Public Meeting Notice  Workforce Supports Subcommittee Meeting

This subcommittee will collect data and analyze initiatives that address the workforce crisis for people who provide services to individuals with disabilities.

Agenda:

1. Welcome, Roll Call, and Introductions
    
2. Guest speaker Valerie J. Bradley, President Emerita, Human Services Research Institute (HSRI)
    
3. Annual report discussion
    
4. Discuss FY24 goals
    
5. Adjournment 

Meeting information: 

• Meeting will be held virtually via Zoom webinar and live streamed for the public at https://malegislature.gov/Events/Hearings/Detail/4666
• Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84365269728
• CART service will be available embedded in Zoom with captions and through a separate URL: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=StatehouseADA  
• ASL interpreters will be provided 
• For accessibility requests and other questions, contact Imene Bouziane Saidi at imene.bouzianesaidi@mass.gov
  
  
  Meeting documents (attached and linked): 
• Human Services Research Institute Presentation Slides
• 2021 State of the Workforce Survey report
• CMS Access Rule Summary 

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