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May 3, 2024 ·9:00 AM Final-revised ·Advocacy Committee Meeting

This meeting is recorded And a Virtual Meeting Only Phone: (414) 436-3530 MEETING ID:566 147 144# https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/ap/t-5958

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Agenda — 11 items

  1. I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL (9 a.m.)
  2. 1 Approved May 3, 2024, Advocacy Committee Meeting Minutes HRA24-131
  3. II. REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF APRIL 24, 2024, ADVOCACY COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES (Action Item) (9:05 a.m.)
  4. 3 Minutes from the April 23, 2024, Advocacy Committee meeting HRA24-79
  5. III. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ADVOCACY OPPORTUNITIES (Informational/Discussion Item: (9:10 a.m.) a) Wisconsin Aging Advocacy Network (WAAN) State Aging Advocacy Day – Save the Date! • May 14, 2024 • Registration is closed, but please fill out the survey and let us know if you plan to take our group transportation.
  6. IV. UPDATE ON ACTION ITEMS (Informational/Discussion Items) (9:15 a.m.) a) Communication to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services regarding changes to the Emergency Food Assistance Program b) Communication regarding support for Wisconsin State Park, Forest, Recreations Area lifetime admission passes for older adults.
  7. V. LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY UPDATES (Discussion/Action Item) (9:25 a.m.) A. Federal Aging Policy a) Federal Budget & Issues 1. Long-Term Care Workforce Support Act 2. Reauthorization of the Older Americans Act b) Federal Regulations & Executive Orders 1. Final Nursing Home Staffing Standards Regulation B. State Legislative Issues a) State Budget & Legislation b) Administrative Rules & Governor’s Task Forces 1. Governor’s Task Force on Healthcare Workforce C. Milwaukee County Legislative Issues a) Milwaukee County Budget & Legislation 1. Request from Commission on Aging to craft 2025 County Budget Policy Priorities. b) Aging Items of Interest (Legislative office representatives present are invited to briefly present items of interest)
  8. 7 Legislative & Policy Update Documents HRA24-80
  9. VI POTENTIAL ACTION ITEMS (DISCUSSION/ ACTION ITEMS (9:5 a.m.) a) Older Americans Act (OAA) Reauthorization priorities b) 2025 County Budget priorities
  10. 9 Potential Action Item Documents HRA24-81
  11. VII. ADJOURNMENT (10:30 a.m.) ADA Accommodation Requests: ADA Accommodation requests should be filed with the Milwaukee County Office for Persons with Disabilities, (414) 278-3932 (Voice) or 711 (TRS) upon receipt of this notice. Commission on Aging meetings are recorded and open to the public. The Chair will take public comments on each agenda item at her/his discretion.