Legislation/Rules Change/Policy Work Group Charter
Employment First Maine Coalition
Legislation/Rules Change/Policy Work Group Charter
Date Initiated:Date Completed:
General Description: The purpose of the EF Legislation/Rules Change/Policy work group is to review existing rules and policy and make recommendations for change consistent with the EF Maine Act.
Its area of focus was identified by:
The individuals and entities most affected by the result of this group’s work are:
Work Group Chair:
Work Group Co-Chair:
Team Members:
Team Advisors:
Work Group Expectations:
- Elect co-chair
- Create project management plan.
- Coordinate information and activities with EF Coalition
- Meet monthly in additional to EFM meeting
- Maintain minutes of work group meetings
- Report monthly to the Coalition
- Advise DRC on website updates
- Prepare materials for dissemination on EF website
- Advise DRC on website updates
Scope of Work/Deliverables:
- Collaborate with DHHS, DOE and DOL for the development of rules or policy related to including employment as a core component of services and supports for people with disabilities
- Collaborate with DHHS, DOE and DOL to develop and implement procedures that assure state agencies include appropriate provisions regarding the facilitation of employment in contracts with providers
- Collaborate with DHHS, DOE and DOL to review and recommend improvements to program monitoring and quality assurance processes.
- Review, on a continuing basis, state policies, plans, programs and activities concerning employment to determine whether such policies, programs, plans and activities effectively meet the employment needs of persons with disabilities
- Review and make recommendations to the coalition and comment as approved on proposed legislation affecting the employment of persons with disabilities
- Make recommendations to the EF Coalition regarding proposed legislation to improve employment
- Collaborate with DHHS, DOE and DOL for the development of rules or policy related to including employment as a core component of services and supports for people with disabilities
- Collaborate with DHHS, DOE and DOL to develop and implement procedures that assure state agencies include appropriate provisions regarding the facilitation of employment in contracts with providers
- Collaborate with DHHS, DOE and DOL to review and recommend improvements to program monitoring and quality assurance processes.
- Review, on a continuing basis, state policies, plans, programs and activities concerning employment to determine whether such policies, programs, plans and activities effectively meet the employment needs of persons with disabilities
- Review and make recommendations to the coalition and comment as approved on proposed legislation affecting the employment of persons with disabilities
- Make recommendations to the EF Coalition regarding proposed legislation to improve employment