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Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Child Welfare Employee Licensure Board met March 10.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

Open Session

Board Members Present

Shea Kamp

LaTasha Roberson-Guifarro

Alnita Myles

Lynette Berry-Weston

Anne Elizabeth Glassgow

Carolyn Riddle

Mariann Jordan

Board Members Absent

Tina Ruiz

Giesela Grumbach

Others Present

Shelia Riley, CWEL Office

Others Absent

Jennifer Cleveland, IDCFS, OLS

Welcome/Introduction

Shea Kamp called the meeting to order at 10:05 a.m. and welcomed everyone to the meeting.

Approval of Minutes

Board members reviewed the 2/27/2025 Meeting Minutes.

Minutes from the 2/27/2025 meeting Open Session were introduced. LaTasha Roberson-Guifarro moved to accept the Minutes. Carolyn Riddle seconded the motion. The motion was properly moved and seconded. Vote was taken: Unanimous. Motion carried. Minutes from the 2/27/2025 meeting Open Session are approved.

Minutes from the 2/27/2025 meeting Closed Session were introduced. Shea Kamp moved to accept the Minutes. Anne Elizabeth Glassgow seconded the motion. The motion was properly moved and seconded. Vote was taken: Unanimous. Motion carried. Minutes from the 2/27/2025 meeting Closed Session are approved.

Closed Session Minute Reviews

Shelia Riley stated that the Open Meetings Act, 5 ILCS 120/2.06 (d), requires “that public bodies meet every 6 months or as soon thereafter as is practicable, taking into account the nature and meeting schedule of the public body, to review closed session minutes and determine and report in Open Session that (1) the need for confidentiality still exists as to all or part of those minutes or (2) that the minutes or portions thereof no longer require confidential treatment and are available for public inspection.” Shelia Riley added that now that the Board is fully-constituted with 9 members, the CWEL Office will start to send prior Closed Session Minutes to Board members for review and subsequent determinations in Open Session.

Shelia Riley further stated that a Closed Session is unnecessary today. The Emergency Licensure Review Team has not met since the last CWEL Board meeting on 2/27/2025 and, therefore, there are no pending Complaints or Voluntary Relinquishments. There are also no pending Suspensions, Revocations, or Requests to Reinstate.

Adjournment

Carolyn Riddle moved for the meeting to adjourn. Mariann Jordan seconded the motion. The motion was properly moved and seconded. Vote was taken: Unanimous. Motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 10:19 a.m..

https://dcfs.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/dcfs/documents/about-us/impact-public-policy/documents/cwel/cwel-minutes-031025.pdf