76th (2011) Session
Opinions
View all submitted comments for each bill by the most recent, by votes for, or by votes against.
| AB65 | ||
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| Against | May-23-2011 | |
| Against | Apr-14-2011 | |
| Against | Apr-10-2011 | |
| Against | Why only psycholigists? Teachers are just as qualified to do ABA. This bill is hindering the lives and future success of children with autism. This bill will also cost the state more money, as these resources will be harder to receive, leading to more individuals with autism requiring assistance from the states government. | Apr-10-2011 |
| Against | do not pass this bill it will make it harder for parents to get there autistic children diagnosed. it is difficult enough now to get it done.PLEASE DO NOT PASS thank you | Mar-27-2011 |
| Against | This is just a way to allow insurance companies to regulate the tutors implementing the programs that professionals are coordinating with them, and they are already licensed. I feel this will hurt families who are desperately trying to help their children with therapy, which already can cost them $50,000 per year, to pay even more for someone who can be licensed. I appreciate the concept of having professionals establish a program, but they don't need a degree to provide daily implementation. | Mar-26-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Feb-26-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Feb-25-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Feb-24-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Feb-19-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Feb-19-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Feb-19-2011 |
| Against | This bill would take away ABA therapy to all childern in NV. First of all there are not enough qualified therapists in NV, I believe about 17. Second even if there were enough qualified therapists the cost would be unattainable. They would charge a minimum of $100 per hour. My program currently reimburses $10 per hour. I would not be able to afford the additional $90 per hour and I don't think anyone else would be able. | Feb-19-2011 |
| Against | This proposed occupational licensing is a scam to enrich the licensees, not to protect the public. Replace licensing with voluntary certification - with the certificate issuance controlled by an objective test, not self interested parties. | Feb-18-2011 |
| For | I support licensing and reasonable academic requirements for these positions. | Feb-17-2011 |
| Against | I believe this bill will do far more harm than good. Nevada simply does not have enough interventionists with the proper degree to meet the high demand for help. Many are seeking degrees in other areas but still are valuable and more than qualified to continue working as an interventionist. If this passes as is, many family's will lose access to valuable treatment leaving them helpless. Not to mention it will jobs away from Nevada forcing others to look in other states for employment. 1 out of 110 childre | Feb-16-2011 |
| For | As a behavior analyst working in Nevada I support this bill. While a great deal of compassion, kindness, and caring is necessary to work with individuals with autism, those characteristics do not sufficiently ensure high quality behavioral treatment. With appropriate treatment, individuals with autism can make tremendous progress, and approximately 50% are considered recovered after completing an ABA treatment program. Achieving these outcomes requires that those implementing ABA programs be appropriatel | Feb-16-2011 |
| Against | My grandson has autism. to make these changes would be one of the worst mistakes the board could do to these children. I work in the classroon each and every day with these kids. see how they react to all kinds of conditions. under all circumstances.I see first hand analysts of their behaviors for over 12years and counting, most of these so call professionals whom want to make so call changes.needs to spend some quality time in a real working,and functioning classroom setting. Get their buts up and out o | Feb-13-2011 |
| Against | This bill would eliminate many qualified people in Southern Nevada from helping those individuals with Autism as they were not educated at UNR or one of the other 11 universities. The licensing of these people should be determined by their credentials and possibly licensure testing. Many autistic people in Southern Nevada will not receive needed help if this bill is passed. | Feb-11-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Feb-10-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Feb-09-2011 |
| Against | It is already hard enough to get the help I need for my son with autism to have the best life possible. This bill will only make it that much harder. If this bill was passed sooner my son would not be in a regular kindergarten classroom exceeding all academic requirements for his age and enjoying having many friends, playing sports with his peers and loving his family with hugs and I love you mommy every day. Please dont take that away from future children and familys facing the struggle ahead of them. We | Feb-08-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Feb-07-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Feb-06-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Feb-06-2011 |
| Against | This will hurt so many children that need help. | Feb-06-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Feb-05-2011 |
| Against | This is going back tothe dark ages. Would parents then be "endangering their children?" would CPS pick up 9,000 children with autism???? This is crazy and would set us back | Feb-05-2011 |
| Against | I DO NOT AGREE WITH THE CHANGES TO THIS BILL FOR THE ABA. THE REASON BEING IS IT IS GOING TO PUT ALOT OF PROFESSTIONS OUT OF WORK. | Feb-03-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Feb-03-2011 |
| Against | This bill would make it impossible for children to receive the therapy they need and even more impossible for parents to be able to find providers that they can afford. This bill is ridiculous. | Feb-03-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Feb-03-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Feb-02-2011 |
| Against | As the bill currently reads I have to vote against it. I am for Behavior Analysts having oversight but as the bill currently reads Behavior Analysts practicing in the state of Nevada would need to graduate from an ABAI university to practice in Nevada. No other state has this requirement, every other state that has passed Behavior Analysts legislation has required Behavior Analysts to be certified by a National Behavior Analysts Certification Board (which there are over 100 approved BACB university progra | Feb-02-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Feb-02-2011 |
| Against | This is just another effort by University's to bleed everyone dry. They have increased their rates second only to health care but are graduates really any more prepared. I actually think they are not. They create class after class that you have to take and pay for to receive zero effective educational value!!!!! | Feb-01-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Feb-01-2011 |
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| Against | No Comment | Feb-01-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Feb-01-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Jan-31-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Jan-31-2011 |
| Against | These kids need us! | Jan-31-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Jan-31-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Jan-31-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Jan-31-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Jan-30-2011 |
| Against | This bill is overreaching and creating a devastating alteration to the qualification requirements for ABS practitioners. It exacerbates the lack of persons needed to do this important work. The requirement for a Master's degree is excessive. Families of autistic children will be devastated as these services become more scarce and expensive due to the costs that will be demanded by doctorate and master's level staff. I am stridently against this bill. It only benefits the Board of Psychology...not the fami | Jan-30-2011 |
| Against | The wording of this bill increases the shortage of behavior analysts. There needs to be oversight but this bill hinders NV services! | Jan-30-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Jan-30-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Jan-30-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Jan-29-2011 |
| Against | This is absolute rubbish to try and have this bill..it will stop the progress of so many on the autism spectrum and there are not enough people who can work in this field as it is! The community will suffer greatly! | Jan-29-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Jan-29-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Jan-29-2011 |
| Against | We cannot afford to lose ABA therapists in Nevada. | Jan-29-2011 |
| Against | This will greatly reduce the number of qualified ABA therapists in the state of NV and other states since the programs available in this particular certification are limited. | Jan-29-2011 |
| Against | This bill makes impossible to practice ABA therapy in this state. | Jan-29-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Jan-28-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Jan-28-2011 |
| Against | this bill will prevent my son access from services | Jan-28-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Jan-28-2011 |
| Against | AB65 has major language issue, I believe the way the AB65 reads, all those practicing Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) will have to be licensed and certified, this will limit its use in state funded programs, education classrooms, early intervention programs, and increase cost. Which will create more barriers and limits access to treatment. NV already has a limited workforce and as a parent of a child w/autism this bill does not help us. | Jan-28-2011 |
| Against | Passing this will negatively impact families with children with autism by reducing the number of providers available to them. | Jan-28-2011 |
| Against | As the grandparent of a 7 year old autistic child who just began to eat food after nearly 2 years of highly beneficial ABA therapy, and whose speech and reading ability is continually improving, I know that AB65, if passed as worded, would prevent the needed therapy for countless autistic children such as my grandaughter. This bill needs to be heavily reconsidered and reworded. | Jan-28-2011 |
| Against | Because of problems with the wording of the bill, I recommend a vote against this legislation. Please propose legislation that removes the requirement for graduation from an ABAI accredited program and replace it with the requirements of National Board Certification as a Behavior Analyst. | Jan-28-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Jan-28-2011 |
| Against | Please put yourself in the place of a parent of autistic child. There will be no therapists in this state to help our children. I beg you DO NOT pass this bill. Thanks | Jan-28-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Jan-28-2011 |
| Against | This bill does not protect the consumer, but creates a barrier to treatment. If the Board is seeking to protect the consumer, perhaps they should request documentation that the candidate has sufficient experience developing and implementing effective programs for people with autism. | Jan-28-2011 |
| Against | This is an industry move to try and create a monopoly. | Jan-28-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Jan-28-2011 |
| Against | Given the problems with the wording, I have cast my vote against this legislation. I recommend the proposed legislation remove graduation from an ABAI accredited program and replace that language with the requirements of National Board Certification as a Behavior Analyst. | Jan-28-2011 |
| Against | This bill will harm children with autism, create undue hardship on their families, and result in children who grow up to become adults that are dependent on social systems rather than employable taxpayers. | Jan-28-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Jan-28-2011 |
| Against | would sharply and needlessly estrict number of consultants available | Jan-26-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Jan-26-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Jan-25-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Jan-25-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Jan-25-2011 |
| Against | Anymore changes my child wouldn't receive any services.The CCSD took all his services away last year so they wouldn't be responible for the cost on them .and I would have to bring them to court in order to get them back .we both know that's not going to work out for my child.and you'll be not letting him have a chance of being a fuctional person in this state. The cost will be on the state the rest of his life about 3 million a life time. or 250,000 in aba to get a fuctioning adult who won't be a drain o | Jan-24-2011 |
| Against | As proposed, this bill will seriously set back services for kids with Autism, with no measurable benefit resulting from the legislation. Vote NO! | Jan-24-2011 |
| Against | We are very rural and just because someone goes to an Ivy League school does not make them the best candidate to work with children with autism. It takes experience. It takes heart. It takes someone special. | Jan-24-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Jan-23-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Jan-23-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Jan-23-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Jan-22-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Jan-22-2011 |
| Against | I am an ABA therapist of 11 years , I have gone to school for education and psychology. I am currently studying to get my bcba from UNLV if this law passes the way it is written now I will be unable to practice like all of my fellow colleges in Las Vegas. this will be detrimental to hundreds of children in the valley. | Jan-22-2011 |
| Against | The Board of Psychological Examiners are the Headstanksmen for the New World Order. They should be ashamed of themselves for requesting the language in this bill. | Jan-22-2011 |
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| Against | No Comment | Jan-22-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Jan-21-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Jan-21-2011 |
| Against | This would impact so many children wtih autism in a negative way. Many BCBA's do not have a degree from ABAI approved Universities. There are so few ABAI approved Universities, that it would make it impossible for most children with ABA programs to conitue to receive services. So many children are already waiting 1+ years for progams, that this bill will do much more harm than good. | Jan-21-2011 |
| Against | Protecting insurance companies is the apparant motivation for this bill. Families have less options with the creation of more restrictions. Less options means less resources insurance companies must cover. Who really runs the state and whose interests are protected the most? | Jan-21-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Jan-21-2011 |
| Against | As a current ABA Interventionist, the wording of the current bill is not practical. Thousands of people's quality of life and functional abilities have been greatly improved already, however, with the passing of this bill as it currently reads will negatively impact those families and individuals. In addition, it will put a majority of interventionists and consultants out of work and in danger of being guilty of a misdemeanor. | Jan-21-2011 |
| Against | The dire need for therapists and anaylists in this field would make the passing of this bill a disaster | Jan-21-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Jan-21-2011 |
| Against | The Board of Psychological Examiners is the official requester of this bill. Let them hear from you too. http://psyexam.state.nv.us/ We all agreed on AB162 in 2009. AB162 specified BCBA Certification but DID NOT SPECIFY ABAI DEGREE PROGRAMS. The Board is pursuing their own agenda with UN Reno and do not have the best interests of Las Vegas autism families in mind. Please, help kill this bill. Send them emails and make your phone calls to voice your opposition. | Jan-21-2011 |
| Against | Nevada is in dire need of professionals, by passing this bill with such workding and making it more restrictive, will worsen the situation, this will cut mane of the few proffesionals we have. We should be working on passing legislation that will bring in medical proffesionals instead. | Jan-21-2011 |
| Against | Being a mother of 2 children on the Autism spectrum, I do not understand why people are trying to make it even more difficult to get help for our children! It took me a year to even start treatment. Now, someone wants to take treatment away from many children who so desperately need it. STOP making things more difficult and instead maybe find a way to help our families. | Jan-21-2011 |
| Against | We need more ABA providers in Nevada, not less. This bill will put nearly all ABA providers servicing families in Las Vegas out of business. Sec 17-2 part D for licensure is unattainable for everyone who didn’t graduate from a university program accredited by ABAI, for which there’s only 13 in the entire country & only 3 in the western United States. STOP THIS BILL! | Jan-20-2011 |
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| Against | ABA method works with lots of reinforcing and child directed interests too. | Jan-20-2011 |
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| Against | My wife is in her dissertation phase of a PhD in Special Education with an Empahsis in ABA and Autism from UNLV. She received her Behaviora Anslyst classes from highly recognized professors in the department that have now left for other positions, but if this law passes as is, she will not be able to be licensed in Nevada, even thouugh she graduated from a program that is offered at a state funded university in Nevada. This does not make sense. It should be worded so that there is an approved coursewor | Jan-20-2011 |
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| Against | ABA is a teaching technique used by teachers certified with a Nevada Autism License ABA Board Certification was made up by a non-profit 501c3. ABA is just good teaching.Psychologists do not use ABA. | Jan-19-2011 |
| Against | I am 100% against the passing of this bill. Are you trying to cause more unemployment in this state?? Our kids NEED these services!! | Jan-19-2011 |
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| Against | This bill is extremely harmful to the Autism community. | Jan-19-2011 |
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| Against | Who is the author of this bill?? They are clueless in what's involved with ABA, and needs to be properly educated before writing this garbage! | Jan-19-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Jan-19-2011 |
| Against | This bill voids the original intent, which many have followed in getting their certification. It is unfair and wrong to do a rewrite AFTER people have, in good faith, followed the intent of AB162, and it puts criminality upon those who have done the course work and received their national certification from the BEHAVIOR ANALYST CERTIFICATION BOARD. | Jan-19-2011 |
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| Against | I have been in business for four years in Nevada serving individuals with autism spectrum disorders. I received a Master of Science Degree with an emphasis in applied behavior analysis and autism from the Sage Colleges. Then I became board certified through the BACB as a board certified behavior analyst. Under this bill I will not be able to practice in Nevada and will have to close my business and move out of state to practice. I do not support this bill. | Jan-19-2011 |
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| Against | Please consider all the children with Autisim and do not pass this bill. | Jan-19-2011 |
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| Against | This Bill is too far reaching for Nevada's present needs. AB162 required licenture for autism services being funded via insurance companies. There are not enough licensable practitioners for all of Nevada's other behavior annalysis service needs. Requiring graduation from an ABAI accredited school will restrict the number of currently practising competent professionals in the state and cause them to leave.Perhaps requiring Board certification in Behavior Analysis ( BCBA or BCaBA) but even that is probably | Jan-19-2011 |
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| Against | I am against this bill based on the way it is written. Families with children with autism are struggling in our state. Finding and affording services is difficult, at best. This bill’s language will further restrict the already limited number of professionals who can work with our children. It is ridiculous to restrict licensure to behavioral analysts who only graduated from an ABAI program, and children like my son will have even less access to the critical therapies they need. This affects my famil | Jan-19-2011 |
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| Against | The amont of ABA my family has received in the last 4 months (three children) has made there standards of living increase to point of them learning in school, being social both in the home and in public has been notice by all who have know them. This has been accomplished by 6 aba analysis, 2 license analysis and 4 assistants. With out these people who love what they have done for just this family would be a crime to society. ABA is a fantastic theropy and to put more goverment in charge of something for | Jan-19-2011 |
| Against | Limits ABA dramatically! | Jan-19-2011 |
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| Against | No Comment | Jan-18-2011 |
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| Against | I am against this bill as a parent with an autistic child, this bill will limit the amount of services that are needed for my son. | Jan-18-2011 |
| Against | Why are you wasting time fixing something that isn't broken. I have 2 close friends that have children that suffer from autism and the programs that they are in have had amazing results. It would be a shame for these programs to close because of new requirements. Please vote against this unneccesary bill. Thanks. | Jan-18-2011 |
| Against | This bill cannot be passed. My good friend has a son with autism whom is receiving excellent care. If this bill is passed that all may change. Thank you | Jan-18-2011 |
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| Against | There are no ABAI certification programs in the state of Nevada, and most states do not require this certification. Most service providers in this state will no longer be eligible to provide service, which would have dire consequences for students with autism. | Jan-18-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Jan-18-2011 |
| Against | This will end ABA programs for thousands of children. This will be uproar, this is on call for for families in need. | Jan-18-2011 |
| Against | I have two boys with autism who are recieving ABA. If this bill is passed they will no longer get services.My 13 year old son just started in June. He has made a lot of progress. For the first time in his life he is learning accedemics. We have always been told he would never read. Now there is hope. His behavior has improved , he is using thank you, please, no thanks. If you take this bill away not only my children but many others in NV will lose all the progress they have made. Do you want to see this h | Jan-18-2011 |
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| Against | I am currently Board Certified (BCaBA)and would not be able to practice with the way this bill is worded. | Jan-18-2011 |
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| Against | I have a 3 yer with Autism and can't imagine not having people like the Lovaas Center to help me with my son's therapy. | Jan-18-2011 |
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| Against | This bill is unnecessary. AB162 already provides the accurate and appropriate language required for certification and licensing. | Jan-18-2011 |
| Against | This would have a HUGE SETBACK to parents with children with Autism. Why would you want to punish these poor children who have been making huge strides in behavior by taking away our behavioral therapist because some SELFISH person wants a license to be in place so someone can make even MORE MONEY off of these families who are already stretched past their budgets financially!!!! | Jan-18-2011 |
| Against | We need more providers for our kids. This bill will not help Nevada families already strugling to get help. | Jan-18-2011 |
| Against | if this bill goes through, the families and service providers will be left out and progress will be stopped. I am a service provider with a masters degree from a great university and this bill will put me out of work. This bill will kill smal business and destroy the lives of families. there is a lack of service providers to begin with, this will eliminate those who are left. please do not pass this bill. | Jan-18-2011 |
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| Against | Historically, ABAI has not been the accrediting board for Behavior Analysts. That has came from the BACB board. Many of us practitioners especially in southern Nevada have taken the courses for the BCBA certification from UNLV, a state inistitution of Nevada. If this law passes as is, many people that are still enrolled in the UNLV program will not be allowed to use their certification. UNLV is certified by the BACB. If this is to a requirement it should be in the future to allow UNLV time to pursue | Jan-17-2011 |
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| Against | Southern Nevada will be grossly affected by this. Those involved are not understanding the implications of what will happen to our kids on the spectrum. | Jan-17-2011 |
| Against | by limiting and only accepting one corporations ABA certification to apply is negligence in and of itself. | Jan-17-2011 |
| Against | Many children will not be eligible for services under this bill. If children do not get early intervention services it will cost the state more money to serve them when they get older no to mention how this bill will impact on the quality of the children's live and the lives of their families | Jan-17-2011 |
| Against | Is Nevada joining bigbrotherland? Why is this bill so restrictive? Are parents not the best judge of what is best for their children? Gov Sandoval is a hypocrite. What has happened to our free market? Very SAD Nevada!! | Jan-17-2011 |
| Against | This language in this bill would grossly limit access of services for our children. No other state in the nation has limited the scope of services as this bill has defined. | Jan-17-2011 |
| Against | Our family has been through enough: from watching our child stop developing, to losing our insurance prior to the insurance bill, to having to file for bankruptcy to barely afford therapy. This bill will take away what little therapy we are barely able to provide as it is and we will have to move out of NV | Jan-17-2011 |
| Against | There BACB has already established standards professional certification. The state of Nevada does not have the budget to establish, maintain and enforce the changes described in this bill. | Jan-17-2011 |
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| Against | This bill is going to set Nevada back in the fight for kids with Autism. It is important for these kids to receive ABA services and this bill makes it impossible for those who are providers to work. | Jan-16-2011 |
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| Against | You are making a necessary program for kids with Autism out of reach with this bill. Please do not pass it! | Jan-16-2011 |
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| Against | As a father of a child with Autism, this bill is deeply personal. My son currently is under the care of a wonderful team of committed compentent people that have provided a tremendous noticeable service to my son that is truely beyond my scope of ability to express my gratitude. The current care he has received has transported him to a level I was praying to acheive. To learn that these talented individuals now creating a pathway for a productive future for my son are considered under this current bill | Jan-16-2011 |
| Against | This bill would negatively impact the lives of children with autism and their families. The help they need would be unavailable to them as the requirements would preclude very talented and capable individuals from providing services. With ABA therapy children are able to live productive dignified lives. This bill as it stands greatly dims that hope and dignity for a bright future. A mind is a terrible thing to waste especially when children are being helped right now by competent and professional anal | Jan-16-2011 |
| Against | Why is the Board of Psychological Examiners involved? By their own admission they don’t understand these services. AZ just passed the insurance mandate and left it up to the Behavior Analyst Certification Board – a national certification body with 112 approved education programs – to ensure quality of services for parents in AZ. Limit NV parents to choose from graduates of 14 Masters programs in the country when AZ parents get to choose from graduates of 112 in the country? Bye, bye Nevada Citizens. | Jan-16-2011 |
| Against | This will remove access to ABA programs that currently help hundreds of kids! Don't take my ABA program away from my son! His provider is fantastic, well trained and educated, but not a pointy-headed professor from one of your elite schools. This is unbelievable! This will hurt families. Why would you want to limit access to a service there is already while spiking the price of a service that's already very expensive? Anyone who is for this either doesn’t understand it or stands to profit tremendously. | Jan-16-2011 |
| Against | How could anyone be for passing a law that requires someone to do the impossible and then make that person a criminal for not doing the impossible? Section 17-3 Part D requires a bachelor’s degree from a program accredited by the Association for Behavior Analysis International. DOES NOT EXIST! WAKE UP! 7 MS Programs - 6 MA Programs - 1 MS.Ed Program - 1 Ed.S Program & 7 PhD Programs. NO BACHELOR PROGRAMS EXIST! Only people who can legally practice will come from 1 of the 22 Programs in the ENTIRE COUNTRY. | Jan-16-2011 |
| Against | Kids with autism will suffer if this is passed! | Jan-15-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Jan-15-2011 |
| Against | I was a tutor my senior year of high school and was able to tutor an autistic child as well as my college colleagues. This bill would increase the costs for parents to get their children tutored. | Jan-15-2011 |
| Against | Applied Bahavioral Analysis has helped my son with autism to make significant advances. This is recognized by his teacher and occupatonal therapists as well, in addition to friends and family. The therapists that provide his ABA are highly qualified and trained, however do not have the specific credentialling that would be required were this bill to pass. And, yet, they are helping my son and many many other children significantly! If this bill were to pass, these professionals who are so desperately need | Jan-15-2011 |
| Against | The passing of this bill will greatly affect the lives of individuals with autism and their families. If it is passed you will be voting to hold progress back, progress that is changing the quality of life for people with autism and those who love them and fight for them. | Jan-15-2011 |
| For | No Comment | Jan-15-2011 |
| Against | This bill ties the hands of folks trying to make a difference in the lives of children. ABA is a viable behavior management program! | Jan-15-2011 |
| Against | Criminalizing behavioral therapy for anyone who did not go to one of the rare ABAI schools will end effective autism therapy in every school in Las Vegas, private or public. That's morally indefensible and Dr. Ghezzi and the Board of Psychological Examiners should have their heads examined. I want to hear them justify this requirement. | Jan-15-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Jan-15-2011 |
| Against | I think this bill would make it difficult for an average household to obtain a home program because of the increased cost of therapists due to the requirement of a college degree | Jan-14-2011 |
| Against | There's language that needs to be changed | Jan-14-2011 |
| Against | Tutors/therapists delivering ABA services should NOT be required to have a college degree as they are NOT consultants. Tutors/Therapists are an intricate member of an ABA team but NOT a consultant or person in charge of the direction of treatment. The idea that the tutor/therapist should be required to have a degree is arbitrary and a blatant misunderstanding of ABA and how this important treatment works. | Jan-14-2011 |
| Against | Who introduced this bill? Who lobbied you? I hope you understand that if this passes it will be the end of competitively priced, effective support systems for kids with autism. Interrupting their therapy is flat out unethical and whomever thought this was a good idea needs to be fired. Parents will be forced to deal with an oligopoly. Only a small few will be able to offer help and prices will sore if the only people who can provide these services have to graduate from one of the rare ABAI programs. | Jan-14-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Jan-14-2011 |
| Against | I wanted to use my comment to repeat what Dr. Ayvazo (PhD, BCBA-D), UNLV, had to say on this subject. All legislators need to pay attention to this: “Board Certified Behavior Analysts are those who had earned the credentials to practice ABA. ABAI accreditation is rare and in this case, redundant. This bill would prevent essential services from many kids with special needs in the LV area and as such, is unethical at best, and a destructive educational act at worse.” | Jan-14-2011 |
| Against | I agree with a lot of what's in this bill but I vote against. It will restrict the supply of ABA providers to those with a Masters degree from one of the rare programs accredited by ABAI. Consider the financial impact. Public and private schools will be forced to cut behavior analysis from their autism programs. No ABA at schools anymore is basically what this would do. That’s unethical. You’re removing a support system that has proven effective because of where someone chose to go to school years ago. | Jan-14-2011 |
| Against | UNLV is not currently accredited with the Assoc. for Behavior Analysis International. Passing this bill would limit our access to qualified professionals, as well as pull money away from UNLV, and Nevada. If such a bill were to pass, there should also be a grandfather clause for professionals already practicing in the ABA field. | Jan-14-2011 |
| Against | I need my consultant! | Jan-14-2011 |
| Against | I need them with or without this silly contingency of an ABAI accreditation. They've made a huge impact in the life of my son! ABA therapy works! | Jan-14-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Jan-14-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Jan-14-2011 |
| Against | 17 Section 37 - line 41, really a Masters Degree is required to work with our kids?? There are many very highly qualified tutors that are going thru college. This will make the costs to families extremely high | Jan-14-2011 |
| Against | Board Certified Behavior Analyst are those who had earned the credentials to practice ABA. ABAI accreditation is rare and in this case, redundant. This bill would prevent essential services from many kids with special needs in the LV area and as such, is unethical at best, and destructive educational act at worse. Dr. Ayvazo (Ph.D, BCBA-), UNLV. | Jan-14-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Jan-14-2011 |
| Against | This will remove successful and effective support systems currently in place for hundreds and hundreds of children with autism. There is no need to add ABAI when BACB is already certifying these people. Making it criminal to practice without license and certification is also bad for CCSD, UNLV Preschool, Cumorah, Meryhill, Faith Lutheran and every other school with professionals using behavior analysis to help these kids. Kill this bill. It’s bad for families and it’s bad for jobs. It’s just bad!! | Jan-14-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Jan-14-2011 |
| Against | Who does the Board of Psychological Examiners think they’re kidding? Is this just hubris, arrogance or something more targeted? No other state in the country has handed this over to BSE so why Nevada? There is a national certification body for behavior analysts and they have been doing fine for decades without this board. Did this board approve all the long-term outcome studies that validated ABA therapy? It was Psychologists that blamed mothers for causing autism before behavior analysts debunked them. | Jan-14-2011 |
| Against | Sec 17-3 part D is impossible for ANYONE to obtain because the ABAI have not accredited a single bachelors program in the United States. How can you include a requirement for licensure that's impossible to satisfy and then make it criminal to practice without a license? Is this evidence of collusion with insurance companies so they don't have to pay? | Jan-14-2011 |
| Against | Pattrick Ghezzi and UNR are unscrupulous for trying to secure a monopoly in Nevada. They’re obviously concerned with lining their pockets. The only Board Certified Behavior Analysts who will be permitted to practice ABA in Nevada will be those who graduated from 1 of 13 Masters programs accredited by ABAI in the USA. That's completely unacceptable! What's the hidden agenda here? You should all be ashamed of yourselves for trying to eliminate effective programs for hundreds of families in Las Vegas. | Jan-14-2011 |
| Against | Unreasonably restricts qualifying criteria to a handful of ABAI-accredited universities which potentially excludes existing qualified ABA providers harming NV residents who require and are presently receiving those services. It seems a blatant power-grab by members of the BPE. NV residents need more ABA providers. | Jan-14-2011 |
| Against | No Comment | Jan-14-2011 |
| Against | My name is Peggy Schaefer Whitby and I am an assistant professor at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. At UNLV we provide the approved coursework for BCBA certification. We are in a unique situation in this state. Licensing regulations are being developed under the Psychology Board. The current proposal is that all behavior analysts would need to GRADUATE from an ABAI accredited program. While we al believe that oversight is necessary, we are concerned that all BCBAs from the 112 approved BACB unive | Jan-14-2011 |
| Against | The only people who will be able to practice in Nevada are those who went to 1 of 13 Masters programs in the entire country - board certified or not - Harvard or not - 15 years of experience or not - published author in peer reviewed journal or not - this is absurd legislation that will create an monopoly or oligopoly and drive very qualified and well educated, credentialed people out of Nevada to any other state in the union that does not require such unattainable degrees. | Jan-14-2011 |
| Against | I believe this bill is unconstitutional because it would create an ex post facto law (retroactive law). It is clear that it would have an ex post facto effect if it is not ex post facto per se. Additionally, it will create an effective monopoly/oligarchy for the 10-15 schools that have ABAI Programs in this country. Yes, in the entire USA there are about a dozen or so schools that qualify. None near Las Vegas. | Jan-14-2011 |
| Against | This is appalling! This would totally eliminate our home ABA program which has done wonders for my two children with autism. If this goes into effect, it would devastate the autism community here in Las Vegas. | Jan-14-2011 |
| Against | Currently there are only 13 of these ABAI accredited programs in the entire country and only 3 in the western United States. UNLV Dept of Special Education with an ABA curriculum pre-approved by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board allowing graduates to sit for the national certification exam (BCBA) will not qualify to be licensed. As well, Sec 17-3 part D is impossible for anyone to obtain because the ABAI have not accredited a single bachelors program in the United States. | Jan-13-2011 |
| Against | This will put nearly all ABA providers servicing families in Las Vegas out of business. Sec 17-2 part D for licensure is unattainable for everyone who didn’t graduate from a university program accredited by ABAI, for which there’s only 13 in the entire country & only 3 in the western United States. Sec 17-3 part D is unattainable for anyone, as the ABAI have not accredited any bachelor programs in the USA. This will kill hundreds of jobs in Nevada & will deter autism specialist from entering the state. | Jan-13-2011 |
| Against | I against this bill as it is written | Jan-05-2011 |
| Against | I am against this bill as it written | Jan-05-2011 |
| Against | 1) Major problem with this language....Page 17 Section 37 - line 41 5) Practices psychology or applied behavior analysis unless he or she has been issued a license [,] or certificate, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. I believe the way the AB65 reads, all those practicing Applied Behavior Analysis will have to be licensed and certified, this will limit its use in state funded programs, education classrooms, early intervention programs, and increase cost. Which will create more barriers and limit acces | Jan-05-2011 |
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