[ Search ] [ Legislation ] [ Bill Summary ]
[ Home ] [ Back ] [ Bottom ]
| [ Engrossed ] | [ Enrolled ] | [ House Amendment 001 ] |
90_HB2364
SEE INDEX
Amends various Acts relating to the governance of the
public universities in Illinois. Provides that beginning on
the effective date of the amendatory Act and until July 1,
2001 the governing board of each public university shall have
a student member who is entitled to vote on all Board matters
except those involving faculty tenure, faculty promotion, or
an issue on which that student member has a direct conflict
of interest. Provides that beginning July 1, 2001 all
student members of the governing board of a public university
shall be nonvoting members. Adds that a student member who
is not entitled to vote on a measure shall not be considered
a member for the purpose of determining whether a quorum is
present at the time that measure is voted upon. Adds
qualifications for selection, designation, and service as a
voting or nonvoting student member of a governing Board.
Provides that for a voting student member whose term begins
on July 1, 1998 or on July 1 of either of the 2 succeeding
calendar years, the Governor shall designate that member from
a list of candidates submitted by the Student Trustee
Screening Panel. Provides for the appointment of Panel
members and makes other related changes. Effective
immediately.
LRB9007309THpk
LRB9007309THpk
1 AN ACT relating to membership on the governing boards of
2 public universities.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The University of Illinois Trustees Act is
6 amended by changing Section 1 as follows:
7 (110 ILCS 310/1) (from Ch. 144, par. 41)
8 Sec. 1. The Board of Trustees of the University of
9 Illinois shall consist of 9 trustees appointed by the
10 Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate,
11 the Governor, and, until July 1, 2001, one voting nonvoting
12 student member designated by the Governor from one campus of
13 the University and one nonvoting student member from each
14 campus of the University not represented by the voting
15 student member. The Governor shall designate one of the
16 student members serving on the Board on the effective date of
17 this amendatory Act of 1997 to serve as the voting student
18 member for the remainder of that student's term on the Board.
19 Beginning on July 1, 2001, and thereafter, the student
20 members of the Board shall all be nonvoting members, one
21 selected from each campus of the University of Illinois.
22 Each nonvoting student member shall serve a term of one
23 year, beginning on July 1 of each year or on the date of his
24 or her selection, whichever is later, and expiring on the
25 next succeeding June 30. The student members shall have all
26 of the privileges of membership, including the right to make
27 and second motions and to attend executive sessions, other
28 than the right to vote, except that until July 1, 2001 the
29 student member designated by the Governor as the voting
30 student member shall have the right to vote on all Board
31 matters except those involving faculty tenure, faculty
-2- LRB9007309THpk
1 promotion or any issue on which the student member has a
2 direct conflict of interest. Until June 30, 1998, the method
3 of selecting these student members shall be determined by
4 campus-wide student referendum. For the nonvoting student
5 members whose terms begin on July 1, 1998, or on July 1 of a
6 subsequent calendar year, the method of selection shall
7 continue to be determined by campus-wide student referendum.
8 For a voting student member whose term begins on July 1, 1998
9 or on July 1 of either of the 2 succeeding calendar years,
10 the Governor shall designate the voting student member from
11 a list of candidates submitted by the Student Trustee
12 Screening Panel. The Student Trustee Screening Panel
13 consisting of 6 members shall be appointed each January as
14 follows: 3 appointed by the President of the University and 3
15 selected by the student government. On or before March 1 of
16 each year, the Student Trustee Screening Panel shall provide
17 the Governor with a list of 4 candidates for the position of
18 the voting student member. A student member who is not
19 entitled to vote on a measure at a meeting of the Board or
20 any of its committees shall not be considered a member for
21 the purpose of determining whether a quorum is present at the
22 time that measure is voted upon. Nonvoting student members
23 shall not be considered members for the purpose of
24 determining a quorum at any meeting of the Board or any of
25 its committees. To be eligible for selection as a student
26 member, to be eligible for designation by the Governor as a
27 student member who has the right to vote, and to be eligible
28 to remain as a voting or nonvoting student member of the
29 Board, a student member must be a resident of this State,
30 must have and maintain a grade point average that is
31 equivalent to at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must be a full
32 time student enrolled at all times during his or her term of
33 office except for that part of the term which follows the
34 completion of the last full regular semester of an academic
-3- LRB9007309THpk
1 year and precedes the first full regular semester of the
2 succeeding academic year at the university (sometimes
3 commonly referred to as the summer session or summer school).
4 If a voting or nonvoting student member serving on the Board
5 fails to continue to meet or maintain the residency, minimum
6 grade point average, or enrollment requirement established by
7 this Section, his or her membership on the Board shall be
8 deemed to have terminated by operation of law.
9 The term of each elected trustee who is in office on the
10 effective date of this amendatory Act of 1995 shall terminate
11 on the second Monday in January, 1996, or when a quorum of
12 the trustees initially to be appointed under this amendatory
13 Act of 1995 is appointed and qualified, whichever last
14 occurs.
15 No more than 5 of the 9 trustees members appointed by the
16 Governor shall be affiliated with the same political party.
17 The term of office of each appointed trustee shall be 6 years
18 from the third Monday in January of each odd numbered year,
19 except that of the 9 trustees initially appointed by the
20 Governor, 3 shall be appointed for terms that commence on the
21 date of their appointment and expire on the second Monday in
22 January, 1997; 3 shall be appointed for terms that commence
23 on the date of their appointment and expire on the second
24 Monday in January, 1999; and 3 shall be appointed for terms
25 that commence on the date of their appointment and expire on
26 the second Monday in January, 2001. Upon expiration of the
27 terms of the members initially appointed by the Governor,
28 their respective successors shall be appointed for terms of 6
29 years from the second Monday in January of each odd numbered
30 year and until their respective successors are appointed and
31 qualified.
32 Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term in the
33 same manner as original appointments. If a vacancy in
34 membership occurs at a time when the Senate is not in
-4- LRB9007309THpk
1 session, the Governor shall make temporary appointments until
2 the next meeting of the Senate, when he shall appoint persons
3 to fill such memberships for the remainder of their
4 respective terms. If the Senate is not in session when
5 appointments for a full term are made, appointments shall be
6 made as in the case of vacancies.
7 No action of the board shall be invalidated by reason of
8 any vacancies on the board, or by reason of any failure to
9 select nonvoting student members.
10 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 7-1-95 (eff. date changed from
11 1-1-96 by P.A. 89-24); 89-5, eff. 1-1-96.)
12 Section 10. The Southern Illinois University Management
13 Act is amended by changing Sections 2 and 5 as follows:
14 (110 ILCS 520/2) (from Ch. 144, par. 652)
15 Sec. 2. The Board shall consist of 7 members appointed by
16 the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the
17 Senate, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, or his
18 chief assistant for liaison with higher education when
19 designated to serve in his place, ex-officio, and, until July
20 1, 2001, one voting student member designated by the Governor
21 from one campus of the University and one nonvoting student
22 member from the campus of the University not represented by
23 the voting student member. The Governor shall designate one
24 of the student members serving on the Board on the effective
25 date of this amendatory Act of 1997 to serve as the voting
26 student member for the remainder of that student's term on
27 the Board. Beginning on July 1, 2001, and thereafter, the 2
28 student members of the Board shall be nonvoting members, 2
29 nonvoting student members each to be selected by the
30 respective campuses of Southern Illinois University at
31 Carbondale and Edwardsville. Until June 30, 1998, the method
32 of selecting these student members shall be determined by
-5- LRB9007309THpk
1 campus-wide student referendum. For a nonvoting student
2 member whose term begins on July 1, 1998, or on July 1 of a
3 subsequent calendar year, the method of selection shall
4 continue to be determined by a campus-wide student
5 referendum. For a voting student member whose term begins on
6 July 1, 1998, or on July 1 of either of the 2 succeeding
7 calendar years, the Governor shall designate the voting
8 student member from a list of candidates submitted by the
9 Student Trustee Screening Panel. The Student Trustee
10 Screening Panel consisting of 6 members shall be appointed
11 each January as follows: 3 appointed by the President of
12 the University and 3 selected by the student government. On
13 or before March 1 of each year, the Student Trustee Screening
14 Panel shall provide the Governor with a list of 4 candidates
15 for the position of the voting student member. The student
16 members shall serve terms of one year beginning on July 1 of
17 each year, except that the student members initially selected
18 shall serve a term beginning on the date of such selection
19 and expiring on the next succeeding June 30. To be eligible
20 for selection as a student member, to be eligible for
21 designation by the Governor (as provided in Section 5) as a
22 student member who has the right to vote, and to be eligible
23 to remain as a voting or nonvoting student member of the
24 Board, a student member must be a resident of this State,
25 must have and maintain a grade point average that is
26 equivalent to at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must be a full
27 time student enrolled at all times during his or her term of
28 office except for that part of the term which follows the
29 completion of the last full regular semester of an academic
30 year and precedes the first full regular semester of the
31 succeeding academic year at the university (sometimes
32 commonly referred to as the summer session or summer school).
33 If a voting or nonvoting student member serving on the Board
34 fails to continue to meet or maintain the residency, minimum
-6- LRB9007309THpk
1 grade point average, or enrollment requirement established by
2 this Section, his or her membership on the Board shall be
3 deemed to have terminated by operation of law. No more than 4
4 of the members appointed by the Governor shall be affiliated
5 with the same political party. Upon the expiration of the
6 terms of members appointed by the Governor, their respective
7 successors shall be appointed for terms of 6 years from the
8 third Monday in January of each odd-numbered year and until
9 their respective successors are appointed for like terms. If
10 the Senate is not in session appointments shall be made as in
11 the case of vacancies.
12 (Source: P.A. 78-822.)
13 (110 ILCS 520/5) (from Ch. 144, par. 655)
14 Sec. 5. Members of the Board shall elect annually by
15 secret ballot from their own number a chairman who shall
16 preside over meetings of the Board and a secretary.
17 Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each
18 quarter on a campus of Southern Illinois University. At all
19 regular meetings of the Board, a majority of its voting four
20 members shall constitute a quorum. The nonvoting student
21 members shall have all of the privileges of membership,
22 including the right to make and second motions and to attend
23 executive sessions, other than the right to vote, except that
24 until July 1, 2001 the student member designated by the
25 Governor as the voting student member shall have the right to
26 vote on all Board matters except those involving faculty
27 tenure, faculty promotion or any issue on which the student
28 member has a direct conflict of interest. A student member
29 who is not entitled to vote on a measure at a meeting of the
30 Board or any of its committees shall not be considered a
31 member for the purpose of determining whether a quorum is
32 present at the time that measure is voted upon., but they
33 shall not be considered members for the purpose of
-7- LRB9007309THpk
1 determining a quorum at any meeting of the Board or any of
2 its committees. No action of the Board shall be invalidated
3 by reason of any vacancies on the Board, or by reason of any
4 failure to select a nonvoting student member.
5 Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
6 chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
7 (Source: P.A. 80-730.)
8 Section 15. The Chicago State University Law is amended
9 by changing Sections 5-15 and 5-25 as follows:
10 (110 ILCS 660/5-15)
11 Sec. 5-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
12 shall consist of 7 voting members appointed by the Governor
13 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and, until
14 July 1, 2001, one voting nonvoting member who is a student at
15 Chicago State University. The student member serving on the
16 Board on the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997
17 shall be a voting student member for the remainder of his or
18 her term on the Board. Beginning on July 1, 2001, and
19 thereafter, the student member of the Board shall be a
20 nonvoting member. Until June 30, 1998, the method of
21 selecting the student member shall be determined by a
22 campus-wide student referendum. For the student member whose
23 term begins on July 1, 1998, or on July 1 of either of the 2
24 succeeding calendar years, the Governor shall designate the
25 voting student member from a list of candidates submitted by
26 the Student Trustee Screening Panel. The Student Trustee
27 Screening Panel consisting of 6 members shall be appointed
28 each January as follows: 3 appointed by the President of the
29 University and 3 selected by the student government. On or
30 before March 1 of each year, the Student Trustee Screening
31 Panel shall provide the Governor with a list of 4 candidates
32 for the position of the voting student member. For a
-8- LRB9007309THpk
1 nonvoting student member whose term begins on July 1, 2001,
2 or on July 1 of a subsequent calendar year, the method of
3 selection shall again be determined by campus-wide student
4 referendum. The student member shall serve a term of one
5 year beginning on July 1 of each year, except that the
6 student member initially selected shall serve a term
7 beginning on the date of his or her selection and expiring on
8 the next succeeding June 30. To be eligible for selection as
9 a student member and to be eligible to remain as a student
10 member of the Board, the student member must be a resident of
11 this State, must have and maintain a grade point average that
12 is equivalent to at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must be a
13 full time student enrolled at all times during his or her
14 term of office except for that part of the term which follows
15 the completion of the last full regular semester of an
16 academic year and precedes the first full regular semester of
17 the succeeding academic year at the university (sometimes
18 commonly referred to as the summer session or summer school).
19 If a student member serving on the Board fails to continue to
20 meet or maintain the residency, minimum grade point average,
21 or enrollment requirement established by this Section, his or
22 her membership on the Board shall be deemed to have
23 terminated by operation of law. Of the members first
24 appointed by the Governor, 4 shall be appointed for terms to
25 expire on the third Monday in January, 1999, and 3 shall be
26 appointed for terms to expire on the third Monday in January,
27 2001. If the Senate is not in session on the effective date
28 of this Article, or if a vacancy in an appointive membership
29 occurs at a time when the Senate is not in session, the
30 Governor shall make temporary appointments until the next
31 meeting of the Senate when he shall nominate persons to fill
32 such memberships for the remainder of their respective terms.
33 No more than 4 of the members appointed by the Governor shall
34 be affiliated with the same political party. Upon the
-9- LRB9007309THpk
1 expiration of the terms of members appointed by the Governor,
2 their respective successors shall be appointed for terms of 6
3 years from the third Monday in January of each odd-numbered
4 year and until their respective successors are appointed for
5 like terms.
6 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
7 (110 ILCS 660/5-25)
8 Sec. 5-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board
9 shall elect annually by secret ballot from their own number a
10 chairman who shall preside over meetings of the Board and a
11 secretary.
12 Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each
13 quarter on the campus of Chicago State University at Chicago,
14 Illinois. At all regular meetings of the Board, a majority of
15 its 4 members shall constitute a quorum. The nonvoting
16 student member shall have all of the privileges of
17 membership, including the right to make and second motions,
18 and to attend executive sessions, and until July 1, 2001
19 other than the right to vote on all Board matters except
20 those involving faculty tenure, faculty promotion or any
21 issue on which the student member has a direct conflict of
22 interest. Unless the student member is entitled to vote on a
23 measure at a meeting of the Board or any of its committees,
24 he or she shall not be considered a member for the purpose of
25 determining whether a quorum is present at the time that
26 measure is voted upon., but the student member shall not be
27 considered a member for purposes of determining a quorum at
28 any meeting of the Board or any of its committees. No action
29 of the Board shall be invalidated by reason of any vacancies
30 on the Board or by reason of any failure to select a
31 nonvoting student member.
32 Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
33 chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
-10- LRB9007309THpk
1 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
2 Section 20. The Eastern Illinois University Law is
3 amended by changing Sections 10-15 and 10-25 as follows:
4 (110 ILCS 665/10-15)
5 Sec. 10-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
6 shall consist of 7 voting members appointed by the Governor
7 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and, until
8 July 1, 2001, one voting nonvoting member who is a student at
9 Eastern Illinois University. The student member serving on
10 the Board on the effective date of this amendatory Act of
11 1997 shall be a voting student member for the remainder of
12 his or her term on the Board. Beginning on July 1, 2001, and
13 thereafter, the student member of the Board shall be a
14 nonvoting member. Until June 30, 1998, the method of
15 selecting the student member shall be determined by a
16 campus-wide student referendum. For the student member whose
17 term begins on July 1, 1998, or on July 1 of either of the 2
18 succeeding calendar years, the Governor shall designate the
19 voting student member from a list of candidates submitted by
20 the Student Trustee Screening Panel. The Student Trustee
21 Screening Panel consisting of 6 members shall be appointed
22 each January as follows: 3 appointed by the President of the
23 University and 3 selected by the student government. On or
24 before March 1 of each year, the Student Trustee Screening
25 Panel shall provide the Governor with a list of 4 candidates
26 for the position of the voting student member. For a
27 nonvoting student member whose term begins on July 1, 2001,
28 or on July 1 of a subsequent calendar year, the method of
29 selection shall again be determined by campus-wide student
30 referendum. The student member shall serve a term of one
31 year beginning on July 1 of each year, except that the
32 student member initially selected shall serve a term
-11- LRB9007309THpk
1 beginning on the date of his or her selection and expiring on
2 the next succeeding June 30. To be eligible for selection as
3 a student member and to be eligible to remain as a student
4 member of the Board, the student member must be a resident of
5 this State, must have and maintain a grade point average that
6 is equivalent to at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must be a
7 full time student enrolled at all times during his or her
8 term of office except for that part of the term which follows
9 the completion of the last full regular semester of an
10 academic year and precedes the first full regular semester of
11 the succeeding academic year at the university (sometimes
12 commonly referred to as the summer session or summer school).
13 If a student member serving on the Board fails to continue to
14 meet or maintain the residency, minimum grade point average,
15 or enrollment requirement established by this Section, his or
16 her membership on the Board shall be deemed to have
17 terminated by operation of law. Of the members first
18 appointed by the Governor, 4 shall be appointed for terms to
19 expire on the third Monday in January, 1999, and 3 shall be
20 appointed for terms to expire on the third Monday in January,
21 2001. If the Senate is not in session on the effective date
22 of this Article, or if a vacancy in an appointive membership
23 occurs at a time when the Senate is not in session, the
24 Governor shall make temporary appointments until the next
25 meeting of the Senate when he shall nominate persons to fill
26 such memberships for the remainder of their respective terms.
27 No more than 4 of the members appointed by the Governor shall
28 be affiliated with the same political party. Upon the
29 expiration of the terms of members appointed by the Governor,
30 their respective successors shall be appointed for terms of 6
31 years from the third Monday in January of each odd-numbered
32 year and until their respective successors are appointed for
33 like terms.
34 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
-12- LRB9007309THpk
1 (110 ILCS 665/10-25)
2 Sec. 10-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board
3 shall elect annually by secret ballot from their own number a
4 chairman who shall preside over meetings of the Board and a
5 secretary.
6 Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each
7 quarter on the campus of Eastern Illinois University at
8 Charleston, Illinois. At all regular meetings of the Board, a
9 majority of its 4 members shall constitute a quorum. The
10 nonvoting student member shall have all of the privileges of
11 membership, including the right to make and second motions,
12 and to attend executive sessions, and until July 1, 2001
13 other than the right to vote on all Board matters except
14 those involving faculty tenure, faculty promotion or any
15 issue on which the student member has a direct conflict of
16 interest. Unless the student member is entitled to vote on a
17 measure at a meeting of the Board or any of its committees,
18 he or she shall not be considered a member for the purpose of
19 determining whether a quorum is present at the time that
20 measure is voted upon., but the student member shall not be
21 considered a member for purposes of determining a quorum at
22 any meeting of the Board or any of its committees. No action
23 of the Board shall be invalidated by reason of any vacancies
24 on the Board or by reason of any failure to select a
25 nonvoting student member.
26 Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
27 chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
28 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
29 Section 25. The Governors State University Law is
30 amended by changing Sections 15-15 and 15-25 as follows:
31 (110 ILCS 670/15-15)
32 Sec. 15-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
-13- LRB9007309THpk
1 shall consist of 7 voting members appointed by the Governor
2 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and, until
3 July 1, 2001, one voting nonvoting member who is a student at
4 Governors State University. The student member serving on
5 the Board on the effective date of this amendatory Act of
6 1997 shall be a voting student member for the remainder of
7 his or her term on the Board. Beginning on July 1, 2001, and
8 thereafter, the student member of the Board shall be a
9 nonvoting member. Until June 30, 1998, the method of
10 selecting the student member shall be determined by a
11 campus-wide student referendum. For the student member whose
12 term begins on July 1, 1998, or on July 1 of either of the 2
13 succeeding calendar years, the Governor shall designate the
14 voting student member from a list of candidates submitted by
15 the Student Trustee Screening Panel. The Student Trustee
16 Screening Panel consisting of 6 members shall be appointed
17 each January as follows: 3 appointed by the President of the
18 University and 3 selected by the student government. On or
19 before March 1 of each year, the Student Trustee Screening
20 Panel shall provide the Governor with a list of 4 candidates
21 for the position of the voting student member. For a
22 nonvoting student member whose term begins on July 1, 2001,
23 or on July 1 of a subsequent calendar year, the method of
24 selection shall again be determined by campus-wide student
25 referendum. The student member shall serve a term of one
26 year beginning on July 1 of each year, except that the
27 student member initially selected shall serve a term
28 beginning on the date of his or her selection and expiring on
29 the next succeeding June 30. To be eligible for selection as
30 a student member and to be eligible to remain as a student
31 member of the Board, the student member must be a resident of
32 this State, must have and maintain a grade point average that
33 is equivalent to at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must be a
34 full time student enrolled at all times during his or her
-14- LRB9007309THpk
1 term of office except for that part of the term which follows
2 the completion of the last full regular semester of an
3 academic year and precedes the first full regular semester of
4 the succeeding academic year at the university (sometimes
5 commonly referred to as the spring/summer semester). If a
6 student member serving on the Board fails to continue to meet
7 or maintain the residency, minimum grade point average, or
8 enrollment requirement established by this Section, his or
9 her membership on the Board shall be deemed to have
10 terminated by operation of law. Of the members first
11 appointed by the Governor, 4 shall be appointed for terms to
12 expire on the third Monday in January, 1999, and 3 shall be
13 appointed for terms to expire on the third Monday in January,
14 2001. If the Senate is not in session on the effective date
15 of this Article, or if a vacancy in an appointive membership
16 occurs at a time when the Senate is not in session, the
17 Governor shall make temporary appointments until the next
18 meeting of the Senate when he shall nominate persons to fill
19 such memberships for the remainder of their respective terms.
20 No more than 4 of the members appointed by the Governor shall
21 be affiliated with the same political party. Upon the
22 expiration of the terms of members appointed by the Governor,
23 their respective successors shall be appointed for terms of 6
24 years from the third Monday in January of each odd-numbered
25 year and until their respective successors are appointed for
26 like terms.
27 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
28 (110 ILCS 670/15-25)
29 Sec. 15-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board
30 shall elect annually by secret ballot from their own number a
31 chairman who shall preside over meetings of the Board and a
32 secretary.
33 Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each
-15- LRB9007309THpk
1 quarter on the campus of Governors State University at
2 University Park, Illinois. At all regular meetings of the
3 Board, a majority of its 4 members shall constitute a quorum.
4 The nonvoting student member shall have all of the privileges
5 of membership, including the right to make and second
6 motions, and to attend executive sessions, and until July 1,
7 2001 other than the right to vote on all Board matters except
8 those involving faculty tenure, faculty promotion or any
9 issue on which the student member has a direct conflict of
10 interest. Unless the student member is entitled to vote on a
11 measure at a meeting of the Board or any of its committees,
12 he or she shall not be considered a member for the purpose of
13 determining whether a quorum is present at the time that
14 measure is voted upon., but the student member shall not be
15 considered a member for purposes of determining a quorum at
16 any meeting of the Board or any of its committees. No action
17 of the Board shall be invalidated by reason of any vacancies
18 on the Board or by reason of any failure to select a
19 nonvoting student member.
20 Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
21 chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
22 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 89-552, eff. 7-26-96.)
23 Section 30. The Illinois State University Law is amended
24 by changing Sections 20-15 and 20-25 as follows:
25 (110 ILCS 675/20-15)
26 Sec. 20-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
27 shall consist of 7 voting members appointed by the Governor
28 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and, until
29 July 1, 2001, one voting nonvoting member who is a student at
30 Illinois State University. The student member serving on the
31 Board on the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997
32 shall be a voting student member for the remainder of his or
-16- LRB9007309THpk
1 her term on the Board. Beginning on July 1, 2001, and
2 thereafter, the student member of the Board shall be a
3 nonvoting member. Until June 30, 1998, the method of
4 selecting the student member shall be determined by a
5 campus-wide student referendum. For the student member whose
6 term begins on July 1, 1998, or on July 1 of either of the 2
7 succeeding calendar years, the Governor shall designate the
8 voting student member from a list of candidates submitted by
9 the Student Trustee Screening Panel. The Student Trustee
10 Screening Panel consisting of 6 members shall be appointed
11 each January as follows: 3 appointed by the President of the
12 University and 3 selected by the student government. On or
13 before March 1 of each year, the Student Trustee Screening
14 Panel shall provide the Governor with a list of 4 candidates
15 for the position of the voting student member. For a
16 nonvoting student member whose term begins on July 1, 2001,
17 or on July 1 of a subsequent calendar year, the method of
18 selection shall again be determined by campus-wide student
19 referendum. The student member shall serve a term of one
20 year beginning on July 1 of each year, except that the
21 student member initially selected shall serve a term
22 beginning on the date of his or her selection and expiring on
23 the next succeeding June 30. To be eligible to remain as a
24 student member of the Board, the student member must be a
25 resident of this State, must have and maintain a grade point
26 average that is equivalent to at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale,
27 and must be a full time student enrolled at all times during
28 his or her term of office except for that part of the term
29 which follows the completion of the last full regular
30 semester of an academic year and precedes the first full
31 regular semester of the succeeding academic year at the
32 university (sometimes commonly referred to as the summer
33 session or summer school). If a student member serving on
34 the Board fails to continue to meet or maintain the
-17- LRB9007309THpk
1 residency, minimum grade point average, or enrollment
2 requirement established by this Section, his or her
3 membership on the Board shall be deemed to have terminated by
4 operation of law. Of the members first appointed by the
5 Governor, 4 shall be appointed for terms to expire on the
6 third Monday in January, 1999, and 3 shall be appointed for
7 terms to expire on the third Monday in January, 2001. If the
8 Senate is not in session on the effective date of this
9 Article, or if a vacancy in an appointive membership occurs
10 at a time when the Senate is not in session, the Governor
11 shall make temporary appointments until the next meeting of
12 the Senate when he shall nominate persons to fill such
13 memberships for the remainder of their respective terms. No
14 more than 4 of the members appointed by the Governor shall be
15 affiliated with the same political party. Upon the expiration
16 of the terms of members appointed by the Governor, their
17 respective successors shall be appointed for terms of 6 years
18 from the third Monday in January of each odd-numbered year
19 and until their respective successors are appointed for like
20 terms.
21 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
22 (110 ILCS 675/20-25)
23 Sec. 20-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board
24 shall elect annually by secret ballot from their own number a
25 chairman who shall preside over meetings of the Board and a
26 secretary.
27 Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each
28 quarter on the campus of Illinois State University at Normal,
29 Illinois. At all regular meetings of the Board, a majority of
30 its 4 members shall constitute a quorum. The nonvoting
31 student member shall have all of the privileges of
32 membership, including the right to make and second motions,
33 and to attend executive sessions, and until July 1, 2001
-18- LRB9007309THpk
1 other than the right to vote on all Board matters except
2 those involving faculty tenure, faculty promotion or any
3 issue on which the student member has a direct conflict of
4 interest. Unless the student member is entitled to vote on a
5 measure at a meeting of the Board or any of its committees,
6 he or she shall not be considered a member for the purpose of
7 determining whether a quorum is present at the time that
8 measure is voted upon., but the student member shall not be
9 considered a member for purposes of determining a quorum at
10 any meeting of the Board or any of its committees. No action
11 of the Board shall be invalidated by reason of any vacancies
12 on the Board or by reason of any failure to select a
13 nonvoting student member.
14 Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
15 chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
16 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
17 Section 35. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is
18 amended by changing Sections 25-15 and 25-25 as follows:
19 (110 ILCS 680/25-15)
20 Sec. 25-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
21 shall consist of 7 voting members appointed by the Governor
22 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and, until
23 July 1, 2001, one voting nonvoting member who is a student at
24 Northeastern Illinois University. The student member serving
25 on the Board on the effective date of this amendatory Act of
26 1997 shall be a voting student member for the remainder of
27 his or her term on the Board. Beginning on July 1, 2001, and
28 thereafter, the student member of the Board shall be a
29 nonvoting member. Until June 30, 1998, the method of
30 selecting the student member shall be determined by a
31 campus-wide student referendum. For the student member whose
32 term begins on July 1, 1998, or on July 1 of either of the 2
-19- LRB9007309THpk
1 succeeding calendar years, the Governor shall designate the
2 voting student member from a list of candidates submitted by
3 the Student Trustee Screening Panel. The Student Trustee
4 Screening Panel consisting of 6 members shall be appointed
5 each January as follows: 3 appointed by the President of the
6 University and 3 selected by the student government. On or
7 before March 1 of each year, the Student Trustee Screening
8 Panel shall provide the Governor with a list of 4 candidates
9 for the position of the voting student member. For a
10 nonvoting student member whose term begins on July 1, 2001,
11 or on July 1 of a subsequent calendar year, the method of
12 selection shall again be determined by campus-wide student
13 referendum. The student member shall serve a term of one
14 year beginning on July 1 of each year, except that the
15 student member initially selected shall serve a term
16 beginning on the date of his or her selection and expiring on
17 the next succeeding June 30. To be eligible to remain as a
18 student member of the Board, the student member must be a
19 resident of this State, must have and maintain a grade point
20 average that is equivalent to at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale,
21 and must be a full time student enrolled at all times during
22 his or her term of office except for that part of the term
23 which follows the completion of the last full regular
24 semester of an academic year and precedes the first full
25 regular semester of the succeeding academic year at the
26 university (sometimes commonly referred to as the summer
27 session or summer school). If a student member serving on
28 the Board fails to continue to meet or maintain the
29 residency, minimum grade point average, or enrollment
30 requirement established by this Section, his or her
31 membership on the Board shall be deemed to have terminated by
32 operation of law. Of the members first appointed by the
33 Governor, 4 shall be appointed for terms to expire on the
34 third Monday in January, 1999, and 3 shall be appointed for
-20- LRB9007309THpk
1 terms to expire on the third Monday in January, 2001. If the
2 Senate is not in session on the effective date of this
3 Article, or if a vacancy in an appointive membership occurs
4 at a time when the Senate is not in session, the Governor
5 shall make temporary appointments until the next meeting of
6 the Senate when he shall nominate persons to fill such
7 memberships for the remainder of their respective terms. No
8 more than 4 of the members appointed by the Governor shall be
9 affiliated with the same political party. Upon the expiration
10 of the terms of members appointed by the Governor, their
11 respective successors shall be appointed for terms of 6 years
12 from the third Monday in January of each odd-numbered year
13 and until their respective successors are appointed for like
14 terms.
15 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
16 (110 ILCS 680/25-25)
17 Sec. 25-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board
18 shall elect annually by secret ballot from their own number a
19 chairman who shall preside over meetings of the Board and a
20 secretary.
21 Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each
22 quarter on the campus of Northeastern Illinois University at
23 Chicago, Illinois. At all regular meetings of the Board, a
24 majority of its 4 members shall constitute a quorum. The
25 nonvoting student member shall have all of the privileges of
26 membership, including the right to make and second motions,
27 and to attend executive sessions, and until July 1, 2001
28 other than the right to vote on all Board matters except
29 those involving faculty tenure, faculty promotion or any
30 issue on which the student member has a direct conflict of
31 interest. Unless the student member is entitled to vote on a
32 measure at a meeting of the Board or any of its committees,
33 he or she shall not be considered a member for the purpose of
-21- LRB9007309THpk
1 determining whether a quorum is present at the time that
2 measure is voted upon., but the student member shall not be
3 considered a member for purposes of determining a quorum at
4 any meeting of the Board or any of its committees. No action
5 of the Board shall be invalidated by reason of any vacancies
6 on the Board or by reason of any failure to select a
7 nonvoting student member.
8 Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
9 chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
10 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
11 Section 40. The Northern Illinois University Law is
12 amended by changing Sections 30-15 and 30-25 as follows:
13 (110 ILCS 685/30-15)
14 Sec. 30-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
15 shall consist of 7 voting members appointed by the Governor
16 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and, until
17 July 1, 2001, one voting nonvoting member who is a student at
18 Northern Illinois University. The student member serving on
19 the Board on the effective date of this amendatory Act of
20 1997 shall be a voting student member for the remainder of
21 his or her term on the Board. Beginning on July 1, 2001, and
22 thereafter, the student member of the Board shall be a
23 nonvoting member. Until June 30, 1998, the method of
24 selecting the student member shall be determined by a
25 campus-wide student referendum. For the student member whose
26 term begins on July 1, 1998, or on July 1 of either of the 2
27 succeeding calendar years, the Governor shall designate the
28 voting student member from a list of candidates submitted by
29 the Student Trustee Screening Panel. The Student Trustee
30 Screening Panel consisting of 6 members shall be appointed
31 each January as follows: 3 appointed by the President of the
32 University and 3 selected by the student government. On or
-22- LRB9007309THpk
1 before March 1 of each year, the Student Trustee Screening
2 Panel shall provide the Governor with a list of 4 candidates
3 for the position of the voting student member. For a
4 nonvoting student member whose term begins on July 1, 2001,
5 or on July 1 of a subsequent calendar year, the method of
6 selection shall again be determined by campus-wide student
7 referendum. The student member shall serve a term of one
8 year beginning on July 1 of each year, except that the
9 student member initially selected shall serve a term
10 beginning on the date of his or her selection and expiring on
11 the next succeeding June 30. To be eligible to remain as a
12 student member of the Board, the student member must be a
13 resident of this State, must have and maintain a grade point
14 average that is equivalent to at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale,
15 and must be a full time student enrolled at all times during
16 his or her term of office except for that part of the term
17 which follows the completion of the last full regular
18 semester of an academic year and precedes the first full
19 regular semester of the succeeding academic year at the
20 university (sometimes commonly referred to as the summer
21 session or summer school). If a student member serving on
22 the Board fails to continue to meet or maintain the
23 residency, minimum grade point average, or enrollment
24 requirement established by this Section, his or her
25 membership on the Board shall be deemed to have terminated by
26 operation of law. Of the members first appointed by the
27 Governor, 4 shall be appointed for terms to expire on the
28 third Monday in January, 1999, and 3 shall be appointed for
29 terms to expire on the third Monday in January, 2001. If the
30 Senate is not in session on the effective date of this
31 Article, or if a vacancy in an appointive membership occurs
32 at a time when the Senate is not in session, the Governor
33 shall make temporary appointments until the next meeting of
34 the Senate when he shall nominate persons to fill such
-23- LRB9007309THpk
1 memberships for the remainder of their respective terms. No
2 more than 4 of the members appointed by the Governor shall be
3 affiliated with the same political party. Upon the expiration
4 of the terms of members appointed by the Governor, their
5 respective successors shall be appointed for terms of 6 years
6 from the third Monday in January of each odd-numbered year
7 and until their respective successors are appointed for like
8 terms.
9 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
10 (110 ILCS 685/30-25)
11 Sec. 30-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board
12 shall elect annually by secret ballot from their own number a
13 chairman who shall preside over meetings of the Board and a
14 secretary.
15 Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each
16 quarter on the campus of Northern Illinois University at
17 Dekalb, Illinois or on any other University-owned property
18 located in the State. At all regular meetings of the Board, a
19 majority of its 4 members shall constitute a quorum. The
20 nonvoting student member shall have all of the privileges of
21 membership, including the right to make and second motions,
22 and to attend executive sessions, and until July 1, 2001
23 other than the right to vote on all Board matters except
24 those involving faculty tenure, faculty promotion or any
25 issue on which the student member has a direct conflict of
26 interest. Unless the student member is entitled to vote on a
27 measure at a meeting of the Board or any of its committees,
28 he or she shall not be considered a member for the purpose of
29 determining whether a quorum is present at the time that
30 measure is voted upon., but the student member shall not be
31 considered a member for purposes of determining a quorum at
32 any meeting of the Board or any of its committees. No action
33 of the Board shall be invalidated by reason of any vacancies
-24- LRB9007309THpk
1 on the Board or by reason of any failure to select a
2 nonvoting student member.
3 Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
4 chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
5 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 89-552, eff. 7-26-96.)
6 Section 45. The Western Illinois University Law is
7 amended by changing Sections 35-15 and 35-25 as follows:
8 (110 ILCS 690/35-15)
9 Sec. 35-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
10 shall consist of 7 voting members appointed by the Governor
11 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and, until
12 July 1, 2001, one voting nonvoting member who is a student at
13 Western Illinois University. The student member serving on
14 the Board on the effective date of this amendatory Act of
15 1997 shall be a voting student member for the remainder of
16 his or her term on the Board. Beginning on July 1, 2001, and
17 thereafter, the student member of the Board shall be a
18 nonvoting member. Until June 30, 1998, the method of
19 selecting the student member shall be determined by a
20 campus-wide student referendum. For the student member whose
21 term begins on July 1, 1998, or on July 1 of either of the 2
22 succeeding calendar years, the Governor shall designate the
23 voting student member from a list of candidates submitted by
24 the Student Trustee Screening Panel. The Student Trustee
25 Screening Panel consisting of 6 members shall be appointed
26 each January as follows: 3 appointed by the President of the
27 University and 3 selected by the student government. On or
28 before March 1 of each year, the Student Trustee Screening
29 Panel shall provide the Governor with a list of 4 candidates
30 for the position of the voting student member. For a
31 nonvoting student member whose term begins on July 1, 2001,
32 or on July 1 of a subsequent calendar year, the method of
-25- LRB9007309THpk
1 selection shall again be determined by campus-wide student
2 referendum. The student member shall serve a term of one
3 year beginning on July 1 of each year, except that the
4 student member initially selected shall serve a term
5 beginning on the date of his or her selection and expiring on
6 the next succeeding June 30. To be eligible to remain as a
7 student member of the Board, the student member must be a
8 resident of this State, must have and maintain a grade point
9 average that is equivalent to at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale,
10 and must be a full time student enrolled at all times during
11 his or her term of office except for that part of the term
12 which follows the completion of the last full regular
13 semester of an academic year and precedes the first full
14 regular semester of the succeeding academic year at the
15 university (sometimes commonly referred to as the summer
16 session or summer school). If a student member serving on
17 the Board fails to continue to meet or maintain the
18 residency, minimum grade point average, or enrollment
19 requirement established by this Section, his or her
20 membership on the Board shall be deemed to have terminated by
21 operation of law. Of the members first appointed by the
22 Governor, 4 shall be appointed for terms to expire on the
23 third Monday in January, 1999, and 3 shall be appointed for
24 terms to expire on the third Monday in January, 2001. If the
25 Senate is not in session on the effective date of this
26 Article, or if a vacancy in an appointive membership occurs
27 at a time when the Senate is not in session, the Governor
28 shall make temporary appointments until the next meeting of
29 the Senate when he shall nominate persons to fill such
30 memberships for the remainder of their respective terms. No
31 more than 4 of the members appointed by the Governor shall be
32 affiliated with the same political party. Upon the expiration
33 of the terms of members appointed by the Governor, their
34 respective successors shall be appointed for terms of 6 years
-26- LRB9007309THpk
1 from the third Monday in January of each odd-numbered year
2 and until their respective successors are appointed for like
3 terms.
4 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
5 (110 ILCS 690/35-25)
6 Sec. 35-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board
7 shall elect annually by secret ballot from their own number a
8 chairman who shall preside over meetings of the Board and a
9 secretary.
10 Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each
11 quarter on the campus of Western Illinois University at
12 Macomb, Illinois. At all regular meetings of the Board, a
13 majority of its 4 members shall constitute a quorum. The
14 nonvoting student member shall have all of the privileges of
15 membership, including the right to make and second motions,
16 and to attend executive sessions, and until July 1, 2001
17 other than the right to vote on all Board matters except
18 those involving faculty tenure, faculty promotion or any
19 issue on which the student member has a direct conflict of
20 interest. Unless the student member is entitled to vote on a
21 measure at a meeting of the Board or any of its committees,
22 he or she shall not be considered a member for the purpose of
23 determining whether a quorum is present at the time that
24 measure is voted upon., but the student member shall not be
25 considered a member for purposes of determining a quorum at
26 any meeting of the Board or any of its committees. No action
27 of the Board shall be invalidated by reason of any vacancies
28 on the Board or by reason of any failure to select a
29 nonvoting student member.
30 Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
31 chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
32 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
-27- LRB9007309THpk
1 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
2 becoming law.
-28- LRB9007309THpk
1 INDEX
2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
3 110 ILCS 310/1 from Ch. 144, par. 41
4 110 ILCS 520/2 from Ch. 144, par. 652
5 110 ILCS 520/5 from Ch. 144, par. 655
6 110 ILCS 660/5-15
7 110 ILCS 660/5-25
8 110 ILCS 665/10-15
9 110 ILCS 665/10-25
10 110 ILCS 670/15-15
11 110 ILCS 670/15-25
12 110 ILCS 675/20-15
13 110 ILCS 675/20-25
14 110 ILCS 680/25-15
15 110 ILCS 680/25-25
16 110 ILCS 685/30-15
17 110 ILCS 685/30-25
18 110 ILCS 690/35-15
19 110 ILCS 690/35-25