99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB1931
 
Introduced 2/20/2015, by Sen. Dan Kotowski
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
  
110 ILCS 685/30-25

     Amends the Northern Illinois University Law. Provides that meetings of the Board of Trustees shall be held at least once each quarter on the campus
of Northern Illinois University at DeKalb, Illinois or on any other
University-owned campus (instead of University-owned property) located in this State.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning education.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Northern Illinois University Law is amended  
5by changing Section 30-25 as follows:
 



6    (110 ILCS 685/30-25)



7    Sec. 30-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board shall 
8elect annually
by secret ballot from their own number a 
9chairman who shall preside over
meetings of the Board and a 
10secretary.

11    Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each 
12quarter on the campus
of Northern Illinois University at 
13Dekalb, Illinois or on any other
University-owned campus 
14property located in the State.  At all regular
meetings of the 
15Board, a majority of its
members shall constitute a quorum. The 
16student member shall have all
of the privileges of membership, 
17including the right to make and second
motions, to attend 
18executive sessions, and to
vote on all Board matters
except 
19those involving faculty tenure, faculty promotion or any issue 
20on which
the student member has a direct conflict of interest.  
21Unless the student
member is entitled to vote on a measure at a 
22meeting of the Board or any of
its committees, he or she shall 
23not be considered a member for the purpose of
determining 
 
 
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1whether a quorum is present at the time that measure is voted

2upon.  No action of the Board shall be invalidated by reason of 
3any vacancies
on the Board or by reason of any failure to 
4select a student member.

5    Special meetings of the Board may be called by the chairman 
6of the Board
or by any 3 members of the Board.

7    At each regular and special meeting that is open to the 
8public, members of
the public and employees of the University 
9shall be afforded time, subject to
reasonable constraints, to 
10make comments to or ask questions of the Board.

11(Source: P.A. 91-715, eff. 1-1-01; 91-778, eff. 1-1-01;
92-16, 
126-28-01.)