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92_SB0651 LRB9203783NTsb 1 AN ACT relating to university presidents and chancellors. 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 adding Section 4.2 as follows: 6 (110 ILCS 305/4.2 new) 7 Sec. 4.2. Private sector service; compensation 8 prohibited. 9 (a) No person who is employed as the President or as a 10 chancellor of the University of Illinois may contract for or 11 accept any payment of money or other thing of value or 12 economic benefit as an honorarium, per diem, salary, or other 13 form of compensation in return for his or her service as an 14 officer, director, trustee, or other member of the governing 15 or executive board of a private, for-profit or not-for-profit 16 association, foundation, business trust, corporation, or 17 other business entity located or doing business in Illinois 18 or in any other state. 19 (b) The President or chancellor shall not be deemed to 20 have accepted a payment of money or other thing of value or 21 economic benefit from an entity described in subsection (a) 22 in violation of that subsection if that entity pays for, or 23 reimburses the President or chancellor who pays for, the 24 reasonable travel, lodging, and meal expenses that are 25 actually and necessarily incurred by the President or 26 chancellor in order to attend a regular meeting of the 27 governing or executive board of that entity. 28 (c) If the President or a chancellor accepts a payment 29 of money or other thing of value or economic benefit in 30 violation of subsection (a): (i) the same shall be 31 surrendered by the President or chancellor to the State -2- LRB9203783NTsb 1 Treasurer and deposited into the General Revenue Fund or 2 otherwise held for the use and benefit of the State; and (ii) 3 the employment of the President or chancellor shall be 4 terminated by the board of trustees of the University of 5 Illinois unless the President or chancellor establishes good 6 cause why his or her employment should not be terminated. 7 Section 10. The Southern Illinois University Management 8 Act is amended by adding Section 8.1 as follows: 9 (110 ILCS 520/8.1 new) 10 Sec. 8.1. Private sector service; compensation 11 prohibited. 12 (a) No person who is employed as the President or as a 13 chancellor of Southern Illinois University may contract for 14 or accept any payment of money or other thing of value or 15 economic benefit as an honorarium, per diem, salary, or other 16 form of compensation in return for his or her service as an 17 officer, director, trustee, or other member of the governing 18 or executive board of a private, for-profit or not-for-profit 19 association, foundation, business trust, corporation, or 20 other business entity located or doing business in Illinois 21 or in any other state. 22 (b) The President or chancellor shall not be deemed to 23 have accepted a payment of money or other thing of value or 24 economic benefit from an entity described in subsection (a) 25 in violation of that subsection if that entity pays for, or 26 reimburses the President or chancellor who pays for, the 27 reasonable travel, lodging, and meal expenses that are 28 actually and necessarily incurred by the President or 29 chancellor in order to attend a regular meeting of the 30 governing or executive board of that entity. 31 (c) If the President or a chancellor accepts a payment 32 of money or other thing of value or economic benefit in -3- LRB9203783NTsb 1 violation of subsection (a): (i) the same shall be 2 surrendered by the President or chancellor to the State 3 Treasurer and deposited into the General Revenue Fund or 4 otherwise held for the use and benefit of the State; and (ii) 5 the employment of the President or chancellor shall be 6 terminated by the board of trustees of Southern Illinois 7 University unless the President or chancellor establishes 8 good cause why his or her employment should not be 9 terminated. 10 Section 15. The Chicago State University Law is amended 11 by adding Section 5-46 as follows: 12 (110 ILCS 660/5-46 new) 13 Sec. 5-46. Private sector service; compensation 14 prohibited. 15 (a) No person who is employed as the President or as a 16 chancellor of Chicago State University may contract for or 17 accept any payment of money or other thing of value or 18 economic benefit as an honorarium, per diem, salary, or other 19 form of compensation in return for his or her service as an 20 officer, director, trustee, or other member of the governing 21 or executive board of a private, for-profit or not-for-profit 22 association, foundation, business trust, corporation, or 23 other business entity located or doing business in Illinois 24 or in any other state. 25 (b) The President or chancellor shall not be deemed to 26 have accepted a payment of money or other thing of value or 27 economic benefit from an entity described in subsection (a) 28 in violation of that subsection if that entity pays for, or 29 reimburses the President or chancellor who pays for, the 30 reasonable travel, lodging, and meal expenses that are 31 actually and necessarily incurred by the President or 32 chancellor in order to attend a regular meeting of the -4- LRB9203783NTsb 1 governing or executive board of that entity. 2 (c) If the President or a chancellor accepts a payment 3 of money or other thing of value or economic benefit in 4 violation of subsection (a): (i) the same shall be 5 surrendered by the President or chancellor to the State 6 Treasurer and deposited into the General Revenue Fund or 7 otherwise held for the use and benefit of the State; and (ii) 8 the employment of the President or chancellor shall be 9 terminated by the board of trustees of Chicago State 10 University unless the President or chancellor establishes 11 good cause why his or her employment should not be 12 terminated. 13 Section 20. The Eastern Illinois University Law is 14 amended by adding Section 10-46 as follows: 15 (110 ILCS 665/10-46 new) 16 Sec. 10-46. Private sector service; compensation 17 prohibited. 18 (a) No person who is employed as the President or as a 19 chancellor of Eastern Illinois University may contract for or 20 accept any payment of money or other thing of value or 21 economic benefit as an honorarium, per diem, salary, or other 22 form of compensation in return for his or her service as an 23 officer, director, trustee, or other member of the governing 24 or executive board of a private, for-profit or not-for-profit 25 association, foundation, business trust, corporation, or 26 other business entity located or doing business in Illinois 27 or in any other state. 28 (b) The President or chancellor shall not be deemed to 29 have accepted a payment of money or other thing of value or 30 economic benefit from an entity described in subsection (a) 31 in violation of that subsection if that entity pays for, or 32 reimburses the President or chancellor who pays for, the -5- LRB9203783NTsb 1 reasonable travel, lodging, and meal expenses that are 2 actually and necessarily incurred by the President or 3 chancellor in order to attend a regular meeting of the 4 governing or executive board of that entity. 5 (c) If the President or a chancellor accepts a payment 6 of money or other thing of value or economic benefit in 7 violation of subsection (a): (i) the same shall be 8 surrendered by the President or chancellor to the State 9 Treasurer and deposited into the General Revenue Fund or 10 otherwise held for the use and benefit of the State; and (ii) 11 the employment of the President or chancellor shall be 12 terminated by the board of trustees of Eastern Illinois 13 University unless the President or chancellor establishes 14 good cause why his or her employment should not be 15 terminated. 16 Section 25. The Governors State University Law is 17 amended by adding Section 15-46 as follows: 18 (110 ILCS 670/15-46 new) 19 Sec. 15-46. Private sector service; compensation 20 prohibited. 21 (a) No person who is employed as the President or as a 22 chancellor of Governors State University may contract for or 23 accept any payment of money or other thing of value or 24 economic benefit as an honorarium, per diem, salary, or other 25 form of compensation in return for his or her service as an 26 officer, director, trustee, or other member of the governing 27 or executive board of a private, for-profit or not-for-profit 28 association, foundation, business trust, corporation, or 29 other business entity located or doing business in Illinois 30 or in any other state. 31 (b) The President or chancellor shall not be deemed to 32 have accepted a payment of money or other thing of value or -6- LRB9203783NTsb 1 economic benefit from an entity described in subsection (a) 2 in violation of that subsection if that entity pays for, or 3 reimburses the President or chancellor who pays for, the 4 reasonable travel, lodging, and meal expenses that are 5 actually and necessarily incurred by the President or 6 chancellor in order to attend a regular meeting of the 7 governing or executive board of that entity. 8 (c) If the President or a chancellor accepts a payment 9 of money or other thing of value or economic benefit in 10 violation of subsection (a): (i) the same shall be 11 surrendered by the President or chancellor to the State 12 Treasurer and deposited into the General Revenue Fund or 13 otherwise held for the use and benefit of the State; and (ii) 14 the employment of the President or chancellor shall be 15 terminated by the board of trustees of Governors State 16 University unless the President or chancellor establishes 17 good cause why his or her employment should not be 18 terminated. 19 Section 30. The Illinois State University Law is amended 20 by adding Section 20-46 as follows: 21 (110 ILCS 675/20-46 new) 22 Sec. 20-46. Private sector service; compensation 23 prohibited. 24 (a) No person who is employed as the President or as a 25 chancellor of Illinois State University may contract for or 26 accept any payment of money or other thing of value or 27 economic benefit as an honorarium, per diem, salary, or other 28 form of compensation in return for his or her service as an 29 officer, director, trustee, or other member of the governing 30 or executive board of a private, for-profit or not-for-profit 31 association, foundation, business trust, corporation, or 32 other business entity located or doing business in Illinois -7- LRB9203783NTsb 1 or in any other state. 2 (b) The President or chancellor shall not be deemed to 3 have accepted a payment of money or other thing of value or 4 economic benefit from an entity described in subsection (a) 5 in violation of that subsection if that entity pays for, or 6 reimburses the President or chancellor who pays for, the 7 reasonable travel, lodging, and meal expenses that are 8 actually and necessarily incurred by the President or 9 chancellor in order to attend a regular meeting of the 10 governing or executive board of that entity. 11 (c) If the President or a chancellor accepts a payment 12 of money or other thing of value or economic benefit in 13 violation of subsection (a): (i) the same shall be 14 surrendered by the President or chancellor to the State 15 Treasurer and deposited into the General Revenue Fund or 16 otherwise held for the use and benefit of the State; and (ii) 17 the employment of the President or chancellor shall be 18 terminated by the board of trustees of Illinois State 19 University unless the President or chancellor establishes 20 good cause why his or her employment should not be 21 terminated. 22 Section 35. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is 23 amended by adding Section 25-46 as follows: 24 (110 ILCS 680/25-46 new) 25 Sec. 25-46. Private sector service; compensation 26 prohibited. 27 (a) No person who is employed as the President or as a 28 chancellor of Northeastern Illinois University may contract 29 for or accept any payment of money or other thing of value or 30 economic benefit as an honorarium, per diem, salary, or other 31 form of compensation in return for his or her service as an 32 officer, director, trustee, or other member of the governing -8- LRB9203783NTsb 1 or executive board of a private, for-profit or not-for-profit 2 association, foundation, business trust, corporation, or 3 other business entity located or doing business in Illinois 4 or in any other state. 5 (b) The President or chancellor shall not be deemed to 6 have accepted a payment of money or other thing of value or 7 economic benefit from an entity described in subsection (a) 8 in violation of that subsection if that entity pays for, or 9 reimburses the President or chancellor who pays for, the 10 reasonable travel, lodging, and meal expenses that are 11 actually and necessarily incurred by the President or 12 chancellor in order to attend a regular meeting of the 13 governing or executive board of that entity. 14 (c) If the President or a chancellor accepts a payment 15 of money or other thing of value or economic benefit in 16 violation of subsection (a): (i) the same shall be 17 surrendered by the President or chancellor to the State 18 Treasurer and deposited into the General Revenue Fund or 19 otherwise held for the use and benefit of the State; and (ii) 20 the employment of the President or chancellor shall be 21 terminated by the board of trustees of Northeastern Illinois 22 University unless the President or chancellor establishes 23 good cause why his or her employment should not be 24 terminated. 25 Section 40. The Northern Illinois University Law is 26 amended by adding Section 30-46 as follows: 27 (110 ILCS 685/30-46 new) 28 Sec. 30-46. Private sector service; compensation 29 prohibited. 30 (a) No person who is employed as the President or as a 31 chancellor of Northern Illinois University may contract for 32 or accept any payment of money or other thing of value or -9- LRB9203783NTsb 1 economic benefit as an honorarium, per diem, salary, or other 2 form of compensation in return for his or her service as an 3 officer, director, trustee, or other member of the governing 4 or executive board of a private, for-profit or not-for-profit 5 association, foundation, business trust, corporation, or 6 other business entity located or doing business in Illinois 7 or in any other state. 8 (b) The President or chancellor shall not be deemed to 9 have accepted a payment of money or other thing of value or 10 economic benefit from an entity described in subsection (a) 11 in violation of that subsection if that entity pays for, or 12 reimburses the President or chancellor who pays for, the 13 reasonable travel, lodging, and meal expenses that are 14 actually and necessarily incurred by the President or 15 chancellor in order to attend a regular meeting of the 16 governing or executive board of that entity. 17 (c) If the President or a chancellor accepts a payment 18 of money or other thing of value or economic benefit in 19 violation of subsection (a): (i) the same shall be 20 surrendered by the President or chancellor to the State 21 Treasurer and deposited into the General Revenue Fund or 22 otherwise held for the use and benefit of the State; and (ii) 23 the employment of the President or chancellor shall be 24 terminated by the board of trustees of Northern Illinois 25 University unless the President or chancellor establishes 26 good cause why his or her employment should not be 27 terminated. 28 Section 45. The Western Illinois University Law is 29 amended by adding Section 35-46 as follows: 30 (110 ILCS 690/35-46 new) 31 Sec. 35-46. Private sector service; compensation 32 prohibited. -10- LRB9203783NTsb 1 (a) No person who is employed as the President or as a 2 chancellor of Western Illinois University may contract for or 3 accept any payment of money or other thing of value or 4 economic benefit as an honorarium, per diem, salary, or other 5 form of compensation in return for his or her service as an 6 officer, director, trustee, or other member of the governing 7 or executive board of a private, for-profit or not-for-profit 8 association, foundation, business trust, corporation, or 9 other business entity located or doing business in Illinois 10 or in any other state. 11 (b) The President or chancellor shall not be deemed to 12 have accepted a payment of money or other thing of value or 13 economic benefit from an entity described in subsection (a) 14 in violation of that subsection if that entity pays for, or 15 reimburses the President or chancellor who pays for, the 16 reasonable travel, lodging, and meal expenses that are 17 actually and necessarily incurred by the President or 18 chancellor in order to attend a regular meeting of the 19 governing or executive board of that entity. 20 (c) If the President or a chancellor accepts a payment 21 of money or other thing of value or economic benefit in 22 violation of subsection (a): (i) the same shall be 23 surrendered by the President or chancellor to the State 24 Treasurer and deposited into the General Revenue Fund or 25 otherwise held for the use and benefit of the State; and (ii) 26 the employment of the President or chancellor shall be 27 terminated by the board of trustees of Western Illinois 28 University unless the President or chancellor establishes 29 good cause why his or her employment should not be 30 terminated. 31 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 32 becoming law.