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Illinois State Board of Education, Illinois Purchased Care Review Board met Dec. 3.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

Chairman Luke Corry called the meeting to order at 1:09 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

Kristin Patton, Chaddock School District, (non-voting member)

REMOTE

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

ABSENT

Rahnee Patrick, Secretary, Department of Human Services Division of Rehabilitation

Vacant, Department of Human Services Division of Developmental Disabilities

STAFF

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

MINUTES

Chairman Corry asked for a motion to approve the minutes and attachments from the November 12, 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.

Ms. Martinez Escobedo and Ms. McClintock presented an appeal from Brightmont Academy based on IPCRB Rules §900.342(a)(5) and §900.344. After discussion and comments, Mr. Staley made a motion to approve the appeal. Ms. Hicks seconded the motion, and it passed in a unanimous vote.

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

There were several requests for extensions of the filing deadline for fiscal year 2023-2024. After discussion, the requests were considered. Mr. Staley moved to approve the fiscal year 2023-2024 extension requests; Ms. Hicks seconded the motion. The motion passed, and the fiscal year 2023 extension requests for Adolescent Adjustment Center and Easterseals Central Illinois dba Easterseals Learning Academy in addition to the 2024 extension request for KVC Missouri were approved.

OLD BUSINESS

Special Education review questions for the board from their November 12, 2024 presentation.

NEW BUSINESS

Presentation by Mr. Krupin for Public Act 103-0644, also known as Senate Bill 3606. After his presentation, Mr. Krupin provided answers to any questions from the board, along with ISBE Chief Financial Officer Matt Seaton and Jerry Wolf of MGT of America Consultants.

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. Staley seconded the motion. The motion passed in a unanimous vote. The meeting adjourned at 2:20 p.m.

The next regularly scheduled monthly meeting of the Illinois Purchased Care Review Board will be at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, in the Boardroom on the fourth floor of the Illinois State Board of Education.

https://www.isbe.net/Documents_IPCRB/120324-Minutes.pdf