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Board Agendas, Minutes & Audio

December 10, 2019 Board Meeting

DePaul University, Lincoln Park Campus,
Student Center, Room 120AB
2250 N. Sheffield Avenue, Chicago, Illinois


For audio recordings, please send your requests to the
Board Secretary. boardsecretary@ibhe.org

A. Call to Order/Roll call

  • Call Meeting to Order, John Atkinson, Chair

B. Welcome and Remarks

  • Welcome and Host Site Introduction by Dr. A. Gabriel Esteban

  • Welcome and Remarks by Chair John Atkinson

  • Remarks by Interim Executive Director Nyle Robinson

C. Reports and Updates

  • Advisory Committee Report – Community College Presidents, Dr. Sylvia M. Jenkins

D. Presentations Not Requiring Board Action

  1. Partnership for College Completion, Kyle Westbrook

E. Presentation/Action Item

  • Fiscal Year 2021 Higher Education Budget Recommendations: Operations, Grants and Research at Public Universities, Mr. Nyle Robinsons

  1. Consideration and Approval of Fiscal Year 2021 Higher Education Budget Recommendations: Operations, Grants, and Capital Improvements

F. Action Items

  1. Consideration and Approval of New Units of Instruction at Public Community Colleges (Dr. Stephanie Bernoteit)

  2. Consideration and Approval of New Units of Instruction, Public Service, and Research at Public Universities (Dr. Stephanie Bernoteit)

  3. Consideration and Approval of Potential Board Extension of Accreditation Timeline of an Independent Institution (Dr. Stephanie Bernoteit)

G. Action Items

  1. Consideration and Approval of Board Meeting Minutes – September 10, 2019

  2. Consideration and Approval of Executive Committee Minutes – September 23, 2019

  3. Consideration and Approval of Executive Committee Minutes – November 22, 2019

  4. Consideration and Approval of Confidentiality of Executive Session Minutes and Destruction of Verbatim Recordings

  5. Consideration and Approval of Fiscal Year 2019/2020 Financial Report 209 as of October 31, 2019

  6. Consideration and Approval of Amendments to Rules for Grow Your Own Teacher Grants

  7. Consideration and Approval of Amendments to Rule for Nurse Educator Fellowship Program

  8. Consideration and Approval of Amendments to Rule for Illinois Cooperative Work Study Program

  9. Consideration and Approval of Amendments to Rule for General Grant Programs

  10. Consideration and Approval of IBHE Administrative Rules: January 2020 Regulatory Agenda

  11. Consideration and Approval of Personnel Policy for Board of Higher Education

  12. Consideration and Approval Appropriation Transfers for Fiscal Year 2020 –Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

H. Executive Session

  • Executive session for the purpose of employment matters pursuant to Sections 2(c)(1) of the Open Meetings Act

I. Informational Items Not Requiring Board Action (Written Reports)

  1. Preliminary Fall 2019 Enrollments in Illinois Higher Education (Dr. Eric Lichtenberger)

  2. Report on Closed Institutions and Teach-out Locations in Illinois(Dr. Stephanie Bernoteit)

  3. Spring 2020 Legislative Proposals (Ms. Jaimee Ray)

  4. Report on Fiscal Year 2020 Nurse Educator Fellowships (Ms. Karen Helland)

  5. Report of Fiscal Year 2020 Nursing School Grant Awards (Ms. Karen Helland)

  6. IBHE 2020 Board Meeting Calendar (Mr. Nyle Robinson)

J. Public Comment

H. Other Business

H. Adjournment