The Tennessee Disability Coalition offers these comments on proposed rules to carry out the Katie Beckett Program as defined by amendment 40 to the TennCare demonstration waiver. Our comments are based on the recommendations and input we received from our member organizations and the families that we serve.
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AND SUPPORTS PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.
After an unpredictable and unprecedented 2020, Governor Bill Lee called the heads of the state agencies together over the past few weeks to talk budget for 2021. After state tax revenue fell 40% in April, fears grew on capitol hill that the state was in for some hefty belt-tightening in 2021.
1990 was an important year...the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law, "Hold On" by Wilson Phillips was the top single on the Billboard Charts, and the Tennessee Disability Coalition was formed.
