Colleen Kiechler

The Commission meeting agenda focused primarily on licensure actions. Key discussions included the consideration of full-term licenses for Las Vegas Bartending School, Charter College, Dog Grooming Skills Academy, Doral College, Paralegal Institute, and Unity Dental Assisting. Provisional licenses were discussed for extension for National Polytechnic College, Sound Connect, and Vegas Print School. Initial provisional licenses were considered for Hands on HVAC School, Reno Medical Assistant School, Stone Sports Swim School and Scuba Dive Center, and Bluejay Education, LLC. Northwest Career College sought approval for an added program. A significant portion of the meeting involved a student hearing regarding Addie Johnson versus Carrington College Reno, and extensive debate surrounding the licensing requirements, including surety bonds and student counting methods, for NCLab, resulting in a six-month provisional license extension with strict bond compliance deadlines. Additionally, Nova Southeastern University sought approval for a new Master of Science in Anesthesia program. Closed sessions were held to consider the character, misconduct, competence or health of employees at Las Vegas Institute of Welding and Northwest Career College.

The agenda for this meeting included essential organizational items such as the call to order, roll call, quorum confirmation, and verification of agenda posting. Key discussion items involved sharing Vocational Rehabilitation success stories, presentation of the FFY2025 Consumer Satisfaction Survey results for general consumers, Older Individuals Who are Blind (OIB), and Transition Students. Reports were scheduled from the Nevada Disability Advocacy and Law Center (NDALC) regarding the Client Assistance Program (CAP) and updates from the Nevada State Independent Living Council (NSILC). The Division Administrator was set to report on VR Staffing, VR Caseload size and days open update, NSRC Performance Indicators, and Fair Hearings. The agenda also included time for general public comment and council comments.

This document outlines the Nevada State Rehabilitation Council's performance goals and indicators. Key objectives include increasing competitive integrated employment outcomes, enhancing the participation of students with disabilities in pre-employment transition and VR services, and expanding supported employment for consumers. Additionally, it monitors participation of targeted disability groups in VR services, average caseload sizes, and the progress of the 700-hour program, with data and goals extending through Federal Fiscal Year 2027.

The meeting agenda included a roll call and confirmation of a quorum, verification of the posting notice, and two public comment sessions. Key discussion items for possible action involved the Hoover Dam and High-Volume Site Policy, requiring the selected operator of a vending facility generating over $500,000 in annual revenues to operate that facility as their sole facility. Additionally, the committee planned to discuss and possibly appoint a working group to develop recommendations for a retirement income increase.

The public meeting was held to solicit public comment and take possible action on proposed regulation amendments. The amendments included prescribing the unemployment insurance contribution tax rate schedule for calendar year 2026 and prescribing an internal control mechanism to enable reporting and tracking for employing units that opt into the payrolling process. The administrator adopted the regulatory amendments in NAC 612.270, which represents a decrease of the average UI contribution rate from the current 1.65% in calendar year 2025 to 1.45% in calendar year 2026. The administrator also adopted the regulatory amendment in NAC 612.258 as outlined and drafted in LCV file R064-25.