94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB1805


 
Introduced 2/25/2005, by Sen. Frank C. Watson
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		















105 ILCS 5/1-2
  from Ch. 122, par. 1-2


110 ILCS 205/2
  from Ch. 144, par. 182








    Amends the School Code.  Makes a technical change in a Section concerning
the School Code's
construction.
Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the creation of the Board of Higher Education.















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A BILL FOR









 











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    AN ACT concerning education.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
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represented in the General Assembly: 


 
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    Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section 
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1-2 as follows:
 



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    (105 ILCS 5/1-2)  (from Ch. 122, par. 1-2)



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    Sec. 1-2. Construction. The
The provisions of this Act, so 
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far as they are the same as those of any
prior statute, shall 
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be construed as a continuation of such prior
provisions, and 
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not as a new enactment.
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    If in any other statute reference is made to an Act of the 
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General
Assembly, or a section of such an Act, which is 
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continued in this School
Code, such reference shall be held to 
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refer to the Act or section thereof
so continued in this Code.

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(Source: Laws 1961, p. 31.)


 
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    Section 10. The Board of Higher Education Act is amended  by 
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changing Section 2 as follows:
 



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    (110 ILCS 205/2)  (from Ch. 144, par. 182)


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    Sec. 2. There is created a Board of Higher Education to 
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consist of 15
members as follows: 10 members appointed by the

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the Governor, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate; 
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one member of a public university
governing board, appointed by 
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the Governor without the advice and consent of
the Senate; one 
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member of a private college or university board of trustees,

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appointed by the Governor without the advice and consent of the 
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Senate; the
chairman of the Illinois Community College Board; 
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the
chairman of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission; and 
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a student member
selected by the recognized advisory committee 
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of students of the Board of
Higher Education.  Beginning on July 
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1, 2005, one of the 10 members appointed
by the Governor, by 
 


 






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and with the advice and consent of the Senate, must be a

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faculty member at an Illinois public university.  The Governor 
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shall
designate the
Chairman of the Board to
serve until a 
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successor is designated.  The chairmen of the Board of Trustees

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of the University of Illinois, the Board of Trustees of 
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Southern Illinois
University, the Board of Governors of State 
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Colleges and Universities, and the
Board of Regents of Regency 
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Universities shall cease to be members of the Board
of Higher 
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Education on the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1995.

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No more than 7 of the members appointed by the Governor, 
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excluding the
Chairman, shall be affiliated
with the same 
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political party.  The 10 members appointed by
the Governor with 
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the advice and
consent of the Senate shall be citizens of the 
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State and shall be
selected, as far as may be practicable, on 
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the basis of their knowledge
of, or interest or experience in, 
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problems of higher education. If the
Senate is not in session 
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or is in recess, when appointments subject to
its confirmation 
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are made, the Governor shall make temporary
appointments which 
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shall be subject to subsequent Senate approval.

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(Source: P.A. 93-429, eff. 1-1-04.)