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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 | ||||
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 | ||
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, | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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, | ||
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 | ||
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, | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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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