93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB5721


 
Introduced 2/6/2004, by Michael J. Madigan
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













110 ILCS 947/15









    Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act.  Makes a technical change
in a Section concerning the Illinois Student Assistance Commission.
















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    AN ACT concerning financial assistance. 

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


 
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    Section 5. The Higher Education Student Assistance Act is 
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amended by
changing
Section 15 as follows:


 
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    (110 ILCS 947/15)

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    Sec. 15. Illinois Student Assistance Commission.


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    (a)  There is established the Illinois Student Assistance 
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Commission,
consisting of 10 persons to be appointed by the 
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Governor with the
advice and
consent of the Senate. The 
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membership of the Commission shall consist of one

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representative of the institutions of higher learning
operated 
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by the State of Illinois; one representative of the private

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institutions of
higher learning located in the State; one 
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representative of the public
community colleges located in the 
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State; one representative of the public
high schools located in 
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the State; 5 citizens of the State chosen for
their knowledge 
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of and interest in higher education, but not employed
by, 
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professionally affiliated with, or members of the governing 
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boards
of any institution of higher learning located in the 
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State, and one
student member selected from nominations 
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submitted to the Governor by
multi-campus student 
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organizations, including but not limited to, the Illinois

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Student Association, the Organization of Community College 
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Students, the
recognized advisory committee of students of the 
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Board of Higher Education, and
the recognized advisory 
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committee of students of the Federation of Independent
Illinois 
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Colleges and Universities.  The Governor shall designate one 
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member,
other than the student member, as chairman.  Each member 
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of the Commission,
including the student member, shall serve 
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without compensation, but shall be
reimbursed for expenses 
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necessarily incurred in performing his or her duties
under this 
 


 






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Act.  Subject to a requirement that Commission members in office

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on the
effective date of this amendatory Act of 1995 may serve 
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the full term to
which they were appointed, the appointment of 
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Commission members to terms that
commence on or after that 
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effective date shall be made in a manner that gives
effect at 
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the earliest possible time to the change that is required by 
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this
amendatory Act in the representative
composition of the 
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Commission's membership.


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    (b)  The term of office of each member, other than the 
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student
member, is 6 years from July 1 of the year of 
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appointment, and until his
successor is appointed and 
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qualified.  If a member's tenure of office,
other than that of 
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the student member, is terminated for any reason
before his or 
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her term has expired, the Governor shall fill the vacancy by 
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the
appointment of a person who has the same representative 
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status as the
person whose term has been so terminated, and the 
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new appointee shall
hold office only for the remainder of that 
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term and until a successor
is appointed and qualified.
The term 
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of the student member shall be for 2 years from July 1 of each

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odd-numbered year.  If the tenure of the student member is 
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terminated for any
reason, the vacancy shall be filled in the 
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same manner as heretofore provided
for a regular term of office 
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appointment of the student member.  The new
student appointee 
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shall hold office only for the remainder of that term.  No

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student member may receive a scholarship or grant pursuant to 
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this Act during
his or her term of office with the Commission.


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    (c)  In accordance with the provisions of the State 
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Universities Civil
Service Act, the Commission shall employ a 
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professionally qualified person as
the Executive Director of 
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the Commission, and such other employees as may be
necessary to 
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effectuate the purposes of this Act.


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    (d)  The Commission shall meet at least once in each fiscal 
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year, and
may meet at other times which the Chairman may 
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designate by giving at
least 10 days' written notice to each 
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member.


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(Source: P.A. 89-419, eff. 6-1-96.)