97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB2968
 
Introduced 2/23/2011, by Rep. Monique D. Davis
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 


110 ILCS 205/3  from Ch. 144, par. 183

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



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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 3 as follows:
 



6    (110 ILCS 205/3)  (from Ch. 144, par. 183)



7    Sec. 3. Terms; vacancies. 

8    (a) The
The members of the Board whose appointments are 
9subject to
confirmation by the Senate shall be selected for 
106-year terms expiring on
January 31 of odd numbered years.  Of 
11the initial appointees, however, 2
shall be designated by the 
12Governor to serve until January 31, 1963, 3
until January 31, 
131965, and 3 until January 31, 1967.
14    Of the 2 appointees to be made by the Governor pursuant to 
15this Act as
amended by the 75th General Assembly, one shall be 
16designated to
serve until January 31, 1971 and one until 
17January 31, 1973.

18    (b) The members of the Board shall continue to serve after 
19the
expiration of their terms until their successors have been 
20appointed.

21    (c) Vacancies on the Board in offices appointed by the 
22Governor shall be
filled by appointment by the Governor for the 
23unexpired term. If the
appointment is subject to Senate 
 
 
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1confirmation and the Senate is not in
session or is in recess 
2when the appointment is made, the appointee shall
serve subject 
3to subsequent Senate approval of the appointment.

4    (d) Each student member shall serve a term of one year 
5beginning on July
1 of each year, except that the student 
6member initially selected under this amendatory Act of the 94th 
7General Assembly shall
serve a term beginning on the date of 
8such selection and expiring on the
next succeeding June 30.

9    (e) The member of the Board representing public university 
10governing
boards and the member of the Board representing 
11private college and university
boards of trustees, who are 
12appointed by the Governor but not subject to
confirmation by 
13the Senate, shall serve terms of one year beginning on July 1.

14(Source: P.A. 94-905, eff. 1-1-07.)