Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of SB1475

SB1475 Enrolled LRB104 10338 LNS 20412 b

AN ACT concerning education.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Board of Higher Education Act is amended by changing Section 5 as follows:

(110 ILCS 205/5) (from Ch. 144, par. 185)

Sec. 5. The members of the Board shall serve without compensation but they shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary traveling and other expenses while engaged in the performance of their duties. A student member shall receive a scholarship award of $500 for each semester in which the student member is enrolled at an institution of higher education and serving as a student member of the Board. The scholarship shall be payable to the institution of higher education at which the student member is enrolled and may be used for tuition and fees, books, and supplies.

(Source: Laws 1961, p. 3819.)

Section 10. The Public Community College Act is amended by changing Section 2-5 as follows:

(110 ILCS 805/2-5) (from Ch. 122, par. 102-5)

Sec. 2-5. Compensation and expenses of members. The members of the State Board shall serve without compensation but they shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses while engaged in the performance of their duties. The student member shall receive a scholarship award of $500 for each semester in which the student member is enrolled at a community college and serving as the student member of the State Board. The scholarship shall be payable to the community college at which the student member is enrolled and may be used for tuition and fees, books, and supplies.

(Source: P.A. 96-910, eff. 7-1-10.)