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| Public Act 094-0905 |
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Board of Higher Education Act is amended by | ||||
changing Sections 2, 3, and 4 as follows:
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(110 ILCS 205/2) (from Ch. 144, par. 182)
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Sec. 2. There is created a Board of Higher Education to | ||||
consist of 16
15
members as follows: 10 members appointed by | ||||
the Governor, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate; | ||||
one member of a public university
governing board, appointed by | ||||
the Governor without the advice and consent of
the Senate; one | ||||
member of a private college or university board of trustees,
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appointed by the Governor without the advice and consent of the | ||||
Senate; the
chairman of the Illinois Community College Board; | ||||
the
chairman of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission; and | ||||
2 student members
a student member
selected by the recognized | ||||
advisory committee of students of the Board of
Higher | ||||
Education, one of whom must be a non-traditional undergraduate | ||||
student who is at least 24 years old and represents the views | ||||
of non-traditional students, such as a person who is employed | ||||
or is a parent. Beginning on July 1, 2005, one of the 10 | ||||
members appointed
by the Governor, by and with the advice and | ||||
consent of the Senate, must be a
faculty member at an Illinois | ||||
public university. The Governor shall
designate the
Chairman of | ||||
the Board to
serve until a successor is designated. The | ||||
chairmen of the Board of Trustees
of the University of | ||||
Illinois, the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois
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University, the Board of Governors of State Colleges and | ||||
Universities, and the
Board of Regents of Regency Universities | ||||
shall cease to be members of the Board
of Higher Education on | ||||
the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1995.
No more than | ||||
7 of the members appointed by the Governor, excluding the
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Chairman, shall be affiliated
with the same political party. | ||
The 10 members appointed by
the Governor with the advice and
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consent of the Senate shall be citizens of the State and shall | ||
be
selected, as far as may be practicable, on the basis of | ||
their knowledge
of, or interest or experience in, problems of | ||
higher education. If the
Senate is not in session or is in | ||
recess, when appointments subject to
its confirmation are made, | ||
the Governor shall make temporary
appointments which shall be | ||
subject to subsequent Senate approval.
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(Source: P.A. 93-429, eff. 1-1-04.)
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(110 ILCS 205/3) (from Ch. 144, par. 183)
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Sec. 3. Terms; vacancies.
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(a) The members of the Board whose appointments are subject | ||
to
confirmation by the Senate shall be selected for 6-year | ||
terms expiring on
January 31 of odd numbered years. Of the | ||
initial appointees, however, 2
shall be designated by the | ||
Governor to serve until January 31, 1963, 3
until January 31, | ||
1965, and 3 until January 31, 1967.
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Of the 2 appointees to be made by the Governor pursuant to | ||
this Act as
amended by the 75th General Assembly, one shall be | ||
designated to
serve until January 31, 1971 and one until | ||
January 31, 1973.
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(b) The members of the Board shall continue to serve after | ||
the
expiration of their terms until their successors have been | ||
appointed.
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(c) Vacancies on the Board in offices appointed by the | ||
Governor shall be
filled by appointment by the Governor for the | ||
unexpired term. If the
appointment is subject to Senate | ||
confirmation and the Senate is not in
session or is in recess | ||
when the appointment is made, the appointee shall
serve subject | ||
to subsequent Senate approval of the appointment.
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(d) Each
The student member shall serve a term of one year | ||
beginning on July
1 of each year, except that the student | ||
member initially selected under this amendatory Act of the 94th | ||
General Assembly shall
serve a term beginning on the date of | ||
such selection and expiring on the
next succeeding June 30.
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(e) The member of the Board representing public university | ||
governing
boards and the member of the Board representing | ||
private college and university
boards of trustees, who are | ||
appointed by the Governor but not subject to
confirmation by | ||
the Senate, shall serve terms of one year beginning on July 1.
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(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
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(110 ILCS 205/4) (from Ch. 144, par. 184)
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Sec. 4. The Board shall hold regular meetings at times | ||
specified in its
rules. Special
or additional meetings may be | ||
held on call of the Chairman, or upon a call
signed by at least | ||
6 members, or upon call of the Governor. Eight
A majority of
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the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum at all its | ||
meetings,
but the approval of a new unit of instruction, | ||
research, or public service
for a public institution of higher | ||
education, as provided
in Section 7 shall require the | ||
concurrence of a majority of all the members
of the Board.
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The Chairmen of the Illinois Community College Board and | ||
the Illinois
Student Assistance Commission holding membership | ||
on the Board each may
designate an alternate to attend any | ||
meeting of the Board, and an alternate so
designated shall have | ||
all rights and privileges of regular membership while
acting | ||
for the Chairman who has so designated him or her.
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The Board may employ and fix the compensation of | ||
professional and clerical
staff and other assistants, | ||
including specialists and consultants, as it
may deem | ||
necessary, on a full or part time basis.
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(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-278, eff. 7-31-97.)
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