What is the State Leadership Innovation Institute (SLII)?

The State Leadership Innovation Institute (2008-2010) was a special leadership training program for three model states whose ongoing efforts to promote employment of adults with disabilities helped guide other states seeking to do the same. The three SLII states — Minnesota, Maryland, and Connecticut — were competitively selected from high-level teams nominated by governors nationwide. Beginning in 2008, the three states participated in activities that gave their teams access to nationally respected experts providing intensive, customized technical assistance, and leadership training. The NTAR Leadership Center sought to help these states become national models for promoting employment for adults with disabilities as part of state workforce development and economic growth strategies.