Dane County  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
Area Agency on Aging - Legislative / Advocacy Committee  
Consider:  
Who benefits? Who is burdened?  
Who does not have a voice at the table?  
How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?  
Wednesday, August 28, 2024  
9:00 AM  
This is a Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at  
2865 N Sherman Ave, Conference Room 109;  
Attend virtually via Zoom.  
See below for additional instructions on how to attend the meeting and provide public  
testimony.  
Interpreters must be requested in advance; please see the bottom of the agenda for more information.  
Los intérpretes deben solicitarse con anticipación; consulte el final de la agenda para obtener más  
información.  
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txheem rau cov ntaub ntawv ntxiv.  
The Wednesday August 28, 2024 AAA Legislative/Advocacy Committee meeting will be a hybrid meeting.  
Members of the public can either attend in person or virtually via Zoom.  
The public can attend in person at the ADRC building, 2865 N Sherman Ave Room 109, Madison.  
The public can access the meeting virtually with the Zoom application or by telephone.  
To join the meeting in Zoom, click the following link (after you fill out the form, the meeting link and  
access information will be emailed to you):  
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This link will be active until the end of the meeting.  
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1-833-548-0276  
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1-888-788-0099  
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PROCESS TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT:  
IN PERSON: Any members of the public wishing to register to speak on/support/oppose an agenda item  
can register in person at the meeting using paper registration forms. IT IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO  
REGISTER VIA THE ZOOM LINK ABOVE EVEN IF YOU PLAN ON ATTENDING IN PERSON.  
In person registrations to provide public comment will be accepted throughout the meeting.  
VIRTUAL: Any members of the public wishing to register to speak on/support/oppose an agenda item  
MUST REGISTER USING THE LINK ABOVE (even if you plan to attend using your phone).  
Virtual registrations to provide public comment will be accepted until 30 minutes prior to the beginning  
of the meeting.  
In order to testify (provide public comment) virtually, you must be in attendance at the meeting via Zoom  
or phone, you will then either be unmuted or promoted to a panelist and provided time to speak to the  
body.  
If you want to submit a written comment for this meeting, or send handouts for board members, please  
send them to: Matulle.Cindy@danecounty.gov  
A. Call To Order  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
2024 MIN-097 Minutes from May 1, 2024  
2024_0501_LegAdv Committee Minutes  
Attachments:  
C. Action Items  
1. Advocacy Supporting Federal & State Programs  
D. Discussion  
1. Revisiting Reports to Committee Items  
E. Reports to Committee  
1. Wisconsin Senior Advocates  
2. ADRC Governing Board  
No Aging Action items at last meeting. Shannon Gabriel, AAA Registered Dietician and Healthy Aging  
Coordinator, presented on the Nutrition Program.  
3. County/State/Federal Legislative Update  
4. State's Aging Advisory Council  
5. Wisconsin Aging Advocacy Network  
a. From USAging: Senate HELP Committee Advances OAA Reauthorization Bill  
July 31st - The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee passed, in a vote of 20  
to 1, S. 4776, the Older Americans Act (OAA) Reauthorization Act of 2024. The bill reflects seven months  
of advocacy by USAging, our members and others, as well as the active engagement of eight HELP  
Committee Senators and their staff members who served on a bipartisan OAA working group.  
USAging priorities that in full or in part incorporated in the reauthorization bill, include:  
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AAA Independence: Freedom from state approval around business or health care contracts if no OAA  
funding is used (limited disclosure only) and updated, clarifying language about when OAA funding is  
leveraged.  
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Title III D Flexibility: Funds can now be used for evidence-informed programs as well as  
evidence-based programs.  
Nutrition Flexibility: Grab-and-go meals option is codified in the law, with up to 25 percent of C1  
available if the state approves, and the ability to distribute these meals in any community setting.  
Social Isolation: Prioritize national training and technical assistance to the Aging Network on social  
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engagement programming and innovations, such as the work of USAging’s engAGED resource center.  
Funding Recommendations: Increase authorization levels by nearly 20 percent over the five-year period.  
Advocacy focus has shifted to the House.  
b. National Plan on Aging – Public Input by 9/15/24 ACL release -  
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Survey Links: National Plan on Aging Community Engagement Collaborative | West Health  
6. Chair & Staff Reports  
a. AAA Aging Plan  
b. Budget Timeline:  
Department Budget Release August 30, 2024  
Public Hearing September 11/12, 2024 at 6 pm  
F. Report Out Items to AAA Board  
G. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
Next meeting: Wednesday September 25, 2024 at 9am via Hybrid  
H. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
I. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
J. Adjournment  
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tshaj 24 xuab moos ua ntej rau lub rooj sib tham no.  
Contact Cindy Matulle, Matulle.Cindy@danecounty.gov, 608-261-9930.