October 7, 2021 - Quarterly Business Meeting by videoconference
12:00 PM – 4:00 PM, EST
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Agenda:
12:00 – 12:05 PM Welcome and Call to Order
- Roll Call
- Acceptance of Agenda
- July minutes
VOTE 1 – Acceptance of the meeting agenda
VOTE 2 – Acceptance of the draft minutes of the July 22, 2021 Council Meeting
12:05 PM – 12:50 PM Policy Project Updates, FY22
- Presentation and Q&A:
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- IDD Medicaid-Dental Reimbursement Project
Speakers:
- Dr. Heather Koball, Co-Director, National Center for Children in Poverty, Bank Street Graduate School of Education, New York City
- Suma Setty, Senior Research Associate and Project Director, National Center for Children in Poverty
- Chelsea Fosse, Dentist; Senior Health Policy Analyst, Health Policy Institute (HPI), American Dental Association
- Updates:
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- HCBS project / congregate settings
- 2021 Progress Report (COVID–19)
- Disparate Treatment of Puerto Rican Residents with Disabilities Report
- State Use of QALYs Project
- Employee Misclassification Project
- Voting Rights Project
- Employment Program Inventory
- 2022 Progress Report (Climate Change)
12:50 – 1:00 PM Chairman’s Report
1:00 – 1:10 PM Executive Director Report
1:10 – 1:30 PM Executive Committee Report
- Governance Representative Report
- Finance Representative Report
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- FY21 status of funds
- FY22 budget proposal
- Presentation of FY23 budget
VOTE 3 – Approve the spend plan as of August 31, 2021
VOTE 4 – Acceptance of financial report on status of funds (August 31, 2021)
VOTE 5 – Approve the proposed FY22 Budget
VOTE 6 – Acceptance of policy project budget allocation as follows: $100,000 for Medicaid reimbursement follow-up report, focusing on data; $100,000 for employee misclassification / tax policy project; $185,000 for 2022 progress report on the impact of extreme weather events on people with disabilities
1:30 – 2:05 PM State Advocacy Highlight: Roads to Freedom Center forIndependent Living of North Central Pennsylvania
Speakers:
- Misty Deon, CEO, Roads to Freedom Center for
Independent Living of North Central Pennsylvania - Marcie Roth, Executive Director and CEO, World Institute on Disability
- Shaylin Sluzalis, Co-Executive Director of The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies
- Germán Parodi, Co-Executive Director of The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies
- Ebony Payne
2:05 – 2:40 PM Updates on Themes Projects
- Health Equity / Medically Underserved Population Designation & Disability Cultural Competency Curriculum
- Use of Quality-Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) as a Barrier to Health Care Access
- Rationing and Denying Health Care to People with Disabilities
- Medicaid Portability
- Fostering Job Growth for People with Disabilities through the Small Business Administration 8(a) Business Development Program
- Pursuing Better Data and Federal Guidance Regarding Sexual Assault of Students with Disabilities
2:40 – 3:00 PM Legislative and Public Affairs Report Out
- National Down Syndrome Society CEO Summit, Neil Romano
- Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program (CAP) Virtual Joint Disability and Reasonable Accommodations Summit, David D’Arcangelo
- Legislative and Public Affairs staff report
3:00 – 3:30 PM Public Comment
Via “Hand Raise” on Zoom; Review of Written Submissions
3:30 – 4:00 PM NCD Training for Council Members on Special Government Employee Pay Policy
4:00 PM Adjourn
VOTE 7 – Adjourn