97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB2811
 
Introduced 1/18/2012, by Sen. Christine J. Johnson
 
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 the 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.  Beginning on 
21July 1, 2005, one of the 10 members appointed
by the Governor, 
22by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, must be a

23faculty member at an Illinois public university.  The Governor 
 
 
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1shall
designate the
Chairman of the Board to
serve until a 
2successor is designated.  The chairmen of the Board of Trustees

3of the University of Illinois, the Board of Trustees of 
4Southern Illinois
University, the Board of Governors of State 
5Colleges and Universities, and the
Board of Regents of Regency 
6Universities shall cease to be members of the Board
of Higher 
7Education on the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1995.

8No more than 7 of the members appointed by the Governor, 
9excluding the
Chairman, shall be affiliated
with the same 
10political party.  The 10 members appointed by
the Governor with 
11the advice and
consent of the Senate shall be citizens of the 
12State and shall be
selected, as far as may be practicable, on 
13the basis of their knowledge
of, or interest or experience in, 
14problems of higher education. If the
Senate is not in session 
15or is in recess, when appointments subject to
its confirmation 
16are made, the Governor shall make temporary
appointments which 
17shall be subject to subsequent Senate approval.
18(Source: P.A. 93-429, eff. 1-1-04; 94-905, eff. 1-1-07.)