Public Act 90-0630 of the 90th General Assembly
Public Act 90-0630
HB2364 Enrolled LRB9007309THpk
AN ACT relating to membership on the governing boards of
public universities.
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 9 trustees appointed by the
Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate,
the Governor, and, until July 1, 2001, one voting nonvoting
student member designated by the Governor from one campus of
the University and one nonvoting student member from each
campus of the University not represented by the voting
student member. The Governor shall designate one of the
student members serving on the Board on the effective date of
this amendatory Act of 1997 to serve as the voting student
member for the remainder of that student's term on the Board.
Beginning on July 1, 2001, and thereafter, the student
members of the Board shall all be nonvoting members, one
selected from each campus of the University of Illinois.
Each nonvoting student member shall serve a term of one
year, beginning on July 1 of each year or on the date of his
or her selection, whichever is later, and expiring on the
next succeeding June 30. 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 until July 1, 2001 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. The method of selecting these
student members shall be determined by campus-wide student
referendum, and any student designated by the Governor to be
a voting student member shall be one of the students selected
by this method. 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. Nonvoting student members shall not
be considered members for the purpose of determining a quorum
at any meeting of the Board or any of its committees. To be
eligible for selection as a student member and to be eligible
to remain as a voting or nonvoting student member of the
Board, a student member 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 member serving on the Board
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 term of each elected trustee who is in office on the
effective date of this amendatory Act of 1995 shall terminate
on the second Monday in January, 1996, or when a quorum of
the trustees initially to be appointed under this amendatory
Act of 1995 is appointed and qualified, whichever last
occurs.
No more than 5 of the 9 trustees members appointed by the
Governor shall be affiliated with the same political party.
The term of office of each appointed trustee shall be 6 years
from the third Monday in January of each odd numbered year,
except that of the 9 trustees initially appointed by the
Governor, 3 shall be appointed for terms that commence on the
date of their appointment and expire on the second Monday in
January, 1997; 3 shall be appointed for terms that commence
on the date of their appointment and expire on the second
Monday in January, 1999; and 3 shall be appointed for terms
that commence on the date of their appointment and expire on
the second Monday in January, 2001. Upon expiration of the
terms of the members initially appointed by the Governor,
their respective successors shall be appointed for terms of 6
years from the second Monday in January of each odd numbered
year and until their respective successors are appointed and
qualified.
Vacancies 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.
No action of the board shall be invalidated by reason of
any vacancies on the board, or by reason of any failure to
select nonvoting student members.
(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 7-1-95 (eff. date changed from
1-1-96 by P.A. 89-24); 89-5, eff. 1-1-96.)
Section 10. The Southern Illinois University Management
Act is amended by changing Sections 2 and 5 as follows:
(110 ILCS 520/2) (from Ch. 144, par. 652)
Sec. 2. The Board shall consist of 7 members appointed by
the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, or his
chief assistant for liaison with higher education when
designated to serve in his place, ex-officio, and, until July
1, 2001, one voting student member designated by the Governor
from one campus of the University and one nonvoting student
member from the campus of the University not represented by
the voting student member. The Governor shall designate one
of the student members serving on the Board on the effective
date of this amendatory Act of 1997 to serve as the voting
student member for the remainder of that student's term on
the Board. Beginning on July 1, 2001, and thereafter, the 2
student members of the Board shall be nonvoting members, 2
nonvoting student members each to be selected by the
respective campuses of Southern Illinois University at
Carbondale and Edwardsville. The method of selecting these
student members shall be determined by campus-wide student
referendum, and any student designated by the Governor to be
a voting student member shall be one of the students selected
by this method. The student members shall serve terms of one
year beginning on July 1 of each year, except that the
student members initially selected shall serve a term
beginning on the date of such selection and expiring on the
next succeeding June 30. To be eligible for selection as a
student member and to be eligible to remain as a voting or
nonvoting student member of the Board, a student member 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
member serving on the Board 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. No more than 4 of the members
appointed by the Governor shall be affiliated with the same
political party. Upon the expiration of the terms of members
appointed by the Governor, their respective successors shall
be appointed for terms of 6 years from the third Monday in
January of each odd-numbered year and until their respective
successors are appointed for like terms. If the Senate is not
in session appointments shall be made as in the case of
vacancies.
(Source: P.A. 78-822.)
(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 four
members shall constitute a quorum. The nonvoting 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
until July 1, 2001 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. 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., but they
shall not be considered members for the purpose of
determining a quorum at any meeting of the Board or any of
its committees. 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 nonvoting student member.
Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
(Source: P.A. 80-730.)
Section 15. The Chicago State University Law is amended
by changing Sections 5-15 and 5-25 as follows:
(110 ILCS 660/5-15)
Sec. 5-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
shall consist of 7 voting members appointed by the Governor
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and, until
July 1, 2001, one voting nonvoting member who is a student at
Chicago State University. The student member serving on the
Board on the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997
shall be a voting student member for the remainder of his or
her term on the Board. Beginning on July 1, 2001, and
thereafter, the student member of the Board shall be a
nonvoting member. The method of selecting the student member
shall continue to be determined by a campus-wide student
referendum. The student member shall serve a term of one year
beginning on July 1 of each year, except that the student
member initially selected shall serve a term beginning on the
date of his or her selection and expiring on the next
succeeding June 30. To be eligible for selection as a student
member and to be eligible to remain as a student member of
the Board, the student member 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 student member serving on the Board 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. Of the members first
appointed by the Governor, 4 shall be appointed for terms to
expire on the third Monday in January, 1999, and 3 shall be
appointed for terms to expire on the third Monday in January,
2001. If the Senate is not in session on the effective date
of this Article, or if a vacancy in an appointive 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 nominate persons to fill
such memberships for the remainder of their respective terms.
No more than 4 of the members appointed by the Governor shall
be affiliated with the same political party. Upon the
expiration of the terms of members appointed by the Governor,
their respective successors shall be appointed for terms of 6
years from the third Monday in January of each odd-numbered
year and until their respective successors are appointed for
like terms.
(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
(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 4 members shall constitute a quorum. The nonvoting
student member shall have all of the privileges of
membership, including the right to make and second motions,
and to attend executive sessions, and until July 1, 2001
other than 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. 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., but the student member shall not be
considered a member for purposes of determining a quorum at
any meeting of the Board or any of its committees. 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
nonvoting student member.
Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
Section 20. The Eastern Illinois University Law is
amended by changing Sections 10-15 and 10-25 as follows:
(110 ILCS 665/10-15)
Sec. 10-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
shall consist of 7 voting members appointed by the Governor
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and, until
July 1, 2001, one voting nonvoting member who is a student at
Eastern Illinois University. The student member serving on
the Board on the effective date of this amendatory Act of
1997 shall be a voting student member for the remainder of
his or her term on the Board. Beginning on July 1, 2001, and
thereafter, the student member of the Board shall be a
nonvoting member. The method of selecting the student member
shall continue to be determined by a campus-wide student
referendum. The student member shall serve a term of one year
beginning on July 1 of each year, except that the student
member initially selected shall serve a term beginning on the
date of his or her selection and expiring on the next
succeeding June 30. To be eligible for selection as a student
member and to be eligible to remain as a student member of
the Board, the student member 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 student member serving on the Board 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. Of the members first
appointed by the Governor, 4 shall be appointed for terms to
expire on the third Monday in January, 1999, and 3 shall be
appointed for terms to expire on the third Monday in January,
2001. If the Senate is not in session on the effective date
of this Article, or if a vacancy in an appointive 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 nominate persons to fill
such memberships for the remainder of their respective terms.
No more than 4 of the members appointed by the Governor shall
be affiliated with the same political party. Upon the
expiration of the terms of members appointed by the Governor,
their respective successors shall be appointed for terms of 6
years from the third Monday in January of each odd-numbered
year and until their respective successors are appointed for
like terms.
(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
(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 4 members shall constitute a quorum. The
nonvoting student member shall have all of the privileges of
membership, including the right to make and second motions,
and to attend executive sessions, and until July 1, 2001
other than 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. 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., but the student member shall not be
considered a member for purposes of determining a quorum at
any meeting of the Board or any of its committees. 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
nonvoting student member.
Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
Section 25. The Governors State University Law is
amended by changing Sections 15-15 and 15-25 as follows:
(110 ILCS 670/15-15)
Sec. 15-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
shall consist of 7 voting members appointed by the Governor
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and, until
July 1, 2001, one voting nonvoting member who is a student at
Governors State University. The student member serving on
the Board on the effective date of this amendatory Act of
1997 shall be a voting student member for the remainder of
his or her term on the Board. Beginning on July 1, 2001, and
thereafter, the student member of the Board shall be a
nonvoting member. The method of selecting the student member
shall continue to be determined by a campus-wide student
referendum. The student member shall serve a term of one
year beginning on July 1 of each year, except that the
student member initially selected shall serve a term
beginning on the date of his or her selection and expiring on
the next succeeding June 30. To be eligible for selection as
a student member and to be eligible to remain as a student
member of the Board, the student member 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 spring/summer semester). If a
student member serving on the Board 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. Of the members first
appointed by the Governor, 4 shall be appointed for terms to
expire on the third Monday in January, 1999, and 3 shall be
appointed for terms to expire on the third Monday in January,
2001. If the Senate is not in session on the effective date
of this Article, or if a vacancy in an appointive 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 nominate persons to fill
such memberships for the remainder of their respective terms.
No more than 4 of the members appointed by the Governor shall
be affiliated with the same political party. Upon the
expiration of the terms of members appointed by the Governor,
their respective successors shall be appointed for terms of 6
years from the third Monday in January of each odd-numbered
year and until their respective successors are appointed for
like terms.
(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
(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 4 members shall constitute a quorum.
The nonvoting student member shall have all of the privileges
of membership, including the right to make and second
motions, and to attend executive sessions, and until July 1,
2001 other than 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. 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., but the student member shall not be
considered a member for purposes of determining a quorum at
any meeting of the Board or any of its committees. 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
nonvoting student member.
Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 89-552, eff. 7-26-96.)
Section 30. The Illinois State University Law is amended
by changing Sections 20-15 and 20-25 as follows:
(110 ILCS 675/20-15)
Sec. 20-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
shall consist of 7 voting members appointed by the Governor
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and, until
July 1, 2001, one voting nonvoting member who is a student at
Illinois State University. The student member serving on the
Board on the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997
shall be a voting student member for the remainder of his or
her term on the Board. Beginning on July 1, 2001, and
thereafter, the student member of the Board shall be a
nonvoting member. The method of selecting the student member
shall continue to be determined by a campus-wide student
referendum. The student member shall serve a term of one year
beginning on July 1 of each year, except that the student
member initially selected shall serve a term beginning on the
date of his or her selection and expiring on the next
succeeding June 30. To be eligible to remain as a student
member of the Board, the student member 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 student member serving on the Board 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. Of the members first
appointed by the Governor, 4 shall be appointed for terms to
expire on the third Monday in January, 1999, and 3 shall be
appointed for terms to expire on the third Monday in January,
2001. If the Senate is not in session on the effective date
of this Article, or if a vacancy in an appointive 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 nominate persons to fill
such memberships for the remainder of their respective terms.
No more than 4 of the members appointed by the Governor shall
be affiliated with the same political party. Upon the
expiration of the terms of members appointed by the Governor,
their respective successors shall be appointed for terms of 6
years from the third Monday in January of each odd-numbered
year and until their respective successors are appointed for
like terms.
(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
(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 4 members shall constitute a quorum. The nonvoting
student member shall have all of the privileges of
membership, including the right to make and second motions,
and to attend executive sessions, and until July 1, 2001
other than 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. 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., but the student member shall not be
considered a member for purposes of determining a quorum at
any meeting of the Board or any of its committees. 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
nonvoting student member.
Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
Section 35. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is
amended by changing Sections 25-15 and 25-25 as follows:
(110 ILCS 680/25-15)
Sec. 25-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
shall consist of 7 voting members appointed by the Governor
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and, until
July 1, 2001, one voting nonvoting member who is a student at
Northeastern Illinois University. The student member serving
on the Board on the effective date of this amendatory Act of
1997 shall be a voting student member for the remainder of
his or her term on the Board. Beginning on July 1, 2001, and
thereafter, the student member of the Board shall be a
nonvoting member. The method of selecting the student member
shall continue to be determined by a campus-wide student
referendum. The student member shall serve a term of one
year beginning on July 1 of each year, except that the
student member initially selected shall serve a term
beginning on the date of his or her selection and expiring on
the next succeeding June 30. To be eligible to remain as a
student member of the Board, the student member 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 student member serving on
the Board 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. Of the members first appointed by the
Governor, 4 shall be appointed for terms to expire on the
third Monday in January, 1999, and 3 shall be appointed for
terms to expire on the third Monday in January, 2001. If the
Senate is not in session on the effective date of this
Article, or if a vacancy in an appointive 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 nominate persons to fill such
memberships for the remainder of their respective terms. No
more than 4 of the members appointed by the Governor shall be
affiliated with the same political party. Upon the expiration
of the terms of members appointed by the Governor, their
respective successors shall be appointed for terms of 6 years
from the third Monday in January of each odd-numbered year
and until their respective successors are appointed for like
terms.
(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
(110 ILCS 680/25-25)
Sec. 25-25. 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 Northeastern Illinois University at
Chicago, Illinois. At all regular meetings of the Board, a
majority of its 4 members shall constitute a quorum. The
nonvoting student member shall have all of the privileges of
membership, including the right to make and second motions,
and to attend executive sessions, and until July 1, 2001
other than 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. 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., but the student member shall not be
considered a member for purposes of determining a quorum at
any meeting of the Board or any of its committees. 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
nonvoting student member.
Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
Section 40. The Northern Illinois University Law is
amended by changing Sections 30-15 and 30-25 as follows:
(110 ILCS 685/30-15)
Sec. 30-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
shall consist of 7 voting members appointed by the Governor
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and, until
July 1, 2001, one voting nonvoting member who is a student at
Northern Illinois University. The student member serving on
the Board on the effective date of this amendatory Act of
1997 shall be a voting student member for the remainder of
his or her term on the Board. Beginning on July 1, 2001, and
thereafter, the student member of the Board shall be a
nonvoting member. The method of selecting the student member
shall continue to be determined by a campus-wide student
referendum. The student member shall serve a term of one year
beginning on July 1 of each year, except that the student
member initially selected shall serve a term beginning on the
date of his or her selection and expiring on the next
succeeding June 30. To be eligible to remain as a student
member of the Board, the student member 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 student member serving on the Board 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. Of the members first
appointed by the Governor, 4 shall be appointed for terms to
expire on the third Monday in January, 1999, and 3 shall be
appointed for terms to expire on the third Monday in January,
2001. If the Senate is not in session on the effective date
of this Article, or if a vacancy in an appointive 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 nominate persons to fill
such memberships for the remainder of their respective terms.
No more than 4 of the members appointed by the Governor shall
be affiliated with the same political party. Upon the
expiration of the terms of members appointed by the Governor,
their respective successors shall be appointed for terms of 6
years from the third Monday in January of each odd-numbered
year and until their respective successors are appointed for
like terms.
(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
(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 4 members shall constitute a quorum. The
nonvoting student member shall have all of the privileges of
membership, including the right to make and second motions,
and to attend executive sessions, and until July 1, 2001
other than 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. 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., but the student member shall not be
considered a member for purposes of determining a quorum at
any meeting of the Board or any of its committees. 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
nonvoting student member.
Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 89-552, eff. 7-26-96.)
Section 45. The Western Illinois University Law is
amended by changing Sections 35-15 and 35-25 as follows:
(110 ILCS 690/35-15)
Sec. 35-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
shall consist of 7 voting members appointed by the Governor
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and, until
July 1, 2001, one voting nonvoting member who is a student at
Western Illinois University. The student member serving on
the Board on the effective date of this amendatory Act of
1997 shall be a voting student member for the remainder of
his or her term on the Board. Beginning on July 1, 2001, and
thereafter, the student member of the Board shall be a
nonvoting member. The method of selecting the student member
shall continue to be determined by a campus-wide student
referendum. The student member shall serve a term of one year
beginning on July 1 of each year, except that the student
member initially selected shall serve a term beginning on the
date of his or her selection and expiring on the next
succeeding June 30. To be eligible to remain as a student
member of the Board, the student member 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 student member serving on the Board 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. Of the members first
appointed by the Governor, 4 shall be appointed for terms to
expire on the third Monday in January, 1999, and 3 shall be
appointed for terms to expire on the third Monday in January,
2001. If the Senate is not in session on the effective date
of this Article, or if a vacancy in an appointive 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 nominate persons to fill
such memberships for the remainder of their respective terms.
No more than 4 of the members appointed by the Governor shall
be affiliated with the same political party. Upon the
expiration of the terms of members appointed by the Governor,
their respective successors shall be appointed for terms of 6
years from the third Monday in January of each odd-numbered
year and until their respective successors are appointed for
like terms.
(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
(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 on the campus of Western Illinois University at
Macomb, Illinois. At all regular meetings of the Board, a
majority of its 4 members shall constitute a quorum. The
nonvoting student member shall have all of the privileges of
membership, including the right to make and second motions,
and to attend executive sessions, and until July 1, 2001
other than 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. 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., but the student member shall not be
considered a member for purposes of determining a quorum at
any meeting of the Board or any of its committees. 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
nonvoting student member.
Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.