Commission for the Deaf public meetings in 2020
3 substantive meetings from 2020, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Commission for the Deaf
The Commission for the Deaf is meeting via teleconference to guide program efforts for Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and DeafBlind citizens. The body will vote for a Secretary and discuss legislative revisions and commission priorities.
- Vote for Secretary
- Discussion on revision of legislation, including strategic initiatives and the DeafBlind Commission seat
- Review of Lead-K and captioning at the Capitol
- Proposal for new board members to fill vacant commission seats
- Discussion on Bulletin 1508 and Medicaid language
The Commission appointed Dr. Ashley Argrave as secretary and approved the 2021 quarterly meeting dates. The board also voted to seek an ethics opinion regarding the proposed DeafBlind commissioner seat.
- Appointed Dr. Ashley Argrave as Secretary
- Approved request for formal advisory opinion from Board of Ethics regarding DeafBlind commissioner seat
- Approved 2021 meeting dates: January 15, April 16, July 16, and October 15
- Approved February 14, 2020 meeting minutes
- Approved August 21, 2020 meeting agenda
Commission for the Deaf
The Louisiana Commission for the Deaf holds its quarterly meeting via Zoom due to the COVID-19 state of emergency. The agenda includes a director's report, election of a secretary, discussion of vacant commission seats and priorities, and updates from multiple committees and state agencies.
- Vote for Secretary
- Vacant Commission Seats
- Commission Priorities
- Strategic Initiatives
- Budget
The Commission approved the hiring of a strategic planning consultant to establish goals and data analysis processes. Members also re-voted on commission priorities and postponed the search for an Executive Director until January 2022.
- Approved hiring of Strategic planning consultant (None opposed)
- Re-approved priorities including Lead-K, LCD Legislation revisions, and Captioning at the Capitol (None opposed)
- Postponed search for Executive Director until January 2022
- Postponed vote for Secretary
- Postponed discussion on Vacant Commission Seats
- Approved August 21, 2020 Meeting Agenda
- Approved February 14, 2020 Meeting Minutes (None opposed)
Commission for the Deaf
The Commission Board will meet to guide program efforts for Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and DeafBlind citizens. The agenda includes discussions on vacant commission seats, website accessibility updates, and priority committee reports.
- Secretary Vote
- LCD Website Accessibility Update
- Discussion of next LCD Meeting Date/Place
- Tulane University Student Project
- Vacant Commission Seats for Louisiana School for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing Representative, and Deaf Professional
The Commission met on February 14, 2020, but did not have a quorum present. No new business was acted upon due to the lack of a quorum. The meeting focused on reports regarding a new internal database and website accessibility updates.
- Approved February 14, 2020 meeting agenda
- Approved September 25, 2019 meeting minutes