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October 7, 2021 - Quarterly Business Meeting by videoconference Thursday, October  7, 2021
 
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  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:
  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:
  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
  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**


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