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Public Act 099-0734
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The University of Illinois Trustees Act is |
amended by changing Section 1 as follows:
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(110 ILCS 310/1) (from Ch. 144, par. 41)
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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.
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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.
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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
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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 |
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advisory vote and the right to make and second
motions and to |
attend executive sessions.
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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
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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
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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
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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 |
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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
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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:
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(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, |
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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(Source: P.A. 98-778, eff. 7-21-14.)
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Section 10. The Southern Illinois University Management |
Act is amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
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(110 ILCS 520/5) (from Ch. 144, par. 655)
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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.
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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 |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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(Source: P.A. 91-715, eff. 1-1-01; 91-778, eff. 1-1-01; 92-16, |
eff.
6-28-01.)
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Section 15. The Chicago State University Law is amended by |
changing Section 5-25 as follows:
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(110 ILCS 660/5-25)
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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.
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Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each |
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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
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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.
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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.
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(Source: P.A. 91-715, eff. 1-1-01; 91-778, eff.
1-1-01; 92-16, |
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eff. 6-28-01.)
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Section 20. The Eastern Illinois University Law is amended |
by changing Section 10-25 as follows:
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(110 ILCS 665/10-25)
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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.
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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
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meeting of the Board or any of its committees, he or she shall |
not be
considered a member for the purpose of determining |
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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.
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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.
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(Source: P.A. 91-715, eff. 1-1-01; 91-778, eff. 1-1-01;
92-16, |
eff. 6-28-01.)
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Section 25. The Governors State University Law is amended |
by changing Section 15-25 as follows:
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(110 ILCS 670/15-25)
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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.
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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
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student member shall have all of the privileges of membership, |
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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.
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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.
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(Source: P.A. 91-715, eff. 1-1-01; 91-778, eff. 1-1-01; 92-16, |
eff.
6-28-01.)
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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)
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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(Source: P.A. 91-715, eff. 1-1-01; 91-778, eff. 1-1-01;
92-16, |
eff. 6-28-01.)
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Section 35. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is |
amended by changing Section 25-25 as follows:
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(110 ILCS 680/25-25)
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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
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Board deems necessary. The secretary and other officers shall |
also serve for a
period of 2 years from their election.
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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 |
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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.
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Special meetings of the Board may be called by the |
chairperson of the Board
or by any 4 members of the Board.
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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.
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(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.)
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Section 40. The Northern Illinois University Law is amended |
by changing Section 30-25 as follows:
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(110 ILCS 685/30-25)
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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 |
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secretary.
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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
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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.
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At each regular and special meeting that is open to the |
public, members of
the public and employees of the University |
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shall be afforded time, subject to
reasonable constraints, to |
make comments to or ask questions of the Board.
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(Source: P.A. 91-715, eff. 1-1-01; 91-778, eff. 1-1-01;
92-16, |
6-28-01.)
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Section 45. The Western Illinois University Law is amended |
by changing Section 35-25 as follows:
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(110 ILCS 690/35-25)
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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.
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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
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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
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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 |
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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.
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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.
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(Source: P.A. 98-999, eff. 8-18-14.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
becoming law.
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