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90_HB0923eng
110 ILCS 310/1 from Ch. 144, par. 41
Amends the University of Illinois Trustees Act. Provides
that the Governor shall designate one of the 3 student
members of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees as a
voting member. Effective July 1, 1997.
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1 AN ACT relating to membership on the governing boards of
2 public universities.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The University of Illinois Trustees Act is
6 amended by changing Section 1 as follows:
7 (110 ILCS 310/1) (from Ch. 144, par. 41)
8 Sec. 1. The Board of Trustees of the University of
9 Illinois shall consist of 9 trustees appointed by the
10 Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate,
11 the Governor, and one nonvoting student member from each
12 campus of the University of Illinois.
13 Each nonvoting student member shall serve a term of one
14 year, beginning on July 1 of each year or on the date of his
15 or her selection, whichever is later, and expiring on the
16 next succeeding June 30. The student members shall have all
17 of the privileges of membership, including the right to make
18 and second motions and to attend executive sessions, except
19 that only one student member, designated by the Governor at
20 the Governor's discretion, shall have other than the right to
21 vote. The method of selecting these student members shall be
22 determined by campus-wide student referendum. Nonvoting
23 student members shall not be considered members for the
24 purpose of determining a quorum at any meeting of the board
25 or any of its committees. To be eligible for selection as a
26 student member, to be eligible for designation by the
27 Governor as a student member who has the right to vote, and
28 to be eligible to remain as a voting or nonvoting student
29 member of the Board, a student member must be a resident of
30 this State, must have and maintain a grade point average that
31 is equivalent to at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must be
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1 enrolled for a minimum of 8 semester hours of university
2 credit at all times during his or her term of office except
3 for that part of the term which follows the completion of the
4 last full regular semester of an academic year and precedes
5 the first full regular semester of the succeeding academic
6 year at the university (sometimes commonly referred to as the
7 summer session or summer school). If a voting or nonvoting
8 student member serving on the Board fails to continue to meet
9 or maintain the residency, minimum grade point average, or
10 minimum semester hour enrollment requirement established by
11 this Section, his or her membership on the Board shall be
12 deemed to have terminated by operation of law.
13 The term of each elected trustee who is in office on the
14 effective date of this amendatory Act of 1995 shall terminate
15 on the second Monday in January, 1996, or when a quorum of
16 the trustees initially to be appointed under this amendatory
17 Act of 1995 is appointed and qualified, whichever last
18 occurs.
19 No more than 5 of the 9 trustees members appointed by the
20 Governor shall be affiliated with the same political party.
21 The term of office of each appointed trustee shall be 6 years
22 from the third Monday in January of each odd numbered year,
23 except that of the 9 trustees initially appointed by the
24 Governor, 3 shall be appointed for terms that commence on the
25 date of their appointment and expire on the second Monday in
26 January, 1997; 3 shall be appointed for terms that commence
27 on the date of their appointment and expire on the second
28 Monday in January, 1999; and 3 shall be appointed for terms
29 that commence on the date of their appointment and expire on
30 the second Monday in January, 2001. Upon expiration of the
31 terms of the members initially appointed by the Governor,
32 their respective successors shall be appointed for terms of 6
33 years from the second Monday in January of each odd numbered
34 year and until their respective successors are appointed and
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1 qualified.
2 Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term in the
3 same manner as original appointments. If a vacancy in
4 membership occurs at a time when the Senate is not in
5 session, the Governor shall make temporary appointments until
6 the next meeting of the Senate, when he shall appoint persons
7 to fill such memberships for the remainder of their
8 respective terms. If the Senate is not in session when
9 appointments for a full term are made, appointments shall be
10 made as in the case of vacancies.
11 No action of the board shall be invalidated by reason of
12 any vacancies on the board, or by reason of any failure to
13 select nonvoting student members.
14 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 7-1-95 (eff. date changed from
15 1-1-96 by P.A. 89-24); 89-5, eff. 1-1-96.)
16 Section 10. The Southern Illinois University Management
17 Act is amended by changing Sections 2 and 5 as follows:
18 (110 ILCS 520/2) (from Ch. 144, par. 652)
19 Sec. 2. The Board shall consist of 7 members appointed by
20 the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the
21 Senate, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, or his
22 chief assistant for liaison with higher education when
23 designated to serve in his place, ex-officio, and 2 nonvoting
24 student members each to be selected by the respective
25 campuses of Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and at
26 Edwardsville. The method of selecting these student members
27 shall be determined by campus-wide student referendum. The
28 student members shall serve terms of one year beginning on
29 July 1 of each year, except that the student members
30 initially selected shall serve a term beginning on the date
31 of such selection and expiring on the next succeeding June
32 30. To be eligible for selection as a student member, to be
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1 eligible for designation by the Governor (as provided in
2 Section 5) as a student member who has the right to vote, and
3 to be eligible to remain as a voting or nonvoting student
4 member of the Board, a student member must be a resident of
5 this State, must have and maintain a grade point average that
6 is equivalent to at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must be
7 enrolled for a minimum of 8 semester hours of university
8 credit at all times during his or her term of office except
9 for that part of the term which follows the completion of the
10 last full regular semester of an academic year and precedes
11 the first full regular semester of the succeeding academic
12 year at the university (sometimes commonly referred to as the
13 summer session or summer school). If a voting or nonvoting
14 student member serving on the Board fails to continue to meet
15 or maintain the residency, minimum grade point average, or
16 minimum semester hour enrollment requirement established by
17 this Section, his or her membership on the Board shall be
18 deemed to have terminated by operation of law. No more than 4
19 of the members appointed by the Governor shall be affiliated
20 with the same political party. Upon the expiration of the
21 terms of members appointed by the Governor, their respective
22 successors shall be appointed for terms of 6 years from the
23 third Monday in January of each odd-numbered year and until
24 their respective successors are appointed for like terms. If
25 the Senate is not in session appointments shall be made as in
26 the case of vacancies.
27 (Source: P.A. 78-822.)
28 (110 ILCS 520/5) (from Ch. 144, par. 655)
29 Sec. 5. Members of the Board shall elect annually by
30 secret ballot from their own number a chairman who shall
31 preside over meetings of the Board and a secretary.
32 Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each
33 quarter on a campus of Southern Illinois University. At all
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1 regular meetings of the Board, a majority of its voting four
2 members shall constitute a quorum. The nonvoting student
3 members shall have all of the privileges of membership,
4 including the right to make and second motions and to attend
5 executive sessions, except that only one student member,
6 designated by the Governor at the Governor's discretion,
7 shall have other than the right to vote. The nonvoting
8 student member, but they shall not be considered a member
9 members for the purpose of determining a quorum at any
10 meeting of the Board or any of its committees. No action of
11 the Board shall be invalidated by reason of any vacancies on
12 the Board, or by reason of any failure to select a nonvoting
13 student member.
14 Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
15 chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
16 (Source: P.A. 80-730.)
17 Section 15. The Chicago State University Law is amended
18 by changing Sections 5-15 and 5-25 as follows:
19 (110 ILCS 660/5-15)
20 Sec. 5-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
21 shall consist of 7 voting members appointed by the Governor
22 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and one
23 voting nonvoting member who is a student at Chicago State
24 University. The method of selecting the student member shall
25 be determined by a campus-wide student referendum. The
26 student member shall serve a term of one year beginning on
27 July 1 of each year, except that the student member initially
28 selected shall serve a term beginning on the date of his or
29 her selection and expiring on the next succeeding June 30. To
30 be eligible for selection as a student member and to be
31 eligible to remain as a student member of the Board, the
32 student member must be a resident of this State, must have
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1 and maintain a grade point average that is equivalent to at
2 least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must be enrolled for a minimum
3 of 8 semester hours of university credit at all times during
4 his or her term of office except for that part of the term
5 which follows the completion of the last full regular
6 semester of an academic year and precedes the first full
7 regular semester of the succeeding academic year at the
8 university (sometimes commonly referred to as the summer
9 session or summer school). If a student member serving on
10 the Board fails to continue to meet or maintain the
11 residency, minimum grade point average, or minimum semester
12 hour enrollment requirement established by this Section, his
13 or her membership on the Board shall be deemed to have
14 terminated by operation of law. Of the members first
15 appointed by the Governor, 4 shall be appointed for terms to
16 expire on the third Monday in January, 1999, and 3 shall be
17 appointed for terms to expire on the third Monday in January,
18 2001. If the Senate is not in session on the effective date
19 of this Article, or if a vacancy in an appointive membership
20 occurs at a time when the Senate is not in session, the
21 Governor shall make temporary appointments until the next
22 meeting of the Senate when he shall nominate persons to fill
23 such memberships for the remainder of their respective terms.
24 No more than 4 of the members appointed by the Governor shall
25 be affiliated with the same political party. Upon the
26 expiration of the terms of members appointed by the Governor,
27 their respective successors shall be appointed for terms of 6
28 years from the third Monday in January of each odd-numbered
29 year and until their respective successors are appointed for
30 like terms.
31 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
32 (110 ILCS 660/5-25)
33 Sec. 5-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board
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1 shall elect annually by secret ballot from their own number a
2 chairman who shall preside over meetings of the Board and a
3 secretary.
4 Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each
5 quarter on the campus of Chicago State University at Chicago,
6 Illinois. At all regular meetings of the Board, a majority of
7 its 4 members shall constitute a quorum. The nonvoting
8 student member shall have all of the privileges of
9 membership, including the right to make and second motions,
10 and to attend executive sessions, and other than the right to
11 vote., but The student member also shall not be considered a
12 member for purposes of determining a quorum at each any
13 meeting of the Board or any of its committees. No action of
14 the Board shall be invalidated by reason of any vacancies on
15 the Board or by reason of any failure to select a nonvoting
16 student member.
17 Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
18 chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
19 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
20 Section 20. The Eastern Illinois University Law is
21 amended by changing Sections 10-15 and 10-25 as follows:
22 (110 ILCS 665/10-15)
23 Sec. 10-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
24 shall consist of 7 voting members appointed by the Governor
25 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and one
26 voting nonvoting member who is a student at Eastern Illinois
27 University. The method of selecting the student member shall
28 be determined by a campus-wide student referendum. The
29 student member shall serve a term of one year beginning on
30 July 1 of each year, except that the student member initially
31 selected shall serve a term beginning on the date of his or
32 her selection and expiring on the next succeeding June 30. To
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1 be eligible for selection as a student member and to be
2 eligible to remain as a student member of the Board, the
3 student member must be a resident of this State, must have
4 and maintain a grade point average that is equivalent to at
5 least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must be enrolled for a minimum
6 of 8 semester hours of university credit at all times during
7 his or her term of office except for that part of the term
8 which follows the completion of the last full regular
9 semester of an academic year and precedes the first full
10 regular semester of the succeeding academic year at the
11 university (sometimes commonly referred to as the summer
12 session or summer school). If a student member serving on
13 the Board fails to continue to meet or maintain the
14 residency, minimum grade point average, or minimum semester
15 hour enrollment requirement established by this Section, his
16 or her membership on the Board shall be deemed to have
17 terminated by operation of law. Of the members first
18 appointed by the Governor, 4 shall be appointed for terms to
19 expire on the third Monday in January, 1999, and 3 shall be
20 appointed for terms to expire on the third Monday in January,
21 2001. If the Senate is not in session on the effective date
22 of this Article, or if a vacancy in an appointive membership
23 occurs at a time when the Senate is not in session, the
24 Governor shall make temporary appointments until the next
25 meeting of the Senate when he shall nominate persons to fill
26 such memberships for the remainder of their respective terms.
27 No more than 4 of the members appointed by the Governor shall
28 be affiliated with the same political party. Upon the
29 expiration of the terms of members appointed by the Governor,
30 their respective successors shall be appointed for terms of 6
31 years from the third Monday in January of each odd-numbered
32 year and until their respective successors are appointed for
33 like terms.
34 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
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1 (110 ILCS 665/10-25)
2 Sec. 10-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board
3 shall elect annually by secret ballot from their own number a
4 chairman who shall preside over meetings of the Board and a
5 secretary.
6 Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each
7 quarter on the campus of Eastern Illinois University at
8 Charleston, Illinois. At all regular meetings of the Board, a
9 majority of its 4 members shall constitute a quorum. The
10 nonvoting student member shall have all of the privileges of
11 membership, including the right to make and second motions,
12 and to attend executive sessions, and other than the right to
13 vote., but The student member also shall not be considered a
14 member for purposes of determining a quorum at each any
15 meeting of the Board or any of its committees. No action of
16 the Board shall be invalidated by reason of any vacancies on
17 the Board or by reason of any failure to select a nonvoting
18 student member.
19 Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
20 chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
21 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
22 Section 25. The Governors State University Law is
23 amended by changing Sections 15-15 and 15-25 as follows:
24 (110 ILCS 670/15-15)
25 Sec. 15-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
26 shall consist of 7 voting members appointed by the Governor
27 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and one
28 voting nonvoting member who is a student at Governors State
29 University. The method of selecting the student member shall
30 be determined by a campus-wide student referendum. The
31 student member shall serve a term of one year beginning on
32 July 1 of each year, except that the student member initially
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1 selected shall serve a term beginning on the date of his or
2 her selection and expiring on the next succeeding June 30. To
3 be eligible for selection as a student member and to be
4 eligible to remain as a student member of the Board, the
5 student member must be a resident of this State, must have
6 and maintain a grade point average that is equivalent to at
7 least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must be enrolled for a minimum
8 of 8 semester hours of university credit at all times during
9 his or her term of office except for that part of the term
10 which follows the completion of the last full regular
11 semester of an academic year and precedes the first full
12 regular semester of the succeeding academic year at the
13 university (sometimes commonly referred to as the
14 spring/summer semester). If a student member serving on the
15 Board fails to continue to meet or maintain the residency,
16 minimum grade point average, or minimum semester hour
17 enrollment requirement established by this Section, his or
18 her membership on the Board shall be deemed to have
19 terminated by operation of law. Of the members first
20 appointed by the Governor, 4 shall be appointed for terms to
21 expire on the third Monday in January, 1999, and 3 shall be
22 appointed for terms to expire on the third Monday in January,
23 2001. If the Senate is not in session on the effective date
24 of this Article, or if a vacancy in an appointive membership
25 occurs at a time when the Senate is not in session, the
26 Governor shall make temporary appointments until the next
27 meeting of the Senate when he shall nominate persons to fill
28 such memberships for the remainder of their respective terms.
29 No more than 4 of the members appointed by the Governor shall
30 be affiliated with the same political party. Upon the
31 expiration of the terms of members appointed by the Governor,
32 their respective successors shall be appointed for terms of 6
33 years from the third Monday in January of each odd-numbered
34 year and until their respective successors are appointed for
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1 like terms.
2 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
3 (110 ILCS 670/15-25)
4 Sec. 15-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board
5 shall elect annually by secret ballot from their own number a
6 chairman who shall preside over meetings of the Board and a
7 secretary.
8 Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each
9 quarter on the campus of Governors State University at
10 University Park, Illinois. At all regular meetings of the
11 Board, a majority of its 4 members shall constitute a quorum.
12 The nonvoting student member shall have all of the privileges
13 of membership, including the right to make and second
14 motions, and to attend executive sessions, and other than the
15 right to vote., but The student member also shall not be
16 considered a member for purposes of determining a quorum at
17 each any meeting of the Board or any of its committees. No
18 action of the Board shall be invalidated by reason of any
19 vacancies on the Board or by reason of any failure to select
20 a nonvoting student member.
21 Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
22 chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
23 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 89-552, eff. 7-26-96.)
24 Section 30. The Illinois State University Law is amended
25 by changing Sections 20-15 and 20-25 as follows:
26 (110 ILCS 675/20-15)
27 Sec. 20-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
28 shall consist of 7 voting members appointed by the Governor
29 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and one
30 voting nonvoting member who is a student at Illinois State
31 University. The method of selecting the student member shall
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1 be determined by a campus-wide student referendum. The
2 student member shall serve a term of one year beginning on
3 July 1 of each year, except that the student member initially
4 selected shall serve a term beginning on the date of his or
5 her selection and expiring on the next succeeding June 30. To
6 be eligible to remain as a student member of the Board, the
7 student member must be a resident of this State, must have
8 and maintain a grade point average that is equivalent to at
9 least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must be enrolled for a minimum
10 of 8 semester hours of university credit at all times during
11 his or her term of office except for that part of the term
12 which follows the completion of the last full regular
13 semester of an academic year and precedes the first full
14 regular semester of the succeeding academic year at the
15 university (sometimes commonly referred to as the summer
16 session or summer school). If a student member serving on
17 the Board fails to continue to meet or maintain the
18 residency, minimum grade point average, or minimum semester
19 hour enrollment requirement established by this Section, his
20 or her membership on the Board shall be deemed to have
21 terminated by operation of law. Of the members first
22 appointed by the Governor, 4 shall be appointed for terms to
23 expire on the third Monday in January, 1999, and 3 shall be
24 appointed for terms to expire on the third Monday in January,
25 2001. If the Senate is not in session on the effective date
26 of this Article, or if a vacancy in an appointive membership
27 occurs at a time when the Senate is not in session, the
28 Governor shall make temporary appointments until the next
29 meeting of the Senate when he shall nominate persons to fill
30 such memberships for the remainder of their respective terms.
31 No more than 4 of the members appointed by the Governor shall
32 be affiliated with the same political party. Upon the
33 expiration of the terms of members appointed by the Governor,
34 their respective successors shall be appointed for terms of 6
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1 years from the third Monday in January of each odd-numbered
2 year and until their respective successors are appointed for
3 like terms.
4 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
5 (110 ILCS 675/20-25)
6 Sec. 20-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board
7 shall elect annually by secret ballot from their own number a
8 chairman who shall preside over meetings of the Board and a
9 secretary.
10 Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each
11 quarter on the campus of Illinois State University at Normal,
12 Illinois. At all regular meetings of the Board, a majority of
13 its 4 members shall constitute a quorum. The nonvoting
14 student member shall have all of the privileges of
15 membership, including the right to make and second motions,
16 and to attend executive sessions, and other than the right to
17 vote., but The student member also shall not be considered a
18 member for purposes of determining a quorum at each any
19 meeting of the Board or any of its committees. No action of
20 the Board shall be invalidated by reason of any vacancies on
21 the Board or by reason of any failure to select a nonvoting
22 student member.
23 Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
24 chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
25 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
26 Section 35. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is
27 amended by changing Sections 25-15 and 25-25 as follows:
28 (110 ILCS 680/25-15)
29 Sec. 25-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
30 shall consist of 7 voting members appointed by the Governor
31 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and one
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1 voting nonvoting member who is a student at Northeastern
2 Illinois University. The method of selecting the student
3 member shall be determined by a campus-wide student
4 referendum. The student member shall serve a term of one year
5 beginning on July 1 of each year, except that the student
6 member initially selected shall serve a term beginning on the
7 date of his or her selection and expiring on the next
8 succeeding June 30. To be eligible to remain as a student
9 member of the Board, the student member must be a resident of
10 this State, must have and maintain a grade point average that
11 is equivalent to at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must be
12 enrolled for a minimum of 8 semester hours of university
13 credit at all times during his or her term of office except
14 for that part of the term which follows the completion of the
15 last full regular semester of an academic year and precedes
16 the first full regular semester of the succeeding academic
17 year at the university (sometimes commonly referred to as the
18 summer session or summer school). If a student member
19 serving on the Board fails to continue to meet or maintain
20 the residency, minimum grade point average, or minimum
21 semester hour enrollment requirement established by this
22 Section, his or her membership on the Board shall be deemed
23 to have terminated by operation of law. Of the members first
24 appointed by the Governor, 4 shall be appointed for terms to
25 expire on the third Monday in January, 1999, and 3 shall be
26 appointed for terms to expire on the third Monday in January,
27 2001. If the Senate is not in session on the effective date
28 of this Article, or if a vacancy in an appointive membership
29 occurs at a time when the Senate is not in session, the
30 Governor shall make temporary appointments until the next
31 meeting of the Senate when he shall nominate persons to fill
32 such memberships for the remainder of their respective terms.
33 No more than 4 of the members appointed by the Governor shall
34 be affiliated with the same political party. Upon the
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1 expiration of the terms of members appointed by the Governor,
2 their respective successors shall be appointed for terms of 6
3 years from the third Monday in January of each odd-numbered
4 year and until their respective successors are appointed for
5 like terms.
6 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
7 (110 ILCS 680/25-25)
8 Sec. 25-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board
9 shall elect annually by secret ballot from their own number a
10 chairman who shall preside over meetings of the Board and a
11 secretary.
12 Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each
13 quarter on the campus of Northeastern Illinois University at
14 Chicago, Illinois. At all regular meetings of the Board, a
15 majority of its 4 members shall constitute a quorum. The
16 nonvoting student member shall have all of the privileges of
17 membership, including the right to make and second motions,
18 and to attend executive sessions, and other than the right to
19 vote., but The student member also shall not be considered a
20 member for purposes of determining a quorum at each any
21 meeting of the Board or any of its committees. No action of
22 the Board shall be invalidated by reason of any vacancies on
23 the Board or by reason of any failure to select a nonvoting
24 student member.
25 Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
26 chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
27 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
28 Section 40. The Northern Illinois University Law is
29 amended by changing Sections 30-15 and 30-25 as follows:
30 (110 ILCS 685/30-15)
31 Sec. 30-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board
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1 shall consist of 7 voting members appointed by the Governor
2 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and one
3 voting nonvoting member who is a student at Northern Illinois
4 University. The method of selecting the student member shall
5 be determined by a campus-wide student referendum. The
6 student member shall serve a term of one year beginning on
7 July 1 of each year, except that the student member initially
8 selected shall serve a term beginning on the date of his or
9 her selection and expiring on the next succeeding June 30. To
10 be eligible to remain as a student member of the Board, the
11 student member must be a resident of this State, must have
12 and maintain a grade point average that is equivalent to at
13 least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must be enrolled for a minimum
14 of 8 semester hours of university credit at all times during
15 his or her term of office except for that part of the term
16 which follows the completion of the last full regular
17 semester of an academic year and precedes the first full
18 regular semester of the succeeding academic year at the
19 university (sometimes commonly referred to as the summer
20 session or summer school). If a student member serving on
21 the Board fails to continue to meet or maintain the
22 residency, minimum grade point average, or minimum semester
23 hour enrollment requirement established by this Section, his
24 or her membership on the Board shall be deemed to have
25 terminated by operation of law. Of the members first
26 appointed by the Governor, 4 shall be appointed for terms to
27 expire on the third Monday in January, 1999, and 3 shall be
28 appointed for terms to expire on the third Monday in January,
29 2001. If the Senate is not in session on the effective date
30 of this Article, or if a vacancy in an appointive membership
31 occurs at a time when the Senate is not in session, the
32 Governor shall make temporary appointments until the next
33 meeting of the Senate when he shall nominate persons to fill
34 such memberships for the remainder of their respective terms.
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1 No more than 4 of the members appointed by the Governor shall
2 be affiliated with the same political party. Upon the
3 expiration of the terms of members appointed by the Governor,
4 their respective successors shall be appointed for terms of 6
5 years from the third Monday in January of each odd-numbered
6 year and until their respective successors are appointed for
7 like terms.
8 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
9 (110 ILCS 685/30-25)
10 Sec. 30-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board
11 shall elect annually by secret ballot from their own number a
12 chairman who shall preside over meetings of the Board and a
13 secretary.
14 Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each
15 quarter on the campus of Northern Illinois University at
16 Dekalb, Illinois or on any other University-owned property
17 located in the State. At all regular meetings of the Board, a
18 majority of its 4 members shall constitute a quorum. The
19 nonvoting student member shall have all of the privileges of
20 membership, including the right to make and second motions,
21 and to attend executive sessions, and other than the right to
22 vote., but The student member also shall not be considered a
23 member for purposes of determining a quorum at any meeting of
24 the Board or any of its committees. No action of the Board
25 shall be invalidated by reason of any vacancies on the Board
26 or by reason of any failure to select a nonvoting student
27 member.
28 Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
29 chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
30 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 89-552, eff. 7-26-96.)
31 Section 45. The Western Illinois University Law is
32 amended by changing Sections 35-15 and 35-25 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 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and one
5 voting nonvoting member who is a student at Western Illinois
6 University. The method of selecting the student member shall
7 be determined by a campus-wide student referendum. The
8 student member shall serve a term of one year beginning on
9 July 1 of each year, except that the student member initially
10 selected shall serve a term beginning on the date of his or
11 her selection and expiring on the next succeeding June 30. To
12 be eligible to remain as a student member of the Board, the
13 student member must be a resident of this State, must have
14 and maintain a grade point average that is equivalent to at
15 least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must be enrolled for a minimum
16 of 8 semester hours of university credit at all times during
17 his or her term of office except for that part of the term
18 which follows the completion of the last full regular
19 semester of an academic year and precedes the first full
20 regular semester of the succeeding academic year at the
21 university (sometimes commonly referred to as the summer
22 session or summer school). If a student member serving on
23 the Board fails to continue to meet or maintain the
24 residency, minimum grade point average, or minimum semester
25 hour enrollment requirement established by this Section, his
26 or 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
34 Governor shall make temporary appointments until the next
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1 meeting of the Senate when he shall nominate persons to fill
2 such memberships for the remainder of their respective terms.
3 No more than 4 of the members appointed by the Governor shall
4 be affiliated with the same political party. Upon the
5 expiration of the terms of members appointed by the Governor,
6 their respective successors shall be appointed for terms of 6
7 years from the third Monday in January of each odd-numbered
8 year and until their respective successors are appointed for
9 like terms.
10 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
11 (110 ILCS 690/35-25)
12 Sec. 35-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board
13 shall elect annually by secret ballot from their own number a
14 chairman who shall preside over meetings of the Board and a
15 secretary.
16 Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each
17 quarter on the campus of Western Illinois University at
18 Macomb, Illinois. At all regular meetings of the Board, a
19 majority of its 4 members shall constitute a quorum. The
20 nonvoting student member shall have all of the privileges of
21 membership, including the right to make and second motions,
22 and to attend executive sessions, and other than the right to
23 vote., but The student member also shall not be considered a
24 member for purposes of determining a quorum at each any
25 meeting of the Board or any of its committees. No action of
26 the Board shall be invalidated by reason of any vacancies on
27 the Board or by reason of any failure to select a nonvoting
28 student member.
29 Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
30 chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
31 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
32 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
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1 becoming law.