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Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Advisory Panel
Quarterly Meeting
Tuesday, August 26, 2003 - Day 1
Carol Brenner, Designated Federal Officer, called the meeting to order at approximately 9:30 a.m. and turned the meeting over to Chair, Sarah Wiggins Mitchell.
Presiding: Sarah Wiggins Mitchell, Chair
Welcome, Introductions and Review of Agenda
Attendees
Advisory Panel Members
Sarah Wiggins Mitchell, Chair, Bryon MacDonald, Libby Child, Jerome Kleckley, David Miller, Frances Gracechild, Thomas Golden, Torrey Westrom, David Miller, and Berthy De La Rosa-Aponte. Stephen Start participated by telephone on Wednesday, August 27.
Note: Thomas Golden returned as an official Panel member and Chris Griffin resigned.
Advisory Panel Staff
Marie Strahan, Executive Director, Bernard Wixon, Lisa Ekman, and Jim Wiegel.
Designated Federal Officer
Carol Brenner
Presenters
Mary Ellen Kyle, Ken McGill and Martin Gerry, Social Security Administration; Mary Satterfield, Maximus, Inc.; Jennifer Sheehy and Beverlee Stafford; Rehabilitation Services Administration; David Wittenburg and Steve Bell, Urban Institute; Jan Christensen, Michigan Department of Community Health; June Morse, Lori Shader-Patterson, and Carol Haynie, Michigan Department of Career Development-Rehabilitation Services; Sherry Gordon, Michigan Commission for the Blind; Joe Razes (by phone), Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services; John Kregel, Virginia Commonwealth University and Joe Razes, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services presented by telephone.
Members of the Public
Sharon Shreet, Monica Niklowicz, Joe Hickman, Elmer Cerano, Todd Vestal, Mary Poller, O’Brien Robertson, Berthy Crockett, Michael Guerrero, Melissa Weiss, Susan Goodman, Cheryl Herriotte, Jamie Kendall, and Nickie McCalls.
Social Security Administration Implementation Updates
Presenter: Ken McGill, Associate Commissioner, Employment Support Programs
Topic: Review of Quarterly Report
Presenter: Mary Satterfield, Project Director, Maximus, Inc.
Topic: Recruiting, Marketing, Increasing Program Awareness; Technical Assistance
Presenter: Mary Ellen Kyle, Deputy Associate Commissioner, Program Development and Research
Topic: Program Development and Research Update
Presenter: Martin Gerry, Deputy Commissioner, Disability and Income Security Programs
Topic: Relationship Between TWWIIA and VR Programs
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)/Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) Implementation Updates
Presenter: Jennifer Sheehy, Employment Advisor to the Assistant Secretary, OSERS
Topic: Interagency Policies to Advance Employment Goals
Presenter: Beverly Stafford representing Joanne Wilson, Commissioner, RSA
Topic: RSA Initiatives to Support TWWIIA
Lunch
Urban Institute Briefing Paper
Presenter: David Wittenburg, Senior Research Associates, Urban Institute
Topic: Policy Options for Assisting Child SSI Recipients in Transition
Full Panel Committee Discussions
Facilitator: Jim Wiegel
Presenter: Bryon McDonald, Chair, Program Design, Implementation and Evaluation Committee
Topic: Presentation of Action Priorities
Presenter: David Miller, Chair, Program and Legal Policy Committee
Topic: Presentation of Committee Action Priorities
Action: Payment for partial benefits was moved under the EN issues panel.
Action: Overpayment issues moved under Post Entitlement subgroup.
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Wednesday, August 27, 2003 - Day 2
The meeting reconvened at approximately 9:00 a.m. with Sarah Wiggins Mitchell, Chair, presiding.
Michigan TWWIIA Implementation Update
Presenter: June Morse, Consultant/Ticket Coordinator
Topic: Background and Preparing a Ticket to Work Infrastructure
Presenter: Carol Haynie, Social Security Liaison, Michigan Rehabilitation Services
Topic: Challenges Encountered in Implementation
Presenter: Lori Shader-Patterson, Division Director, Michigan Department of Career Development – Rehabilitation Services
Topic: Summary of Recommendations
Presenter: Sherry Gordon, Ticket to Work Program Consultant, Michigan Commission for the Blind
Topic: Implementation Issues and Recommendations from the Commission of the Blind
Presenter: Jan Christensen, Senior Deputy for Health Policy Regulation and Professional Administration, Michigan Department of Community Health
Topic: Michigan’s Medicaid Buy-in Legislation
Break
Business Meeting
Presenter: Sarah Wiggins Mitchell
Topic: Approval of Minutes
Motion: The Panel moved, seconded, and approved the minutes for the March 19 and March 26,2003 Teleconferences and the May 19-21 Quarterly Meeting.
Presenter: Marie Strahan
Topic: Review of Changes to Operating Procedures
Motion: The Panel moved, seconded, and approved the revised operating procedures.
Presenter: Sarah Wiggins Mitchell
Topic: Long Range Planning and Priorities Update
Presenter: Marie Strahan
Topic: Administrative and Panel Operations Update
Committee Reports
Presenter: Bryon MacDonald
Topic: Program Design, Implementation and Evaluation Committee Report
Motion: It was moved, seconded and approved to accept the PDIE Committee report with five action priorities.
Presenter: David Miller
Topic: Program and Legal Policy Committee Report
Motion: It was moved, seconded and approved to accept the PLP Committee Report with five action priorities.
Old Business
Presenter: Stephen Start and Libby Child
Topic: EN Summit
Action: Develop specific recommendations for the Panel to support.
Lunch
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Implementation Update
Presenter: Joe Razes, Senior Project Manager, TWWIIA Implementation
Topic: Status Report: Medicaid Infrastructure Grants, Demonstrations to Maintain Independent Employment and Medicaid Buy-in
Action: Provide topic areas for regulations.
Urban Institute Briefing Paper
Presenter: John Kregel, Ed.D, Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Workplace Support, Virginia Commonwealth University
Topic: An Evolving Partnership: The Role of the State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies in Implementation of the Ticket to Work Program
Break
Presenters: John Kregel, Ed.D, Susan O’Mara, B.S. Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Workplace Support, Virginia Commonwealth University
Topic: Consumer Advocacy in the Implementation of the Ticket to Work Act
Presenter: Steve Bell, Ph.D., Urban Institute
Topic: Outcome Payments to ENs when Ticket Participants Receive Partial Cash Benefits: Preview of Design Options
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Thursday, August 28, 2003 – Day 3
The meeting was reconvened at approximately 9:00 a.m. with Sarah Wiggins Mitchell, Chair, presiding.
Public Comment
Presenter: Todd Vestal, representing American Federation of Government Employees
Topic: Employment Support Representatives, Area Work Incentive Coordinators, and Work Incentive Liaisons
Action: Mr. Golden requested a copy of Associate Commissioner McMahon’s training plan.
Panel Discussions and Deliberations
Presenter: Marie Strahan
Topic: Conference Participation Invitations
Action: Mr. Golden, Mr. MacDonald, and Mr. Miller to attend CSAVR in San Francisco.
Action: Ms. Strahan to determine if Mr. Start can attend the Consortium of Native American Rehabilitation.
Action: Ms. De La Rose Aponte to attend World Congress on Disability.
Presenter: Berthy De La Rose Aponte
Topic: February Meeting Location
Action: Coordination required with Ms. De La Rose Aponte and other disability-related events occurring in Ft. Lauderdale at that time.
Action: Coordinate a conference call for September 11.
Action: Establish May meeting on May 18-20, 2004 in Washington, DC.
Presenter: Sarah Wiggins Mitchell
Topic: Congressional Briefing
Action: Add Andrea Palm from Senator Matsui’s office to distribution.
Presenter: Bryon MacDonald
Topic: Post Entitlement Workgroup Draft Proposal
Motion: It was moved, seconded and approved to support the proposal as presented.
Presenter: Sarah Wiggins Mitchell
Facilitator: Jim Wiegel
Topic: Planning and Priorities for Coming Year
Action: Check HR 743 for TWWIIA implications.
Motion: It was moved, seconded and approved to approve the integrated priority list as presented.
Action: The August 2004 meeting will be held on August 17-19 at a location to be determined.
The meeting adjourned at approximately 11:50 a.m.
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