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Public Act 91-0715
HB2580 Enrolled LRB9103831NTsb
AN ACT concerning higher education, amending named Acts.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The University of Illinois Act is amended by
changing Section 11 as follows:
(110 ILCS 305/11) (from Ch. 144, par. 32)
Sec. 11. No elected or selected member of the Board of
Trustees shall receive any compensation for attending on the
meetings of the Board, but they shall be reimbursed for their
actual and necessary expenses while engaged in the
performance of their duties. Expenses necessarily incurred by
any non-voting student member may, at the discretion of the
President of the Board, be provided for by advance payment to
such member, who shall account therefor to the Board
immediately after each meeting. At all the stated and other
meetings of the Board of Trustees, called by the regent or
corresponding secretary, or any 5 five members of the Board,
a majority of the members shall constitute a quorum,:
provided, all the members have been duly notified.
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.
(Source: P.A. 79-932.)
Section 10. The Southern Illinois University Management
Act is amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
(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
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 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. 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.
Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
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.
(Source: P.A. 90-630, eff. 7-24-98.)
Section 15. The Chicago State University Law is amended
by changing Section 5-25 as follows:
(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 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 until July 1, 2001 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. 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.
Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
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.
(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-630, eff. 7-24-98.)
Section 20. The Eastern Illinois University Law is
amended by changing Section 10-25 as follows:
(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 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 until July 1, 2001 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. 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.
Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
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.
(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-630, eff. 7-24-98.)
Section 25. The Governors State University Law is
amended by changing Section 15-25 as follows:
(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 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 until July 1, 2001 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. 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.
Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
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.
(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 89-552, eff. 7-26-96;
90-630, eff. 7-24-98.)
Section 30. The Illinois State University Law is amended
by changing Section 20-25 as follows:
(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 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 until July 1, 2001 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. 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.
Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
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.
(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-630, eff. 7-24-98.)
Section 35. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is
amended by changing Section 25-25 as follows:
(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 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 until July 1, 2001 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. 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.
Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
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.
(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-630, eff. 7-24-98.)
Section 40. The Northern Illinois University Law is
amended by changing Section 30-25 as follows:
(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 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 until July 1, 2001 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. 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.
Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
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.
(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 89-552, eff. 7-26-96;
90-630, eff. 7-24-98.)
Section 45. The Western Illinois University Law is
amended by changing Section 35-25 as follows:
(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 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 until July 1, 2001 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. 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.
Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
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.
(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-630, eff. 7-24-98.)
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