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90_SB0770 110 ILCS 685/30-45 Amends the Northern Illinois University Law. Makes a change of grammar in the provisions relating to the powers and duties of the University's Board of Trustees. LRB9003248THpk LRB9003248THpk 1 AN ACT to amend the Northern Illinois University Law by 2 changing Section 30-45. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The Northern Illinois University Law is 6 amended by changing Section 30-45 as follows: 7 (110 ILCS 685/30-45) 8 Sec. 30-45. Powers and duties. The Board also shall 9 have power and it shall be its duty: 10 (1) To make rules, regulations and bylaws that are,not 11 inconsistent with law,for the government and management of 12 Northern Illinois University and its branches; 13 (2) To employ, and, for good cause, to remove a 14 President of Northern Illinois University, and all necessary 15 deans, professors, associate professors, assistant 16 professors, instructors, other educational and administrative 17 assistants, and all other necessary employees, and to 18 prescribe their duties and contract with them concerningupon19 matters relating to tenure, salaries and retirement benefits 20 in accordance with the State Universities Civil Service Act. 21 Whenever the Board establishes a search committee to fill the 22 position of President of Northern Illinois University, there 23 shall be minority representation, including women, on that 24 search committee. The Board shall, upon the written request 25 of an employee of Northern Illinois University, withhold from 26 the compensation of that employee any dues, payments or 27 contributions payable by such employee to any labor 28 organization as defined in the Illinois Educational Labor 29 Relations Act. Under such arrangement, an amount shall be 30 withheld from each regular payroll period which is equal to 31 the pro rata share of the annual dues plus any payments or -2- LRB9003248THpk 1 contributions, and the Board shall transmit such withholdings 2 to the specified labor organization within 10 working days 3 from the time of the withholding; 4 (3) To prescribe the courses of study to be followed, 5 and textbooks and apparatus to be used at Northern Illinois 6 University; 7 (4) To issue upon the recommendation of the faculty, 8 diplomas to such persons as have satisfactorily completed the 9 required studies of Northern Illinois University, and confer 10 such professional and literary degrees as are usually 11 conferred by other institutions of like character for similar 12 or equivalent courses of study, or such as the Board may deem 13 appropriate; 14 (5) To examine into the conditions, management, and 15 administration of Northern Illinois University, to provide 16 the requisite buildings, apparatus, equipment and auxiliary 17 enterprises, and to fix and collect matriculation fees; 18 tuition fees; fees for student activities; fees for student 19 facilities such as student union buildings or field houses or 20 stadia or other recreational facilities; student welfare 21 fees; laboratory fees; and similar fees for supplies and 22 materials. The expense of the building, improving, repairing 23 and supplying fuel and furniture and the necessary appliances 24 and apparatus for conducting Northern Illinois University, 25 the reimbursed expenses of members of the Board, and the 26 salaries or compensation of the President, assistants, agents 27 and other employees of Northern Illinois University, shall be 28 a charge upon the State Treasury. All other expenses shall 29 be chargeable against students, and the Board shall regulate 30 the charges accordingly; 31 (6) To succeed to and to administer all trusts, trust 32 property, and gifts now or hereafter belonging or pertaining 33 to Northern Illinois University; 34 (7) To accept endowments of professorships or -3- LRB9003248THpk 1 departments in Northern Illinois University from any person 2 who may proffer them and, at regular meetings, to prescribe 3 rules and regulations in relation to endowments and declare 4 on what general principles they may be accepted; 5 (8) To enter into contracts with the Federal government 6 for providing courses of instruction and other services at 7 Northern Illinois University for persons serving in or with 8 the military or naval forces of the United States, and to 9 provide such courses of instruction and other services; 10 (9) To contract with respect to the Cooperative Computer 11 Center to obtain services related to electronic data 12 processing; 13 (10) To provide for the receipt and expenditures of 14 Federal funds paid to Northern Illinois University by the 15 Federal government for instruction and other services for 16 persons serving in or with the military or naval forces of 17 the United States, and to provide for audits of such funds; 18 (11) To appoint, subject to the applicable civil service 19 law, persons to be members of the Northern Illinois 20 University Police Department. Members of the Police 21 Department shall be conservators of the peace and as such 22 have all powers possessed by policemen in cities, and 23 sheriffs, including the power to make arrests on view or 24 warrants of violations of State statutes, University rules 25 and regulations and city or county ordinances, except that 26 they may exercise such powers only within counties wherein 27 Northern Illinois University and any of its branches or 28 properties are located when such is required for the 29 protection of University properties and interests, and its 30 students and personnel, and otherwise, within such counties, 31 when requested by appropriate State or local law enforcement 32 officials. However, such officers shall have no power to 33 serve and execute civil processes; 34 (12) The Board may, directly or in cooperation with -4- LRB9003248THpk 1 other institutions of higher education, acquire by purchase 2 or lease or otherwise, and construct, enlarge, improve, 3 equip, complete, operate, control and manage research and 4 high technology parks, together with the necessary lands, 5 buildings, facilities, equipment, and personal property 6 therefor, to encourage and facilitate (i) the location and 7 development of business and industry in the State of 8 Illinois, and (ii) the increased application and development 9 of technology, and (iii) the improvement and development of 10 the State's economy. The Board may lease to nonprofit 11 corporations all or any part of the land, buildings, 12 facilities, equipment or other property included in a 13 research and high technology park upon such terms and 14 conditions as the Board may deem advisable and enter into any 15 contract or agreement with such nonprofit corporations as may 16 be necessary or suitable for the construction, financing, 17 operation and maintenance and management of any such park; 18 and may lease to any person, firm, partnership or 19 corporation, either public or private, any part or all of the 20 land, building, facilities, equipment or other property of 21 such park for such purposes and upon such rentals, terms and 22 conditions as the Board may deem advisable; and may finance 23 all or part of the cost of any such park, including the 24 purchase, lease, construction, reconstruction, improvement, 25 remodeling, addition to, and extension and maintenance of all 26 or part of such high technology park, and all equipment and 27 furnishings, by legislative appropriations, government 28 grants, contracts, private gifts, loans, receipts from the 29 operation of such high technology park, rentals and similar 30 receipts; and may make its other facilities and services 31 available to tenants or other occupants of any such park at 32 rates which are reasonable and appropriate. 33 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)