101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB3259
 
Introduced , by Rep. Dan Brady
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
  
110 ILCS 205/2  from Ch. 144, par. 182

    Amends the Board of Higher Education Act.  Makes a technical change in a
Section concerning creation of the Board.



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A BILL FOR
 


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1    AN ACT concerning education.

 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly: 

 
4    Section 5. The Board of Higher Education Act is amended by 
5changing Section 2 as follows:
 


6    (110 ILCS 205/2)  (from Ch. 144, par. 182)



7    Sec. 2. There is created a Board of Higher Education to 
8consist of 16

members as follows: 10 members appointed by the

9the Governor, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate; 
10one member of a public university
governing board, appointed by 
11the Governor without the advice and consent of
the Senate; one 
12member of a private college or university board of trustees,

13appointed by the Governor without the advice and consent of the 
14Senate; the
chairman of the Illinois Community College Board; 
15the
chairman of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission; and 
162 student members

selected by the recognized advisory committee 
17of students of the Board of
Higher Education, one of whom must 
18be a non-traditional undergraduate student who is at least 24 
19years old and represents the views of non-traditional students, 
20such as a person who is employed or is a parent. One of the 10 
21members appointed
by the Governor, by and with the advice and 
22consent of the Senate, must be a
faculty member at an Illinois 
23public university.  The Governor shall
designate the
Chairman of 
 
 
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1the Board to
serve until a successor is designated.
No more 
2than 7 of the members appointed by the Governor, excluding the

3Chairman, shall be affiliated
with the same political party.  
4The 10 members appointed by
the Governor with the advice and

5consent of the Senate shall be citizens of the State and shall 
6be
selected, as far as may be practicable, on the basis of 
7their knowledge
of, or interest or experience in, problems of 
8higher education. If the
Senate is not in session or is in 
9recess, when appointments subject to
its confirmation are made, 
10the Governor shall make temporary
appointments which shall be 
11subject to subsequent Senate approval.
12(Source: P.A. 100-167, eff. 1-1-18.)