ORGANIZATION AND STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE

Goal:  Ensure that the Bureau maintains a statewide coordinated system of care, guidelines, standards, policies, procedures and rules that effectively and efficiently utilizes the federal, state, and community funding and resources available to best address the needs of individuals who sustain traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries.

Committee functions shall include but not be limited to the following:

• Assist in developing, monitoring, and updating the Bureau's Strategic Plans and setting the program’s priorities to ensure the Bureau's goals and objectives are appropriate and are achieved.

• Assist in developing and monitoring ongoing marketing and program awareness projects or activities.

• Assist in researching and developing legislation and grant proposals along with community partnerships, stakeholders and advocates as needed to ensure the Bureau meets its strategic goals and objectives.

• Keeps program partners, advocates, and stakeholders informed of legislation, budget, funding, grant and contracting/outsourcing issues impacting the Bureau’s programs.

• Monitor and evaluate the performance of the Bureau's contractors.

•  Assists with the recruitment of candidates for council/committee membership and makes recommendations to the Secretary of the Department of Health and the Council Chairperson for appointments to the Council/Committees as vacancies become available.

• Provides oversight of the programs of the Bureau of Brain and Spinal Cord Injury and ensures that the State maintains a statewide coordinated system of care and the programs are effectively and efficiently administered to meet the needs of individuals who sustain traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries.