House Sponsors: WINKEL-ERWIN-BRADY-WIRSING-POE AND MYERS. Senate Sponsors: WEAVER,S Short description: HGHR ED-STUDENT MEMBER VOTES Synopsis of Bill as introduced: 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. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes everything after the enacting clause and restores the provisions deleted, except eliminates those provisions that created the Student Trustees Screening Panel for the selection of candidates to serve as the voting member of the governing board of institutions of higher learning. Provides instead for their selection by campus-wide student referendum, except that on governing boards with both voting and nonvoting student members, provides that the voting student member shall be designated by the Governor from among those students that are selected by campus wide referendum to serve as student members of the board. Effective immediately. FISCAL NOTE, AMENDED (Bd. of Higher Ed.) HB 2364, as amended, should have no effect on state revenue or state expenditures. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0630 Last action date: 98-07-24 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status