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Office of the Texas Governor, Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities
Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities to Meet in Austin, Texas on April 22-23, 2025

The Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities (GCPD) welcomes all Texans to join us for our quarterly meeting on April 22-23, 2025, at the North Austin Complex Building in Austin, Texas. The complex location is adjacent to the Capital Metro [ [link removed] ] bus stop for buses 801 [ [link removed] ] and 803 [ [link removed] ].

Attendees have the options of joining the meeting in person or virtually. To participate virtually, registration through the Zoom links below for each day is required.

April 22 & 23, 2025

Tuesday 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Wednesday 8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

North Austin Complex Building

4601 W. Guadalupe St.

NAC Room 1.401-1.404

Austin, TX 78751

Zoom Links:

April 22: [link removed]     

April 23: [link removed]

A public meeting of the Texas Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities will be conducted under Texas Government Code Section 551.127, related to meetings involving members joining by videoconference call. It is the intent of the Committee to have the chairperson present in Austin, Texas. This location will be open to the public during the open portions of the meeting. Other members of the Committee will join by videoconference from separate locations.

Members of the public will also have access to a live audiovisual stream of the meeting in addition to the option to be physically present at the location. The Committee will record the video and audio of the meeting and make the recording available upon request. For questions, contact (512) 463-5739 or email [email protected] <[email protected]>.__

To provide public comment related to disability related topics during the designated public comment time, you can choose to speak directly to the committee or email [email protected] <[email protected]> in advance a brief written testimony addressed to the committee. GCPD does not accept registration for public comment until the day of the meeting. If you wish to give public comment in-person, please sign in at the registration table. For others who will be participating virtually, Zoom has a Q&A tool that you can use at the beginning of the meeting to state your intention to make public comment.

All available meeting materials will be posted at: [link removed]

In accordance with the Open Meetings Act, the meeting agenda [ [link removed] ] is posted in the Texas Register on the Secretary of State’s website

*April 22, 2025*


* *Call to Order/* *Roll Call and Introductions (begin recording)*, Ellen Bauman, Chair

* *Approval of Committee Member* *Absences as Submitted *("Discussion/Possible Action")
* *Approval of Summary Minutes for January 2025* ("Discussion/Possible Action")
* *Election of GCPD Vice Chair, *Ellen Bauman, Chair
* *Listening to the Austin Disability Community*
* Mayor’s Committee on People with Disabilities (Austin)
* Austin Civil Rights Office Fair Housing Act Issues and Best Practices – Enrique Serrano, Equal Employment Fair Housing Manager
* Austin Resource Center for Independent Living (ARCIL) – Del “Don” Martinez, Deputy Director
* Travis County Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services – Emily Broadway, Lead Case Manager

*BREAK *


* *Public Comment*

(3 minutes per presentation)


* *Reports from Invited Ex Officio Agency Representatives, includes follow up topics from previous meetings* "(Discussion/Possible Action) "
* Department of Family and Protective Services – Brock Boudreau
* Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation – Marsha Godeaux
* Texas Education Agency – Elyse Lieberman __
* Texas Workforce Commission – Claudia Peden __
* Health and Human Services Commission – Clair Benitez
* State Independent Living Council – Janet Sharkis

*LUNCH *


* *Electric Vehicle Chargers and Accessible Parking* – Marsha Godeaux, Texas Dept of Licensing and Regulation

* *Update on Special Education Language Acquisition Report *– Elyse Lieberman, TEA

* *Special Education Software Programs *– MacMichael Henson-Rogers & Shannon Naber, Frontline Education

* *ASL Interpreter Subcommittee Report and Recommendations *– Matt Dickens & Alaina Webb

*BREAK*


* *Executive Director Report *
* Update on 89th Texas Legislature and Bills of Interest – Rebecca Lopez
* GCPD Staff Activities – Ron Lucey
* GCPD Subcommittee and Workgroup Reports
* Guardianship Subcommittee – Ellen Bauman
* Backup Power DME Taskforce – Ron Lucey


* *Recess *– Ellen Bauman, Chair

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* *Reconvene *– Ellen Bauman, Chair
* *Roll Call / Committee Member Absences*
* *Public Comment *(3 minutes per presentation
* *GCPD Administrative Policy Recommendations and Recommendations to the 90th Legislature *"(Discussion/Possible Action) "

*BREAK *


* *Policy Discussion from Past Public Comment, Discussions, and Meetings *
* *Individual Member Reports on Outreach *("Discussion")
* *Future Agenda Items and Meeting* ("Discussion/Possible Action")
* *Adjournment *– Ellen Bauman, Chair

*Notice of Assistance at Public Meetings*

The Committee will provide Communication Access Real-time Translation (CART) and American Sign Language Interpretation for this meeting. Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need assistance, such as materials in an alternate format, contact the Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities at least five (5) working days prior to the meeting. 512-463-5739. Use the Relay Option of Your Choice. E-mail: [email protected] <[email protected]>__



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