AGENDA - Pillar 4 subcommittee meeting 11.09.23

Commission on Poverty Elimination and Economic Security

Subcommittee on Pillar 4: Address Barriers to Paid Work, Education, and Advancement

Meeting Agenda

Thursday, November 9, 2023 3:00-4:00 PM

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*Members of the public are invited to attend. For those who would like to make public comment, we request that those comments be submitted in advance of the meeting to Dana Kelly by email at Dana.Kelly@illinois.gov. Please send all comments by 8:30 am November 9, 2023.

Members:

Appointment Member Affiliation
Commission Member Senator Kimberly Lightford Illinois State Senator
IWGP Member Jane Flanagan Director, Illinois Department of Labor
IWGP Member Anna Koepel Legislative Director, Illinois Department of Labor
IWGP Member Jason Horwitz Deputy Director, Office of Policy Development, Planning, and Research, Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
IWGP Member Carrie Thomas Deputy Director, Business Services, Illinois Department of Employment Security
Public Member Erion Malasi Director of Policy and Advocacy, Economic Security for Illinois
Public Member Heather Becker Region 12 Chairperson, Illinois Education Association
Public Member Crystal Bush UniServ Director, Illinois Education Association
Public Member Amy Evans
Public Member Gina Harris Member, Illinois Education Association; Board member, Oak Park and River Forest High School
Public Member Jeremy Rosen Director of Economic Justice, Shriver Center on Poverty Law
IDHS SME Jennifer Gentile Deputy Director, Bureau of Clinical Services, Division of Developmental Disabilities
IDHS SME Sinthu Ramalingam Senior Policy Advisor, DHS-Division of Early Childhood

Administrator: Dana Kelly, IDHS-Associate Secretary of Disability Services and Education and Facility Operations

  1. Introductions/Welcome Roll Call
  2. Public Comment - subject to written comment in advance
  3. Approval of Meeting Minutes: September 28, 2023
  4. Housekeeping
    1. Chairperson - none yet
    2. Membership - new member Sinthu Ramalingam, Senior Policy Advisor, DEC; IDHS-SME Dan Lyonsmith's last day with DHS was October 31st
    3. Workgroup sign ups
  5. Review of Goals and Collective Input
  6. Next Steps and Adjournment