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90_HB0700
110 ILCS 205/2 from Ch. 144, par. 182
Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Deletes
obsolete language from provisions governing the creation,
composition, and appointment of members of the Board of
Higher Education.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Board of Higher Education Act by
2 changing Section 2.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Board of Higher Education Act is amended
6 by changing Section 2 as follows:
7 (110 ILCS 205/2) (from Ch. 144, par. 182)
8 Sec. 2. There is created a Board of Higher Education to
9 consist of 15 members as follows: 10 members appointed by the
10 Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate;
11 one member of a public university governing board, appointed
12 by the Governor without the advice and consent of the Senate;
13 one member of a private college or university board of
14 trustees, appointed by the Governor without the advice and
15 consent of the Senate; the chairman of the Illinois Community
16 College Board; the chairman of the Illinois Student
17 Assistance Commission; and a student member selected by the
18 recognized advisory committee of students of the Board of
19 Higher Education. The Governor shall designate the Chairman
20 of the Board to serve until a successor is designated. The
21 chairmen of the Board of Trustees of the University of
22 Illinois, the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois
23 University, the Board of Governors of State Colleges and
24 Universities, and the Board of Regents of Regency
25 Universities shall cease to be members of the Board of Higher
26 Education on the effective date of this amendatory Act of
27 1995. No more than 7 of the members appointed by the
28 Governor, excluding the Chairman, shall be affiliated with
29 the same political party. The 10 members appointed by the
30 Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate shall be
31 citizens of the State and shall be selected, as far as may be
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1 practicable, on the basis of their knowledge of, or interest
2 or experience in, problems of higher education. If the Senate
3 is not in session or is in recess, when appointments subject
4 to its confirmation are made, the Governor shall make
5 temporary appointments which shall be subject to subsequent
6 Senate approval.
7 (Source: P.A. 88-255; 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 89-703, eff.
8 1-17-97.)