101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB0151

 

Introduced 1/29/2019, by Sen. Thomas Cullerton

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
110 ILCS 305/90
110 ILCS 520/75
110 ILCS 660/5-185
110 ILCS 665/10-185
110 ILCS 670/15-185
110 ILCS 675/20-190
110 ILCS 680/25-185
110 ILCS 685/30-195
110 ILCS 690/35-190
110 ILCS 805/3-65

    Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities and community colleges in Illinois. With respect to employment contracts entered into with the president or all chancellors of a public university or an employee of a community college district, provides that severance under the contract may not exceed 6 months (rather than one year) of salary and applicable benefits.


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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 University of Illinois Act is amended by
5changing Section 90 as follows:
 
6    (110 ILCS 305/90)
7    Sec. 90. Employment contract limitations. This Section
8applies to the employment contracts of the president or all
9chancellors of the University entered into, amended, renewed,
10or extended after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
11the 99th General Assembly. This Section does not apply to
12collective bargaining agreements. With respect to employment
13contracts entered into with the president or all chancellors of
14the University:
15        (1) Severance under the contract may not exceed one
16    year of salary and applicable benefits, except that
17    severance under a contract entered into, amended, renewed,
18    or extended on or after the effective date of this
19    amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly may not exceed
20    6 months of one year salary and applicable benefits.
21        (2) A contract with a determinate start and end date
22    may not exceed 4 years.
23        (3) The contract may not include any automatic rollover

 

 

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1    clauses.
2        (4) Severance payments or contract buyouts may be
3    placed in an escrow account if there are pending criminal
4    charges against the president or all chancellors of the
5    University related to their employment.
6        (5) Final action on the formation, renewal, extension,
7    or termination of the employment contracts of the president
8    or all chancellors of the University must be made during an
9    open meeting of the Board of Trustees.
10        (6) Public notice, compliant with the provisions of the
11    Open Meetings Act, must be given prior to final action on
12    the formation, renewal, extension, or termination of the
13    employment contracts of the president or all chancellors of
14    the University and must include a copy of the Board item or
15    other documentation providing, at a minimum, a description
16    of the proposed principal financial components of the
17    president's or all chancellors' appointments.
18        (7) Any performance-based bonus or incentive-based
19    compensation to the president or all chancellors of the
20    University must be approved by the Board in an open
21    meeting. The performance upon which the bonus is based must
22    be made available to the public no less than 48 hours
23    before Board approval of the performance-based bonus or
24    incentive-based compensation.
25        (8) Board minutes, board packets, and annual
26    performance reviews concerning the president or all

 

 

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1    chancellors of the University must be made available to the
2    public on the University's Internet website.
3(Source: P.A. 99-694, eff. 1-1-17.)
 
4    Section 10. The Southern Illinois University Management
5Act is amended by changing Section 75 as follows:
 
6    (110 ILCS 520/75)
7    Sec. 75. Employment contract limitations. This Section
8applies to the employment contracts of the president or all
9chancellors of the University entered into, amended, renewed,
10or extended after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
11the 99th General Assembly. This Section does not apply to
12collective bargaining agreements. With respect to employment
13contracts entered into with the president or all chancellors of
14the University:
15        (1) Severance under the contract may not exceed one
16    year of salary and applicable benefits, except that
17    severance under a contract entered into, amended, renewed,
18    or extended on or after the effective date of this
19    amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly may not exceed
20    6 months of one year salary and applicable benefits.
21        (2) A contract with a determinate start and end date
22    may not exceed 4 years.
23        (3) The contract may not include any automatic rollover
24    clauses.

 

 

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1        (4) Severance payments or contract buyouts may be
2    placed in an escrow account if there are pending criminal
3    charges against the president or all chancellors of the
4    University related to their employment.
5        (5) Final action on the formation, renewal, extension,
6    or termination of the employment contracts of the president
7    or all chancellors of the University must be made during an
8    open meeting of the Board.
9        (6) Public notice, compliant with the provisions of the
10    Open Meetings Act, must be given prior to final action on
11    the formation, renewal, extension, or termination of the
12    employment contracts of the president or all chancellors of
13    the University and must include a copy of the Board item or
14    other documentation providing, at a minimum, a description
15    of the proposed principal financial components of the
16    president's or all chancellors' appointments.
17        (7) Any performance-based bonus or incentive-based
18    compensation to the president or all chancellors of the
19    University must be approved by the Board in an open
20    meeting. The performance upon which the bonus is based must
21    be made available to the public no less than 48 hours
22    before Board approval of the performance-based bonus or
23    incentive-based compensation.
24        (8) Board minutes, board packets, and annual
25    performance reviews concerning the president or all
26    chancellors of the University must be made available to the

 

 

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1    public on the University's Internet website.
2(Source: P.A. 99-694, eff. 1-1-17.)
 
3    Section 15. The Chicago State University Law is amended by
4changing Section 5-185 as follows:
 
5    (110 ILCS 660/5-185)
6    Sec. 5-185. Employment contract limitations. This Section
7applies to the employment contracts of the president or all
8chancellors of the University entered into, amended, renewed,
9or extended after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
10the 99th General Assembly. This Section does not apply to
11collective bargaining agreements. With respect to employment
12contracts entered into with the president or all chancellors of
13the University:
14        (1) Severance under the contract may not exceed one
15    year of salary and applicable benefits, except that
16    severance under a contract entered into, amended, renewed,
17    or extended on or after the effective date of this
18    amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly may not exceed
19    6 months of one year salary and applicable benefits.
20        (2) A contract with a determinate start and end date
21    may not exceed 4 years.
22        (3) The contract may not include any automatic rollover
23    clauses.
24        (4) Severance payments or contract buyouts may be

 

 

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1    placed in an escrow account if there are pending criminal
2    charges against the president or all chancellors of the
3    University related to their employment.
4        (5) Final action on the formation, renewal, extension,
5    or termination of the employment contracts of the president
6    or all chancellors of the University must be made during an
7    open meeting of the Board.
8        (6) Public notice, compliant with the provisions of the
9    Open Meetings Act, must be given prior to final action on
10    the formation, renewal, extension, or termination of the
11    employment contracts of the president or all chancellors of
12    the University and must include a copy of the Board item or
13    other documentation providing, at a minimum, a description
14    of the proposed principal financial components of the
15    president's or all chancellors' appointments.
16        (7) Any performance-based bonus or incentive-based
17    compensation to the president or all chancellors of the
18    University must be approved by the Board in an open
19    meeting. The performance upon which the bonus is based must
20    be made available to the public no less than 48 hours
21    before Board approval of the performance-based bonus or
22    incentive-based compensation.
23        (8) Board minutes, board packets, and annual
24    performance reviews concerning the president or all
25    chancellors of the University must be made available to the
26    public on the University's Internet website.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 99-694, eff. 1-1-17.)
 
2    Section 20. The Eastern Illinois University Law is amended
3by changing Section 10-185 as follows:
 
4    (110 ILCS 665/10-185)
5    Sec. 10-185. Employment contract limitations. This Section
6applies to the employment contracts of the president or all
7chancellors of the University entered into, amended, renewed,
8or extended after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
9the 99th General Assembly. This Section does not apply to
10collective bargaining agreements. With respect to employment
11contracts entered into with the president or all chancellors of
12the University:
13        (1) Severance under the contract may not exceed one
14    year of salary and applicable benefits, except that
15    severance under a contract entered into, amended, renewed,
16    or extended on or after the effective date of this
17    amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly may not exceed
18    6 months of one year salary and applicable benefits.
19        (2) A contract with a determinate start and end date
20    may not exceed 4 years.
21        (3) The contract may not include any automatic rollover
22    clauses.
23        (4) Severance payments or contract buyouts may be
24    placed in an escrow account if there are pending criminal

 

 

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1    charges against the president or all chancellors of the
2    University related to their employment.
3        (5) Final action on the formation, renewal, extension,
4    or termination of the employment contracts of the president
5    or all chancellors of the University must be made during an
6    open meeting of the Board.
7        (6) Public notice, compliant with the provisions of the
8    Open Meetings Act, must be given prior to final action on
9    the formation, renewal, extension, or termination of the
10    employment contracts of the president or all chancellors of
11    the University and must include a copy of the Board item or
12    other documentation providing, at a minimum, a description
13    of the proposed principal financial components of the
14    president's or all chancellors' appointments.
15        (7) Any performance-based bonus or incentive-based
16    compensation to the president or all chancellors of the
17    University must be approved by the Board in an open
18    meeting. The performance upon which the bonus is based must
19    be made available to the public no less than 48 hours
20    before Board approval of the performance-based bonus or
21    incentive-based compensation.
22        (8) Board minutes, board packets, and annual
23    performance reviews concerning the president or all
24    chancellors of the University must be made available to the
25    public on the University's Internet website.
26(Source: P.A. 99-694, eff. 1-1-17.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 25. The Governors State University Law is amended
2by changing Section 15-185 as follows:
 
3    (110 ILCS 670/15-185)
4    Sec. 15-185. Employment contract limitations. This Section
5applies to the employment contracts of the president or all
6chancellors of the University entered into, amended, renewed,
7or extended after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
8the 99th General Assembly. This Section does not apply to
9collective bargaining agreements. With respect to employment
10contracts entered into with the president or all chancellors of
11the University:
12        (1) Severance under the contract may not exceed one
13    year of salary and applicable benefits, except that
14    severance under a contract entered into, amended, renewed,
15    or extended on or after the effective date of this
16    amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly may not exceed
17    6 months of one year salary and applicable benefits.
18        (2) A contract with a determinate start and end date
19    may not exceed 4 years.
20        (3) The contract may not include any automatic rollover
21    clauses.
22        (4) Severance payments or contract buyouts may be
23    placed in an escrow account if there are pending criminal
24    charges against the president or all chancellors of the

 

 

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1    University related to their employment.
2        (5) Final action on the formation, renewal, extension,
3    or termination of the employment contracts of the president
4    or all chancellors of the University must be made during an
5    open meeting of the Board.
6        (6) Public notice, compliant with the provisions of the
7    Open Meetings Act, must be given prior to final action on
8    the formation, renewal, extension, or termination of the
9    employment contracts of the president or all chancellors of
10    the University and must include a copy of the Board item or
11    other documentation providing, at a minimum, a description
12    of the proposed principal financial components of the
13    president's or all chancellors' appointments.
14        (7) Any performance-based bonus or incentive-based
15    compensation to the president or all chancellors of the
16    University must be approved by the Board in an open
17    meeting. The performance upon which the bonus is based must
18    be made available to the public no less than 48 hours
19    before Board approval of the performance-based bonus or
20    incentive-based compensation.
21        (8) Board minutes, board packets, and annual
22    performance reviews concerning the president or all
23    chancellors of the University must be made available to the
24    public on the University's Internet website.
25(Source: P.A. 99-694, eff. 1-1-17.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 30. The Illinois State University Law is amended by
2changing Section 20-190 as follows:
 
3    (110 ILCS 675/20-190)
4    Sec. 20-190. Employment contract limitations. This Section
5applies to the employment contracts of the president or all
6chancellors of the University entered into, amended, renewed,
7or extended after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
8the 99th General Assembly. This Section does not apply to
9collective bargaining agreements. With respect to employment
10contracts entered into with the president or all chancellors of
11the University:
12        (1) Severance under the contract may not exceed one
13    year of salary and applicable benefits, except that
14    severance under a contract entered into, amended, renewed,
15    or extended on or after the effective date of this
16    amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly may not exceed
17    6 months of one year salary and applicable benefits.
18        (2) A contract with a determinate start and end date
19    may not exceed 4 years.
20        (3) The contract may not include any automatic rollover
21    clauses.
22        (4) Severance payments or contract buyouts may be
23    placed in an escrow account if there are pending criminal
24    charges against the president or all chancellors of the
25    University related to their employment.

 

 

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1        (5) Final action on the formation, renewal, extension,
2    or termination of the employment contracts of the president
3    or all chancellors of the University must be made during an
4    open meeting of the Board.
5        (6) Public notice, compliant with the provisions of the
6    Open Meetings Act, must be given prior to final action on
7    the formation, renewal, extension, or termination of the
8    employment contracts of the president or all chancellors of
9    the University and must include a copy of the Board item or
10    other documentation providing, at a minimum, a description
11    of the proposed principal financial components of the
12    president's or all chancellors' appointments.
13        (7) Any performance-based bonus or incentive-based
14    compensation to the president or all chancellors of the
15    University must be approved by the Board in an open
16    meeting. The performance upon which the bonus is based must
17    be made available to the public no less than 48 hours
18    before Board approval of the performance-based bonus or
19    incentive-based compensation.
20        (8) Board minutes, board packets, and annual
21    performance reviews concerning the president or all
22    chancellors of the University must be made available to the
23    public on the University's Internet website.
24(Source: P.A. 99-694, eff. 1-1-17.)
 
25    Section 35. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is

 

 

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1amended by changing Section 25-185 as follows:
 
2    (110 ILCS 680/25-185)
3    Sec. 25-185. Employment contract limitations. This Section
4applies to the employment contracts of the president or all
5chancellors of the University entered into, amended, renewed,
6or extended after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
7the 99th General Assembly. This Section does not apply to
8collective bargaining agreements. With respect to employment
9contracts entered into with the president or all chancellors of
10the University:
11        (1) Severance under the contract may not exceed one
12    year of salary and applicable benefits, except that
13    severance under a contract entered into, amended, renewed,
14    or extended on or after the effective date of this
15    amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly may not exceed
16    6 months of one year salary and applicable benefits.
17        (2) A contract with a determinate start and end date
18    may not exceed 4 years.
19        (3) The contract may not include any automatic rollover
20    clauses.
21        (4) Severance payments or contract buyouts may be
22    placed in an escrow account if there are pending criminal
23    charges against the president or all chancellors of the
24    University related to their employment.
25        (5) Final action on the formation, renewal, extension,

 

 

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1    or termination of the employment contracts of the president
2    or all chancellors of the University must be made during an
3    open meeting of the Board.
4        (6) Public notice, compliant with the provisions of the
5    Open Meetings Act, must be given prior to final action on
6    the formation, renewal, extension, or termination of the
7    employment contracts of the president or all chancellors of
8    the University and must include a copy of the Board item or
9    other documentation providing, at a minimum, a description
10    of the proposed principal financial components of the
11    president's or all chancellors' appointments.
12        (7) Any performance-based bonus or incentive-based
13    compensation to the president or all chancellors of the
14    University must be approved by the Board in an open
15    meeting. The performance upon which the bonus is based must
16    be made available to the public no less than 48 hours
17    before Board approval of the performance-based bonus or
18    incentive-based compensation.
19        (8) Board minutes, board packets, and annual
20    performance reviews concerning the president or all
21    chancellors of the University must be made available to the
22    public on the University's Internet website.
23(Source: P.A. 99-694, eff. 1-1-17.)
 
24    Section 40. The Northern Illinois University Law is amended
25by changing Section 30-195 as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (110 ILCS 685/30-195)
2    Sec. 30-195. Employment contract limitations. This Section
3applies to the employment contracts of the president or all
4chancellors of the University entered into, amended, renewed,
5or extended after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
6the 99th General Assembly. This Section does not apply to
7collective bargaining agreements. With respect to employment
8contracts entered into with the president or all chancellors of
9the University:
10        (1) Severance under the contract may not exceed one
11    year of salary and applicable benefits, except that
12    severance under a contract entered into, amended, renewed,
13    or extended on or after the effective date of this
14    amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly may not exceed
15    6 months of one year salary and applicable benefits.
16        (2) A contract with a determinate start and end date
17    may not exceed 4 years.
18        (3) The contract may not include any automatic rollover
19    clauses.
20        (4) Severance payments or contract buyouts may be
21    placed in an escrow account if there are pending criminal
22    charges against the president or all chancellors of the
23    University related to their employment.
24        (5) Final action on the formation, renewal, extension,
25    or termination of the employment contracts of the president

 

 

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1    or all chancellors of the University must be made during an
2    open meeting of the Board.
3        (6) Public notice, compliant with the provisions of the
4    Open Meetings Act, must be given prior to final action on
5    the formation, renewal, extension, or termination of the
6    employment contracts of the president or all chancellors of
7    the University and must include a copy of the Board item or
8    other documentation providing, at a minimum, a description
9    of the proposed principal financial components of the
10    president's or all chancellors' appointments.
11        (7) Any performance-based bonus or incentive-based
12    compensation to the president or all chancellors of the
13    University must be approved by the Board in an open
14    meeting. The performance upon which the bonus is based must
15    be made available to the public no less than 48 hours
16    before Board approval of the performance-based bonus or
17    incentive-based compensation.
18        (8) Board minutes, board packets, and annual
19    performance reviews concerning the president or all
20    chancellors of the University must be made available to the
21    public on the University's Internet website.
22(Source: P.A. 99-694, eff. 1-1-17.)
 
23    Section 45. The Western Illinois University Law is amended
24by changing Section 35-190 as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (110 ILCS 690/35-190)
2    Sec. 35-190. Employment contract limitations. This Section
3applies to the employment contracts of the president or all
4chancellors of the University entered into, amended, renewed,
5or extended after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
6the 99th General Assembly. This Section does not apply to
7collective bargaining agreements. With respect to employment
8contracts entered into with the president or all chancellors of
9the University:
10        (1) Severance under the contract may not exceed one
11    year of salary and applicable benefits, except that
12    severance under a contract entered into, amended, renewed,
13    or extended on or after the effective date of this
14    amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly may not exceed
15    6 months of one year salary and applicable benefits.
16        (2) A contract with a determinate start and end date
17    may not exceed 4 years.
18        (3) The contract may not include any automatic rollover
19    clauses.
20        (4) Severance payments or contract buyouts may be
21    placed in an escrow account if there are pending criminal
22    charges against the president or all chancellors of the
23    University related to their employment.
24        (5) Final action on the formation, renewal, extension,
25    or termination of the employment contracts of the president
26    or all chancellors of the University must be made during an

 

 

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1    open meeting of the Board.
2        (6) Public notice, compliant with the provisions of the
3    Open Meetings Act, must be given prior to final action on
4    the formation, renewal, extension, or termination of the
5    employment contracts of the president or all chancellors of
6    the University and must include a copy of the Board item or
7    other documentation providing, at a minimum, a description
8    of the proposed principal financial components of the
9    president's or all chancellors' appointments.
10        (7) Any performance-based bonus or incentive-based
11    compensation to the president or all chancellors of the
12    University must be approved by the Board in an open
13    meeting. The performance upon which the bonus is based must
14    be made available to the public no less than 48 hours
15    before Board approval of the performance-based bonus or
16    incentive-based compensation.
17        (8) Board minutes, board packets, and annual
18    performance reviews concerning the president or all
19    chancellors of the University must be made available to the
20    public on the University's Internet website.
21(Source: P.A. 99-694, eff. 1-1-17.)
 
22    Section 50. The Public Community College Act is amended by
23changing Section 3-65 as follows:
 
24    (110 ILCS 805/3-65)

 

 

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1    Sec. 3-65. Employment contract limitations.
2    (a) This Section applies to employment contracts entered
3into, amended, renewed, or extended after the effective date of
4this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly. This Section
5does not apply to collective bargaining agreements.
6    (b) The following apply to any employment contract entered
7into with an employee of the community college district:
8        (1) Severance under the contract may not exceed one
9    year of salary and applicable benefits, except that
10    severance under a contract entered into, amended, renewed,
11    or extended on or after the effective date of this
12    amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly may not exceed
13    6 months of one year salary and applicable benefits.
14        (2) A contract with a determinate start and end date
15    may not exceed 4 years.
16        (3) The contract may not include any automatic rollover
17    clauses, and all renewals or extensions of contracts must
18    be made during an open meeting of the board.
19        (4) Public notice, in a form as determined by the State
20    Board, must be given of an employment contract entered
21    into, amended, renewed, or extended and must include a
22    complete description of the action to be taken, as well the
23    contract itself, including all addendums or any other
24    documents that change an initial contract.
25(Source: P.A. 99-482, eff. 9-22-15.)