Governance Committee Meeting
February 21, 2023
DRAFT Meeting Minutes

Action items: 
•	Ms. England will present at the August SILC Meeting about the SILC Member/ILC Partnership program. 
•	Ms. Hess will add a nomination of Mr. Bateman as Vice-Chair to the next Governance Committee Agenda. 

1.	Call to Order
2.	Introductions
Jenny Yang – Governance Chair
Dwight Bateman – Governance Member/SILC Member
Shannon Coe – Governance Member/SILC Member
Carrie England – SILC Executive Director
Danielle Hess – SILC Office Manager
3.	Public Comment
Ms. Hess shared that the Youth Leadership Forum for Students with Disabilities (YLF) is still accepting applications. 
4.	Approval of draft minutes from the January 18, 2023, Committee meeting 
Mr. Bateman motioned for approval of January 18, 2023, draft meeting minutes, and Ms. Yang seconded the motion. This passed unanimously through a roll call vote. 
5.	Committee Projects
a.	SILC Member/ILC Partnerships – Program Feedback
Ms. England gave background about the program and answered some questions about it. There seems to be a consensus that this program is valuable, but it is difficult to develop it into a format that is useful to members and ILC directors. This program will continue to be discussed, and Ms. England will share a presentation about it at the August SILC meeting. 

b.	New Member Recruitment Updates
Ms. England shared that the two applicants recommended at the last meeting have been passed forward to the Governor’s Office. At the next meeting, it is expected that there will be two additional vacancies that need to be filled.
6.	Committee Rubric Goals
a.	Comments from Members
At this time there were no comments about the committee rubric. 
7.	Future Full Council Meetings
a.	March 7-8, 2023 (Virtual)
b.	August 8-9, 2023 (In person, IEHP)
c.	December 5-6, 2023 (Virtual)
8.	Summary of activities requiring follow-up at next meeting
a.	The next meeting is on March 15, 2023, from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
9.	Adjourn