Rep. Chad Hays
Filed: 4/14/2015
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3897 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3897 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:


 
 
4    "Section 5. The Higher Education Student Assistance Act is 
5amended  by changing Section 15 as follows:
 



6    (110 ILCS 947/15)



7    Sec. 15. Illinois Student Assistance Commission. 

8    (a) There is established the Illinois Student Assistance 
9Commission,
consisting of 10 persons to be appointed by the 
10Governor with the
advice and
consent of the Senate. The 
11membership of the Commission shall consist of one

12representative of the institutions of higher learning
operated 
13by the State; one representative of the private institutions of

14higher learning located in the State; one representative of the 
15public
community colleges located in the State; one 
16representative of the public
high schools located in the State; 
 
 
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15 citizens of the State chosen for
their knowledge of and 
2interest in higher education, but not employed
by, 
3professionally affiliated with, or members of the governing 
4boards
of any institution of higher learning located in the 
5State, and one
student member selected from nominations 
6submitted to the Governor by
multi-campus student 
7organizations, including but not limited to, the recognized 
8advisory committee of students of the Illinois Community 
9College Board Illinois
Student Association, the Organization 
10of Community College Students, the
recognized advisory 
11committee of students of the Board of Higher Education, and
the 
12recognized advisory committee of students of the Federation of 
13Independent
Illinois Colleges and Universities.  The Governor 
14shall designate one member,
other than the student member, as 
15chairman.  Each member of the Commission,
including the student 
16member, shall serve without compensation, but shall be

17reimbursed for expenses necessarily incurred in performing his 
18or her duties
under this Act.  Subject to a requirement that 
19Commission members in office
on the
effective date of this 
20amendatory Act of 1995 may serve the full term to
which they 
21were appointed, the appointment of Commission members to terms 
22that
commence on or after that effective date shall be made in 
23a manner that gives
effect at the earliest possible time to the 
24change that is required by this
amendatory Act in the 
25representative
composition of the Commission's membership.

26    (b) The term of office of each member, other than the 
 
 
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1student
member, is 6 years from July 1 of the year of 
2appointment, and until his
successor is appointed and 
3qualified.  If a member's tenure of office,
other than that of 
4the student member, is terminated for any reason
before his or 
5her term has expired, the Governor shall fill the vacancy by 
6the
appointment of a person who has the same representative 
7status as the
person whose term has been so terminated, and the 
8new appointee shall
hold office only for the remainder of that 
9term and until a successor
is appointed and qualified.
The term 
10of the student member shall be for 2 years from July 1 of each

11odd-numbered year.  If the tenure of the student member is 
12terminated for any
reason, the vacancy shall be filled in the 
13same manner as heretofore provided
for a regular term of office 
14appointment of the student member.  The new
student appointee 
15shall hold office only for the remainder of that term. A 
16student appointee's status on the Commission may not be 
17considered in determining his or her eligibility for programs 
18administered by the Commission  No
student member may receive a 
19scholarship or grant pursuant to this Act during
his or her 
20term of office with the Commission.

21    (c) In accordance with the provisions of the State 
22Universities Civil
Service Act, the Commission shall employ a 
23professionally qualified person as
the Executive Director of 
24the Commission, and such other employees as may be
necessary to 
25effectuate the purposes of this Act.

26    (d) The Commission shall meet at least once in each fiscal 
 
 
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1year, and
may meet at other times which the Chairman may 
2designate by giving at
least 10 days' written notice to each 
3member.

4(Source: P.A. 89-419, eff. 6-1-96.)

 
 
5    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
6becoming law.".