96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB0417


 
Introduced 2/3/2009, by Rep. Monique D. Davis
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














110 ILCS 660/5-25









    Amends the Chicago State University Law.  Provides that meetings of the Board of Trustees must be held at least once each month instead of once each quarter. Effective immediately.
















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HB0417

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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 Chicago State University Law is amended  by 
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changing Section 5-25 as follows:
 



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    (110 ILCS 660/5-25)



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    Sec. 5-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board shall 
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elect annually
by secret ballot from their own number a 
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chairman who shall preside over
meetings of the Board and a 
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secretary.

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    Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each 
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month
quarter on the campus
of Chicago State University at 
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Chicago, Illinois.  At all regular meetings of
the Board, a 
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majority of its members shall constitute a quorum.  The student

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member shall have all of the privileges of membership, 
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including the right to
make and second motions, to attend 
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executive sessions, and to vote on all Board
matters except 
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those involving faculty tenure, faculty promotion or any issue

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on which the student member has a direct conflict of interest.  
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Unless the
student member is entitled to vote on a measure at a 
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meeting of the Board or
any of its committees, he or she shall 
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not be considered a member for the
purpose of determining 
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whether a quorum is present at the time that measure is
voted 
 


 






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upon.  No action of the Board shall be invalidated by reason of 
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any
vacancies on the Board or by reason of any failure to 
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select a student member.

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    Special meetings of the Board may be called by the chairman 
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of the Board
or by any 3 members of the Board.

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    At each regular and special meeting that is open to the 
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public, members of
the public and employees of the University 
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shall be afforded time, subject to
reasonable constraints, to 
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make comments to or ask questions of the Board.

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(Source: P.A. 91-715, eff. 1-1-01; 91-778, eff.
1-1-01; 92-16, 
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eff. 6-28-01.)

 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.