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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 Nonresident College Trustees Act is
5 amended by changing Section 1 as follows:
6 (110 ILCS 60/1) (from Ch. 144, par. 7)
7 Sec. 1. (a) In all colleges, universities and other
8 institutions of learning in the State of Illinois, not placed
9 under the control of the officers of this State, whether
10 organized under any general or special law, non-residents of
11 this State shall be eligible to the office of trustee;
12 provided, that at least 3 three members of the board of
13 trustees of any such institution of learning shall be
14 residents of this State. This subsection (a) does not apply
15 to the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois,
16 Southern Illinois University, Chicago State University,
17 Eastern Illinois University, Governors State University,
18 Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois University,
19 Northern Illinois University, or Western Illinois University.
20 (b) : Provided further, that No institution of learning
21 in this State shall be removed from this State unless by a
22 unanimous vote of the board of trustees.
23 (Source: P.A. 84-1308.)
24 Section 10. The University of Illinois Trustees Act is
25 amended by changing Section 1 as follows:
26 (110 ILCS 310/1) (from Ch. 144, par. 41)
27 Sec. 1. The Board of Trustees of the University of
28 Illinois shall consist of 9 trustees appointed by the
29 Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate,
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1 the Governor, and, until July 1, 2001, one voting student
2 member designated by the Governor from one campus of the
3 University and one nonvoting student member from each campus
4 of the University not represented by the voting student
5 member. The Governor shall designate one of the student
6 members serving on the Board on the effective date of this
7 amendatory Act of 1997 to serve as the voting student member
8 for the remainder of that student's term on the Board.
9 Beginning on July 1, 2001, and thereafter, the student
10 members of the Board shall all be nonvoting members, one
11 selected from each campus of the University.
12 Each student member shall serve a term of one year,
13 beginning on July 1 of each year or on the date of his or her
14 selection, whichever is later, and expiring on the next
15 succeeding June 30. The student members shall have all of
16 the privileges of membership, including the right to make and
17 second motions and to attend executive sessions, other than
18 the right to vote, except that until July 1, 2001 the student
19 member designated by the Governor as the voting student
20 member shall have the right to vote on all Board matters
21 except those involving faculty tenure, faculty promotion or
22 any issue on which the student member has a direct conflict
23 of interest. The method of selecting these student members
24 shall be determined by campus-wide student referendum, and
25 any student designated by the Governor to be a voting student
26 member shall be one of the students selected by this method.
27 A student member who is not entitled to vote on a measure at
28 a meeting of the Board or any of its committees shall not be
29 considered a member for the purpose of determining whether a
30 quorum is present at the time that measure is voted upon.
31 To be eligible for selection as a student member and to be
32 eligible to remain as a voting or nonvoting student member of
33 the Board, a student member must be a resident of this State,
34 must have and maintain a grade point average that is
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1 equivalent to at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must be a full
2 time student enrolled at all times during his or her term of
3 office except for that part of the term which follows the
4 completion of the last full regular semester of an academic
5 year and precedes the first full regular semester of the
6 succeeding academic year at the university (sometimes
7 commonly referred to as the summer session or summer school).
8 If a voting or nonvoting student member serving on the Board
9 fails to continue to meet or maintain the residency, minimum
10 grade point average, or enrollment requirement established by
11 this Section, his or her membership on the Board shall be
12 deemed to have terminated by operation of law.
13 The term of each elected trustee who is in office on the
14 effective date of this amendatory Act of 1995 shall terminate
15 on the second Monday in January, 1996, or when a quorum of
16 the trustees initially to be appointed under this amendatory
17 Act of 1995 is appointed and qualified, whichever last
18 occurs.
19 No more than 5 of the 9 trustees appointed by the
20 Governor shall be affiliated with the same political party.
21 Each trustee appointed by the Governor must be a resident of
22 this State. A failure to meet or maintain this residency
23 requirement constitutes a resignation from and creates a
24 vacancy in the Board. The term of office of each appointed
25 trustee shall be 6 years from the third Monday in January of
26 each odd numbered year, except that of the 9 trustees
27 initially appointed by the Governor, 3 shall be appointed for
28 terms that commence on the date of their appointment and
29 expire on the second Monday in January, 1997; 3 shall be
30 appointed for terms that commence on the date of their
31 appointment and expire on the second Monday in January, 1999;
32 and 3 shall be appointed for terms that commence on the date
33 of their appointment and expire on the second Monday in
34 January, 2001. Upon expiration of the terms of the members
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1 initially appointed by the Governor, their respective
2 successors shall be appointed for terms of 6 years from the
3 second Monday in January of each odd numbered year and until
4 their respective successors are appointed and qualified.
5 Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term in the
6 same manner as original appointments. If a vacancy in
7 membership occurs at a time when the Senate is not in
8 session, the Governor shall make temporary appointments until
9 the next meeting of the Senate, when he shall appoint persons
10 to fill such memberships for the remainder of their
11 respective terms. If the Senate is not in session when
12 appointments for a full term are made, appointments shall be
13 made as in the case of vacancies.
14 No action of the board shall be invalidated by reason of
15 any vacancies on the board, or by reason of any failure to
16 select student members.
17 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 7-1-95 (eff. date changed from
18 1-1-96 by P.A. 89-24); 89-5, eff. 1-1-96; 90-630, eff.
19 7-24-98.)
20 Section 15. The Southern Illinois University Management
21 Act is amended by changing Section 2 as follows:
22 (110 ILCS 520/2) (from Ch. 144, par. 652)
23 Sec. 2. The Board shall consist of 7 members appointed by
24 the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the
25 Senate, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, or his
26 chief assistant for liaison with higher education when
27 designated to serve in his place, ex-officio, and, until July
28 1, 2001, one voting student member designated by the Governor
29 from one campus of the University and one nonvoting student
30 member from the campus of the University not represented by
31 the voting student member. The Governor shall designate one
32 of the student members serving on the Board on the effective
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1 date of this amendatory Act of 1997 to serve as the voting
2 student member for the remainder of that student's term on
3 the Board. Beginning on July 1, 2001, and thereafter, the 2
4 student members of the Board shall be nonvoting members, each
5 to be selected by the respective campuses of Southern
6 Illinois University at Carbondale and Edwardsville. The
7 method of selecting these student members shall be determined
8 by campus-wide student referendum, and any student designated
9 by the Governor to be a voting student member shall be one of
10 the students selected by this method. The student members
11 shall serve terms of one year beginning on July 1 of each
12 year, except that the student members initially selected
13 shall serve a term beginning on the date of such selection
14 and expiring on the next succeeding June 30. To be eligible
15 for selection as a student member and to be eligible to
16 remain as a voting or nonvoting student member of the Board,
17 a student member must be a resident of this State, must have
18 and maintain a grade point average that is equivalent to at
19 least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must be a full time student
20 enrolled at all times during his or her term of office
21 except for that part of the term which follows the completion
22 of the last full regular semester of an academic year and
23 precedes the first full regular semester of the succeeding
24 academic year at the university (sometimes commonly referred
25 to as the summer session or summer school). If a voting or
26 nonvoting student member serving on the Board fails to
27 continue to meet or maintain the residency, minimum grade
28 point average, or enrollment requirement established by this
29 Section, his or her membership on the Board shall be deemed
30 to have terminated by operation of law. No more than 4 of the
31 members appointed by the Governor shall be affiliated with
32 the same political party. Each member appointed by the
33 Governor must be a resident of this State. A failure to meet
34 or maintain this residency requirement constitutes a
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1 resignation from and creates a vacancy in the Board. Upon the
2 expiration of the terms of members appointed by the Governor,
3 their respective successors shall be appointed for terms of 6
4 years from the third Monday in January of each odd-numbered
5 year and until their respective successors are appointed for
6 like terms. If the Senate is not in session appointments
7 shall be made as in the case of vacancies.
8 (Source: P.A. 90-630, eff. 7-24-98.)
9 Section 20. The Chicago State University Law is amended
10 by changing Section 5-15 as follows:
11 (110 ILCS 660/5-15)
12 Sec. 5-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
13 shall consist of 7 voting members appointed by the Governor
14 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and, until
15 July 1, 2001, one voting member who is a student at Chicago
16 State University. The student member serving on the Board on
17 the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997 shall be a
18 voting student member for the remainder of his or her term on
19 the Board. Beginning on July 1, 2001, and thereafter, the
20 student member of the Board shall be a nonvoting member. The
21 method of selecting the student member shall continue to be
22 determined by a campus-wide student referendum. The student
23 member shall serve a term of one year beginning on July 1 of
24 each year, except that the student member initially selected
25 shall serve a term beginning on the date of his or her
26 selection and expiring on the next succeeding June 30. To be
27 eligible for selection as a student member and to be eligible
28 to remain as a student member of the Board, the student
29 member must be a resident of this State, must have and
30 maintain a grade point average that is equivalent to at least
31 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must be a full time student enrolled
32 at all times during his or her term of office except for that
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1 part of the term which follows the completion of the last
2 full regular semester of an academic year and precedes the
3 first full regular semester of the succeeding academic year
4 at the university (sometimes commonly referred to as the
5 summer session or summer school). If a student member
6 serving on the Board fails to continue to meet or maintain
7 the 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. Of the members first appointed by the
11 Governor, 4 shall be appointed for terms to expire on the
12 third Monday in January, 1999, and 3 shall be appointed for
13 terms to expire on the third Monday in January, 2001. If the
14 Senate is not in session on the effective date of this
15 Article, or if a vacancy in an appointive membership occurs
16 at a time when the Senate is not in session, the Governor
17 shall make temporary appointments until the next meeting of
18 the Senate when he shall nominate persons to fill such
19 memberships for the remainder of their respective terms. No
20 more than 4 of the members appointed by the Governor shall be
21 affiliated with the same political party. Each member
22 appointed by the Governor must be a resident of this State.
23 A failure to meet or maintain this residency requirement
24 constitutes a resignation from and creates a vacancy in the
25 Board. Upon the expiration of the terms of members appointed
26 by the Governor, their respective successors shall be
27 appointed for terms of 6 years from the third Monday in
28 January of each odd-numbered year. Any members appointed to
29 the Board shall continue to serve in such capacity until
30 their successors are appointed and qualified.
31 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-630, eff. 7-24-98;
32 90-814, eff. 2-4-99.)
33 Section 25. The Eastern Illinois University Law is
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1 amended by changing Section 10-15 as follows:
2 (110 ILCS 665/10-15)
3 Sec. 10-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
4 shall consist of 7 voting members appointed by the Governor
5 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and, until
6 July 1, 2001, one voting member who is a student at Eastern
7 Illinois University. The student member serving on the Board
8 on the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997 shall be
9 a voting student member for the remainder of his or her term
10 on the Board. Beginning on July 1, 2001, and thereafter, the
11 student member of the Board shall be a nonvoting member. The
12 method of selecting the student member shall continue to be
13 determined by a campus-wide student referendum. The student
14 member shall serve a term of one year beginning on July 1 of
15 each year, except that the student member initially selected
16 shall serve a term beginning on the date of his or her
17 selection and expiring on the next succeeding June 30. To be
18 eligible for selection as a student member and to be eligible
19 to remain as a student member of the Board, the student
20 member must be a resident of this State, must have and
21 maintain a grade point average that is equivalent to at least
22 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must be a full time student enrolled
23 at all times during his or her term of office except for that
24 part of the term which follows the completion of the last
25 full regular semester of an academic year and precedes the
26 first full regular semester of the succeeding academic year
27 at the university (sometimes commonly referred to as the
28 summer session or summer school). If a student member
29 serving on the Board fails to continue to meet or maintain
30 the residency, minimum grade point average, or enrollment
31 requirement established by this Section, his or her
32 membership on the Board shall be deemed to have terminated by
33 operation of law. Of the members first appointed by the
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1 Governor, 4 shall be appointed for terms to expire on the
2 third Monday in January, 1999, and 3 shall be appointed for
3 terms to expire on the third Monday in January, 2001. If the
4 Senate is not in session on the effective date of this
5 Article, or if a vacancy in an appointive membership occurs
6 at a time when the Senate is not in session, the Governor
7 shall make temporary appointments until the next meeting of
8 the Senate when he shall nominate persons to fill such
9 memberships for the remainder of their respective terms. No
10 more than 4 of the members appointed by the Governor shall be
11 affiliated with the same political party. Each member
12 appointed by the Governor must be a resident of this State.
13 A failure to meet or maintain this residency requirement
14 constitutes a resignation from and creates a vacancy in the
15 Board. Upon the expiration of the terms of members appointed
16 by the Governor, their respective successors shall be
17 appointed for terms of 6 years from the third Monday in
18 January of each odd-numbered year. Any members appointed to
19 the Board shall continue to serve in such capacity until
20 their successors are appointed and qualified.
21 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-630, eff. 7-24-98;
22 90-814, eff. 2-4-99.)
23 Section 30. The Governors State University Law is
24 amended by changing Section 15-15 as follows:
25 (110 ILCS 670/15-15)
26 Sec. 15-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
27 shall consist of 7 voting members appointed by the Governor
28 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and, until
29 July 1, 2001, one voting member who is a student at Governors
30 State University. The student member serving on the Board on
31 the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997 shall be a
32 voting student member for the remainder of his or her term on
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1 the Board. Beginning on July 1, 2001, and thereafter, the
2 student member of the Board shall be a nonvoting member. The
3 method of selecting the student member shall continue to be
4 determined by a campus-wide student referendum. The student
5 member shall serve a term of one year beginning on July 1 of
6 each year, except that the student member initially selected
7 shall serve a term beginning on the date of his or her
8 selection and expiring on the next succeeding June 30. To be
9 eligible for selection as a student member and to be eligible
10 to remain as a student member of the Board, the student
11 member must be a resident of this State, must have and
12 maintain a grade point average that is equivalent to at least
13 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must be a full time student enrolled
14 at all times during his or her term of office except for that
15 part of the term which follows the completion of the last
16 full regular semester of an academic year and precedes the
17 first full regular semester of the succeeding academic year
18 at the university (sometimes commonly referred to as the
19 spring/summer semester). If a student member serving on the
20 Board fails to continue to meet or maintain the residency,
21 minimum grade point average, or enrollment requirement
22 established by this Section, his or her membership on the
23 Board shall be deemed to have terminated by operation of law.
24 Of the members first appointed by the Governor, 4 shall be
25 appointed for terms to expire on the third Monday in January,
26 1999, and 3 shall be appointed for terms to expire on the
27 third Monday in January, 2001. If the Senate is not in
28 session on the effective date of this Article, or if a
29 vacancy in an appointive membership occurs at a time when the
30 Senate is not in session, the Governor shall make temporary
31 appointments until the next meeting of the Senate when he
32 shall nominate persons to fill such memberships for the
33 remainder of their respective terms. No more than 4 of the
34 members appointed by the Governor shall be affiliated with
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1 the same political party. Each member appointed by the
2 Governor must be a resident of this State. A failure to meet
3 or maintain this residency requirement constitutes a
4 resignation from and creates a vacancy in the Board. Upon the
5 expiration of the terms of members appointed by the Governor,
6 their respective successors shall be appointed for terms of 6
7 years from the third Monday in January of each odd-numbered
8 year. Any members appointed to the Board shall continue to
9 serve in such capacity until their successors are appointed
10 and qualified.
11 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-630, eff. 7-24-98;
12 90-814, eff. 2-4-99.)
13 Section 35. The Illinois State University Law is amended
14 by changing Section 20-15 as follows:
15 (110 ILCS 675/20-15)
16 Sec. 20-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
17 shall consist of 7 voting members appointed by the Governor
18 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and, until
19 July 1, 2001, one voting member who is a student at Illinois
20 State University. The student member serving on the Board on
21 the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997 shall be a
22 voting student member for the remainder of his or her term on
23 the Board. Beginning on July 1, 2001, and thereafter, the
24 student member of the Board shall be a nonvoting member. The
25 method of selecting the student member shall continue to be
26 determined by a campus-wide student referendum. The student
27 member shall serve a term of one year beginning on July 1 of
28 each year, except that the student member initially selected
29 shall serve a term beginning on the date of his or her
30 selection and expiring on the next succeeding June 30. To be
31 eligible to remain as a student member of the Board, the
32 student member must be a resident of this State, must have
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1 and maintain a grade point average that is equivalent to at
2 least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must be a full time student
3 enrolled at all times during his or her term of office except
4 for that part of the term which follows the completion of the
5 last full regular semester of an academic year and precedes
6 the first full regular semester of the succeeding academic
7 year at the university (sometimes commonly referred to as the
8 summer session or summer school). If a student member
9 serving on the Board fails to continue to meet or maintain
10 the residency, minimum grade point average, or enrollment
11 requirement established by this Section, his or her
12 membership on the Board shall be deemed to have terminated by
13 operation of law. Of the members first appointed by the
14 Governor, 4 shall be appointed for terms to expire on the
15 third Monday in January, 1999, and 3 shall be appointed for
16 terms to expire on the third Monday in January, 2001. If the
17 Senate is not in session on the effective date of this
18 Article, or if a vacancy in an appointive membership occurs
19 at a time when the Senate is not in session, the Governor
20 shall make temporary appointments until the next meeting of
21 the Senate when he shall nominate persons to fill such
22 memberships for the remainder of their respective terms. No
23 more than 4 of the members appointed by the Governor shall be
24 affiliated with the same political party. Each member
25 appointed by the Governor must be a resident of this State.
26 A failure to meet or maintain this residency requirement
27 constitutes a resignation from and creates a vacancy in the
28 Board. Upon the expiration of the terms of members appointed
29 by the Governor, their respective successors shall be
30 appointed for terms of 6 years from the third Monday in
31 January of each odd-numbered year. Any members appointed to
32 the Board shall continue to serve in such capacity until
33 their successors are appointed and qualified.
34 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-630, eff. 7-24-98;
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1 90-814, eff. 2-4-99.)
2 Section 40. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is
3 amended by changing Section 25-15 as follows:
4 (110 ILCS 680/25-15)
5 Sec. 25-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
6 shall consist of 9 voting members who are residents of this
7 State and are appointed by the Governor by and with the
8 advice and consent of the Senate, and, until July 1, 2001,
9 one voting member who is a student at Northeastern Illinois
10 University. The student member serving on the Board on the
11 effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997 shall be a
12 voting student member for the remainder of his or her term on
13 the Board. Beginning on July 1, 2001, and thereafter, the
14 student member of the Board shall be a nonvoting member.
15 Beginning with the 1999-2000 academic year, the student
16 member shall be elected by a campus-wide referendum of all
17 students of the University. The student member shall serve a
18 term of one year beginning on July 1 of each year, except
19 that the student member initially selected under this
20 amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly shall serve a
21 term beginning on the date of his or her selection and
22 expiring on the next succeeding June 30. To be eligible to
23 remain as a student member of the Board, the student member
24 must be a resident of this State, must have and maintain a
25 grade point average that is equivalent to at least 2.5 on a
26 4.0 scale, and must be a full time undergraduate student
27 enrolled at all times during his or her term of office except
28 for that part of the term which follows the completion of the
29 last full regular semester of an academic year and precedes
30 the first full regular semester of the succeeding academic
31 year at the university (sometimes commonly referred to as the
32 summer session or summer school). If a student member
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1 serving on the Board fails to continue to meet or maintain
2 the residency, minimum grade point average, or enrollment
3 requirement established by this Section, his or her
4 membership on the Board shall be deemed to have terminated by
5 operation of law. If any member of the Board appointed by the
6 Governor fails to continue to meet or maintain the residency
7 requirement established by this Section, he or she shall
8 resign membership on the Board within 30 days thereafter and,
9 failing submission of this resignation, his or her membership
10 on the Board shall be deemed to have terminated by operation
11 of law. Of the members first appointed by the Governor, 4
12 shall be appointed for terms to expire on the third Monday in
13 January, 1999 and until their successors are appointed and
14 qualified, and 3 shall be appointed for terms to expire on
15 the third Monday in January, 2001 and until their successors
16 are appointed and qualified. The 2 additional members
17 appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent
18 of the Senate, under this amendatory Act of the 91st General
19 Assembly, shall not be from the same political party and
20 shall be appointed for terms to expire on the third Monday in
21 January, 2003 and until their successors are appointed and
22 qualified. Any vacancy in membership existing on January 1,
23 1999 shall be filled by appointment by the Governor, with the
24 advice and consent of the Senate, for a term to expire on the
25 third Monday in January, 2003. If the Senate is not in
26 session on the effective date of this Article, or if a
27 vacancy in an appointive membership occurs at a time when the
28 Senate is not in session, the Governor shall make temporary
29 appointments to fill the vacancy. Members with these
30 temporary appointments shall be deemed qualified to serve
31 upon appointment and shall continue to serve until the next
32 meeting of the Senate when the Governor shall appoint persons
33 to fill such memberships, by and with the advice and consent
34 of the Senate, for the remainder of their respective terms.
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1 No more than 5 of the members appointed by the Governor shall
2 be affiliated with the same political party. Each member
3 appointed by the Governor must be a resident of this State.
4 A failure to meet or maintain this residency requirement
5 constitutes a resignation from and creates a vacancy in the
6 Board. Upon the expiration of the terms of members appointed
7 by the Governor for other than temporary appointments, their
8 respective successors shall be appointed, by and with the
9 advice and consent of the Senate, for terms of 6 years from
10 the third Monday in January of each odd-numbered year. Any
11 members appointed to the Board shall continue to serve in
12 such capacity until their successors are appointed and
13 qualified.
14 (Source: P.A. 90-630, eff. 7-24-98; 90-814, eff. 2-4-99;
15 91-565, 8-14-99.)
16 Section 45. The Northern Illinois University Law is
17 amended by changing Section 30-15 as follows:
18 (110 ILCS 685/30-15)
19 Sec. 30-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
20 shall consist of 7 voting members appointed by the Governor
21 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and, until
22 July 1, 2001, one voting member who is a student at Northern
23 Illinois University. The student member serving on the Board
24 on the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997 shall be
25 a voting student member for the remainder of his or her term
26 on the Board. Beginning on July 1, 2001, and thereafter, the
27 student member of the Board shall be a nonvoting member. The
28 method of selecting the student member shall continue to be
29 determined by a campus-wide student referendum. The student
30 member shall serve a term of one year beginning on July 1 of
31 each year, except that the student member initially selected
32 shall serve a term beginning on the date of his or her
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1 selection and expiring on the next succeeding June 30. To be
2 eligible to remain as a student member of the Board, the
3 student member must be a resident of this State, must have
4 and maintain a grade point average that is equivalent to at
5 least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must be a full time student
6 enrolled at all times during his or her term of office except
7 for that part of the term which follows the completion of the
8 last full regular semester of an academic year and precedes
9 the first full regular semester of the succeeding academic
10 year at the university (sometimes commonly referred to as the
11 summer session or summer school). If a student member
12 serving on the Board fails to continue to meet or maintain
13 the residency, minimum grade point average, or enrollment
14 requirement established by this Section, his or her
15 membership on the Board shall be deemed to have terminated by
16 operation of law. Of the members first appointed by the
17 Governor, 4 shall be appointed for terms to expire on the
18 third Monday in January, 1999, and 3 shall be appointed for
19 terms to expire on the third Monday in January, 2001. If the
20 Senate is not in session on the effective date of this
21 Article, or if a vacancy in an appointive membership occurs
22 at a time when the Senate is not in session, the Governor
23 shall make temporary appointments until the next meeting of
24 the Senate when he shall nominate persons to fill such
25 memberships for the remainder of their respective terms. No
26 more than 4 of the members appointed by the Governor shall be
27 affiliated with the same political party. Each member
28 appointed by the Governor must be a resident of this State.
29 A failure to meet or maintain this residency requirement
30 constitutes a resignation from and creates a vacancy in the
31 Board. Upon the expiration of the terms of members appointed
32 by the Governor, their respective successors shall be
33 appointed for terms of 6 years from the third Monday in
34 January of each odd-numbered year. Any members appointed to
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1 the Board shall continue to serve in such capacity until
2 their successors are appointed and qualified.
3 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-630, eff. 7-24-98;
4 90-814, eff. 2-4-99.)
5 Section 50. The Western Illinois University Law is
6 amended by changing Section 35-15 as follows:
7 (110 ILCS 690/35-15)
8 Sec. 35-15. 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 Western
12 Illinois University. The student member serving on the Board
13 on the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997 shall be
14 a voting student member for the remainder of his or her term
15 on the Board. Beginning on July 1, 2001, and thereafter,
16 the student member of the Board shall be a nonvoting member.
17 The method of selecting the student member shall continue to
18 be determined by a campus-wide student referendum. The
19 student member shall serve a term of one year beginning on
20 July 1 of each year, except that the student member initially
21 selected shall serve a term beginning on the date of his or
22 her selection and expiring on the next succeeding June 30. To
23 be eligible to remain as a student member of the Board, the
24 student member must be a resident of this State, must have
25 and maintain a grade point average that is equivalent to at
26 least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must be a full time student
27 enrolled at all times during his or her term of office except
28 for that part of the term which follows the completion of the
29 last full regular semester of an academic year and precedes
30 the first full regular semester of the succeeding academic
31 year at the university (sometimes commonly referred to as the
32 summer session or summer school). If a student member
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1 serving on the Board fails to continue to meet or maintain
2 the residency, minimum grade point average, or enrollment
3 requirement established by this Section, his or her
4 membership on the Board shall be deemed to have terminated by
5 operation of law. Of the members first appointed by the
6 Governor, 4 shall be appointed for terms to expire on the
7 third Monday in January, 1999, and 3 shall be appointed for
8 terms to expire on the third Monday in January, 2001. If the
9 Senate is not in session on the effective date of this
10 Article, or if a vacancy in an appointive membership occurs
11 at a time when the Senate is not in session, the Governor
12 shall make temporary appointments until the next meeting of
13 the Senate when he shall nominate persons to fill such
14 memberships for the remainder of their respective terms. No
15 more than 4 of the members appointed by the Governor shall be
16 affiliated with the same political party. Each member
17 appointed by the Governor must be a resident of this State.
18 A failure to meet or maintain this residency requirement
19 constitutes a resignation from and creates a vacancy in the
20 Board. Upon the expiration of the terms of members appointed
21 by the Governor, their respective successors shall be
22 appointed for terms of 6 years from the third Monday in
23 January of each odd-numbered year. Any members appointed to
24 the Board shall continue to serve in such capacity until
25 their successors are appointed and qualified.
26 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-630, eff. 7-24-98;
27 90-814, eff. 2-4-99.)
28 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
29 becoming law.
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