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Illinois State Board of Education, Illinois Purchased Care Review Board met May 2.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

CALL TO ORDER

Chairman Marc Staley called the meeting to order at 1:04 p.m. Roll call was taken, and a quorum was present.

Present via Webinar

Marc Staley, Chairman, Governor’s Office of Management and Budget

Mohammed Shahidullah, Secretary, Department of Public Health Office of Policy, Planning, and Statistics Chris Dirks, Department of Healthcare and Family Services Bureau of Health Finance Nikki Carnes-Peter, Department of Human Services Division of Developmental Disabilities Barb Moore, Illinois State Board of Education Special Education Department

Absent

Vacant, Vice Chairperson

Rahnee Patrick, Department of Human Services Division of Rehabilitation Services Justin Carlin, Department of Children and Family Services, Office of Planning and Budget

Staff

Matthew Martyn (webinar administrator), Jason Golden, Becky Bailey, Tina Mitchell, and Teresita Gonzalez, Illinois State Board of Education.

MINUTES

Chairman Staley asked for a motion to approve the minutes and attachments from the April 4, 2023, board meeting. Corrections were noted, and Mr. Dirks made the motion to approve. Ms. Moore seconded the motion, and it passed on a roll call vote.

PUBLIC COMMENT

None.

CLOSED SESSION

None.

SCHOOLS

Mr. Golden presented rates for the 2022-23 school year. Please refer to the Minutes Attachments for all rates presented, their amounts, and the actions taken.

Seven requests for extension of the filing deadline for fiscal year 2022 Consolidated Financial Reports were presented. Mr. Dirks made the motion to approve the FY 2022 requests as a group, Ms. Carnes Peters seconded the motion. The motion passed on a roll call vote with the FY 2022 extension requests for Adolescent Adjustment Center, CDH Educational Center LLC. Clinical Connections/Classroom Connection Day School, Guiding Light Academy, Holts Educational Center LLC, SEAL South Inc., and School of Expressive Arts and Learning Inc. were approved.

Chairman Staley advised that the previously submitted extension request for Threshold was tabled at the April meeting at the request of Mr. Carlin. Mr. Dirks motioned to continue the previous motion until the May meeting; Ms. Carnes-Peters seconded the motion. The motion passed on a roll call vote.

Mr. Golden advised the 2023-24 school year per diem medians and inflation factors were not yet available due to program issues. Mr. Dirks made the motion to table the rates pending further review and analysis by staff; Ms. Moore seconded the motion. The motion passed.

OLD BUSINESS

Mr. Golden reminded the board that each member is required to complete the Open Meetings Act training annually on a calendar year basis. Members should submit proof of certification to ISBE upon completion of the training.

NEW BUSINESS

Chairman Staley noted that it was time to appoint a Nominating Committee and chair for the purpose of officer elections for the upcoming fiscal year. After asking for volunteers and receiving responses, he appointed Mr. Carlin as chair and Ms. Carnes-Peters and Mr. Dirks as members of the Nominating Committee. The committee is to present a slate of officers at the June 2023 meeting.

Mr. Golden updated the board regarding the previously tabled rate appeal from Trinity for additional unaudited costs. Chairman Staley advised staff to begin recalculations and present them at the June meeting.

ADJOURNMENT

Chairman Staley asked if there was any additional business for the board’s consideration. Hearing none, he asked for a motion to adjourn. Mr. Dirks made a motion to adjourn the meeting; Ms. Moore seconded the motion. The motion passed on a unanimous roll call vote. The meeting adjourned at 1:41pm.

The next regularly scheduled monthly meeting of the Illinois Purchased Care Review Board will be at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, in the Boardroom on the fourth floor of the Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield Office, unless circumstances continue require the meeting to be held via webinar.

https://www.isbe.net/Documents_IPCRB/20230502-Minutes.pdf