreement
were
approved
by
the
board
of
examiners,
non-economic
provisions
can
become
effective
upon
board
of
examiner's
approval.
J
J
These
include
addressing
life,
safety,
risks,
energy
improvements
and
smaller
scale,
interior
and
exterior
remodels
that
do
not
rise
to
the
level
of
a
cip
maintenance
project.
This
is
supported
by
buildings
and
grounds
assessment
revenue.
Also,
there
is
an
efficiency
unit
to
eliminate
one
project
manager,
two
and
one
building
construction
inspector.
Three
positions:
both
of
those
positions
are
vacant.
J
To
support
the
goal
of
improved
communication,
transparency,
efficiency
and
effectiveness
of
operations,
the
governor
has
recommended
establishment
of
mail
services
as
a
standalone
division.
As
you
may
know,
mail
services
was
previously
part
of
buildings
and
grounds
and
then
in
2011
was
moved
to
the
nevada
state,
library,
archives
and
public
records
division.
J
The
administrator
over
mail
services
is
the
nsla
pr
administrator
who
is
by
statute
either
a
librarian
or
an
archivist
rather
than
someone
with
bulk
mail
operations
expertise
further.
The
mail
services
budget
currently
represents
approximately
half
of
the
total
nsla
pr
budget,
so
it
really
needs
dedicated
oversight
in
collaboration
with
administrative
services.
Division.
J
Breaking
it
out
would
allow
for
more
careful
fiscal
and
personnel
management.
The
need
for
more
focused
leadership
was
brought
to
the
forefront
during
the
pandemic.
When
males
project
volume
increased
to
handle
an
unprecedented
number
of
unemployment
mailings
for
dieter,
as
well
as
bulk
mail
jobs,
supporting
the
welfare
division
also
as
email
and
digital
document
transfers
supplant
the
use
of
individual
paper
letters
more
of
mail
services,
business
transitions
into
those
big
custom
jobs
and
a
dedicated
administrator
would
have
bandwidth
and
expertise
to
reconsider
the
basis.
J
J
For
the
fleet
services
division,
the
governor
has
recommended
the
purchase
of
33
new
vehicles
via
the
fleet
service's
vehicle
purchase
budget
account
at
a
total
cost
of
1.34
million
dollars
over
the
biennium.
These
are
vehicles
that
would
satisfy
new
and
replacement
vehicle
requests
for
various
agencies.
J
There
is
a
small
efficiency
enhancement
within
the
purchasing
division.
The
department
has
submitted
a
bill
draft
request
to
modernize
the
state
purchasing
act,
and
these
changes
to
the
purchasing
statute
were
stimulated
by
the
issuance
of
internal
audit
20-0-7,
which
was
issued
in
february
of
last
year.
J
The
audit
recommended
creation
of
a
debarred
vendor
list
which
most
states
already
have,
and
most
states
have
eliminated
newspaper
advertising.
So
this
decision
units
small
amount
of
savings
comes
from
that
change.
All
bids
and
proposals
are
posted
online
in
nevada
e-pro.
The
electronic
bid
management
system
also
supporting
the
goal
of
more
efficient
government,
is
a
recommendation
to
expand
the
las
vegas
hearings
and
appeals
office
to
provide
three
more
courtrooms,
including
an
ada
accessible
courtroom,
to
hear
more
appeals
faster.
J
This
decision
unit
is
funded
by
transfers
from
the
workers,
compensation
and
safety
fund,
which
is
housed
within
the
department
of
business
and
industry,
as
well
as
appeals
assessments
charged
to
individual
agency
customers.
The
decision
unit
totals
four
hundred
ninety
three
thousand
two
hundred
ten
dollars
over
the
biennium.
J
J
These
are
the
cases
that
hearings
and
appeals
must
here
by
law,
and
they
include
workers,
compensation,
claims,
victims
of
crime,
compensation,
hearings,
purchasing
bid,
dispute
disputes,
excuse
me
and
industrial
relations
disputes.
There
is
also
another
separate
appeals
officer,
caseload
that
comes
from
interlocal
agreements
with
theater
dhrm
mortgage
lending,
education,
transportation
and,
most
recently,
the
cannabis
compliance
board.
J
The
other
divisions
I
haven't
covered
so
far:
administrative
services,
risk
management,
the
grants,
office
and
deferred
compensation
were
not
recommended
for
any
material
budget
enhancements
for
the
upcoming
biennium.
A
J
You
know
it's
simply
to
you,
know,
maximize
the
the
space
and
swear
because
there's
always
a
demand
for
office
space
in
sawyer.
So
if
we
can
reduce
our
expenditures,
as
we
were
asked
to
do,
to
keep
it
to
the
essentials
and
the
staff
can
get
along
in
one
office
suite
instead
of
two,
the
dhrm
was
was
willing
to
do
that.
A
Okay,
so
they'll
still
be
in
the
grant.
Sawyer
building
they'll
just
be
in
a
smaller
space.
J
This
is
laura
for
the
record,
not
particularly
the
las
vegas
staff,
that's
where
we
keep
a
lot
of
the
employee
development
program
staff.
But
yes,
in
some
cases
in
the
north,
we
have
had
a
lot
of
dhrm
stuff
teleworking
to
the
point
where
we
did
a.
J
We
are
still
doing
it:
a
small
pilot
project
with
the
grants,
office
staff
and
the
dhrms
office
staff,
sharing
the
same
cubicles
within
the
nsla
building
to
see
how
it's
working
and,
having
expected
from
this
body
of
some
questions
about
what
is
the
future
of
work.
I
wanted
to
have
something
to
actually
present
to
the
2021
legislature
in
the
way
of
real
world.
A
F
Yes,
thank
you,
madam
chair.
My
question
is
regarding
the
appeals
court
and
the
need
for
more
offices
more
buildings.
It's
my
understanding.
Most
of
those
are
done
via
zoom
or
via
some
sort
of
off-site.
At
this
point,
are
those
courts
actually
being
held
in
person.
J
This
is
lawyer
for
the
record.
Yes,
hearings
before
hearings.
Officers
are
done
telephonically
due
to
the
pandemic.
Appeals
cases,
however,
are
done
on
are
done
on
video
virtually
yes,
and
that
was
I
mean
that
was
a
big
lift
for
the
hearings
and
appeals
staff.
When,
when
the
pandemic
struck
last
spring,
they
did
shut
down
the
office
for
a
period
of
time
while
they
worked
to
figure
out
okay.
How
are
we
going
to
do
this
and
what
would
be
the
best
video
product
to
to
use
this?
J
I
mean
a
lot
of
us.
As
I
said,
you
know
talking
about
eits.
A
lot
of
us
use.
Teams
and
teams
isn't
great
for
court
proceedings
because
you
have
to
present
exhibits
and
the
you
know
the
injured
workers
and
other
appellants
were
offered
the
the
chance
to
do
a
a
phone
hearing
with
limited
video,
but
a
lot
of
them.
A
lot
of
it
came
from
the
the
attorneys
wanting
the
judges
to
really
see
their
clients
in
person.
J
So
not
only
is
there
a
requirement
to
have
these
video
recorded,
but
you
know
people
want
to
be
able
to
demonstrate
physically
by
their
physical
presence
that
these
folks
really
do
need
help.
So,
in
answer
to
your
question,
the
short
answer
is:
yes,
they
have
a
video
system
up
and
they
are
recording
appeals.
F
Hearings-
I
thank
you
for
that,
because
we're
struggling
with
you
know,
holding
meaningful
testimonies
on
a
committee
hearing,
let
alone
when
somebody's
life
and
their
future
is
is
on
on
hold
because
they
can't
do
a
meaningful
testimony.
So
I
certainly
understand
I
have
also
followed
questions
by
mike
madam
chair
regarding
the
grand
sawyer
building
go
ahead.
So
thank
you,
I'm
concerned
about
the
structural
soundness
and
some
of
the
stuff
going
on
in
the
grand
sawyer.
J
We
do
we,
we
do
feel
that
the
grant
sawyer
building
is
structurally
sound.
I
would
let
ward
patrick
talk
more
about
that
if
he
wishes
to
or
he
might
be
able
to
cover
that
as
part
of
the
cip
presentation,
because
there
is
a
there.
A
You're
welcome
dr
titus
any
other
committee
members
at
this
time
wishing
to
ask
any
questions.
Just.
E
Sorry
about
that,
I
apologize.
Thank
you
miss
fred.
I
was
curious.
It's
been
a
couple
years
since
I
read
the
statute
about
collective
bargaining.
What
are
the
time
frames
for
wrapping
up
those
negotiations
so
that
you
can
send
over
budget
amendments
so
that
we
can
actually
process
them
and
then
is
there
any
opportunity
for
that
to
happen
after
sessions
over
what
happens.
J
In
that,
in
that
process
this
is
laura
freed
for
the
record.
Thank
you
for
the
question.
Yeah
nrs
288's
timelines
are
not
not
it's
not
super
clear
and
the
subject
of
much
discussion,
so
bargaining
per
the
law
began
on
or
about
november
first,
and
you
can
go
to
mediation
if
that
needs
to
happen
by
february
1st
or
earlier,
with
the
consent
of
both
parties
and
then
mediation
you
get
approximately
14
to
21
days.
I
think
it's
14,
but
don't
quote
me
on
that.
J
I
need
to
have
nrs288
up
on
my
screen
here
before
you
go
to
arbitration
and
then
the
arbitrator
has,
until
I
believe
march
15th
to
render
a
decision
now
that
gets
a
little
sticky
because
most
arbitrators
have
a
heavy
caseload
and
it's
not
been
our
negotiating
contractors
experience
that
arbitrators
do
things
in
a
quick
time,
time
frame,
so
I
I
wish
I
could.
J
I
wish
I
could
commit
to
something
for
you,
especially
knowing
how
how
differently
the
the
negotiations
are
proceeding
with
each
group,
but
we
we
are
very
mindful.
I
will
say,
of
how
the
collective
bargaining
time
frame
intersects
with
the
budget
review
time
frame.
E
J
This
is
laura
fruit
for
the
record.
Yes,
and
no
I
mean
we're.
I
you're
you're,
focusing,
I
think,
on
economic
articles
that
might
be
in
a
collective
bargaining
agreement.
J
As
I
said,
the
non-economic
articles
of
a
collective
bargaining
agreement
become
approved
upon
board
of
examiner's
approval,
so
you
could
have
95
of
a
collective
bargaining
agreement
approved
by
the
board
of
examiners
and
then
you're
just
talking
about
the
five
percent,
so
if
the
legislature
chooses
to
so,
if
the
governor
chooses
to
recommend
and
the
legislature
chooses
to
approve
x
number
of
dollars
for
a
certain
thing
and
then
they
adjourn
signee
die
without
doing
that,
I
don't.
J
E
Economic
factors
right:
it's
not
always
just
salary
or
compensation
right;
it
could
be
a
caseload
standard.
That
then
requires
additional
ftes
that
are
not
authorized
by
the
legislature.
So
I
don't.
I
don't
know
how
that
would
play
out,
but
I
guess
it
highlights
the
importance
of
getting
this
stuff
done
sooner
rather
than
later,
so
that
the
correct
branch
of
government
has
authority
over
expenditures.
A
No,
I
think,
we'll
let
that
one
go
is
just
a
statement.
We
won't
put
anyone
on
the
hot
seat
on
that
one.
It's
it's!
It's
a
new
adventure
for
all
of
us
in
this,
so
we'll
we'll
go
down
this
path
together.
So
with
that
I've
had
a
couple
people
reach
out
and
have
questions,
I
believe
assemblyman
roberts.
You
had
a
question.
G
Very
much
and
it
on
the
same
subject
regarding.
G
J
This
is
laura
free
for
the
record.
Yes,
the
positions
that
are
currently
in
the
labor
relations
unit
there's
a
total
of
seven
right
now,
but
we
only
have
four
of
them
filled
because
they're
supported
with
the
personnel
assessment,
which
is
a
long-standing
assessment
that
supports
a
a
number
of
positions
within
division
of
human
resource
management,
and
so
we've
had
to
over.
This
biennium
rely
on
reserved
personnel
assessment
to
support
labor
relations,
but
to
keep
the
reserve
at
a
manageable
level
and
not
get
too
low.
J
We
haven't
filled
all
the
positions
and
then,
of
course,
the
pandemic
happened
and
we
had
a
hiring
freeze.
So
this
this
assessment,
that's
recommended
basically
swaps
out
personnel
for
labor
relations
assessment.
So,
in
the
main,
a
lot
of
the
same
agencies
that
pay
it
would
continue
to
pay
it,
whether
it's
called
personnel
assessment
or
labor
relations
assessment,
but
just
to
give
you
an
example,
positions
or
agencies
that
have
lots
of
unclassified
positions
that
will
never
qualify
for
for
bargaining
under
current
law
anyway
would
not
pay
this
assessment.
B
Thank
you
and
thank
you,
madam
chair.
G
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
the
quick
question,
and
I'm
probably
the
only
one
who
has
this.
I
just
don't
know
this
as
well
as
others.
I'm
looking
at
your
number
four
slide
four
and
it
kind
of
sets
up
the
rest
of
the
slide
presentation.
You
had
mentioned
that
there
was
efficiencies
and
the
amount
of
money
that
was
saved
through
these
efficiencies.
Then
you
talked
about
the
ftes
that
were
eliminated.
G
I
I
don't
know
if
there's
a
distinction
between
efficiencies
and
you
know
other
general
efficiencies,
sometimes
you
you
become
more
efficient,
you
eliminate
positions,
and,
along
with
that
is
salary,
you
know
whatever
salary
and
benefits
that
come
along
with
it.
Is
there
a?
G
Is
there
an
amount?
Is
there
distinctions
or
amount
of
money
that
you've
you've
saved
because
of
efficiencies
that
aren't
tied
necessarily
to
ftes.
B
B
J
This
is
laura
feed
for
the
record,
that
is,
the
total
of
all
of
the
efficiencies
across
all
administration
budget
accounts,
so
those
that
involve
personnel
and
those
that
don't
so
an
example.
As
you
were
asking
for
an
example
of
like
a
non-personnel
efficiency,
it
would
be
the
the
seven
thousand
odd
dollars
per
year
that
was
eliminated
from
the
purchasing
budget
to
for
the
cost
of
newspaper
advertising,
since
we
don't
need
to
do
that
anymore
and
people
don't
read
paper
newspapers
to
to
find
public
bids
anyway.
It's
something
like
that.
G
J
G
Great
and
just
a
one,
quick
follow-up,
if
I,
if
you
don't
mind
madam
chair
the
the
12
ft's
that
you're
eliminating,
I
think
you
you
go
through
the
rest
of
the
report-
describes
those
those
12
correct.
Okay,.
F
Thank
you.
First,
I
want
to
give
you
kudos
for
moving
to
multi-factor
authentication,
that's
really
important
for
cyber
security.
So
I
appreciate
you're
doing
that.
I
had
a
question
about
the
collective
bargaining.
Are
the
contracts
typically
two
years?
Are
they
set
in
statute,
or
can
they
be
for
greater
than
two
years
or
less
than
two
years?
Is
there
sort
of
a
cycle?
I
know
we're
just
starting
this?
Is
there
a
period
that
we
expect
to
have
as
far.
J
A
And
I
believe
we
have
assemblywoman
tolls
next.
I
Thank
you
so
much,
madam
chair
and
in
relation
to
senator
hammond's
questions
and
as
well
and
as.
F
I
Looking
at
slide
14
in
regards
to
efficiencies
and
ways
to
recoup
costs,
and
so
for
my
first
question
would
be
you
know:
do
we
sell
the
old
vehicles
so
looking
at
slide,
number
14
we're
purchasing
33
new
vehicles?
Do
we
sell
old
vehicles
and
on
a
broader
level,
do
we
sell
old
equipment
and
do
we
help
recuperate
some?
You
know
money
there
and
then
two
have
we
saved
any.
B
I
In
terms
of
utility
costs,
as
we've
sent
workers
home
and
not
having
to
use
you.
J
This
is
laura
free
for
the
record
with
in
terms
of
the
fleet
services
division.
J
Yes,
we
do
have
a
process
set
up
in
the
state
administrative
manual
for
accessing
old
vehicles,
and
we
do
get
a
nominal
amount
of
money
for
selling
them
equipment
is
equipment
is
much
harder
to
sell
in
volumes
that
would
be
material
to
for
agencies,
so
usually
agencies
when
they
have
to
access
equipment.
That's
not
a
car,
there's
a
whole
process
again
governed
by
the
state
administrative
manual
where
you
get
in
touch
with
purchasing
and
you
fill
out
some
paperwork
and
we
do
have,
for
instance,
warehouses
of
furniture.
J
So
it's
we
do
do
that.
But
it's
just
not
that
significant.
The
question
about
utility
cost
savings
is
a
good
one,
and
I
you
know,
I
think
that's
going
to
take
some
research.
It's
not
reflected
in
the
govrec
budget
anywhere
that
I'm
aware
of,
but
on
a
we
could
undertake
some
studies
about
building,
building
to
building
utility
costs
in
fy
20
versus
fy21,
and
I
I
will
say,
though,
that
it's
in
sort
of
inherently
reflected
in
the
what
we
call
the
adjusted
base
budget.
J
So,
for
instance,
if
you
know
you
accrued
x
dollars
in
utilities
in
fy20
and
you
continued
it
in
fy,
22
and
23
at
a
lower
level
of
your
actual
utility
bills
paid,
it
would
be
naturally
decreased.
But
we
don't
have
like
a
formal
study
of
that.
I
should
say.
I
J
This
is
laura
free.
I
you'll
see
that
reflected
in
agencies.
Travel
costs.
Sometimes
you
know
if
you're
right,
we
all
stop
traveling,
and
I
can
tell
you
that
fleet
services
daily
vehicle
rentals
just
went
through
the
floor.
I
mean
we
just
had
no
traffic
at
all
monthly
rentals
decreased
somewhat,
but
you
know
all
of
that
again
is
reflected
sort
of
implicitly
in
your
adjusted
base
budget.
If
you
didn't
build
your
travel
categories
back
up
to
what
they
would
have
been
if
we
hadn't
had
a
pandemic
so.
I
I
A
I
apologize
thank
you.
Assemblywoman
senator
brooks.
E
Thank
you,
madam
chair
misread
on
the
fleet
services
division
when
looking
at
purchasing
of
new
vehicles
is,
is
the
life
cycle
cost
of
those
vehicles
taken
into
consideration,
and
specifically,
I'm
thinking
about
electric
vehicles
and
the
electrification
of
some
of
the
transportation
modes
when
possible.
I
realize
some
of
these
vehicles
have
to
be
a
certain
type
of
vehicle,
but
are
our
electric
vehicles
being
considered
and
specifically
around
the
considerably
lower
life
cycle
ownership
cost
of
those
vehicles.
J
This
is
laura
fruit.
For
the
record,
I
will
say
that
each
one
of
these
33
vehicles
that
are
recommended
for
purchase
is
either
10
years
old
or
100
000
miles
or
both,
and
with
your
with
respect
to
your
question
about
electric
vehicles,
I'm
glad
you
asked
because
that's
one
of
my
favorite
topics
we
had
actually
requested
to
put
into
statute
and
regulation
a
prioritization
of
purchase
of
electric
vehicles
going
forward.
J
It
wasn't
recommended,
but
the
gfo
is
happy
to
work
with
us
and
to
amend
the
state
administrative
manual
to
make
it
a
policy
to
prioritize
purchase
of
electric
vehicles
whenever
possible.
So
that's
something
we're
going
to
be
working
on
going
forward.
A
A
K
B
K
K
K
K
I
K
We'll
be
going
through
a
few
pie,
charts
slides.
The
first
is
the
big
ask
the
big
request
from
the
using
agencies,
so
this
shows
the
distribution
of
requested
projects
by
department.
So
you
see
here,
there's
416
projects
that
totaled
1.8
billion
dollars,
and
so
these
are
the
projects
that
the
state
public
works
board.
Our
oversight
board
heard
in
august
of
2020.
K
Then
we
have
that
boards,
the
oversight
board's
recommendation
to
the
governor,
and
so
this
was
narrowed
down
to
78
projects
and
totaling
359
million
dollars,
and
that,
of
course,
is
all
funding
sources
there.
For
the
359
million.
K
B
K
K
K
The
five
basic
categories
are
legal
requirements,
deferred
maintenance
project,
continuations,
new
construction
and
economic
development,
and
so
we'll
be
going
through
slides
in
all
these
areas.
So
legal
requirements
include
the
ada
includes
court
orders,
legal
requirements,
life
safety
code
violations
and
the
seismic
requirements,
which
is
a
building's
ability
to
withstand
earthquakes.
K
A
deferred
maintenance
will
be
in
the
four
categories
listed
here,
we'll
talk
about
essential
facilities
which
are
going
to
be
largely
24
7
facilities,
like
prisons
and
hospitals
and
highway
patrol
command,
then
also
we'll
be
discussing
projects
in
governance,
centers
and
then
we'll
talk
we'll
work
through
the
statewide
programs.
That's
still
a
deferred
maintenance
priority
and
then
finally
other
facilities,
and
so
over
the
past
decade
we
could
say
that
oftentimes
there's
insufficient
funding
to
to
really
make
a
substantial
effect
on
deferred
maintenance.
K
F
K
K
However,
ongoing
phases
from
previously
funded
construction
or
planning
projects
there's
a
a
big
number
of
those
projects
listed
in
here
and
then
finally
other
funding.
So
the
projects
that
have
other
funding
tend
to
get
moved
up.
K
K
K
So
we
have
here
supporting
required
state
programs,
historic
preservation
and
then
also
there's
planning
for
future
needs
is
a
category
that
we'll
go
into
in
some
depth
today,
then,
the
final
category
is
economic
development,
so
these
are
projects
that
lever
leverage
either
outside
funding
or
what
we
call
a
non-state
funding.
K
Here,
these
are
the
categories
that
we
talked
about
just
moments
ago
in
the
priorities,
the
legal
requirements
deferred,
maintenance
project,
continuations,
new
construction
planning
for
future
needs
and
economic
development,
and
the
total
proposed
cip
is
491
million.
Previously
last
session,
the
the
request
was
in
the
350
million
dollar
range.
Also
it
was
that
range
the
year
before
and
they
were
similarly
approved
as
as
were
recommended
by
the
governor's
office.
K
So
you've
seen
a
summary
of
what's
in
the
cip
and
so
now
we're
going
to
demonstrate
the
91
projects
that
the
cip
contains.
So
the
first
category
is
those
legal.
K
K
Modernization
that
the
icon
building
is
required
by
business
and
industry
and
to
have
a
safe
building
upgrading
the
wastewater
system
at
the
carlin
readiness
center
for
the
national
guard
is
a
requirement
by
environmental
protection.
K
K
Projects
that
would
be
mitigating
asbestos,
lead-based
paint
and
and
the
like,
and
so
then
and
of
course
mold
and
so
then.
Finally,
on
this
list
we
see
the
statewide
building
official
program
so.
A
K
Where
state
agencies
have
funding
in
order
to
do
projects,
and
this
gives
the
building
official
the
authority
to
receive
that
money
and
contract
with
plans,
examiners
or
contract
inspectors
if
it
suits,
suits
the
building
official
to
not
use
in-house
staff
normally
built
building
permits
that
require
plan
checking
if
they're
bigger
projects,
we
largely
outsource
those
activities
in
prior
sessions.
This
funding
amount
was
not
enough.
So
there's
a
substantial,
substantial
but
necessitated
increase
over
last
sessions.
Funding
for
this
so9
project.
K
So
here's
a
large
list
of
our
essential
facilities,
and
so
there's
we've
went
over
what
the
types
of
projects
these
aren't.
So,
if
you
look
at
these
they're
largely
for
prison
projects,
but
this
top
project
is
is
a
little
bit
of
a
new
flare
to
the
capital
improvement
program.
K
Certainly,
we've
historically
been
doing
the
statewide
as
we
just
went
through,
and
so
those
are
an
accumulation
of
a
series
of
projects
in
a
specialized
area,
and
so
this
m02
project
is
a
proposal
in
the
same
light
where
department
of
health
and
human
services
projects
are
all
grouped
into
one
project.
So.
E
K
Enables
the
state
to
have
better
use
of
funding
and
be
more
nimble
to
get
more
things
done
so,
as
in
the
statewide
projects,
we've.
B
K
F
K
Ada
projects,
if
there's
a
need
and
the
department
of
federal
department
of
justice,
has
a
concern.
We
are
able
to
be
nimble
and
address
those,
and
so
again,
I
point
out
that
one
of
the
new
items
in
this
list
of
essential
facilities
would
be
to
be
grouping
these
human
health,
health
and
human
services
projects
to
treat
it
more
like
a
statewide
project.
K
Statewide
programs
roofing
this
has
been
funded
at
or
about
this
level.
In
the
past,
it's
a
little
less,
I
think,
than
last
session
as
a
project
for
wildlife.
This
project
was
broken
out
for
the
convenience
of
accounting
since
there's
other
funding
in
that
project,
we've
broken
that
out,
so
it's
make
it
easier
to
track
funding
and
then
the
statewide
advanced
planning
program
is
the
program
in
which
this
cip
is
developed.
K
So
we
contract
with
various
consultants
to
do
cost,
estimating
we
contracted,
which
was
a
subject
last
session
subject
of
discussion,
was
to
how
we
came
about
the
inflation
rates
last
session,
and
so
we
have
a
document
that
we've
been
discussing
with
lcb,
fiscal
and
and
we'll
we'll
share
and
open
that
up
for
discussion.
K
K
F
K
First,
statewide
programs
that
got
hurt
when
times
were
tough
after
the
last
session
and
things
really
hadn't
really
recovered.
Until
this
session,
you
see
you
see
the
bond
capacity
this
session,
you
know,
counting
all
the
other
programs
is
something
in
the
order.
Magnitude
of.
K
I
think
it's
415
million
something
like
that
and
so
last
session.
The
overall
bonding
capacity
was
around
200
million,
and
so
so
this
is
a
much
needed
program.
It's
very
cost
effective.
Maintaining
your
pavement
means
you
don't
have
to
replace
it
as
often
and
it's
very
life
cycle
cost
complementary
type
project,
so
we're
now
bringing
this
back
as
as
it
as
it
should
be.
K
Then
a
project
s08
here
s08
is
our
statewide
energy
efficiency
program,
and
so
this
is
a
program
that
we
had
introduced
in
the
2013
legislative
session
and
quite
successfully,
and
so
what
this
project
includes
is
a
number
of
led
lighting
projects.
K
Many
highlight
many
high
mass
lighting.
B
B
K
Will
create
safety
because
this
lighting
is
going
to
be
better
and
these
light
fixtures
won't
need
to
be
replaced
as
often
so
normally
an
led
fixture
lasts
in
the
in
the
terms
of
nearly
100
000
hours,
where
high
pressure
sodium
and
other
technology
last
less
than
four
to
five
thousand
hours.
So
this
will
improve
maintenance.
Some
of
the
other
attributes
of
this
project
is
to
replace
some
of
the
cabling
systems
that
have
been
a
safety
issue
for
department
of
corrections
and.
K
F
E
B
E
K
Projects
you've
seen
over
the
years
and
you'll
be
hearing
in
the
breakout,
cip
hearings,
and
so
this
is
for
those
facilities
that
are
not
24
7.,
and
so
I
think,
there's
two
pages
of
these
and
it's.
These
are
much
needed
projects
and
we
look
forward
to
talk
talking
to
the
committee
about
these
during
the
future
hearings.
K
B
K
Are
under
project
continuations,
and
normally
this
type
of
a
slide
would
have
five
or
six
projects
on
it,
because
it's
moving
ahead
planning
projects,
and
so
certainly
those
projects
are
on
here.
K
But
what
this
slide
is
also
doing
is
showing
some
of
the
projects
that
were
called
victims
of
the
budget
reductions
during
the
special
session
when,
when
I
quickly
introduced
you
to
brian
walker,
but
we
spent
many
midnights
and
weekends,
trying
to
figure
out
how
to
remove
a
hundred
million
dollars
of
general
fund
out
of
the
cip
and,
and
so
many
of
these
projects
are
the
balance
of
some
of
those
swept
projects.
Out
of
the
special
session.
K
B
K
K
K
K
This
is
for
the
national
guard,
and
this
is
up
instead
outside
of
reno,
and
this
is
they're
planning
on
having
the
federal
construction
funding
available
in
october
of
2022,
and
so
we're
presenting
this
project
to
start
to
finish
the
design
in
this
project
and
work
to
get
this
out
in
construction,
which
that
funding
is
planned
to
be
available
in
october
22..
K
It
turns
out
that
the
national
guard
bureau
prioritizes
funding
to
the
50
states
based
on
the
ability
to
be
nimble
and
be
quick
to
go
to
construction
after
construction
funding
is
awarded,
and
so
their
informal
right
or
their
formal
criteria
to
advance
projects
advanced
states
and
priority
is
within
one
year
of
award.
If,
if
the
state
is
able
to
be
nimble
and
get
these
projects
into
the
into
the
dirt
or
having
noticed
to
proceed
with
construction
and.
K
Been
working
on
this
project
and
working
on
various
schedules
and.
K
We
hope
we're
planning
to
work
to
enable
these
these
future
funds
to
be
coming
more
to
nevada
and
less
less
to
other
states.
K
Next
project
is
the
cave,
creek
dam
rehabilitation
project,
so
this
is
at
it's
for
department
of
wildlife
and
at
cave
lake
state
park
and
that's
near
ely
and
so
the
division.
The
department
of
wildlife,
has
access
to
these
matching
funds,
and
this
project
is
supporting
the
project
with
approximately
twenty
five
percent
state
funds.
J
K
Here
for
paving
at
the
washoe
county
armory
and
a
project
to
purchase
the
navy
operational
support
center
for
the
national
guard,
so.
F
K
A
strategic
property
for
the
guard,
in
that
it's
across
the
street,
from
existing
facilities
and
federal
funding
does
not
allow
for
purchase
of
land
land
and
so,
therefore,
the
other,
the
state
funding
is
being
asked
for
primarily
for
the
land
purchase.
This
project
will
have
only
a
minor
remodel
once
the
what
was
what
is
currently
the
navy
operations
support
center
here.
B
A
K
Also
funded
last
session,
but
we
didn't
put
that
in
the
continuing
projects
list,
because
we
reverted
this
one
it's
in
its
entirety,
so
this
is
has
not
had
the
design
advanced
during
the
during
the
since
the
last
session,
and
certainly
since
the
budget
reductions.
I
would
point
out
that
there
are
three
projects
in
the
cip
that.
K
Here
is
that
the
grant
is
more
of
a
use
it
or
lose
it
grant,
meaning
that
we
must
complete
the
design
by
october
of
22
and
and
have
a
notice
for
construction
to
obtain
this,
the
the
construction
portion
of
this
grant,
and
so
we're
working,
we've
developed
a
plan
in
order
to
do
that.
Also
the
grant
this
is
a
hundred
percent
grant,
but
notice
the
state
funding
portion
is
substantive
and
projects
that
are
items
that
are
excluded
from
these
federal
grants.
B
K
Keep
in
mind
that
you
know,
we've
got
these
various
categories
and
priorities
and
some
of
these
projects
fit
into
multiple
areas,
and
so
we've
chosen
to
keep
these
planning
projects
all
together.
But
you'll
see
this.
The
grant
sawyer
office
building
is
the
first
project
on
here,
and
so
we
could
say
that's
a
continuation
project.
We
could
say
that's
a
governance
project.
We
could
also
you
know,
move
it
up
the
list
some
other
way,
but
we've
just
chosen
to
keep
all
these
projects
here.
K
I'd
like
to
address
member
titus's
question
about
is
is:
is
the
grant.
B
K
Office
building
structurally
sound
and
so
I'll.
K
Than
that,
certainly
it
is
structural,
sound
structurally
sound
buildings
that
were
built,
this
building
opened
in
january
of
1995,
and
so
the
design
standards
for
the
structure
are
very
very
similar
to
what
they
are
now,
and
so.
This
is
considered
a
very
sound
structure,
very
worthy
of
what's
being
proposed
here,
which
is
a
complete
remodel.
K
K
Has
had
the
central
heating
and
cooling
system
replaced
in
recent
years
as
well
as
a
roof,
and
those
are
things
that
will
be
able
to
be
taken
advantage
of
in
the
pro
in
the
project.
The
next
project
is
also
one
of
those
that
you
could
say
is
is
might
be
governance
and
a
continuation
project.
So
by
design
last
session,
the
division
in
the
governor's
recommendation
was
to
do
preliminary.
Do
a
schematic
design
of
the
seismic
retrofit
and
renovation
of
the
heroes
memorial
in
annex
and
so
call
is
30
35
complete
with
the
design.
K
K
This
project
will
certainly
improve
some
of
the
core
facilities,
the
dining
and
culinary,
but
one
of
the
key
things
it's
planned
to
do
is
to
change
the
double
occupancy
rooms
to
single
occupancy
rooms
and
so
in
further
testimony
during
the
session
we'll
get
into
that
further
then.
K
Is
a
headquarters
building
and
for
the
department
of
public
safety,
and
so
it's
important
to
note
that
within
this
project
this
is
a
very
low
level
of
design.
You
know
even
looks
like
it's.
Certainly,
every
dollar
is
precious
to
nevadans,
but
this
is
a
substantive
building
and
building
complex
in
the
order
of
magnitude
of
173
000
square
feet.
So
this
is
a
small
level
of
design
where
we
would
be
doing
engineering
studies
I
mean
and
checking
on
the
utilities.
K
We
would
be
doing
programming
to
get
the
architecture
appropriate
and
some
conceptual
designs,
and
so
this
project
will
bring
the
department
of
public
safety
together
and
one
one
thing,
and
this
project
was
proposed
last
session
and
that
what
makes
this
new
and
revised
is
that
it
now
includes
a
criminal
investigations
laboratory
for
cannabis,
and
so
I
believe
that
was
in
one
of
the
governor's
press
releases,
and
so
you
you,
if
you
look
close
you'll,
see
that
within
the
cip-
and
this
is
where
you'll
find
it
in
project
21-p04.
K
Department
of
motor
vehicles
ribbon
cutting
in
the
during
during
covid,
so
a
socially
distanced
successful,
ribbon
cutting
and
the
request
in
the
governor's
recommendation
is
to
build
a
similar
dmv
facility
in
silverado
ranch,
which
is
in
las
vegas,
and
so
that
project
will
provide
a
facility
services
office.
It
will
provide
the
emissions
building,
as
well
as
the
commercial
driver's
license
building
and
the
commercial
driver's
license
course,
and
so
this
would
be
funded
with
highway
funds.
K
A
K
Again,
towards
the
end
of
the
priorities
that
we
discussed
earlier,
the
one
through
five
in
economic
development-
and
you
see
there's
some
projects
here,
e01
through
e07,
which
are
all
for
the
national
guard,
nevada,
army,
national
guard-
and
so
I
would
point
out
that
immediately
following
the
economic
downturn
in
2011,
the
board
and
our
governor
recommended
these
types
of
projects.
So
these
are
not
failing
mechanical
systems
here
or
you
know:
dire
deferred
maintenance
projects.
These
could
wait,
but
because
they
are
leveraged
with
other
funding
federal
funding.
K
K
Of
state
funding
these
first
seven
projects
can
bring
in
capital
funds
from
federal
sources.
K
F
K
K
Now
the
final
project
comes
from
the
governor's
proposed
economic
action
plan.
So,
with
from
last
night's
state
of
the
state
address,
there
were
five
initiatives
that
were
presented:
the
new
energy
economy,
creation
of
initiative,
innovative
zones,
preparing
our
workforce
and
item
four.
Is
this
project?
At
least
this
project
is
a
small
part
of
building.
B
B
B
F
K
With
more
information,
as
requested
in
the
in
the
cover
letter
for
our
presentation,
this
is
a
little
status
report
of
our
statewide
programs,
so
you.
B
K
Some
challenges
regarding
pricing
early
on
in
some
bidding
scenarios
and
then
covid
further
delayed
this
project.
So
this
would
likely
be
a
project
that
we
would
recommend.
Extending
that
you
know
we,
the
17
cip,
money
is
for
your
money
and
we
would
what
we'll
be
recommending
extending
this
project,
and
then
you
can
see
there.
The
status
of
the
various.
B
K
K
B
K
Priorities
prioritized
database
of
recommended
projects
and
it's
it's
simply
a
planning
level
basis,
so
conclusions
that
come
from
the
fca
database
are
not
developed
to
the
extent
that
these.
K
To
request
operating
maintenance
funding
and
you
saw
a
line
item
in
director
brown's
presentation.
I
believe
it
was
deferred
maintenance.
It's
also
known
in
the
budget.
World
is
m425,
and
so
many
of
the
projects
that
go
into
that
program
historically
have
come
from
recommendations
from
fca.
So.
K
Group
does,
is,
they
also
maintain
a
building
inventory
and
they
estimate
facility
replacement
costs.
K
Is
shared
with
the
risk
management
division,
the
governor's
finance
office
and
and
with
all
the
state
agencies,
so
they
can
apply
for
maintenance
funding.
K
K
In
brief,
there's
not
a
lot
of
big
news
here.
Certainly
the
recommend
there.
There
are
five
over
500
million
dollars
of
recommended
repairs
in
this
in
our
database.
K
Then
the
the
system
we
use
is
to
prioritize
these
projects,
and
so
you
can
see
there's
a
in
excess
of
170
million
dollars
of
priority.
One
projects
as
as
recommended
in
a
somewhat
cursory
review
by
our
facility
condition
analysis
group:
this
is
our
performance
indicators
for
the
group.
K
And
then,
here
we
see
what
work
those
three
three
three
individuals
do
in
facility
condition:
analysis,
they're,
they're.
Our
goal
for
them
is
to
do
150
site
visits
per
year
and
of
course,
there's
only
223
days
in
a
year.
So
they're
are
150
these
every
six
months
and.
C
B
K
Only
111
days
in
a
half
a
year,
so
they're
kept
pretty
busy,
and
so
certainly
I
don't
need
to
draw
your
attention
to
the
goose
egg
on
here.
But
that
was
a
time
where
our
we
had
we're
missing
our
field.
K
People
in
the
program
during
that
time
frame,
and
so
they
since
picked
up,
picked
up
the
ball
and
ran
with
it,
jan
in
early
january
and
february
and
march,
and
then
of
course,
kova
hit,
and
we
have
some
a
little
bit
of
a
downturn
in
production
of
site
visits
and
reports.
K
Here's
a
list
of
all
those
facilities
that
I
showed
you
on
the
in
summary
on
the
previous
slide,
and
then
I
one
of
our
final
slides
is:
we
wanted
to
talk
about
staffing
levels
and
just
quickly
a
quick
blurb
on
each
one
of
these,
but
the
capital
improvement
program
last
session
was
350
million
approximately
as
approved,
and
the
proposed
capital
improvement
program
is
pushing
500
million
for
491,
and
so
we
have
not
completed
our
full
analysis
but
are
actively
doing
that
and
we
anticipate
staffing
levels
will
need
to
increase
to
implement
all
these
projects.
K
B
K
Even
during
covet,
we've
continuing
we're
continuing
to
do
a
recruitment
for
these
non-clot
unclassified
positions
and
we're
about
to
submit
some
justifications
to
fill
during
this
hiring
freeze
time
and
well.
It's
challenging
finding
individuals
in
in
all
the
given
areas
that
we
need
support
and
so
we're
just
kind
of
pointing
that
out
here
and
then.
K
Finally,
you
know
director
brown
led
with
the
challenges
of
covid19
and
so
you're,
certainly
aware
of
various
hot
spots
within
prison
facilities
have
decreased
our
access
to
facilities
and
it
there's
you
know,
there's
all
sorts
of
ways
that
covet
has
affected
our
production
and
our
work,
and
we
just
wanted
to
also
nod
that
that
that
affects
our
work.
It
turns
out.
We
haven't,
had
any
major
issues
on
projects
and
so
we're
very
grateful
for
that.
But
that's
one
of
our
our
challenges
day
to
day.
A
Thank
you,
mr
patrick.
We
appreciate
that.
I
know
we're
going
to
be
going
through
this
line
by
line
when
we
get
to
the
subcommittee
level,
but
I
believe
it's
important
to
discuss
the
the
difference
between
funding
longer
term
projects
with
bonding
and
then
I
believe
some
of
these
maintenance
projects
are
actually
being
bonded.
A
So
I'm
not
going
to
ask
you
to
go
through
right
now,
because
there's
too
many
of
them,
but
I
hope
that
as
we
go
forward
working
with
staff
that
we
go
through
and
find
some
of
these,
because
some
things
are
perfectly
appropriate
to
be
bonded,
but
other
things
really
should
be
paid
for.
We
shouldn't
be
bonding
an
air
conditioner
or
some
of
the
other
things.
So
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
we've
got
a
good
handle
on
the
work.
A
That's
going
to
get
done,
and
you
know
this
is
the
ci
cip
bill
is:
is
our
jobs
bill?
So
we
always
want
to
make
sure
that
we
understand
where
every
dollar
is
being
spent
and
we
get
the
highest
and
best
use
of
all
the
dollars.
So,
thank
you
for
being
thorough
and
I
look
forward
just
to
staff
and
I
and
the
other
folks
working
with
you
to
go
through
each
one
of
these
projects
to
make
sure
that
we
understand
them.
A
So
with
that
I'm
gonna
go
ahead
and
open
it
up
for
some
questions.
I
believe
dr
titus
had
a
question.
F
Yes,
thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
I
appreciate
the
presentation
and
the
reassurance
about
the
grant
sawyer
building,
I'm
I'm
concerned
about
the
positions
that
you
have
open
and
hoping
to
fill
them.
We
know
that
in
the
governor's
address
that
he
mentioned
part
of
the
way
to
balance
the
budget
was
to
not
fill
the
many
openings
that
there
are
are
any
of
your
folks
in
that
category,
where
they're
going
to
put
a
hold
on
filling
them.
B
K
There
is
a
way
to
get
projects
approved
with
our
personnel
recruitments
approved,
which
is
a
justification
to
fill
process,
and
so
we've
been
doing
that
in
other
areas
within
our
division
and
we're
kind
of
loading
up
some
some
of
those
to
go
through
the
approval
process.
K
So
in
in
light
of
the
governor's
recommendation
being
higher
than
the
board
recommendation,
we're
again
loading
up
to
go
request.
Those
those
people.
F
Thank
you
for
that.
So
maybe,
when
you
do
go
into
the
details
during
the
separate
hearings
when
it's
broken
down
by
a
lion,
it
might
be
nice
to
know
where
that
process
is.
When
you
bring
this
forward
and
then
kind
of
update
us
on
what
projects
will
be
put
on
hold,
because
you
don't
have
this
to
happen.
E
It
really
is
evident
that
you
were
thoughtful
about
leveraging
other
dollars
private
dollars,
not
private
dollars,
but
other
other
dollars
outside
of
state
general
fund
and,
taking
advantage
of
you
know
the
lowest
rates
in
100
years,
to
borrow
money
and
to
build
projects
and
to
put
people
to
work,
and
it
also
is
very
evident
that
you
were
thoughtful
on
the
expanding
the
readiness
of
our
state
and
and
around
the
national
guard,
who
has
played
such
a
huge
role
in
taking
care
of
nevada.
E
E
Thank
you,
mr
patrick,
I'm
having
a.
I
just,
don't
really
understand
exactly
what
we're
doing
with
the
e-units.
E
There
are
plenty
of
other
projects
that
that
leverage,
non-state
funds-
and
these
are
all
these
all-
seem
to
be
consolidated
to
one
one
space
and
then
the
one
project
that
looked
like
it
was
economic
development
related
is
actually
in
the
statewide
units.
So
I'm.
K
K
B
B
K
Not
considered
a
must-do
project
this
session,
they
could
be
deferred
but
they're
still
needed
and
because.
C
A
Thank
you
senator
other
questions
from
other
committee
members.
At
this
time,.
A
H
Good
afternoon
chairwoman
carlton
vice
chairman,
brooks
and
members
of
the
committee,
my
name
is
zach
conine
and
I
have
the
pleasure
of
serving
as
your
nevada
state
treasurer
thank
you
for
allowing
us
the
opportunity
to
present
the
general
obligation,
debt
capacity
and
affordability
report
for
the
2021
23
biennium.
I
know
you're
all
very
excited.
I'm
joined
today
by
my
teeth.
Yep
excuse
me,
my
chief
deputy
tara
hagan
and
my
deputy
of
debt
lori
chatwood.
Before
we
get
started.
I
just
want
to
take
a
moment
to
thank
laurie
chatwood.
H
H
Ward,
patrick
susan
brown
and
their
teams
for
the
significant
work
that
goes
into
these
projects
and
making
sure
that
when
we
borrow
money
we
do
so
importantly,
and
we
make
sure
we
get
it
out
the
door
so
I'll
switch
to
the
affordability
report.
If
you
have
it
in
front
of
you
and
first
the
chart
on
page
one
of
the
report
program
subject
to
constitutional
debt
limit
or
exempt.
H
Currently,
the
state
has
outstanding
authorized,
but
unissued
bonding
authority
for
certain
general
obligation,
bond
programs,
some
of
which
are
subject
to
the
state's
constitutional
debt
limit
and
others
such
as
those
which
pertain
to
natural
resources
which
are
exempt
from
that
limit.
Programs
that
are
subject
to
the
limit
include
cultural
centers
and
historic
preservation.
H
The
2019
ab-84
open
space
programs
which
contain
multiple
projects
which
vary
in
amount.
Some
of
those
projects
are
subject
to
debt
versus
some
that
are
exempt,
for
instance,
those
that
are
involved
with
natural
resources
and
the
2019
capital
improvement
projects.
Exempt
programs
include
water
systems,
grants
created
by
nrs,
349
spot
986,
the
tahoe
environmental
programs
and
the
rest
of
the
ab-84
open
space
programs.
H
If
you'll
turn
to
the
chart
on
page
2
the
constitutional
debt
limit,
in
order
for
the
state
to
issue
additional
general
obligation
bonds,
we
must
meet
two
tests.
One
there
must
be
capacity
under
the
constitutional
debt
limit
and
two.
There
must
be
sufficient
affordability
from
the
revenues
of
the
ad
valorem
property
tax
levy
to
pay
for
those
bonds.
The
last
row
in
the
chart
represents
the
current
fiscal
year
assessed
valuation
as
certified
by
the
department
of
taxation
on
june
25th
of
2020
and
all
outstanding
debt
subject
to
the
constitutional
limitations.
H
Turning
to
the
chart
on
page
four,
which
is
the
ad
valorem
property
tax
revenue
projections,
the
chart
on
this
page
reflects
the
actual
revenue
received
to
pay
the
state's
general
obligation
debt
in
fiscal
years
2016
through
2020,
including
the
projected
amount
for
fiscal
year.
21.
tax
revenue
projections
for
fiscal
21
through
23,
were
determined
in
december
of
2020
by
a
committee
comprised
of
representatives
from
the
department
of
taxation,
the
governor's
finance
office,
our
office
and
fiscal
staff
of
the
legislative
council
bureau.
H
H
The
charts
on
page
five
assumptions
used
in
the
affordability
analysis
includes
certain
assumptions
that
we
use
when
building
this
basically
the
components
of
our
model.
They
include
current
federal
law
regarding
tax-exempt
bonds
does
not
change
during
the
biennium
property.
Tax
revenues
are
consistent
with
the
december
2020
projections
for
fiscal
years
21
through
23..
H
The
state's
property
tax
levy
continues
at
17
cents
per
100
of
assessed
valuation
and
allocated
at
the
16.18
cents
for
cip
and
other
non-cip
programs
and
.0082
cents.
For
excuse
me,
0.82
cents
for
the
ab-84
programs,
net
proceeds.
H
Minerals
revenue
is
not
included
in
this
analysis,
which
is
due
to
the
historic
volatility
of
revenues
and
uncertainty
of
collection
dates,
but
it
adds
as
a
cushion
basically
due
to
the
current
low
interest
rate
environment
future
borrowing
costs
are
modeled
at
four
percent
for
fiscal
years,
21
and
22,
five
percent
for
23
and
six
percent,
beginning
in
24
and
beyond
now
for
context
on
the
current
interest
rate
environment
and
word
patrick
mentioned
this.
We
have
historic
lows:
true
interest
costs
of
the
general
obligation
bonds,
which
we
issued
in
november,
came
in
under
two
percent.
B
H
State
maintains
its
current
bond
ratings
of
aa
plus
aa1
and
aaa
plus
from
fitch
moody's
and
s
p,
respectively,
throughout
the
amortization
of
all
bonds.
Those
ratings,
as
you've
often
heard
me
talk
about,
represent
a
record
for
the
state
and
reserves
mained
in
the
maintained
and
consolidated
bond
interest
and
redemption
fund
bond
fund
must
remain
equal
to
at
least
fifty
percent
of
the
following
year's
fiscal
debt
service
at
june
30th
of
each
year.
Those.
I
H
Assumptions
that
go
in,
we
think
those
are
all
quite
reasonable
if
we'll
turn
to
the
chart
on
page
seven
future
bonding
affordability
and
share
carlton.
You
just
said
something
that
I
think
is
so
deeply
important
to
this.
The
cip
bill
is
the
jobs
bill
and
that's
how
the
governor
and
myself
thought
about
it.
H
That's
how
our
team
was
focused
on
it
when
we
put
together
the
affordability
report,
the
chart
on
page
seven
outlines
the
results
of
the
affordability
analysis
for
the
2123
biennium,
which
indicates
that
the
state's
bonding
for
affordability
for
all
capital
programs
paid
with
property
tax
is
approximately
416
million.
This
is
an
increase
of
79.3
percent
compared
to
the
last
biennium's
affordability
report
of
232
million.
Again,
that's
184
million
dollars
more.
We
can
use
to
build
projects
and
put
nevadans
back
to
work.
Additionally,.
B
H
What
we've
tried
to
do
is
provide
a
little
bit
more
transparency
into
the
type
of
bonding
affordability
we'll
have
in
the
future,
based
on
these
expectations,
so
that
public
works
and
everyone
else
like
you
all-
can
do
better
planning
for
the
future.
Now
the
increase
in
affordability
in
this
biennium
is
primarily
due
to
a
few
factors.
One,
the
substantial
amount
of
the
state's
debt
will
be
paid
off
by
2028.
H
the
great
recession
of
2008
reduced
the
amount
of
debt.
The
state
was
able
to
afford
that
reduction
allowed
the
state
to
build
its
consolidated
bond
fund
and
ensure
outstanding
debt
remains
well
within
the
reserved
the
required
reserved
ballots.
Excuse
me,
as
previously
mentioned,
historically
the
future
estimated
borrowing
costs
were
modeled
at
a
conservative
rate
of
six
percent.
However,
we
reduced
this
to
four
percent
for
fiscal
years,
21
and
22
5
for
fiscal
year
23
and
continues
with
a
six
percent
cost
in
fiscal
years,
24
and
beyond.
H
We
think
that's
extremely
conservative,
based
on
what
the
market's
doing
right
now,
property
tax
revenue
projections
were
higher
than
expected.
The
higher
property
tax
projections
are
partially
due
to
the
diminishing
effects
of
the
2005
legislation,
which
increased
the
partial,
abatements
and
annual
caps.
As
the
10-year
averaging
moves
beyond
those
higher
abatement
years
based.
B
C
H
Assumptions
for
property,
tax
revenue
and
growth
and
bond
issuances,
the
bond
fund
is
expected
to
exceed
the
state's
policy
of
maintaining
a
reserve
balance
on
june
30th
of
each
year
equal
to
50
of
the
next
fiscal
year's
debt
service.
Obviously,
the
actual
amount
of
the
reserve
balance
will
depend
on
future
tax
growth,
bond
interest
rates
and
amortization
periods
as
compared
to
estimates,
the
treasurer's
office
will
continue
to
regularly
assess
refunding
and
restructuring
opportunities,
as
well
as
evaluate
possible
efficiencies
in
regards
to
the
state
debt
obligations.
H
A
And
thank
you
so
much
treasurer
for
sharing
your
excitement
with
us
on
bonds.
We
appreciate
that
so
with
that
committee
members
I'll
go
ahead
and
open
it
up
to
anyone
for
any
questions.
A
Senator
kiki
thanks
are
you
as
excited
as
I
am
I.
I
love
the
debt.
E
The
so
I
had
a
couple
of
questions:
have
you
broken
down
how
much
additional
that
capacity
we're
getting
by
each
of
the
factors
that
you've
outlined?
So
how
much
does
a
one
percentage
point
decrease
in
overall
cost
free
up
in
terms
of
bonding
capacity.
H
We've
looked
at
it
a
few
different
ways:
oh
sorry,
treasure
coin:
for
the
record,
we
looked
at
it
a
few
different
ways.
Obviously,
changing
the
interest
rate
expectation
moves
the
need
a
little
bit.
The
biggest
one
is
the
fact
that
we
have
so
many
bonds,
rolling
off
that
weren't
that
weren't
funded
from
2008
and
beyond
so
the
20-year
cycle
there
ends,
of
course,
in
2028.
Most
of
our
bonds
are
20-year
bonds,
that's
a
majority
of
the
lift,
but
we
can
certainly
take
you
through
the
modeling.
H
If
you
want
always
happy
to
talk
about
it,.
E
No,
I
appreciate
that
and
I
can
go
through
the
charts
and
I'm
sure
I'll
find
it.
Does
the
you
closed,
your
statements
indicating
that
we
were
depositing,
did
you
say
50
of
anticipated,
need
into
the
reserve
account
each
year.
H
Treasurer
conan
for
the
record,
so
our
goal
is
to
maintain
a
reserve
balance
by
june
30th
of
50
of
the
next
fiscal
year's
debt
service.
That's
basically
the
baseline
cushion
that
we
have
and
that's
what
we
communicate
to
the
bond
market.
F
I
think
you
made
a
comment
that
you
felt
like
the
egyptians
were
conservative,
given
what's
happening
with
the
markets
now,
and
so
I'm
just
curious
in
your
perspective,
we're
living
through
a
very
interesting
time
where
the
market
seems
to
have
diverged
from
the
general
economy,
whether
we're
talking
about
the
stock
market
or
we're
talking
about
property
valuation,
and
I
think,
there's
a
whole
bunch
of
us
who
are
puzzled
as
to
what
comes
next
when
you're,
seeing
what
may
be
a
historic
divergence,
particularly
because
paying
these
back
is
so
dependent
on
property
tax.
A
H
Treasure
conan
for
the
record,
I
think
that's
an
excellent
question
and
uncertainty
is
assuredly,
the
buzzword
when
we're
looking
at
markets
reasonably
now.
H
Of
course,
I'd
make
a
differentiation
between
what's
happening
in
equity
markets,
which
seem
to
be
relatively
heated
right
versus,
what's
happening
in
the
bond
market,
where
yield
curves
have
been
relatively
flat,
so
there,
in
the
the
cost
of
borrowing
in
short
term,
is
not
substantially
more
cheaper
than
the
cost
of
borrowing
long
term
right,
and
so,
as
the
yield
curve
has
been
flat
and
our
cost
of
borrowing
in
the
long
term
has
stayed
relatively
low.
H
Over
the
past
year
year
and
a
half
we
find
ourselves
with
an
opportunity
to
borrow
at
historically
low
rates.
Now,
historically,
we've
said,
we've
put
in
a
six
percent
cost
of
capital.
We.
I
H
What
we're
doing
is
simply
saying
over
the
next
two
years,
we're
going
to
lower
that
cushion
to
be
200
percent
of
what
we
expect
we'll
be
able
to
borrow
at
versus
300
percent
of
what
we
think
we're
going
to
be
able
to
borrow
at
right,
we're
simply
limiting
the
cushion,
but
we
still
think
it's
a
really
conservative
approach.
The
other
thing
is
that
bond
rates
yield
rates.
Excuse
me
don't
move
quickly,
even
with
the
new
chair
of
the
fed.
H
It's
not
expected
that
there's
going
to
be
some
sort
of
massive
inflationary
push
that
would
lead
to
bond
rates
quickly
skyrocketing
and,
of
course,
if
they
did
then
we'd
come
back
to
you
with
an
updated
affordability
report
that
made
changes.
But
we
don't
see
anything
like
that
on
the
horizon.
Nor
do
the
plenty
of
smart
people
who
are
much
smarter
than
I
am
who've
opined
on
this.
F
F
H
Treasure
conan
for
the
record,
yes,
and
I
think
we
always
see
a
flight
to
quality
right,
and
so
when
people
get
a
little
bit
more
uncomfortable
with
equity
markets,
they
they
fly
back
into
quality,
they're
more
interested
in
in
bonds.
When
equity
markets
are
doing
what
they're
doing
right
now,
sometimes
you
see
people
move
out
of
it,
but
mandates
from
investment
managers.
H
People
who
only
trade
and
bond
individuals
who
want
the
protection
that
an
investment
in
the
state
like
ours
with
our
credit
rating
has
will
continue
to
turn
back
and
the
fact
that
we've
had
and
maintained
such
a
high
credit
rating
and
such
a
high
bond
reserve
fund
for
as
long
as
we
have
plus
the
fiscal
management.
You
know.
I
think
this
is
important
from
a
credit
rating
perspective.
H
You
all
and
the
governor
made
the
hard
decisions
during
the
special
session
to
build
a
budget
based
on
what
we
knew
as
opposed
to
what
we
hoped
plenty
of
states
did
something
else.
They
built
budgets
based
on
future
of
federal
dollars
that
weren't
promised
at
the
time.
But
you
didn't
right
and
that
helps
with
the
bond
market
because
they
know
that
we're
being
realistic
and
we're
being
not
not.
H
B
Thank
you,
madam
chair
treasurer.
Conan,
you
mentioned
as
you
were.
I
think
you,
when
you
were
going
over
the
debt
affordability
in
the
appendix
something
about,
and
I
I
don't
know
if
I
caught
it-
something
about
the
10-year
average
being
higher
now
than
the
original
2005.
When
we
passed
that
property
tax,
you
talk
about
that
clarify
that,
for
me,.
H
Absolutely
I'll
take
a
shot
at
it,
treasure
conan
for
the
record
and
then
I'll
turn
it
over
to
chief
deputy
tara,
hagan
or
deputy
lori
chatwood.
If
they
wanted
to
add
to
it.
H
But
back
in
2005,
there
was
legislation
which
basically
increased
partial
abatement
caps
for
a
period
of
time,
and
so
we
look
back
at
a
10-year
average,
which
sets
up
our
property
tax
projections
and
those
higher
abatements
have
started
to
burn
off
and
as
they
burn
off
that
the
as
the
abatements
burn
off
the
amount
of
property
tax
expected
to
come
in
increases.
B
B
F
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
I'm
kind
of
circling
back
to
what
senator
dennis
just
asked.
You
used
the
term
burn
off,
so
are
you
saying
that
the
property
tax
values
are
catching
up
to
where
they
would
have
been,
if
not
abated,
or
the
revenues
are
catching
up
to
where
they
would
have
been?
If
not
abated,
is
that
what
that
that
means.
H
F
Just
checking
okay
and
then
rates
right
now
are
incredibly
low.
So
how
have
you
been
have?
Has
the
state
been
calling
and
reissuing
bonds
at
lower
rates
and
have
we
saved
substantial
money
by
doing.
H
Record
so
the
state
constantly
looks
at
refunding
there
is.
It
was
a
change
in
federal
law
a
few
years
back
that
removed
something
called
advanced
refunding
advanced
refunding.
Would
let
us
take
a
bond
basically
wherever
it
was
on
its
life
cycle
and
refund
it,
but
now,
for
the
most
part,
for
tax
exempt
bonds.
We
have
to
wait
until
at
least
10
years
into
the
cycle
before
we
can
refund
it.
H
So
the
number
of
bonds
we're
able
to
take
a
look
at
is
is
smaller
because
advanced
refunding
doesn't
get
back,
so
we
don't
have
like.
We
can't
look
at
the
entire
universe
of
bonds,
we're
dealing
with
a
certain
time
period,
but
we
continue
to
look
at
those
and,
of
course,
anything
that
comes
up
that
can
be
refunded.
We
are
doing.
H
The
state
also
uses
something
called
the
permanent
school
fund
guarantee,
which
you'll
be
all
hearing
a
lot
about
from
me
during
the
session,
which
allows
us
to
use
the
parent
school
fund
in
order
to
guarantee
bonds
issued
by
school
districts
and
a
lot
of
times
school
districts
have
bonds
that
have
been
out
there
for
a
while
at
higher
interest
rates.
H
They're
able
to
refund
and
then
use
the
permanent
school
fund
guarantee
to
even
save
more
money,
so
we're
using
all
the
tools
we
can
to
try
to
make
sure
we
can
basically
save
the
state
as
much
money
as
possible.
We've
had
some
real
success
there,
but
hopefully,
if
advanced
refunding
comes
back
in
to
the
legislative
agenda
on
the
federal
level,
then
you'll
really
see.
I
think,
a
rush
to
market
by
a
lot
of
states,
including
us.
F
H
F
Thank
you,
and
just
one
last
question.
I
didn't
see
this,
but
maybe
it's
here
somewhere
the
the
average
rate
of
what
we're
paying
now,
like
all
of
our
debt,
where.
H
A
A
A
C
C
F
C
C
C
C
I
am
not
able
to
introduce
her
personally,
but
we
will
be
able
to
introduce
robin's
replacement
to
you
soon.
We
have
hired
miss
katherine
stocks,
an
outstanding
candidate
who
is
currently
the
court
administrator
for
the
10th
judicial
district
court
in
kansas
and
she'll
be
joining
our
court
on
february.
The
16th.
C
Plan
do
the
judicial
branch
duties
for
the
supreme
court,
including
include
administering
the
nevada
justice
judicial
system
deciding
or
assigning
to
the
court
of
appeals.
Civil
and
criminal
cases
appealed
from
the
district
courts
exercising
extraordinary
writ
review
through
various
writ
mechanisms,
establishing
the
rules
for
the
licensure
and
discipline
of
lawyers
and
establishing
the
code
of
conduct
and
appellate
review
or
judicial
discipline.
C
Pursuant
to
the
push
down
model
adopted
by
the
voters
in
november
of
2014,
when
the
court
of
appeals
was
established,
it
decides
civil
and
criminal
cases
appealed
from
the
district
court
and
assigned
to
the
court
of
appeals
by
the
supreme
court.
The
court
of
appeals
also
has
the
same
authority
to
issue
extraordinary
review.
C
And
it
provides
for
fiscal
years,
21
22
and
23
projections
for
filings
transfers
to
the
court
of
appeals
case
dispositions
and
cases
pending.
I'd
like
to
clarify
a
couple
of
things
on
the
chart.
First
cases
pending
do
not
mean
that
all
cases
in
that
category
are
ready
to
be
decided.
C
Cases
pending
include
cases
that
are
still
in
briefing
generally.
That
figure
ranges
around
a
thousand
cases,
so
they're
not
ready
to
be
decided
cases
that
are
in
the
settlement
conference
program,
which
are
all
civil
cases
that
ranges
around
200
or
250,
and
the
balance
are
cases
that
are
ready
for
court
adjudication
or
decision.
C
As
you
can
see,
the
court
of
appeals
has
the
last
two
years
disposed
of
1300
and
cases
we
have
achieved,
and
I
want
to
bring
to
your
attention
a
where
we
are
as
a
calendar
year
in
2020,
the
supreme
court
and
the
court
of
appeals
collectively
are
at
the
lowest
level
of
pending
cases
in
the
history
of
the
supreme
court,
at
least
since
1900..
C
Our
goal
this
year
is
to
figure
out
ways
to
get
trials,
started
and
get
cases
pending
in
the
district
courts
resolved.
It
is
an
enormous
challenge,
as
you
might
expect,
and
I
hope,
when
we
have
our
more
detailed
presentation
in
february,
to
offer
you
a
more
specific
analysis
of
that
emerging
problem.
C
As
you
know,
from
review
of
our
previous
budgets,
this
amounts
to
certainly
well
less
than
one
percent
of
the
overall
general
fund
of
the
state.
The
general
fund
request
is
largely
made
up
of
elected
judicial
salaries.
55
16
is
the
supreme
court's
operating
budget.
10
percent
of
the
general
fund
goes
to
specialty
courts.
B
C
I
would
like
to
comment
further
about
administrative
assessments,
an
issue
that
I
think
affects
not
only
the
judicial
branch
but
also
the
other
agencies
and
the
executive
branch
in
a
little
bit
later
in
this
presentation.
C
C
We
do
not
and
will
not
be
seeking
any
additional
district
court
judges
in
this
session.
Nor
will
be
will
we
be
seeking
any
additional
court
of
appeals.
Judges
in
this
session,
the
supreme
court
is
governed
in
sections
1,
2,
3,
4,
7
and
19
of
the
constitution
and
chapter
2..
There
are
84.5
full-time
positions,
59
of
that
budget
is
funded
by
the
general
fund
and
41
is
funded
by
administrative
assessments
and
other
fees.
C
The
court
of
appeals
has
22
full-time
positions
consisting
of
three
court
of
appeals.
Judges,
their
three
judicial
chambers.
Assistance
are
three
excuse
me,
two,
each
law
clerks
and
a
staff
of
nine
people,
the
senior
judge
program,
which
has
been
very
successful
and
we
hope
the
funding
for
that
continues.
C
F
C
B
C
C
By
the
way
I
want
to
mention
that
we
have
made
arrangements
with
the
lcb
staff
to
allow
access
to
the
law
library
in
the
supreme
court.
We
know
that
legislators
and
their
staff
occasionally
wish
to
resort
or
consult
our
library
facilities
and
we've
made
arrangements
for
that
to
be
accomplished
on
a
safe
basis
and,
lastly,
in
this
area
specialty
courts.
C
It
did
not
get
a
hearing,
and
I
understand
why,
but
I
do
want
to
mention
it,
because
the
fiscal
impact
for
this
year,
if
this
were
considered
if
this
plan
were
considered,
which,
by
the
way,
brings
the
compensation
for
judges
consistent
with
the
way
we
compensate
constitutional
officers
to
a
process
would
which
would
have
a
nominal
or
not
a
very
significant
fiscal
impact
for
at
least
two
bienniums.
C
B
C
We've
also
proposed
in
senate
bill
42
a
modification
to
the
requirement
that
we
print
the
nevada
reports.
C
C
F
C
D
C
Ranges
from
thirty
to
a
hundred
and
twenty
dollars.
As
you
probably
know,
many
of
your
constituents
and
our
constituents
complain
that
the
administrative
assessments
can
sometimes
exceed
the
amount
of
the
misdemeanor
fine
in
2010
five
dollars
of
that
increase
went
directly
to
the
state
general
fund,
some
of
the
other
administrative
assessments.
Where
do
they
go
well
off?
The
top
two
dollars
go
to
the
county,
treasurer
for
the
juvenile
courts.
C
Seven
dollars
go
to
municipal
and
justice
court
operations,
as
I
mentioned
earlier,
five
dollars
go
to
the
state
general
fund
of
the
remaining
administrative
assessments.
The
judicial
branch
is
allowed
by
statute
to
obtain
not
less
than
51
percent,
to
fund
its.
What
is
now
34
of
most
of
our
budget
and
the
remainder
goes
to
the
executive
branch
to
fund
roughly
eight
or
nine
different
agencies
or
partially
fund
those
currently,
as
a
result
of
the
budget
work
that
was
done
in
the
2009
session.
C
C
C
First,
we're
asking
for
92
000
to
secure
remote,
desktop,
desktop,
desktop
access.
Excuse
me,
like
so
many
throughout
state
government.
The
judicial
branch
has
had
a
number
most
in
fact,
of
its
staff
working
remotely
securing
these
additional
desktops,
and
I
and
other
computer
support
systems
would
further
that
effort.
C
We
are
migrating
to
a
phone
system
to
a
virtual
format.
C
Other
enhancements
of
note,
we
positions
were
held
vacant
to
preserve
aas.
C
We
have
position
reclassifications.
The
court
of
appeals
is
requesting
the
right
to
change
its
judicial
chambers
assistant
from
a
judicial
chambers
assistant
category
to
an
additional
law
clerk
which
would
give
all
of
the
three
court
of
appeals.
Judges,
three
law
clerks.
Excuse
me:
staff
attorneys,
yes
to
staff
attorneys,
as
opposed
to
law
clerks.
We
believe
that
this
is
a
better
function
for
that
position.
C
I
think
that's
an
approximate
cost
of
about
35
000..
Maybe
excuse
me
60
000.,
the
law
library
is
seeking
24
000
and
judicial
programs
and
services
about
10
000..
I've
asked.
B
G
Yes,
thank
you,
chief
justice,
so
the
e-245
in
three
budget
accounts
budget
account
1483
administrative
office
of
the
courts,
1486
uniformed
system
of
judicial
records
and
1487
judicial
education
is
to
rebalance
the
aaa
revenues
so
that
those
three
budget
accounts
end
up
with
at
least
a
90-day
reserve.
By
the
end
of
the
next
biennium,
we
have
monitored
over
the
course
of
the
last
few
years
declining
reserves
in
several
of
our
accounts.
G
There
was
a
lot
of
work
put
in
by
us
and
your
staff
in
the
last
session
to
get
us
closer.
We
are
a
lot
closer
last
time
it
was
so
dire
that
we
needed
to
ask
for
a
general
fund
in
the
supreme
court's
budget
account
to
do
some
reallocation
there.
G
Fortunately,
this
time
around,
we
do
not
need
any
more
general
fund.
However,
we
do
need
to
just
change
the
percentages
that
are
allocated
of
the
administrative
assessments
to
those
three
budget
accounts
and
we
should
end
up
okay.
One
point
of
clarification
I
want
to
make
for
the
record.
This
slide
on.
The
first
bullet
says
that
budgets,
1483,
aoc
and
1487
judicial
education
are
projected
to
have
reserves
below
90
days.
G
That
is
in
error.
It
is
only
budget
account
1483
that
is
projected
to
have
reserves
below
90
days,
so
1487
and
1486
have
their
administrative
assessments
slightly
reduced,
whereas
the
aoc
is
slightly
increased,
so
it
really
should
be
switched.
1483
is
projected
to
have
the
reserves
below
90
days
and
1486
and
1487
are
projected
to
have
a
surplus.
G
C
And
if
I
might
add
one
additional
point
to
all
of
this,
as
you
know,
in
the
special
session
we
made
a
request
that
you
adopt
to
ab3
sections,
15
and
56.5,
that
special
session
work
and
ab3
allowed
the
court
the
flexibility
to
adjust
these
funds
between
these
budget
accounts,
which
enabled
us
frankly
to
be
able
to
meet
the
governor's
requested
budget
cuts,
both
in
in
the
previous
fiscal
year
and
in
this
fiscal
year.
We.
B
C
A
C
C
C
C
C
C
A
Thank
you
very
much
justice
and
congratulations
to
miss
sweet
on
her
retirement.
Thank
you
for
your
service.
Well,
we
appreciate
it.
I
I
think
the
guys
will
do
okay
without
you
for
a
while,
but
I
know
they're
going
to
miss
you
so
I'll
go
ahead
and
open
it
up
to
committee
members
for
questions,
but
before
I
do
justice
you
and
I
have
had
a
couple
of
conversations
about
the
administrative
assessments
and
we
now
see
what
happens
when
those
those
drop.
I
mean
we're
basing
your
budget
on
people
doing
something
wrong.
A
F
A
Session
just
to
be
able
to
analyze
that
so
that
we
have
some
real
data
to
be
able
to
talk
about
so
we'll
be
working
with
you
on
on
that
through
the
session,
so
committee
members
are
there
questions
for
the
justice.
E
Thank
you
and
it's
not
a
question,
but
I
I
I
wanted
to
thank
miss
sweet
as
well.
B
C
B
Of
it
in
some
way
shape
or
form,
but
congratulations
well.
Thank
you.
A
A
C
A
In
oh
well,
let's
see
how
that
works,
yes,
ma'am!
I
I
hope
I
hope
it's
good,
because
it's
my
last
time
so
anyway.
So
with
that,
thank
you
with
that
committee
members.
Our
duties
we've
pretty
much
taken
care
of.
We
will
now
go
to
our
second
round
of
public
comment.
It
is
4
18..
A
F
A
Thank
you
very
much
appreciate
that
so
committee
members.
Thank
you
all
again
for
our
first
day
of
work
for
this
next
legislative
session.
See
you
all
tomorrow
and
again.
If
anyone
has
any
questions
or
any
concerns,
I'm
always
available
to
to
talk
about
anything
that
you
need
you,
so
please
don't
hesitate
to
reach
out.
Thank
you,
senator
brooks
and
all
the
committee
members.
So
we
are
now
adjourned
have
a
good
evening.