Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund Advisory Board public meetings in 2020
4 substantive meetings from 2020, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund Advisory Board
The Advisory Board will review meeting minutes and receive program updates from the Office of Aging and Adult Services. Discussion topics include fund protection legislation, financial reports, and program status.
- THSCI Fund Protection Legislation update
- Financial Report
- Program Status update
- Presentation by Kimberly Hill of BIALA
The board approved the minutes from the February 13, 2020, meeting. Members discussed the need for legislation to protect trust fund resources amid budget cuts and COVID-19 related funding decreases. The board received reports on program participants, waitlist status, and BIALA activities.
- Approved February 13, 2020 meeting minutes
Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund Advisory Board
The board will review minutes, hear program updates from OAAS, receive a financial report, discuss program status and BIALA, and take up other business and public comment. The agenda is largely procedural with no specific funding amounts or new proposals listed.
- Review of program updates from OAAS
- Financial report on the trust fund
- Program status discussion
- BIALA (Brain Injury Association of Louisiana) update
The Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund Advisory Board meeting scheduled for August 13, 2020, did not take place. The cancellation was due to COVID-19.
Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund Advisory Board
The board will review previous meeting minutes and receive financial and program status reports. The meeting includes updates from OAAS and BIALA.
- Review of meeting minutes
- Financial report
- Program updates from OAAS
- Program status from BIALA
The Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund Advisory Board meeting scheduled for May 14, 2020, did not take place. The cancellation was due to COVID-19.
Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund Advisory Board
The board is meeting to review program updates and a financial report. The agenda includes a review of minutes and a status update from BIALA.
- Financial Report
- Program updates from OAAS
- Program status from BIALA
The board approved the meeting minutes from November 14, 2019, and the current financial report. Members declined a proposal from The Prince Synergy to market online therapy sessions to program participants. Staff reported a waitlist of 194 applicants and an upcoming program audit to address policy inconsistencies.
- Approved November 14, 2019 meeting minutes
- Declined online therapy proposal from The Prince Synergy
- Approved financial report as presented