(110 ILCS 70/36c) (from Ch. 24 1/2, par. 38b2)
Sec. 36c. The Merit Board. The Merit Board shall be composed of 11 members, 3
of whom shall be members of the Board of Trustees of the University of
Illinois, one of whom shall be a member of the Board of Trustees of Southern
Illinois University, one of whom shall be a member of the Board of Trustees
of Chicago State University, one of whom shall be a member of the Board of
Trustees of Eastern Illinois University, one of whom shall be a member of the
Board of Trustees of Governors State University, one of whom shall be a member
of the Board of Trustees of Illinois State University, one of whom shall be a
member of the Board of Trustees of Northeastern Illinois University, one of
whom shall be a member of the Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois
University, and one of whom shall be a member of the Board of Trustees of
Western Illinois University. The members of the Merit Board
shall be elected by the respective Boards in which they hold membership and
they shall serve at the pleasure of the electing Boards.
All members of the Merit Board shall serve without compensation but
shall be reimbursed for any traveling expenses incurred in attending
meetings of the Merit Board.
The Merit Board shall determine the number necessary for a quorum, elect
its own chairperson and set up an Executive Committee of its own members which
shall have all of the powers of the Merit Board except as limited by the
Merit Board.
The Merit Board shall cause to be elected a committee of not less than
eleven members to be made up of Civil Service Employees, six of whom shall
be nominated by and from the Civil Service Employees of the University of
Illinois and one of whom shall be nominated by and from the Civil Service
Employees of each of the other institutions specified in Section 36e, who
will function in an advisory capacity to the Merit Board on all matters
pertaining to the University System. This Advisory Committee shall meet at
least quarterly and members of the Committee shall be reimbursed by their
respective employers for time lost from work and for expenses incurred in
attending meetings of the Committee.
(Source: P.A. 100-615, eff. 1-1-19.)
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