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YOUNG SURVEYORS NETWORK (YSN) LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
Report included in agenda. Report included in the agenda.
Legislative Committee Robert Carrington reported working with
YSN Representative Heather Keenan reported that the YSN booth Jon Wooten to further refine the draft legislation to address the
at the Conference was a great success and thanked WMK for 2022 Datum. Robert and Jon have met with representatives of
sponsoring the booth. The YSN held a social during the Confer- the Board of Registration and NDOT to discuss the potential of
ence as well as a roundtable discussion that was well attended. collaborating on the legislation. A letter has been drafted outlin-
The 4 annual camping trip has been finalized and will be held July ing the proposed legislation which will be sent to stakeholders
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26-28 in Bridgeport, CA. in order to open dialogue, receive feedback, and gain support to
introduce legislation.
NDOT LIAISON REPORT
NDOT Liaison Greg Phillips reported meeting with NDOT repre- MEMBERSHIP
sentatives. NDOT would be interested in providing a workshop Report included in agenda.
to NALS members. The workshop would focus on how to utilize
the Public Records Act (PRAs) and access Right of Way informa-
tion. The Board discussed that this would be best as an in-person Executive Director Crissy Willson reported that membership
workshop and suggested it be held in the Lahontan and SNALS continues to increase. An unpaid dues report was included in the
area. agenda and the Board was urged to contact members on the list
to encourage them to renew their membership.
Action Item: Crissy Willson and Greg Phillips to work with NDOT to
finalize fall workshops in both the Lahontan and SNALS areas. NSPS
NSPS Director Nancy Almanzan reported that in addition to her-
WFPS self, Jason Higgins, Todd Enke, Trent Keenan, Robert Carrington,
The WFPS Board of Directors meeting was held in conjunction Ray Almanzan and Heather Keenan will be attending the NSPS
with the Western Regional Survey Conference. It was noted that spring meetings and lobby day.
the Arizona Board of Technical Registration (BTR) is going through
sunset review and while the house passed legislation extending Nancy reported the topics for discussion during lobby day include
the BTR for 8 years, the senate amended the bill to 2 years and is licensure, monument preservation, and the TAP program.
stalling on passing the legislation. WFPS has an online continu-
ing education catalog that includes many Steve Parrish seminars. NSPS Model Law Ad Hoc Committee has sent an email indicat-
WFPS also has a study program for the FS. Both programs include ing they will recommend not supporting the URISA Model Law
profit sharing for the state associations. The highlight report will proposed changes. NALS remains opposed to the changes and
be included in the Nevada Traverse. The next meeting will be held will have an opposition letter to submit should a motion be made
June 22 . to move the proposal forward.
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EDUCATION FOUNDATION CHAPTER REPORTS
Nancy Almanzan reported on the activities of the Education Foun- Both the Lahontan and SNALS Chapters continue to meet on a
dation (EF). The EF made over $18,000 at the scholarship auction regular basis. Chapter meetings are posted on the NALS website
and gave $17,000 in scholarships. The NALS EF funds invested calendar.
through the NSPS Education Foundation continue to be used for
expenses. There is approximately $185,000 remaining in that ac-
count. Crissy reported that the Chapters have been live streaming and
recording their meetings. The recordings are made available on the
LICENSING AD HOC members only portion of the NALS website as a member benefit.
Report included in agenda. With the size of the recordings, additional storage space is needed
for the Google Drive.
Licensing Ad Hoc Committee Chair Jason Higgins reported that
the committee consisting of eight members has set a bi-weekly MOVED by Nick Ariotti and SECONDED to increase Google Drive
meeting schedule. The committee has been tasked with reviewing storage and allocate an additional $200 to the utility budget. MO-
current licensing laws, reviewing other state licensing require- TION CARRIED.
ments, studying licensing trends, population/demographic data,
and studying the potential outcome of providing alternate paths BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE
to licensure. Jason reported that, as expected, this is a challeng- July 12 – Board of Directors Meeting (Reno)
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ing topic but those involved are committed and passionate about October 11 – Board of Directors Meeting (Las Vegas)
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the subject. The committee will continue to meet and provide
progress reports to the Board of Directors prior to making a final MEETING ADJOURNED
recommendation for the Board to review. Meeting adjourned at 3 PM.

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