2. Staff Update/Changes O Rich Sanders retired O Planner position – waiting to get permission to post O Ian helping SDS Anchorage 3 afternoons per week O MAST employee helping us out - Reinhard O All positions funded in FY 2017 – no cuts

3. Council Member Updates O Time to renew for those who want to keep on - Do online application, even if you did it before – Contact in Gov’s Office is Lindy Irwin O Edna DeVries, Alaska Commission on Aging rep, decided she could not do both and her job O SESA board is full

4. Reports, Surveys etc. O Sectional analysis of ABLE act legislation O Wrote and submitted Council comments to SDS O Letters to legislature on lots of bills O Department of Education regulations on FASD changed at State Board of Ed Meeting

5. Reports, Surveys, etc. O Alaskan Employer Perspectives on Hiring PWD- survey and report http://dhss.alaska.gov/gcdse/Pages/Publications/default.aspx http://dhss.alaska.gov/gcdse/Pages/Publications/default.aspx O Comments to Dept. of Labor on Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) O Provided input to SDS as part of steering committee for Inclusive Community Choices, i.e. Medicaid 1915 i and k reforms

6. Trainings, Presentations & Important Meetings (Past few months) O SESA Board Meeting O Full Lives Presentations and table O Peer Power Retreat O Initial Discovery Training O PIE grantee Meeting in Washington DC, coupled with meetings with senators, CTAA, and NACDD O Alaska Mobility Coalition-AMC and Transit Conference

7. Trainings, Presentations & Important Meetings O MicroEnterprise Proposal Review O DD Mini Grant Proposal Review O Complex Behaviors Group O Meeting with State ILP staff and federal TA folks O Autism Society of Alaska First Annual Conference in Fairbanks O AADD monthly meetings

8. Trainings, Presentations & Important Meetings O Statewide Independent Living Council- SILC O Monthly NACDD Public Policy Calls O Weekly Trust Advocacy Calls O Weekly HHS Legislative Calls O SDS external stakeholder budget reduction group O Almost weekly ILP transition planning calls O LEND fellow trainings O DD Act program meeting (CHD, DLC, SILC, us)

9. Upcoming Priorities O Trust Stakeholder Meetings on FY 18 Budget O Council Membership renewals and applications O Bill signings for HB 76 and HB 188 (HB 77?) O State Plan - finish and public comment O ABLE Implementation O NACDD Conference in DC in July O Trust Meeting in August

10. Questions? Patrick Reinhart Executive Director 907-269-8994 desk 907-301-0728 cell Call me anytime!!!