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Illinois State Board of Education, Illinois Purchased Care Review Board met Dec. 5.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

CALL TO ORDER

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

PRESENT

Luke Corry, Chairman, Illinois State Board of Education, Finance Center

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

Justin Carlin, Department of Children and Family Services Office of Planning and Budget Chris Dirks, Department of Healthcare and Family Services Bureau of Health Finance Kristen Patton,

ABSENT

Mohammed Shahidullah, Department of Public Health Office of Policy, Planning, and Statistics Rahnee Patrick, Secretary, Department of Human Services Division of Rehabilitation Nikki Carnes-Peter, Department of Human Services Division of Developmental Disabilities

STAFF

Andrew Krupin, Larry Smith, Beatriz Martinez Escobedo, and Tina Mitchell, Illinois State Board of Education

MINUTES

Chairman Corry asked for a motion to approve the minutes and attachments from the November 7 meeting. Mr. Dirks made a motion to approve the minutes as presented, with Mr. Staley seconding the motion. The motion passed, and the minutes and attachments were approved in a unanimous vote.

PUBLIC COMMENT

None.

Chairman Corry asked for an update on the online option. Mr. Smith advised that it is still being developed.

CLOSED SESSION

Chairman Corry asked if there was a need to go into closed. Mr. Staley made a motion to go into closed session in accordance with Section 2(c)(11) of the Open Meetings Act to discuss litigation involving an action against the board that has been filed and is pending before a court; Mr. Carlin seconded the motion. The motion passed in a unanimous vote and the board went into closed session at 1:06 p.m. Andrew Krupin, director of the Funding and Disbursements Department at ISBE was invited to attend the closed session.

SCHOOLS

Mr. Smith presented an appeal based on IPCRB Rules §900.342(a)(5) from Winston Knolls Education Group. After discussion and comments, Mr. Staley made a motion to approve the appeal. Mr. Carlin seconded the motion, and it passed in a unanimous vote. The appeal rates of $346.87 for Entity ID 1037 and $539.85 for Entity ID 61502 were approved.

Mr. Smith presented rates for the 2023-24 school year. Please refer to the Minutes Attachments for all rates presented, their amounts, and the actions taken.

Mr. Smith advised the IPCRB website has been updated to include the current extension request form.

OLD BUSINESS

Chairman Corry asked for a motion to approve the proposed amendment to the IPCRB Bylaws regarding remote participation by board members. After discussion as to whether the Secretary should be notified or staff should be notified, Mr. Smith proposed language changing the reference from “Secretary” to “ISBE staff assigned to assist the Review Board.” Mr. Staley made a motion to approve the amended bylaw amendment; Mr. Dirks second the motion, and the motion passed in a unanimous vote. The updated bylaws will be posted on the IPCRB web page.

NEW BUSINESS

None.

ADJOURNMENT

Chairman Corry asked if there was any additional business for the board’s consideration. Hearing none, he asked for a motion to adjourn. Mr. Carlin made a motion to adjourn the meeting; Mr. Dirks seconded the motion. The motion passed in a unanimous vote. The meeting adjourned at 2:36 p.m.

The next regularly scheduled monthly meeting of the Illinois Purchased Care Review Board will be at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, January 9, 2024, in the north conference rooms A and B on the fourth floor of the Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield Office.

https://www.isbe.net/Documents_IPCRB/120523-Minutes.pdf