A.   Call to Order/Roll Call

• Call Meeting to Order, Chair Tom Cross

B.   Welcome and Remarks

• Welcome by Dr. Judy Mitchell, President, Joliet Junior College
• Welcome and Remarks by Chair Tom Cross
• Remarks by Executive Director Dr. Al Bowman

C.   Reports and Updates

• Advisory Committee Report – Community College Presidents, Dr. Curt Oldfield

D.   Presentation/Action Item

• Fiscal Year 2020 Higher Education Budget Recommendations: Operations, Grants and Research at Public Universities, Mr. Nyle Robinson (pdf)

1. Consideration and Approval of Fiscal Year 2020 Higher Education Budget Recommendations: Operations, Grants, and Capital Improvements (pdf)

E.   Action Items

1. Consideration and Approval of New Units of Instruction at Public Community Colleges (pdf) (Dr. Stephanie Bernoteit)
2. Consideration and Approval of New Operating and/or Degree Granting Authority for Independent Institutions (pdf) (Dr. Stephanie Bernoteit)
3. Consideration and Approval of New Units of Instruction, Public Service, and Research at Public Universities (pdf) (Dr. Stephanie Bernoteit)
4. Consideration and Approval of Interim Executive Director**

F.   Non-Instructional Capital Project Action Item

1. Consideration and Approval of Non-Instructional Capital Project – Illinois State University (pdf)(Mr. Nyle Robinson)

G.   Consent Agenda Action Items

1. Consideration and Approval of Board Meeting Minutes – September 18, 2018 (pdf)
2. Consideration and Approval of Confidentiality of Executive Session Minutes and Destruction of Verbatim Recordings (pdf)
3. Consideration and Approval of Fiscal Year 2018/2019 Financial Report as of October 31, 2018
4. Consideration and Approval of Grow Your Own Teacher Education Initiative Fiscal Year 2019 Allocation (pdf)
5. Consideration and Approval of Fiscal Year 2019 Nurse Educator Fellowship Awards (pdf)
6. Consideration and Approval of Fiscal Year 2019 Nursing School Grant Program (pdf)
7. Consideration and Approval of IBHE Administrative Rules: January 2019 Regulatory Agenda (pdf)
8. Consideration and Approval of Adopted Amendments to Rule: Tuition and Fee Waiver Guidelines (pdf)
9. Consideration and Approval Appropriation Transfer for Fiscal Year 2019 – Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (pdf)

H.   Executive Session

• Executive session for the purpose of discussing litigation pursuant to Sections 2(c)(11) of the Open Meetings Act.

I.   Informational Items Not Requiring Board Action

1. Preliminary Fall 2018 Enrollments in Illinois Higher Education (Dr. Eric Lichtenberger) (pdf)
2. Report on Closed Institutions and Teach-out Locations in Illinois (Dr. Stephanie Bernoteit) (pdf)
3. Presidential Letter to the Illinois State Board of Education Re Teacher Shortages (Dr. Stephanie Bernoteit) (pdf)
4. Spring 2019 Legislative Proposals (Ms. Jaimee Ray) (PDF)
5. Litigation Report **

J.   Public Comment
K.  Other Business
L.   Adjournment

** Matters discussed may require Executive Session in accordance with the Open Meetings Act