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Public Act 099-0734
Public Act 0734 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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Public Act 099-0734
| | SB0579 Enrolled | LRB099 02995 MGM 23003 b |
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| AN ACT concerning State government.
| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | represented in the General Assembly:
| Section 5. The University of Illinois Trustees Act is | amended by changing Section 1 as follows:
| (110 ILCS 310/1) (from Ch. 144, par. 41)
| Sec. 1.
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois | shall consist
of the Governor and at least 12 trustees. Nine | trustees shall be
appointed by the Governor, by and with the | advice and consent of
the Senate. The other trustees shall be | students, of whom one student shall
be selected from each | University campus.
| Each student trustee shall serve a term of one year, | beginning on July 1 or
on the date of his or her selection, | whichever is later, and expiring on the
next succeeding June | 30.
| Each trustee shall have all of the privileges of | membership, except that only
one student trustee shall have the | right to cast a legally binding vote. The
Governor shall | designate which one of the student trustees shall possess, for
| his or her entire term, the right to cast a legally binding | vote. Each student
trustee who does not possess the right to | cast a legally binding vote shall
have the right to cast an |
| advisory vote and the right to make and second
motions and to | attend executive sessions.
| Each trustee shall be governed by the same conflict of | interest standards.
Pursuant to those standards, it shall not | be a conflict of interest for a
student trustee to vote on | matters pertaining to students generally, such as
tuition and | fees. However, it shall be a conflict of interest for a student
| trustee to vote on
faculty member
tenure or promotion. For the | purposes of this Section, a student member shall not be deemed | to have a direct conflict of interest in and may vote on any | item involving the employment or compensation of the Chancellor | at any campus or the President of the University or the | election of officers.
Student trustees shall be chosen by | campus-wide
student election, and the
student trustee | designated by the Governor to
possess a legally binding vote | shall be
one of the students selected by this method. A student | trustee who does not
possess a legally binding vote on a
| measure at a meeting of the
Board or any of its committees | shall not be considered a trustee
for the purpose
of | determining whether a quorum is present at the time that | measure is voted
upon. To be eligible for selection as a
| student trustee
and
to be eligible to remain as a voting or | nonvoting student trustee,
a student trustee must be a resident | of this State,
must have and maintain a
grade point average | that is equivalent to at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must
be a | full time student enrolled at all times during his or her term |
| of office
except
for that part of the term which follows
the | completion of the last full regular semester of an academic | year and
precedes the first full regular semester of the | succeeding academic year at the
University (sometimes commonly | referred to as the summer
session or summer
school). If a | voting or nonvoting student trustee
fails to
continue to meet | or maintain the residency, minimum grade point average, or
| enrollment requirement established by this Section, his
or her | membership on the Board shall be deemed to have terminated by | operation
of law. The University may not use residency for | tuition purposes as a factor in making the determination that a | student is or is not a resident of this State. The following | factors shall positively demonstrate residency in this State | for the purposes of the residency requirement for student | trustees and candidates for student trustee:
| (1) evidence of the student's Illinois domicile for at | least the previous 6 months; | (2) evidence of the student's current, valid Illinois | driver's license; and | (3) evidence of the student's valid Illinois voter | registration. | A positive demonstration of residency in this State for student | trustees and candidates for student trustees under this Section | does not apply to residency requirements for tuition purposes. | If a voting student trustee resigns or otherwise ceases to | serve on the
Board, the Governor shall, within 30 days, |
| designate one of the remaining
student trustees to possess the | right to cast a legally binding vote
for the remainder of his | or her term. If a nonvoting student trustee resigns
or
| otherwise ceases to serve on the Board, the chief executive of | the
student government from that campus shall, within 30 days, | select
a new nonvoting student trustee to serve for the | remainder of the term.
| No more than 5 of the 9 appointed trustees
shall be | affiliated
with the same political party.
Each trustee | appointed by the Governor must be a resident of this State. A
| failure to meet
or maintain this residency requirement | constitutes a resignation from and
creates a
vacancy in the | Board.
The term of office of each appointed trustee
shall be 6 | years from the third Monday in January of each odd numbered | year.
The regular terms of office of the
appointed trustees | shall be staggered so that 3 terms expire in each
odd-numbered | year.
| Vacancies for appointed trustees shall be filled for the | unexpired term
in the same manner as
original appointments. If | a vacancy in membership occurs at a time when the
Senate is not | in session, the Governor shall make temporary appointments | until
the next meeting of the Senate, when he shall appoint | persons to fill such
memberships for the remainder of their | respective terms. If the Senate is not
in session when | appointments for a full term are made, appointments shall be
| made as in the case of vacancies.
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| No action of the board shall be invalidated by reason of | any vacancies on
the board, or by reason of any failure to | select student trustees.
| (Source: P.A. 98-778, eff. 7-21-14.)
| Section 10. The Southern Illinois University Management | Act is amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
| (110 ILCS 520/5) (from Ch. 144, par. 655)
| Sec. 5.
Members of the Board shall elect annually by secret | ballot from
their own number a chairman who shall preside over | meetings of the Board and
a secretary.
| Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each | quarter on a campus
of Southern Illinois University. At all | regular meetings of the Board, a
majority of its voting members | shall constitute a quorum. The student members
shall have all | of the privileges of membership, including the right to make | and
second motions and to attend executive sessions, other than | the right to vote,
except that the student member designated
by | the Governor as the voting student member shall have the right | to vote on
all Board matters except those involving faculty | tenure, faculty promotion or
any issue on which the student | member has a direct conflict of interest. For the purposes of | this Section, a student member shall not be deemed to have a | direct conflict of interest in and may vote on any item | involving the employment or compensation of the Chancellor at |
| any campus or the President of the University or the election | of officers. A
student member who is not entitled to vote on a | measure at a meeting
of the Board or any of its committees | shall not be considered a member for the
purpose of determining | whether a quorum is present at the time that measure is
voted | upon. No action of
the Board shall be invalidated by reason of | any vacancies on the Board,
or by reason of any failure to | select a student member.
| Special meetings of the Board may be called by the chairman | of the Board
or by any 3 members of the Board.
| At each regular and special meeting that is open to the | public, members of
the public and employees of the University | shall be afforded time, subject to
reasonable constraints, to | make comments to or ask questions of the Board.
| (Source: P.A. 91-715, eff. 1-1-01; 91-778, eff. 1-1-01; 92-16, | eff.
6-28-01.)
| Section 15. The Chicago State University Law is amended by | changing Section 5-25 as follows:
| (110 ILCS 660/5-25)
| Sec. 5-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board shall | elect annually
by secret ballot from their own number a | chairman who shall preside over
meetings of the Board and a | secretary.
| Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each |
| quarter on the campus
of Chicago State University at Chicago, | Illinois. At all regular meetings of
the Board, a majority of | its members shall constitute a quorum. The student
member shall | have all of the privileges of membership, including the right | to
make and second motions, to attend executive sessions, and | to vote on all Board
matters except those involving faculty | tenure, faculty promotion or any issue
on which the student | member has a direct conflict of interest. For the purposes of | this Section, a student member shall not be deemed to have a | direct conflict of interest in and may vote on any item | involving the employment or compensation of the President of | the University or the election of officers. Unless the
student | member is entitled to vote on a measure at a meeting of the | Board or
any of its committees, he or she shall not be | considered a member for the
purpose of determining whether a | quorum is present at the time that measure is
voted upon. No | action of the Board shall be invalidated by reason of any
| vacancies on the Board or by reason of any failure to select a | student member.
| Special meetings of the Board may be called by the chairman | of the Board
or by any 3 members of the Board.
| At each regular and special meeting that is open to the | public, members of
the public and employees of the University | shall be afforded time, subject to
reasonable constraints, to | make comments to or ask questions of the Board.
| (Source: P.A. 91-715, eff. 1-1-01; 91-778, eff.
1-1-01; 92-16, |
| eff. 6-28-01.)
| Section 20. The Eastern Illinois University Law is amended | by changing Section 10-25 as follows:
| (110 ILCS 665/10-25)
| Sec. 10-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board shall | elect
annually by secret ballot from their own
number a | chairman who shall preside over meetings of the Board and a | secretary.
| Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each | quarter on the campus
of Eastern Illinois University at | Charleston, Illinois. At all regular
meetings of the Board, a | majority of its members shall constitute a quorum.
The student | member shall have all of the privileges of membership, | including
the right to make and second motions, to attend | executive sessions, and to
vote on all Board matters except | those involving faculty tenure, faculty
promotion or any issue | on which the student member has a direct conflict of
interest. | For the purposes of this Section, a student member shall not be | deemed to have a direct conflict of interest in and may vote on | any item involving the employment or compensation of the | President of the University or the election of officers. Unless | the student member is entitled to vote on a measure at a
| meeting of the Board or any of its committees, he or she shall | not be
considered a member for the purpose of determining |
| whether a quorum is present
at the time that measure is voted | upon. No action of the Board shall be
invalidated by reason of | any vacancies on the Board or by reason of any failure
to | select a student member.
| Special meetings of the Board may be called by the chairman | of the Board
or by any 3 members of the Board.
| At each regular and special meeting that is open to the | public, members of
the public and employees of the University | shall be afforded time, subject to
reasonable constraints, to | make comments to or ask questions of the Board.
| (Source: P.A. 91-715, eff. 1-1-01; 91-778, eff. 1-1-01;
92-16, | eff. 6-28-01.)
| Section 25. The Governors State University Law is amended | by changing Section 15-25 as follows:
| (110 ILCS 670/15-25)
| Sec. 15-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board shall | elect annually
by secret ballot from their own number a | chairman who shall preside over
meetings of the Board and a | secretary.
| Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each | quarter on the campus
of Governors State University at | University Park, Illinois. At all regular
meetings of the | Board, a majority of its members shall constitute a quorum. The
| student member shall have all of the privileges of membership, |
| including the
right to make and second motions, to attend | executive sessions, and to vote on
all Board matters except | those involving faculty tenure, faculty promotion or
any issue | on which the student member has a direct conflict of interest. | For the purposes of this Section, a student member shall not be | deemed to have a direct conflict of interest in and may vote on | any item involving the employment or compensation of the | President of the University or the election of officers.
Unless | the student member is entitled to vote on a measure at a | meeting of the
Board or any of its committees, he or she shall | not be considered a member for
the purpose of determining | whether a quorum is present at the time that measure
is voted | upon. No action of the Board shall be invalidated by reason of | any
vacancies on the Board or by reason of any failure to | select a student member.
| Special meetings of the Board may be called by the chairman | of the Board
or by any 3 members of the Board.
| At each regular and special meeting that is open to the | public, members of
the public and employees of the University | shall be afforded time, subject to
reasonable constraints, to | make comments to or ask questions of the Board.
| (Source: P.A. 91-715, eff. 1-1-01; 91-778, eff. 1-1-01; 92-16, | eff.
6-28-01.)
| Section 30. The Illinois State University Law is amended by | changing Section 20-25 as follows:
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| (110 ILCS 675/20-25)
| Sec. 20-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board shall | elect
annually by secret ballot from their own number a | chairman who shall preside
over meetings of the Board and a | secretary.
| Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each | quarter on the campus
of Illinois State University at Normal, | Illinois. At all regular meetings of
the Board, a majority of | its members shall constitute a quorum. The student
member shall | have all of the privileges of membership, including the right | to
make and second motions, to attend executive sessions, and | to vote on all Board
matters except those involving faculty | tenure, faculty promotion or any issue
on which the student | member has a direct conflict of interest. For the purposes of | this Section, a student member shall not be deemed to have a | direct conflict of interest in and may vote on any item | involving the employment or compensation of the President of | the University or the election of officers. Unless the
student | member is entitled to vote on a measure at a meeting of the | Board or
any of its committees, he or she shall not be | considered a member for the
purpose of determining whether a | quorum is present at the time that measure is
voted upon. No | action of the Board shall be invalidated by reason of any
| vacancies on the Board or by reason of any failure to select a | student member.
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| Special meetings of the Board may be called by the chairman | of the Board
or by any 3 members of the Board.
| At each regular and special meeting that is open to the | public, members of
the public and employees of the University | shall be afforded time, subject to
reasonable constraints, to | make comments to or ask questions of the Board.
| (Source: P.A. 91-715, eff. 1-1-01; 91-778, eff. 1-1-01;
92-16, | eff. 6-28-01.)
| Section 35. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is | amended by changing Section 25-25 as follows:
| (110 ILCS 680/25-25)
| Sec. 25-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board | appointed by the
Governor shall elect by secret ballot from | their own number a chairperson, who
shall serve for a period of | 2 years from his or her election and who shall
preside over | meetings of the Board, a secretary, and other officers that the
| Board deems necessary. The secretary and other officers shall | also serve for a
period of 2 years from their election.
| Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each | quarter on the campus
of Northeastern Illinois University at | Chicago, Illinois. At all regular
meetings of the Board, a | majority of its members shall constitute a quorum.
The student | member shall have all of the privileges of membership, | including
the right to make and second motions, to attend |
| executive sessions, and to vote
on all Board matters except | those involving faculty tenure, faculty promotion
or any issue | on which the student member has a direct conflict of interest. | For the purposes of this Section, a student member shall not be | deemed to have a direct conflict of interest in and may vote on | any item involving the employment or compensation of the | President of the University or the election of officers.
No | action of the Board shall be invalidated by reason of any | vacancies on the
Board or by reason of any failure to select a | student member.
| Special meetings of the Board may be called by the | chairperson of the Board
or by any 4 members of the Board.
| At each regular and special meeting that is open to the | public, members of
the public and employees of the University | shall be afforded time, subject to
reasonable constraints, to | make comments to or ask questions of the Board.
| (Source: P.A. 91-565, eff. 8-14-99; 91-715, eff.
1-1-01; | 91-778, eff. 1-1-01; 92-16, eff. 6-28-01.)
| Section 40. The Northern Illinois University Law is amended | by changing Section 30-25 as follows:
| (110 ILCS 685/30-25)
| Sec. 30-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board shall | elect annually
by secret ballot from their own number a | chairman who shall preside over
meetings of the Board and a |
| secretary.
| Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each | quarter on the campus
of Northern Illinois University at | Dekalb, Illinois or on any other
University-owned property | located in the State. At all regular
meetings of the Board, a | majority of its
members shall constitute a quorum. The student | member shall have all
of the privileges of membership, | including the right to make and second
motions, to attend | executive sessions, and to
vote on all Board matters
except | those involving faculty tenure, faculty promotion or any issue | on which
the student member has a direct conflict of interest. | For the purposes of this Section, a student member shall not be | deemed to have a direct conflict of interest in and may vote on | any item involving the employment or compensation of the | President of the University or the election of officers. Unless | the student
member is entitled to vote on a measure at a | meeting of the Board or any of
its committees, he or she shall | not be considered a member for the purpose of
determining | whether a quorum is present at the time that measure is voted
| upon. No action of the Board shall be invalidated by reason of | any vacancies
on the Board or by reason of any failure to | select a student member.
| Special meetings of the Board may be called by the chairman | of the Board
or by any 3 members of the Board.
| At each regular and special meeting that is open to the | public, members of
the public and employees of the University |
| shall be afforded time, subject to
reasonable constraints, to | make comments to or ask questions of the Board.
| (Source: P.A. 91-715, eff. 1-1-01; 91-778, eff. 1-1-01;
92-16, | 6-28-01.)
| Section 45. The Western Illinois University Law is amended | by changing Section 35-25 as follows:
| (110 ILCS 690/35-25)
| Sec. 35-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board shall | elect annually
by secret ballot from their own number a | chairman who shall preside over
meetings of the Board and a | secretary.
| Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each | quarter. One of these meetings must be held on the Quad Cities | campus of Western Illinois University and all other meetings | must be held on the campus
of Western Illinois University at | Macomb, Illinois. At all regular meetings of
the Board, a | majority of its members shall constitute a quorum. The student
| member shall have all of the privileges of membership, | including the right to
make and second motions, to attend | executive sessions, and to vote on all Board
matters except | those involving faculty tenure, faculty promotion or any issue
| on which the student member has a direct conflict of interest. | For the purposes of this Section, a student member shall not be | deemed to have a direct conflict of interest in and may vote on |
| any item involving the employment or compensation of the | President of the University or the election of officers. Unless | the
student member is entitled to vote on a measure at a | meeting of the Board or
any of its committees, he or she shall | not be considered a member for the
purpose of determining | whether a quorum is present at the time that measure is
voted | upon. No action of the Board shall be invalidated by reason of | any
vacancies on the Board or by reason of any failure to | select a student member.
| Special meetings of the Board may be called by the chairman | of the Board
or by any 3 members of the Board.
| At each regular and special meeting that is open to the | public, members of
the public and employees of the University | shall be afforded time, subject to
reasonable constraints, to | make comments to or ask questions of the Board.
| (Source: P.A. 98-999, eff. 8-18-14.)
| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | becoming law.
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Effective Date: 8/5/2016
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