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Agenda for Special Commission to Study Health and Safety of LGBTQI Prisoners Meeting

Friday, January 18, 2019
10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
  1. Introductions (Chair, Jennifer Gaffney)
  2. State Ethics Commission Presentation (Dave Giannotti, State Ethics Commission)
  3. Open Meeting Law and Public Records Law Obligations and Issues (Counsel, Shannon Sullivan)
  4. Task Overview (Chair)
    1. Statutory Mandates
    2. Proposed Timeline (meetings to be held at the DOC headquarters in Milford)
      1. Wednesday, February 13, 2019, 10:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. (discussion)
      2. Wednesday, March 13, 2019, 10:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m. (discussion)
      3. Friday, March 22, 2019, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (review draft report)
      4. Thursday, April 4, 2019, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (vote on final recommendations)
  5. Summary of General Legal Requirements of Correctional Facilities to Provide Healthcare (Chair)
  6. Defining Appropriate Healthcare Services (Pam Klein)
  7. Optimal Health Outcomes (Pam Klein)
  8. Defining LGBTQI Cultural Competency and What Should be Included in Training (Group Discussion)
  9. Confirm Site Visit Attendance:
    1. MCI-Norfolk:  January 23, 2019, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00p.m.
    2. MCI-Framingham:  January 23, 2019, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
    3. Middlesex County House of Correction:  January 30, 2019, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
  10. Member Comments (Please note this is an opportunity for comment only, not group discussion regarding items not on the agenda.)

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