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90_HB2368
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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 on those governing boards that have both voting
and nonvoting student members, the voting student member
shall be designated by the Governor from among the students
who are selected by campus wide student referendum.
Effective immediately.
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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
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1 promotion or any issue on which the student member has a
2 direct conflict of interest. The method of selecting these
3 student members shall be determined by campus-wide student
4 referendum, and any student designated by the Governor to be
5 a voting student member shall be one of the students selected
6 by this method. A student member who is not entitled to vote
7 on a measure at a meeting of the Board or any of its
8 committees shall not be considered a member for the purpose
9 of determining whether a quorum is present at the time that
10 measure is voted upon. Nonvoting student members shall not
11 be considered members for the purpose of determining a quorum
12 at any meeting of the Board or any of its committees. To be
13 eligible for selection as a student member and to be eligible
14 to remain as a voting or nonvoting student member of the
15 Board, a student member must be a resident of this State,
16 must have and maintain a grade point average that is
17 equivalent to at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must be a full
18 time student enrolled at all times during his or her term of
19 office except for that part of the term which follows the
20 completion of the last full regular semester of an academic
21 year and precedes the first full regular semester of the
22 succeeding academic year at the university (sometimes
23 commonly referred to as the summer session or summer school).
24 If a voting or nonvoting student member serving on the Board
25 fails to continue to meet or maintain the residency, minimum
26 grade point average, or enrollment requirement established by
27 this Section, his or her membership on the Board shall be
28 deemed to have terminated by operation of law.
29 The term of each elected trustee who is in office on the
30 effective date of this amendatory Act of 1995 shall terminate
31 on the second Monday in January, 1996, or when a quorum of
32 the trustees initially to be appointed under this amendatory
33 Act of 1995 is appointed and qualified, whichever last
34 occurs.
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1 No more than 5 of the 9 trustees members appointed by the
2 Governor shall be affiliated with the same political party.
3 The term of office of each appointed trustee shall be 6 years
4 from the third Monday in January of each odd numbered year,
5 except that of the 9 trustees initially appointed by the
6 Governor, 3 shall be appointed for terms that commence on the
7 date of their appointment and expire on the second Monday in
8 January, 1997; 3 shall be appointed for terms that commence
9 on the date of their appointment and expire on the second
10 Monday in January, 1999; and 3 shall be appointed for terms
11 that commence on the date of their appointment and expire on
12 the second Monday in January, 2001. Upon expiration of the
13 terms of the members initially appointed by the Governor,
14 their respective successors shall be appointed for terms of 6
15 years from the second Monday in January of each odd numbered
16 year and until their respective successors are appointed and
17 qualified.
18 Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term in the
19 same manner as original appointments. If a vacancy in
20 membership occurs at a time when the Senate is not in
21 session, the Governor shall make temporary appointments until
22 the next meeting of the Senate, when he shall appoint persons
23 to fill such memberships for the remainder of their
24 respective terms. If the Senate is not in session when
25 appointments for a full term are made, appointments shall be
26 made as in the case of vacancies.
27 No action of the board shall be invalidated by reason of
28 any vacancies on the board, or by reason of any failure to
29 select nonvoting student members.
30 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 7-1-95 (eff. date changed from
31 1-1-96 by P.A. 89-24); 89-5, eff. 1-1-96.)
32 Section 10. The Southern Illinois University Management
33 Act is amended by changing Sections 2 and 5 as follows:
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1 (110 ILCS 520/2) (from Ch. 144, par. 652)
2 Sec. 2. The Board shall consist of 7 members appointed by
3 the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the
4 Senate, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, or his
5 chief assistant for liaison with higher education when
6 designated to serve in his place, ex-officio, and, until July
7 1, 2001, one voting student member designated by the Governor
8 from one campus of the University and one nonvoting student
9 member from the campus of the University not represented by
10 the voting student member. The Governor shall designate one
11 of the student members serving on the Board on the effective
12 date of this amendatory Act of 1997 to serve as the voting
13 student member for the remainder of that student's term on
14 the Board. Beginning on July 1, 2001, and thereafter, the 2
15 student members of the Board shall be nonvoting members, 2
16 nonvoting student members each to be selected by the
17 respective campuses of Southern Illinois University at
18 Carbondale and Edwardsville. The method of selecting these
19 student members shall be determined by campus-wide student
20 referendum, and any student designated by the Governor to be
21 a voting student member shall be one of the students selected
22 by this method. The student members shall serve terms of one
23 year beginning on July 1 of each year, except that the
24 student members initially selected shall serve a term
25 beginning on the date of such selection and expiring on the
26 next succeeding June 30. To be eligible for selection as a
27 student member and to be eligible to remain as a voting or
28 nonvoting student member of the Board, a student member must
29 be a resident of this State, must have and maintain a grade
30 point average that is equivalent to at least 2.5 on a 4.0
31 scale, and must be a full time student enrolled at all times
32 during his or her term of office except for that part of the
33 term which follows the completion of the last full regular
34 semester of an academic year and precedes the first full
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1 regular semester of the succeeding academic year at the
2 university (sometimes commonly referred to as the summer
3 session or summer school). If a voting or nonvoting student
4 member serving on the Board fails to continue to meet or
5 maintain the residency, minimum grade point average, or
6 enrollment requirement established by this Section, his or
7 her membership on the Board shall be deemed to have
8 terminated by operation of law. No more than 4 of the members
9 appointed by the Governor shall be affiliated with the same
10 political party. Upon the expiration of the terms of members
11 appointed by the Governor, their respective successors shall
12 be appointed for terms of 6 years from the third Monday in
13 January of each odd-numbered year and until their respective
14 successors are appointed for like terms. If the Senate is not
15 in session appointments shall be made as in the case of
16 vacancies.
17 (Source: P.A. 78-822.)
18 (110 ILCS 520/5) (from Ch. 144, par. 655)
19 Sec. 5. Members of the Board shall elect annually by
20 secret ballot from their own number a chairman who shall
21 preside over meetings of the Board and a secretary.
22 Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each
23 quarter on a campus of Southern Illinois University. At all
24 regular meetings of the Board, a majority of its voting four
25 members shall constitute a quorum. The nonvoting student
26 members shall have all of the privileges of membership,
27 including the right to make and second motions and to attend
28 executive sessions, other than the right to vote, except that
29 until July 1, 2001 the student member designated by the
30 Governor as the voting student member shall have the right to
31 vote on all Board matters except those involving faculty
32 tenure, faculty promotion or any issue on which the student
33 member has a direct conflict of interest. A student member
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1 who is not entitled to vote on a measure at a meeting of the
2 Board or any of its committees shall not be considered a
3 member for the purpose of determining whether a quorum is
4 present at the time that measure is voted upon., but they
5 shall not be considered members for the purpose of
6 determining a quorum at any meeting of the Board or any of
7 its committees. No action of the Board shall be invalidated
8 by reason of any vacancies on the Board, or by reason of any
9 failure to select a nonvoting student member.
10 Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
11 chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
12 (Source: P.A. 80-730.)
13 Section 15. The Chicago State University Law is amended
14 by changing Sections 5-15 and 5-25 as follows:
15 (110 ILCS 660/5-15)
16 Sec. 5-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
17 shall consist of 7 voting members appointed by the Governor
18 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and, until
19 July 1, 2001, one voting nonvoting member who is a student at
20 Chicago State University. The student member serving on the
21 Board on the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997
22 shall be a voting student member for the remainder of his or
23 her term on the Board. Beginning on July 1, 2001, and
24 thereafter, the student member of the Board shall be a
25 nonvoting member. The method of selecting the student member
26 shall continue to be determined by a campus-wide student
27 referendum. The student member shall serve a term of one year
28 beginning on July 1 of each year, except that the student
29 member initially selected shall serve a term beginning on the
30 date of his or her selection and expiring on the next
31 succeeding June 30. To be eligible for selection as a student
32 member and to be eligible to remain as a student member of
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1 the Board, the student member must be a resident of this
2 State, must have and maintain a grade point average that is
3 equivalent to at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must be a full
4 time student enrolled at all times during his or her term of
5 office except for that part of the term which follows the
6 completion of the last full regular semester of an academic
7 year and precedes the first full regular semester of the
8 succeeding academic year at the university (sometimes
9 commonly referred to as the summer session or summer school).
10 If a student member serving on the Board fails to continue to
11 meet or maintain the residency, minimum grade point average,
12 or enrollment requirement established by this Section, his or
13 her membership on the Board shall be deemed to have
14 terminated by operation of law. Of the members first
15 appointed by the Governor, 4 shall be appointed for terms to
16 expire on the third Monday in January, 1999, and 3 shall be
17 appointed for terms to expire on the third Monday in January,
18 2001. If the Senate is not in session on the effective date
19 of this Article, or if a vacancy in an appointive membership
20 occurs at a time when the Senate is not in session, the
21 Governor shall make temporary appointments until the next
22 meeting of the Senate when he shall nominate persons to fill
23 such memberships for the remainder of their respective terms.
24 No more than 4 of the members appointed by the Governor shall
25 be affiliated with the same political party. Upon the
26 expiration of the terms of members appointed by the Governor,
27 their respective successors shall be appointed for terms of 6
28 years from the third Monday in January of each odd-numbered
29 year and until their respective successors are appointed for
30 like terms.
31 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
32 (110 ILCS 660/5-25)
33 Sec. 5-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board
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1 shall elect annually by secret ballot from their own number a
2 chairman who shall preside over meetings of the Board and a
3 secretary.
4 Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each
5 quarter on the campus of Chicago State University at Chicago,
6 Illinois. At all regular meetings of the Board, a majority of
7 its 4 members shall constitute a quorum. The nonvoting
8 student member shall have all of the privileges of
9 membership, including the right to make and second motions,
10 and to attend executive sessions, and until July 1, 2001
11 other than the right to vote on all Board matters except
12 those involving faculty tenure, faculty promotion or any
13 issue on which the student member has a direct conflict of
14 interest. Unless the student member is entitled to vote on a
15 measure at a meeting of the Board or any of its committees,
16 he or she shall not be considered a member for the purpose of
17 determining whether a quorum is present at the time that
18 measure is voted upon., but the student member shall not be
19 considered a member for purposes of determining a quorum at
20 any meeting of the Board or any of its committees. No action
21 of the Board shall be invalidated by reason of any vacancies
22 on the Board or by reason of any failure to select a
23 nonvoting student member.
24 Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
25 chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
26 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
27 Section 20. The Eastern Illinois University Law is
28 amended by changing Sections 10-15 and 10-25 as follows:
29 (110 ILCS 665/10-15)
30 Sec. 10-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
31 shall consist of 7 voting members appointed by the Governor
32 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and, until
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1 July 1, 2001, one voting nonvoting member who is a student at
2 Eastern Illinois University. The student member serving on
3 the Board on the effective date of this amendatory Act of
4 1997 shall be a voting student member for the remainder of
5 his or her term on the Board. Beginning on July 1, 2001, and
6 thereafter, the student member of the Board shall be a
7 nonvoting member. The method of selecting the student member
8 shall continue to be determined by a campus-wide student
9 referendum. The student member shall serve a term of one year
10 beginning on July 1 of each year, except that the student
11 member initially selected shall serve a term beginning on the
12 date of his or her selection and expiring on the next
13 succeeding June 30. To be eligible for selection as a student
14 member and to be eligible to remain as a student member of
15 the Board, the student member must be a resident of this
16 State, must have and maintain a grade point average that is
17 equivalent to at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must be a full
18 time student enrolled at all times during his or her term of
19 office except for that part of the term which follows the
20 completion of the last full regular semester of an academic
21 year and precedes the first full regular semester of the
22 succeeding academic year at the university (sometimes
23 commonly referred to as the summer session or summer school).
24 If a student member serving on the Board fails to continue to
25 meet or maintain the residency, minimum grade point average,
26 or enrollment requirement established by this Section, his or
27 her membership on the Board shall be deemed to have
28 terminated by operation of law. Of the members first
29 appointed by the Governor, 4 shall be appointed for terms to
30 expire on the third Monday in January, 1999, and 3 shall be
31 appointed for terms to expire on the third Monday in January,
32 2001. If the Senate is not in session on the effective date
33 of this Article, or if a vacancy in an appointive membership
34 occurs at a time when the Senate is not in session, the
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1 Governor shall make temporary appointments until the next
2 meeting of the Senate when he shall nominate persons to fill
3 such memberships for the remainder of their respective terms.
4 No more than 4 of the members appointed by the Governor shall
5 be affiliated with the same political party. Upon the
6 expiration of the terms of members appointed by the Governor,
7 their respective successors shall be appointed for terms of 6
8 years from the third Monday in January of each odd-numbered
9 year and until their respective successors are appointed for
10 like terms.
11 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
12 (110 ILCS 665/10-25)
13 Sec. 10-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board
14 shall elect annually by secret ballot from their own number a
15 chairman who shall preside over meetings of the Board and a
16 secretary.
17 Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each
18 quarter on the campus of Eastern Illinois University at
19 Charleston, Illinois. At all regular meetings of the Board, a
20 majority of its 4 members shall constitute a quorum. The
21 nonvoting student member shall have all of the privileges of
22 membership, including the right to make and second motions,
23 and to attend executive sessions, and until July 1, 2001
24 other than the right to vote on all Board matters except
25 those involving faculty tenure, faculty promotion or any
26 issue on which the student member has a direct conflict of
27 interest. Unless the student member is entitled to vote on a
28 measure at a meeting of the Board or any of its committees,
29 he or she shall not be considered a member for the purpose of
30 determining whether a quorum is present at the time that
31 measure is voted upon., but the student member shall not be
32 considered a member for purposes of determining a quorum at
33 any meeting of the Board or any of its committees. No action
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1 of the Board shall be invalidated by reason of any vacancies
2 on the Board or by reason of any failure to select a
3 nonvoting student member.
4 Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
5 chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
6 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
7 Section 25. The Governors State University Law is
8 amended by changing Sections 15-15 and 15-25 as follows:
9 (110 ILCS 670/15-15)
10 Sec. 15-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
11 shall consist of 7 voting members appointed by the Governor
12 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and, until
13 July 1, 2001, one voting nonvoting member who is a student at
14 Governors State University. The student member serving on
15 the Board on the effective date of this amendatory Act of
16 1997 shall be a voting student member for the remainder of
17 his or her term on the Board. Beginning on July 1, 2001, and
18 thereafter, the student member of the Board shall be a
19 nonvoting member. The method of selecting the student member
20 shall continue to be determined by a campus-wide student
21 referendum. The student member shall serve a term of one
22 year beginning on July 1 of each year, except that the
23 student member initially selected shall serve a term
24 beginning on the date of his or her selection and expiring on
25 the next succeeding June 30. To be eligible for selection as
26 a student member and to be eligible to remain as a student
27 member of the Board, the student member must be a resident of
28 this State, must have and maintain a grade point average that
29 is equivalent to at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must be a
30 full time student enrolled at all times during his or her
31 term of office except for that part of the term which follows
32 the completion of the last full regular semester of an
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1 academic year and precedes the first full regular semester of
2 the succeeding academic year at the university (sometimes
3 commonly referred to as the spring/summer semester). If a
4 student member serving on the Board fails to continue to meet
5 or maintain the residency, minimum grade point average, or
6 enrollment requirement established by this Section, his or
7 her membership on the Board shall be deemed to have
8 terminated by operation of law. Of the members first
9 appointed by the Governor, 4 shall be appointed for terms to
10 expire on the third Monday in January, 1999, and 3 shall be
11 appointed for terms to expire on the third Monday in January,
12 2001. If the Senate is not in session on the effective date
13 of this Article, or if a vacancy in an appointive membership
14 occurs at a time when the Senate is not in session, the
15 Governor shall make temporary appointments until the next
16 meeting of the Senate when he shall nominate persons to fill
17 such memberships for the remainder of their respective terms.
18 No more than 4 of the members appointed by the Governor shall
19 be affiliated with the same political party. Upon the
20 expiration of the terms of members appointed by the Governor,
21 their respective successors shall be appointed for terms of 6
22 years from the third Monday in January of each odd-numbered
23 year and until their respective successors are appointed for
24 like terms.
25 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
26 (110 ILCS 670/15-25)
27 Sec. 15-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board
28 shall elect annually by secret ballot from their own number a
29 chairman who shall preside over meetings of the Board and a
30 secretary.
31 Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each
32 quarter on the campus of Governors State University at
33 University Park, Illinois. At all regular meetings of the
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1 Board, a majority of its 4 members shall constitute a quorum.
2 The nonvoting student member shall have all of the privileges
3 of membership, including the right to make and second
4 motions, and to attend executive sessions, and until July 1,
5 2001 other than the right to vote on all Board matters except
6 those involving faculty tenure, faculty promotion or any
7 issue on which the student member has a direct conflict of
8 interest. Unless the student member is entitled to vote on a
9 measure at a meeting of the Board or any of its committees,
10 he or she shall not be considered a member for the purpose of
11 determining whether a quorum is present at the time that
12 measure is voted upon., but the student member shall not be
13 considered a member for purposes of determining a quorum at
14 any meeting of the Board or any of its committees. No action
15 of the Board shall be invalidated by reason of any vacancies
16 on the Board or by reason of any failure to select a
17 nonvoting student member.
18 Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
19 chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
20 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 89-552, eff. 7-26-96.)
21 Section 30. The Illinois State University Law is amended
22 by changing Sections 20-15 and 20-25 as follows:
23 (110 ILCS 675/20-15)
24 Sec. 20-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
25 shall consist of 7 voting members appointed by the Governor
26 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and, until
27 July 1, 2001, one voting nonvoting member who is a student at
28 Illinois State University. The student member serving on the
29 Board on the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997
30 shall be a voting student member for the remainder of his or
31 her term on the Board. Beginning on July 1, 2001, and
32 thereafter, the student member of the Board shall be a
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1 nonvoting member. The method of selecting the student member
2 shall continue to be determined by a campus-wide student
3 referendum. The student member shall serve a term of one year
4 beginning on July 1 of each year, except that the student
5 member initially selected shall serve a term beginning on the
6 date of his or her selection and expiring on the next
7 succeeding June 30. To be eligible to remain as a student
8 member of the Board, the student member must be a resident of
9 this State, must have and maintain a grade point average that
10 is equivalent to at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must be a
11 full time student enrolled at all times during his or her
12 term of office except for that part of the term which follows
13 the completion of the last full regular semester of an
14 academic year and precedes the first full regular semester of
15 the succeeding academic year at the university (sometimes
16 commonly referred to as the summer session or summer school).
17 If a student member serving on the Board fails to continue to
18 meet or maintain the residency, minimum grade point average,
19 or enrollment requirement established by this Section, his or
20 her membership on the Board shall be deemed to have
21 terminated by operation of law. Of the members first
22 appointed by the Governor, 4 shall be appointed for terms to
23 expire on the third Monday in January, 1999, and 3 shall be
24 appointed for terms to expire on the third Monday in January,
25 2001. If the Senate is not in session on the effective date
26 of this Article, or if a vacancy in an appointive membership
27 occurs at a time when the Senate is not in session, the
28 Governor shall make temporary appointments until the next
29 meeting of the Senate when he shall nominate persons to fill
30 such memberships for the remainder of their respective terms.
31 No more than 4 of the members appointed by the Governor shall
32 be affiliated with the same political party. Upon the
33 expiration of the terms of members appointed by the Governor,
34 their respective successors shall be appointed for terms of 6
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1 years from the third Monday in January of each odd-numbered
2 year and until their respective successors are appointed for
3 like terms.
4 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
5 (110 ILCS 675/20-25)
6 Sec. 20-25. 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 Illinois State University at Normal,
12 Illinois. At all regular meetings of the Board, a majority of
13 its 4 members shall constitute a quorum. The nonvoting
14 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.)
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1 Section 35. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is
2 amended by changing Sections 25-15 and 25-25 as follows:
3 (110 ILCS 680/25-15)
4 Sec. 25-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
5 shall consist of 7 voting members appointed by the Governor
6 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and, until
7 July 1, 2001, one voting nonvoting member who is a student at
8 Northeastern Illinois University. The student member serving
9 on the Board on the effective date of this amendatory Act of
10 1997 shall be a voting student member for the remainder of
11 his or her term on the Board. Beginning on July 1, 2001, and
12 thereafter, the student member of the Board shall be a
13 nonvoting member. The method of selecting the student member
14 shall continue to be determined by a campus-wide student
15 referendum. The student member shall serve a term of one
16 year beginning on July 1 of each year, except that the
17 student member initially selected shall serve a term
18 beginning on the date of his or her selection and expiring on
19 the next succeeding June 30. To be eligible to remain as a
20 student member of the Board, the student member must be a
21 resident of this State, must have and maintain a grade point
22 average that is equivalent to at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale,
23 and must be a full time student enrolled at all times during
24 his or her term of office except for that part of the term
25 which follows the completion of the last full regular
26 semester of an academic year and precedes the first full
27 regular semester of the succeeding academic year at the
28 university (sometimes commonly referred to as the summer
29 session or summer school). If a student member serving on
30 the Board fails to continue to meet or maintain the
31 residency, minimum grade point average, or enrollment
32 requirement established by this Section, his or her
33 membership on the Board shall be deemed to have terminated by
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1 operation of law. Of the members first appointed by the
2 Governor, 4 shall be appointed for terms to expire on the
3 third Monday in January, 1999, and 3 shall be appointed for
4 terms to expire on the third Monday in January, 2001. If the
5 Senate is not in session on the effective date of this
6 Article, or if a vacancy in an appointive membership occurs
7 at a time when the Senate is not in session, the Governor
8 shall make temporary appointments until the next meeting of
9 the Senate when he shall nominate persons to fill such
10 memberships for the remainder of their respective terms. No
11 more than 4 of the members appointed by the Governor shall be
12 affiliated with the same political party. Upon the expiration
13 of the terms of members appointed by the Governor, their
14 respective successors shall be appointed for terms of 6 years
15 from the third Monday in January of each odd-numbered year
16 and until their respective successors are appointed for like
17 terms.
18 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
19 (110 ILCS 680/25-25)
20 Sec. 25-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board
21 shall elect annually by secret ballot from their own number a
22 chairman who shall preside over meetings of the Board and a
23 secretary.
24 Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each
25 quarter on the campus of Northeastern Illinois University at
26 Chicago, Illinois. At all regular meetings of the Board, a
27 majority of its 4 members shall constitute a quorum. The
28 nonvoting student member shall have all of the privileges of
29 membership, including the right to make and second motions,
30 and to attend executive sessions, and until July 1, 2001
31 other than the right to vote on all Board matters except
32 those involving faculty tenure, faculty promotion or any
33 issue on which the student member has a direct conflict of
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1 interest. Unless the student member is entitled to vote on a
2 measure at a meeting of the Board or any of its committees,
3 he or she shall not be considered a member for the purpose of
4 determining whether a quorum is present at the time that
5 measure is voted upon., but the student member shall not be
6 considered a member for purposes of determining a quorum at
7 any meeting of the Board or any of its committees. No action
8 of the Board shall be invalidated by reason of any vacancies
9 on the Board or by reason of any failure to select a
10 nonvoting student member.
11 Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
12 chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
13 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
14 Section 40. The Northern Illinois University Law is
15 amended by changing Sections 30-15 and 30-25 as follows:
16 (110 ILCS 685/30-15)
17 Sec. 30-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
18 shall consist of 7 voting members appointed by the Governor
19 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and, until
20 July 1, 2001, one voting nonvoting member who is a student at
21 Northern Illinois University. The student member serving on
22 the Board on the effective date of this amendatory Act of
23 1997 shall be a voting student member for the remainder of
24 his or her term on the Board. Beginning on July 1, 2001, and
25 thereafter, the student member of the Board shall be a
26 nonvoting member. The method of selecting the student member
27 shall continue to be determined by a campus-wide student
28 referendum. The student member shall serve a term of one year
29 beginning on July 1 of each year, except that the student
30 member initially selected shall serve a term beginning on the
31 date of his or her selection and expiring on the next
32 succeeding June 30. To be eligible to remain as a student
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1 member of the Board, the student member must be a resident of
2 this State, must have and maintain a grade point average that
3 is equivalent to at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must be a
4 full time student enrolled at all times during his or her
5 term of office except for that part of the term which follows
6 the completion of the last full regular semester of an
7 academic year and precedes the first full regular semester of
8 the succeeding academic year at the university (sometimes
9 commonly referred to as the summer session or summer school).
10 If a student member serving on the Board fails to continue to
11 meet or maintain the residency, minimum grade point average,
12 or enrollment requirement established by this Section, his or
13 her membership on the Board shall be deemed to have
14 terminated by operation of law. Of the members first
15 appointed by the Governor, 4 shall be appointed for terms to
16 expire on the third Monday in January, 1999, and 3 shall be
17 appointed for terms to expire on the third Monday in January,
18 2001. If the Senate is not in session on the effective date
19 of this Article, or if a vacancy in an appointive membership
20 occurs at a time when the Senate is not in session, the
21 Governor shall make temporary appointments until the next
22 meeting of the Senate when he shall nominate persons to fill
23 such memberships for the remainder of their respective terms.
24 No more than 4 of the members appointed by the Governor shall
25 be affiliated with the same political party. Upon the
26 expiration of the terms of members appointed by the Governor,
27 their respective successors shall be appointed for terms of 6
28 years from the third Monday in January of each odd-numbered
29 year and until their respective successors are appointed for
30 like terms.
31 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
32 (110 ILCS 685/30-25)
33 Sec. 30-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board
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1 shall elect annually by secret ballot from their own number a
2 chairman who shall preside over meetings of the Board and a
3 secretary.
4 Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each
5 quarter on the campus of Northern Illinois University at
6 Dekalb, Illinois or on any other University-owned property
7 located in the State. At all regular meetings of the Board, a
8 majority of its 4 members shall constitute a quorum. The
9 nonvoting student member shall have all of the privileges of
10 membership, including the right to make and second motions,
11 and to attend executive sessions, and until July 1, 2001
12 other than the right to vote on all Board matters except
13 those involving faculty tenure, faculty promotion or any
14 issue on which the student member has a direct conflict of
15 interest. Unless the student member is entitled to vote on a
16 measure at a meeting of the Board or any of its committees,
17 he or she shall not be considered a member for the purpose of
18 determining whether a quorum is present at the time that
19 measure is voted upon., but the student member shall not be
20 considered a member for purposes of determining a quorum at
21 any meeting of the Board or any of its committees. No action
22 of the Board shall be invalidated by reason of any vacancies
23 on the Board or by reason of any failure to select a
24 nonvoting student member.
25 Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
26 chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
27 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 89-552, eff. 7-26-96.)
28 Section 45. The Western Illinois University Law is
29 amended by changing Sections 35-15 and 35-25 as follows:
30 (110 ILCS 690/35-15)
31 Sec. 35-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
32 shall consist of 7 voting members appointed by the Governor
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1 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and, until
2 July 1, 2001, one voting nonvoting member who is a student at
3 Western Illinois University. The student member serving on
4 the Board on the effective date of this amendatory Act of
5 1997 shall be a voting student member for the remainder of
6 his or her term on the Board. Beginning on July 1, 2001, and
7 thereafter, the student member of the Board shall be a
8 nonvoting member. The method of selecting the student member
9 shall continue to be determined by a campus-wide student
10 referendum. The student member shall serve a term of one year
11 beginning on July 1 of each year, except that the student
12 member initially selected shall serve a term beginning on the
13 date of his or her selection and expiring on the next
14 succeeding June 30. To be eligible to remain as a student
15 member of the Board, the student member must be a resident of
16 this State, must have and maintain a grade point average that
17 is equivalent to at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must be a
18 full time student enrolled at all times during his or her
19 term of office except for that part of the term which follows
20 the completion of the last full regular semester of an
21 academic year and precedes the first full regular semester of
22 the succeeding academic year at the university (sometimes
23 commonly referred to as the summer session or summer school).
24 If a student member serving on the Board fails to continue to
25 meet or maintain the residency, minimum grade point average,
26 or enrollment requirement established by this Section, his or
27 her membership on the Board shall be deemed to have
28 terminated by operation of law. Of the members first
29 appointed by the Governor, 4 shall be appointed for terms to
30 expire on the third Monday in January, 1999, and 3 shall be
31 appointed for terms to expire on the third Monday in January,
32 2001. If the Senate is not in session on the effective date
33 of this Article, or if a vacancy in an appointive membership
34 occurs at a time when the Senate is not in session, the
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1 Governor shall make temporary appointments until the next
2 meeting of the Senate when he shall nominate persons to fill
3 such memberships for the remainder of their respective terms.
4 No more than 4 of the members appointed by the Governor shall
5 be affiliated with the same political party. Upon the
6 expiration of the terms of members appointed by the Governor,
7 their respective successors shall be appointed for terms of 6
8 years from the third Monday in January of each odd-numbered
9 year and until their respective successors are appointed for
10 like terms.
11 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
12 (110 ILCS 690/35-25)
13 Sec. 35-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board
14 shall elect annually by secret ballot from their own number a
15 chairman who shall preside over meetings of the Board and a
16 secretary.
17 Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each
18 quarter on the campus of Western Illinois University at
19 Macomb, Illinois. At all regular meetings of the Board, a
20 majority of its 4 members shall constitute a quorum. The
21 nonvoting student member shall have all of the privileges of
22 membership, including the right to make and second motions,
23 and to attend executive sessions, and until July 1, 2001
24 other than the right to vote on all Board matters except
25 those involving faculty tenure, faculty promotion or any
26 issue on which the student member has a direct conflict of
27 interest. Unless the student member is entitled to vote on a
28 measure at a meeting of the Board or any of its committees,
29 he or she shall not be considered a member for the purpose of
30 determining whether a quorum is present at the time that
31 measure is voted upon., but the student member shall not be
32 considered a member for purposes of determining a quorum at
33 any meeting of the Board or any of its committees. No action
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1 of the Board shall be invalidated by reason of any vacancies
2 on the Board or by reason of any failure to select a
3 nonvoting student member.
4 Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
5 chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
6 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
7 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
8 becoming law.
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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