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90_HB2805enr
110 ILCS 947/35
Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act.
Requires the Illinois Student Assistance Commission to
present an annual report to the Governor, General Assembly,
and Board of Higher Education recommending funds needed to
broaden eligibility for the monetary award program.
Effective July 1, 1998.
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1 AN ACT relating to higher education, amending named Acts.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Public Community College Act is amended
5 by changing Section 3-8 as follows:
6 (110 ILCS 805/3-8) (from Ch. 122, par. 103-8)
7 Sec. 3-8. Following each election and canvass, the new
8 board shall hold its organizational meeting on or before the
9 14th day after the election, except that in 1999, 2001, and
10 2003 the board shall organize within 14 days after the first
11 Tuesday after the first Monday of November in each of those 3
12 years. If the election is the initial election ordered by the
13 regional superintendent, the organizational meeting shall be
14 convened by the regional superintendent, who shall preside
15 over the meeting until the election for chairman, vice
16 chairman and secretary of board is completed. At all other
17 organizational meetings, the chairman of the board, or, in
18 his or her absence, the president of the community college or
19 acting chief executive officer of the college shall convene
20 the new board, and conduct the election for chairman, vice
21 chairman and secretary. The board shall then proceed with
22 its organization under the newly elected board officers, and
23 shall fix a time and place for its regular meetings. It
24 shall than enter upon the discharge of its duties. The terms
25 of board office shall be 2 years, except that the board by
26 resolution may establish a policy for the terms of office to
27 be one year, and provide for the election of officers for the
28 remaining one year period. Terms of members are subject to
29 Section 2A-54 of the Election Code.
30 Special meetings of the board may be called by the
31 chairman or by any 3 members of the board by giving notice
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1 thereof in writing stating the time, place and purpose of the
2 meeting. Such notice may be served by mail 48 hours before
3 the meeting or by personal service 24 hours before the
4 meeting.
5 At each regular and special meeting which is open to the
6 public, members of the public and employees of the community
7 college district shall be afforded time, subject to
8 reasonable constraints, to comment to or ask questions of the
9 board.
10 (Source: P.A. 90-358, eff. 1-1-98.)
11 Section 10. The Chicago State University Law is amended
12 by changing Section 5-15 as follows:
13 (110 ILCS 660/5-15)
14 Sec. 5-15. 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 member who is a student at Chicago
18 State University. The student member serving on the Board on
19 the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997 shall be a
20 voting student member for the remainder of his or her term on
21 the Board. Beginning on July 1, 2001, and thereafter, the
22 student member of the Board shall be a nonvoting member. The
23 method of selecting the student member shall continue to be
24 determined by a campus-wide student referendum. The student
25 member shall serve a term of one year beginning on July 1 of
26 each year, except that the student member initially selected
27 shall serve a term beginning on the date of his or her
28 selection and expiring on the next succeeding June 30. To be
29 eligible for selection as a student member and to be eligible
30 to remain as a student member of the Board, the student
31 member must be a resident of this State, must have and
32 maintain a grade point average that is equivalent to at least
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1 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must be a full time student enrolled
2 at all times during his or her term of office except for that
3 part of the term which follows the completion of the last
4 full regular semester of an academic year and precedes the
5 first full regular semester of the succeeding academic year
6 at the university (sometimes commonly referred to as the
7 summer session or summer school). If a student member
8 serving on the Board fails to continue to meet or maintain
9 the residency, minimum grade point average, or enrollment
10 requirement established by this Section, his or her
11 membership on the Board shall be deemed to have terminated by
12 operation of law. Of the members first appointed by the
13 Governor, 4 shall be appointed for terms to expire on the
14 third Monday in January, 1999, and 3 shall be appointed for
15 terms to expire on the third Monday in January, 2001. If the
16 Senate is not in session on the effective date of this
17 Article, or if a vacancy in an appointive membership occurs
18 at a time when the Senate is not in session, the Governor
19 shall make temporary appointments until the next meeting of
20 the Senate when he shall nominate persons to fill such
21 memberships for the remainder of their respective terms. No
22 more than 4 of the members appointed by the Governor shall be
23 affiliated with the same political party. Upon the expiration
24 of the terms of members appointed by the Governor, their
25 respective successors shall be appointed for terms of 6 years
26 from the third Monday in January of each odd-numbered year
27 and until their respective successors are appointed for like
28 terms. Any members appointed to the Board shall continue to
29 serve in such capacity until their successors are appointed
30 and qualified.
31 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-630, eff. 7-24-98.)
32 Section 15. The Eastern Illinois University Law is
33 amended by changing Section 10-15 as follows:
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1 (110 ILCS 665/10-15)
2 Sec. 10-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
3 shall consist of 7 voting members appointed by the Governor
4 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and, until
5 July 1, 2001, one voting member who is a student at Eastern
6 Illinois University. The student member serving on the Board
7 on the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997 shall be
8 a voting student member for the remainder of his or her term
9 on the Board. Beginning on July 1, 2001, and thereafter, the
10 student member of the Board shall be a nonvoting member. The
11 method of selecting the student member shall continue to be
12 determined by a campus-wide student referendum. The student
13 member shall serve a term of one year beginning on July 1 of
14 each year, except that the student member initially selected
15 shall serve a term beginning on the date of his or her
16 selection and expiring on the next succeeding June 30. To be
17 eligible for selection as a student member and to be eligible
18 to remain as a student member of the Board, the student
19 member must be a resident of this State, must have and
20 maintain a grade point average that is equivalent to at least
21 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must be a full time student enrolled
22 at all times during his or her term of office except for that
23 part of the term which follows the completion of the last
24 full regular semester of an academic year and precedes the
25 first full regular semester of the succeeding academic year
26 at the university (sometimes commonly referred to as the
27 summer session or summer school). If a student member
28 serving on the Board fails to continue to meet or maintain
29 the 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
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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. Any members appointed to the Board shall continue to
15 serve in such capacity until their successors are appointed
16 and qualified.
17 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-630, eff. 7-24-98.)
18 Section 20. The Governors State University Law is
19 amended by changing Section 15-15 as follows:
20 (110 ILCS 670/15-15)
21 Sec. 15-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
22 shall consist of 7 voting members appointed by the Governor
23 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and, until
24 July 1, 2001, one voting member who is a student at Governors
25 State University. The student member serving on the Board on
26 the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997 shall be a
27 voting student member for the remainder of his or her term on
28 the Board. Beginning on July 1, 2001, and thereafter, the
29 student member of the Board shall be a nonvoting member. The
30 method of selecting the student member shall continue to be
31 determined by a campus-wide student referendum. The student
32 member shall serve a term of one year beginning on July 1 of
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1 each year, except that the student member initially selected
2 shall serve a term beginning on the date of his or her
3 selection and expiring on the next succeeding June 30. To be
4 eligible for selection as a student member and to be eligible
5 to remain as a student member of the Board, the student
6 member must be a resident of this State, must have and
7 maintain a grade point average that is equivalent to at least
8 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must be a full time student enrolled
9 at all times during his or her term of office except for that
10 part of the term which follows the completion of the last
11 full regular semester of an academic year and precedes the
12 first full regular semester of the succeeding academic year
13 at the university (sometimes commonly referred to as the
14 spring/summer semester). If a student member serving on the
15 Board fails to continue to meet or maintain the residency,
16 minimum grade point average, or enrollment requirement
17 established by this Section, his or her membership on the
18 Board shall be deemed to have terminated by operation of law.
19 Of the members first appointed by the Governor, 4 shall be
20 appointed for terms to expire on the third Monday in January,
21 1999, and 3 shall be appointed for terms to expire on the
22 third Monday in January, 2001. If the Senate is not in
23 session on the effective date of this Article, or if a
24 vacancy in an appointive membership occurs at a time when the
25 Senate is not in session, the Governor shall make temporary
26 appointments until the next meeting of the Senate when he
27 shall nominate persons to fill such memberships for the
28 remainder of their respective terms. No more than 4 of the
29 members appointed by the Governor shall be affiliated with
30 the same political party. Upon the expiration of the terms of
31 members appointed by the Governor, their respective
32 successors shall be appointed for terms of 6 years from the
33 third Monday in January of each odd-numbered year and until
34 their respective successors are appointed for like terms. Any
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1 members appointed to the Board shall continue to serve in
2 such capacity until their successors are appointed and
3 qualified.
4 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-630, eff. 7-24-98.)
5 Section 25. The Illinois State University Law is amended
6 by changing Section 20-15 as follows:
7 (110 ILCS 675/20-15)
8 Sec. 20-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
9 shall consist of 7 voting members appointed by the Governor
10 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and, until
11 July 1, 2001, one voting member who is a student at Illinois
12 State University. The student member serving on the Board on
13 the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997 shall be a
14 voting student member for the remainder of his or her term on
15 the Board. Beginning on July 1, 2001, and thereafter, the
16 student member of the Board shall be a nonvoting member. The
17 method of selecting the student member shall continue to be
18 determined by a campus-wide student referendum. The student
19 member shall serve a term of one year beginning on July 1 of
20 each year, except that the student member initially selected
21 shall serve a term beginning on the date of his or her
22 selection and expiring on the next succeeding June 30. To be
23 eligible to remain as a student member of the Board, the
24 student member must be a resident of this State, must have
25 and maintain a grade point average that is equivalent to at
26 least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must be a full time student
27 enrolled at all times during his or her term of office except
28 for that part of the term which follows the completion of the
29 last full regular semester of an academic year and precedes
30 the first full regular semester of the succeeding academic
31 year at the university (sometimes commonly referred to as the
32 summer session or summer school). If a student member
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1 serving on the Board fails to continue to meet or maintain
2 the residency, minimum grade point average, or enrollment
3 requirement established by this Section, his or her
4 membership on the Board shall be deemed to have terminated by
5 operation of law. Of the members first appointed by the
6 Governor, 4 shall be appointed for terms to expire on the
7 third Monday in January, 1999, and 3 shall be appointed for
8 terms to expire on the third Monday in January, 2001. If the
9 Senate is not in session on the effective date of this
10 Article, or if a vacancy in an appointive membership occurs
11 at a time when the Senate is not in session, the Governor
12 shall make temporary appointments until the next meeting of
13 the Senate when he shall nominate persons to fill such
14 memberships for the remainder of their respective terms. No
15 more than 4 of the members appointed by the Governor shall be
16 affiliated with the same political party. Upon the expiration
17 of the terms of members appointed by the Governor, their
18 respective successors shall be appointed for terms of 6 years
19 from the third Monday in January of each odd-numbered year
20 and until their respective successors are appointed for like
21 terms. Any members appointed to the Board shall continue to
22 serve in such capacity until their successors are appointed
23 and qualified.
24 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-630, eff. 7-24-98.)
25 Section 30. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is
26 amended by changing Section 25-15 as follows:
27 (110 ILCS 680/25-15)
28 Sec. 25-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
29 shall consist of 7 voting members appointed by the Governor
30 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and, until
31 July 1, 2001, one voting member who is a student at
32 Northeastern Illinois University. The student member serving
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1 on the Board on the effective date of this amendatory Act of
2 1997 shall be a voting student member for the remainder of
3 his or her term on the Board. Beginning on July 1, 2001, and
4 thereafter, the student member of the Board shall be a
5 nonvoting member. The method of selecting the student member
6 shall continue to be determined by a 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
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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. Any members appointed to the Board shall continue to
9 serve in such capacity until their successors are appointed
10 and qualified.
11 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-630, eff. 7-24-98.)
12 Section 35. The Northern Illinois University Law is
13 amended by changing Section 30-15 as follows:
14 (110 ILCS 685/30-15)
15 Sec. 30-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
16 shall consist of 7 voting members appointed by the Governor
17 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and, until
18 July 1, 2001, one voting member who is a student at Northern
19 Illinois University. The student member serving on the Board
20 on the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997 shall be
21 a voting student member for the remainder of his or her term
22 on the Board. Beginning on July 1, 2001, and thereafter, the
23 student member of the Board shall be a nonvoting member. The
24 method of selecting the student member shall continue to be
25 determined by a campus-wide student referendum. The student
26 member shall serve a term of one year beginning on July 1 of
27 each year, except that the student member initially selected
28 shall serve a term beginning on the date of his or her
29 selection and expiring on the next succeeding June 30. To be
30 eligible to remain as a student member of the Board, the
31 student member must be a resident of this State, must have
32 and maintain a grade point average that is equivalent to at
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1 least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must be a full time student
2 enrolled at all times during his or her term of office except
3 for that part of the term which follows the completion of the
4 last full regular semester of an academic year and precedes
5 the first full regular semester of the succeeding academic
6 year at the university (sometimes commonly referred to as the
7 summer session or summer school). If a student member
8 serving on the Board fails to continue to meet or maintain
9 the residency, minimum grade point average, or enrollment
10 requirement established by this Section, his or her
11 membership on the Board shall be deemed to have terminated by
12 operation of law. Of the members first appointed by the
13 Governor, 4 shall be appointed for terms to expire on the
14 third Monday in January, 1999, and 3 shall be appointed for
15 terms to expire on the third Monday in January, 2001. If the
16 Senate is not in session on the effective date of this
17 Article, or if a vacancy in an appointive membership occurs
18 at a time when the Senate is not in session, the Governor
19 shall make temporary appointments until the next meeting of
20 the Senate when he shall nominate persons to fill such
21 memberships for the remainder of their respective terms. No
22 more than 4 of the members appointed by the Governor shall be
23 affiliated with the same political party. Upon the expiration
24 of the terms of members appointed by the Governor, their
25 respective successors shall be appointed for terms of 6 years
26 from the third Monday in January of each odd-numbered year
27 and until their respective successors are appointed for like
28 terms. Any members appointed to the Board shall continue to
29 serve in such capacity until their successors are appointed
30 and qualified.
31 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-630, eff. 7-24-98.)
32 Section 40. The Western Illinois University Law is
33 amended by changing Section 35-15 as follows:
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1 (110 ILCS 690/35-15)
2 Sec. 35-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
3 shall consist of 7 voting members appointed by the Governor
4 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and, until
5 July 1, 2001, one voting member who is a student at Western
6 Illinois University. The student member serving on the Board
7 on the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997 shall be
8 a voting student member for the remainder of his or her term
9 on the Board. Beginning on July 1, 2001, and thereafter,
10 the student member of the Board shall be a nonvoting member.
11 The method of selecting the student member shall continue to
12 be determined by a campus-wide student referendum. The
13 student member shall serve a term of one year beginning on
14 July 1 of each year, except that the student member initially
15 selected shall serve a term beginning on the date of his or
16 her selection and expiring on the next succeeding June 30. To
17 be eligible to remain as a student member of the Board, the
18 student member must be a resident of this State, must have
19 and maintain a grade point average that is equivalent to at
20 least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must be a full time student
21 enrolled at all times during his or her term of office except
22 for that part of the term which follows the completion of the
23 last full regular semester of an academic year and precedes
24 the first full regular semester of the succeeding academic
25 year at the university (sometimes commonly referred to as the
26 summer session or summer school). If a student member
27 serving on the Board fails to continue to meet or maintain
28 the residency, minimum grade point average, or enrollment
29 requirement established by this Section, his or her
30 membership on the Board shall be deemed to have terminated by
31 operation of law. Of the members first appointed by the
32 Governor, 4 shall be appointed for terms to expire on the
33 third Monday in January, 1999, and 3 shall be appointed for
34 terms to expire on the third Monday in January, 2001. If the
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1 Senate is not in session on the effective date of this
2 Article, or if a vacancy in an appointive membership occurs
3 at a time when the Senate is not in session, the Governor
4 shall make temporary appointments until the next meeting of
5 the Senate when he shall nominate persons to fill such
6 memberships for the remainder of their respective terms. No
7 more than 4 of the members appointed by the Governor shall be
8 affiliated with the same political party. Upon the expiration
9 of the terms of members appointed by the Governor, their
10 respective successors shall be appointed for terms of 6 years
11 from the third Monday in January of each odd-numbered year
12 and until their respective successors are appointed for like
13 terms. Any members appointed to the Board shall continue to
14 serve in such capacity until their successors are appointed
15 and qualified.
16 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-630, eff. 7-24-98.)
17 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
18 becoming law.