AGENDA:
Promoting Independence Advisory Committee
July 17, 2014
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Meeting Site:
Public Hearing Room
Brown Heatly Building
4900 N. Lamar Blvd.
Austin, TX 78751
Agency reports are available online.
- Welcome and Introductions
- Senate Bill 7 Implementation Update
- STAR+PLUS Expansion
- IDD Acute Care Carve-In
- IDD Assessment
- Community First Choice
- Dual Demonstration Project
- Public Input
- Federal Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Rule Change
- State Supported Living Center Update/Transition Specialists
- Direct Service Workforce
- Recruitment and Retention in Certain Regions of Texas
- Subcommittee on Direct Service Workers
- Update on Employment
- Employment First Task Force
- Agency Representative Reports
- Department of State Health Services
- Department of Aging and Disability Services
- Department of Family and Protective Services
- Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services
- Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
- Texas Workforce Commission
- Adjourn
Contact: Bill Macdonald, Promoting Independence Initiative, Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services, (512) 438-4157, bill.macdonald@dads.state.tx.us.
This meeting is open to the public. No reservations are required and there is no cost to attend this meeting.
People with disabilities who wish to attend the meeting and require auxiliary aids or services should contact Stakeholder Relations, Health and Human Services Commission, 512-438-4157, at least 72 hours before the meeting so appropriate arrangements can be made.