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1 AN ACT concerning higher education.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The University of Illinois Trustees Act is
5 amended by changing Section 1 as follows:
6 (110 ILCS 310/1) (from Ch. 144, par. 41)
7 Sec. 1. The Board of Trustees of the University of
8 Illinois shall consist of the Governor and at least 12
9 trustees. Nine 9 trustees shall be appointed by the Governor,
10 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, the
11 Governor, and, until July 1, 2001, one voting student member
12 designated by the Governor from one campus of the University
13 and one nonvoting student member from each campus of the
14 University not represented by the voting student member. The
15 Governor shall designate one of the student members serving
16 on the Board on the effective date of this amendatory Act of
17 1997 to serve as the voting student member for the remainder
18 of that student's term on the Board. Beginning on July 1,
19 2001, and thereafter, the student members of the Board shall
20 all be nonvoting members, one selected from each campus of
21 the University. The other trustees shall be students, of whom
22 one student shall be selected from each University campus.
23 Each student trustee member shall serve a term of one
24 year, beginning on July 1 of each year or on the date of his
25 or her selection, whichever is later, and expiring on the
26 next succeeding June 30.
27 Each trustee The student members shall have all of the
28 privileges of membership, except that only one student
29 trustee shall have the right to cast a legally binding vote.
30 The Governor shall designate which one of the student
31 trustees shall possess, for his or her entire term, the right
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1 to cast a legally binding vote. Each student trustee who does
2 not possess the right to cast a legally binding vote shall
3 have the right to cast an advisory vote and including the
4 right to make and second motions and to attend executive
5 sessions., other than the right to vote, except that until
6 July 1, 2001 the student member designated by the Governor as
7 the voting student member shall have the right to vote on all
8 Board matters except those involving faculty tenure, faculty
9 promotion or any issue on which the student member has a
10 direct conflict of interest.
11 Each trustee shall be governed by the same conflict of
12 interest standards. Pursuant to those standards, it shall not
13 be a conflict of interest for a student trustee to vote on
14 matters pertaining to students generally, such as tuition and
15 fees. However, it shall be a conflict of interest for a
16 student trustee to vote on faculty member tenure or
17 promotion. Student trustees The method of selecting these
18 student members shall be chosen determined by campus-wide
19 student election referendum, and the any student trustee
20 designated by the Governor to possess a legally binding vote
21 be a voting student member shall be one of the students
22 selected by this method. A student trustee who does not
23 possess a legally binding member who is not entitled to vote
24 on a measure at a meeting of the Board or any of its
25 committees shall not be considered a trustee member for the
26 purpose of determining whether a quorum is present at the
27 time that measure is voted upon. To be eligible for
28 selection as a student trustee member and to be eligible to
29 remain as a voting or nonvoting student trustee member of the
30 Board, a student trustee member must be a resident of this
31 State, must have and maintain a grade point average that is
32 equivalent to at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must be a full
33 time student enrolled at all times during his or her term of
34 office except for that part of the term which follows the
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1 completion of the last full regular semester of an academic
2 year and precedes the first full regular semester of the
3 succeeding academic year at the University (sometimes
4 commonly referred to as the summer session or summer school).
5 If a voting or nonvoting student trustee member serving on
6 the Board fails to continue to meet or maintain the
7 residency, minimum grade point average, or enrollment
8 requirement established by this Section, his or her
9 membership on the Board shall be deemed to have terminated by
10 operation of law.
11 If a voting student trustee resigns or otherwise ceases
12 to serve on the Board, the Governor shall, within 30 days,
13 designate one of the remaining student trustees to possess
14 the right to cast a legally binding vote for the remainder of
15 his or her term. If a nonvoting student trustee resigns or
16 otherwise ceases to serve on the Board, the chief executive
17 of the student government from that campus shall, within 30
18 days, select a new nonvoting student trustee to serve for the
19 remainder of the term.
20 The term of each elected trustee who is in office on the
21 effective date of this amendatory Act of 1995 shall terminate
22 on the second Monday in January, 1996, or when a quorum of
23 the trustees initially to be appointed under this amendatory
24 Act of 1995 is appointed and qualified, whichever last
25 occurs.
26 No more than 5 of the 9 trustees appointed trustees by
27 the Governor shall be affiliated with the same political
28 party. The term of office of each appointed trustee shall be
29 6 years from the third Monday in January of each odd numbered
30 year, except that of the 9 trustees initially appointed by
31 the Governor, 3 shall be appointed for terms that commence on
32 the date of their appointment and expire on the second Monday
33 in January, 1997; 3 shall be appointed for terms that
34 commence on the date of their appointment and expire on the
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1 second Monday in January, 1999; and 3 shall be appointed for
2 terms that commence on the date of their appointment and
3 expire on the second Monday in January, 2001. Upon
4 expiration of the terms of the members initially appointed by
5 the Governor, their respective successors shall be appointed
6 for terms of 6 years from the second Monday in January of
7 each odd numbered year and until their respective successors
8 are appointed and qualified. The regular terms of office of
9 the appointed trustees shall be staggered so that 3 terms
10 expire in each odd-numbered year.
11 Vacancies for appointed trustees shall be filled for the
12 unexpired term in the same manner as original appointments.
13 If a vacancy in membership occurs at a time when the Senate
14 is not in session, the Governor shall make temporary
15 appointments until the next meeting of the Senate, when he
16 shall appoint persons to fill such memberships for the
17 remainder of their respective terms. If the Senate is not in
18 session when appointments for a full term are made,
19 appointments shall be made as in the case of vacancies.
20 No action of the board shall be invalidated by reason of
21 any vacancies on the board, or by reason of any failure to
22 select student trustees members.
23 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 7-1-95 (eff. date changed from
24 1-1-96 by P.A. 89-24); 89-5, eff. 1-1-96; 90-630, eff.
25 7-24-98.)
26 Section 10. The Southern Illinois University Management
27 Act is amended by changing Sections 2 and 5 as follows:
28 (110 ILCS 520/2) (from Ch. 144, par. 652)
29 Sec. 2. The Board shall consist of 7 members appointed by
30 the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the
31 Senate, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, or his
32 chief assistant for liaison with higher education when
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1 designated to serve in his place, ex-officio, and, until July
2 1, 2001, one voting student member designated by the Governor
3 from one campus of the University and one nonvoting student
4 member from the campus of the University not represented by
5 the voting student member. The Governor shall designate one
6 of the student members serving on the Board on the effective
7 date of this amendatory Act of 1997 to serve as the voting
8 student member for the remainder of that student's term on
9 the Board. Beginning on July 1, 2001, and thereafter, the 2
10 student members of the Board shall be nonvoting members, Each
11 student member shall to be chosen selected by the respective
12 campuses of Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and
13 Edwardsville. The method of choosing selecting these student
14 members shall be determined by campus-wide student election
15 referendum, and any student designated by the Governor to be
16 a voting student member shall be one of the students chosen
17 selected by this method. The student members shall serve
18 terms of one year beginning on July 1 of each year, except
19 that the student members initially selected shall serve a
20 term beginning on the date of such selection and expiring on
21 the next succeeding June 30. To be eligible for selection as
22 a student member and to be eligible to remain as a voting or
23 nonvoting student member of the Board, a student member must
24 be a resident of this State, must have and maintain a grade
25 point average that is equivalent to at least 2.5 on a 4.0
26 scale, and must be a full time student enrolled at all times
27 during his or her term of office except for that part of the
28 term which follows the completion of the last full regular
29 semester of an academic year and precedes the first full
30 regular semester of the succeeding academic year at the
31 university (sometimes commonly referred to as the summer
32 session or summer school). If a voting or nonvoting student
33 member serving on the Board fails to continue to meet or
34 maintain the residency, minimum grade point average, or
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1 enrollment requirement established by this Section, his or
2 her membership on the Board shall be deemed to have
3 terminated by operation of law. No more than 4 of the members
4 appointed by the Governor shall be affiliated with the same
5 political party. Upon the expiration of the terms of members
6 appointed by the Governor, their respective successors shall
7 be appointed for terms of 6 years from the third Monday in
8 January of each odd-numbered year and until their respective
9 successors are appointed for like terms. If the Senate is not
10 in session appointments shall be made as in the case of
11 vacancies.
12 (Source: P.A. 90-630, eff. 7-24-98.)
13 (110 ILCS 520/5) (from Ch. 144, par. 655)
14 Sec. 5. Members of the Board shall elect annually by
15 secret ballot from their own number a chairman who shall
16 preside over meetings of the Board and a secretary.
17 Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each
18 quarter on a campus of Southern Illinois University. At all
19 regular meetings of the Board, a majority of its voting
20 members shall constitute a quorum. The student members shall
21 have all of the privileges of membership, including the right
22 to make and second motions and to attend executive sessions,
23 other than the right to vote, except that until July 1, 2001
24 the student member designated by the Governor as the voting
25 student member shall have the right to vote on all Board
26 matters except those involving faculty tenure, faculty
27 promotion or any issue on which the student member has a
28 direct conflict of interest. A student member who is not
29 entitled to vote on a measure at a meeting of the Board or
30 any of its committees shall not be considered a member for
31 the purpose of determining whether a quorum is present at the
32 time that measure is voted upon. No action of the Board
33 shall be invalidated by reason of any vacancies on the Board,
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1 or by reason of any failure to select a student member.
2 Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
3 chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
4 (Source: P.A. 90-630, eff. 7-24-98.)
5 Section 15. The Chicago State University Law is amended
6 by changing Sections 5-15 and 5-25 as follows:
7 (110 ILCS 660/5-15)
8 Sec. 5-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
9 shall consist of 7 voting members appointed by the Governor,
10 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and, until
11 July 1, 2001, one voting member who is a student at Chicago
12 State University. The student member serving on the Board on
13 the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997 shall be a
14 voting student member for the remainder of his or her term on
15 the Board. Beginning on July 1, 2001, and thereafter, the
16 student member of the Board shall be a nonvoting member. The
17 method of selecting The student member shall continue to be
18 chosen determined by a campus-wide student election
19 referendum. The student member shall serve a term of one year
20 beginning on July 1 of each year, except that the student
21 member initially selected shall serve a term beginning on the
22 date of his or her selection and expiring on the next
23 succeeding June 30. To be eligible for selection as a student
24 member and to be eligible to remain as a student member of
25 the Board, the student member must be a resident of this
26 State, must have and maintain a grade point average that is
27 equivalent to at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must be a full
28 time student enrolled at all times during his or her term of
29 office except for that part of the term which follows the
30 completion of the last full regular semester of an academic
31 year and precedes the first full regular semester of the
32 succeeding academic year at the university (sometimes
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1 commonly referred to as the summer session or summer school).
2 If a student member serving on the Board fails to continue to
3 meet or maintain the residency, minimum grade point average,
4 or enrollment requirement established by this Section, his or
5 her membership on the Board shall be deemed to have
6 terminated by operation of law. Of the members first
7 appointed by the Governor, 4 shall be appointed for terms to
8 expire on the third Monday in January, 1999, and 3 shall be
9 appointed for terms to expire on the third Monday in January,
10 2001. If the Senate is not in session on the effective date
11 of this Article, or if a vacancy in an appointive membership
12 occurs at a time when the Senate is not in session, the
13 Governor shall make temporary appointments until the next
14 meeting of the Senate when he shall nominate persons to fill
15 such memberships for the remainder of their respective terms.
16 No more than 4 of the members appointed by the Governor shall
17 be affiliated with the same political party. Upon the
18 expiration of the terms of members appointed by the Governor,
19 their respective successors shall be appointed for terms of 6
20 years from the third Monday in January of each odd-numbered
21 year. Any members appointed to the Board shall continue to
22 serve in such capacity until their successors are appointed
23 and qualified.
24 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-630, eff. 7-24-98;
25 90-814, eff. 2-4-99.)
26 (110 ILCS 660/5-25)
27 Sec. 5-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board
28 shall elect annually by secret ballot from their own number a
29 chairman who shall preside over meetings of the Board and a
30 secretary.
31 Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each
32 quarter on the campus of Chicago State University at Chicago,
33 Illinois. At all regular meetings of the Board, a majority of
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1 its members shall constitute a quorum. The student member
2 shall have all of the privileges of membership, including the
3 right to make and second motions, to attend executive
4 sessions, and until July 1, 2001 to vote on all Board matters
5 except those involving faculty tenure, faculty promotion or
6 any issue on which the student member has a direct conflict
7 of interest. Unless the student member is entitled to vote
8 on a measure at a meeting of the Board or any of its
9 committees, he or she shall not be considered a member for
10 the purpose of determining whether a quorum is present at the
11 time that measure is voted upon. No action of the Board shall
12 be invalidated by reason of any vacancies on the Board or by
13 reason of any failure to select a student member.
14 Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
15 chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
16 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-630, eff. 7-24-98.)
17 Section 20. The Eastern Illinois University Law is
18 amended by changing Sections 10-15 and 10-25 as follows:
19 (110 ILCS 665/10-15)
20 Sec. 10-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
21 shall consist of 7 voting members appointed by the Governor,
22 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and, until
23 July 1, 2001, one voting member who is a student at Eastern
24 Illinois University. The student member serving on the Board
25 on the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997 shall be
26 a voting student member for the remainder of his or her term
27 on the Board. Beginning on July 1, 2001, and thereafter, the
28 student member of the Board shall be a nonvoting member. The
29 method of selecting the student member shall continue to be
30 chosen determined by a campus-wide student election
31 referendum. The student member shall serve a term of one year
32 beginning on July 1 of each year, except that the student
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1 member initially selected shall serve a term beginning on the
2 date of his or her selection and expiring on the next
3 succeeding June 30. To be eligible for selection as a student
4 member and to be eligible to remain as a student member of
5 the Board, the student member must be a resident of this
6 State, must have and maintain a grade point average that is
7 equivalent to at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must be a full
8 time student enrolled at all times during his or her term of
9 office except for that part of the term which follows the
10 completion of the last full regular semester of an academic
11 year and precedes the first full regular semester of the
12 succeeding academic year at the university (sometimes
13 commonly referred to as the summer session or summer school).
14 If a student member serving on the Board fails to continue to
15 meet or maintain the residency, minimum grade point average,
16 or enrollment requirement established by this Section, his or
17 her membership on the Board shall be deemed to have
18 terminated by operation of law. Of the members first
19 appointed by the Governor, 4 shall be appointed for terms to
20 expire on the third Monday in January, 1999, and 3 shall be
21 appointed for terms to expire on the third Monday in January,
22 2001. If the Senate is not in session on the effective date
23 of this Article, or if a vacancy in an appointive membership
24 occurs at a time when the Senate is not in session, the
25 Governor shall make temporary appointments until the next
26 meeting of the Senate when he shall nominate persons to fill
27 such memberships for the remainder of their respective terms.
28 No more than 4 of the members appointed by the Governor shall
29 be affiliated with the same political party. Upon the
30 expiration of the terms of members appointed by the Governor,
31 their respective successors shall be appointed for terms of 6
32 years from the third Monday in January of each odd-numbered
33 year. Any members appointed to the Board shall continue to
34 serve in such capacity until their successors are appointed
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1 and qualified.
2 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-630, eff. 7-24-98;
3 90-814, eff. 2-4-99.)
4 (110 ILCS 665/10-25)
5 Sec. 10-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board
6 shall elect annually by secret ballot from their own number a
7 chairman who shall preside over meetings of the Board and a
8 secretary.
9 Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each
10 quarter on the campus of Eastern Illinois University at
11 Charleston, Illinois. At all regular meetings of the Board, a
12 majority of its members shall constitute a quorum. The
13 student member shall have all of the privileges of
14 membership, including the right to make and second motions,
15 to attend executive sessions, and until July 1, 2001 to vote
16 on all Board matters except those involving faculty tenure,
17 faculty promotion or any issue on which the student member
18 has a direct conflict of interest. Unless the student member
19 is entitled to vote on a measure at a meeting of the Board
20 or any of its committees, he or she shall not be considered a
21 member for the purpose of determining whether a quorum is
22 present at the time that measure is voted upon. No action of
23 the Board shall be invalidated by reason of any vacancies on
24 the Board or by reason of any failure to select a student
25 member.
26 Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
27 chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
28 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-630, eff. 7-24-98.)
29 Section 25. The Governors State University Law is
30 amended by changing Sections 15-15 and 15-25 as follows:
31 (110 ILCS 670/15-15)
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1 Sec. 15-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
2 shall consist of 7 voting members appointed by the Governor,
3 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and, until
4 July 1, 2001, one voting member who is a student at Governors
5 State University. The student member serving on the Board on
6 the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997 shall be a
7 voting student member for the remainder of his or her term on
8 the Board. Beginning on July 1, 2001, and thereafter, the
9 student member of the Board shall be a nonvoting member. The
10 method of selecting the student member shall continue to be
11 chosen determined by a campus-wide student election
12 referendum. The student member shall serve a term of one year
13 beginning on July 1 of each year, except that the student
14 member initially selected shall serve a term beginning on the
15 date of his or her selection and expiring on the next
16 succeeding June 30. To be eligible for selection as a student
17 member and to be eligible to remain as a student member of
18 the Board, the student member must be a resident of this
19 State, must have and maintain a grade point average that is
20 equivalent to at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must be a full
21 time student enrolled at all times during his or her term of
22 office except for that part of the term which follows the
23 completion of the last full regular semester of an academic
24 year and precedes the first full regular semester of the
25 succeeding academic year at the university (sometimes
26 commonly referred to as the spring/summer semester). If a
27 student member serving on the Board fails to continue to meet
28 or maintain the residency, minimum grade point average, or
29 enrollment requirement established by this Section, his or
30 her membership on the Board shall be deemed to have
31 terminated by operation of law. Of the members first
32 appointed by the Governor, 4 shall be appointed for terms to
33 expire on the third Monday in January, 1999, and 3 shall be
34 appointed for terms to expire on the third Monday in January,
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1 2001. If the Senate is not in session on the effective date
2 of this Article, or if a vacancy in an appointive membership
3 occurs at a time when the Senate is not in session, the
4 Governor shall make temporary appointments until the next
5 meeting of the Senate when he shall nominate persons to fill
6 such memberships for the remainder of their respective terms.
7 No more than 4 of the members appointed by the Governor shall
8 be affiliated with the same political party. Upon the
9 expiration of the terms of members appointed by the Governor,
10 their respective successors shall be appointed for terms of 6
11 years from the third Monday in January of each odd-numbered
12 year. Any members appointed to the Board shall continue to
13 serve in such capacity until their successors are appointed
14 and qualified.
15 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-630, eff. 7-24-98;
16 90-814, eff. 2-4-99.)
17 (110 ILCS 670/15-25)
18 Sec. 15-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board
19 shall elect annually by secret ballot from their own number a
20 chairman who shall preside over meetings of the Board and a
21 secretary.
22 Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each
23 quarter on the campus of Governors State University at
24 University Park, Illinois. At all regular meetings of the
25 Board, a majority of its members shall constitute a quorum.
26 The student member shall have all of the privileges of
27 membership, including the right to make and second motions,
28 to attend executive sessions, and until July 1, 2001 to vote
29 on all Board matters except those involving faculty tenure,
30 faculty promotion or any issue on which the student member
31 has a direct conflict of interest. Unless the student member
32 is entitled to vote on a measure at a meeting of the Board or
33 any of its committees, he or she shall not be considered a
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1 member for the purpose of determining whether a quorum is
2 present at the time that measure is voted upon. No action of
3 the Board shall be invalidated by reason of any vacancies on
4 the Board or by reason of any failure to select a student
5 member.
6 Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
7 chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
8 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 89-552, eff. 7-26-96;
9 90-630, eff. 7-24-98.)
10 Section 30. The Illinois State University Law is amended
11 by changing Sections 20-15 and 20-25 as follows:
12 (110 ILCS 675/20-15)
13 Sec. 20-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
14 shall consist of 7 voting members appointed by the Governor,
15 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and, until
16 July 1, 2001, one voting member who is a student at Illinois
17 State University. The student member serving on the Board on
18 the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997 shall be a
19 voting student member for the remainder of his or her term on
20 the Board. Beginning on July 1, 2001, and thereafter, the
21 student member of the Board shall be a nonvoting member. The
22 method of selecting the student member shall continue to be
23 chosen determined by a campus-wide student election
24 referendum. The student member shall serve a term of one year
25 beginning on July 1 of each year, except that the student
26 member initially selected shall serve a term beginning on the
27 date of his or her selection and expiring on the next
28 succeeding June 30. To be eligible to remain as a student
29 member of the Board, the student member must be a resident of
30 this State, must have and maintain a grade point average that
31 is equivalent to at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must be a
32 full time student enrolled at all times during his or her
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1 term of office except for that part of the term which follows
2 the completion of the last full regular semester of an
3 academic year and precedes the first full regular semester of
4 the succeeding academic year at the university (sometimes
5 commonly referred to as the summer session or summer school).
6 If a student member serving on the Board fails to continue to
7 meet or maintain the residency, minimum grade point average,
8 or enrollment requirement established by this Section, his or
9 her membership on the Board shall be deemed to have
10 terminated by operation of law. Of the members first
11 appointed by the Governor, 4 shall be appointed for terms to
12 expire on the third Monday in January, 1999, and 3 shall be
13 appointed for terms to expire on the third Monday in January,
14 2001. If the Senate is not in session on the effective date
15 of this Article, or if a vacancy in an appointive membership
16 occurs at a time when the Senate is not in session, the
17 Governor shall make temporary appointments until the next
18 meeting of the Senate when he shall nominate persons to fill
19 such memberships for the remainder of their respective terms.
20 No more than 4 of the members appointed by the Governor shall
21 be affiliated with the same political party. Upon the
22 expiration of the terms of members appointed by the Governor,
23 their respective successors shall be appointed for terms of 6
24 years from the third Monday in January of each odd-numbered
25 year. Any members appointed to the Board shall continue to
26 serve in such capacity until their successors are appointed
27 and qualified.
28 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-630, eff. 7-24-98;
29 90-814, eff. 2-4-99.)
30 (110 ILCS 675/20-25)
31 Sec. 20-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board
32 shall elect annually by secret ballot from their own number a
33 chairman who shall preside over meetings of the Board and a
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1 secretary.
2 Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each
3 quarter on the campus of Illinois State University at Normal,
4 Illinois. At all regular meetings of the Board, a majority of
5 its members shall constitute a quorum. The student member
6 shall have all of the privileges of membership, including the
7 right to make and second motions, to attend executive
8 sessions, and until July 1, 2001 to vote on all Board matters
9 except those involving faculty tenure, faculty promotion or
10 any issue on which the student member has a direct conflict
11 of interest. Unless the student member is entitled to vote
12 on a measure at a meeting of the Board or any of its
13 committees, he or she shall not be considered a member for
14 the purpose of determining whether a quorum is present at the
15 time that measure is voted upon. No action of the Board
16 shall be invalidated by reason of any vacancies on the Board
17 or by reason of any failure to select a student member.
18 Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
19 chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
20 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-630, eff. 7-24-98.)
21 Section 35. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is
22 amended by changing Sections 25-15 and 25-25 as follows:
23 (110 ILCS 680/25-15)
24 Sec. 25-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
25 shall consist of 9 voting members who are residents of this
26 State and are appointed by the Governor, by and with the
27 advice and consent of the Senate, and, until July 1, 2001,
28 one voting member who is a student at Northeastern Illinois
29 University. The student member serving on the Board on the
30 effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997 shall be a
31 voting student member for the remainder of his or her term on
32 the Board. Beginning on July 1, 2001, and thereafter, the
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1 student member of the Board shall be a nonvoting member.
2 Beginning with the 1999-2000 academic year, The student
3 member shall be elected by a campus-wide election referendum
4 of all students of the University. The student member shall
5 serve a term of one year beginning on July 1 of each year,
6 except that the student member initially selected under this
7 amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly shall serve a
8 term beginning on the date of his or her selection and
9 expiring on the next succeeding June 30. To be eligible to
10 remain as a student member of the Board, the student member
11 must be a resident of this State, must have and maintain a
12 grade point average that is equivalent to at least 2.5 on a
13 4.0 scale, and must be a full time undergraduate student
14 enrolled at all times during his or her term of office except
15 for that part of the term which follows the completion of the
16 last full regular semester of an academic year and precedes
17 the first full regular semester of the succeeding academic
18 year at the university (sometimes commonly referred to as the
19 summer session or summer school). If a student member
20 serving on the Board fails to continue to meet or maintain
21 the residency, minimum grade point average, or enrollment
22 requirement established by this Section, his or her
23 membership on the Board shall be deemed to have terminated by
24 operation of law. If any member of the Board appointed by the
25 Governor fails to continue to meet or maintain the residency
26 requirement established by this Section, he or she shall
27 resign membership on the Board within 30 days thereafter and,
28 failing submission of this resignation, his or her membership
29 on the Board shall be deemed to have terminated by operation
30 of law. Of the members first appointed by the Governor, 4
31 shall be appointed for terms to expire on the third Monday in
32 January, 1999 and until their successors are appointed and
33 qualified, and 3 shall be appointed for terms to expire on
34 the third Monday in January, 2001 and until their successors
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1 are appointed and qualified. The 2 additional members
2 appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent
3 of the Senate, under this amendatory Act of the 91st General
4 Assembly, shall not be from the same political party and
5 shall be appointed for terms to expire on the third Monday in
6 January, 2003 and until their successors are appointed and
7 qualified. Any vacancy in membership existing on January 1,
8 1999 shall be filled by appointment by the Governor, with the
9 advice and consent of the Senate, for a term to expire on the
10 third Monday in January, 2003. If the Senate is not in
11 session on the effective date of this Article, or if a
12 vacancy in an appointive membership occurs at a time when the
13 Senate is not in session, the Governor shall make temporary
14 appointments to fill the vacancy. Members with these
15 temporary appointments shall be deemed qualified to serve
16 upon appointment and shall continue to serve until the next
17 meeting of the Senate when the Governor shall appoint persons
18 to fill such memberships, by and with the advice and consent
19 of the Senate, for the remainder of their respective terms.
20 No more than 5 of the members appointed by the Governor shall
21 be affiliated with the same political party. Upon the
22 expiration of the terms of members appointed by the Governor
23 for other than temporary appointments, their respective
24 successors shall be appointed, by and with the advice and
25 consent of the Senate, for terms of 6 years from the third
26 Monday in January of each odd-numbered year. Any members
27 appointed to the Board shall continue to serve in such
28 capacity until their successors are appointed and qualified.
29 (Source: P.A. 90-630, eff. 7-24-98; 90-814, eff. 2-4-99;
30 91-565, 8-14-99.)
31 (110 ILCS 680/25-25)
32 Sec. 25-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board
33 appointed by the Governor shall elect by secret ballot from
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1 their own number a chairperson, who shall serve for a period
2 of 2 years from his or her election and who shall preside
3 over meetings of the Board, a secretary, and other officers
4 that the Board deems necessary. The secretary and other
5 officers shall also serve for a period of 2 years from their
6 election.
7 Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each
8 quarter on the campus of Northeastern Illinois University at
9 Chicago, Illinois. At all regular meetings of the Board, a
10 majority of its members shall constitute a quorum. The
11 student member shall have all of the privileges of
12 membership, including the right to make and second motions,
13 to attend executive sessions, and until July 1, 2001 to vote
14 on all Board matters except those involving faculty tenure,
15 faculty promotion or any issue on which the student member
16 has a direct conflict of interest. No action of the Board
17 shall be invalidated by reason of any vacancies on the Board
18 or by reason of any failure to select a student member.
19 Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
20 chairperson of the Board or by any 4 members of the Board.
21 (Source: P.A. 90-630, eff. 7-24-98; 91-565, eff. 8-14-99.)
22 Section 40. The Northern Illinois University Law is
23 amended by changing Sections 30-15 and 30-25 as follows:
24 (110 ILCS 685/30-15)
25 Sec. 30-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
26 shall consist of 7 voting members appointed by the Governor,
27 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and, until
28 July 1, 2001, one voting member who is a student at Northern
29 Illinois University. The student member serving on the Board
30 on the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997 shall be
31 a voting student member for the remainder of his or her term
32 on the Board. Beginning on July 1, 2001, and thereafter, the
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1 student member of the Board shall be a nonvoting member. The
2 method of selecting the student member shall continue to be
3 chosen determined by a campus-wide student election
4 referendum. The student member shall serve a term of one year
5 beginning on July 1 of each year, except that the student
6 member initially selected shall serve a term beginning on the
7 date of his or her selection and expiring on the next
8 succeeding June 30. To be eligible to remain as a student
9 member of the Board, the student member must be a resident of
10 this State, must have and maintain a grade point average that
11 is equivalent to at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must be a
12 full time student enrolled at all times during his or her
13 term of office except for that part of the term which follows
14 the completion of the last full regular semester of an
15 academic year and precedes the first full regular semester of
16 the succeeding academic year at the university (sometimes
17 commonly referred to as the summer session or summer school).
18 If a student member serving on the Board fails to continue to
19 meet or maintain the residency, minimum grade point average,
20 or enrollment requirement established by this Section, his or
21 her membership on the Board shall be deemed to have
22 terminated by operation of law. Of the members first
23 appointed by the Governor, 4 shall be appointed for terms to
24 expire on the third Monday in January, 1999, and 3 shall be
25 appointed for terms to expire on the third Monday in January,
26 2001. If the Senate is not in session on the effective date
27 of this Article, or if a vacancy in an appointive membership
28 occurs at a time when the Senate is not in session, the
29 Governor shall make temporary appointments until the next
30 meeting of the Senate when he shall nominate persons to fill
31 such memberships for the remainder of their respective terms.
32 No more than 4 of the members appointed by the Governor shall
33 be affiliated with the same political party. Upon the
34 expiration of the terms of members appointed by the Governor,
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1 their respective successors shall be appointed for terms of 6
2 years from the third Monday in January of each odd-numbered
3 year. Any members appointed to the Board shall continue to
4 serve in such capacity until their successors are appointed
5 and qualified.
6 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-630, eff. 7-24-98;
7 90-814, eff. 2-4-99.)
8 (110 ILCS 685/30-25)
9 Sec. 30-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board
10 shall elect annually by secret ballot from their own number a
11 chairman who shall preside over meetings of the Board and a
12 secretary.
13 Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each
14 quarter on the campus of Northern Illinois University at
15 Dekalb, Illinois or on any other University-owned property
16 located in the State. At all regular meetings of the Board, a
17 majority of its members shall constitute a quorum. The
18 student member shall have all of the privileges of
19 membership, including the right to make and second motions,
20 to attend executive sessions, and until July 1, 2001 to vote
21 on all Board matters except those involving faculty tenure,
22 faculty promotion or any issue on which the student member
23 has a direct conflict of interest. Unless the student member
24 is entitled to vote on a measure at a meeting of the Board
25 or any of its committees, he or she shall not be considered a
26 member for the purpose of determining whether a quorum is
27 present at the time that measure is voted upon. No action of
28 the Board shall be invalidated by reason of any vacancies on
29 the Board or by reason of any failure to select a student
30 member.
31 Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
32 chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
33 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 89-552, eff. 7-26-96;
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1 90-630, eff. 7-24-98.)
2 Section 45. The Western Illinois University Law is
3 amended by changing Sections 35-15 and 35-25 as follows:
4 (110 ILCS 690/35-15)
5 Sec. 35-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
6 shall consist of 7 voting members appointed by the Governor,
7 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and, until
8 July 1, 2001, one voting member who is a student at Western
9 Illinois University. The student member serving on the Board
10 on the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997 shall be
11 a voting student member for the remainder of his or her term
12 on the Board. Beginning on July 1, 2001, and thereafter,
13 the student member of the Board shall be a nonvoting member.
14 The method of selecting the student member shall continue to
15 be chosen determined by a campus-wide student election
16 referendum. The student member shall serve a term of one year
17 beginning on July 1 of each year, except that the student
18 member initially selected shall serve a term beginning on the
19 date of his or her selection and expiring on the next
20 succeeding June 30. To be eligible to remain as a student
21 member of the Board, the student member must be a resident of
22 this State, must have and maintain a grade point average that
23 is equivalent to at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must be a
24 full time student enrolled at all times during his or her
25 term of office except for that part of the term which follows
26 the completion of the last full regular semester of an
27 academic year and precedes the first full regular semester of
28 the succeeding academic year at the university (sometimes
29 commonly referred to as the summer session or summer school).
30 If a student member serving on the Board fails to continue to
31 meet or maintain the residency, minimum grade point average,
32 or enrollment requirement established by this Section, his or
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1 her membership on the Board shall be deemed to have
2 terminated by operation of law. Of the members first
3 appointed by the Governor, 4 shall be appointed for terms to
4 expire on the third Monday in January, 1999, and 3 shall be
5 appointed for terms to expire on the third Monday in January,
6 2001. If the Senate is not in session on the effective date
7 of this Article, or if a vacancy in an appointive membership
8 occurs at a time when the Senate is not in session, the
9 Governor shall make temporary appointments until the next
10 meeting of the Senate when he shall nominate persons to fill
11 such memberships for the remainder of their respective terms.
12 No more than 4 of the members appointed by the Governor shall
13 be affiliated with the same political party. Upon the
14 expiration of the terms of members appointed by the Governor,
15 their respective successors shall be appointed for terms of 6
16 years from the third Monday in January of each odd-numbered
17 year. Any members appointed to the Board shall continue to
18 serve in such capacity until their successors are appointed
19 and qualified.
20 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-630, eff. 7-24-98;
21 90-814, eff. 2-4-99.)
22 (110 ILCS 690/35-25)
23 Sec. 35-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board
24 shall elect annually by secret ballot from their own number a
25 chairman who shall preside over meetings of the Board and a
26 secretary.
27 Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each
28 quarter on the campus of Western Illinois University at
29 Macomb, Illinois. At all regular meetings of the Board, a
30 majority of its members shall constitute a quorum. The
31 student member shall have all of the privileges of
32 membership, including the right to make and second motions,
33 to attend executive sessions, and until July 1, 2001 to vote
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1 on all Board matters except those involving faculty tenure,
2 faculty promotion or any issue on which the student member
3 has a direct conflict of interest. Unless the student member
4 is entitled to vote on a measure at a meeting of the Board or
5 any of its committees, he or she shall not be considered a
6 member for the purpose of determining whether a quorum is
7 present at the time that measure is voted upon. No action of
8 the Board shall be invalidated by reason of any vacancies on
9 the Board or by reason of any failure to select a student
10 member.
11 Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
12 chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
13 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-630, eff. 7-24-98.)
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