101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB2334

 

Introduced 1/8/2020, by Sen. Dan McConchie

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
110 ILCS 305/90
110 ILCS 520/75
110 ILCS 660/5-185
110 ILCS 665/10-185
110 ILCS 670/15-185
110 ILCS 675/20-190
110 ILCS 680/25-185
110 ILCS 685/30-195
110 ILCS 690/35-190
110 ILCS 805/3-70

    Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities and community colleges in Illinois. Requires the governing board of each public university and community college district to make available to the public, on the institution's Internet website, the president's employment contract, including all addendums or any other documents that change an initial contract.


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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The University of Illinois Act is amended by
5changing Section 90 as follows:
 
6    (110 ILCS 305/90)
7    Sec. 90. Employment contract; president and chancellors
8limitations.
9    (a) The Board of Trustees shall make available to the
10public, on the University's Internet website, the University
11president's employment contract, whether entered into,
12amended, renewed, or extended before, on, or after the
13effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General
14Assembly, including all addendums or any other documents that
15change an initial contract.
16    (b) This subsection (b) Section applies to the employment
17contracts of the president or all chancellors of the University
18entered into, amended, renewed, or extended after the effective
19date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly. This
20subsection (b) Section does not apply to collective bargaining
21agreements. With respect to employment contracts entered into
22with the president or all chancellors of the University:
23        (1) Severance under the contract may not exceed one

 

 

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1    year salary and applicable benefits.
2        (2) A contract with a determinate start and end date
3    may not exceed 4 years.
4        (3) The contract may not include any automatic rollover
5    clauses.
6        (4) Severance payments or contract buyouts may be
7    placed in an escrow account if there are pending criminal
8    charges against the president or all chancellors of the
9    University related to their employment.
10        (5) Final action on the formation, renewal, extension,
11    or termination of the employment contracts of the president
12    or all chancellors of the University must be made during an
13    open meeting of the Board of Trustees.
14        (6) Public notice, compliant with the provisions of the
15    Open Meetings Act, must be given prior to final action on
16    the formation, renewal, extension, or termination of the
17    employment contracts of the president or all chancellors of
18    the University and must include a copy of the Board item or
19    other documentation providing, at a minimum, a description
20    of the proposed principal financial components of the
21    president's or all chancellors' appointments.
22        (7) Any performance-based bonus or incentive-based
23    compensation to the president or all chancellors of the
24    University must be approved by the Board in an open
25    meeting. The performance upon which the bonus is based must
26    be made available to the public no less than 48 hours

 

 

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1    before Board approval of the performance-based bonus or
2    incentive-based compensation.
3        (8) Board minutes, board packets, and annual
4    performance reviews concerning the president or all
5    chancellors of the University must be made available to the
6    public on the University's Internet website.
7(Source: P.A. 99-694, eff. 1-1-17.)
 
8    Section 10. The Southern Illinois University Management
9Act is amended by changing Section 75 as follows:
 
10    (110 ILCS 520/75)
11    Sec. 75. Employment contract; president and chancellors
12limitations.
13    (a) The Board shall make available to the public, on the
14University's Internet website, the University president's
15employment contract, whether entered into, amended, renewed,
16or extended before, on, or after the effective date of this
17amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, including all
18addendums or any other documents that change an initial
19contract.
20    (b) This subsection (b) Section applies to the employment
21contracts of the president or all chancellors of the University
22entered into, amended, renewed, or extended after the effective
23date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly. This
24subsection (b) Section does not apply to collective bargaining

 

 

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1agreements. With respect to employment contracts entered into
2with the president or all chancellors of the University:
3        (1) Severance under the contract may not exceed one
4    year salary and applicable benefits.
5        (2) A contract with a determinate start and end date
6    may not exceed 4 years.
7        (3) The contract may not include any automatic rollover
8    clauses.
9        (4) Severance payments or contract buyouts may be
10    placed in an escrow account if there are pending criminal
11    charges against the president or all chancellors of the
12    University related to their employment.
13        (5) Final action on the formation, renewal, extension,
14    or termination of the employment contracts of the president
15    or all chancellors of the University must be made during an
16    open meeting of the Board.
17        (6) Public notice, compliant with the provisions of the
18    Open Meetings Act, must be given prior to final action on
19    the formation, renewal, extension, or termination of the
20    employment contracts of the president or all chancellors of
21    the University and must include a copy of the Board item or
22    other documentation providing, at a minimum, a description
23    of the proposed principal financial components of the
24    president's or all chancellors' appointments.
25        (7) Any performance-based bonus or incentive-based
26    compensation to the president or all chancellors of the

 

 

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1    University must be approved by the Board in an open
2    meeting. The performance upon which the bonus is based must
3    be made available to the public no less than 48 hours
4    before Board approval of the performance-based bonus or
5    incentive-based compensation.
6        (8) Board minutes, board packets, and annual
7    performance reviews concerning the president or all
8    chancellors of the University must be made available to the
9    public on the University's Internet website.
10(Source: P.A. 99-694, eff. 1-1-17.)
 
11    Section 15. The Chicago State University Law is amended by
12changing Section 5-185 as follows:
 
13    (110 ILCS 660/5-185)
14    Sec. 5-185. Employment contract; president and chancellors
15limitations.
16    (a) The Board shall make available to the public, on the
17University's Internet website, the University president's
18employment contract, whether entered into, amended, renewed,
19or extended before, on, or after the effective date of this
20amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, including all
21addendums or any other documents that change an initial
22contract.
23    (b) This subsection (b) Section applies to the employment
24contracts of the president or all chancellors of the University

 

 

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1entered into, amended, renewed, or extended after the effective
2date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly. This
3subsection (b) Section does not apply to collective bargaining
4agreements. With respect to employment contracts entered into
5with the president or all chancellors of the University:
6        (1) Severance under the contract may not exceed one
7    year salary and applicable benefits.
8        (2) A contract with a determinate start and end date
9    may not exceed 4 years.
10        (3) The contract may not include any automatic rollover
11    clauses.
12        (4) Severance payments or contract buyouts may be
13    placed in an escrow account if there are pending criminal
14    charges against the president or all chancellors of the
15    University related to their employment.
16        (5) Final action on the formation, renewal, extension,
17    or termination of the employment contracts of the president
18    or all chancellors of the University must be made during an
19    open meeting of the Board.
20        (6) Public notice, compliant with the provisions of the
21    Open Meetings Act, must be given prior to final action on
22    the formation, renewal, extension, or termination of the
23    employment contracts of the president or all chancellors of
24    the University and must include a copy of the Board item or
25    other documentation providing, at a minimum, a description
26    of the proposed principal financial components of the

 

 

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1    president's or all chancellors' appointments.
2        (7) Any performance-based bonus or incentive-based
3    compensation to the president or all chancellors of the
4    University must be approved by the Board in an open
5    meeting. The performance upon which the bonus is based must
6    be made available to the public no less than 48 hours
7    before Board approval of the performance-based bonus or
8    incentive-based compensation.
9        (8) Board minutes, board packets, and annual
10    performance reviews concerning the president or all
11    chancellors of the University must be made available to the
12    public on the University's Internet website.
13(Source: P.A. 99-694, eff. 1-1-17.)
 
14    Section 20. The Eastern Illinois University Law is amended
15by changing Section 10-185 as follows:
 
16    (110 ILCS 665/10-185)
17    Sec. 10-185. Employment contract; president and
18chancellors limitations.
19    (a) The Board shall make available to the public, on the
20University's Internet website, the University president's
21employment contract, whether entered into, amended, renewed,
22or extended before, on, or after the effective date of this
23amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, including all
24addendums or any other documents that change an initial

 

 

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1contract.
2    (b) This subsection (b) Section applies to the employment
3contracts of the president or all chancellors of the University
4entered into, amended, renewed, or extended after the effective
5date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly. This
6subsection (b) Section does not apply to collective bargaining
7agreements. With respect to employment contracts entered into
8with the president or all chancellors of the University:
9        (1) Severance under the contract may not exceed one
10    year salary and applicable benefits.
11        (2) A contract with a determinate start and end date
12    may not exceed 4 years.
13        (3) The contract may not include any automatic rollover
14    clauses.
15        (4) Severance payments or contract buyouts may be
16    placed in an escrow account if there are pending criminal
17    charges against the president or all chancellors of the
18    University related to their employment.
19        (5) Final action on the formation, renewal, extension,
20    or termination of the employment contracts of the president
21    or all chancellors of the University must be made during an
22    open meeting of the Board.
23        (6) Public notice, compliant with the provisions of the
24    Open Meetings Act, must be given prior to final action on
25    the formation, renewal, extension, or termination of the
26    employment contracts of the president or all chancellors of

 

 

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1    the University and must include a copy of the Board item or
2    other documentation providing, at a minimum, a description
3    of the proposed principal financial components of the
4    president's or all chancellors' appointments.
5        (7) Any performance-based bonus or incentive-based
6    compensation to the president or all chancellors of the
7    University must be approved by the Board in an open
8    meeting. The performance upon which the bonus is based must
9    be made available to the public no less than 48 hours
10    before Board approval of the performance-based bonus or
11    incentive-based compensation.
12        (8) Board minutes, board packets, and annual
13    performance reviews concerning the president or all
14    chancellors of the University must be made available to the
15    public on the University's Internet website.
16(Source: P.A. 99-694, eff. 1-1-17.)
 
17    Section 25. The Governors State University Law is amended
18by changing Section 15-185 as follows:
 
19    (110 ILCS 670/15-185)
20    Sec. 15-185. Employment contract; president and
21chancellors limitations.
22    (a) The Board shall make available to the public, on the
23University's Internet website, the University president's
24employment contract, whether entered into, amended, renewed,

 

 

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1or extended before, on, or after the effective date of this
2amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, including all
3addendums or any other documents that change an initial
4contract.
5    (b) This subsection (b) Section applies to the employment
6contracts of the president or all chancellors of the University
7entered into, amended, renewed, or extended after the effective
8date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly. This
9subsection (b) Section does not apply to collective bargaining
10agreements. With respect to employment contracts entered into
11with the president or all chancellors of the University:
12        (1) Severance under the contract may not exceed one
13    year salary and applicable benefits.
14        (2) A contract with a determinate start and end date
15    may not exceed 4 years.
16        (3) The contract may not include any automatic rollover
17    clauses.
18        (4) Severance payments or contract buyouts may be
19    placed in an escrow account if there are pending criminal
20    charges against the president or all chancellors of the
21    University related to their employment.
22        (5) Final action on the formation, renewal, extension,
23    or termination of the employment contracts of the president
24    or all chancellors of the University must be made during an
25    open meeting of the Board.
26        (6) Public notice, compliant with the provisions of the

 

 

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1    Open Meetings Act, must be given prior to final action on
2    the formation, renewal, extension, or termination of the
3    employment contracts of the president or all chancellors of
4    the University and must include a copy of the Board item or
5    other documentation providing, at a minimum, a description
6    of the proposed principal financial components of the
7    president's or all chancellors' appointments.
8        (7) Any performance-based bonus or incentive-based
9    compensation to the president or all chancellors of the
10    University must be approved by the Board in an open
11    meeting. The performance upon which the bonus is based must
12    be made available to the public no less than 48 hours
13    before Board approval of the performance-based bonus or
14    incentive-based compensation.
15        (8) Board minutes, board packets, and annual
16    performance reviews concerning the president or all
17    chancellors of the University must be made available to the
18    public on the University's Internet website.
19(Source: P.A. 99-694, eff. 1-1-17.)
 
20    Section 30. The Illinois State University Law is amended by
21changing Section 20-190 as follows:
 
22    (110 ILCS 675/20-190)
23    Sec. 20-190. Employment contract; president and
24chancellors limitations.

 

 

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1    (a) The Board shall make available to the public, on the
2University's Internet website, the University president's
3employment contract, whether entered into, amended, renewed,
4or extended before, on, or after the effective date of this
5amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, including all
6addendums or any other documents that change an initial
7contract.
8    (b) This subsection (b) Section applies to the employment
9contracts of the president or all chancellors of the University
10entered into, amended, renewed, or extended after the effective
11date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly. This
12subsection (b) Section does not apply to collective bargaining
13agreements. With respect to employment contracts entered into
14with the president or all chancellors of the University:
15        (1) Severance under the contract may not exceed one
16    year salary and applicable benefits.
17        (2) A contract with a determinate start and end date
18    may not exceed 4 years.
19        (3) The contract may not include any automatic rollover
20    clauses.
21        (4) Severance payments or contract buyouts may be
22    placed in an escrow account if there are pending criminal
23    charges against the president or all chancellors of the
24    University related to their employment.
25        (5) Final action on the formation, renewal, extension,
26    or termination of the employment contracts of the president

 

 

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1    or all chancellors of the University must be made during an
2    open meeting of the Board.
3        (6) Public notice, compliant with the provisions of the
4    Open Meetings Act, must be given prior to final action on
5    the formation, renewal, extension, or termination of the
6    employment contracts of the president or all chancellors of
7    the University and must include a copy of the Board item or
8    other documentation providing, at a minimum, a description
9    of the proposed principal financial components of the
10    president's or all chancellors' appointments.
11        (7) Any performance-based bonus or incentive-based
12    compensation to the president or all chancellors of the
13    University must be approved by the Board in an open
14    meeting. The performance upon which the bonus is based must
15    be made available to the public no less than 48 hours
16    before Board approval of the performance-based bonus or
17    incentive-based compensation.
18        (8) Board minutes, board packets, and annual
19    performance reviews concerning the president or all
20    chancellors of the University must be made available to the
21    public on the University's Internet website.
22(Source: P.A. 99-694, eff. 1-1-17.)
 
23    Section 35. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is
24amended by changing Section 25-185 as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (110 ILCS 680/25-185)
2    Sec. 25-185. Employment contract; president and
3chancellors limitations.
4    (a) The Board shall make available to the public, on the
5University's Internet website, the University president's
6employment contract, whether entered into, amended, renewed,
7or extended before, on, or after the effective date of this
8amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, including all
9addendums or any other documents that change an initial
10contract.
11    (b) This subsection (b) Section applies to the employment
12contracts of the president or all chancellors of the University
13entered into, amended, renewed, or extended after the effective
14date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly. This
15subsection (b) Section does not apply to collective bargaining
16agreements. With respect to employment contracts entered into
17with the president or all chancellors of the University:
18        (1) Severance under the contract may not exceed one
19    year salary and applicable benefits.
20        (2) A contract with a determinate start and end date
21    may not exceed 4 years.
22        (3) The contract may not include any automatic rollover
23    clauses.
24        (4) Severance payments or contract buyouts may be
25    placed in an escrow account if there are pending criminal
26    charges against the president or all chancellors of the

 

 

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1    University related to their employment.
2        (5) Final action on the formation, renewal, extension,
3    or termination of the employment contracts of the president
4    or all chancellors of the University must be made during an
5    open meeting of the Board.
6        (6) Public notice, compliant with the provisions of the
7    Open Meetings Act, must be given prior to final action on
8    the formation, renewal, extension, or termination of the
9    employment contracts of the president or all chancellors of
10    the University and must include a copy of the Board item or
11    other documentation providing, at a minimum, a description
12    of the proposed principal financial components of the
13    president's or all chancellors' appointments.
14        (7) Any performance-based bonus or incentive-based
15    compensation to the president or all chancellors of the
16    University must be approved by the Board in an open
17    meeting. The performance upon which the bonus is based must
18    be made available to the public no less than 48 hours
19    before Board approval of the performance-based bonus or
20    incentive-based compensation.
21        (8) Board minutes, board packets, and annual
22    performance reviews concerning the president or all
23    chancellors of the University must be made available to the
24    public on the University's Internet website.
25(Source: P.A. 99-694, eff. 1-1-17.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 40. The Northern Illinois University Law is amended
2by changing Section 30-195 as follows:
 
3    (110 ILCS 685/30-195)
4    Sec. 30-195. Employment contract; president and
5chancellors limitations.
6    (a) The Board shall make available to the public, on the
7University's Internet website, the University president's
8employment contract, whether entered into, amended, renewed,
9or extended before, on, or after the effective date of this
10amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, including all
11addendums or any other documents that change an initial
12contract.
13    (b) This subsection (b) Section applies to the employment
14contracts of the president or all chancellors of the University
15entered into, amended, renewed, or extended after the effective
16date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly. This
17subsection (b) Section does not apply to collective bargaining
18agreements. With respect to employment contracts entered into
19with the president or all chancellors of the University:
20        (1) Severance under the contract may not exceed one
21    year salary and applicable benefits.
22        (2) A contract with a determinate start and end date
23    may not exceed 4 years.
24        (3) The contract may not include any automatic rollover
25    clauses.

 

 

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1        (4) Severance payments or contract buyouts may be
2    placed in an escrow account if there are pending criminal
3    charges against the president or all chancellors of the
4    University related to their employment.
5        (5) Final action on the formation, renewal, extension,
6    or termination of the employment contracts of the president
7    or all chancellors of the University must be made during an
8    open meeting of the Board.
9        (6) Public notice, compliant with the provisions of the
10    Open Meetings Act, must be given prior to final action on
11    the formation, renewal, extension, or termination of the
12    employment contracts of the president or all chancellors of
13    the University and must include a copy of the Board item or
14    other documentation providing, at a minimum, a description
15    of the proposed principal financial components of the
16    president's or all chancellors' appointments.
17        (7) Any performance-based bonus or incentive-based
18    compensation to the president or all chancellors of the
19    University must be approved by the Board in an open
20    meeting. The performance upon which the bonus is based must
21    be made available to the public no less than 48 hours
22    before Board approval of the performance-based bonus or
23    incentive-based compensation.
24        (8) Board minutes, board packets, and annual
25    performance reviews concerning the president or all
26    chancellors of the University must be made available to the

 

 

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1    public on the University's Internet website.
2(Source: P.A. 99-694, eff. 1-1-17.)
 
3    Section 45. The Western Illinois University Law is amended
4by changing Section 35-190 as follows:
 
5    (110 ILCS 690/35-190)
6    Sec. 35-190. Employment contract; president and
7chancellors limitations.
8    (a) The Board shall make available to the public, on the
9University's Internet website, the University president's
10employment contract, whether entered into, amended, renewed,
11or extended before, on, or after the effective date of this
12amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, including all
13addendums or any other documents that change an initial
14contract.
15    (b) This subsection (b) Section applies to the employment
16contracts of the president or all chancellors of the University
17entered into, amended, renewed, or extended after the effective
18date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly. This
19subsection (b) Section does not apply to collective bargaining
20agreements. With respect to employment contracts entered into
21with the president or all chancellors of the University:
22        (1) Severance under the contract may not exceed one
23    year salary and applicable benefits.
24        (2) A contract with a determinate start and end date

 

 

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1    may not exceed 4 years.
2        (3) The contract may not include any automatic rollover
3    clauses.
4        (4) Severance payments or contract buyouts may be
5    placed in an escrow account if there are pending criminal
6    charges against the president or all chancellors of the
7    University related to their employment.
8        (5) Final action on the formation, renewal, extension,
9    or termination of the employment contracts of the president
10    or all chancellors of the University must be made during an
11    open meeting of the Board.
12        (6) Public notice, compliant with the provisions of the
13    Open Meetings Act, must be given prior to final action on
14    the formation, renewal, extension, or termination of the
15    employment contracts of the president or all chancellors of
16    the University and must include a copy of the Board item or
17    other documentation providing, at a minimum, a description
18    of the proposed principal financial components of the
19    president's or all chancellors' appointments.
20        (7) Any performance-based bonus or incentive-based
21    compensation to the president or all chancellors of the
22    University must be approved by the Board in an open
23    meeting. The performance upon which the bonus is based must
24    be made available to the public no less than 48 hours
25    before Board approval of the performance-based bonus or
26    incentive-based compensation.

 

 

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1        (8) Board minutes, board packets, and annual
2    performance reviews concerning the president or all
3    chancellors of the University must be made available to the
4    public on the University's Internet website.
5(Source: P.A. 99-694, eff. 1-1-17.)
 
6    Section 50. The Public Community College Act is amended by
7changing Section 3-70 as follows:
 
8    (110 ILCS 805/3-70)
9    Sec. 3-70. Employment contract transparency.
10    (a) A board shall make available to the public, on the
11community college district's Internet website, the community
12college president's employment contract, whether entered into,
13amended, renewed, or extended before, on, or after the
14effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General
15Assembly, including all addendums or any other documents that
16change an initial contract.
17    (b) This subsection (b) Section applies to the employment
18contracts of the president or all chancellors of the community
19college entered into, amended, renewed, or extended after the
20effective date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General
21Assembly. This subsection (b) Section does not apply to
22collective bargaining agreements. With respect to employment
23contracts entered into with the president or all chancellors of
24the community college:

 

 

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1        (1) Severance payments or contract buyouts may be
2    placed in an escrow account if there are pending criminal
3    charges against the president or all chancellors of the
4    community college related to their employment.
5        (2) Final action on the formation, renewal, extension,
6    or termination of the employment contracts of the president
7    or all chancellors of the community college must be made
8    during an open meeting of the board.
9        (3) Public notice, compliant with the Open Meetings
10    Act, must be given prior to final action on the formation,
11    renewal, extension, or termination of the employment
12    contracts of the president or all chancellors of the
13    community college and must include a copy of the board item
14    or other documentation providing, at a minimum, a
15    description of the proposed principal financial components
16    of the president's or any chancellor's appointment.
17        (4) Any performance-based bonus or incentive-based
18    compensation to the president or all chancellors of the
19    community college must be approved by the board in an open
20    meeting. The performance criteria and goals upon which the
21    bonus or incentive-based compensation is based must be made
22    available to the public no less than 48 hours before board
23    approval of the performance-based bonus or incentive-based
24    compensation.
25        (5) Board minutes, board packets, and annual
26    performance criteria and goals concerning the president or

 

 

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1    any chancellors must be made available to the public on the
2    community college district's Internet website.
3(Source: P.A. 99-694, eff. 1-1-17.)