[NFBP-BlindParents] FW: March 3 OVR State Board Meeting Notice

[Joseph Drenth]

OVR State Board of Vocational Rehabilitation Quarterly Meeting

Thursday, March 3, 2022 
Start time: 9 a.m.
End time: 12:30 p.m. 
This meeting will be held virtually via Zoom. The public is invited to call
in to this meeting using the following information:
You are invited to a Zoom webinar.
When: Mar 3, 2022, 9 a.m. Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: PA State Board of Vocational Rehabilitation Quarterly Meeting
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CART and sign language interpreters will be available during this meeting
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The agenda for this meeting is below. Anyone who would like to make public
comment prior to the meeting may submit their comments via email at
<mailto:RA-LIOVR-STBOARD-CMT at pa.gov> RA-LIOVR-STBOARD-CMT at pa.gov.
Additional auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to
individuals with disabilities. Please send your request to
<mailto:RA-LIOVR-STBOARD-CMT at pa.gov> RA-LIOVR-STBOARD-CMT at pa.gov. 
 
PENNSYLVANIA STATE BOARD OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
Zoom Virtual Meeting
March 3, 2022 

PUBLIC AGENDA

9:00 - 9:15                 Welcome & Opening Remarks, Jennifer Berrier,
Secretary, Labor & Industry
*       Roll Call of Board Members
*       Action:  Approval of Agenda
*       Action:  Approval of Minutes, December 2, 2021  
9:15 - 9:40                 Executive Director's Remarks, Shannon Austin,
Executive Director, OVR 

TOPIC FOR DISCUSSION

9:40 - 10:00              VR Hiring - State & National Implications, Dr.
James Herbert, Professor of Counselor Education, Rehabilitation & Human
Services, Penn State University 

OVR BUREAU DIRECTOR REPORTS

10:00 - 10:30             Hiram G. Andrews Center, Jill Moriconi, Director
Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation Services, John Miller, Acting Director
Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services, Rod Alcidonis, Director
Bureau of Central Operations, Ralph Roach, Director
10:30 - 10:40
BREAK

STAKEHOLDER REPORTS

10:40 - 11:20            Statewide Independent Living Council, Matthew
Seeley, Executive Director 
PA Rehabilitation Council, Passle Helminski, Chair
Office for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing, Melissa Hawkins, Director
Client Assistance Program, Steve Pennington, Executive Director

ACTION ITEM & TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION 

11:20 - 11:40            Action: Approval of 2-Year Modification to the
Combined State Plan, Lee Ann Stewart, Division Chief, Policy, Staff
Development & Training
11:40 - 11:50            Update on OVR Policy Workgroups 
*	Financial Needs Test (FNT), Shannon Austin
*	Supported Employment, Doug Rand, Acting Division Chief, Business
Services & Outreach
*	Audiological Services, Russ Goddard, VR Specialist
11:50 - 12:05            Governor's Cabinet for People with Disabilities /
Employment First, Tara Williams, Deputy Secretary of Policy & Planning,
Office of the Governor
12:05 - 12:15            Upcoming OVR Initiatives, Shannon Austin
 
12:15 - 12:30                                              PUBLIC COMMENT
12:30
ADJOURNMENT
 
 
Joseph Drenth, MBA
First Vice-President, National Federation of the Blind of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State Board of Vocational Rehabilitation
Senior R&D Software Engineer, JBT Corporation
E-mail:  <mailto:joe.drenth at gmail.com> joe.drenth at gmail.com
Mobile: 215-827-7787
 
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