Social Security Administration
Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Advisory Panel Quarterly Public Meeting
February 10-12, 2003

Monday, February 10, 2003 - Day 1

Carol Brenner, Designated Federal Officer, called the meeting to order at approximately 10:00a.m. and turned the meeting over to the Chair, Sarah Wiggins Mitchell.

Presenter: Sarah Wiggins Mitchell, Chair
Topic: Welcome, Introductions and Review of Agenda

Attendees
Advisory Panel Members
Sarah Wiggins Mitchell, Chair, Bryon MacDonald, Stephen Start, Susan Webb, Libby Child, David Miller (observer), Torrey Westrom, and Katie Beckett. Frances Gracechild participated by telephone.

Note: David Miller was sworn in by Ken McGill, Associate Commissioner of Employment Support Programs, and became an official Panel member at approximately 12:00 noon.

Advisory Panel Staff
Marie Strahan, Executive Director, Bernie Wixon, Gordon Richmond, Lisa Ekman, Kristen Breland, and Shirletta Banks.

Designated Federal Officer > Carol Brenner

Presenters
Ken McGill, Mary Satterfield, Hal Daub, Linda McMahon, Joe Razes, Martin Gerry, Pam Mazerski, Judith Drew and Jo Anne Barnhart.

Members of the Public
Susan Prokop, Brad Turner, Jamie Kendall, Sandy Schmitt, Joanne Sadler Butler, Sharon Shreet, Ryan Hess, John Kregel, Beverly Rollins, Joe Humphreys, Valerie Briggs, Stacy Levitt, Ann Osborn, Bob Westfall, Pat Jackson, David Forrest, Lynn Perry, Mark Rem, Jeff Hill, Jim Wiegel, Paul Seifert, Carol Fehner, Kata Vehar, Nanette Goodman, Stephen Fear, Joe Razes, Regina Essien, and Katie Essien.

Social Security Administration Implementation Updates
Presenter: Ken McGill, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Employment Support Programs, Social Security Administration
Topics: Ticket success stories

Implementation activities, including roll out, Ticket to Hire, new publications, regulations, grants programs, mediation services pilot project, training activities, new SSA return to work software, staff training, outreach and marketing, federal partnerships, public education, and training

Presenter: Mary Satterfield, Project Director, Maximus
Topic: Process for rolling out tickets, capitalization program for ENs.

Presenter: Hal Daub, Chairperson, Social Security Advisory Board
Topic: Role of the SSA Advisory Board

LUNCH BREAK

Social Security Administration Executive Policy Discussion
Presenter: Linda McMahon, Deputy Commissioner Operations
Topic: Implementation of Work Incentives Specialists Position

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Implementation Update
Presenter: Joe Razes, Senior Project Manager, TWWIIA Implementation
Topics: 2003 Medicaid Infrastructure Grants, 2004 Infrastructure Grant solicitation, Medicaid buy-in enrollment data

Public Comment
Presenter: Thomas Golden, Program on Employment and Disability, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Topics: Implementation of Proposed Work Incentives Specialist Positions
Involuntary non-participants in the Ticket Program

Presenter: Kris Flaten, Initiatives, St. Paul, MN
Topics: Long term impact of Ticket use for beneficiaries
Other supports, including housing subsidies, mental health parity, and transportation
Long-term careers
Medicaid block grant proposals

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Tuesday, February 11, 2003 - Day 2

The meeting reconvened at approximately 9:00 a.m. with Sarah Wiggins Mitchell, Chair presiding.

Business Meeting
Presenter: Sarah Mitchell
Topic: Approval of November 2002 TWWIIA Panel Quarterly Meeting Minutes

Motion: The Panel moved, seconded and passed a motion to approve the November 2002 TWWIIA Advisory Panel Quarterly Meeting Minutes

Presenter: Marie Strahan
Topic: Budget, personnel and contracting issues; and congressional briefing

Committee Reports
Program Design, Implementation and Evaluation Committee Report
Presenters: Bryon MacDonald, Susan Webb, Stephen Start
Topic: EN Summit

Program and Legal Policy Committee
Presenter: Susan Webb
Topic: Extending CDR coverage to beneficiaries protected under Section 301
Asset limitation under SSI

Old Business
Presenter: Marie Strahan
Topic: May Meeting location

New Business:
Presenter: Sarah Mitchell
Topic: Quarterly Congressional Briefing
Definition of Disability
Research papers from Urban Institute
Administration Medicaid proposals
Requests for presentations from the Panel

Lunch Break

Employment Networks, The Supply Side of TWWIIA
Presenter: Judith Drew, Ohio State University Rehabilitation Services Program
Topic: Proposed research on participation of ENs

SSA Executive Policy Discussion
Presenters: Martin Gerry, Deputy Commissioner and Pam Mazerski, Acting Associate Commissioner for Program Development, Social Security Administration
Topics: Updates on the $1 for $2 and the Adequacy of Incentives Research Projects
Youth Demonstration Projects
Supplanting of TWWIIA funds
Overpayments and P&A authority
Marketing to and participation of ENs

Panel Discussion and Deliberations
Presenter: Jim Weigel, Facilitator
Topics: Annual Report to Congress

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Wednesday, February 12, 2003 - Day 3

The meeting reconvened at approximately 9:00 a.m. with Sarah Wiggins Mitchell, Chair presiding.

Public Comment
Presenter: Ray Cebula, Disability Law Center
Topic: Disincentives resulting from the Ticket to Work, including overpayments, improper Medicare terminations, and debt collection

Presenter: Carol Fehner, National Council of SSA Field Operations Locals
Topic: Work Incentive Liaisons-will SSA's plan work?

Panel Discussion and Deliberations
Presenters: Sarah Mitchell
Jim Weigel, Facilitator (facilitator)
Topic: Annual Report to Congress

Presenter: Sarah Mitchell
Topic: AOI Advisory Panel

Action: The Panel will recommend Stephen Start and Dan O'Brien for the Panel.

Topic: May Meeting

Action: Monroe Berkowitz and Robert Pasternack will be invited. The Panel will also invite the Urban Institute to present briefings on their research papers. Staff will explore the possibility of a presentation on historical perspective of the roots of the Ticket Program from NASI and/or GAO.

Topic: Quarterly meeting summary and Congressional briefing

Topic: Employment Support Infrastructure

The meeting adjourned at 1:09 p.m.