Today, the Texas APSE board held its first meeting of 2021! One of the chapter's newest members, Lauren Gerken, attended as a guest and provided an update regarding #txlege. Lauren, pictured bottom right, is a public policy analyst with Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities.

Employment priority: enhance competitive integrated employment for Texans with IDD. Legislative solutions: • Expand initiatives that align with Texas #EmploymentFirst law and Medicaid HCBS • Fund employment supports first • Improve the availability of information #txlege

UNT to start ‘ELEVAR' program for learning/intellectually disabled students: trib.al/dXk1QQW

Join the APSE Board of Directors! Read more: lnkd.in/gP3G6Uz #APSE is seeking enthusiastic, dedicated, self-directed leaders to serve! APSE is the leader in #EmploymentFirst advocacy and policy movement. lnkd.in/gGh8HDQ #EmploymentFirst #APSE

#EmploymentFirst #SB50

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