95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
SB2605


 
Introduced 2/15/2008, by Sen. Don Harmon
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		







  



110 ILCS 205/3
  from Ch. 144, par. 183








    Amends the Board of Higher Education Act.  Makes a technical change in a
Section concerning terms.
















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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 Board of Higher Education Act is amended by 
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changing Section 3 as follows:
 



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    (110 ILCS 205/3)  (from Ch. 144, par. 183)



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    Sec. 3. Terms; vacancies. 

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    (a) The
The members of the Board whose appointments are 
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subject to
confirmation by the Senate shall be selected for 
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6-year terms expiring on
January 31 of odd numbered years.  Of 
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the initial appointees, however, 2
shall be designated by the 
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Governor to serve until January 31, 1963, 3
until January 31, 
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1965, and 3 until January 31, 1967.
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    Of the 2 appointees to be made by the Governor pursuant to 
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this Act as
amended by the 75th General Assembly, one shall be 
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designated to
serve until January 31, 1971 and one until 
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January 31, 1973.

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    (b) The members of the Board shall continue to serve after 
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the
expiration of their terms until their successors have been 
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appointed.

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    (c) Vacancies on the Board in offices appointed by the 
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Governor shall be
filled by appointment by the Governor for the 
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unexpired term. If the
appointment is subject to Senate 
 


 






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confirmation and the Senate is not in
session or is in recess 
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when the appointment is made, the appointee shall
serve subject 
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to subsequent Senate approval of the appointment.

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    (d) Each student member shall serve a term of one year 
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beginning on July
1 of each year, except that the student 
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member initially selected under this amendatory Act of the 94th 
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General Assembly shall
serve a term beginning on the date of 
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such selection and expiring on the
next succeeding June 30.

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    (e) The member of the Board representing public university 
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governing
boards and the member of the Board representing 
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private college and university
boards of trustees, who are 
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appointed by the Governor but not subject to
confirmation by 
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the Senate, shall serve terms of one year beginning on July 1.

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(Source: P.A. 94-905, eff. 1-1-07.)