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Illinois State Board of Education, Illinois Purchased Care Review Board met Aug. 6.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

Chairman Luke Corry called the meeting to order at 1:01 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

Nikki Carnes-Peter, Department of Human Services Division of Developmental Disabilities

Chris Dirks, Department of Healthcare and Family Services Bureau of Health Finance

Rahnee Patrick, Secretary, Department of Human Services Division of Rehabilitation (via remote)

Kristin Patton-Chaddock (non-voting member)

ABSENT

Camille Hicks, Department of Public Health Office of Policy, Planning, and Statistics

STAFF

Beatriz Martinez Escobedo, Christine McClintock, Andrew Krupin, Megan Moore, and Patricia Peyton, Illinois State Board of Education

MINUTES

Chairman Corry asked for a motion to approve the minutes and attachments from the July 9, 2024, meeting. Mr. Staley made a motion to approve the minutes as presented. Mr. Carlin seconded the motion. The motion passed on a unanimous vote, and the minutes and attachments were approved.

PUBLIC COMMENT

None.

CLOSED SESSION

None.

SCHOOLS

Ms. Martinez Escobedo and Ms. McClintock presented an appeal from Soaring Eagle Academy in Lombard. based on IPCRB Rules $900.342(a)(5) and $900.344. After discussion and comments, Mr. Dirks made a motion to approve the appeal subject to more information required. Mr. Staley seconded the motion, and it passed in a unanimous vote.

Ms. McClintock and Ms. Martinez Escobedo presented rates for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years. Please refer to the Minutes Attachments for all rates presented, their amounts, and the actions taken.

There were two requests for an extension of the filing deadline for the fiscal years 2022 and 2023. After discussion, the requests were considered separately based on fiscal year. Mr. Staley moved to not act on the 2023 extension request for Adolescent Adjustment Center (AAC) in Centreville. Mr. Carlin seconded the motion and the motion passed. Staff will ask AAC to provide an extension request with a more accurate date of when the information will be available. Mr. Staley moved to not act on the 2022 extension request for Great Circle in Webster Groves, MO. Mr. Carlin seconded the motion, and the motion passed.

OLD BUSINESS

Mr. Corry reminded the board about the required Open Meetings Act Training and to provide a completion certificate to ISBE staff.

NEW BUSINESS

Mr. Corry will reach out to the ISBE Special Education Department to offer a short overview of its procedures and to answer questions from board members at a future meeting to be determined.

An update on Senate Bill 3606 was provided by Mr. Krupin. ISBE is still in the process of contracting a consulting firm to craft IPCRB rules, regulations, and policies for the new requirements and ultimately to have a methodology for computing the public facility rates that will be presented to the board for the 2024-25 school year.

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 1:47 p.m.

The next regularly scheduled monthly meeting of the Illinois Purchased Care Review Board will be at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, in the Boardroom on the fourth floor of the Illinois State Board of Education.

https://www.isbe.net/Documents_IPCRB/20240806-Minutes.pdf