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| Public Act 099-0198 | ||||
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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 Higher Education Student Assistance Act is | ||||
amended by changing Section 15 as follows:
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(110 ILCS 947/15)
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Sec. 15. Illinois Student Assistance Commission.
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(a) There is established the Illinois Student Assistance | ||||
Commission,
consisting of 10 persons to be appointed by the | ||||
Governor with the
advice and
consent of the Senate. The | ||||
membership of the Commission shall consist of one
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representative of the institutions of higher learning
operated | ||||
by the State; one representative of the private institutions of
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higher learning located in the State; one representative of the | ||||
public
community colleges located in the State; one | ||||
representative of the public
high schools located in the State; | ||||
5 citizens of the State chosen for
their knowledge of and | ||||
interest in higher education, but not employed
by, | ||||
professionally affiliated with, or members of the governing | ||||
boards
of any institution of higher learning located in the | ||||
State, and one
student member selected from nominations | ||||
submitted to the Governor by
multi-campus student | ||||
organizations, including but not limited to, the recognized | ||||
advisory committee of students of the Illinois Community | ||
College Board Illinois
Student Association, the Organization | ||
of Community College Students, the
recognized advisory | ||
committee of students of the Board of Higher Education, and
the | ||
recognized advisory committee of students of the Federation of | ||
Independent
Illinois Colleges and Universities. The Governor | ||
shall designate one member,
other than the student member, as | ||
chairman. Each member of the Commission,
including the student | ||
member, shall serve without compensation, but shall be
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reimbursed for expenses necessarily incurred in performing his | ||
or her duties
under this Act. Subject to a requirement that | ||
Commission members in office
on the
effective date of this | ||
amendatory Act of 1995 may serve the full term to
which they | ||
were appointed, the appointment of Commission members to terms | ||
that
commence on or after that effective date shall be made in | ||
a manner that gives
effect at the earliest possible time to the | ||
change that is required by this
amendatory Act in the | ||
representative
composition of the Commission's membership.
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(b) The term of office of each member, other than the | ||
student
member, is 6 years from July 1 of the year of | ||
appointment, and until his
successor is appointed and | ||
qualified. If a member's tenure of office,
other than that of | ||
the student member, is terminated for any reason
before his or | ||
her term has expired, the Governor shall fill the vacancy by | ||
the
appointment of a person who has the same representative | ||
status as the
person whose term has been so terminated, and the | ||
new appointee shall
hold office only for the remainder of that | ||
term and until a successor
is appointed and qualified.
The term | ||
of the student member shall be for 2 years from July 1 of each
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odd-numbered year. If the tenure of the student member is | ||
terminated for any
reason, the vacancy shall be filled in the | ||
same manner as heretofore provided
for a regular term of office | ||
appointment of the student member. The new
student appointee | ||
shall hold office only for the remainder of that term. A | ||
student appointee's status on the Commission may not be | ||
considered in determining his or her eligibility for programs | ||
administered by the Commission No
student member may receive a | ||
scholarship or grant pursuant to this Act during
his or her | ||
term of office with the Commission.
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(c) In accordance with the provisions of the State | ||
Universities Civil
Service Act, the Commission shall employ a | ||
professionally qualified person as
the Executive Director of | ||
the Commission, and such other employees as may be
necessary to | ||
effectuate the purposes of this Act.
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(d) The Commission shall meet at least once in each fiscal | ||
year, and
may meet at other times which the Chairman may | ||
designate by giving at
least 10 days' written notice to each | ||
member.
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(Source: P.A. 89-419, eff. 6-1-96.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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