1. Best Life Alliance 2016 Legislative Outlook Sara Grafstrom & Bruce Nelson Business and Finance Forum November 18, 2015

2. What is Best Life Alliance?

3. Backdrop March 8  May 23 Non-budget year Election year: House and Senate Left $865 million on G.F. bottom line in 2015 –Tax reductions/credits –Some new spending Revenues up since 2015 session Next forecast end of November

4. Competition Tax cuts / credits Bonding/capital improvements Transportation with some possible GF expenditure –Education: –Pre-K –K-12 –Higher Ed

5. ARRM issues/bills ICF/DD leave day/open bed ($) DWRS ($?) 245D? Rate increase/Reform

6. DHS Issues / Bills* Licensing: Fees FTEs Disability Services Division (DSD): –Foster care moratorium exceptions - $ –Bed management process & pilots - $ –‘New Service’ implementation –Unit based post banding - $ –Foster care needs determination clean-up * Proposals to Governor and MMB

7. Best Life Alliance Bill How to pick up from 2015 for success in 2016 1.Unfinished business 2.Workforce 3.Reforms needed: key for future & 2016 4.Quality 5.Economic data on workforce crisis / economic impact 6.We win with ‘local’ politics: Grassroots

8. Best Life Alliance Communications Efforts Organizational Sign-on/Petition Sign-on New Messaging Social Media Video Story Collection

9. Best Life Alliance Grassroots Efforts Best Life Alliance Field Team Site Visits Town Hall Forums Tell your story Engaging self-advocates, staff and family members.

10. Best Life Alliance Timeline Nov. 30th The 5% Campaign switches to the Best Life Alliance Dec. 1 st Best Life Alliance Press Conference Dec. 3rd November Budget Forecast Released Jan.-Feb. Co-Authors Signed on to legislation March 8th Legislative Session Begins March 15th ARRM Day at the Capitol

11. ARRM’s Advocacy Team  Bruce Nelson  Barb Turner  Sara Grafstrom  Amy Wartick  Bob and Rob Vanasek  Public Affairs Committee  Steve Liston, Chair  Rod Carlson, Vice Chair  ARRM Advocacy Partners  Hundreds of members and their employees, clients, families, and BODs!! Visit Legislative Action Center at www.arrm.orgwww.arrm.org