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office of the Gov. work program. If we

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>> This is Susan Brown and with me

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councilmembers for the record this is

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Michelle White governors staff. The

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request before you today transfers

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the governor's office to fund to

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positions to provide statewide

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coordination supportive of the states

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effort in preparing sustaining and

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expanding the response to the COVID 19

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pandemic. This is a federally supported

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state managed and locally executed

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effort and outlined in the governor's

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plan. In addition, it will work with

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temper a positions. And the associated

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operating costs and coordinating the

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state's response to COVID 19 pandemic.

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rebut robust and ongoing effort and

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address the public health crisis. In

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COVID 19 administrator. This person

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coronavirus act, correct? I never know

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the record. Where using the coronavirus

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federal government not going to affect

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our budget so much but no matter where

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money. Is there anyone who is

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record. We have identified someone for

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the position the statewide response

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director who was on loan at the

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beginning of this crisis and has been

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urgent need. But we will certainly

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continue looking for positions that

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government as we explore filling the

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these numbers and 51,000 this is just

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appropriation? 51,000 is not a lot of

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Benitez-Thompson. Any questions or

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comments on the motion? Hearing none,

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>> Roll Call Vote: Benitez-Thompson,

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Ryan White HIV AIDS program that I

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>> Yes. We have you now, thanks.

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>> Good morning everybody. For the

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record me my name is Julie p deputy

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ministers for the behavioral health.

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I'm joined remotely by our service

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program manager for HIV program and

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Christina Hardwick who serves as our

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chief financial officer for the

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division. To date we are requesting

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authority for the Ryan White part B

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COVID 19 response grant. It's received

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from the Department of health and human

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services health resources and services

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administration. This noticeable what

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provides one time funding to support

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preventing caring for and responding to

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COVID 19 as outlined in the coronavirus

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eight release and economic security

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act or CARES Act. First it authorize

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the recipient to incur pre-award costs

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to be effective date at the federal

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award dating back January 20, 2020.

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This grant does not cover match or

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maintenance of effort required. The

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Ryan White CARES Act is broken up into

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five different programs or parts. Today

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we are looking at part B. Part B rental

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provides two territories to improve

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health equity for those living with

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HIV on AIDS. Sprint provides medication

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and services to eligible Nevada's

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living with HIV and AIDS. The assistant

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program also known as [inaudible] is

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another program under part B the

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provides approved medication to people

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living with HIV who are either uninsured

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or underinsured. Nevada's formulary is

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geared towards optimum patient care

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medications maintained in a

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coordination with and by the

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recommendation of our medical advisory

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committee. This award will give Ryan

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White HIV AIDS recipients the

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flexibility to meet the evolving needs

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in their respective communities

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including expanding operational hours,

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increase in staffing hours, purchasing

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additional equipment, enhancing

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workforce training and capacity

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development, and providing critical

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services to people with HIV during the

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coronavirus pandemic. Funds will be

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subject to northern Nevada host and

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accessed for community and cultural

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education programs and training.

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[inaudible] because they are est. under

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the Ryan White part B recipient

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who currently provide supportive

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services and have a proven track record

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to provide these services to our HIV

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positive clients. The sub grantees will

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provide direct services such as home

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delivered meals, emergency housing,

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housing assistance and medical

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transportation to HIV positive clients

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and their families. The number of

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clients served are unknown at this time

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due to the evolving nature of COVID 19

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pandemic. As noted, the Ryan White part

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B is looking to utilize Nevadans home

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delivered meals which also allows for

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the purchase and distribution of PPE

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for clients and personnel, housing,

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which allows for the payment of

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claimant's rent, and medical

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transportation for medical and

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supportive services. This funding is

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delivered in watershed County but could

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change as client needs a merge. There's

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no real providers at this time in Ryan

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White part B clients are

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provided washing and often seek care at

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[inaudible]. Park County receives the

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Ryan White part [inaudible] a grant

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serves the entire state including Park

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County. However as much before the

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CARES Act funding for this work program

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will primarily serve Washoe County and

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Clark County will use Ryan White part B.

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We are happy to take any questions

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you may have regarding these funds.

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Thank you.

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>> Thank you very much. I think the

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only question or comment I would have

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is we would look forward to a report

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back in the data you accumulate on how

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these dollars are being spent and the

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folks that are actual being served so

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we can use that in the future. That

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would be the only comment I would have.

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Are there any other comments or

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questions from any committee members at

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this time? Seeing none, don't speak

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up - - with that, - - guess? Sen.

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Denis, I'm sorry.

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>> Just a quick question. She mentioned Clark

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part B but I thought it talked

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about in materials part B being used in

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Washington the roles. Is that correct?

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>> Julie -- for the record. That is

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correct.

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>> Okay. Just want to make sure the

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record was correct for

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>> Thank you, Sen. Any other questions

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or comments from committee members on

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item number two? Seeing or hearing

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none, I would go ahead and accept a

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motion to processitem number two from

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Sen. Woodhouse and a second from Ms.

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Benitez-Thompson. Any discussion on the

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motion?

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>> Mme. Chair, did you want to add

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reporting to that motion as you

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indicated in your comments?

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>> Yes. Please. If everyone is good

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with that, sorry about that. Any

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discussion? If not, we will go ahead

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and ask to call the role, please.

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>> Roll Call Vote: Benitez-Thompson,

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aye. Frierson, aye. Leavitt, aye.

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How to get the, aye. Kremer, aye.

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Monroe-Moreno, aye. Neal, aye.

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Spiegel aye. Munk, aye. Swank, aye.

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Backus,, aye. Titus, aye. Wheeler,

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aye. Carlton, aye. Brooks, aye.

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Cancela aye. Denis, aye. Goicoechea,

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aye. Kieckhefer,, aye. Parks, aye.

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Settelmeyer, aye. Woodhouse, aye.

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>> The motion passes.

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>> Thank you. With that we will go to

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item number three, Department of

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employment training and rehabilitation.

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If we could go ahead and queue up the

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person who will be presenting, please.

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>> Mme. Chair, this is Jeff from

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broadcast productions. I'm not seen

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anyone unmute their microphone or way

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that me.

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>> I'm seen a wave on my top left

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corner of the box. I believe it is - -

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and their staff in their room. There

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we go. Have they been unmuted on muted?

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>> Yes. They have. Please unmute the

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phone at your desk or whatever device

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you are using, please.

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>> Good morning. Proceed.

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>> Okay. Good morning. For the record

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Christopher Sewall Department of

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employment training and rehabilitation.

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Director's office. This morning we have

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on the agenda work program C 75206.

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This work program is to establish

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revenue and expenditure authority for

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federal pandemic unemployment

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compensation, also known as FUC

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in the amount of $5,073,075 and

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pandemic unemployment assistance also

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known as - - in the amount of

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$5,073,075. And pandemic emergency

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unemployment compensation also known as

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EUC in amount of 190,000. These

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funds are for one-time implementation

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costs for federal pandemic

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unemployment compensation unemployment

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systems and pandemic unemployment,

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division grant programs. The total for

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the implementation grant is $5,418,000.

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At our conference room we have our

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director, our administrator and deputy

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administrator for the employment

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security division and our CFO ready to

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answer any questions.

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>> Okay. Thank you very much Mr.

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Sewall and I think as we go forward you

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may need to get a little closer to the

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microphone. It was a little low in

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volume. So with that, I think I

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will go ahead and open up to Ms.

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Benitez-Thompson for the first round of

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questions and we will proceed from

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there. Ms. Benitez-Thompson

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>> Thank you very much Mme. Chair I

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appreciate that. So I was wondering if

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you could - I'm sorry - I'm asking if

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you could spell out for us a little bit

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more about the role that the staff is

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going to have in this process? For

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example, taking claims, adjudicating

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claims, handling appeals. Could you

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talk about a little different specific

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task they are going to be doing?

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>> Thank you. For the record this is

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Kimberly Goddard. administrator for the

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employment security division. We have

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been hired to provide complement for

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pandemic unemployment assistance,

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specifically, to December of this year. For

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all lifecycle cases of both types of

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claims. So that will include, claim

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filing which started this week,

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payments and weekly filing. Assistance

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on the phone. And adjudication of those

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claims. That is their current role.

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>> Thank you very much. We note that

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you have some existing staff who are

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trained and have these jobs. So do you

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have an idea, for example when we talk

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about adjudication,, are they expected

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to handle five percent of that with

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traditional staff doing 95 percent of

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it? Is it looking to be 50-50? I just

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did not know if there was a kind of a

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take away we could walk away with, with

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an uncertain of how much of the work

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they will be doing?

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>> This is Kimberly Goddard for the

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record again. All the [inaudible] we

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have oversight with management from B

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for that function.

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>> So, I imagine then we can - - we

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will know in a couple weeks as we take

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a look back we will be able to ask

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about the percentage of workload being

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done by staff vs. contract staff and we

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will know that in coming weeks then, is

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that right?

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>> Yes. We will.

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>> Okay. Great. Then the last question

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here, is just, regarding the contractor

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,, the call center, can you share with

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us documentation, or assurances, that

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we received that your department has

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received from the federal government

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that this - - that everything, this

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contract and this manner of using

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contract employees at the call center

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is allowable?

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>> Mme. Chair this is director of

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Department of public training and

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revalidation. Thank you for the

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question assemblywoman. We have worked

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in coordination [inaudible]..

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>> I'm sorry?

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>> You are breaking up. Were only

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getting a couple of words I believe.

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>> Okay. I try to speak slow again. So

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I was thanking the assemblywoman for

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her question. And wanted to let the

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committee know that we worked closely

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with the Atty. Gen.'s office along with

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the governor's legal team to work on a

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directive to the governor's office to

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allow for the waiver of nonmerit staff.

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This waiver allows us to use the team

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to help assist with adjudication of

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claims. We worked with the state of

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Indiana, who has an approved waiver,,

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or proclamation, from there governor to

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allow, and we worked in lockstep with

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their legal and our legal to put our

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proclamation together. If you have any

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further questions about the directive,

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we can incorporate conversation with

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the Atty. Gen.'s office. He was Ms.

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Benitez-Thompson, any follow-up?

550
00:33:02,100 --> 00:33:06,801
>> Yes. I guess, I just the waiver is

551
00:33:12,100 --> 00:33:13,100
ushering you have done that with our

552
00:33:13,100 --> 00:33:14,100
AG's office, and I think that really

553
00:33:14,100 --> 00:33:18,201
answers the state law piece, and I

554
00:33:20,100 --> 00:33:21,100
think the federal government is going

555
00:33:21,100 --> 00:33:22,100
to probably have to look back about how

556
00:33:22,100 --> 00:33:23,100
quick the states went to pivot in

557
00:33:23,100 --> 00:33:24,100
different manners in which we have

558
00:33:24,100 --> 00:33:27,100
pivoted to try to get staff in a place

559
00:33:27,100 --> 00:33:29,100
where we could meet people's needs. I

560
00:33:29,100 --> 00:33:32,100
think the ball is probably more in

561
00:33:32,100 --> 00:33:36,100
they are core to make sure that that

562
00:33:36,100 --> 00:33:39,100
federal piece gets sorted out.

563
00:33:39,100 --> 00:33:43,801
>> Okay. Thank you. Ms. - - just on

564
00:33:50,100 --> 00:33:51,100
and note for myself, we are always very

565
00:33:51,100 --> 00:33:52,100
wary when we subcontract out state

566
00:33:52,100 --> 00:33:53,100
functions to other folks because it is

567
00:33:53,100 --> 00:33:56,100
our job to do what we understand

568
00:33:56,100 --> 00:33:57,100
there's extenuating circumstances here,

569
00:33:57,100 --> 00:34:00,100
but we just want to make sure that this

570
00:34:00,100 --> 00:34:05,401
doesn't open up the door or try to set

571
00:34:08,100 --> 00:34:09,100
a precedent of subcontracting out

572
00:34:09,100 --> 00:34:10,100
these types of jobs. Because we need to

573
00:34:10,100 --> 00:34:11,100
be able to control the folks were

574
00:34:11,100 --> 00:34:12,100
making these decisions over these

575
00:34:12,100 --> 00:34:13,100
people's lives because we've seen in

576
00:34:13,100 --> 00:34:17,201
the last two months how important this

577
00:34:20,100 --> 00:34:21,100
function is to folks survival. So I

578
00:34:21,100 --> 00:34:22,100
just want to make sure I put that on

579
00:34:22,100 --> 00:34:24,100
the record.

580
00:34:33,100 --> 00:34:37,801
>> Mme. Chair, I was just going to say

581
00:34:42,100 --> 00:34:43,100
that the federal government allows for

582
00:34:43,100 --> 00:34:44,100
the continuation of the claims only

583
00:34:44,100 --> 00:34:45,100
through the month of December. So I can

584
00:34:45,100 --> 00:34:48,100
assure you that work will come back in

585
00:34:48,100 --> 00:34:52,100
house after that is - - this money

586
00:34:52,100 --> 00:34:56,201
has run out or authority runs out.

587
00:34:59,100 --> 00:35:00,100
>> Okay. Thank you. We are going to be

588
00:35:00,100 --> 00:35:04,100
very interested to see how the data on

589
00:35:04,100 --> 00:35:05,100
this one also, later on when it is

590
00:35:05,100 --> 00:35:07,100
done. I believe Sen. Brooks had a

591
00:35:07,100 --> 00:35:08,100
question?

592
00:35:08,100 --> 00:35:10,100
>> Yes. Thank you Mme. Chair. I just

593
00:35:10,100 --> 00:35:13,601
want to knowyou said programs the 5.5

594
00:35:16,100 --> 00:35:19,100
$5.4 million on the CARES Act money,

595
00:35:19,100 --> 00:35:21,100
has the agency received approval from

596
00:35:21,100 --> 00:35:25,100
the feds to use this money to grant

597
00:35:25,100 --> 00:35:28,100
funds that way? And if not, do you

598
00:35:28,100 --> 00:35:30,401
anticipate when you will?

599
00:35:32,100 --> 00:35:35,100
>> This is David Schmidt, acting

600
00:35:41,100 --> 00:35:43,100
deputy administrator for the security

601
00:35:43,100 --> 00:35:46,100
division for the record. The

602
00:35:50,100 --> 00:35:51,100
supplemental budget request submitted

603
00:35:51,100 --> 00:35:53,100
to the Department of labor does

604
00:35:53,100 --> 00:35:56,601
identify the contract for the portion

605
00:35:59,100 --> 00:36:03,201
of the application. The piece that will

606
00:36:06,100 --> 00:36:07,100
pay for the call center, there is only

607
00:36:07,100 --> 00:36:10,100
a small piece of that within the

608
00:36:10,100 --> 00:36:13,601
contents of this work program.. The

609
00:36:16,100 --> 00:36:17,100
implementation cost, there some money

610
00:36:17,100 --> 00:36:19,100
set aside in here for training for the

611
00:36:19,100 --> 00:36:23,201
call center. But the other expenses of

612
00:36:24,100 --> 00:36:26,100
the call center will be paid for to the

613
00:36:26,100 --> 00:36:29,100
ongoing reimbursement for the PUA

614
00:36:30,100 --> 00:36:33,601
program. However, because this is the

615
00:36:35,100 --> 00:36:36,100
training component of the call-center

616
00:36:36,100 --> 00:36:40,201
time is included within this grant, we

617
00:36:41,100 --> 00:36:42,100
have not got any questions or pushback

618
00:36:42,100 --> 00:36:46,201
from the Department of labor on using

619
00:36:47,100 --> 00:36:48,100
that call-center for this purpose.

620
00:36:48,100 --> 00:36:49,100
Further, the CARES Act does have a

621
00:36:49,100 --> 00:36:52,100
section that explicitly allows for

622
00:36:57,100 --> 00:36:58,100
relaxation of the use of merit staff

623
00:36:58,100 --> 00:37:00,100
through the end of 2020. So it is,, has

624
00:37:00,100 --> 00:37:02,401
been especially federally authorized.

625
00:37:06,100 --> 00:37:08,100
>> Thank you.

626
00:37:12,100 --> 00:37:16,100
I think that answers it. I'm asking if

627
00:37:16,100 --> 00:37:18,100
you got explicit approval from the

628
00:37:18,100 --> 00:37:19,100
federal government to do the 5.4

629
00:37:19,100 --> 00:37:23,100
million in the way you are proposing to

630
00:37:23,100 --> 00:37:24,100
use it and it sounds like you are

631
00:37:24,100 --> 00:37:27,601
saying, you don't necessarily need that

632
00:37:29,100 --> 00:37:31,100
because it's already stated in the rules

633
00:37:31,100 --> 00:37:34,100
. Is that correct? did I hear you

634
00:37:34,100 --> 00:37:36,100
correctly?

635
00:37:37,100 --> 00:37:38,100
>> David Schmidt again director. That

636
00:37:38,100 --> 00:37:40,100
is our understanding, yes.

637
00:37:40,100 --> 00:37:41,100
>> Okay. Thank you.

638
00:37:41,100 --> 00:37:44,601
>> Mme. Chair I have another question

639
00:37:46,100 --> 00:37:48,100
if possible?

640
00:37:49,100 --> 00:37:51,100
>> Please go ahead senator, follow-up.

641
00:37:51,100 --> 00:37:54,100
>> Can you please discuss the agencies

642
00:37:54,100 --> 00:37:57,601
plan for the personal services category

643
00:37:59,100 --> 00:38:00,100
including overtime? Existing staff,

644
00:38:00,100 --> 00:38:03,601
the numbers and types of additional

645
00:38:04,100 --> 00:38:07,100
positions that you plan to hire and the

646
00:38:07,100 --> 00:38:09,401
timing of that higher?

647
00:38:18,100 --> 00:38:19,100
>> Thank you for the question. This is

648
00:38:19,100 --> 00:38:20,100
good but we got her for the record. We

649
00:38:20,100 --> 00:38:24,201
do have a staffing plan related to

650
00:38:28,100 --> 00:38:31,100
that which is HR-62 which is explicitly

651
00:38:31,100 --> 00:38:34,100
designed to address our own staffing

652
00:38:34,100 --> 00:38:37,601
for the pandemic specifically. We have

653
00:38:40,100 --> 00:38:41,100
submitted position requests to the

654
00:38:41,100 --> 00:38:44,100
governor's finance office to do

655
00:38:44,100 --> 00:38:46,100
additional staffing augmentation, and

656
00:38:46,100 --> 00:38:50,100
that is currently in the process right

657
00:38:50,100 --> 00:38:54,100
now. But as far as for the care sacked

658
00:38:54,100 --> 00:38:56,100
specifically I think we have only asked

659
00:38:56,100 --> 00:39:00,201
for them I want to say, 12 positions

660
00:39:02,100 --> 00:39:03,100
related to this that would ultimately

661
00:39:03,100 --> 00:39:07,100
be absorbed back into UI operations at

662
00:39:07,100 --> 00:39:11,801
the end of December this year. In order

663
00:39:12,100 --> 00:39:13,100
to continue that expected workload that

664
00:39:13,100 --> 00:39:16,100
will go past that date just because of

665
00:39:16,100 --> 00:39:19,100
appeals and overpayments and related

666
00:39:20,100 --> 00:39:22,100
type of workload. Based on her

667
00:39:22,100 --> 00:39:25,100
experience from the great recession.

668
00:39:31,100 --> 00:39:33,100
>> Thank you.

669
00:39:37,100 --> 00:39:39,100
>> Okay. Ms. Neal did you have a

670
00:39:39,100 --> 00:39:40,100
question?

671
00:39:40,100 --> 00:39:44,201
>> Yes. Mme. Chair. So, thank you Mme.

672
00:39:45,100 --> 00:39:49,201
Chair. I just have a quick question.

673
00:39:50,100 --> 00:39:51,100
For deductible income how are you guys

674
00:39:51,100 --> 00:39:53,100
handling that? You guys - - there

675
00:39:53,100 --> 00:39:54,100
was a press release that can out and

676
00:39:54,100 --> 00:39:55,100
said it would take four weeks to get

677
00:39:55,100 --> 00:39:57,100
that all rolled in. How does that fit

678
00:39:57,100 --> 00:40:01,201
into this overall system change with a

679
00:40:04,100 --> 00:40:07,601
deductible income folks who are seeking

680
00:40:08,100 --> 00:40:10,100
unemployment assistance?

681
00:40:10,100 --> 00:40:12,100
>> Thank you for the question.

682
00:40:12,100 --> 00:40:15,100
Kimberly Goddard for the record. The

683
00:40:15,100 --> 00:40:18,100
deductible income component is a piece

684
00:40:18,100 --> 00:40:21,100
regarding program integrity on the

685
00:40:21,100 --> 00:40:24,100
standard unemployment system. We have

686
00:40:25,100 --> 00:40:28,601
been running automated jobs to address

687
00:40:35,100 --> 00:40:36,100
those claims that have a deductible

688
00:40:36,100 --> 00:40:38,100
income component to it. We have held

689
00:40:38,100 --> 00:40:42,201
the first four weeks of the filers

690
00:40:47,100 --> 00:40:48,100
benefits so we can get through that

691
00:40:48,100 --> 00:40:50,100
adjudication process in compliance with

692
00:40:50,100 --> 00:40:53,100
law and regulation. And released

693
00:40:56,100 --> 00:40:57,100
payments post that fourth week. We

694
00:40:57,100 --> 00:40:59,100
realize there may be potentials for

695
00:40:59,100 --> 00:41:00,100
overpayments but that was the decision

696
00:41:00,100 --> 00:41:04,801
made in order to get benefits out to

697
00:41:05,100 --> 00:41:06,100
the constituency as quickly as

698
00:41:06,100 --> 00:41:09,601
possible. And we were weighing the

699
00:41:12,100 --> 00:41:15,100
information of potential severance pay,

700
00:41:17,100 --> 00:41:19,100
or, other pay that was ongoing during

701
00:41:19,100 --> 00:41:21,100
furloughedperiods in order to make that

702
00:41:21,100 --> 00:41:24,601
determination. And that started now two

703
00:41:25,100 --> 00:41:26,100
weeks ago and so we have been releasing

704
00:41:26,100 --> 00:41:29,100
payments for those people with

705
00:41:32,100 --> 00:41:33,100
deductible income issues on their

706
00:41:33,100 --> 00:41:36,601
claims but that issue must be

707
00:41:37,100 --> 00:41:38,100
adjudicated per regulation and we will

708
00:41:38,100 --> 00:41:40,100
continue to adjudicate that while they

709
00:41:40,100 --> 00:41:42,100
are receiving pay.

710
00:41:48,100 --> 00:41:49,100
>> Thanks Mme. Chair.

711
00:41:49,100 --> 00:41:52,601
>> If I may assemblywoman Neal, jumping

712
00:42:00,100 --> 00:42:01,100
or just for a moment. So I heard you

713
00:42:01,100 --> 00:42:02,100
say on this particular case with these

714
00:42:02,100 --> 00:42:03,100
claims you are going to err on the side

715
00:42:03,100 --> 00:42:07,201
of paying people and then after it's

716
00:42:10,100 --> 00:42:11,100
adjudicated deal with it that way. That

717
00:42:11,100 --> 00:42:12,100
is not how you dealt with the original

718
00:42:12,100 --> 00:42:13,100
filers under the current system. Those

719
00:42:13,100 --> 00:42:14,100
people are still waiting and have to go

720
00:42:14,100 --> 00:42:17,601
through the process. Is that correct?

721
00:42:19,100 --> 00:42:22,601
>> Thank you for the question. Kimberly

722
00:42:25,100 --> 00:42:26,100
Goddard. No. I was referring to the

723
00:42:26,100 --> 00:42:27,100
deductible income issue for standard

724
00:42:27,100 --> 00:42:30,100
unemployment. That is what I believe

725
00:42:30,100 --> 00:42:33,601
the assemblywoman was asking about. As

726
00:42:37,100 --> 00:42:38,100
far as current claims the payment

727
00:42:38,100 --> 00:42:39,100
component will be deployed we hope by

728
00:42:39,100 --> 00:42:43,801
this weekend. And the intent is to, as

729
00:42:46,100 --> 00:42:47,100
soon as presumptive eligibility is

730
00:42:47,100 --> 00:42:48,100
determined, we would move to minimum

731
00:42:48,100 --> 00:42:51,601
weekly benefit amounts under the act,

732
00:42:53,100 --> 00:42:56,100
in order to start payment immediately.

733
00:42:56,100 --> 00:43:00,801
As long as we can verify that baseline

734
00:43:04,100 --> 00:43:05,100
eligibility. Then, we would adjudicate

735
00:43:05,100 --> 00:43:06,100
on the back and if there's additional

736
00:43:06,100 --> 00:43:07,100
eligibility to increase the benefit up

737
00:43:07,100 --> 00:43:11,201
to the maximum allowed per state law.

738
00:43:14,100 --> 00:43:15,100
>> Thank you for clarifying that. I

739
00:43:15,100 --> 00:43:20,100
just want to make sure he was clear. Is

740
00:43:20,100 --> 00:43:21,100
my understanding, though there is

741
00:43:21,100 --> 00:43:22,100
approximately 50,000 out there

742
00:43:22,100 --> 00:43:23,100
that have not been dealt with but yet

743
00:43:23,100 --> 00:43:25,100
we're taking on another set of claims.

744
00:43:25,100 --> 00:43:29,201
So can you tell me where those 50,000

745
00:43:31,100 --> 00:43:32,100
are? If you are moving forward and

746
00:43:32,100 --> 00:43:33,100
erring on the side of getting the money

747
00:43:33,100 --> 00:43:36,100
to the families, and truing it up later

748
00:43:36,100 --> 00:43:38,100
how is it we still have 50,000 claims

749
00:43:38,100 --> 00:43:41,100
still out there. I just have to tell

750
00:43:41,100 --> 00:43:46,401
you I people on the phone every day in

751
00:43:52,100 --> 00:43:53,100
tears because they cannot get their

752
00:43:53,100 --> 00:43:54,100
benefits and they don't know what they

753
00:43:54,100 --> 00:43:55,100
are going to do next. So I just want to

754
00:43:55,100 --> 00:43:56,100
understand, about those other 50,000

755
00:43:56,100 --> 00:43:59,100
claims that are out there.

756
00:43:59,100 --> 00:44:00,100
>> Thank you for the question.

757
00:44:00,100 --> 00:44:03,100
Kimberly Goddard for the record. The

758
00:44:03,100 --> 00:44:06,601
reference of 50,000 claims are a group

759
00:44:10,100 --> 00:44:13,100
of claims we continue to work on groups

760
00:44:13,100 --> 00:44:17,801
of claim type issues to see what other

761
00:44:18,100 --> 00:44:21,601
additional automation jobs we can start

762
00:44:23,100 --> 00:44:26,100
building out and running. But the

763
00:44:26,100 --> 00:44:30,201
number of claims left tend to have

764
00:44:32,100 --> 00:44:33,100
multiple issues and become more

765
00:44:33,100 --> 00:44:35,100
complicated as we have going on. And

766
00:44:35,100 --> 00:44:36,100
require full adjudication. So I don't

767
00:44:36,100 --> 00:44:40,801
know that I can specifically say in two

768
00:44:41,100 --> 00:44:44,601
weeks all 50,000 will have an answer

769
00:44:51,100 --> 00:44:52,100
and have a payment. It just has to do

770
00:44:52,100 --> 00:44:53,100
with the nature of the claim types and

771
00:44:53,100 --> 00:44:54,100
the specifics related to the claims.

772
00:44:54,100 --> 00:44:55,100
And we have been instructed on multiple

773
00:44:55,100 --> 00:44:56,100
times by the department of labor that

774
00:44:56,100 --> 00:45:00,801
OIG is looking at our efforts in order

775
00:45:04,100 --> 00:45:05,100
to [inaudible] for integrity. So we're

776
00:45:05,100 --> 00:45:07,100
doing everything we can to keep that in

777
00:45:07,100 --> 00:45:10,100
balance but we continue to address the

778
00:45:10,100 --> 00:45:14,201
buckets of the claims as we are

779
00:45:17,100 --> 00:45:18,100
calling it internally, to try to get

780
00:45:18,100 --> 00:45:21,601
those moved as quickly as possible.

781
00:45:24,100 --> 00:45:27,601
>> Did I hear laughing? So, let's -

782
00:45:31,100 --> 00:45:35,201
- here's the thing. If were going to

783
00:45:37,100 --> 00:45:38,100
err on the side of make it your people

784
00:45:38,100 --> 00:45:40,100
get money so they can survive, I would

785
00:45:40,100 --> 00:45:41,100
hope we would figure out how to err on

786
00:45:41,100 --> 00:45:44,100
the side of those 50,000 folks even

787
00:45:44,100 --> 00:45:46,100
know they are complicated claims. So

788
00:45:46,100 --> 00:45:51,401
that they can get where they do be also.

789
00:45:54,100 --> 00:45:56,100
So we would just go from there. I

790
00:45:56,100 --> 00:45:59,601
believe the speaker had a question?

791
00:46:01,100 --> 00:46:03,100
>> Thank you Mme. Chair. I think I want

792
00:46:03,100 --> 00:46:07,100
to to the concern but I want to first

793
00:46:07,100 --> 00:46:10,100
say, we are asking the question and I

794
00:46:10,100 --> 00:46:12,100
the chair mention this earlier, we are

795
00:46:12,100 --> 00:46:14,100
asking questions not out of undo

796
00:46:14,100 --> 00:46:18,201
aggression but for clarity sake. I note

797
00:46:24,100 --> 00:46:25,100
your folks are working and taking these

798
00:46:25,100 --> 00:46:26,100
calls. We are delivering food and take

799
00:46:26,100 --> 00:46:27,100
these calls and emails as well. We are

800
00:46:27,100 --> 00:46:28,100
just trying to make sure we get all the

801
00:46:28,100 --> 00:46:30,100
information. I appreciate, though, that

802
00:46:30,100 --> 00:46:35,100
you are trying to do the claims in an

803
00:46:35,100 --> 00:46:36,100
expedited way it's not going to be

804
00:46:36,100 --> 00:46:37,100
pretty necessarily because you are

805
00:46:37,100 --> 00:46:39,100
trying to get caught up and help these

806
00:46:39,100 --> 00:46:43,100
folks. To the chairs point, is there

807
00:46:43,100 --> 00:46:47,100
any - - I don't know if this is an

808
00:46:47,100 --> 00:46:48,100
opportunity in the right context - -

809
00:46:48,100 --> 00:46:49,100
but is there an effort or structure in

810
00:46:49,100 --> 00:46:50,100
place to make sure as were working

811
00:46:50,100 --> 00:46:52,100
through the claims and in particular

812
00:46:52,100 --> 00:46:55,100
more difficult claims, is there a

813
00:46:55,100 --> 00:46:57,100
structure in place to do it in order so

814
00:46:57,100 --> 00:47:01,201
we are doing the oldest cases first?

815
00:47:03,100 --> 00:47:05,100
And work - - is that something in

816
00:47:05,100 --> 00:47:07,100
place?

817
00:47:08,100 --> 00:47:11,601
>> Thank you, this is Heather - -

818
00:47:14,100 --> 00:47:17,100
for the record.I want to just outline

819
00:47:17,100 --> 00:47:20,100
a couple of different priorities that

820
00:47:20,100 --> 00:47:22,100
the department is working on at the

821
00:47:22,100 --> 00:47:26,201
same time so that everyone has some

822
00:47:33,100 --> 00:47:35,100
context on - - the work we are doing

823
00:47:35,100 --> 00:47:36,100
on and unemployment. So as you are

824
00:47:36,100 --> 00:47:37,100
probably aware, this weekend we went

825
00:47:37,100 --> 00:47:38,100
out what I would call a significant

826
00:47:38,100 --> 00:47:39,100
technological system that has offered

827
00:47:39,100 --> 00:47:42,100
up the ability for 38,000 out of 8:30

828
00:47:42,100 --> 00:47:46,100
AM Nevadans to file claims for the

829
00:47:46,100 --> 00:47:48,401
pandemic unemployment assistance. That

830
00:47:49,100 --> 00:47:50,100
was and continues to be an enormous

831
00:47:50,100 --> 00:47:54,201
technological lift that is one of the

832
00:47:55,100 --> 00:47:56,100
things we're working on. Second to that

833
00:47:56,100 --> 00:47:59,601
is working closely with our call-center

834
00:48:00,100 --> 00:48:04,201
vendors and trying to stand up some

835
00:48:07,100 --> 00:48:08,100
cloud-based call-center and implement

836
00:48:08,100 --> 00:48:09,100
in that. The third technological lift

837
00:48:09,100 --> 00:48:12,100
that we are working on, and is constant

838
00:48:12,100 --> 00:48:13,100
and frequent that is addressing the

839
00:48:13,100 --> 00:48:17,201
backlog of c claims and working on

840
00:48:19,100 --> 00:48:21,100
resolutions. So we had the ability and

841
00:48:21,100 --> 00:48:25,801
continue to run data fixes on a weekly

842
00:48:33,100 --> 00:48:34,100
basis to address all of the income

843
00:48:34,100 --> 00:48:35,100
deductible issues. We are looking at

844
00:48:35,100 --> 00:48:36,100
and working towards resolution for

845
00:48:36,100 --> 00:48:37,100
several other buckets that are within

846
00:48:37,100 --> 00:48:40,601
that 51--70,000 as of last week's

847
00:48:41,100 --> 00:48:42,100
number. We do address each of these

848
00:48:42,100 --> 00:48:44,100
claims in order of their coming winter

849
00:48:44,100 --> 00:48:47,100
came in fi step we are worki looking at

850
00:48:47,100 --> 00:48:49,100
those claims in order of priority that

851
00:48:49,100 --> 00:48:50,100
way.

852
00:48:50,100 --> 00:48:51,100
>> Thank you very much.

853
00:48:51,100 --> 00:48:54,601
>> I believe Sen. Brooks had another

854
00:48:57,100 --> 00:48:58,100
question?

855
00:48:58,100 --> 00:49:00,100
>> Thank you Mme. Chair. I just want to

856
00:49:00,100 --> 00:49:03,100
follow-up on my previous question about

857
00:49:03,100 --> 00:49:07,201
the federal approval of the funding for

858
00:49:09,100 --> 00:49:10,100
the implementation and operation of the

859
00:49:10,100 --> 00:49:13,601
three programs that we are discussing.

860
00:49:14,100 --> 00:49:18,201
So lacking explicit approval, how is it

861
00:49:20,100 --> 00:49:22,100
the agency currently funding the

862
00:49:22,100 --> 00:49:25,100
operational cost of those three

863
00:49:25,100 --> 00:49:26,100
programs? Is it through the federal

864
00:49:26,100 --> 00:49:27,100
funding? Because they don't feel the

865
00:49:27,100 --> 00:49:31,100
need the approval, or, is using some

866
00:49:31,100 --> 00:49:33,100
other monies?

867
00:49:33,100 --> 00:49:36,100
>> This is David Schmidt. Currently,

868
00:49:42,100 --> 00:49:46,201
we are awaiting the approval of the

869
00:49:48,100 --> 00:49:50,100
grants that have been submitted. The

870
00:49:50,100 --> 00:49:54,801
Department of Labor, the delay is not a

871
00:49:59,100 --> 00:50:00,100
awaiting for authorization or approval.

872
00:50:00,100 --> 00:50:05,401
It is just that they have a couple of

873
00:50:10,100 --> 00:50:12,100
hundred applications across all these

874
00:50:12,100 --> 00:50:13,100
programs, total across all the states

875
00:50:13,100 --> 00:50:14,100
they're looking through their own

876
00:50:14,100 --> 00:50:15,100
backlog to try to address. As far as

877
00:50:15,100 --> 00:50:16,100
where the funding is coming from in the

878
00:50:16,100 --> 00:50:17,100
meantime, we do still have our

879
00:50:17,100 --> 00:50:18,100
unemployment administration grant. We

880
00:50:18,100 --> 00:50:20,100
do have unemployment administration

881
00:50:20,100 --> 00:50:21,100
grant. We do have the 5.3 million in

882
00:50:21,100 --> 00:50:22,100
CARES Act funny we received so far. We

883
00:50:22,100 --> 00:50:25,100
also haveabove base funding of

884
00:50:29,100 --> 00:50:30,100
approximately $8.3 million for the UI

885
00:50:30,100 --> 00:50:31,100
administration grant as well. So

886
00:50:31,100 --> 00:50:32,100
there's a number of sources of funding

887
00:50:32,100 --> 00:50:33,100
that can be used in the meantime, and

888
00:50:33,100 --> 00:50:36,601
then adjusted as necessary once the

889
00:50:37,100 --> 00:50:39,100
federal revenue for these specific

890
00:50:39,100 --> 00:50:40,100
implementation programs is made

891
00:50:40,100 --> 00:50:42,100
available to Nevada.

892
00:50:48,100 --> 00:50:50,100
>> Thank you.

893
00:50:56,100 --> 00:50:57,100
>> Other questions from other

894
00:50:57,100 --> 00:51:01,201
committee members at this time? I am

895
00:51:03,100 --> 00:51:06,601
pretty sure you discuss this earlier.

896
00:51:07,100 --> 00:51:08,100
I'm not sure if it was really clear as

897
00:51:08,100 --> 00:51:12,801
far as the authority that you have as

898
00:51:14,100 --> 00:51:15,100
far as adjudicating claims. I know

899
00:51:15,100 --> 00:51:17,100
there was guidance earlier this year

900
00:51:17,100 --> 00:51:20,100
that allows the subcontracted entity to

901
00:51:20,100 --> 00:51:23,601
perform different functions, but I am

902
00:51:29,100 --> 00:51:30,100
not sure if they are actually allowed

903
00:51:30,100 --> 00:51:31,100
to do the adjudication under that

904
00:51:31,100 --> 00:51:34,601
guidance. So you had spoke aboutcase

905
00:51:35,100 --> 00:51:36,100
out of Indiana. You talk about our

906
00:51:36,100 --> 00:51:39,100
Atty. Gen. Does the information that

907
00:51:39,100 --> 00:51:43,201
you have substantiate the fact that the

908
00:51:53,100 --> 00:51:54,100
subcontracted entity can actually do

909
00:51:54,100 --> 00:51:55,100
adjudication because it appears that

910
00:51:55,100 --> 00:51:56,100
under the CARES Act they can't actually

911
00:51:56,100 --> 00:51:57,100
adjudicate. So I just want to make sure

912
00:51:57,100 --> 00:51:59,100
we have a very clear and on the record.

913
00:51:59,100 --> 00:52:01,100
>> Mme. Chair Heather - - for the

914
00:52:01,100 --> 00:52:05,100
record. Thank you. Yes, so the team has

915
00:52:05,100 --> 00:52:08,601
worked closely with the state of

916
00:52:09,100 --> 00:52:10,100
Indiana who has a DOL approved waiver

917
00:52:10,100 --> 00:52:13,100
that is exactly the same. As ours. DOL

918
00:52:13,100 --> 00:52:17,201
is aware that we have made this

919
00:52:18,100 --> 00:52:20,100
decision and any other questions about

920
00:52:20,100 --> 00:52:21,100
our directive explicitly we can talk

921
00:52:21,100 --> 00:52:23,100
with the Atty. Gen.'s office about if

922
00:52:23,100 --> 00:52:27,100
you have questions. I am happy to share.

923
00:52:27,100 --> 00:52:29,100
>> I guess to

924
00:52:30,100 --> 00:52:32,100
>> [Multiple speakers]

925
00:52:32,100 --> 00:52:34,100
>> I guess my last question would be

926
00:52:34,100 --> 00:52:37,100
is if one of our constituents went

927
00:52:37,100 --> 00:52:40,100
through this subcontracted entity and

928
00:52:42,100 --> 00:52:43,100
was denied benefits and later found out

929
00:52:43,100 --> 00:52:46,100
that they were wrongfully denied, who

930
00:52:46,100 --> 00:52:47,100
is going to be responsible for that?

931
00:52:47,100 --> 00:52:49,100
The subcontractor or the state?

932
00:52:49,100 --> 00:52:52,100
>> The denial, denied applicant has

933
00:52:55,100 --> 00:52:59,100
the appeal rights, and that will be

934
00:52:59,100 --> 00:53:02,601
worked through the department, and the

935
00:53:06,100 --> 00:53:07,100
department is fully responsible for the

936
00:53:07,100 --> 00:53:10,601
work that's being done under our

937
00:53:13,100 --> 00:53:14,100
contractor.

938
00:53:14,100 --> 00:53:15,100
>> Okay. Good. We just need to make

939
00:53:15,100 --> 00:53:16,100
sure we get this on the record because

940
00:53:16,100 --> 00:53:17,100
you know something is going to happen

941
00:53:17,100 --> 00:53:21,801
later onand we will be able to come

942
00:53:28,100 --> 00:53:29,100
back and say, this was the discussion,

943
00:53:29,100 --> 00:53:30,100
these were the answers and this is how

944
00:53:30,100 --> 00:53:31,100
the process was supposed to be. So

945
00:53:31,100 --> 00:53:32,100
thank you very much I appreciate you

946
00:53:32,100 --> 00:53:33,100
putting that on the record very

947
00:53:33,100 --> 00:53:34,100
clearly. Committee members, any other

948
00:53:34,100 --> 00:53:35,100
questions on item number three? From

949
00:53:35,100 --> 00:53:39,201
anyone? Okay.With that come I believe

950
00:53:42,100 --> 00:53:43,100
we can go ahead and proceed. I would

951
00:53:43,100 --> 00:53:44,100
take a motion to process item number

952
00:53:44,100 --> 00:53:46,100
three from the speaker and a second

953
00:53:46,100 --> 00:53:48,100
from vice chair Woodhouse. Any comments

954
00:53:48,100 --> 00:53:51,601
or questions on the motion? Hearing

955
00:53:54,100 --> 00:53:55,100
none, call the role, please

956
00:53:55,100 --> 00:53:57,401
>> Roll Call Vote: Benitez-Thompson,

957
00:54:03,100 --> 00:54:06,100
aye. Frierson, aye. Leavitt,, aye.

958
00:54:14,100 --> 00:54:16,401
Jauregui, aye. Kremer, aye.

959
00:54:25,100 --> 00:54:27,401
Monroe-Moreno, aye. Neal, aye.

960
00:54:35,100 --> 00:54:38,601
Spiegel, aye. Munk, aye. Swank, aye.

961
00:54:47,100 --> 00:54:50,601
Backus aye. Titus, aye. Wheeler, aye.

962
00:54:59,100 --> 00:55:02,100
Carlton,, aye. Brooks, aye. Cancela,

963
00:55:12,100 --> 00:55:15,100
aye. Denis,, aye. Goicoechea, aye.

964
00:55:23,100 --> 00:55:25,401
Kieckhefer, aye. Parks, aye.

965
00:55:32,100 --> 00:55:34,401
Settelmeyer, aye. Woodhouse, aye.

966
00:55:36,100 --> 00:55:38,100
>> The motion carries.

967
00:55:39,100 --> 00:55:43,801
>> Be much. So I believe that takes us

968
00:55:45,100 --> 00:55:49,201
to item, D, statement of the account.

969
00:55:52,100 --> 00:55:54,100
I'll go to Ms. Jones.

970
00:55:54,100 --> 00:55:58,801
>> Thank you Mme. Chair. Item D is a

971
00:56:00,100 --> 00:56:01,100
statement of the account to stabilize

972
00:56:01,100 --> 00:56:04,100
operation of state government. Also

973
00:56:08,100 --> 00:56:09,100
known as a Rainy Day account. The

974
00:56:09,100 --> 00:56:10,100
information by the balance of the

975
00:56:10,100 --> 00:56:11,100
account is found on page 71 of your

976
00:56:11,100 --> 00:56:13,100
packet. At the beginning of the fiscal

977
00:56:13,100 --> 00:56:15,100
year starting fiscal year starting

978
00:56:15,100 --> 00:56:19,201
July 1, 2019 the balance in the fund is

979
00:56:21,100 --> 00:56:22,100
331,000,006 94, eight $33. Two

980
00:56:22,100 --> 00:56:25,100
transfers have been made to increase

981
00:56:25,100 --> 00:56:27,100
the amount in the fund. Went for a

982
00:56:27,100 --> 00:56:30,601
little over $25 million based on our

983
00:56:32,100 --> 00:56:34,401
estimate. [inaudible]. With this

984
00:56:35,100 --> 00:56:37,100
section says is at the end of a fiscal

985
00:56:37,100 --> 00:56:40,100
year if the fund balances over seven

986
00:56:40,100 --> 00:56:43,601
percent of the appropriations for the

987
00:56:48,100 --> 00:56:49,100
next year, 40 percent of that excess

988
00:56:49,100 --> 00:56:50,100
balance is transferred to the Rainy Day

989
00:56:50,100 --> 00:56:53,601
fund. The second transfer is pursuant

990
00:56:54,100 --> 00:56:57,601
to 353.281 B, in the amount of $44.5

991
00:56:58,100 --> 00:57:02,100
million and that is the one percent of

992
00:57:02,100 --> 00:57:06,100
revenue transfer. At the beginning of a

993
00:57:06,100 --> 00:57:08,100
fiscal year the estimated revenue is

994
00:57:08,100 --> 00:57:11,601
projected by the economic form, one

995
00:57:16,100 --> 00:57:17,100
percent of that revenue mount is

996
00:57:17,100 --> 00:57:18,100
transferred over to the Rainy Day fund.

997
00:57:18,100 --> 00:57:19,100
The current balance of the Rainy Day

998
00:57:19,100 --> 00:57:23,100
fund - excuse me - is $401,186,000.. So

999
00:57:23,100 --> 00:57:27,100
that is the amount that would be

1000
00:57:27,100 --> 00:57:30,100
discussed under the next action item.

1001
00:57:30,100 --> 00:57:34,100
Thank you Mme. Chair. Happy to answer

1002
00:57:34,100 --> 00:57:35,100
any questions.

1003
00:57:35,100 --> 00:57:36,100
>> Thank you Ms. Jones. Any questions

1004
00:57:36,100 --> 00:57:40,201
For Ms. Jones?Seeing none, I believe

1005
00:57:49,100 --> 00:57:55,100
we can go to item, E, with that this is

1006
00:58:05,100 --> 00:58:06,100
a request for approval of transfer

1007
00:58:06,100 --> 00:58:07,100
funds from the account to stabilize

1008
00:58:07,100 --> 00:58:08,100
operation of government, the rainy day

1009
00:58:08,100 --> 00:58:10,100
fund. Following the different

1010
00:58:10,100 --> 00:58:14,201
declarations. I believe we do have a

1011
00:58:16,100 --> 00:58:17,100
question for the governor's finance

1012
00:58:17,100 --> 00:58:21,201
office, if they are available. Is Ms.

1013
00:58:34,100 --> 00:58:38,201
Brown available? I see Ms. Brown but

1014
00:58:59,100 --> 00:59:01,401
I cannot hear her.

1015
00:59:03,100 --> 00:59:05,401
>> Can you hear me?

1016
00:59:09,100 --> 00:59:10,100
>> We have you now. That is great,

1017
00:59:10,100 --> 00:59:11,100
thank you.

1018
00:59:11,100 --> 00:59:13,100
>> Okay. Sorry. This is a red finance

1019
00:59:13,100 --> 00:59:14,100
office.

1020
00:59:14,100 --> 00:59:17,100
>> Okay. So I guess the big question

1021
00:59:17,100 --> 00:59:22,401
of the day is, we are moving the rainy

1022
00:59:23,100 --> 00:59:24,100
day fund.. We understand that would

1023
00:59:24,100 --> 00:59:28,201
just go to support the general fund

1024
00:59:31,100 --> 00:59:32,100
basically, to take care of their

1025
00:59:32,100 --> 00:59:33,100
sponsor but is that we already have on

1026
00:59:33,100 --> 00:59:36,100
the books. Can you give us any

1027
00:59:36,100 --> 00:59:38,100
indication of what future plans you

1028
00:59:38,100 --> 00:59:40,100
might have in addressing the remainder

1029
00:59:40,100 --> 00:59:44,201
of the shortfall for this fiscal year?

1030
00:59:52,100 --> 00:59:53,100
>> Susan Brown, for the record

1031
00:59:53,100 --> 00:59:54,100
government finance office. We are

1032
00:59:54,100 --> 00:59:55,100
working through proposals that were put

1033
00:59:55,100 --> 00:59:56,100
forth by state agenciesand we will be

1034
00:59:56,100 --> 01:00:00,801
coming forward with a plan to IFC. We

1035
01:00:01,100 --> 01:00:05,801
are also looking at one time monies and

1036
01:00:09,100 --> 01:00:10,100
other ongoing - - this includes

1037
01:00:10,100 --> 01:00:13,601
ongoing and one-shot monies. And there

1038
01:00:14,100 --> 01:00:15,100
are a few other items we are looking at

1039
01:00:15,100 --> 01:00:16,100
doing some research to make sure those

1040
01:00:16,100 --> 01:00:20,801
are valid options to use. To help fill

1041
01:00:23,100 --> 01:00:24,100
the gap

1042
01:00:24,100 --> 01:00:25,100
>> Okay. Thank you. I know this is a

1043
01:00:25,100 --> 01:00:28,100
difficult question and every day seems

1044
01:00:28,100 --> 01:00:31,100
like a week, lately. Maybe, a month for

1045
01:00:31,100 --> 01:00:35,100
you. Do we have an idea of when we will

1046
01:00:35,100 --> 01:00:39,201
be getting some of this information and

1047
01:00:40,100 --> 01:00:41,100
I hope that you will reach out to us

1048
01:00:41,100 --> 01:00:46,401
and to our staff to help. We would love

1049
01:00:50,100 --> 01:00:51,100
to be part of this conversation to make

1050
01:00:51,100 --> 01:00:52,100
sure we are kind of on the same page.

1051
01:00:52,100 --> 01:00:53,100
So do you have any ideas when you might

1052
01:00:53,100 --> 01:00:54,100
be receiving some of this?

1053
01:00:54,100 --> 01:00:58,100
>> Susan Brown for the record. The FY

1054
01:00:58,100 --> 01:00:59,100
20 numbers come I think at this moment

1055
01:00:59,100 --> 01:01:01,100
are pretty solid. We have gone through

1056
01:01:01,100 --> 01:01:03,100
all of that. I have a few questions

1057
01:01:03,100 --> 01:01:07,201
from agencies on that item more than

1058
01:01:09,100 --> 01:01:10,100
happy to reach across and talk your

1059
01:01:10,100 --> 01:01:11,100
staff about all these proposals that we

1060
01:01:11,100 --> 01:01:12,100
are vetting at this point. We have

1061
01:01:12,100 --> 01:01:13,100
provided them some information at this

1062
01:01:13,100 --> 01:01:16,100
point in time so they can also be

1063
01:01:16,100 --> 01:01:18,100
reviewing proposals that the agencies

1064
01:01:18,100 --> 01:01:20,100
have made.

1065
01:01:20,100 --> 01:01:21,100
>> Well, thank you very much. We

1066
01:01:21,100 --> 01:01:23,100
appreciate that. As I've discussed with

1067
01:01:23,100 --> 01:01:27,801
a number of members and a phone call

1068
01:01:33,100 --> 01:01:34,100
with the governor just recently, this

1069
01:01:34,100 --> 01:01:35,100
is all about communication. We all have

1070
01:01:35,100 --> 01:01:36,100
to be on the same page moving forward.

1071
01:01:36,100 --> 01:01:37,100
It's about what's to invest for the

1072
01:01:37,100 --> 01:01:40,601
state and making sure that Nevadans

1073
01:01:41,100 --> 01:01:42,100
are taken care of. So we look forward

1074
01:01:42,100 --> 01:01:44,100
to working with you on this as we move

1075
01:01:44,100 --> 01:01:46,100
forward.

1076
01:01:53,100 --> 01:01:54,100
>> Thank you.

1077
01:01:54,100 --> 01:01:55,100
>> You are welcome. Speaker did you

1078
01:01:55,100 --> 01:01:56,100
have something? Yes?

1079
01:01:56,100 --> 01:01:57,100
>> Thank you for your indulgence Mme.

1080
01:01:57,100 --> 01:01:58,100
Chair. I just want to reiterate that

1081
01:01:58,100 --> 01:02:00,100
and also reiterate that we rely so

1082
01:02:00,100 --> 01:02:01,100
incredibly heavily on our fiscal staff

1083
01:02:01,100 --> 01:02:05,100
and the decisions we make and when we

1084
01:02:05,100 --> 01:02:08,601
make them are dependent on information

1085
01:02:09,100 --> 01:02:11,100
they're able to get for us. So it is

1086
01:02:11,100 --> 01:02:15,801
fair to say that if fiscal staff are

1087
01:02:19,100 --> 01:02:20,100
reaching out that is us reaching out.

1088
01:02:20,100 --> 01:02:25,401
They do so at our direction. So I just

1089
01:02:28,100 --> 01:02:29,100
one - - I know you guys are taking a

1090
01:02:29,100 --> 01:02:30,100
ton of calls, a lot of them articles

1091
01:02:30,100 --> 01:02:31,100
about people wanting to satisfy

1092
01:02:31,100 --> 01:02:33,100
curiosity. And time is short and we

1093
01:02:33,100 --> 01:02:35,100
realize that, but if our fiscal staff

1094
01:02:35,100 --> 01:02:37,100
are calling, I just wanted to put it

1095
01:02:37,100 --> 01:02:41,801
out there that is from us. So hopefully

1096
01:02:43,100 --> 01:02:47,801
it will help reduce the number of calls

1097
01:02:49,100 --> 01:02:50,100
back and forth if we are able to make

1098
01:02:50,100 --> 01:02:51,100
sure they get their questions answered

1099
01:02:51,100 --> 01:02:53,100
when they call because otherwise they

1100
01:02:53,100 --> 01:02:55,100
call us and they don't have all the

1101
01:02:55,100 --> 01:02:58,100
information and then we end up

1102
01:02:58,100 --> 01:03:00,100
duplicating calls. We don't want to do

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01:03:00,100 --> 01:03:02,401
that to you guys.

1104
01:03:04,100 --> 01:03:07,100
>> Okay. With that,committee members

1105
01:03:15,100 --> 01:03:16,100
any other comments from any other

1106
01:03:16,100 --> 01:03:19,601
members at this time? Mr. Wheeler.

1107
01:03:21,100 --> 01:03:24,601
>> Thank you Mme. Chair. Moving this

1108
01:03:31,100 --> 01:03:32,100
money over come I understand we are

1109
01:03:32,100 --> 01:03:33,100
going to have to do it. Were in a

1110
01:03:33,100 --> 01:03:34,100
problem here I believe but before we

1111
01:03:34,100 --> 01:03:36,100
can do that I like to see with the cuts

1112
01:03:36,100 --> 01:03:40,801
and the fiscal moves are going to be.

1113
01:03:43,100 --> 01:03:44,100
Is it a two to one ratio? We are going

1114
01:03:44,100 --> 01:03:45,100
to have a problem here with our bond

1115
01:03:45,100 --> 01:03:46,100
rating of course when we don't have a

1116
01:03:46,100 --> 01:03:49,601
reserve fund the bond rating changes.

1117
01:03:55,100 --> 01:03:56,100
If we need to re-bond if we need to a

1118
01:03:56,100 --> 01:03:57,100
new bond etc. that's got cost us more

1119
01:03:57,100 --> 01:03:58,100
money. I like to see - - we have CIP

1120
01:03:58,100 --> 01:04:00,100
programs I like to see us moving money

1121
01:04:00,100 --> 01:04:01,100
to programs. We could go into furlough

1122
01:04:01,100 --> 01:04:04,601
programs. There's a lot of things.

1123
01:04:08,100 --> 01:04:09,100
There's Medicaid. We did not have

1124
01:04:09,100 --> 01:04:10,100
people in the queue in Medicaid for

1125
01:04:10,100 --> 01:04:11,100
instance over the last couple months in

1126
01:04:11,100 --> 01:04:12,100
less it was an emergency. I like to

1127
01:04:12,100 --> 01:04:13,100
know what those numbers are and save is

1128
01:04:13,100 --> 01:04:16,100
there maybe we can transfer out of the

1129
01:04:16,100 --> 01:04:20,801
HHS into the general fund and back out

1130
01:04:22,100 --> 01:04:23,100
from one account to another. I like to

1131
01:04:23,100 --> 01:04:25,100
see you where they are. Without a 221

1132
01:04:25,100 --> 01:04:26,100
count I don't think I can vote to move

1133
01:04:26,100 --> 01:04:29,100
this money over. As you said Mme. Chair

1134
01:04:29,100 --> 01:04:33,100
and I agree with you completely, and

1135
01:04:33,100 --> 01:04:34,100
some communication here and I just have

1136
01:04:34,100 --> 01:04:38,100
not seen it yet. I know everybody just

1137
01:04:38,100 --> 01:04:39,100
going crazy. This is a true emergency,

1138
01:04:39,100 --> 01:04:43,100
but give us some idea other than we are

1139
01:04:43,100 --> 01:04:44,100
looking at things that I think were

1140
01:04:44,100 --> 01:04:48,801
going to be okay for FY 20. Ms. Brown

1141
01:04:49,100 --> 01:04:50,100
said that if I 20's pre-much done but

1142
01:04:50,100 --> 01:04:54,201
again, as a member of this committee

1143
01:04:55,100 --> 01:04:56,100
and I think all of us members in this

1144
01:04:56,100 --> 01:04:58,100
committee should probably know how it

1145
01:04:58,100 --> 01:04:59,100
is done before we start moving money

1146
01:04:59,100 --> 01:05:02,100
over. And thank you for letting me talk

1147
01:05:02,100 --> 01:05:05,100
about this. I appreciate it

1148
01:05:05,100 --> 01:05:09,201
>> Mr. Wheeler I will address that so

1149
01:05:12,100 --> 01:05:13,100
you understand how it is done.

1150
01:05:13,100 --> 01:05:14,100
Unfortunately my career I've had to do

1151
01:05:14,100 --> 01:05:15,100
this couple times. So I understand

1152
01:05:15,100 --> 01:05:16,100
there's a lot of uncertainty I felt

1153
01:05:16,100 --> 01:05:17,100
that uncertainty the first time that I

1154
01:05:17,100 --> 01:05:18,100
was put in a position to vote for

1155
01:05:18,100 --> 01:05:22,201
something like this. We actually had to

1156
01:05:25,100 --> 01:05:26,100
be called into special session to do

1157
01:05:26,100 --> 01:05:27,100
it. Luckily, now that we could do it

1158
01:05:27,100 --> 01:05:28,100
this way. Basically what we are doing

1159
01:05:28,100 --> 01:05:29,100
is,, Mr. Wheeler, is the state is

1160
01:05:29,100 --> 01:05:32,601
moving its money from its savings

1161
01:05:34,100 --> 01:05:35,100
account to its checking account to pay

1162
01:05:35,100 --> 01:05:36,100
the bills. So everything that you voted

1163
01:05:36,100 --> 01:05:37,100
on and all the budgets that you are

1164
01:05:37,100 --> 01:05:40,100
involved in during the last just of

1165
01:05:40,100 --> 01:05:41,100
session, all those decisions that we

1166
01:05:41,100 --> 01:05:45,201
made in a bipartisan fashion to fund

1167
01:05:46,100 --> 01:05:47,100
the state is where the money from the

1168
01:05:47,100 --> 01:05:51,801
rainy day fund will be going to support

1169
01:05:56,100 --> 01:05:57,100
those issues. Now, knowing full well

1170
01:05:57,100 --> 01:05:58,100
this amount is not going to be enough

1171
01:05:58,100 --> 01:05:59,100
to get there, that is the part of the

1172
01:05:59,100 --> 01:06:00,100
plan that we need to still keep working

1173
01:06:00,100 --> 01:06:04,201
on. I have been looking at different

1174
01:06:06,100 --> 01:06:07,100
things for the other members of this

1175
01:06:07,100 --> 01:06:08,100
committee have been looking at things

1176
01:06:08,100 --> 01:06:09,100
and so has the governor's office. But I

1177
01:06:09,100 --> 01:06:13,100
think it is incumbent upon us to be

1178
01:06:13,100 --> 01:06:14,100
prudent and make sure that we fund the

1179
01:06:14,100 --> 01:06:15,100
government the weight we promised to

1180
01:06:15,100 --> 01:06:16,100
fund it when we voted last June almost

1181
01:06:16,100 --> 01:06:18,100
a year ago, to fund all these programs.

1182
01:06:18,100 --> 01:06:20,100
So that is the purpose of the rainy

1183
01:06:20,100 --> 01:06:23,100
day fund, and that is what we are doing

1184
01:06:23,100 --> 01:06:24,100
right now. I believe you are looking at

1185
01:06:24,100 --> 01:06:25,100
the second part of the discussion that

1186
01:06:25,100 --> 01:06:28,100
needs to be had, which speaker and I

1187
01:06:28,100 --> 01:06:32,100
just discussed with Ms. Brown on where

1188
01:06:32,100 --> 01:06:33,100
do we go from there. But this first

1189
01:06:33,100 --> 01:06:35,100
part, basically moving the money is

1190
01:06:35,100 --> 01:06:37,100
just making sure that we uphold our

1191
01:06:37,100 --> 01:06:38,100
responsibilities to fund the programs

1192
01:06:38,100 --> 01:06:41,601
we all voted for. Excuse me.

1193
01:06:43,100 --> 01:06:46,100
>> May I follow up Mme. Chair yes him

1194
01:06:46,100 --> 01:06:47,100
Mr. Wheeler.

1195
01:06:47,100 --> 01:06:48,100
>> Thank you. I agree with you that

1196
01:06:48,100 --> 01:06:51,601
things have changed. There's no doubt

1197
01:06:52,100 --> 01:06:54,100
about that. When we were looking at a

1198
01:06:54,100 --> 01:06:57,601
very very solvent economy,, good money

1199
01:06:58,100 --> 01:07:02,100
coming in, we voted on a lot of things.

1200
01:07:02,100 --> 01:07:03,100
But, circumstances have changed. So

1201
01:07:03,100 --> 01:07:07,201
going back and saying, we voted on

1202
01:07:08,100 --> 01:07:09,100
these budgets and we need to push them

1203
01:07:09,100 --> 01:07:10,100
through, I think we need to change a

1204
01:07:10,100 --> 01:07:12,100
few things, and that is pretty much

1205
01:07:12,100 --> 01:07:15,100
what we have to do. The governor's

1206
01:07:15,100 --> 01:07:18,100
office can come up with a plan I believe

1207
01:07:18,100 --> 01:07:21,100
, but most importantly, we need to know

1208
01:07:21,100 --> 01:07:24,100
what the plan is before we start moving

1209
01:07:24,100 --> 01:07:25,100
money around. And even we are going to

1210
01:07:25,100 --> 01:07:30,100
try to do this or try to do that and I

1211
01:07:30,100 --> 01:07:31,100
think we can save some money here and I

1212
01:07:31,100 --> 01:07:34,100
think we can save some money there, I

1213
01:07:34,100 --> 01:07:38,801
would like to hear what some of those

1214
01:07:39,100 --> 01:07:40,100
details are. We are just not getting

1215
01:07:40,100 --> 01:07:41,100
that communication and I appreciate it.

1216
01:07:41,100 --> 01:07:44,100
It's a very weird situation. So, don't

1217
01:07:44,100 --> 01:07:48,801
get me wrong to my do appreciate that,

1218
01:07:53,100 --> 01:07:54,100
but I want to thank you for your time

1219
01:07:54,100 --> 01:07:55,100
and take the governor's office for

1220
01:07:55,100 --> 01:07:56,100
their time. I hope we can all actually

1221
01:07:56,100 --> 01:07:57,100
communicate were together and say,

1222
01:07:57,100 --> 01:07:58,100
because everybody -- there are 63 of us in

1223
01:07:58,100 --> 01:07:59,100
the building basically. Everybody would

1224
01:07:59,100 --> 01:08:02,100
have some good ideas I think. So let's

1225
01:08:02,100 --> 01:08:05,601
get together and talk about it.

1226
01:08:08,100 --> 01:08:09,100
>> And, Mr. Wheeler, I believe that

1227
01:08:09,100 --> 01:08:10,100
time will come when it is time to

1228
01:08:10,100 --> 01:08:13,601
address the next fiscal year's budget,

1229
01:08:16,100 --> 01:08:17,100
but I believe all the items that you

1230
01:08:17,100 --> 01:08:18,100
have cited, there would be no gain or

1231
01:08:18,100 --> 01:08:19,100
benefit from the changes between net

1232
01:08:19,100 --> 01:08:20,100
now in mid-May for just six weeks was

1233
01:08:20,100 --> 01:08:22,100
up those impacts of furloughs and CIP

1234
01:08:22,100 --> 01:08:25,601
projects and things along that line

1235
01:08:28,100 --> 01:08:29,100
would not have an impact. We have to

1236
01:08:29,100 --> 01:08:30,100
give state employees a 30 day notice.

1237
01:08:30,100 --> 01:08:32,100
So in essence it would be a two-week

1238
01:08:32,100 --> 01:08:34,100
impact. So I don't believe there is any

1239
01:08:34,100 --> 01:08:37,601
significant changes that we could make

1240
01:08:41,100 --> 01:08:42,100
right now that would impact us until

1241
01:08:42,100 --> 01:08:45,100
June 30. Those discussions will be based

1242
01:08:45,100 --> 01:08:46,100
on the next fiscal year and what

1243
01:08:46,100 --> 01:08:48,100
changes we have to make in the next

1244
01:08:48,100 --> 01:08:49,100
fiscal year. So with that come I

1245
01:08:49,100 --> 01:08:53,801
believe I had Dr. Titus had one had

1246
01:08:59,100 --> 01:09:00,100
wanted to speak to I'm sorry. I've the

1247
01:09:00,100 --> 01:09:02,100
speaker next and then I'll go to Dr.

1248
01:09:02,100 --> 01:09:03,100
Titus.

1249
01:09:03,100 --> 01:09:06,100
>> Thank you Mme. Chair. I just want to

1250
01:09:06,100 --> 01:09:09,601
say, that we have projected anywhere

1251
01:09:11,100 --> 01:09:14,100
from five, over $600 million in

1252
01:09:14,100 --> 01:09:17,100
shortfall. We, for the first time put

1253
01:09:17,100 --> 01:09:21,100
money away in the rainy day fund into

1254
01:09:21,100 --> 01:09:22,100
thousands of name for this exact

1255
01:09:22,100 --> 01:09:24,100
purpose and thank God that we did that

1256
01:09:24,100 --> 01:09:25,100
we have this money in the rainy day

1257
01:09:25,100 --> 01:09:27,100
fund. I don't thinkyou stop paying your

1258
01:09:27,100 --> 01:09:30,601
power bill because you don't know

1259
01:09:34,100 --> 01:09:35,100
what's going to happen next week. We

1260
01:09:35,100 --> 01:09:36,100
have bills that we have approved. Now

1261
01:09:36,100 --> 01:09:38,100
with respect to federal aid that's a

1262
01:09:38,100 --> 01:09:39,100
different issue about after the money

1263
01:09:39,100 --> 01:09:41,100
is going to be used. And with respect

1264
01:09:41,100 --> 01:09:43,100
to any proposed cuts, that is an issue

1265
01:09:43,100 --> 01:09:45,100
that we have to deal with, but I think

1266
01:09:45,100 --> 01:09:48,100
it is quite frankly disingenuous

1267
01:09:50,100 --> 01:09:51,100
hijacker rainy day fund that was

1268
01:09:51,100 --> 01:09:53,100
created for this purpose because we

1269
01:09:53,100 --> 01:09:54,100
don't like the way things are going and

1270
01:09:54,100 --> 01:09:55,100
want to have more information before we

1271
01:09:55,100 --> 01:09:59,201
feed our kids. That is essentially what

1272
01:10:06,100 --> 01:10:07,100
we are saying. When are going to feed our

1273
01:10:07,100 --> 01:10:08,100
kids until we get more information. No.

1274
01:10:08,100 --> 01:10:09,100
We fear kids we take care of our

1275
01:10:09,100 --> 01:10:10,100
response was that we move forward. I

1276
01:10:10,100 --> 01:10:11,100
think Susan Brown has indicated that

1277
01:10:11,100 --> 01:10:12,100
though come up with a plan or some

1278
01:10:12,100 --> 01:10:14,100
proposals for the remaining 200 for the

1279
01:10:14,100 --> 01:10:17,601
remaining 200 million may be, but to

1280
01:10:21,100 --> 01:10:22,100
withhold rainy day funds that we put in

1281
01:10:22,100 --> 01:10:23,100
a savings account essentially for this

1282
01:10:23,100 --> 01:10:24,100
purpose, is like leaving money in

1283
01:10:24,100 --> 01:10:25,100
savings account are not paying your

1284
01:10:25,100 --> 01:10:26,100
bills and not putting food on the table

1285
01:10:26,100 --> 01:10:29,100
and I don't think we need to politicize

1286
01:10:29,100 --> 01:10:34,401
using the rainy day fund to try to get

1287
01:10:35,100 --> 01:10:38,100
more information in another capacity. I

1288
01:10:38,100 --> 01:10:39,100
think it's not how we govern. It's not

1289
01:10:39,100 --> 01:10:43,201
how we take care of Nevadans who

1290
01:10:45,100 --> 01:10:46,100
are for hurting. -- the only political

1291
01:10:46,100 --> 01:10:49,100
games. Yes, we need to continue to

1292
01:10:49,100 --> 01:10:50,100
communicate as director Brown has

1293
01:10:50,100 --> 01:10:51,100
indicated you to follow up and provide

1294
01:10:51,100 --> 01:10:52,100
us with direction and information but

1295
01:10:52,100 --> 01:10:54,100
people are hurting right now. Not in

1296
01:10:54,100 --> 01:10:58,801
two weeks not in four weeks. We need

1297
01:11:00,100 --> 01:11:01,100
to put money in the rainy day fund for

1298
01:11:01,100 --> 01:11:02,100
this purpose and so I would hope that

1299
01:11:02,100 --> 01:11:06,801
we would do right by the citizens of

1300
01:11:08,100 --> 01:11:09,100
Nevada and take care of our bills in

1301
01:11:09,100 --> 01:11:10,100
our state's needs and continue to work

1302
01:11:10,100 --> 01:11:11,100
together to address what's on the

1303
01:11:11,100 --> 01:11:13,100
horizon, not just today.

1304
01:11:13,100 --> 01:11:15,100
>> Thank you, speaker. I have queued

1305
01:11:15,100 --> 01:11:19,801
up folks who have wanted to speak. I

1306
01:11:20,100 --> 01:11:23,601
believe Sen. Kieckhefer next. So Sen.

1307
01:11:25,100 --> 01:11:26,100
Kieckhefer

1308
01:11:26,100 --> 01:11:27,100
>> Thank you Mme. Chair. I appreciate

1309
01:11:27,100 --> 01:11:31,201
it. To follow along be example, I've

1310
01:11:33,100 --> 01:11:34,100
not heard yet we have a cash flow

1311
01:11:34,100 --> 01:11:37,100
problem that's requiring this transfer.

1312
01:11:37,100 --> 01:11:38,100
If we are transferring money from her

1313
01:11:38,100 --> 01:11:41,100
Simmons account or checking account we

1314
01:11:41,100 --> 01:11:42,100
need to do so because our checking

1315
01:11:42,100 --> 01:11:43,100
account is running out. I've not heard

1316
01:11:43,100 --> 01:11:45,100
that yet. Ms. Brown are we not paying

1317
01:11:45,100 --> 01:11:47,100
her bills? do you have a timeline

1318
01:11:47,100 --> 01:11:49,100
when you're going to need this extra

1319
01:11:49,100 --> 01:11:50,100
cash?

1320
01:11:50,100 --> 01:11:54,201
>>Mme. Chair if someone is speaking I

1321
01:12:06,100 --> 01:12:08,100
don't hear anything.

1322
01:12:10,100 --> 01:12:11,100
>> There is Ms. Brown. Ms. Brown, we

1323
01:12:11,100 --> 01:12:13,100
cannot hear you.

1324
01:12:17,100 --> 01:12:18,100
>> Can you hear me now?

1325
01:12:18,100 --> 01:12:20,100
>> Yes. Thank you.

1326
01:12:21,100 --> 01:12:22,100
>> Okay. Thank you. Sorry Susan Brown

1327
01:12:22,100 --> 01:12:26,801
for the record. As far as cash flow

1328
01:12:27,100 --> 01:12:31,100
issues go, with the DSA payments which

1329
01:12:31,100 --> 01:12:33,100
are in excess of $150 million a month

1330
01:12:33,100 --> 01:12:36,100
and payments to the system of higher

1331
01:12:36,100 --> 01:12:37,100
education we would need some cash to

1332
01:12:37,100 --> 01:12:40,601
buy the end of this month.

1333
01:12:42,100 --> 01:12:44,100
>> Okay. Do you have an estimate - -

1334
01:12:44,100 --> 01:12:45,100
let me follow up with another question

1335
01:12:45,100 --> 01:12:48,100
in. I've seen guidance from the

1336
01:12:48,100 --> 01:12:51,100
treasury is allowing states to use

1337
01:12:51,100 --> 01:12:53,100
their CARES Act money to Acca's cash

1338
01:12:53,100 --> 01:12:57,201
flow. Not spent it for other purposes

1339
01:13:03,100 --> 01:13:04,100
that are not allowed by the CARES Act

1340
01:13:04,100 --> 01:13:05,100
but using it for cash flow and we just

1341
01:13:05,100 --> 01:13:06,100
in our last meeting received $836

1342
01:13:06,100 --> 01:13:07,100
million in cash when the Fed will

1343
01:13:07,100 --> 01:13:08,100
assume our treasury is fairly flush at

1344
01:13:08,100 --> 01:13:12,201
this point? In my correct in that?

1345
01:13:13,100 --> 01:13:16,100
>> Susan Brown for the record. I have

1346
01:13:16,100 --> 01:13:17,100
heard that may be the case that the

1347
01:13:17,100 --> 01:13:21,201
money can be used for cash flow.

1348
01:13:24,100 --> 01:13:25,100
However, that does not change the fact

1349
01:13:25,100 --> 01:13:26,100
that by the end of this fiscal year we

1350
01:13:26,100 --> 01:13:28,100
would have a general fund balance that

1351
01:13:28,100 --> 01:13:30,100
would be below.

1352
01:13:30,100 --> 01:13:33,100
>> I appreciate that. I certainly

1353
01:13:34,100 --> 01:13:35,100
>>

1354
01:13:35,100 --> 01:13:37,100
>> [Multiple speakers]

1355
01:13:39,100 --> 01:13:40,100
>> Ms. Brown, appreciate that I

1356
01:13:40,100 --> 01:13:41,100
sorely don't question the ultimate need

1357
01:13:41,100 --> 01:13:45,801
for this money to be used this fiscal

1358
01:13:53,100 --> 01:13:54,100
year to help us come up with a

1359
01:13:54,100 --> 01:13:55,100
comprehensive solution for a budget

1360
01:13:55,100 --> 01:13:56,100
deficit but the argument has been made

1361
01:13:56,100 --> 01:13:57,100
that we need to pay our bills doesn't

1362
01:13:57,100 --> 01:13:58,100
seem to carry water when we have cash

1363
01:13:58,100 --> 01:13:59,100
in the treasury to pay our bills. I

1364
01:13:59,100 --> 01:14:01,100
think you would make more sense for us

1365
01:14:01,100 --> 01:14:02,100
to come together with a conference of

1366
01:14:02,100 --> 01:14:03,100
solution that can alleviate some the

1367
01:14:03,100 --> 01:14:07,201
concerns that might be faced by rating

1368
01:14:08,100 --> 01:14:09,100
agency by credit rating agencies with a

1369
01:14:09,100 --> 01:14:12,601
look at drawdowns of reserve accounts.

1370
01:14:15,100 --> 01:14:16,100
This is an appropriate use of a reserve

1371
01:14:16,100 --> 01:14:17,100
account. When we have declining

1372
01:14:17,100 --> 01:14:21,201
revenues but it is always put in

1373
01:14:25,100 --> 01:14:26,100
conjunction with spending reductions

1374
01:14:26,100 --> 01:14:27,100
and if needed, tax increases. That's

1375
01:14:27,100 --> 01:14:28,100
how they look at them as a three-legged

1376
01:14:28,100 --> 01:14:29,100
school to stabilize our treasury

1377
01:14:29,100 --> 01:14:32,100
during times of recession. So if we are

1378
01:14:32,100 --> 01:14:33,100
only addressing one leg of that stool

1379
01:14:33,100 --> 01:14:34,100
at this time I think that offers some

1380
01:14:34,100 --> 01:14:35,100
uncertainty over the states plan moving

1381
01:14:35,100 --> 01:14:37,100
forward with the we have one to address

1382
01:14:37,100 --> 01:14:40,100
our broader shortfalls. So if there's

1383
01:14:40,100 --> 01:14:41,100
not a cash flow issue I think would

1384
01:14:41,100 --> 01:14:43,100
make more senseMme. Chair, breast to

1385
01:14:43,100 --> 01:14:46,100
hold back on this. We are going to need

1386
01:14:46,100 --> 01:14:47,100
it more immediately we could draw down

1387
01:14:47,100 --> 01:14:49,100
a part of it but if were needing it

1388
01:14:49,100 --> 01:14:53,100
once or twice a week we could certainly

1389
01:14:53,100 --> 01:14:54,100
drop down more from the rainy day fund

1390
01:14:54,100 --> 01:14:57,100
if we needed to at a subsequent

1391
01:14:57,100 --> 01:15:00,100
meeting, for the end of this month. So

1392
01:15:00,100 --> 01:15:04,100
those are my thoughts at this timeMme.

1393
01:15:04,100 --> 01:15:06,100
Chair.

1394
01:15:07,100 --> 01:15:08,100
>> Thank you Sen. full I Believe Ave.,

1395
01:15:08,100 --> 01:15:10,100
Doctor Titus, next.

1396
01:15:13,100 --> 01:15:14,100
>> Thank you Mme. Chair. I appreciate

1397
01:15:14,100 --> 01:15:15,100
the opportunity. I just want to thank

1398
01:15:15,100 --> 01:15:19,201
you for your statement Mme. Chair about

1399
01:15:32,100 --> 01:15:33,100
the need for key mitigation because I

1400
01:15:33,100 --> 01:15:34,100
think is going to be the neck crux of

1401
01:15:34,100 --> 01:15:35,100
this and make sure we all communicate.

1402
01:15:35,100 --> 01:15:36,100
I also appreciate the speaker's name

1403
01:15:36,100 --> 01:15:37,100
about not politicizing all this. To

1404
01:15:37,100 --> 01:15:38,100
that and I think what we need to do is

1405
01:15:38,100 --> 01:15:39,100
be fiscally responsible. And we have

1406
01:15:39,100 --> 01:15:40,100
lessons we learned during the recession

1407
01:15:40,100 --> 01:15:42,100
and in how we manage our funds at that

1408
01:15:42,100 --> 01:15:43,100
time. Lessons we don't want to repeat

1409
01:15:43,100 --> 01:15:44,100
perhaps. I think the bonding issue is a

1410
01:15:44,100 --> 01:15:45,100
real one. I think we need to be

1411
01:15:45,100 --> 01:15:46,100
responsible and not repeat the mistakes

1412
01:15:46,100 --> 01:15:48,100
we made then and lower the bonding

1413
01:15:48,100 --> 01:15:49,100
rating those considered go cost us more

1414
01:15:49,100 --> 01:15:51,100
money in the end. So I echo what the

1415
01:15:51,100 --> 01:15:52,100
senator just said regarding maybe not

1416
01:15:52,100 --> 01:15:56,801
the need to transfer the entire fund at

1417
01:16:02,100 --> 01:16:03,100
this time. Perhaps we do it in document

1418
01:16:03,100 --> 01:16:04,100
to which only have a capability, too. I

1419
01:16:04,100 --> 01:16:05,100
did we need to be a response about this

1420
01:16:05,100 --> 01:16:06,100
and they attention to her the money is

1421
01:16:06,100 --> 01:16:07,100
going out to the will be a need

1422
01:16:07,100 --> 01:16:08,100
everybody on this call I think

1423
01:16:08,100 --> 01:16:09,100
everybody - excuse me - everything the

1424
01:16:09,100 --> 01:16:10,100
state knows we are going to need to

1425
01:16:10,100 --> 01:16:12,100
have good fiscal responsibility. So I

1426
01:16:12,100 --> 01:16:14,100
appreciate the opportunity for that and

1427
01:16:14,100 --> 01:16:17,100
will be my belief that be thoughtful

1428
01:16:17,100 --> 01:16:18,100
about this, not transfer this entire

1429
01:16:18,100 --> 01:16:22,100
fund at this time Make sure we

1430
01:16:22,100 --> 01:16:23,100
understand the process and what we did

1431
01:16:23,100 --> 01:16:24,100
in the past and not repeat that. So

1432
01:16:24,100 --> 01:16:25,100
thank you for the opportunity.

1433
01:16:25,100 --> 01:16:29,100
>> Thank youDr. Titus for I can assure

1434
01:16:29,100 --> 01:16:33,100
you we are all being thoughtful.. Thank

1435
01:16:33,100 --> 01:16:36,100
you. So I believe Ed Sen. Settelmeyer,

1436
01:16:36,100 --> 01:16:38,100
next.

1437
01:16:39,100 --> 01:16:42,601
>> Thank you Mme. Chair. I cannot

1438
01:16:43,100 --> 01:16:46,601
support the drawdown of the entire

1439
01:16:47,100 --> 01:16:48,100
rainy day fund I think we need to worry

1440
01:16:48,100 --> 01:16:49,100
about our bond rating. I am afraid we

1441
01:16:49,100 --> 01:16:53,100
can create a situation will cost us

1442
01:16:53,100 --> 01:16:57,201
more with existing bonds are still out

1443
01:16:58,100 --> 01:16:59,100
there without the cost will go up. Vs.

1444
01:16:59,100 --> 01:17:00,100
the money, still in the bank account. I

1445
01:17:00,100 --> 01:17:04,801
also look at this is your were looking

1446
01:17:06,100 --> 01:17:07,100
at deficit by the next year were

1447
01:17:07,100 --> 01:17:08,100
looking at potential a billion-dollar

1448
01:17:08,100 --> 01:17:09,100
deficit. I go back to the fact that

1449
01:17:09,100 --> 01:17:10,100
when the wind shut down a couple days

1450
01:17:10,100 --> 01:17:12,100
later the governor made the right

1451
01:17:12,100 --> 01:17:14,100
decision to shut down the casinos. We

1452
01:17:14,100 --> 01:17:17,601
all knew that's about $100 million a

1453
01:17:20,100 --> 01:17:21,100
month had we not be receiving revenue.

1454
01:17:21,100 --> 01:17:22,100
Yet there was no plan in March to start

1455
01:17:22,100 --> 01:17:25,100
reducing cost. In April, again, no

1456
01:17:25,100 --> 01:17:27,100
plans for reducing cost. May, there

1457
01:17:27,100 --> 01:17:31,100
still no plans to reduce cost. Without

1458
01:17:31,100 --> 01:17:33,100
that I cannot approve it. Thank you.

1459
01:17:33,100 --> 01:17:36,601
>> I believe I've Sen. Cancela, next.

1460
01:17:40,100 --> 01:17:43,100
>> Thank you Mme. Chair. This is for

1461
01:17:43,100 --> 01:17:46,100
clarification or that anything because

1462
01:17:46,100 --> 01:17:50,801
while it is true that we have a

1463
01:17:51,100 --> 01:17:52,100
significant of CARES Act dollars

1464
01:17:52,100 --> 01:17:53,100
sitting in our state coffers, Ms.

1465
01:17:53,100 --> 01:17:56,100
Brown, could you please clarify and

1466
01:17:56,100 --> 01:17:58,100
make sure that it is clear on the

1467
01:17:58,100 --> 01:18:00,100
record that CARES Act dollars cannot

1468
01:18:00,100 --> 01:18:06,100
be used to pay our bills for lack of a

1469
01:18:07,100 --> 01:18:08,100
better description, the same way rainy

1470
01:18:08,100 --> 01:18:10,100
day funds can't and that the two funds

1471
01:18:10,100 --> 01:18:12,401
operate for different purposes?

1472
01:18:15,100 --> 01:18:16,100
>> Susan Brown for the record. The

1473
01:18:16,100 --> 01:18:20,100
rainy day fund dollars are general fund

1474
01:18:20,100 --> 01:18:25,401
and be used to pay the state bills was

1475
01:18:27,100 --> 01:18:28,100
up the CARES Act of these for cash flow

1476
01:18:28,100 --> 01:18:29,100
but there is parameters around how the

1477
01:18:29,100 --> 01:18:30,100
funds can be spent in has to be related

1478
01:18:30,100 --> 01:18:32,100
to costs associate with COVID 19 and

1479
01:18:32,100 --> 01:18:35,601
reacting and responding to COVID 19. I

1480
01:18:38,100 --> 01:18:40,100
would also add the CARES Act fundsare

1481
01:18:40,100 --> 01:18:43,100
only available until December 30 and we

1482
01:18:43,100 --> 01:18:46,100
will be dispersing those funds in the

1483
01:18:46,100 --> 01:18:50,201
near future as plans are approved for

1484
01:18:52,100 --> 01:18:53,100
those funds to got the door.

1485
01:18:53,100 --> 01:18:54,100
>> Thank you Ms. Brown. I just have a

1486
01:18:54,100 --> 01:18:56,100
quick follow-up Mme. Chair. We have a

1487
01:18:56,100 --> 01:18:59,601
real opportunity to be thoughtful and

1488
01:19:01,100 --> 01:19:03,100
forward thinking with our CARES Act

1489
01:19:03,100 --> 01:19:05,100
dollars. I understand they need to

1490
01:19:05,100 --> 01:19:09,801
pay down our bills and I appreciate the

1491
01:19:14,100 --> 01:19:15,100
decision before us today. I think it's

1492
01:19:15,100 --> 01:19:16,100
the right one but as we move forward

1493
01:19:16,100 --> 01:19:17,100
with the CARES Act dollars and with our

1494
01:19:17,100 --> 01:19:21,100
rainy day fund,, we have an opportunity

1495
01:19:21,100 --> 01:19:24,100
to be creative as a state about how the

1496
01:19:24,100 --> 01:19:25,100
two interact in making sure that, while

1497
01:19:25,100 --> 01:19:28,100
they certainly operate for certain

1498
01:19:29,100 --> 01:19:30,100
cost, we continue to be for thinking

1499
01:19:30,100 --> 01:19:32,100
about those dollars.

1500
01:19:33,100 --> 01:19:37,201
>> And, thank you Sen. Cancela. As we

1501
01:19:41,100 --> 01:19:42,100
talk about the CARES Act dollars, if we

1502
01:19:42,100 --> 01:19:43,100
do use those for our cash flow issues

1503
01:19:43,100 --> 01:19:47,100
than they are not available to help the

1504
01:19:47,100 --> 01:19:48,100
Nevadans were truly in the right now.

1505
01:19:48,100 --> 01:19:50,100
So I believe we would be put in a tough

1506
01:19:50,100 --> 01:19:52,100
position of making that choice whereas

1507
01:19:52,100 --> 01:19:53,100
we do have money in the savings account

1508
01:19:53,100 --> 01:19:57,801
right now to help us get through and

1509
01:19:59,100 --> 01:20:00,100
figure out how to get all these bills

1510
01:20:00,100 --> 01:20:04,201
paid. So I appreciate that. I believe

1511
01:20:05,100 --> 01:20:06,100
- - I'm not sure who I have next in

1512
01:20:06,100 --> 01:20:09,601
the queue. I have Ms. Benitez-Thompson,

1513
01:20:12,100 --> 01:20:17,401
and then I will go to you, Sen. Goicoechea.

1514
01:20:20,100 --> 01:20:21,100
>> Thank you Mme. Chair. I'm taking

1515
01:20:21,100 --> 01:20:22,100
notes just trying to follow the

1516
01:20:22,100 --> 01:20:23,100
information that's given us.. Ms. Brown

1517
01:20:23,100 --> 01:20:27,100
I heard you say that we have got

1518
01:20:27,100 --> 01:20:30,100
payments for the DSA so payments to

1519
01:20:30,100 --> 01:20:32,100
schools for educating our kids and then

1520
01:20:32,100 --> 01:20:35,601
also payments to our higher education,

1521
01:20:39,100 --> 01:20:40,100
system of higher education. So those

1522
01:20:40,100 --> 01:20:42,100
are the two big payments that we have

1523
01:20:42,100 --> 01:20:46,801
in the next couple of weeks that, once

1524
01:20:48,100 --> 01:20:49,100
we make those, we will - - are fund

1525
01:20:49,100 --> 01:20:53,801
balance will be too low to have the

1526
01:20:58,100 --> 01:20:59,100
cash on hand to pay stuff in June. So

1527
01:20:59,100 --> 01:21:00,100
did I get that right? Those are the

1528
01:21:00,100 --> 01:21:02,100
two big expenditures this month?

1529
01:21:02,100 --> 01:21:05,601
>> Susan Brown for the record. Yes,

1530
01:21:07,100 --> 01:21:08,100
those are the two big expenditures and

1531
01:21:08,100 --> 01:21:09,100
there's Medicaid payments that go out

1532
01:21:09,100 --> 01:21:13,801
monthly as well, and I don't have the

1533
01:21:17,100 --> 01:21:18,100
numbers

1534
01:21:18,100 --> 01:21:19,100
>> Thank you. I was can ask about that.

1535
01:21:19,100 --> 01:21:20,100
I appreciate that. I was going to ask

1536
01:21:20,100 --> 01:21:21,100
just that because we know our biggest

1537
01:21:21,100 --> 01:21:25,201
pieces of the budget, by far our

1538
01:21:30,100 --> 01:21:31,100
education and health and human

1539
01:21:31,100 --> 01:21:32,100
services. So I was wondering about the

1540
01:21:32,100 --> 01:21:33,100
health and human service piece. So if

1541
01:21:33,100 --> 01:21:34,100
we don't move over this money we are

1542
01:21:34,100 --> 01:21:36,100
putting education and Medicaid dollars,

1543
01:21:36,100 --> 01:21:37,100
we tried those up. And we will not be

1544
01:21:37,100 --> 01:21:40,100
able to make those payments as a state

1545
01:21:40,100 --> 01:21:41,100
without moving the savings over four

1546
01:21:41,100 --> 01:21:43,401
DSA and Medicaid payments?

1547
01:21:44,100 --> 01:21:47,100
>> Am I getting it accurately?

1548
01:21:53,100 --> 01:21:55,100
>> Susan Brown for the record.. Yes,

1549
01:21:55,100 --> 01:21:59,100
you are accurate about that. That is

1550
01:21:59,100 --> 01:22:01,100
correct.

1551
01:22:07,100 --> 01:22:09,401
>> Any follow-up Ms. Benitez-Thompson?

1552
01:22:12,100 --> 01:22:16,801
>> I guess, no. I know that the board

1553
01:22:17,100 --> 01:22:21,201
of examiners met yesterday. I know that

1554
01:22:22,100 --> 01:22:25,100
- - or, recently. It feels like we

1555
01:22:25,100 --> 01:22:29,100
have met - - well it looks like we've

1556
01:22:29,100 --> 01:22:30,100
est. all the legal requirements for

1557
01:22:30,100 --> 01:22:32,100
what shortfall is and the provisions

1558
01:22:32,100 --> 01:22:34,100
that this legislature voted on her

1559
01:22:34,100 --> 01:22:36,100
when we could move this money. I think

1560
01:22:36,100 --> 01:22:40,100
that we as a body were very thoughtful

1561
01:22:40,100 --> 01:22:42,100
and reflective last session, even

1562
01:22:42,100 --> 01:22:45,100
though we would not be in this, to say

1563
01:22:45,100 --> 01:22:47,100
if we moved rainy day money over what

1564
01:22:47,100 --> 01:22:50,601
would be the statutory climates for

1565
01:22:54,100 --> 01:22:55,100
doing that. We want to make sure that

1566
01:22:55,100 --> 01:22:56,100
some Dover willy-nilly. We want to make

1567
01:22:56,100 --> 01:22:57,100
sure the state is really in a place

1568
01:22:57,100 --> 01:23:01,100
where it needs these funds and build

1569
01:23:01,100 --> 01:23:02,100
the language you trigger it that way. I

1570
01:23:02,100 --> 01:23:03,100
feel like we have met the precedents

1571
01:23:03,100 --> 01:23:05,100
that we put out there as a body and I

1572
01:23:05,100 --> 01:23:09,201
would sure hate to see educators that

1573
01:23:10,100 --> 01:23:13,100
notice that at school districts get

1574
01:23:13,100 --> 01:23:15,100
noticed in our Medicaid providers get

1575
01:23:15,100 --> 01:23:19,100
notice that they are not going to get

1576
01:23:19,100 --> 01:23:20,100
checks at the beginning of June because

1577
01:23:20,100 --> 01:23:21,100
we are not taking this action here

1578
01:23:21,100 --> 01:23:23,100
today.

1579
01:23:28,100 --> 01:23:31,100
>> So, I want to make sure I understand

1580
01:23:31,100 --> 01:23:32,100
this correctly. Ms. Brown, would you

1581
01:23:32,100 --> 01:23:35,100
repeat again what is the amount, as far

1582
01:23:35,100 --> 01:23:37,401
as the DSA goes?

1583
01:23:39,100 --> 01:23:43,201
>> Susan Brown for the record. The DSA

1584
01:23:47,100 --> 01:23:48,100
payment runs somewhere north of $150

1585
01:23:48,100 --> 01:23:51,100
million a month, I believe.

1586
01:23:51,100 --> 01:23:53,100
>> 150 million a month and you had

1587
01:23:53,100 --> 01:23:55,100
mentioned - -

1588
01:23:56,100 --> 01:23:59,100
>> I'm sorry, 115 million a month.

1589
01:24:00,100 --> 01:24:02,100
>> 115, okay. That's why we repeat.

1590
01:24:02,100 --> 01:24:04,100
>> [Multiple speakers]

1591
01:24:06,100 --> 01:24:07,100
>> There are months where it is

1592
01:24:07,100 --> 01:24:10,100
higher. Because some school districts

1593
01:24:10,100 --> 01:24:13,100
get their payments quarterly rather

1594
01:24:13,100 --> 01:24:14,100
than monthly.

1595
01:24:14,100 --> 01:24:15,100
>> Okay. Does that include the

1596
01:24:15,100 --> 01:24:17,100
shortfall from the - - or is that our

1597
01:24:17,100 --> 01:24:19,100
portion?

1598
01:24:19,100 --> 01:24:22,100
>> That is just our portion.

1599
01:24:23,100 --> 01:24:27,801
>> So, then we need to add the shortfall

1600
01:24:28,100 --> 01:24:29,100
from the LL ST that is documented that

1601
01:24:29,100 --> 01:24:32,601
the state is required to backfill.

1602
01:24:33,100 --> 01:24:34,100
Correct?

1603
01:24:34,100 --> 01:24:35,100
>> Susan Brown for the record that is

1604
01:24:35,100 --> 01:24:37,100
correct.

1605
01:24:38,100 --> 01:24:42,100
>> And, if I think of those numbers, if

1606
01:24:42,100 --> 01:24:43,100
you think over 400 million we are

1607
01:24:43,100 --> 01:24:47,100
moving right now, most of that I

1608
01:24:47,100 --> 01:24:48,100
believe will end up going to education,

1609
01:24:48,100 --> 01:24:50,100
am I correct?

1610
01:24:52,100 --> 01:24:56,801
>> You could say that, yes. It just a

1611
01:24:57,100 --> 01:25:01,100
big pot of money and that is one of our

1612
01:25:01,100 --> 01:25:03,100
biggest expenses. So that would be

1613
01:25:03,100 --> 01:25:05,401
accurate to say that.

1614
01:25:06,100 --> 01:25:08,100
>> Okay. I think there is still a

1615
01:25:08,100 --> 01:25:11,100
little bit of confusion. Sen.

1616
01:25:11,100 --> 01:25:14,100
Kieckhefer had asked a clarifying

1617
01:25:15,100 --> 01:25:18,601
question because one of the answers

1618
01:25:19,100 --> 01:25:20,100
with the majority leader he is little

1619
01:25:20,100 --> 01:25:22,100
confused also Sen. Kieckhefer did you

1620
01:25:22,100 --> 01:25:23,100
want to come back in?

1621
01:25:23,100 --> 01:25:27,201
>> I appreciate that's be one. I heard

1622
01:25:32,100 --> 01:25:33,100
what I heard was different. You

1623
01:25:33,100 --> 01:25:34,100
indicator based on the amount of cash

1624
01:25:34,100 --> 01:25:35,100
we have in the treasury we would be

1625
01:25:35,100 --> 01:25:37,100
unable to pay the DSA and higher Ed

1626
01:25:37,100 --> 01:25:41,201
payments at the end of this month.

1627
01:25:45,100 --> 01:25:46,100
That sounded just different the what

1628
01:25:46,100 --> 01:25:47,100
you told me. That we will be able to

1629
01:25:47,100 --> 01:25:48,100
make those plans based on the cash flow

1630
01:25:48,100 --> 01:25:49,100
flexibility allowed through the CARES

1631
01:25:49,100 --> 01:25:53,100
Act and what we currently have in the

1632
01:25:53,100 --> 01:25:54,100
general fund. Through our natural

1633
01:25:54,100 --> 01:25:56,100
general fund dollars.

1634
01:26:00,100 --> 01:26:03,100
>> Susan Brown for the record. For

1635
01:26:03,100 --> 01:26:06,100
clarification, those payments, we have

1636
01:26:07,100 --> 01:26:10,100
a casual issue in the general fund.

1637
01:26:10,100 --> 01:26:14,201
Obviously, based on what you have said

1638
01:26:17,100 --> 01:26:18,100
with a CARES Act money, that money is

1639
01:26:18,100 --> 01:26:19,100
sitting in our bank account and we can

1640
01:26:19,100 --> 01:26:20,100
use that for cash flow. We cannot use

1641
01:26:20,100 --> 01:26:21,100
it to balance the budget.

1642
01:26:21,100 --> 01:26:22,100
>> Right. So I'm not suggesting we use

1643
01:26:22,100 --> 01:26:26,201
it to supplant revenue,. I'm saying, if

1644
01:26:31,100 --> 01:26:32,100
we have to pay the check, write a check

1645
01:26:32,100 --> 01:26:33,100
to the school district we can use that

1646
01:26:33,100 --> 01:26:34,100
money temporarily to cover that outlay

1647
01:26:34,100 --> 01:26:38,201
to the school district knowing that we

1648
01:26:41,100 --> 01:26:42,100
will have to backfill it with either

1649
01:26:42,100 --> 01:26:44,100
rainy day fund money or some other

1650
01:26:44,100 --> 01:26:46,100
cutdown money, right?

1651
01:26:48,100 --> 01:26:49,100
>> Susan Brown for the record. That's

1652
01:26:49,100 --> 01:26:50,100
my understand but I been told that is

1653
01:26:50,100 --> 01:26:51,100
the case that we can use the CARES Act

1654
01:26:51,100 --> 01:26:53,401
money for cash flow?.

1655
01:26:55,100 --> 01:26:56,100
>> Right. So were not at risk of not

1656
01:26:56,100 --> 01:27:00,201
cutting a check for the school, right?

1657
01:27:01,100 --> 01:27:02,100
C was Susan Brown for the record. Not

1658
01:27:02,100 --> 01:27:04,100
at this time.

1659
01:27:11,100 --> 01:27:12,100
>> Thank you Mme. Chair I patient

1660
01:27:12,100 --> 01:27:13,100
everything for Karthik Asian

1661
01:27:13,100 --> 01:27:14,100
>> And, I appreciate that Sen., but

1662
01:27:14,100 --> 01:27:15,100
there is no guarantees that money will

1663
01:27:15,100 --> 01:27:16,100
be paid, that money will end up going

1664
01:27:16,100 --> 01:27:17,100
back into the CARES Act because we know

1665
01:27:17,100 --> 01:27:21,801
what it takes to deal with revenue in

1666
01:27:24,100 --> 01:27:25,100
this state. So, saying that we should

1667
01:27:25,100 --> 01:27:26,100
push that decision off and I believe,

1668
01:27:26,100 --> 01:27:27,100
would be irresponsible at this time. I

1669
01:27:27,100 --> 01:27:30,601
believe we know we have a

1670
01:27:33,100 --> 01:27:34,100
responsibility to get this money where

1671
01:27:34,100 --> 01:27:35,100
it needs to go. We have the dollars

1672
01:27:35,100 --> 01:27:36,100
available to do it. The CARES Act

1673
01:27:36,100 --> 01:27:40,201
cannot be used to deal with general

1674
01:27:41,100 --> 01:27:42,100
fund type issues. We would have to

1675
01:27:42,100 --> 01:27:43,100
figure out a way to put that money back

1676
01:27:43,100 --> 01:27:47,801
in later on. So you would just in

1677
01:27:48,100 --> 01:27:49,100
essence push the problem out rather

1678
01:27:49,100 --> 01:27:50,100
than dealing with a problem that's in

1679
01:27:50,100 --> 01:27:51,100
front of us right now. So that is my

1680
01:27:51,100 --> 01:27:55,201
concern. We just don't know where we

1681
01:28:00,100 --> 01:28:01,100
will be six, seven months from now. We

1682
01:28:01,100 --> 01:28:02,100
may be in more dire straits then we are

1683
01:28:02,100 --> 01:28:03,100
in now. So come I believe we should

1684
01:28:03,100 --> 01:28:04,100
address the problem that we have in

1685
01:28:04,100 --> 01:28:05,100
front of us now and make sure that we

1686
01:28:05,100 --> 01:28:09,801
go from there. But I do appreciate you

1687
01:28:14,100 --> 01:28:15,100
clarify exactly where we are when it

1688
01:28:15,100 --> 01:28:16,100
comes to these two funds of money. It

1689
01:28:16,100 --> 01:28:17,100
has been very confusing to a number of

1690
01:28:17,100 --> 01:28:21,100
folks how these two funds work in

1691
01:28:21,100 --> 01:28:22,100
parallel, but not really to support

1692
01:28:22,100 --> 01:28:26,100
each other. So, with that, I believe

1693
01:28:26,100 --> 01:28:29,100
Sen. Goicoechea has been waiting

1694
01:28:29,100 --> 01:28:30,100
patiently

1695
01:28:30,100 --> 01:28:31,100
>> Thank you Mme. Chair. I don't think

1696
01:28:31,100 --> 01:28:33,100
there's any argument amongst anyone on

1697
01:28:33,100 --> 01:28:36,100
the committee that there is a need to

1698
01:28:36,100 --> 01:28:37,100
transfer at least a portion of the

1699
01:28:37,100 --> 01:28:41,801
rainy day fund. I think it's just a

1700
01:28:42,100 --> 01:28:43,100
time of when and if and how much.

1701
01:28:43,100 --> 01:28:46,100
Clearly, I believe because we do have,

1702
01:28:46,100 --> 01:28:47,100
assuming 800 million, plus from CARES

1703
01:28:47,100 --> 01:28:49,100
Act money that is presently residing in

1704
01:28:49,100 --> 01:28:52,601
the bank account, technically, that can

1705
01:28:54,100 --> 01:28:58,100
be used as an asset just to cover that

1706
01:28:58,100 --> 01:29:01,100
account materially until June 30. So I

1707
01:29:01,100 --> 01:29:04,100
don't think anybody's arguing whether

1708
01:29:05,100 --> 01:29:06,100
be in fact need to transfer from the

1709
01:29:06,100 --> 01:29:10,801
rainy day fund. Just the amount. I can

1710
01:29:15,100 --> 01:29:16,100
transfer half. We are meeting twice

1711
01:29:16,100 --> 01:29:17,100
this week were to continue to meet over

1712
01:29:17,100 --> 01:29:18,100
the next 30 days. I feel a lot more

1713
01:29:18,100 --> 01:29:22,100
comfortable for a feeling where we were

1714
01:29:22,100 --> 01:29:23,100
15 June for exactly what cuts do we

1715
01:29:23,100 --> 01:29:24,100
have in place, what was going to be

1716
01:29:24,100 --> 01:29:27,100
required and yes, we all understand

1717
01:29:27,100 --> 01:29:30,601
that even additional 200 million if we

1718
01:29:31,100 --> 01:29:32,100
only forwarded half of the committee to

1719
01:29:32,100 --> 01:29:35,100
enter million would be enough, but at

1720
01:29:35,100 --> 01:29:37,100
least we would have an idea where we

1721
01:29:37,100 --> 01:29:40,100
are headed. If we throw the 400 and,

1722
01:29:40,100 --> 01:29:41,100
last time I changed some money from my

1723
01:29:41,100 --> 01:29:44,601
savings to checking, pretty much went

1724
01:29:45,100 --> 01:29:46,100
through it in one day. It rolls right

1725
01:29:46,100 --> 01:29:48,100
along. We've got time we got the body

1726
01:29:48,100 --> 01:29:50,100
in place. Let's take a look at just

1727
01:29:50,100 --> 01:29:53,100
exactly where we are. I can support

1728
01:29:53,100 --> 01:29:57,801
half of the rainy day account but give

1729
01:30:03,100 --> 01:30:04,100
it 30 days. Let's see where we are in

1730
01:30:04,100 --> 01:30:05,100
our plan. I'm afraid we are hanging all

1731
01:30:05,100 --> 01:30:06,100
of this on maybe a federal stimulus

1732
01:30:06,100 --> 01:30:07,100
package that might be coming and might

1733
01:30:07,100 --> 01:30:12,401
not be coming down the road and I do

1734
01:30:19,100 --> 01:30:20,100
want to try to balance the budget on

1735
01:30:20,100 --> 01:30:21,100
that either. So with that I cannot

1736
01:30:21,100 --> 01:30:22,100
support transferring the whole rainy

1737
01:30:22,100 --> 01:30:23,100
day fund. I could definitely go with

1738
01:30:23,100 --> 01:30:24,100
half of it and let's see where we are

1739
01:30:24,100 --> 01:30:25,100
in 30 days. Were going to have to make

1740
01:30:25,100 --> 01:30:26,100
some cuts. We cannot bounce this on

1741
01:30:26,100 --> 01:30:27,100
just the rainy day account and the

1742
01:30:27,100 --> 01:30:28,100
rainy dunce rainy day fund balance.

1743
01:30:28,100 --> 01:30:29,100
Thank you

1744
01:30:29,100 --> 01:30:30,100
>> So, all go to th with that I'll go

1745
01:30:30,100 --> 01:30:32,401
to Sen Woodhouse Woodhouse.

1746
01:30:33,100 --> 01:30:37,100
>> Thank you Mme. Chair. I have a

1747
01:30:37,100 --> 01:30:38,100
comment. I want to circle around to

1748
01:30:38,100 --> 01:30:41,100
some of the information that we know

1749
01:30:41,100 --> 01:30:44,100
and that we've also heard from today.

1750
01:30:44,100 --> 01:30:48,201
First of all, Mme. Chair you and

1751
01:30:50,100 --> 01:30:53,601
speaker Frierson laid that out, very

1752
01:30:56,100 --> 01:30:57,100
good reasons why we need to move the

1753
01:30:57,100 --> 01:31:00,100
entire many day fund today. And I want

1754
01:31:00,100 --> 01:31:03,100
to thank Ms. Brown and everyone in the

1755
01:31:03,100 --> 01:31:05,100
governor's office regarding the

1756
01:31:05,100 --> 01:31:10,100
commitment to us to keep us in the loop

1757
01:31:10,100 --> 01:31:13,100
about what kinds of plans that they

1758
01:31:13,100 --> 01:31:16,100
see,, especially as they look at

1759
01:31:16,100 --> 01:31:19,601
reversions, one time once of times

1760
01:31:20,100 --> 01:31:23,100
they cut one time funding. Things we

1761
01:31:23,100 --> 01:31:25,100
will have to change, and make those

1762
01:31:25,100 --> 01:31:29,201
cuts. We are really fortunate in this

1763
01:31:31,100 --> 01:31:33,100
last legislative session that we put

1764
01:31:33,100 --> 01:31:34,100
some additional - - we put money into

1765
01:31:34,100 --> 01:31:37,100
the rainy day fund.. It's not been

1766
01:31:37,100 --> 01:31:38,100
something that's been there every

1767
01:31:38,100 --> 01:31:41,601
single legislative session. So this is

1768
01:31:44,100 --> 01:31:46,100
our first, I guess you would call, pot

1769
01:31:46,100 --> 01:31:50,100
of money, to go after in order to

1770
01:31:50,100 --> 01:31:54,100
address this huge deficit that we have

1771
01:31:54,100 --> 01:31:55,100
that is probably going to grow. We know

1772
01:31:55,100 --> 01:31:58,100
it's going to grow bigger. So this is

1773
01:31:58,100 --> 01:32:01,100
the way to get started and then we have

1774
01:32:01,100 --> 01:32:05,100
to look at reversions. We have to look

1775
01:32:05,100 --> 01:32:09,801
at one time funding we have to make

1776
01:32:11,100 --> 01:32:13,100
cuts from. A number of us were here

1777
01:32:13,100 --> 01:32:16,601
back in the recession in 2008 through

1778
01:32:19,100 --> 01:32:20,100
11, and for those of you who have not

1779
01:32:20,100 --> 01:32:24,100
had that experience, I can tell you how

1780
01:32:24,100 --> 01:32:26,100
difficultthat is when we look at

1781
01:32:26,100 --> 01:32:29,601
services and people and really word

1782
01:32:31,100 --> 01:32:32,100
prefer to say people first and then

1783
01:32:32,100 --> 01:32:35,100
services, that are going to be hurt by

1784
01:32:35,100 --> 01:32:38,100
what's happening with the pandemic. So

1785
01:32:38,100 --> 01:32:42,100
I just want to reiterate the comments

1786
01:32:42,100 --> 01:32:45,601
made, particularly by the speaker and

1787
01:32:47,100 --> 01:32:48,100
the chair, in that this is the

1788
01:32:48,100 --> 01:32:50,100
appropriate time for us to move the

1789
01:32:50,100 --> 01:32:53,601
fold rainy day fund. It's 400, plus

1790
01:32:56,100 --> 01:33:00,801
million and a deficit we have is going

1791
01:33:01,100 --> 01:33:02,100
to be exceedingly larger than that. So

1792
01:33:02,100 --> 01:33:03,100
it is time to begin the work that we

1793
01:33:03,100 --> 01:33:05,100
have to do. So thank you Mme. Chair.

1794
01:33:05,100 --> 01:33:09,201
>> Thank you all very much. I believe

1795
01:33:13,100 --> 01:33:16,601
in response, if the conversation with

1796
01:33:21,100 --> 01:33:22,100
moving it twice, it would require

1797
01:33:22,100 --> 01:33:23,100
another BOE. It would require us to do

1798
01:33:23,100 --> 01:33:25,100
the process all over again. So at this

1799
01:33:25,100 --> 01:33:27,100
time I believe it is more appropriate

1800
01:33:27,100 --> 01:33:31,801
to go ahead and move the whole amount.

1801
01:33:33,100 --> 01:33:34,100
We know we are going to need it. We

1802
01:33:34,100 --> 01:33:37,100
know we will be working on this.

1803
01:33:37,100 --> 01:33:38,100
Splitting it in two, I don't believe

1804
01:33:38,100 --> 01:33:42,201
serves any purpose other than to slow

1805
01:33:43,100 --> 01:33:45,100
it down and possibly cause more

1806
01:33:45,100 --> 01:33:48,100
misinformation out there about what

1807
01:33:48,100 --> 01:33:50,100
the state is doing with its rainy day

1808
01:33:50,100 --> 01:33:54,100
fund so, with that are there any other

1809
01:33:54,100 --> 01:33:57,601
comments? Are there any other comments?

1810
01:34:07,100 --> 01:34:11,201
Did I see a hand raised because

1811
01:34:14,100 --> 01:34:15,100
speaker Frierson. I will let Mr.

1812
01:34:15,100 --> 01:34:16,100
Settelmeyer go first and then speaker

1813
01:34:16,100 --> 01:34:19,100
Frierson. Sen. SettelmeyerB thank you

1814
01:34:20,100 --> 01:34:21,100
Mme. Chair. What is the total amount

1815
01:34:21,100 --> 01:34:24,601
necessary in order to cover educational

1816
01:34:25,100 --> 01:34:27,100
BSA expenses and the LLC backdrop you

1817
01:34:27,100 --> 01:34:29,100
mention?

1818
01:34:30,100 --> 01:34:32,100
>> Ms. Brown do you have that number

1819
01:34:32,100 --> 01:34:34,100
available?

1820
01:34:37,100 --> 01:34:38,100
>> Susan Brown for the record. I do

1821
01:34:38,100 --> 01:34:41,100
not have an exact amount at this moment

1822
01:34:41,100 --> 01:34:45,801
in time. But I believe it's pretty high.

1823
01:34:49,100 --> 01:34:53,201
>> Do you have an estimate, by chance?

1824
01:34:56,100 --> 01:34:57,100
>> I do not have an estimate. I don't

1825
01:34:57,100 --> 01:34:59,100
have that right in front of me where I

1826
01:34:59,100 --> 01:35:01,100
am at. Without looks like. But I would

1827
01:35:01,100 --> 01:35:04,100
say, - - while I won't say a number

1828
01:35:04,100 --> 01:35:05,100
because I don't have it in front of me

1829
01:35:05,100 --> 01:35:08,601
and I don't want to misspeak.

1830
01:35:09,100 --> 01:35:11,401
>> Thank you Mme. Chair.

1831
01:35:13,100 --> 01:35:14,100
>> Thank you, Sen. I have some

1832
01:35:14,100 --> 01:35:17,100
forecast but they are not definitive

1833
01:35:17,100 --> 01:35:18,100
and I would hate to put a number out

1834
01:35:18,100 --> 01:35:22,201
there in the public that we cannot

1835
01:35:23,100 --> 01:35:24,100
actually substantiate. Staff has taught

1836
01:35:24,100 --> 01:35:25,100
me very well to be careful about

1837
01:35:25,100 --> 01:35:26,100
approximating certain things, but I

1838
01:35:26,100 --> 01:35:30,201
think we can all agree that it's

1839
01:35:31,100 --> 01:35:32,100
pretty bad and that we are going to

1840
01:35:32,100 --> 01:35:34,100
have a lot to deal with before the end

1841
01:35:34,100 --> 01:35:38,201
of this year. So with that, speaker

1842
01:35:39,100 --> 01:35:41,100
Frierson.

1843
01:35:43,100 --> 01:35:44,100
>> I just want to make clear, I

1844
01:35:44,100 --> 01:35:47,100
appreciate the interest in wanting more

1845
01:35:47,100 --> 01:35:49,100
information. I think that what we do,

1846
01:35:49,100 --> 01:35:51,100
we pick up the phone and call and

1847
01:35:51,100 --> 01:35:54,601
communicate to be statesmen and states

1848
01:35:58,100 --> 01:35:59,100
woman to participate and urge

1849
01:35:59,100 --> 01:36:00,100
communication and collaboration but

1850
01:36:00,100 --> 01:36:02,401
again, for somebody living

1851
01:36:04,100 --> 01:36:05,100
month-to-month they don't get a payday

1852
01:36:05,100 --> 01:36:06,100
loan when they know have money in their

1853
01:36:06,100 --> 01:36:07,100
savings account. What is being proposed

1854
01:36:07,100 --> 01:36:11,100
is that if we transferred in entirety

1855
01:36:11,100 --> 01:36:14,601
recognizing it still less than what

1856
01:36:15,100 --> 01:36:16,100
project meeting, and we still have the

1857
01:36:16,100 --> 01:36:18,100
opportunity, not only to have

1858
01:36:18,100 --> 01:36:21,100
conversations with the governor about

1859
01:36:23,100 --> 01:36:24,100
likely future cuts and how we can

1860
01:36:24,100 --> 01:36:27,601
actually get there, but priorities as

1861
01:36:28,100 --> 01:36:31,601
far as ongoing obligations. But it

1862
01:36:33,100 --> 01:36:34,100
doesn't relieve us of the obligation to

1863
01:36:34,100 --> 01:36:37,100
talk and pick up the phone and call

1864
01:36:37,100 --> 01:36:40,601
instead of withholding to force it.

1865
01:36:41,100 --> 01:36:42,100
So you don't wait until you bounce a

1866
01:36:42,100 --> 01:36:44,100
check to transfer money into the

1867
01:36:44,100 --> 01:36:47,100
checking account easily don't borrow

1868
01:36:48,100 --> 01:36:49,100
from a search of the back when you know

1869
01:36:49,100 --> 01:36:52,100
you have money in your savings account

1870
01:36:52,100 --> 01:36:53,100
to meet those obligations. At that

1871
01:36:53,100 --> 01:36:54,100
point I would get a need to use that

1872
01:36:54,100 --> 01:36:57,100
money for Cashel? Maybe and it will be

1873
01:36:57,100 --> 01:36:58,100
there until the end of the year, but

1874
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again, wedon't have money in the fund

1875
01:37:04,100 --> 01:37:05,100
the rainy financial 2017. So I think

1876
01:37:05,100 --> 01:37:08,100
the fact that we have it there will

1877
01:37:08,100 --> 01:37:09,100
provide certainty to folks that were

1878
01:37:09,100 --> 01:37:10,100
doing everything we can that we will

1879
01:37:10,100 --> 01:37:12,100
continue to look at ways to either cut

1880
01:37:12,100 --> 01:37:16,201
or otherwise get by but doesn't relieve

1881
01:37:20,100 --> 01:37:21,100
us of any opportunity to talk and

1882
01:37:21,100 --> 01:37:22,100
collaborate and communicate. I don't

1883
01:37:22,100 --> 01:37:23,100
think that - - I don't think moving

1884
01:37:23,100 --> 01:37:26,100
the rainy day funds is going to in any

1885
01:37:26,100 --> 01:37:29,601
greater way divided opportunity to do

1886
01:37:30,100 --> 01:37:35,100
that. I think we still need to do that.

1887
01:37:35,100 --> 01:37:36,100
>> Thank you, speaker. With that come

1888
01:37:36,100 --> 01:37:38,100
I don't have anyone else signaling

1889
01:37:38,100 --> 01:37:41,100
they have any questions, or comments.

1890
01:37:41,100 --> 01:37:45,100
So can I believe we can go ahead and

1891
01:37:45,100 --> 01:37:49,100
proceed. With that I will go ahead and

1892
01:37:49,100 --> 01:37:50,100
stay the motion to make sure that we

1893
01:37:50,100 --> 01:37:52,100
are explicitly clear in what we are

1894
01:37:52,100 --> 01:37:56,100
doing. I will accept a motion to

1895
01:37:56,100 --> 01:37:59,100
transfer $401 million from the account

1896
01:38:03,100 --> 01:38:06,601
to stabilize the operation of state

1897
01:38:08,100 --> 01:38:09,100
government to the state general fund as

1898
01:38:09,100 --> 01:38:10,100
recommended by the board of examiners

1899
01:38:10,100 --> 01:38:14,100
on the 14th 2020 in accordance with an

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01:38:14,100 --> 01:38:17,601
RS 353.282 subsection 7. I will take a

1901
01:38:20,100 --> 01:38:21,100
motion from the speaker and I'll take a

1902
01:38:21,100 --> 01:38:23,100
second from by chair Woodhouse. Other

1903
01:38:23,100 --> 01:38:25,100
questions or comments on the motion as

1904
01:38:25,100 --> 01:38:27,100
stated? Sen. Kieckhefer..

1905
01:38:39,100 --> 01:38:40,100
>> I was look at a statue the packet.

1906
01:38:40,100 --> 01:38:41,100
It says were supposed to do this by

1907
01:38:41,100 --> 01:38:42,100
resolution. We have a resolution we are

1908
01:38:42,100 --> 01:38:43,100
looking at?

1909
01:38:43,100 --> 01:38:44,100
>> Ms. Jones, do you want to clarify

1910
01:38:44,100 --> 01:38:45,100
that?

1911
01:38:45,100 --> 01:38:48,100
>> Yes, Mme. Chair.. There's a

1912
01:38:49,100 --> 01:38:52,100
resolution to be signed by the chair

1913
01:38:52,100 --> 01:38:53,100
just as resolutions are when we

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01:38:53,100 --> 01:38:56,100
transfer funds from the contingency

1915
01:38:56,100 --> 01:38:59,601
account to various programs. If you

1916
01:39:07,100 --> 01:39:08,100
would like we can distribute that to

1917
01:39:08,100 --> 01:39:09,100
members.

1918
01:39:09,100 --> 01:39:10,100
>> I don't a guy need it. I just want

1919
01:39:10,100 --> 01:39:11,100
to know there's a document we are

1920
01:39:11,100 --> 01:39:12,100
looking at. It's transferring a balance

1921
01:39:12,100 --> 01:39:13,100
that's pretty much what it says?

1922
01:39:13,100 --> 01:39:14,100
>> Yes. Sen. Kieckhefer, yes. It's

1923
01:39:14,100 --> 01:39:18,100
prepared by the legal division per our

1924
01:39:18,100 --> 01:39:19,100
resolutions when we do other transfers

1925
01:39:19,100 --> 01:39:21,401
from the contingency account.

1926
01:39:22,100 --> 01:39:25,100
>> Yes, Sen., typically after the

1927
01:39:27,100 --> 01:39:28,100
meeting after the motion and the second

1928
01:39:28,100 --> 01:39:29,100
and a vote before I leave the room Ms.

1929
01:39:29,100 --> 01:39:33,201
Jones hands me the resolutions that we

1930
01:39:39,100 --> 01:39:40,100
have passed so they can be signed. This

1931
01:39:40,100 --> 01:39:41,100
one will be signed with my electronic

1932
01:39:41,100 --> 01:39:42,100
signature. So after the vote is taken.

1933
01:39:42,100 --> 01:39:43,100
So are there any other questions or

1934
01:39:43,100 --> 01:39:44,100
comments? I want to make sure everyone

1935
01:39:44,100 --> 01:39:47,601
is comfortable. Seeing no other hands

1936
01:39:48,100 --> 01:39:52,100
or voices being raised, I will ask to

1937
01:39:52,100 --> 01:39:53,100
call the role, please.

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01:39:53,100 --> 01:39:55,401
>> Roll Call Vote: Benitez-Thompson,,

1939
01:39:58,100 --> 01:40:01,100
aye. Frierson,, aye. Leavitt, nay.

1940
01:40:14,100 --> 01:40:16,401
Jauregui, aye. Kremer, nay.

1941
01:40:24,100 --> 01:40:26,401
Monroe-Moreno,, aye. Neal, aye.

1942
01:40:34,100 --> 01:40:37,601
Spiegel,, aye. Munk, aye. Swank, aye.

1943
01:40:47,100 --> 01:40:50,100
Backus, aye. Titus, nay. Wheeler,

1944
01:41:02,100 --> 01:41:05,100
nay. Carlton,, aye. Brooks, aye.

1945
01:41:13,100 --> 01:41:15,401
Cancela, aye. Denis, aye.

1946
01:41:22,100 --> 01:41:24,401
Goicoechea,, nay. Kieckhefer, nay.

1947
01:41:29,100 --> 01:41:31,401
Parks, aye. Settelmeyer, nay.

1948
01:41:40,100 --> 01:41:42,100
Woodhouse, aye.

1949
01:41:45,100 --> 01:41:47,100
>> Mme. Chair the motion carries.

1950
01:41:47,100 --> 01:41:51,801
>> Can you hear me? Can you hear me?

1951
01:42:10,100 --> 01:42:12,100
>> We can hear you.

1952
01:42:12,100 --> 01:42:16,201
>> Okay. Good. I lost you guys for

1953
01:42:18,100 --> 01:42:19,100
moment. Sorry about that. So with that,

1954
01:42:19,100 --> 01:42:23,100
the motion passes. We can go ahead and

1955
01:42:23,100 --> 01:42:27,100
move on to the next item. Item F,

1956
01:42:27,100 --> 01:42:30,601
request for approval to accept gifts

1957
01:42:34,100 --> 01:42:35,100
and grants expeditious program for the

1958
01:42:35,100 --> 01:42:37,100
department of education CARES Act

1959
01:42:37,100 --> 01:42:38,100
elementary and secondary school

1960
01:42:38,100 --> 01:42:40,100
emergency relief funds.

1961
01:42:40,100 --> 01:42:44,201
>> If we could queue up the presenter,

1962
01:42:56,100 --> 01:42:58,100
please.

1963
01:42:58,100 --> 01:42:59,100
>> Thank you Mme. Chair I members of

1964
01:42:59,100 --> 01:43:02,601
the committee. This is Joanbeaver State

1965
01:43:04,100 --> 01:43:05,100
Superintendent of Pub. instruction.

1966
01:43:05,100 --> 01:43:07,100
Today I have with me deputy

1967
01:43:07,100 --> 01:43:10,100
superintendent Heidi parks and as you

1968
01:43:10,100 --> 01:43:11,100
noted we are requesting the acceptance

1969
01:43:11,100 --> 01:43:15,201
and the ability to expand the federal

1970
01:43:19,100 --> 01:43:20,100
funds under the elementary and

1971
01:43:20,100 --> 01:43:21,100
secondary school emergency relief

1972
01:43:21,100 --> 01:43:22,100
funds, which they are referring to as

1973
01:43:22,100 --> 01:43:25,100
[inaudible]. The funds are allocated

1974
01:43:26,100 --> 01:43:27,100
through the coronavirus aid relief and

1975
01:43:27,100 --> 01:43:31,100
economic security act in the amount of

1976
01:43:31,100 --> 01:43:34,601
$170 m 185 - excuse me - $185,045 to

1977
01:43:38,100 --> 01:43:39,100
assist local education agencies

1978
01:43:39,100 --> 01:43:42,100
throughout the state and provide

1979
01:43:42,100 --> 01:43:44,100
support for remote learning. The US

1980
01:43:44,100 --> 01:43:47,100
Department of education made the

1981
01:43:48,100 --> 01:43:50,100
application of Abel on Friday, April 28

1982
01:43:50,100 --> 01:43:53,100
. The Department of Education submitted

1983
01:43:55,100 --> 01:43:56,100
the application on the Tuesday

1984
01:43:56,100 --> 01:43:59,100
following, which was April 20 and the

1985
01:43:59,100 --> 01:44:03,100
state did receive those funds on May 1.

1986
01:44:03,100 --> 01:44:05,100
The department of education was

1987
01:44:05,100 --> 01:44:08,100
allocate 90 percent of the funds to the

1988
01:44:08,100 --> 01:44:11,601
- - according to FY 19 title I

1989
01:44:13,100 --> 01:44:16,100
methodology. And that amounts to

1990
01:44:18,100 --> 01:44:20,401
105,000,004 and $66,000. MD may set

1991
01:44:27,100 --> 01:44:28,100
aside 10 percent of those dollars which

1992
01:44:28,100 --> 01:44:29,100
is just over 11 million for statewide

1993
01:44:29,100 --> 01:44:32,100
activities, and the funds must be

1994
01:44:32,100 --> 01:44:34,401
expended by September 2022. The

1995
01:44:37,100 --> 01:44:38,100
allowable use for all of those funds,

1996
01:44:38,100 --> 01:44:39,100
even though they are allocated based on

1997
01:44:39,100 --> 01:44:42,601
title Idesignation for those funds may

1998
01:44:43,100 --> 01:44:45,100
be used across the entire LDA as well

1999
01:44:45,100 --> 01:44:48,601
as the public charters and authority

2000
01:44:51,100 --> 01:44:52,100
schools will they must also have

2001
01:44:52,100 --> 01:44:54,100
consultation with private schools to

2002
01:44:54,100 --> 01:44:58,100
allocate those funds. They may use them

2003
01:44:58,100 --> 01:45:02,100
in response to all of the efforts and

2004
01:45:02,100 --> 01:45:05,100
preparation related to COVID 19, such

2005
01:45:07,100 --> 01:45:08,100
as coordination with our school

2006
01:45:08,100 --> 01:45:11,100
districts and our local health

2007
01:45:14,100 --> 01:45:15,100
officials. And they provide

2008
01:45:15,100 --> 01:45:16,100
professional development for educators

2009
01:45:16,100 --> 01:45:17,100
to support families and communities,

2010
01:45:17,100 --> 01:45:18,100
social emotional health.. They also may

2011
01:45:18,100 --> 01:45:21,601
use the dollars to cure educational

2012
01:45:25,100 --> 01:45:26,100
technology which we know we about

2013
01:45:26,100 --> 01:45:27,100
100,000 devices short in our state to

2014
01:45:27,100 --> 01:45:30,601
provide a one-to-one assistance. Make a

2015
01:45:31,100 --> 01:45:34,601
note of mental and social emotional

2016
01:45:36,100 --> 01:45:37,100
learning supports and the activities

2017
01:45:37,100 --> 01:45:39,100
necessary to maintain the operation of

2018
01:45:39,100 --> 01:45:40,100
and continuity of services and local

2019
01:45:40,100 --> 01:45:43,601
educational agencies such as PPE and

2020
01:45:56,100 --> 01:45:57,100
other equipment needed. So this does

2021
01:45:57,100 --> 01:45:58,100
not represent a list of all the things

2022
01:45:58,100 --> 01:45:59,100
that they may expend their funds on.

2023
01:45:59,100 --> 01:46:00,100
But it does provide you with an

2024
01:46:00,100 --> 01:46:01,100
overview. We have been working with

2025
01:46:01,100 --> 01:46:02,100
school districts to coordinate the use

2026
01:46:02,100 --> 01:46:06,201
of these funds,, not only locally, but

2027
01:46:08,100 --> 01:46:09,100
across school districts. A lot of great

2028
01:46:09,100 --> 01:46:10,100
coordination in that area. And we are

2029
01:46:10,100 --> 01:46:11,100
seeking your approval this morning.

2030
01:46:11,100 --> 01:46:12,100
Thank you.

2031
01:46:12,100 --> 01:46:15,100
>> Thank you very much. I will go

2032
01:46:15,100 --> 01:46:16,100
ahead and open it up for questions. I

2033
01:46:16,100 --> 01:46:19,100
believe I've Sen. Woodhouse, first.

2034
01:46:22,100 --> 01:46:25,100
>> Thank you Mme. Chair. Thank you,

2035
01:46:25,100 --> 01:46:26,100
Superintendent Ebert. This is going to

2036
01:46:26,100 --> 01:46:30,100
be extremely helpful I want to ask you,

2037
01:46:30,100 --> 01:46:34,201
you indicated some guidance they are for

2038
01:46:35,100 --> 01:46:37,100
schools, public schools and charter

2039
01:46:37,100 --> 01:46:40,100
schools. So, what - - in addition to

2040
01:46:40,100 --> 01:46:42,100
the guidance that has been provided

2041
01:46:42,100 --> 01:46:45,100
will you be doing any more in depth

2042
01:46:45,100 --> 01:46:48,100
guidance what kind of oversight will

2043
01:46:48,100 --> 01:46:51,100
they department provide two school

2044
01:46:53,100 --> 01:46:54,100
districts and charter schools when they

2045
01:46:54,100 --> 01:46:56,401
access these cares dollars?

2046
01:46:59,100 --> 01:47:03,100
>> Thank you very much vice chair. So

2047
01:47:03,100 --> 01:47:06,100
these funds and everyone knows this all

2048
01:47:06,100 --> 01:47:07,100
of this work has been moving very

2049
01:47:07,100 --> 01:47:10,100
quickly. At the department we created a

2050
01:47:10,100 --> 01:47:13,100
committee to support schools. I speak

2051
01:47:13,100 --> 01:47:15,100
with assumer tenants at least once a

2052
01:47:15,100 --> 01:47:18,100
week individually, multiple times as

2053
01:47:18,100 --> 01:47:21,100
well. The superintendents have also

2054
01:47:21,100 --> 01:47:22,100
have been creating their committees as

2055
01:47:22,100 --> 01:47:26,201
we learn more what the pandemic - -

2056
01:47:30,100 --> 01:47:31,100
as we try to move forward as a state

2057
01:47:31,100 --> 01:47:34,601
and nation and globally. What that

2058
01:47:37,100 --> 01:47:38,100
means for educating our children to

2059
01:47:38,100 --> 01:47:39,100
ensure continuity of education. The

2060
01:47:39,100 --> 01:47:42,100
accountability piece right now, within

2061
01:47:42,100 --> 01:47:44,100
the application we have built in that

2062
01:47:44,100 --> 01:47:47,100
identify where they expect to expend

2063
01:47:47,100 --> 01:47:51,100
those funds, and we know that there

2064
01:47:51,100 --> 01:47:55,100
will be - - it's not your traditional

2065
01:47:55,100 --> 01:47:56,100
application that we have had in the

2066
01:47:56,100 --> 01:47:58,100
past, where we build including the

2067
01:47:58,100 --> 01:47:59,100
federal government normally has an

2068
01:47:59,100 --> 01:48:02,601
application and timeline for issuing a

2069
01:48:07,100 --> 01:48:08,100
funds. But it's over many months. They

2070
01:48:08,100 --> 01:48:11,601
were actually, once we submitted our

2071
01:48:13,100 --> 01:48:14,100
application, and ensure the funds

2072
01:48:14,100 --> 01:48:15,100
within three days. So we know that the

2073
01:48:15,100 --> 01:48:18,100
process on the front end has built in

2074
01:48:18,100 --> 01:48:21,100
the expectation with accountability on

2075
01:48:23,100 --> 01:48:24,100
the backend. So what we did with our

2076
01:48:24,100 --> 01:48:26,100
application working with[inaudible] as

2077
01:48:26,100 --> 01:48:27,100
well to make sure we can provide the

2078
01:48:27,100 --> 01:48:31,201
funds in a timely manner, that portions

2079
01:48:32,100 --> 01:48:33,100
of identification where those funds

2080
01:48:33,100 --> 01:48:37,100
will be are in the application and

2081
01:48:37,100 --> 01:48:38,100
working with the districts to make sure

2082
01:48:38,100 --> 01:48:41,601
that as we move through accountability

2083
01:48:42,100 --> 01:48:45,100
is there through the entire process.

2084
01:48:45,100 --> 01:48:49,201
Not waiting until the very end.>> Thank

2085
01:48:53,100 --> 01:48:54,100
you. Mme. Chair, I have a follow-up

2086
01:48:54,100 --> 01:48:55,100
question if that's acceptable

2087
01:48:55,100 --> 01:48:57,100
>> Yes. Please, go ahead Sen.

2088
01:48:57,100 --> 01:49:00,100
>> Thank you. It is my understanding

2089
01:49:00,100 --> 01:49:04,201
that there is no math requirement for

2090
01:49:08,100 --> 01:49:09,100
the funding but a maintenance of

2091
01:49:09,100 --> 01:49:10,100
effort. Could you explain the

2092
01:49:10,100 --> 01:49:11,100
maintenance of effort to come in and

2093
01:49:11,100 --> 01:49:14,100
associate with the funding and how the

2094
01:49:14,100 --> 01:49:15,100
department plans to comply with that or

2095
01:49:15,100 --> 01:49:17,100
do you plan to seek a waiver in order

2096
01:49:17,100 --> 01:49:19,401
to handle this issue?>>

2097
01:49:28,100 --> 01:49:30,401
>> Can you hear me?

2098
01:49:44,100 --> 01:49:45,100
>> Yes. Be so these funds do come with

2099
01:49:45,100 --> 01:49:48,100
a maintenance of effort requirements

2100
01:49:48,100 --> 01:49:51,100
and the federal government is asking

2101
01:49:51,100 --> 01:49:52,100
each state to the extent possible to

2102
01:49:52,100 --> 01:49:55,100
continue the level of funding in

2103
01:49:55,100 --> 01:49:58,601
fiscal year 20 and 21. That would agree

2104
01:50:03,100 --> 01:50:04,100
to the average funding they have for

2105
01:50:04,100 --> 01:50:05,100
elementary and secondary education as

2106
01:50:05,100 --> 01:50:09,100
well as higher education in the three

2107
01:50:09,100 --> 01:50:10,100
previous fiscal years. In the event

2108
01:50:10,100 --> 01:50:14,801
that states are unable to do that, the

2109
01:50:15,100 --> 01:50:16,100
secretary of education of the United

2110
01:50:16,100 --> 01:50:17,100
States department of education will

2111
01:50:17,100 --> 01:50:21,100
establish a process they can request a

2112
01:50:21,100 --> 01:50:22,100
waiver. To my knowledge we have not

2113
01:50:22,100 --> 01:50:23,100
received any guidance on how that

2114
01:50:23,100 --> 01:50:27,201
waiver can be requested and until such

2115
01:50:28,100 --> 01:50:29,100
time as we know what if any budget

2116
01:50:29,100 --> 01:50:30,100
reductions are implement it, we don't

2117
01:50:30,100 --> 01:50:32,100
know if we will be able to continue

2118
01:50:32,100 --> 01:50:35,601
funding at the average over those

2119
01:50:36,100 --> 01:50:38,100
three specific fiscal years or if we

2120
01:50:38,100 --> 01:50:42,100
will need a waiver to meet the

2121
01:50:42,100 --> 01:50:44,100
maintenance of expectation.

2122
01:50:49,100 --> 01:50:51,401
>> Thank you. Any follow-up?

2123
01:50:53,100 --> 01:50:55,100
>> Yes. I do have one quick question.

2124
01:50:55,100 --> 01:50:58,601
Do the mental health hospitals that

2125
01:51:00,100 --> 01:51:01,100
have schools, with a qualify for

2126
01:51:01,100 --> 01:51:04,100
receiving any of these funds? Some of

2127
01:51:04,100 --> 01:51:05,100
them had to purchase computers and that

2128
01:51:05,100 --> 01:51:09,100
sort of thing to do the distance

2129
01:51:09,100 --> 01:51:10,100
learning. So is there any assistance

2130
01:51:10,100 --> 01:51:11,100
there?

2131
01:51:11,100 --> 01:51:15,201
>> So that 90 percent of the funds are

2132
01:51:17,100 --> 01:51:19,100
allocated directly to the school

2133
01:51:19,100 --> 01:51:22,100
districts as well as the state public

2134
01:51:22,100 --> 01:51:24,401
school charter authority. The

2135
01:51:29,100 --> 01:51:30,100
additional 10 percent that is set

2136
01:51:30,100 --> 01:51:31,100
aside, we do fully expect they will be

2137
01:51:31,100 --> 01:51:35,201
able to to apply for those funds.

2138
01:51:36,100 --> 01:51:39,100
>> Very good. Thank you very much.

2139
01:51:39,100 --> 01:51:42,100
>> Thank you, Sen. I believe I have

2140
01:51:42,100 --> 01:51:44,100
Sen. Denis the next.

2141
01:51:44,100 --> 01:51:48,201
>> Thank you Mme. Chair. So as was

2142
01:51:50,100 --> 01:51:51,100
mentioned, Ms. Ebert you mentioned

2143
01:51:51,100 --> 01:51:54,100
there were about 100,000 short to do

2144
01:51:54,100 --> 01:51:55,100
one-to-one technology. Is that correct?

2145
01:51:55,100 --> 01:51:58,601
>> That is correct. Last time we

2146
01:52:01,100 --> 01:52:02,100
survey the school doesn't districts

2147
01:52:02,100 --> 01:52:03,100
that the number we were provided.

2148
01:52:03,100 --> 01:52:05,100
>> Because I know we have been adding

2149
01:52:05,100 --> 01:52:07,100
for several years trying to get to this

2150
01:52:07,100 --> 01:52:10,100
one to one and we been short for a while.

2151
01:52:10,100 --> 01:52:11,100
We've already added some during the

2152
01:52:11,100 --> 01:52:13,401
pandemic is that correct?

2153
01:52:15,100 --> 01:52:16,100
>> That is correct.

2154
01:52:16,100 --> 01:52:18,100
>> Do we know what the numbers?

2155
01:52:18,100 --> 01:52:20,401
>> Superintendent Ebert for the

2156
01:52:22,100 --> 01:52:23,100
record, I apologize. The number that I

2157
01:52:23,100 --> 01:52:26,601
quoted you was actually inclusive of

2158
01:52:29,100 --> 01:52:30,100
the devices that have been ordered by

2159
01:52:30,100 --> 01:52:31,100
school districts. When we started

2160
01:52:31,100 --> 01:52:33,100
collecting this data in mid March

2161
01:52:33,100 --> 01:52:35,401
specifically March 18 the school

2162
01:52:36,100 --> 01:52:38,100
districts actually reported they were

2163
01:52:38,100 --> 01:52:40,100
130,000 devices short They have been

2164
01:52:40,100 --> 01:52:43,601
able to deploy 30,000 devices over the

2165
01:52:48,100 --> 01:52:52,201
last six weeks. So which is about 80

2166
01:52:53,100 --> 01:52:54,100
percent of students have access. It is

2167
01:52:54,100 --> 01:52:58,100
the 20 percent, the last mile that we

2168
01:52:58,100 --> 01:52:59,100
are missing.

2169
01:52:59,100 --> 01:53:03,100
>> Okay. So as I thought about this,

2170
01:53:03,100 --> 01:53:05,100
because we have been emphasizing a lot

2171
01:53:05,100 --> 01:53:11,100
on the one to one so they could get something

2172
01:53:11,100 --> 01:53:12,100
when they're not able to be in a

2173
01:53:12,100 --> 01:53:13,100
building with a teacher. Are we

2174
01:53:13,100 --> 01:53:14,100
allocating money to staff up, to be

2175
01:53:14,100 --> 01:53:17,100
able to maintain these? If you have

2176
01:53:17,100 --> 01:53:19,100
issues with the commuters, have - -

2177
01:53:19,100 --> 01:53:22,601
are they staffing up for training?

2178
01:53:25,100 --> 01:53:27,100
Curriculum development, those kind of

2179
01:53:27,100 --> 01:53:29,100
things? Is that something that is

2180
01:53:29,100 --> 01:53:30,100
going to be monitored as we go through

2181
01:53:30,100 --> 01:53:32,100
this?

2182
01:53:32,100 --> 01:53:33,100
>> Superintendent Ebert for the

2183
01:53:33,100 --> 01:53:36,601
record. Thank you Sen. Sen. These

2184
01:53:40,100 --> 01:53:42,100
questions are spot on. This is a

2185
01:53:42,100 --> 01:53:46,100
system. It doesn't matter - - if we

2186
01:53:46,100 --> 01:53:47,100
provide every single students in our

2187
01:53:47,100 --> 01:53:48,100
state with a device and we don't

2188
01:53:48,100 --> 01:53:51,100
provide family support more parent

2189
01:53:52,100 --> 01:53:56,201
support, teacher support and how do you

2190
01:54:01,100 --> 01:54:02,100
make a shift, we have some educators

2191
01:54:02,100 --> 01:54:03,100
that have great experience in our state

2192
01:54:03,100 --> 01:54:04,100
that have been doing distance learning

2193
01:54:04,100 --> 01:54:05,100
for over two decades, and then we have

2194
01:54:05,100 --> 01:54:09,201
other teachers that are not had the

2195
01:54:11,100 --> 01:54:12,100
opportunity to teach students at a

2196
01:54:12,100 --> 01:54:13,100
distance. So we need to make sure that

2197
01:54:13,100 --> 01:54:14,100
we create a system that has the

2198
01:54:14,100 --> 01:54:16,100
technology and Internet access. So

2199
01:54:16,100 --> 01:54:19,601
hopefully, which is currently in the

2200
01:54:21,100 --> 01:54:22,100
heroes act. We will see additional

2201
01:54:22,100 --> 01:54:25,100
support for broadband for schools and

2202
01:54:25,100 --> 01:54:26,100
familiesdirectly into the home. The

2203
01:54:26,100 --> 01:54:28,100
second bucket, high quality content

2204
01:54:28,100 --> 01:54:30,100
high quality professional development

2205
01:54:30,100 --> 01:54:34,201
for teachers, and to use content and

2206
01:54:36,100 --> 01:54:37,100
then professional development. So we

2207
01:54:37,100 --> 01:54:40,100
are looking at cross the entire system

2208
01:54:40,100 --> 01:54:41,100
to make sure we have all of those

2209
01:54:41,100 --> 01:54:44,100
pieces in place was up the school

2210
01:54:44,100 --> 01:54:46,100
districts have collaborated with that

2211
01:54:46,100 --> 01:54:47,100
we have been working closely with them

2212
01:54:47,100 --> 01:54:50,601
to leverage the teachers that are

2213
01:54:52,100 --> 01:54:53,100
experienced to be able to support

2214
01:54:53,100 --> 01:54:56,100
teachers that are just new to this

2215
01:54:56,100 --> 01:54:59,601
experience. So we are building that

2216
01:55:01,100 --> 01:55:02,100
system out very thoughtfully and are

2217
01:55:02,100 --> 01:55:03,100
very short period of time. Like many

2218
01:55:03,100 --> 01:55:06,100
other test we are doing during this

2219
01:55:06,100 --> 01:55:07,100
pandemic.

2220
01:55:07,100 --> 01:55:09,100
>> Thank you. Then the last concern

2221
01:55:09,100 --> 01:55:14,100
that I have it has to do with the

2222
01:55:14,100 --> 01:55:18,100
actual deployment. When we say one to one,

2223
01:55:18,100 --> 01:55:19,100
are we really saying, one to one. One of the

2224
01:55:19,100 --> 01:55:23,801
concerns I have one a lot of the

2225
01:55:29,100 --> 01:55:30,100
started getting done as they would call

2226
01:55:30,100 --> 01:55:31,100
family and the family has one device

2227
01:55:31,100 --> 01:55:32,100
but they have three kids or for kids,

2228
01:55:32,100 --> 01:55:34,100
it's very difficult for all for kids to

2229
01:55:34,100 --> 01:55:35,100
get access to the device. So I want to

2230
01:55:35,100 --> 01:55:39,801
make sure when were talking one to one

2231
01:55:40,100 --> 01:55:41,100
every child has access to a device. So

2232
01:55:41,100 --> 01:55:42,100
that they are not inhibited in their

2233
01:55:42,100 --> 01:55:43,100
ability to be able to learn.

2234
01:55:43,100 --> 01:55:46,601
>> Thank you Sen. Denis. For the

2235
01:55:48,100 --> 01:55:49,100
record set superintendent Ebert. In my

2236
01:55:49,100 --> 01:55:54,401
mind one to one is one to one, one

2237
01:55:55,100 --> 01:55:56,100
child when device. You are exactly

2238
01:55:56,100 --> 01:55:57,100
right it doesn't make sense to three

2239
01:55:57,100 --> 01:56:00,100
children and household trying to share

2240
01:56:00,100 --> 01:56:01,100
one technology piece. It would be like

2241
01:56:01,100 --> 01:56:05,201
giving them each a pencil were one

2242
01:56:07,100 --> 01:56:08,100
pencil in St., please share this and

2243
01:56:08,100 --> 01:56:09,100
complete your work. So we are making a

2244
01:56:09,100 --> 01:56:13,100
shift and should be one device per

2245
01:56:13,100 --> 01:56:14,100
student. I will make sure we are having

2246
01:56:14,100 --> 01:56:15,100
that same conversation with all of the

2247
01:56:15,100 --> 01:56:17,401
superintendents and charter school

2248
01:56:19,100 --> 01:56:20,100
authority.

2249
01:56:20,100 --> 01:56:21,100
>> Thank you very much. Thank you Mme.

2250
01:56:21,100 --> 01:56:22,100
Chair.

2251
01:56:22,100 --> 01:56:25,100
>> Thank you Sen. Denis. I'll go to

2252
01:56:25,100 --> 01:56:27,100
assemblywoman Neal next

2253
01:56:31,100 --> 01:56:32,100
>> Thank you Mme. Chair. So I had a

2254
01:56:32,100 --> 01:56:33,100
question on the supplanting provision.

2255
01:56:33,100 --> 01:56:35,100
I was reading in the backup that the

2256
01:56:35,100 --> 01:56:38,100
ESS are allows the supplanting and it

2257
01:56:38,100 --> 01:56:41,601
actually allows the funds to take

2258
01:56:42,100 --> 01:56:44,100
place at the state and local funds for

2259
01:56:44,100 --> 01:56:47,100
allowable activity. CSST is getting,

2260
01:56:50,100 --> 01:56:51,100
what is that, 83 million? Have they

2261
01:56:51,100 --> 01:56:53,100
broken out what they're going to use it

2262
01:56:53,100 --> 01:56:55,100
for, and how they are going to fill in

2263
01:56:55,100 --> 01:56:56,100
their budget?

2264
01:56:56,100 --> 01:56:59,100
>> Thank you assemblywoman Neal for

2265
01:57:03,100 --> 01:57:04,100
superintendent Ebert for the record.

2266
01:57:04,100 --> 01:57:05,100
Like the conversation before I think a

2267
01:57:05,100 --> 01:57:08,601
lot of moving parts. The school

2268
01:57:10,100 --> 01:57:11,100
district are looking at what the budget

2269
01:57:11,100 --> 01:57:13,100
reductions will be along with these

2270
01:57:13,100 --> 01:57:15,100
funds. And not looking at each

2271
01:57:15,100 --> 01:57:16,100
individual piece in isolation. So I

2272
01:57:16,100 --> 01:57:20,201
can't speak for the Clark County school

2273
01:57:23,100 --> 01:57:24,100
District specifically. They are aware

2274
01:57:24,100 --> 01:57:25,100
of the dollars that are being made

2275
01:57:25,100 --> 01:57:28,601
available within the CARES Act and

2276
01:57:29,100 --> 01:57:30,100
then I'm sure they will move forward

2277
01:57:30,100 --> 01:57:31,100
accordingly. You're actually right on

2278
01:57:31,100 --> 01:57:32,100
the supplement vs. a plan. They have

2279
01:57:32,100 --> 01:57:35,100
made these dollars extremely flexible,

2280
01:57:36,100 --> 01:57:37,100
that if they choose to use all the

2281
01:57:37,100 --> 01:57:40,100
dollars on devices, and Internet

2282
01:57:41,100 --> 01:57:44,100
connectivity for children, that they

2283
01:57:44,100 --> 01:57:48,801
may and/or use all the dollars, the 83

2284
01:57:51,100 --> 01:57:52,100
Millie Dawes for social emotional

2285
01:57:52,100 --> 01:57:53,100
learning. So it is incumbent upon the

2286
01:57:53,100 --> 01:57:54,100
school district leaders to make sure

2287
01:57:54,100 --> 01:57:56,100
they have a plan that meets the needs

2288
01:57:56,100 --> 01:57:59,100
of their individual school districts.

2289
01:57:59,100 --> 01:58:01,100
Each school district is unique as you

2290
01:58:01,100 --> 01:58:04,100
well know and the public school charter

2291
01:58:04,100 --> 01:58:06,100
authority is as well so we have some

2292
01:58:06,100 --> 01:58:09,100
schools that accelerate and continue to

2293
01:58:09,100 --> 01:58:11,100
accelerate in this arena and others that

2294
01:58:11,100 --> 01:58:13,401
quite frankly, have struggled.

2295
01:58:17,100 --> 01:58:20,601
>> Mme. Chair, just a quick follow-up..

2296
01:58:23,100 --> 01:58:24,100
>> Yes.

2297
01:58:24,100 --> 01:58:25,100
>> Director Ebert, did have to give

2298
01:58:25,100 --> 01:58:29,100
you a plan? At of the listed items did

2299
01:58:29,100 --> 01:58:30,100
have to tell you, we are going to fight

2300
01:58:30,100 --> 01:58:33,100
out of 11 and then show youhow there

2301
01:58:33,100 --> 01:58:34,100
around student learning there is a

2302
01:58:34,100 --> 01:58:38,100
clear equity piece.. Do they have to

2303
01:58:38,100 --> 01:58:41,601
illustrate to you how they were

2304
01:58:42,100 --> 01:58:44,401
equitable with those subpopulations?

2305
01:58:47,100 --> 01:58:50,100
>> Thank you Mme. Chair and

2306
01:58:54,100 --> 01:58:57,100
assemblywoman. The focus is on the

2307
01:58:57,100 --> 01:59:00,100
highest [inaudible] students. The way

2308
01:59:03,100 --> 01:59:06,100
we have constructed this so they can

2309
01:59:06,100 --> 01:59:07,100
achieve, receive the dollars to meet

2310
01:59:07,100 --> 01:59:11,100
the needs of the students quickly is

2311
01:59:11,100 --> 01:59:13,100
that, we have built it out with the

2312
01:59:13,100 --> 01:59:14,100
various categories that I explained

2313
01:59:14,100 --> 01:59:16,100
earlier, and then they are to explain

2314
01:59:16,100 --> 01:59:20,801
how they will focus and meet the needs

2315
01:59:25,100 --> 01:59:26,100
of our low income students come our

2316
01:59:26,100 --> 01:59:27,100
children with disabilities, our English

2317
01:59:27,100 --> 01:59:28,100
language learners, racial, ethnic

2318
01:59:28,100 --> 01:59:29,100
minorities that are not experiencing

2319
01:59:29,100 --> 01:59:32,100
success in our educational system,

2320
01:59:33,100 --> 01:59:34,100
homelessness, foster care, all those

2321
01:59:34,100 --> 01:59:37,100
are high-priority focus within these

2322
01:59:37,100 --> 01:59:40,601
dollars are allocated to the districts.

2323
01:59:47,100 --> 01:59:49,100
>> Thank you. So I believe we can go to

2324
01:59:49,100 --> 01:59:51,100
Sen. Cancela, next.

2325
01:59:53,100 --> 01:59:57,100
>> Thank you Mme. Chair. Dir. Ebert, I

2326
01:59:57,100 --> 01:59:59,401
have heard that procurementof

2327
02:00:03,100 --> 02:00:04,100
materials, whether it is tablets or

2328
02:00:04,100 --> 02:00:05,100
computers, has been a challenge because

2329
02:00:05,100 --> 02:00:09,100
we are up against the entire country

2330
02:00:09,100 --> 02:00:10,100
potentially the whole globe, in getting

2331
02:00:10,100 --> 02:00:14,100
these digital tools to our students and

2332
02:00:14,100 --> 02:00:15,100
getting them ordered and get any orders

2333
02:00:15,100 --> 02:00:19,201
fulfilled. Do you have a timeline of

2334
02:00:20,100 --> 02:00:21,100
when you anticipate these materials

2335
02:00:21,100 --> 02:00:25,100
will actually be in the hands of

2336
02:00:25,100 --> 02:00:26,100
students and is there anything we can

2337
02:00:26,100 --> 02:00:27,100
do to support moving that along as

2338
02:00:27,100 --> 02:00:29,100
quickly as possible?

2339
02:00:30,100 --> 02:00:33,601
>> Thank you Sen. for that question,

2340
02:00:35,100 --> 02:00:38,601
superintendent Ebert for the record. It

2341
02:00:40,100 --> 02:00:41,100
has been roughly, school district are

2342
02:00:41,100 --> 02:00:44,100
reporting in somewhere between six and

2343
02:00:44,100 --> 02:00:47,100
eight weeks for devices to come in. At

2344
02:00:47,100 --> 02:00:48,100
this point in time, it really is a

2345
02:00:48,100 --> 02:00:51,100
matter of funding. The funding needs to

2346
02:00:51,100 --> 02:00:55,100
be made available so they can place

2347
02:00:55,100 --> 02:00:59,201
orders. You are right, the sub supply

2348
02:01:00,100 --> 02:01:01,100
chain with the school district across

2349
02:01:01,100 --> 02:01:02,100
the nation looking, and the dollars

2350
02:01:02,100 --> 02:01:05,601
being made available, for devices, the

2351
02:01:06,100 --> 02:01:09,601
sooner these orders are placed the

2352
02:01:13,100 --> 02:01:14,100
quicker we can get devices and

2353
02:01:14,100 --> 02:01:15,100
connectivity to our students and

2354
02:01:15,100 --> 02:01:17,401
families in their homes.

2355
02:01:23,100 --> 02:01:26,100
>> All right. Are there any other

2356
02:01:26,100 --> 02:01:28,100
questions from committee members at

2357
02:01:28,100 --> 02:01:32,201
this time? Seeing none, I believe we

2358
02:01:36,100 --> 02:01:40,801
can go ahead and move forward with this

2359
02:01:42,100 --> 02:01:46,801
item. So I would accept a motion to

2360
02:01:47,100 --> 02:01:48,100
process item number three - excuse me -

2361
02:01:48,100 --> 02:01:51,601
item 7, making sure I've the right

2362
02:01:57,100 --> 02:02:01,801
number here. Item F. I will accept a

2363
02:02:02,100 --> 02:02:05,100
motion from vice chair Woodhouse and a

2364
02:02:05,100 --> 02:02:07,401
second from Majority Leader

2365
02:02:09,100 --> 02:02:10,100
Benitez-Thompson. Are there any questions

2366
02:02:10,100 --> 02:02:13,601
or comments on the motion? Hearing

2367
02:02:18,100 --> 02:02:20,100
none, I will go ahead and call the role

2368
02:02:20,100 --> 02:02:22,401
>> Roll Call Vote: Benitez-Thompson,

2369
02:02:28,100 --> 02:02:31,100
aye. Frierson, aye. Leavitt, aye.

2370
02:02:43,100 --> 02:02:45,401
Jauregui, aye. Kremer, aye.

2371
02:02:53,100 --> 02:02:55,401
Monroe-Moreno aye. Neal, aye.

2372
02:03:00,100 --> 02:03:03,100
Spiegel, aye., Spiegel, aye. Munk,

2373
02:03:16,100 --> 02:03:19,100
aye. Swank, aye. Backus, aye.

2374
02:03:31,100 --> 02:03:34,100
Titus, aye. Wheeler, aye. Carlton,

2375
02:03:43,100 --> 02:03:46,100
aye. Brooks, aye. Cancela,, aye.

2376
02:03:53,100 --> 02:03:55,401
Denis, aye. Goicoechea, aye.

2377
02:04:01,100 --> 02:04:03,401
Kieckhefer, aye. Parks, aye.

2378
02:04:09,100 --> 02:04:11,401
Settelmeyer, aye. Woodhouse, aye.

2379
02:04:14,100 --> 02:04:16,100
>> The motion carries.

2380
02:04:19,100 --> 02:04:23,100
>> Thank you. So with that item number

2381
02:04:23,100 --> 02:04:25,100
F is taken care of. I believe our next

2382
02:04:25,100 --> 02:04:29,100
item is a discussion point only.. I

2383
02:04:29,100 --> 02:04:31,100
will go ahead and turn it over to

2384
02:04:31,100 --> 02:04:33,100
speaker Frierson,, as far as the

2385
02:04:33,100 --> 02:04:35,401
discussion about establishing a

2386
02:04:36,100 --> 02:04:39,601
committee foroversight and input on the

2387
02:04:41,100 --> 02:04:44,100
COVID 19 money. So speaker Frierson.

2388
02:04:44,100 --> 02:04:46,100
>> Thank you Mme. Chair. As we briefly

2389
02:04:46,100 --> 02:04:50,201
discussed at our last meeting and have

2390
02:04:51,100 --> 02:04:52,100
been abundantly apparent both in that

2391
02:04:52,100 --> 02:04:54,100
meeting and this meeting, there is not

2392
02:04:54,100 --> 02:05:00,100
only a desire but a focus on us in the

2393
02:05:01,100 --> 02:05:02,100
legislative branch, looking at the

2394
02:05:02,100 --> 02:05:05,601
influx of federal dollars.. And having

2395
02:05:06,100 --> 02:05:08,100
hearings on where money has gone and

2396
02:05:08,100 --> 02:05:10,100
hearing from different stakeholders

2397
02:05:10,100 --> 02:05:14,201
about where money should go. And making

2398
02:05:16,100 --> 02:05:18,401
recommendations based on those

2399
02:05:21,100 --> 02:05:22,100
hearings. Again if we did this in 2009

2400
02:05:22,100 --> 02:05:25,100
with federal aid and I would envision

2401
02:05:25,100 --> 02:05:27,100
that the structure and process would be

2402
02:05:27,100 --> 02:05:30,100
similar regarding the composition and

2403
02:05:32,100 --> 02:05:33,100
oversight. This would be done in

2404
02:05:33,100 --> 02:05:36,100
conjunction with the executive and

2405
02:05:37,100 --> 02:05:40,100
having these hearings and making these

2406
02:05:40,100 --> 02:05:44,100
recommendations, and so it would be my

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wish to have that subcommittee formed

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and on Thursday, on Thursday, get

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moving on the creation of that, so that

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we can envision getting more information

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and collectively having some

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conversations about how that money has

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been used and how it should be used. I

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will also say that the intention is

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for it to be broad enough that any

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future federal dollars that may come

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would also be in conference. So we will

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have to do this based on the narrow

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CARES Act in and of itself and rather

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related to coronavirus and the pandemic

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so we continue to do the work of where

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the money is and input from the crayon

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where it should go forward.

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>> Thank you speaker. So committee this

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is a discussion point for now. A

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meeting has been noticed for Thursday

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at 1:30 PM to actually create this

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subcommittee of the interim finance

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committee. So are there any questions

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or comments from other members at this

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time? No vote on this will be taken

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today. This is merely the public

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02:07:05,100 --> 02:07:08,100
discussion part of it. Committee

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02:07:08,100 --> 02:07:12,201
members? Did I see a hand? Sen.

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Woodhouse I am sorry, yes.

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>> Thank you chair Carlton. I just

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want to say come I want to thank

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speaker Frierson and the chair and Sen.

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for working on this oversight committee

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02:07:37,100 --> 02:07:38,100
idea. I believe this is truly a way we

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02:07:38,100 --> 02:07:42,801
can make sure that we are using - -

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that we are utilizing the CARES Act

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02:07:45,100 --> 02:07:46,100
dollars that will help the Nevadans

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02:07:46,100 --> 02:07:49,100
to deal with a crisis at hand and it's

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02:07:49,100 --> 02:07:52,100
also an opportunity for us to

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02:07:52,100 --> 02:07:55,100
communicate how these dollars are being

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02:07:55,100 --> 02:07:58,100
expended in the most efficient way.. So

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02:07:58,100 --> 02:08:02,100
that all of the stakeholders in state

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02:08:02,100 --> 02:08:04,100
government, legislature our local

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02:08:04,100 --> 02:08:08,100
officials as well as well as the

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02:08:08,100 --> 02:08:10,100
communities in which we all live, that

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02:08:10,100 --> 02:08:13,100
we know what is happening with these

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02:08:13,100 --> 02:08:16,100
dollars. Because it is very very

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02:08:16,100 --> 02:08:17,100
important that we do adjust the needs

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02:08:17,100 --> 02:08:20,100
of our community. So thank you very

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02:08:20,100 --> 02:08:22,100
much for the opportunity to make a

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comment.>> Thank you Sen. Woodhouse.

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Any other questions or comments from

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any other committee members at this

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time? I don't see anyone wishing to be

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recognized at this moment. So with that

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committee members will take our

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standard two-minute pause in order to

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allow folks wish to make a public

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02:08:46,100 --> 02:08:51,100
comment to be able to dial in and be

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02:08:51,100 --> 02:08:55,801
queued up. The clock that I have right

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now is citing about 11:15 AM. In the

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02:09:09,100 --> 02:09:10,100
interest to make it your will go until

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about 11:18 AM and will check our

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broadcast services staff to see if

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02:09:12,100 --> 02:09:13,100
anyone is in a queue for public

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comment. So with that we will stand

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eddies for the next couple of minutes.

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Thank you.

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>> >> [Recess]

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>> Broadcast services do we have

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anyone in a comment, please be was we

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02:12:16,100 --> 02:12:19,601
have one caller. Caller, please were

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the last three numbers 535, please be

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addressed

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>> Good morning Mme. Chair and

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committee. My name is Jim Sullivan. I'm

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here representing the [inaudible]. As

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CARES Act money starts to flow into our

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02:12:36,100 --> 02:12:38,100
state the culinary union believes the

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lattice of prioritize getting displaced

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workers back to work to protecting

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02:12:42,100 --> 02:12:45,100
those that 142 we remain unemployed.

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As communities plan to reopen casinos,

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it's imperative that CARES Act money

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02:12:50,100 --> 02:12:53,100
used for allocated to first ensure that

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all hospitality employees - excuse me -

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02:13:03,100 --> 02:13:05,100
first to ensure that all hospitality

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02:13:05,100 --> 02:13:07,100
employees are testable for they return

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02:13:07,100 --> 02:13:11,801
to work and it's crucial to address was

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02:13:12,100 --> 02:13:13,100
sufficient time for workers to receive

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02:13:13,100 --> 02:13:14,100
results before their scheduled to

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02:13:14,100 --> 02:13:16,100
return to work. In addition, CARES Act

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02:13:16,100 --> 02:13:18,100
money should be set aside to assist

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workers for long-term unemployment and

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02:13:22,100 --> 02:13:25,100
food housing and rental assistance. The

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culinary union is also demanding

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transparency as Nevada stores plan to

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02:13:43,100 --> 02:13:44,100
reopen. We are at all elected officials

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02:13:44,100 --> 02:13:45,100
on the interim finance committee to

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contact Nevada gaming commission and

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02:13:46,100 --> 02:13:47,100
asked them to do things immediately.

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One, incorporate the culinary unions

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02:13:48,100 --> 02:13:49,100
proposed public health guidelines at a

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minimum standard in evaluating casino

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02:13:50,100 --> 02:13:51,100
companies individual plans. Second,

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publicly release all reopen plans

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02:13:52,100 --> 02:13:54,100
submitted by the gaming establishment.

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The safety of the matter of lady life

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02:13:57,100 --> 02:13:58,100
and death for workers with gaming

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02:13:58,100 --> 02:13:59,100
comedies are responsible to be

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02:13:59,100 --> 02:14:02,100
transparent with another Nevadans and

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[inaudible] control the pandemic of the

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02:14:07,100 --> 02:14:08,100
call: are you will can do to be vocal

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and issued to make sure workers are

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02:14:09,100 --> 02:14:10,100
saved thank you for your time and

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02:14:10,100 --> 02:14:11,100
estimate this as written testimony

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after this meeting. Thank you.

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02:14:12,100 --> 02:14:15,601
>> Thank you Mr. Sullivan. Please, do

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02:14:18,100 --> 02:14:19,100
submit written testimony. Either any

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02:14:19,100 --> 02:14:21,401
other public comment requests?

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>>

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>> Mme. Chair, that concludes the

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public comment queue at this time.

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>> Thank you very much care services

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02:14:29,100 --> 02:14:30,100
you are doing a great job keeping us on

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02:14:30,100 --> 02:14:31,100
track and this is getting easier and

2533
02:14:31,100 --> 02:14:35,100
easier every time so, thank you very

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02:14:35,100 --> 02:14:36,100
much for all your hard work. So with

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02:14:36,100 --> 02:14:39,100
that committee members there's no more

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02:14:39,100 --> 02:14:41,100
business in front of us for today. The

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02:14:41,100 --> 02:14:43,100
meeting has been posted for Thursday at

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02:14:43,100 --> 02:14:46,100
1:30 PM. Please please, do try to sign

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02:14:46,100 --> 02:14:51,401
in early on the queue if you can to

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02:14:52,100 --> 02:14:53,100
make sure that we are ready to go at

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02:14:53,100 --> 02:14:56,601
1:30 PM. Please, do remember that these

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02:14:57,100 --> 02:14:58,100
are broadcast on the Internet and this

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02:14:58,100 --> 02:15:02,201
is just like every other meeting. Side

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02:15:03,100 --> 02:15:04,100
conversations and other work should be

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02:15:04,100 --> 02:15:06,100
kept at a minimum while were doing the

2546
02:15:06,100 --> 02:15:07,100
people's work in this committee

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02:15:07,100 --> 02:15:10,100
meeting. I like to say we were

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02:15:10,100 --> 02:15:12,100
officially kiddie bombs earlier at Ms.

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02:15:12,100 --> 02:15:13,100
Spiegel's residence so we have now

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02:15:13,100 --> 02:15:17,201
crossed over into having a pet attend

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02:15:21,100 --> 02:15:22,100
one of our meetings. We knew it was

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02:15:22,100 --> 02:15:23,100
gonna happen sooner or later so

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congratulations Ms. Spiegel. You're the

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02:15:24,100 --> 02:15:27,100
first one to have a pet attend and IFC

2555
02:15:27,100 --> 02:15:28,100
remaining. So with that committee

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members, thank you very much. We are

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adjourned.

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>> >> [Event concluded]