Task Force on Autism
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Senator Justin Boyd
Unverified
1:30
Good morning everybody we're we're gonna get started here. So
item number one is a consideration of a motion to approve the August 13th 2026 minutes. Anybody have any questions concerns about those? Seeing none can I have a motion to approve them? Okay I've got a motion to approve them do i have a second i've got a motion i've got a second all in favor say aye
any opposed motion carries item number c discussion on annual report submitted to the general assembly you should have the report in front of you does anyone have any
questions comments or concerns that they'd like to discuss on the report yes ma'am i have
Senator Missy Irvin
Unverified
2:23
an addition maybe that i would like to mention to add to the report we are the administrative entity for the autism waiver for the state and we have 180 slots for the state and
it's a three-year limited program so we turn those relatively quickly because kids come in and come out but right now we have 148 children on the waiting list and another 536 where families are actively completing their applications for the program so I would like for it to to state specifically that it when funds become available to DHS that this could be added to the list as a priority and we lost 56 kids in July and August who turned five which meant they aged out on our
waiting list before they could get a slot and that's just really that's really hard for families when they call every week and say where I'm on the list where I'm on the list and then we end up having to say I'm sorry you can't get in because you've turned five so I would love for that to be if the group agrees since the autism waiver sort of came out of this body originally I'd love for the group to consider you know adding that as a priority at some point when the state has funds to be able to do that
Speaker 6
3:35
thank you all right anybody have discussion on that I don't want to call out
Speaker 8
3:41
Miss Weatherton but Miss Weatherton have any have any concerns do you want to help with the wording on that hang on just
Speaker 10
3:52
say she talked to me about this of course we are you know we're always looking ways to um enhance the autism waiver it is a highly effective program for us um that changes lives so i understand her motion um i'm fine with not changing it all right well one of you
Senator Justin Boyd
Unverified
4:16
re say succinctly what you think the the motion is so we can all give it due consideration before we choose to add it to the report or
Senator Missy Irvin
Unverified
4:30
not. The motion would be that when funds are available at DHS for such purpose that the number of slots for the autism waiver be expanded. Okay, so I'm going to take
Senator Justin Boyd
Unverified
4:43
that as a motion. Do I have a second on that motion?
Okay, I've got a motion. I've got a second. All in favor of adding that to the report, say
aye. Any opposed? Motion carries. That will be added to the report. Okay. So
without objection, we will, first of all,
Any other discussion that we need to have before we move on? Seeing none, without objection, then we will adopt the report as amended. So hearing no objections, the report is adopted. And just to discuss, Ms. Washington and I talked about we would probably have one more meeting before the end of the year, most likely November. We need to clarify if it's going to be on Autism Week or if it's going to be on Legislative Council Week.
Of course, we'd have to get Representative Eve's approval to have it on Council Week, but I feel pretty confident we could. So be on the lookout for that. What I would anticipate the primary thing would be is seeing if we, you know, draft some of this legislation and, you know, give people an opportunity to have some input publicly on that. That's what I would anticipate the agenda would look like.
So the only other thing I want to say is if you have input, I would get with Representative in it as soon as possible so that we can start drafting, taking ideas, and putting them into the legislative format. Representative Ennett, what comments
Representative Denise Jones Ennett
Unverified
6:46
do you have? Thank you, Senator Boyd. I echo what Senator Boyd just said. If we have any other things that we want to discuss towards the end of the year,
let me know so we can get on the agenda if there's some subject matter that we haven't touched on yet. Just let me know so we can find somebody to come in and speak to us about that. And I want to thank everybody for being here and putting up with me. And I'm sorry if I messed up some of the procedures earlier, but it's a learning process. And I want to thank everybody for being here. It's been a highlight of my year. Thank you. Okay.
Speaker 23
7:28
Thank you. And with that, we are adjourned. Thank you.
Agenda
A. Call to Order
B. Consideration of a Motion to Approve the August 13, 2026, Meeting Minutes [Exhibit B]
C. Discussion on Annual Report to be Submitted to the General Assembly [Exhibit C]
D. Other Business
E. Adjournment
Documents
| Title | Type | Pages | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agenda — TASK FORCE ON AUTISM, Aug 26, 2026 | Agenda | 1 | Official source ↗ |
| Exhibit B - Draft Minutes Autism Task Force 8-13-26 | Exhibit | 1 | Official source ↗ |
| Exhibit C - Annual Report Draft | Exhibit | 2 | Official source ↗ |
Speakers
Senator Justin Boyd
Unverified
Senator Missy Irvin
Unverified
Speaker 6
Speaker 8
Speaker 10
Representative Denise Jones Ennett
Unverified
Speaker 23