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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b>Subject:</b> Public Meeting Notice - California State Board of Guide Dogs For theBlind - Practice Task Force <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Attached and below is the agenda for the Practice Task Force Meeting on Monday, March 28 at 1:30pm. Additional meeting materials will be emailed and posted on the Board’s website next week. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please let me know if you have any questions, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Brian Skewis<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>California State Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Office: 916-574-7825<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Email: brian.skewis@dca.ca.gov <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Practice Task Force Meeting<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Monday, March 28, 2016 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>1:30 p.m. – Completion of Business<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Teleconference Phone Number: 1-866-692-3158<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Participant Code: 99686782<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>One or more Committee Members will participate in this meeting at the teleconference sites listed below. Each teleconference location is accessible to the public and the public will be given an opportunity to address the Committee at each teleconference location. The public teleconference sites for this meeting are as follows:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Department of Consumer Affairs<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>1625 N. Market Blvd N-112<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sacramento, CA 95834<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>1921 Bella Coola Dr<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>6043 Ralston Ave<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Richmond, CA 94805<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>32901 SE Kelso Rd – Administration Building<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Boring, OR 97009<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>60740 Dillon Rd<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Whitewater, CA 92263<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>13445 Glenoaks Blvd<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sylmar, CA 91342<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Practice Task Force Members<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Carmen Delgado, Vice President<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Don Brown<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Amy Gunn<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Bob Wendler<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Yvonne Martin <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Executive Officer<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Brian Skewis<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Legal Counsel<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Shela Barker<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>AGENDA<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>1. Call to Order/Roll Call /Establishment of a quorum<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>2. Election of Practice Task Force Chairperson<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>3. Discussion and possible recommendation to the Board regarding a fact sheet outlining the Board’s Arbitration program and authority<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>4. Discussion and possible recommendation to the Board regarding a temporary follow-up instruction permit through legislation and regulation<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>5. Public Comment on Items Not on the Agenda <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>CLOSED SESSION<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>6. Discussion and possible recommendation to the Board regarding the preparation, approval, grading, and/or administration of the Board’s licensing examination - The Committee will meet in closed session pursuant to Government Code Section 11126(c)(1).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>OPEN SESSION<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>7. Discussion regarding frequency of Practice Task Force meetings and 2016 meeting schedule<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>8. Agenda Items for Next Meeting <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>9. Adjournment <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Action may be taken on any item on the agenda. Agenda items may be taken out of order. Meetings of the Practice Task Force created by the Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind are open to the public except when specifically noticed otherwise in accordance with the Open Meeting Act. The meeting is accessible to the physically disabled. A person who needs a disability-related accommodation or modification in order to participate in the meeting may make a request by contacting Brian Skewis at (916) 574-7825 or by e-mail at Brian.Skewis@dca.ca.gov or send a request to 1625 N. Market Blvd., Suite N-112, Sacramento, CA 95834. Providing your request at least five (5) business days before the meeting will help ensure availability of the requested accommodation. Please be advised that while the Board makes every effort to make meetings accessible by telephone, it is limited by technical capabilities and technical difficulties cannot always be prevented. The best way to ensure participation in a meeting is to attend in person. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>