102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB1791
 
Introduced 2/17/2021, by Rep. Katie Stuart
 
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 
11by the Governor without the advice and consent of
the Senate; 
12one member of a private college or university board of 
13trustees,
appointed by the Governor without the advice and 
14consent of the Senate; the
chairman of the Illinois Community 
15College Board; the
chairman of the Illinois Student Assistance 
16Commission; and 2 student members

selected by the recognized 
17advisory committee of students of the Board of
Higher 
18Education, one of whom must be a non-traditional undergraduate 
19student who is at least 24 years old and represents the views 
20of non-traditional students, such as a person who is employed 
21or is a parent. One of the 10 members appointed
by the 
22Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 
23must be a
faculty member at an Illinois public university.  The 
 
 
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1Governor shall
designate the
Chairman of the Board to
serve 
2until a successor is designated.
No more than 7 of the members 
3appointed by the Governor, excluding the
Chairman, shall be 
4affiliated
with the same political party.  The 10 members 
5appointed by
the Governor with the advice and
consent of the 
6Senate shall be citizens of the State and shall be
selected, as 
7far as may be practicable, on the basis of their knowledge
of, 
8or interest or experience in, problems of higher education. If 
9the
Senate is not in session or is in recess, when appointments 
10subject to
its confirmation are made, the Governor shall make 
11temporary
appointments which shall be subject to subsequent 
12Senate approval.
13(Source: P.A. 100-167, eff. 1-1-18.)