Public Act 90-0814 of the 90th General Assembly
Public Act 90-0814
HB2805 Enrolled LRB9009920THpk
AN ACT relating to higher education, amending named Acts.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Public Community College Act is amended
by changing Section 3-8 as follows:
(110 ILCS 805/3-8) (from Ch. 122, par. 103-8)
Sec. 3-8. Following each election and canvass, the new
board shall hold its organizational meeting on or before the
14th day after the election, except that in 1999, 2001, and
2003 the board shall organize within 14 days after the first
Tuesday after the first Monday of November in each of those 3
years. If the election is the initial election ordered by the
regional superintendent, the organizational meeting shall be
convened by the regional superintendent, who shall preside
over the meeting until the election for chairman, vice
chairman and secretary of board is completed. At all other
organizational meetings, the chairman of the board, or, in
his or her absence, the president of the community college or
acting chief executive officer of the college shall convene
the new board, and conduct the election for chairman, vice
chairman and secretary. The board shall then proceed with
its organization under the newly elected board officers, and
shall fix a time and place for its regular meetings. It
shall than enter upon the discharge of its duties. The terms
of board office shall be 2 years, except that the board by
resolution may establish a policy for the terms of office to
be one year, and provide for the election of officers for the
remaining one year period. Terms of members are subject to
Section 2A-54 of the Election Code.
Special meetings of the board may be called by the
chairman or by any 3 members of the board by giving notice
thereof in writing stating the time, place and purpose of the
meeting. Such notice may be served by mail 48 hours before
the meeting or by personal service 24 hours before the
meeting.
At each regular and special meeting which is open to the
public, members of the public and employees of the community
college district shall be afforded time, subject to
reasonable constraints, to comment to or ask questions of the
board.
(Source: P.A. 90-358, eff. 1-1-98.)
Section 10. The Chicago State University Law is amended
by changing Section 5-15 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 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. Any members appointed to the Board shall continue to
serve in such capacity until their successors are appointed
and qualified.
(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-630, eff. 7-24-98.)
Section 15. The Eastern Illinois University Law is
amended by changing Section 10-15 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 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. Any members appointed to the Board shall continue to
serve in such capacity until their successors are appointed
and qualified.
(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-630, eff. 7-24-98.)
Section 20. The Governors State University Law is
amended by changing Section 15-15 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 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. Any
members appointed to the Board shall continue to serve in
such capacity until their successors are appointed and
qualified.
(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-630, eff. 7-24-98.)
Section 25. The Illinois State University Law is amended
by changing Section 20-15 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 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. Any members appointed to the Board shall continue to
serve in such capacity until their successors are appointed
and qualified.
(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-630, eff. 7-24-98.)
Section 30. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is
amended by changing Section 25-15 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 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. Any members appointed to the Board shall continue to
serve in such capacity until their successors are appointed
and qualified.
(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-630, eff. 7-24-98.)
Section 35. The Northern Illinois University Law is
amended by changing Section 30-15 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 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. Any members appointed to the Board shall continue to
serve in such capacity until their successors are appointed
and qualified.
(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-630, eff. 7-24-98.)
Section 40. The Western Illinois University Law is
amended by changing Section 35-15 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 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. Any members appointed to the Board shall continue to
serve in such capacity until their successors are appointed
and qualified.
(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-630, eff. 7-24-98.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.