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| Public Act 102-0023 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Higher Education Student Assistance Act is | ||||
amended by changing Section 15 as follows:
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(110 ILCS 947/15)
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Sec. 15. Illinois Student Assistance Commission.
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(a) There is established the Illinois Student Assistance | ||||
Commission,
consisting of 10 persons to be appointed by the | ||||
Governor with the
advice and
consent of the Senate. The | ||||
membership of the Commission shall consist of one
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representative of the institutions of higher learning
operated | ||||
by the State; one representative of the private institutions | ||||
of
higher learning located in the State; one representative of | ||||
the public
community colleges located in the State; one | ||||
representative of the public
high schools located in the | ||||
State; 5 citizens of the State chosen for
their knowledge of | ||||
and interest in higher education, but not employed
by, | ||||
professionally affiliated with, or members of the governing | ||||
boards
of any institution of higher learning located in the | ||||
State, and one
student member selected from nominations | ||||
submitted to the Governor by
multi-campus student | ||||
organizations, including but not limited to, the recognized | ||||
advisory committee of students of the Illinois Community | ||
College Board, the
recognized advisory committee of students | ||
of the Board of Higher Education, and
the recognized advisory | ||
committee of students of the Federation of Independent
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Illinois Colleges and Universities. The Governor shall | ||
designate one member,
other than the student member, as | ||
chairman. Each member of the Commission,
including the student | ||
member, shall serve without compensation, but shall be
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reimbursed for expenses necessarily incurred in performing the | ||
member's his or her duties
under this Act. Subject to a | ||
requirement that Commission members in office
on the
effective | ||
date of this amendatory Act of 1995 may serve the full term to
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which they were appointed, the appointment of Commission | ||
members to terms that
commence on or after that effective date | ||
shall be made in a manner that gives
effect at the earliest | ||
possible time to the change that is required by this
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amendatory Act in the representative
composition of the | ||
Commission's membership.
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(b) The term of office of each member, other than the | ||
student
member, is 6 years from July 1 of the year of | ||
appointment, and until the member's his
successor is appointed | ||
and qualified. If a member's tenure of office,
other than that | ||
of the student member, is terminated for any reason
before the | ||
member's his or her term has expired, the Governor shall fill | ||
the vacancy by the
appointment of a person who has the same | ||
representative status as the
person whose term has been so | ||
terminated, and the new appointee shall
hold office only for | ||
the remainder of that term and until a successor
is appointed | ||
and qualified.
The term of the student member shall be for 2 | ||
years from July 1 of each
odd-numbered year and until a | ||
successor is appointed and qualified. If the tenure of the | ||
student member is terminated for any
reason, the vacancy shall | ||
be filled in the same manner as heretofore provided
for a | ||
regular term of office appointment of the student member. The | ||
new
student appointee shall hold office only for the remainder | ||
of that term and until a successor is appointed and qualified. | ||
A student appointee's status on the Commission may not be | ||
considered in determining the student appointee's his or her | ||
eligibility for programs administered by the Commission.
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(c) In accordance with the provisions of the State | ||
Universities Civil
Service Act, the Commission shall employ a | ||
professionally qualified person as
the Executive Director of | ||
the Commission, and such other employees as may be
necessary | ||
to effectuate the purposes of this Act.
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(d) The Commission shall meet at least once in each fiscal | ||
year, and
may meet at other times which the Chairman may | ||
designate by giving at
least 10 days' written notice to each | ||
member.
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(Source: P.A. 99-198, eff. 7-30-15.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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