093_HB3874
LRB093 13346 RCE 19195 b
1 AN ACT concerning education.
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 Trustees Act is
5 amended by changing Section 1 as follows:
6 (110 ILCS 310/1) (from Ch. 144, par. 41)
7 Sec. 1. The Board of Trustees of the University of
8 Illinois shall consist of the Governor and at least 12
9 trustees. Nine trustees shall be appointed by the Governor,
10 from a list of nominees as provided in this Section and by
11 and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The other
12 trustees shall be students, of whom one student shall be
13 selected from each University campus.
14 Each student trustee shall serve a term of one year,
15 beginning on July 1 or on the date of his or her selection,
16 whichever is later, and expiring on the next succeeding June
17 30.
18 Each trustee shall have all of the privileges of
19 membership, except that only one student trustee shall have
20 the right to cast a legally binding vote. The Governor shall
21 designate which one of the student trustees shall possess,
22 for his or her entire term, the right to cast a legally
23 binding vote. Each student trustee who does not possess the
24 right to cast a legally binding vote shall have the right to
25 cast an advisory vote and the right to make and second
26 motions and to attend executive sessions.
27 Each trustee shall be governed by the same conflict of
28 interest standards. Pursuant to those standards, it shall not
29 be a conflict of interest for a student trustee to vote on
30 matters pertaining to students generally, such as tuition and
31 fees. However, it shall be a conflict of interest for a
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1 student trustee to vote on faculty member tenure or
2 promotion. Student trustees shall be chosen by campus-wide
3 student election, and the student trustee designated by the
4 Governor to possess a legally binding vote shall be one of
5 the students selected by this method. A student trustee who
6 does not possess a legally binding vote on a measure at a
7 meeting of the Board or any of its committees shall not be
8 considered a trustee for the purpose of determining whether a
9 quorum is present at the time that measure is voted upon.
10 To be eligible for selection as a student trustee and to be
11 eligible to remain as a voting or nonvoting student trustee,
12 a student trustee must be a resident of this State, must have
13 and maintain a grade point average that is equivalent to at
14 least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must be a full time student
15 enrolled at all times during his or her term of office except
16 for that part of the term which follows the completion of
17 the last full regular semester of an academic year and
18 precedes the first full regular semester of the succeeding
19 academic year at the University (sometimes commonly referred
20 to as the summer session or summer school). If a voting or
21 nonvoting student trustee fails to continue to meet or
22 maintain the residency, minimum grade point average, or
23 enrollment requirement established by this Section, his or
24 her membership on the Board shall be deemed to have
25 terminated by operation of law.
26 If a voting student trustee resigns or otherwise ceases
27 to serve on the Board, the Governor shall, within 30 days,
28 designate one of the remaining student trustees to possess
29 the right to cast a legally binding vote for the remainder of
30 his or her term. If a nonvoting student trustee resigns or
31 otherwise ceases to serve on the Board, the chief executive
32 of the student government from that campus shall, within 30
33 days, select a new nonvoting student trustee to serve for the
34 remainder of the term.
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1 No more than 5 of the 9 appointed trustees shall be
2 affiliated with the same political party. Each trustee
3 appointed by the Governor must be a resident of this State.
4 A failure to meet or maintain this residency requirement
5 constitutes a resignation from and creates a vacancy in the
6 Board. The term of office of each appointed trustee shall be
7 6 years from the third Monday in January of each odd numbered
8 year. The regular terms of office of the appointed trustees
9 shall be staggered so that 3 terms expire in each
10 odd-numbered year.
11 Vacancies for appointed trustees shall be filled for the
12 unexpired term in the same manner as original appointments.
13 If a vacancy in membership occurs at a time when the Senate
14 is not in session, the Governor shall make temporary
15 appointments until the next meeting of the Senate, when he
16 shall appoint persons to fill such memberships for the
17 remainder of their respective terms. If the Senate is not in
18 session when appointments for a full term are made,
19 appointments shall be made as in the case of vacancies.
20 No action of the board shall be invalidated by reason of
21 any vacancies on the board, or by reason of any failure to
22 select student trustees.
23 The Governor must make appointments from a list of
24 nominees submitted to the Governor by the university's alumni
25 association. If a vacancy will occur because a member's term
26 will end, then the alumni association must submit its list of
27 nominees to the Governor at least 90 days before the end of
28 the term. If a vacancy otherwise occurs, then the Board of
29 Trustees must notify the alumni association of the vacancy as
30 soon as possible; the alumni association must then submit its
31 list of nominees to the Governor within 60 days after
32 receiving notice. If the alumni association does not submit
33 its list of nominees to the Governor within the time limit,
34 then the Governor may appoint any qualified individual to
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1 fill the vacancy. Each list must contain the names of at
2 least 3 qualified individuals who affiliated with each
3 political party that is eligible for appointment.
4 (Source: P.A. 91-778, eff. 1-1-01; 91-798, eff. 7-9-00;
5 92-16, eff. 6-28-01.)
6 Section 10. The Southern Illinois University Management
7 Act is amended by changing Section 2 as follows:
8 (110 ILCS 520/2) (from Ch. 144, par. 652)
9 Sec. 2. The Board shall consist of 7 members appointed
10 by the Governor, from a list of nominees as provided in this
11 Section and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate,
12 the Superintendent of Public Instruction, or his chief
13 assistant for liaison with higher education when designated
14 to serve in his place, ex-officio, and one voting student
15 member designated by the Governor from one campus of the
16 University and one nonvoting student member from the campus
17 of the University not represented by the voting student
18 member. The Governor shall designate one of the student
19 members serving on the Board to serve as the voting student
20 member. Each student member shall be chosen by the
21 respective campuses of Southern Illinois University at
22 Carbondale and Edwardsville. The method of choosing these
23 student members shall be by campus-wide student election, and
24 any student designated by the Governor to be a voting student
25 member shall be one of the students chosen by this method.
26 The student members shall serve terms of one year beginning
27 on July 1 of each year, except that the student members
28 initially selected shall serve a term beginning on the date
29 of such selection and expiring on the next succeeding June
30 30. To be eligible for selection as a student member and to
31 be eligible to remain as a voting or nonvoting student member
32 of the Board, a student member must be a resident of this
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1 State, must have and maintain a grade point average that is
2 equivalent to at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must be a full
3 time student enrolled at all times during his or her term of
4 office except for that part of the term which follows the
5 completion of the last full regular semester of an academic
6 year and precedes the first full regular semester of the
7 succeeding academic year at the university (sometimes
8 commonly referred to as the summer session or summer school).
9 If a voting or nonvoting student member serving on the Board
10 fails to continue to meet or maintain the residency, minimum
11 grade point average, or enrollment requirement established by
12 this Section, his or her membership on the Board shall be
13 deemed to have terminated by operation of law. No more than
14 4 of the members appointed by the Governor shall be
15 affiliated with the same political party. Each member
16 appointed by the Governor must be a resident of this State.
17 A failure to meet or maintain this residency requirement
18 constitutes a resignation from and creates a vacancy in the
19 Board. Upon the expiration of the terms of members appointed
20 by the Governor, their respective successors shall be
21 appointed for terms of 6 years from the third Monday in
22 January of each odd-numbered year and until their respective
23 successors are appointed for like terms. If the Senate is
24 not in session appointments shall be made as in the case of
25 vacancies.
26 The Governor must make appointments from a list of
27 nominees submitted to the Governor by the university's alumni
28 association. If a vacancy will occur because a member's term
29 will end, then the alumni association must submit its list of
30 nominees to the Governor at least 90 days before the end of
31 the term. If a vacancy otherwise occurs, then the Board of
32 Trustees must notify the alumni association of the vacancy as
33 soon as possible; the alumni association must then submit its
34 list of nominees to the Governor within 60 days after
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1 receiving notice. If the alumni association does not submit
2 its list of nominees to the Governor within the time limit,
3 then the Governor may appoint any qualified individual to
4 fill the vacancy. Each list must contain the names of at
5 least 3 qualified individuals who affiliated with each
6 political party that is eligible for appointment.
7 (Source: P.A. 91-778, eff. 1-1-01; 91-798, eff. 7-9-00;
8 92-16, eff. 6-28-01.)
9 Section 15. The Chicago State University Law is amended
10 by changing Section 5-15 as follows:
11 (110 ILCS 660/5-15)
12 Sec. 5-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
13 shall consist of 7 voting members appointed by the Governor,
14 from a list of nominees as provided in this Section and by
15 and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and one voting
16 member who is a student at Chicago State University. The
17 student member shall be chosen by a campus-wide student
18 election. 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
23 student member and to be eligible to remain as a student
24 member of the Board, the student member must be a resident of
25 this State, must have and maintain a grade point average that
26 is equivalent to at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must be a
27 full time student enrolled at all times during his or her
28 term of office except for that part of the term which follows
29 the completion of the last full regular semester of an
30 academic year and precedes the first full regular semester of
31 the 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. Each member
17 appointed by the Governor must be a resident of this State.
18 A failure to meet or maintain this residency requirement
19 constitutes a resignation from and creates a vacancy in the
20 Board. Upon the expiration of the terms of members appointed
21 by the Governor, their respective successors shall be
22 appointed for terms of 6 years from the third Monday in
23 January of each odd-numbered year. Any members appointed to
24 the Board shall continue to serve in such capacity until
25 their successors are appointed and qualified.
26 The Governor must make appointments from a list of
27 nominees submitted to the Governor by the university's alumni
28 association. If a vacancy will occur because a member's term
29 will end, then the alumni association must submit its list of
30 nominees to the Governor at least 90 days before the end of
31 the term. If a vacancy otherwise occurs, then the Board of
32 Trustees must notify the alumni association of the vacancy as
33 soon as possible; the alumni association must then submit its
34 list of nominees to the Governor within 60 days after
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1 receiving notice. If the alumni association does not submit
2 its list of nominees to the Governor within the time limit,
3 then the Governor may appoint any qualified individual to
4 fill the vacancy. Each list must contain the names of at
5 least 3 qualified individuals who affiliated with each
6 political party that is eligible for appointment.
7 (Source: P.A. 91-778, eff. 1-1-01; 91-798, eff. 7-9-00;
8 92-16, eff. 6-28-01.)
9 Section 20. The Eastern Illinois University Law is
10 amended by changing Section 10-15 as follows:
11 (110 ILCS 665/10-15)
12 Sec. 10-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
13 shall consist of 7 voting members appointed by the Governor,
14 from a list of nominees as provided in this Section and by
15 and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and one voting
16 member who is a student at Eastern Illinois University. The
17 student member shall be chosen by a campus-wide student
18 election. 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
23 student member and to be eligible to remain as a student
24 member of the Board, the student member must be a resident of
25 this State, must have and maintain a grade point average that
26 is equivalent to at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must be a
27 full time student enrolled at all times during his or her
28 term of office except for that part of the term which follows
29 the completion of the last full regular semester of an
30 academic year and precedes the first full regular semester of
31 the 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. Each member
17 appointed by the Governor must be a resident of this State.
18 A failure to meet or maintain this residency requirement
19 constitutes a resignation from and creates a vacancy in the
20 Board. Upon the expiration of the terms of members appointed
21 by the Governor, their respective successors shall be
22 appointed for terms of 6 years from the third Monday in
23 January of each odd-numbered year. Any members appointed to
24 the Board shall continue to serve in such capacity until
25 their successors are appointed and qualified.
26 The Governor must make appointments from a list of
27 nominees submitted to the Governor by the university's alumni
28 association. If a vacancy will occur because a member's term
29 will end, then the alumni association must submit its list of
30 nominees to the Governor at least 90 days before the end of
31 the term. If a vacancy otherwise occurs, then the Board of
32 Trustees must notify the alumni association of the vacancy as
33 soon as possible; the alumni association must then submit its
34 list of nominees to the Governor within 60 days after
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1 receiving notice. If the alumni association does not submit
2 its list of nominees to the Governor within the time limit,
3 then the Governor may appoint any qualified individual to
4 fill the vacancy. Each list must contain the names of at
5 least 3 qualified individuals who affiliated with each
6 political party that is eligible for appointment.
7 (Source: P.A. 91-778, eff. 1-1-01; 91-798, eff. 7-9-00;
8 92-16, eff. 6-28-01.)
9 Section 25. The Governors State University Law is
10 amended by changing Section 15-15 as follows:
11 (110 ILCS 670/15-15)
12 Sec. 15-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
13 shall consist of 7 voting members appointed by the Governor,
14 from a list of nominees as provided in this Section and by
15 and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and one voting
16 member who is a student at Governors State University. The
17 student member shall be chosen by a campus-wide student
18 election. 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
23 student member and to be eligible to remain as a student
24 member of the Board, the student member must be a resident of
25 this State, must have and maintain a grade point average that
26 is equivalent to at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must be a
27 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 spring/summer semester). If a
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1 student member serving on the Board fails to continue to meet
2 or maintain the residency, minimum grade point average, or
3 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. Each member
17 appointed by the Governor must be a resident of this State.
18 A failure to meet or maintain this residency requirement
19 constitutes a resignation from and creates a vacancy in the
20 Board. Upon the expiration of the terms of members appointed
21 by the Governor, their respective successors shall be
22 appointed for terms of 6 years from the third Monday in
23 January of each odd-numbered year. Any members appointed to
24 the Board shall continue to serve in such capacity until
25 their successors are appointed and qualified.
26 The Governor must make appointments from a list of
27 nominees submitted to the Governor by the university's alumni
28 association. If a vacancy will occur because a member's term
29 will end, then the alumni association must submit its list of
30 nominees to the Governor at least 90 days before the end of
31 the term. If a vacancy otherwise occurs, then the Board of
32 Trustees must notify the alumni association of the vacancy as
33 soon as possible; the alumni association must then submit its
34 list of nominees to the Governor within 60 days after
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1 receiving notice. If the alumni association does not submit
2 its list of nominees to the Governor within the time limit,
3 then the Governor may appoint any qualified individual to
4 fill the vacancy. Each list must contain the names of at
5 least 3 qualified individuals who affiliated with each
6 political party that is eligible for appointment.
7 (Source: P.A. 91-778, eff. 1-1-01; 91-798, eff. 7-9-00;
8 92-16, eff. 6-28-01.)
9 Section 30. The Illinois State University Law is amended
10 by changing Section 20-15 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 from a list of nominees as provided in this Section and by
15 and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and one voting
16 member who is a student at Illinois State University. The
17 student member shall be chosen by a campus-wide student
18 election. 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 to remain as a student
23 member of the Board, the student member must be a resident of
24 this State, must have and maintain a grade point average that
25 is equivalent to at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must be a
26 full time student enrolled at all times during his or her
27 term of office except for that part of the term which follows
28 the completion of the last full regular semester of an
29 academic year and precedes the first full regular semester of
30 the succeeding academic year at the university (sometimes
31 commonly referred to as the summer session or summer school).
32 If a student member serving on the Board fails to continue to
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1 meet or maintain the residency, minimum grade point average,
2 or enrollment requirement established by this Section, his or
3 her membership on the Board shall be deemed to have
4 terminated by operation of law. Of the members first
5 appointed by the Governor, 4 shall be appointed for terms to
6 expire on the third Monday in January, 1999, and 3 shall be
7 appointed for terms to expire on the third Monday in January,
8 2001. If the Senate is not in session on the effective date
9 of this Article, or if a vacancy in an appointive membership
10 occurs at a time when the Senate is not in session, the
11 Governor shall make temporary appointments until the next
12 meeting of the Senate when he shall nominate persons to fill
13 such memberships for the remainder of their respective terms.
14 No more than 4 of the members appointed by the Governor shall
15 be affiliated with the same political party. Each member
16 appointed by the Governor must be a resident of this State.
17 A failure to meet or maintain this residency requirement
18 constitutes a resignation from and creates a vacancy in the
19 Board. Upon the expiration of the terms of members appointed
20 by the Governor, their respective successors shall be
21 appointed for terms of 6 years from the third Monday in
22 January of each odd-numbered year. Any members appointed to
23 the Board shall continue to serve in such capacity until
24 their successors are appointed and qualified.
25 The Governor must make appointments from a list of
26 nominees submitted to the Governor by the university's alumni
27 association. If a vacancy will occur because a member's term
28 will end, then the alumni association must submit its list of
29 nominees to the Governor at least 90 days before the end of
30 the term. If a vacancy otherwise occurs, then the Board of
31 Trustees must notify the alumni association of the vacancy as
32 soon as possible; the alumni association must then submit its
33 list of nominees to the Governor within 60 days after
34 receiving notice. If the alumni association does not submit
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1 its list of nominees to the Governor within the time limit,
2 then the Governor may appoint any qualified individual to
3 fill the vacancy. Each list must contain the names of at
4 least 3 qualified individuals who affiliated with each
5 political party that is eligible for appointment.
6 (Source: P.A. 91-778, eff. 1-1-01; 91-798, eff. 7-9-00;
7 92-16, eff. 6-28-01.)
8 Section 35. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is
9 amended by changing Section 25-15 as follows:
10 (110 ILCS 680/25-15)
11 Sec. 25-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
12 shall consist of 9 voting members who are residents of this
13 State and are appointed by the Governor, from a list of
14 nominees as provided in this Section and by and with the
15 advice and consent of the Senate, and one voting member who
16 is a student at Northeastern Illinois University. The
17 student member shall be elected by a campus-wide election of
18 all students of the University. The student member shall
19 serve a term of one year beginning on July 1 of each year,
20 except that the student member initially selected under this
21 amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly shall serve a
22 term beginning on the date of his or her selection and
23 expiring on the next succeeding June 30. To be eligible to
24 remain as a student member of the Board, the student member
25 must be a resident of this State, must have and maintain a
26 grade point average that is equivalent to at least 2.5 on a
27 4.0 scale, and must be a full time undergraduate student
28 enrolled at all times during his or her term of office except
29 for that part of the term which follows the completion of the
30 last full regular semester of an academic year and precedes
31 the first full regular semester of the succeeding academic
32 year at the university (sometimes commonly referred to as the
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1 summer session or summer school). If a student member
2 serving on the Board fails to continue to meet or maintain
3 the residency, minimum grade point average, or enrollment
4 requirement established by this Section, his or her
5 membership on the Board shall be deemed to have terminated by
6 operation of law. If any member of the Board appointed by
7 the Governor fails to continue to meet or maintain the
8 residency requirement established by this Section, he or she
9 shall resign membership on the Board within 30 days
10 thereafter and, failing submission of this resignation, his
11 or her membership on the Board shall be deemed to have
12 terminated by operation of law. Of the members first
13 appointed by the Governor, 4 shall be appointed for terms to
14 expire on the third Monday in January, 1999 and until their
15 successors are appointed and qualified, and 3 shall be
16 appointed for terms to expire on the third Monday in January,
17 2001 and until their successors are appointed and qualified.
18 The 2 additional members appointed by the Governor, by and
19 with the advice and consent of the Senate, under this
20 amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly, shall not be
21 from the same political party and shall be appointed for
22 terms to expire on the third Monday in January, 2003 and
23 until their successors are appointed and qualified. Any
24 vacancy in membership existing on January 1, 1999 shall be
25 filled by appointment by the Governor, with the advice and
26 consent of the Senate, for a term to expire on the third
27 Monday in January, 2003. If the Senate is not in session on
28 the effective date of this Article, or if a vacancy in an
29 appointive membership occurs at a time when the Senate is not
30 in session, the Governor shall make temporary appointments to
31 fill the vacancy. Members with these temporary appointments
32 shall be deemed qualified to serve upon appointment and shall
33 continue to serve until the next meeting of the Senate when
34 the Governor shall appoint persons to fill such memberships,
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1 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for the
2 remainder of their respective terms. No more than 5 of the
3 members appointed by the Governor shall be affiliated with
4 the same political party. Each member appointed by the
5 Governor must be a resident of this State. A failure to meet
6 or maintain this residency requirement constitutes a
7 resignation from and creates a vacancy in the Board. Upon
8 the expiration of the terms of members appointed by the
9 Governor for other than temporary appointments, their
10 respective successors shall be appointed, by and with the
11 advice and consent of the Senate, for terms of 6 years from
12 the third Monday in January of each odd-numbered year. Any
13 members appointed to the Board shall continue to serve in
14 such capacity until their successors are appointed and
15 qualified.
16 The Governor must make appointments from a list of
17 nominees submitted to the Governor by the university's alumni
18 association. If a vacancy will occur because a member's term
19 will end, then the alumni association must submit its list of
20 nominees to the Governor at least 90 days before the end of
21 the term. If a vacancy otherwise occurs, then the Board of
22 Trustees must notify the alumni association of the vacancy as
23 soon as possible; the alumni association must then submit its
24 list of nominees to the Governor within 60 days after
25 receiving notice. If the alumni association does not submit
26 its list of nominees to the Governor within the time limit,
27 then the Governor may appoint any qualified individual to
28 fill the vacancy. Each list must contain the names of at
29 least 3 qualified individuals who affiliated with each
30 political party that is eligible for appointment.
31 (Source: P.A. 91-565, eff. 8-14-99; 91-778, eff. 1-1-01;
32 91-798, eff. 7-9-00; 92-16, eff. 6-28-01.)
33 Section 40. The Northern Illinois University Law is
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1 amended by changing Section 30-15 as follows:
2 (110 ILCS 685/30-15)
3 Sec. 30-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
4 shall consist of 7 voting members appointed by the Governor,
5 from a list of nominees as provided in this Section and by
6 and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and one voting
7 member who is a student at Northern Illinois University. The
8 student member shall be chosen by a campus-wide student
9 election. The student member shall serve a term of one year
10 beginning on July 1 of each year, except that the student
11 member initially selected shall serve a term beginning on the
12 date of his or her selection and expiring on the next
13 succeeding June 30. To be eligible to remain as a student
14 member of the Board, the student member must be a resident of
15 this State, must have and maintain a grade point average that
16 is equivalent to at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must be a
17 full time student enrolled at all times during his or her
18 term of office except for that part of the term which follows
19 the completion of the last full regular semester of an
20 academic year and precedes the first full regular semester of
21 the succeeding academic year at the university (sometimes
22 commonly referred to as the summer session or summer school).
23 If a student member serving on the Board fails to continue to
24 meet or maintain the residency, minimum grade point average,
25 or enrollment requirement established by this Section, his or
26 her membership on the Board shall be deemed to have
27 terminated by operation of law. Of the members first
28 appointed by the Governor, 4 shall be appointed for terms to
29 expire on the third Monday in January, 1999, and 3 shall be
30 appointed for terms to expire on the third Monday in January,
31 2001. If the Senate is not in session on the effective date
32 of this Article, or if a vacancy in an appointive membership
33 occurs at a time when the Senate is not in session, the
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1 Governor shall make temporary appointments until the next
2 meeting of the Senate when he shall nominate persons to fill
3 such memberships for the remainder of their respective terms.
4 No more than 4 of the members appointed by the Governor shall
5 be affiliated with the same political party. Each member
6 appointed by the Governor must be a resident of this State.
7 A failure to meet or maintain this residency requirement
8 constitutes a resignation from and creates a vacancy in the
9 Board. Upon the expiration of the terms of members appointed
10 by the Governor, their respective successors shall be
11 appointed for terms of 6 years from the third Monday in
12 January of each odd-numbered year. Any members appointed to
13 the Board shall continue to serve in such capacity until
14 their successors are appointed and qualified.
15 The Governor must make appointments from a list of
16 nominees submitted to the Governor by the university's alumni
17 association. If a vacancy will occur because a member's term
18 will end, then the alumni association must submit its list of
19 nominees to the Governor at least 90 days before the end of
20 the term. If a vacancy otherwise occurs, then the Board of
21 Trustees must notify the alumni association of the vacancy as
22 soon as possible; the alumni association must then submit its
23 list of nominees to the Governor within 60 days after
24 receiving notice. If the alumni association does not submit
25 its list of nominees to the Governor within the time limit,
26 then the Governor may appoint any qualified individual to
27 fill the vacancy. Each list must contain the names of at
28 least 3 qualified individuals who affiliated with each
29 political party that is eligible for appointment.
30 (Source: P.A. 91-778, eff. 1-1-01; 91-798, eff. 7-9-00;
31 92-16, eff. 6-28-01.)
32 Section 45. The Western Illinois University Law is
33 amended by changing Section 35-15 as follows:
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1 (110 ILCS 690/35-15)
2 Sec. 35-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
3 shall consist of 7 voting members appointed by the Governor,
4 from a list of nominees as provided in this Section and by
5 and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and one voting
6 member who is a student at Western Illinois University. The
7 student member shall be chosen by a campus-wide student
8 election. The student member shall serve a term of one year
9 beginning on July 1 of each year, except that the student
10 member initially selected shall serve a term beginning on the
11 date of his or her selection and expiring on the next
12 succeeding June 30. To be eligible to remain as a student
13 member of the Board, the student member must be a resident of
14 this State, must have and maintain a grade point average that
15 is equivalent to at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must be a
16 full time student enrolled at all times during his or her
17 term of office except for that part of the term which follows
18 the completion of the last full regular semester of an
19 academic year and precedes the first full regular semester of
20 the succeeding academic year at the university (sometimes
21 commonly referred to as the summer session or summer school).
22 If a student member serving on the Board fails to continue to
23 meet or maintain the residency, minimum grade point average,
24 or enrollment requirement established by this Section, his or
25 her membership on the Board shall be deemed to have
26 terminated by operation of law. Of the members first
27 appointed by the Governor, 4 shall be appointed for terms to
28 expire on the third Monday in January, 1999, and 3 shall be
29 appointed for terms to expire on the third Monday in January,
30 2001. If the Senate is not in session on the effective date
31 of this Article, or if a vacancy in an appointive membership
32 occurs at a time when the Senate is not in session, the
33 Governor shall make temporary appointments until the next
34 meeting of the Senate when he shall nominate persons to fill
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1 such memberships for the remainder of their respective terms.
2 No more than 4 of the members appointed by the Governor shall
3 be affiliated with the same political party. Each member
4 appointed by the Governor must be a resident of this State.
5 A failure to meet or maintain this residency requirement
6 constitutes a resignation from and creates a vacancy in the
7 Board. Upon the expiration of the terms of members appointed
8 by the Governor, their respective successors shall be
9 appointed for terms of 6 years from the third Monday in
10 January of each odd-numbered year. Any members appointed to
11 the Board shall continue to serve in such capacity until
12 their successors are appointed and qualified.
13 The Governor must make appointments from a list of
14 nominees submitted to the Governor by the university's alumni
15 association. If a vacancy will occur because a member's term
16 will end, then the alumni association must submit its list of
17 nominees to the Governor at least 90 days before the end of
18 the term. If a vacancy otherwise occurs, then the Board of
19 Trustees must notify the alumni association of the vacancy as
20 soon as possible; the alumni association must then submit its
21 list of nominees to the Governor within 60 days after
22 receiving notice. If the alumni association does not submit
23 its list of nominees to the Governor within the time limit,
24 then the Governor may appoint any qualified individual to
25 fill the vacancy. Each list must contain the names of at
26 least 3 qualified individuals who affiliated with each
27 political party that is eligible for appointment.
28 (Source: P.A. 91-778, eff. 1-1-01; 91-798, eff. 7-9-00;
29 92-16, eff. 6-28-01.)
30 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
31 becoming law.