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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4182
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 4182 on page 1, by
3 replacing lines 1 and 2 with the following:
4 "AN ACT concerning higher education."; and
5 on page 2, by replacing lines 19 through 21 with the
6 following:
7 "the student trustee and the faculty member. Student
8 trustees The method of selecting these student members shall
9 be chosen determined by campus-wide student election
10 referendum, and the any"; and
11 on page 4, immediately below line 27, by inserting the
12 following:
13 "Section 10. The Southern Illinois University Management
14 Act is amended by changing Sections 2 and 5 as follows:
15 (110 ILCS 520/2) (from Ch. 144, par. 652)
16 Sec. 2. The Board shall consist of 7 members appointed by
17 the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the
18 Senate, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, or his
19 chief assistant for liaison with higher education when
20 designated to serve in his place, ex-officio, and, until July
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1 1, 2001, one voting student member designated by the Governor
2 from one campus of the University and one nonvoting student
3 member from the campus of the University not represented by
4 the voting student member. The Governor shall designate one
5 of the student members serving on the Board on the effective
6 date of this amendatory Act of 1997 to serve as the voting
7 student member for the remainder of that student's term on
8 the Board. Beginning on July 1, 2001, and thereafter, the 2
9 student members of the Board shall be nonvoting members, Each
10 student member shall to be chosen selected by the respective
11 campuses of Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and
12 Edwardsville. The method of choosing selecting these student
13 members shall be determined by campus-wide student election
14 referendum, and any student designated by the Governor to be
15 a voting student member shall be one of the students chosen
16 selected by this method. The student members shall serve
17 terms of one year beginning on July 1 of each year, except
18 that the student members initially selected shall serve a
19 term beginning on the date of such selection and expiring on
20 the next succeeding June 30. To be eligible for selection as
21 a student member and to be eligible to remain as a voting or
22 nonvoting student member of the Board, a student member must
23 be a resident of this State, must have and maintain a grade
24 point average that is equivalent to at least 2.5 on a 4.0
25 scale, and must be a full time student enrolled at all times
26 during his or her term of office except for that part of the
27 term which follows the completion of the last full regular
28 semester of an academic year and precedes the first full
29 regular semester of the succeeding academic year at the
30 university (sometimes commonly referred to as the summer
31 session or summer school). If a voting or nonvoting student
32 member serving on the Board fails to continue to meet or
33 maintain the residency, minimum grade point average, or
34 enrollment requirement established by this Section, his or
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1 her membership on the Board shall be deemed to have
2 terminated by operation of law. No more than 4 of the members
3 appointed by the Governor shall be affiliated with the same
4 political party. Upon the expiration of the terms of members
5 appointed by the Governor, their respective successors shall
6 be appointed for terms of 6 years from the third Monday in
7 January of each odd-numbered year and until their respective
8 successors are appointed for like terms. If the Senate is not
9 in session appointments shall be made as in the case of
10 vacancies.
11 (Source: P.A. 90-630, eff. 7-24-98.)
12 (110 ILCS 520/5) (from Ch. 144, par. 655)
13 Sec. 5. Members of the Board shall elect annually by
14 secret ballot from their own number a chairman who shall
15 preside over meetings of the Board and a secretary.
16 Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each
17 quarter on a campus of Southern Illinois University. At all
18 regular meetings of the Board, a majority of its voting
19 members shall constitute a quorum. The student members shall
20 have all of the privileges of membership, including the right
21 to make and second motions and to attend executive sessions,
22 other than the right to vote, except that until July 1, 2001
23 the student member designated by the Governor as the voting
24 student member shall have the right to vote on all Board
25 matters except those involving faculty tenure, faculty
26 promotion or any issue on which the student member has a
27 direct conflict of interest. A student member who is not
28 entitled to vote on a measure at a meeting of the Board or
29 any of its committees shall not be considered a member for
30 the purpose of determining whether a quorum is present at the
31 time that measure is voted upon. No action of the Board
32 shall be invalidated by reason of any vacancies on the Board,
33 or by reason of any failure to select a student member.
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1 Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
2 chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
3 (Source: P.A. 90-630, eff. 7-24-98.)
4 Section 15. The Chicago State University Law is amended
5 by changing Sections 5-15 and 5-25 as follows:
6 (110 ILCS 660/5-15)
7 Sec. 5-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
8 shall consist of 7 voting members appointed by the Governor,
9 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and, until
10 July 1, 2001, one voting member who is a student at Chicago
11 State University. The student member serving on the Board on
12 the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997 shall be a
13 voting student member for the remainder of his or her term on
14 the Board. Beginning on July 1, 2001, and thereafter, the
15 student member of the Board shall be a nonvoting member. The
16 method of selecting The student member shall continue to be
17 chosen determined by a campus-wide student election
18 referendum. The student member shall serve a term of one year
19 beginning on July 1 of each year, except that the student
20 member initially selected shall serve a term beginning on the
21 date of his or her selection and expiring on the next
22 succeeding June 30. To be eligible for selection as a student
23 member and to be eligible to remain as a student member of
24 the Board, the student member must be a resident of this
25 State, must have and maintain a grade point average that is
26 equivalent to at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must be a full
27 time student enrolled at all times during his or her term of
28 office except for that part of the term which follows the
29 completion of the last full regular semester of an academic
30 year and precedes the first full regular semester of the
31 succeeding academic year at the university (sometimes
32 commonly referred to as the summer session or summer school).
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1 If a student member serving on the Board fails to continue to
2 meet or maintain the residency, minimum grade point average,
3 or enrollment requirement established by this Section, his or
4 her membership on the Board shall be deemed to have
5 terminated by operation of law. Of the members first
6 appointed by the Governor, 4 shall be appointed for terms to
7 expire on the third Monday in January, 1999, and 3 shall be
8 appointed for terms to expire on the third Monday in January,
9 2001. If the Senate is not in session on the effective date
10 of this Article, or if a vacancy in an appointive membership
11 occurs at a time when the Senate is not in session, the
12 Governor shall make temporary appointments until the next
13 meeting of the Senate when he shall nominate persons to fill
14 such memberships for the remainder of their respective terms.
15 No more than 4 of the members appointed by the Governor shall
16 be affiliated with the same political party. Upon the
17 expiration of the terms of members appointed by the Governor,
18 their respective successors shall be appointed for terms of 6
19 years from the third Monday in January of each odd-numbered
20 year. Any members appointed to the Board shall continue to
21 serve in such capacity until their successors are appointed
22 and qualified.
23 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-630, eff. 7-24-98;
24 90-814, eff. 2-4-99.)
25 (110 ILCS 660/5-25)
26 Sec. 5-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board
27 shall elect annually by secret ballot from their own number a
28 chairman who shall preside over meetings of the Board and a
29 secretary.
30 Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each
31 quarter on the campus of Chicago State University at Chicago,
32 Illinois. At all regular meetings of the Board, a majority of
33 its members shall constitute a quorum. The student member
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1 shall have all of the privileges of membership, including the
2 right to make and second motions, to attend executive
3 sessions, and until July 1, 2001 to vote on all Board matters
4 except those involving faculty tenure, faculty promotion or
5 any issue on which the student member has a direct conflict
6 of interest. Unless the student member is entitled to vote
7 on a measure at a meeting of the Board or any of its
8 committees, he or she shall not be considered a member for
9 the purpose of determining whether a quorum is present at the
10 time that measure is voted upon. No action of the Board shall
11 be invalidated by reason of any vacancies on the Board or by
12 reason of any failure to select a student member.
13 Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
14 chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
15 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-630, eff. 7-24-98.)
16 Section 20. The Eastern Illinois University Law is
17 amended by changing Sections 10-15 and 10-25 as follows:
18 (110 ILCS 665/10-15)
19 Sec. 10-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
20 shall consist of 7 voting members appointed by the Governor,
21 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and, until
22 July 1, 2001, one voting member who is a student at Eastern
23 Illinois University. The student member serving on the Board
24 on the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997 shall be
25 a voting student member for the remainder of his or her term
26 on the Board. Beginning on July 1, 2001, and thereafter, the
27 student member of the Board shall be a nonvoting member. The
28 method of selecting the student member shall continue to be
29 chosen determined by a campus-wide student election
30 referendum. The student member shall serve a term of one year
31 beginning on July 1 of each year, except that the student
32 member initially selected shall serve a term beginning on the
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1 date of his or her selection and expiring on the next
2 succeeding June 30. To be eligible for selection as a student
3 member and to be eligible to remain as a student member of
4 the Board, the student member must be a resident of this
5 State, must have and maintain a grade point average that is
6 equivalent to at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must be a full
7 time student enrolled at all times during his or her term of
8 office except for that part of the term which follows the
9 completion of the last full regular semester of an academic
10 year and precedes the first full regular semester of the
11 succeeding academic year at the university (sometimes
12 commonly referred to as the summer session or summer school).
13 If a student member serving on the Board fails to continue to
14 meet or maintain the residency, minimum grade point average,
15 or enrollment requirement established by this Section, his or
16 her membership on the Board shall be deemed to have
17 terminated by operation of law. Of the members first
18 appointed by the Governor, 4 shall be appointed for terms to
19 expire on the third Monday in January, 1999, and 3 shall be
20 appointed for terms to expire on the third Monday in January,
21 2001. If the Senate is not in session on the effective date
22 of this Article, or if a vacancy in an appointive membership
23 occurs at a time when the Senate is not in session, the
24 Governor shall make temporary appointments until the next
25 meeting of the Senate when he shall nominate persons to fill
26 such memberships for the remainder of their respective terms.
27 No more than 4 of the members appointed by the Governor shall
28 be affiliated with the same political party. Upon the
29 expiration of the terms of members appointed by the Governor,
30 their respective successors shall be appointed for terms of 6
31 years from the third Monday in January of each odd-numbered
32 year. Any members appointed to the Board shall continue to
33 serve in such capacity until their successors are appointed
34 and qualified.
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1 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-630, eff. 7-24-98;
2 90-814, eff. 2-4-99.)
3 (110 ILCS 665/10-25)
4 Sec. 10-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board
5 shall elect annually by secret ballot from their own number a
6 chairman who shall preside over meetings of the Board and a
7 secretary.
8 Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each
9 quarter on the campus of Eastern Illinois University at
10 Charleston, Illinois. At all regular meetings of the Board, a
11 majority of its members shall constitute a quorum. The
12 student member shall have all of the privileges of
13 membership, including the right to make and second motions,
14 to attend executive sessions, and until July 1, 2001 to vote
15 on all Board matters except those involving faculty tenure,
16 faculty promotion or any issue on which the student member
17 has a direct conflict of interest. Unless the student member
18 is entitled to vote on a measure at a meeting of the Board
19 or any of its committees, he or she shall not be considered a
20 member for the purpose of determining whether a quorum is
21 present at the time that measure is voted upon. No action of
22 the Board shall be invalidated by reason of any vacancies on
23 the Board or by reason of any failure to select a student
24 member.
25 Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
26 chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
27 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-630, eff. 7-24-98.)
28 Section 25. The Governors State University Law is
29 amended by changing Sections 15-15 and 15-25 as follows:
30 (110 ILCS 670/15-15)
31 Sec. 15-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
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1 shall consist of 7 voting members appointed by the Governor,
2 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and, until
3 July 1, 2001, one voting member who is a student at Governors
4 State University. The student member serving on the Board on
5 the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997 shall be a
6 voting student member for the remainder of his or her term on
7 the Board. Beginning on July 1, 2001, and thereafter, the
8 student member of the Board shall be a nonvoting member. The
9 method of selecting the student member shall continue to be
10 chosen determined by a campus-wide student election
11 referendum. The student member shall serve a term of one year
12 beginning on July 1 of each year, except that the student
13 member initially selected shall serve a term beginning on the
14 date of his or her selection and expiring on the next
15 succeeding June 30. To be eligible for selection as a student
16 member and to be eligible to remain as a student member of
17 the Board, the student member must be a resident of this
18 State, must have and maintain a grade point average that is
19 equivalent to at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must be a full
20 time student enrolled at all times during his or her term of
21 office except for that part of the term which follows the
22 completion of the last full regular semester of an academic
23 year and precedes the first full regular semester of the
24 succeeding academic year at the university (sometimes
25 commonly referred to as the spring/summer semester). If a
26 student member serving on the Board fails to continue to meet
27 or maintain the residency, minimum grade point average, or
28 enrollment requirement established by this Section, his or
29 her membership on the Board shall be deemed to have
30 terminated by operation of law. Of the members first
31 appointed by the Governor, 4 shall be appointed for terms to
32 expire on the third Monday in January, 1999, and 3 shall be
33 appointed for terms to expire on the third Monday in January,
34 2001. If the Senate is not in session on the effective date
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1 of this Article, or if a vacancy in an appointive membership
2 occurs at a time when the Senate is not in session, the
3 Governor shall make temporary appointments until the next
4 meeting of the Senate when he shall nominate persons to fill
5 such memberships for the remainder of their respective terms.
6 No more than 4 of the members appointed by the Governor shall
7 be affiliated with the same political party. Upon the
8 expiration of the terms of members appointed by the Governor,
9 their respective successors shall be appointed for terms of 6
10 years from the third Monday in January of each odd-numbered
11 year. Any members appointed to the Board shall continue to
12 serve in such capacity until their successors are appointed
13 and qualified.
14 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-630, eff. 7-24-98;
15 90-814, eff. 2-4-99.)
16 (110 ILCS 670/15-25)
17 Sec. 15-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board
18 shall elect annually by secret ballot from their own number a
19 chairman who shall preside over meetings of the Board and a
20 secretary.
21 Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each
22 quarter on the campus of Governors State University at
23 University Park, Illinois. At all regular meetings of the
24 Board, a majority of its members shall constitute a quorum.
25 The student member shall have all of the privileges of
26 membership, including the right to make and second motions,
27 to attend executive sessions, and until July 1, 2001 to vote
28 on all Board matters except those involving faculty tenure,
29 faculty promotion or any issue on which the student member
30 has a direct conflict of interest. Unless the student member
31 is entitled to vote on a measure at a meeting of the Board or
32 any of its committees, he or she shall not be considered a
33 member for the purpose of determining whether a quorum is
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1 present at the time that measure is voted upon. No action of
2 the Board shall be invalidated by reason of any vacancies on
3 the Board or by reason of any failure to select a student
4 member.
5 Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
6 chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
7 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 89-552, eff. 7-26-96;
8 90-630, eff. 7-24-98.)
9 Section 30. The Illinois State University Law is amended
10 by changing Sections 20-15 and 20-25 as follows:
11 (110 ILCS 675/20-15)
12 Sec. 20-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
13 shall consist of 7 voting members appointed by the Governor,
14 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and, until
15 July 1, 2001, one voting member who is a student at Illinois
16 State University. The student member serving on the Board on
17 the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997 shall be a
18 voting student member for the remainder of his or her term on
19 the Board. Beginning on July 1, 2001, and thereafter, the
20 student member of the Board shall be a nonvoting member. The
21 method of selecting the student member shall continue to be
22 chosen determined by a campus-wide student election
23 referendum. The student member shall serve a term of one year
24 beginning on July 1 of each year, except that the student
25 member initially selected shall serve a term beginning on the
26 date of his or her selection and expiring on the next
27 succeeding June 30. To be eligible to remain as a student
28 member of the Board, the student member must be a resident of
29 this State, must have and maintain a grade point average that
30 is equivalent to at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must be a
31 full time student enrolled at all times during his or her
32 term of office except for that part of the term which follows
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1 the completion of the last full regular semester of an
2 academic year and precedes the first full regular semester of
3 the succeeding academic year at the university (sometimes
4 commonly referred to as the summer session or summer school).
5 If a student member serving on the Board fails to continue to
6 meet or maintain the residency, minimum grade point average,
7 or enrollment requirement established by this Section, his or
8 her membership on the Board shall be deemed to have
9 terminated by operation of law. Of the members first
10 appointed by the Governor, 4 shall be appointed for terms to
11 expire on the third Monday in January, 1999, and 3 shall be
12 appointed for terms to expire on the third Monday in January,
13 2001. If the Senate is not in session on the effective date
14 of this Article, or if a vacancy in an appointive membership
15 occurs at a time when the Senate is not in session, the
16 Governor shall make temporary appointments until the next
17 meeting of the Senate when he shall nominate persons to fill
18 such memberships for the remainder of their respective terms.
19 No more than 4 of the members appointed by the Governor shall
20 be affiliated with the same political party. Upon the
21 expiration of the terms of members appointed by the Governor,
22 their respective successors shall be appointed for terms of 6
23 years from the third Monday in January of each odd-numbered
24 year. Any members appointed to the Board shall continue to
25 serve in such capacity until their successors are appointed
26 and qualified.
27 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-630, eff. 7-24-98;
28 90-814, eff. 2-4-99.)
29 (110 ILCS 675/20-25)
30 Sec. 20-25. 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
33 secretary.
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1 Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each
2 quarter on the campus of Illinois State University at Normal,
3 Illinois. At all regular meetings of the Board, a majority of
4 its members shall constitute a quorum. The student member
5 shall have all of the privileges of membership, including the
6 right to make and second motions, to attend executive
7 sessions, and until July 1, 2001 to vote on all Board matters
8 except those involving faculty tenure, faculty promotion or
9 any issue on which the student member has a direct conflict
10 of interest. Unless the student member is entitled to vote
11 on a measure at a meeting of the Board or any of its
12 committees, he or she shall not be considered a member for
13 the purpose of determining whether a quorum is present at the
14 time that measure is voted upon. No action of the Board
15 shall be invalidated by reason of any vacancies on the Board
16 or by reason of any failure to select a student 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 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-630, eff. 7-24-98.)
20 Section 35. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is
21 amended by changing Sections 25-15 and 25-25 as follows:
22 (110 ILCS 680/25-15)
23 Sec. 25-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
24 shall consist of 9 voting members who are residents of this
25 State and are appointed by the Governor, by and with the
26 advice and consent of the Senate, and, until July 1, 2001,
27 one voting member who is a student at Northeastern Illinois
28 University. The student member serving on the Board on the
29 effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997 shall be a
30 voting student member for the remainder of his or her term on
31 the Board. Beginning on July 1, 2001, and thereafter, the
32 student member of the Board shall be a nonvoting member.
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1 Beginning with the 1999-2000 academic year, The student
2 member shall be elected by a campus-wide election referendum
3 of all students of the University. The student member shall
4 serve a term of one year beginning on July 1 of each year,
5 except that the student member initially selected under this
6 amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly shall serve a
7 term beginning on the date of his or her selection and
8 expiring on the next succeeding June 30. To be eligible to
9 remain as a student member of the Board, the student member
10 must be a resident of this State, must have and maintain a
11 grade point average that is equivalent to at least 2.5 on a
12 4.0 scale, and must be a full time undergraduate student
13 enrolled at all times during his or her term of office except
14 for that part of the term which follows the completion of the
15 last full regular semester of an academic year and precedes
16 the first full regular semester of the succeeding academic
17 year at the university (sometimes commonly referred to as the
18 summer session or summer school). If a student member
19 serving on the Board fails to continue to meet or maintain
20 the residency, minimum grade point average, or enrollment
21 requirement established by this Section, his or her
22 membership on the Board shall be deemed to have terminated by
23 operation of law. If any member of the Board appointed by the
24 Governor fails to continue to meet or maintain the residency
25 requirement established by this Section, he or she shall
26 resign membership on the Board within 30 days thereafter and,
27 failing submission of this resignation, his or her membership
28 on the Board shall be deemed to have terminated by operation
29 of law. Of the members first appointed by the Governor, 4
30 shall be appointed for terms to expire on the third Monday in
31 January, 1999 and until their successors are appointed and
32 qualified, and 3 shall be appointed for terms to expire on
33 the third Monday in January, 2001 and until their successors
34 are appointed and qualified. The 2 additional members
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1 appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent
2 of the Senate, under this amendatory Act of the 91st General
3 Assembly, shall not be from the same political party and
4 shall be appointed for terms to expire on the third Monday in
5 January, 2003 and until their successors are appointed and
6 qualified. Any vacancy in membership existing on January 1,
7 1999 shall be filled by appointment by the Governor, with the
8 advice and consent of the Senate, for a term to expire on the
9 third Monday in January, 2003. If the Senate is not in
10 session on the effective date of this Article, or if a
11 vacancy in an appointive membership occurs at a time when the
12 Senate is not in session, the Governor shall make temporary
13 appointments to fill the vacancy. Members with these
14 temporary appointments shall be deemed qualified to serve
15 upon appointment and shall continue to serve until the next
16 meeting of the Senate when the Governor shall appoint persons
17 to fill such memberships, by and with the advice and consent
18 of the Senate, for the remainder of their respective terms.
19 No more than 5 of the members appointed by the Governor shall
20 be affiliated with the same political party. Upon the
21 expiration of the terms of members appointed by the Governor
22 for other than temporary appointments, their respective
23 successors shall be appointed, by and with the advice and
24 consent of the Senate, for terms of 6 years from the third
25 Monday in January of each odd-numbered year. Any members
26 appointed to the Board shall continue to serve in such
27 capacity until their successors are appointed and qualified.
28 (Source: P.A. 90-630, eff. 7-24-98; 90-814, eff. 2-4-99;
29 91-565, 8-14-99.)
30 (110 ILCS 680/25-25)
31 Sec. 25-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board
32 appointed by the Governor shall elect by secret ballot from
33 their own number a chairperson, who shall serve for a period
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1 of 2 years from his or her election and who shall preside
2 over meetings of the Board, a secretary, and other officers
3 that the Board deems necessary. The secretary and other
4 officers shall also serve for a period of 2 years from their
5 election.
6 Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each
7 quarter on the campus of Northeastern Illinois University at
8 Chicago, Illinois. At all regular meetings of the Board, a
9 majority of its members shall constitute a quorum. The
10 student member shall have all of the privileges of
11 membership, including the right to make and second motions,
12 to attend executive sessions, and until July 1, 2001 to vote
13 on all Board matters except those involving faculty tenure,
14 faculty promotion or any issue on which the student member
15 has a direct conflict of interest. No action of the Board
16 shall be invalidated by reason of any vacancies on the Board
17 or by reason of any failure to select a student member.
18 Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
19 chairperson of the Board or by any 4 members of the Board.
20 (Source: P.A. 90-630, eff. 7-24-98; 91-565, eff. 8-14-99.)
21 Section 40. The Northern Illinois University Law is
22 amended by changing Sections 30-15 and 30-25 as follows:
23 (110 ILCS 685/30-15)
24 Sec. 30-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
25 shall consist of 7 voting members appointed by the Governor,
26 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and, until
27 July 1, 2001, one voting member who is a student at Northern
28 Illinois University. The student member serving on the Board
29 on the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997 shall be
30 a voting student member for the remainder of his or her term
31 on the Board. Beginning on July 1, 2001, and thereafter, the
32 student member of the Board shall be a nonvoting member. The
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1 method of selecting the student member shall continue to be
2 chosen determined by a campus-wide student election
3 referendum. The student member shall serve a term of one year
4 beginning on July 1 of each year, except that the student
5 member initially selected shall serve a term beginning on the
6 date of his or her selection and expiring on the next
7 succeeding June 30. To be eligible to remain as a student
8 member of the Board, the student member must be a resident of
9 this State, must have and maintain a grade point average that
10 is equivalent to at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must be a
11 full time student enrolled at all times during his or her
12 term of office except for that part of the term which follows
13 the completion of the last full regular semester of an
14 academic year and precedes the first full regular semester of
15 the succeeding academic year at the university (sometimes
16 commonly referred to as the summer session or summer school).
17 If a student member serving on the Board fails to continue to
18 meet or maintain the residency, minimum grade point average,
19 or enrollment requirement established by this Section, his or
20 her membership on the Board shall be deemed to have
21 terminated by operation of law. Of the members first
22 appointed by the Governor, 4 shall be appointed for terms to
23 expire on the third Monday in January, 1999, and 3 shall be
24 appointed for terms to expire on the third Monday in January,
25 2001. If the Senate is not in session on the effective date
26 of this Article, or if a vacancy in an appointive membership
27 occurs at a time when the Senate is not in session, the
28 Governor shall make temporary appointments until the next
29 meeting of the Senate when he shall nominate persons to fill
30 such memberships for the remainder of their respective terms.
31 No more than 4 of the members appointed by the Governor shall
32 be affiliated with the same political party. Upon the
33 expiration of the terms of members appointed by the Governor,
34 their respective successors shall be appointed for terms of 6
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1 years from the third Monday in January of each odd-numbered
2 year. Any members appointed to the Board shall continue to
3 serve in such capacity until their successors are appointed
4 and qualified.
5 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-630, eff. 7-24-98;
6 90-814, eff. 2-4-99.)
7 (110 ILCS 685/30-25)
8 Sec. 30-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board
9 shall elect annually by secret ballot from their own number a
10 chairman who shall preside over meetings of the Board and a
11 secretary.
12 Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each
13 quarter on the campus of Northern Illinois University at
14 Dekalb, Illinois or on any other University-owned property
15 located in the State. At all regular meetings of the Board, a
16 majority of its members shall constitute a quorum. The
17 student member shall have all of the privileges of
18 membership, including the right to make and second motions,
19 to attend executive sessions, and until July 1, 2001 to vote
20 on all Board matters except those involving faculty tenure,
21 faculty promotion or any issue on which the student member
22 has a direct conflict of interest. Unless the student member
23 is entitled to vote on a measure at a meeting of the Board
24 or any of its committees, he or she shall not be considered a
25 member for the purpose of determining whether a quorum is
26 present at the time that measure is voted upon. No action of
27 the Board shall be invalidated by reason of any vacancies on
28 the Board or by reason of any failure to select a student
29 member.
30 Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
31 chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
32 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 89-552, eff. 7-26-96;
33 90-630, eff. 7-24-98.)
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1 Section 45. The Western Illinois University Law is
2 amended by changing Sections 35-15 and 35-25 as follows:
3 (110 ILCS 690/35-15)
4 Sec. 35-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
5 shall consist of 7 voting members appointed by the Governor,
6 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and, until
7 July 1, 2001, one voting member who is a student at Western
8 Illinois University. The student member serving on the Board
9 on the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997 shall be
10 a voting student member for the remainder of his or her term
11 on the Board. Beginning on July 1, 2001, and thereafter,
12 the student member of the Board shall be a nonvoting member.
13 The method of selecting the student member shall continue to
14 be chosen determined by a campus-wide student election
15 referendum. The student member shall serve a term of one year
16 beginning on July 1 of each year, except that the student
17 member initially selected shall serve a term beginning on the
18 date of his or her selection and expiring on the next
19 succeeding June 30. To be eligible to remain as a student
20 member of the Board, the student member must be a resident of
21 this State, must have and maintain a grade point average that
22 is equivalent to at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must be a
23 full time student enrolled at all times during his or her
24 term of office except for that part of the term which follows
25 the completion of the last full regular semester of an
26 academic year and precedes the first full regular semester of
27 the succeeding academic year at the university (sometimes
28 commonly referred to as the summer session or summer school).
29 If a student member serving on the Board fails to continue to
30 meet or maintain the residency, minimum grade point average,
31 or enrollment requirement established by this Section, his or
32 her membership on the Board shall be deemed to have
33 terminated by operation of law. Of the members first
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1 appointed by the Governor, 4 shall be appointed for terms to
2 expire on the third Monday in January, 1999, and 3 shall be
3 appointed for terms to expire on the third Monday in January,
4 2001. If the Senate is not in session on the effective date
5 of this Article, or if a vacancy in an appointive membership
6 occurs at a time when the Senate is not in session, the
7 Governor shall make temporary appointments until the next
8 meeting of the Senate when he shall nominate persons to fill
9 such memberships for the remainder of their respective terms.
10 No more than 4 of the members appointed by the Governor shall
11 be affiliated with the same political party. Upon the
12 expiration of the terms of members appointed by the Governor,
13 their respective successors shall be appointed for terms of 6
14 years from the third Monday in January of each odd-numbered
15 year. Any members appointed to the Board shall continue to
16 serve in such capacity until their successors are appointed
17 and qualified.
18 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-630, eff. 7-24-98;
19 90-814, eff. 2-4-99.)
20 (110 ILCS 690/35-25)
21 Sec. 35-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board
22 shall elect annually by secret ballot from their own number a
23 chairman who shall preside over meetings of the Board and a
24 secretary.
25 Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each
26 quarter on the campus of Western Illinois University at
27 Macomb, Illinois. At all regular meetings of the Board, a
28 majority of its members shall constitute a quorum. The
29 student member shall have all of the privileges of
30 membership, including the right to make and second motions,
31 to attend executive sessions, and until July 1, 2001 to vote
32 on all Board matters except those involving faculty tenure,
33 faculty promotion or any issue on which the student member
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1 has a direct conflict of interest. Unless the student member
2 is entitled to vote on a measure at a meeting of the Board or
3 any of its committees, he or she shall not be considered a
4 member for the purpose of determining whether a quorum is
5 present at the time that measure is voted upon. No action of
6 the Board shall be invalidated by reason of any vacancies on
7 the Board or by reason of any failure to select a student
8 member.
9 Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
10 chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
11 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-630, eff. 7-24-98.)".