SR 9 — Expresses appreciation for assistance provided to the Nevada Legislature with its response to the global COVID-19 pandemic during the 81st Session of the Nevada Legislature. (BDR R-1185)

S.R.Senate Resolution No.

99–Senators SENATECannizzaro, RESOLUTIONSettelmeyer, NRatti O.and Hardy FILE NUMBER..........

9–SENATORS CANNIZZARO , SETTELMEYER , RATTI AND H ARDY M AY 31, 2021 ____________ Read and Adopted SUMMARY—Expresses appreciation for assistance provided to the Nevada Legislature with its response to the global COVID-19 pandemic during the 81st Session of the Nevada Legislature.

(BDR R-1185) ~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

W HEREAS , The 81st Session of the Nevada Legislature commenced during unprecedented times in the midst of the COVID- 19 global pandemic;

and W HEREAS , Julia Peek, Deputy Administrator of the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services, was instrumental in coordinating the provision of COVID-19 testing onsite at the Legislative Building throughout the legislative session so that everyone in the building could be tested quickly and easily throughout the session;

and - *SR9* – 2 – W HEREAS , Julia Peek further assisted in coordinating vaccination events to be held at the Legislative Building so that Legislators, staff members and others could be vaccinated against COVID-19 onsite as early as possible, making it safer to work in the Legislative Building together;

and W HEREAS , The State Public Health Laboratory of the University of Nevada, Reno, School of Medicine provided prompt and accurate - 81st Session (2021) – 2 – test results when additional testing was necessary to confirm positive cases;

now, therefore, be it R ESOLVED BY THE S ENATE OF THE SSTATE TATE OF NEVADAN EVADA , That the members of the 81st Session of the Nevada Legislature wish to specifically thank Richard Whitley, Director of the Department of Health and Human Services;

and be it further R ESOLVED , That the Secretary of the Senate prepare and transmit a copy of this resolution to Richard Whitley, Director of the - *SR9* – 3 – Department of Health and Human Services and Dr.

Mark Pandori, StaReESOLVEDState H,Public ThatHealth thisLaboratory; resolution becomes effective upon adoption.

Hand -be *SR9*it further R ESOLVED , That this resolution becomes effective upon adoption.

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