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91_HB2580
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1 AN ACT concerning higher education, amending named Acts.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The University of Illinois Act is amended by
5 changing Section 11 as follows:
6 (110 ILCS 305/11) (from Ch. 144, par. 32)
7 Sec. 11. No elected or selected member of the Board of
8 Trustees shall receive any compensation for attending on the
9 meetings of the Board, but they shall be reimbursed for their
10 actual and necessary expenses while engaged in the
11 performance of their duties. Expenses necessarily incurred by
12 any non-voting student member may, at the discretion of the
13 President of the Board, be provided for by advance payment to
14 such member, who shall account therefor to the Board
15 immediately after each meeting. At all the stated and other
16 meetings of the Board of Trustees, called by the regent or
17 corresponding secretary, or any 5 five members of the Board,
18 a majority of the members shall constitute a quorum,:
19 provided, all the members have been duly notified.
20 At each regular and special meeting that is open to the
21 public, members of the public and employees of the University
22 shall be afforded time, subject to reasonable constraints, to
23 make comments to or ask questions of the Board.
24 (Source: P.A. 79-932.)
25 Section 10. The Southern Illinois University Management
26 Act is amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
27 (110 ILCS 520/5) (from Ch. 144, par. 655)
28 Sec. 5. Members of the Board shall elect annually by
29 secret ballot from their own number a chairman who shall
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1 preside over meetings of the Board and a secretary.
2 Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each
3 quarter on a campus of Southern Illinois University. At all
4 regular meetings of the Board, a majority of its voting
5 members shall constitute a quorum. The student members shall
6 have all of the privileges of membership, including the right
7 to make and second motions and to attend executive sessions,
8 other than the right to vote, except that until July 1, 2001
9 the student member designated by the Governor as the voting
10 student member shall have the right to vote on all Board
11 matters except those involving faculty tenure, faculty
12 promotion or any issue on which the student member has a
13 direct conflict of interest. A student member who is not
14 entitled to vote on a measure at a meeting of the Board or
15 any of its committees shall not be considered a member for
16 the purpose of determining whether a quorum is present at the
17 time that measure is voted upon. No action of the Board
18 shall be invalidated by reason of any vacancies on the Board,
19 or by reason of any failure to select a student member.
20 Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
21 chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
22 At each regular and special meeting that is open to the
23 public, members of the public and employees of the University
24 shall be afforded time, subject to reasonable constraints, to
25 make comments to or ask questions of the Board.
26 (Source: P.A. 90-630, eff. 7-24-98.)
27 Section 15. The Chicago State University Law is amended
28 by changing Section 5-25 as follows:
29 (110 ILCS 660/5-25)
30 Sec. 5-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board
31 shall elect annually by secret ballot from their own number a
32 chairman who shall preside over meetings of the Board and a
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1 secretary.
2 Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each
3 quarter on the campus of Chicago State University at Chicago,
4 Illinois. At all regular meetings of the Board, a majority of
5 its members shall constitute a quorum. The student member
6 shall have all of the privileges of membership, including the
7 right to make and second motions, to attend executive
8 sessions, and until July 1, 2001 to vote on all Board matters
9 except those involving faculty tenure, faculty promotion or
10 any issue on which the student member has a direct conflict
11 of interest. Unless the student member is entitled to vote
12 on a measure at a meeting of the Board or any of its
13 committees, he or she shall not be considered a member for
14 the purpose of determining whether a quorum is present at the
15 time that measure is voted upon. No action of the Board shall
16 be invalidated by reason of any vacancies on the Board or by
17 reason of any failure to select a student member.
18 Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
19 chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
20 At each regular and special meeting that is open to the
21 public, members of the public and employees of the University
22 shall be afforded time, subject to reasonable constraints, to
23 make comments to or ask questions of the Board.
24 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-630, eff. 7-24-98.)
25 Section 20. The Eastern Illinois University Law is
26 amended by changing Section 10-25 as follows:
27 (110 ILCS 665/10-25)
28 Sec. 10-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board
29 shall elect annually by secret ballot from their own number a
30 chairman who shall preside over meetings of the Board and a
31 secretary.
32 Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each
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1 quarter on the campus of Eastern Illinois University at
2 Charleston, Illinois. At all regular meetings of the Board, a
3 majority of its members shall constitute a quorum. The
4 student member shall have all of the privileges of
5 membership, including the right to make and second motions,
6 to attend executive sessions, and until July 1, 2001 to vote
7 on all Board matters except those involving faculty tenure,
8 faculty promotion or any issue on which the student member
9 has a direct conflict of interest. Unless the student member
10 is entitled to vote on a measure at a meeting of the Board
11 or any of its committees, he or she shall not be considered a
12 member for the purpose of determining whether a quorum is
13 present at the time that measure is voted upon. No action of
14 the Board shall be invalidated by reason of any vacancies on
15 the Board or by reason of any failure to select a student
16 member.
17 Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
18 chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
19 At each regular and special meeting that is open to the
20 public, members of the public and employees of the University
21 shall be afforded time, subject to reasonable constraints, to
22 make comments to or ask questions of the Board.
23 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-630, eff. 7-24-98.)
24 Section 25. The Governors State University Law is
25 amended by changing Section 15-25 as follows:
26 (110 ILCS 670/15-25)
27 Sec. 15-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board
28 shall elect annually by secret ballot from their own number a
29 chairman who shall preside over meetings of the Board and a
30 secretary.
31 Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each
32 quarter on the campus of Governors State University at
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1 University Park, Illinois. At all regular meetings of the
2 Board, a majority of its members shall constitute a quorum.
3 The student member shall have all of the privileges of
4 membership, including the right to make and second motions,
5 to attend executive sessions, and until July 1, 2001 to vote
6 on all Board matters except those involving faculty tenure,
7 faculty promotion or any issue on which the student member
8 has a direct conflict of interest. Unless the student member
9 is entitled to vote on a measure at a meeting of the Board or
10 any of its committees, he or she shall not be considered a
11 member for the purpose of determining whether a quorum is
12 present at the time that measure is voted upon. No action of
13 the Board shall be invalidated by reason of any vacancies on
14 the Board or by reason of any failure to select a student
15 member.
16 Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
17 chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
18 At each regular and special meeting that is open to the
19 public, members of the public and employees of the University
20 shall be afforded time, subject to reasonable constraints, to
21 make comments to or ask questions of the Board.
22 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 89-552, eff. 7-26-96;
23 90-630, eff. 7-24-98.)
24 Section 30. The Illinois State University Law is amended
25 by changing Section 20-25 as follows:
26 (110 ILCS 675/20-25)
27 Sec. 20-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board
28 shall elect annually by secret ballot from their own number a
29 chairman who shall preside over meetings of the Board and a
30 secretary.
31 Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each
32 quarter on the campus of Illinois State University at Normal,
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1 Illinois. At all regular meetings of the Board, a majority of
2 its members shall constitute a quorum. The student member
3 shall have all of the privileges of membership, including the
4 right to make and second motions, to attend executive
5 sessions, and until July 1, 2001 to vote on all Board matters
6 except those involving faculty tenure, faculty promotion or
7 any issue on which the student member has a direct conflict
8 of interest. Unless the student member is entitled to vote
9 on a measure at a meeting of the Board or any of its
10 committees, he or she shall not be considered a member for
11 the purpose of determining whether a quorum is present at the
12 time that measure is voted upon. No action of the Board
13 shall be invalidated by reason of any vacancies on the Board
14 or by reason of any failure to select a student member.
15 Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
16 chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
17 At each regular and special meeting that is open to the
18 public, members of the public and employees of the University
19 shall be afforded time, subject to reasonable constraints, to
20 make comments to or ask questions of the Board.
21 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-630, eff. 7-24-98.)
22 Section 35. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is
23 amended by changing Section 25-25 as follows:
24 (110 ILCS 680/25-25)
25 Sec. 25-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board
26 shall elect annually by secret ballot from their own number a
27 chairman who shall preside over meetings of the Board and a
28 secretary.
29 Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each
30 quarter on the campus of Northeastern Illinois University at
31 Chicago, Illinois. At all regular meetings of the Board, a
32 majority of its members shall constitute a quorum. The
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1 student member shall have all of the privileges of
2 membership, including the right to make and second motions,
3 to attend executive sessions, and until July 1, 2001 to vote
4 on all Board matters except those involving faculty tenure,
5 faculty promotion or any issue on which the student member
6 has a direct conflict of interest. Unless the student member
7 is entitled to vote on a measure at a meeting of the Board or
8 any of its committees, he or she shall not be considered a
9 member for the purpose of determining whether a quorum is
10 present at the time that measure is voted upon. No action
11 of the Board shall be invalidated by reason of any vacancies
12 on the Board or by reason of any failure to select a student
13 member.
14 Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
15 chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
16 At each regular and special meeting that is open to the
17 public, members of the public and employees of the University
18 shall be afforded time, subject to reasonable constraints, to
19 make comments to or ask questions of the Board.
20 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-630, eff. 7-24-98.)
21 Section 40. The Northern Illinois University Law is
22 amended by changing Section 30-25 as follows:
23 (110 ILCS 685/30-25)
24 Sec. 30-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board
25 shall elect annually by secret ballot from their own number a
26 chairman who shall preside over meetings of the Board and a
27 secretary.
28 Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each
29 quarter on the campus of Northern Illinois University at
30 Dekalb, Illinois or on any other University-owned property
31 located in the State. At all regular meetings of the Board, a
32 majority of its members shall constitute a quorum. The
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1 student member shall have all of the privileges of
2 membership, including the right to make and second motions,
3 to attend executive sessions, and until July 1, 2001 to vote
4 on all Board matters except those involving faculty tenure,
5 faculty promotion or any issue on which the student member
6 has a direct conflict of interest. Unless the student member
7 is entitled to vote on a measure at a meeting of the Board
8 or any of its committees, he or she shall not be considered a
9 member for the purpose of determining whether a quorum is
10 present at the time that measure is voted upon. No action of
11 the Board shall be invalidated by reason of any vacancies on
12 the Board or by reason of any failure to select a student
13 member.
14 Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
15 chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
16 At each regular and special meeting that is open to the
17 public, members of the public and employees of the University
18 shall be afforded time, subject to reasonable constraints, to
19 make comments to or ask questions of the Board.
20 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 89-552, eff. 7-26-96;
21 90-630, eff. 7-24-98.)
22 Section 45. The Western Illinois University Law is
23 amended by changing Section 35-25 as follows:
24 (110 ILCS 690/35-25)
25 Sec. 35-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board
26 shall elect annually by secret ballot from their own number a
27 chairman who shall preside over meetings of the Board and a
28 secretary.
29 Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each
30 quarter on the campus of Western Illinois University at
31 Macomb, Illinois. At all regular meetings of the Board, a
32 majority of its members shall constitute a quorum. The
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1 student member shall have all of the privileges of
2 membership, including the right to make and second motions,
3 to attend executive sessions, and until July 1, 2001 to vote
4 on all Board matters except those involving faculty tenure,
5 faculty promotion or any issue on which the student member
6 has a direct conflict of interest. Unless the student member
7 is entitled to vote on a measure at a meeting of the Board or
8 any of its committees, he or she shall not be considered a
9 member for the purpose of determining whether a quorum is
10 present at the time that measure is voted upon. No action of
11 the Board shall be invalidated by reason of any vacancies on
12 the Board or by reason of any failure to select a student
13 member.
14 Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
15 chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
16 At each regular and special meeting that is open to the
17 public, members of the public and employees of the University
18 shall be afforded time, subject to reasonable constraints, to
19 make comments to or ask questions of the Board.
20 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-630, eff. 7-24-98.)