(110 ILCS 205/2) (from Ch. 144, par. 182)
Sec. 2. There is created a Board of Higher Education to consist of 16
members as follows: 10 members appointed by the Governor, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate; one member of a public university
governing board, appointed by the Governor without the advice and consent of
the Senate; one member of a private college or university board of trustees,
appointed by the Governor without the advice and consent of the Senate; the
chairman of the Illinois Community College Board; the
chairman of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission; and 2 student members
selected by the recognized advisory committee of students of the Board of
Higher Education, one of whom must be a non-traditional undergraduate student who is at least 24 years old and represents the views of non-traditional students, such as a person who is employed or is a parent. One of the 10 members appointed
by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, must be a
faculty member at an Illinois public university. The Governor shall
designate the
Chairman of the Board to
serve until a successor is designated.
No more than 7 of the members appointed by the Governor, excluding the
Chairman, shall be affiliated
with the same political party. The 10 members appointed by
the Governor with the advice and
consent of the Senate shall be citizens of the State and shall be
selected, as far as may be practicable, on the basis of their knowledge
of, or interest or experience in, problems of higher education. If the
Senate is not in session or is in recess, when appointments subject to
its confirmation are made, the Governor shall make temporary
appointments which shall be subject to subsequent Senate approval.
(Source: P.A. 100-167, eff. 1-1-18.)
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