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91_HB2580

 
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 1        AN ACT concerning higher education, amending named Acts.

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

 4        Section 5.  The University of Illinois Act is amended  by
 5    changing Section 11 as follows:

 6        (110 ILCS 305/11) (from Ch. 144, par. 32)
 7        Sec.  11.   No elected or selected member of the Board of
 8    Trustees shall receive any compensation for attending on  the
 9    meetings of the Board, but they shall be reimbursed for their
10    actual   and   necessary   expenses   while  engaged  in  the
11    performance of their duties. Expenses necessarily incurred by
12    any non-voting student member may, at the discretion  of  the
13    President of the Board, be provided for by advance payment to
14    such   member,  who  shall  account  therefor  to  the  Board
15    immediately after each meeting. At all the stated  and  other
16    meetings  of  the  Board of Trustees, called by the regent or
17    corresponding secretary, or any 5 five members of the  Board,
18    a  majority  of  the  members  shall  constitute  a  quorum,:
19    provided, all the members have been duly notified.
20        At  each  regular and special meeting that is open to the
21    public, members of the public and employees of the University
22    shall be afforded time, subject to reasonable constraints, to
23    make comments to or ask questions of the Board.
24    (Source: P.A. 79-932.)

25        Section 10.  The Southern Illinois University  Management
26    Act is amended by changing Section 5 as follows:

27        (110 ILCS 520/5) (from Ch. 144, par. 655)
28        Sec.  5.   Members  of  the Board shall elect annually by
29    secret ballot from their own  number  a  chairman  who  shall
 
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 1    preside over meetings of the Board and a secretary.
 2        Meetings  of  the  Board shall be held at least once each
 3    quarter on a campus of Southern Illinois University.  At  all
 4    regular  meetings  of  the  Board,  a  majority of its voting
 5    members shall constitute a quorum. The student members  shall
 6    have all of the privileges of membership, including the right
 7    to  make and second motions and to attend executive sessions,
 8    other than the right to vote, except that until July 1,  2001
 9    the  student  member designated by the Governor as the voting
10    student member shall have the right  to  vote  on  all  Board
11    matters   except  those  involving  faculty  tenure,  faculty
12    promotion or any issue on which  the  student  member  has  a
13    direct  conflict  of  interest.   A student member who is not
14    entitled to vote on a measure at a meeting  of the  Board  or
15    any  of  its  committees shall not be considered a member for
16    the purpose of determining whether a quorum is present at the
17    time that measure is voted upon.   No  action  of  the  Board
18    shall be invalidated by reason of any vacancies on the Board,
19    or by reason of any failure to select a student member.
20        Special  meetings  of  the  Board  may  be  called by the
21    chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
22        At each regular and special meeting that is open  to  the
23    public, members of the public and employees of the University
24    shall be afforded time, subject to reasonable constraints, to
25    make comments to or ask questions of the Board.
26    (Source: P.A. 90-630, eff. 7-24-98.)

27        Section  15.  The Chicago State University Law is amended
28    by changing Section 5-25 as follows:

29        (110 ILCS 660/5-25)
30        Sec. 5-25.  Officers; meetings.   Members  of  the  Board
31    shall elect annually by secret ballot from their own number a
32    chairman  who  shall preside over meetings of the Board and a
 
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 1    secretary.
 2        Meetings of the Board shall be held at  least  once  each
 3    quarter on the campus of Chicago State University at Chicago,
 4    Illinois. At all regular meetings of the Board, a majority of
 5    its  members  shall  constitute  a quorum. The student member
 6    shall have all of the privileges of membership, including the
 7    right  to  make  and  second  motions,  to  attend  executive
 8    sessions, and until July 1, 2001 to vote on all Board matters
 9    except those involving faculty tenure, faculty  promotion  or
10    any  issue  on which the student member has a direct conflict
11    of interest.  Unless the student member is entitled  to  vote
12    on  a  measure  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  or any of its
13    committees, he or she shall not be considered  a  member  for
14    the purpose of determining whether a quorum is present at the
15    time that measure is voted upon. No action of the Board shall
16    be  invalidated by reason of any vacancies on the Board or by
17    reason of any failure to select a student member.
18        Special meetings of  the  Board  may  be  called  by  the
19    chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
20        At  each  regular and special meeting that is open to the
21    public, members of the public and employees of the University
22    shall be afforded time, subject to reasonable constraints, to
23    make comments to or ask questions of the Board.
24    (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-630, eff. 7-24-98.)

25        Section 20.   The  Eastern  Illinois  University  Law  is
26    amended by changing Section 10-25 as follows:

27        (110 ILCS 665/10-25)
28        Sec.  10-25.  Officers;  meetings.   Members of the Board
29    shall elect annually by secret ballot from their own number a
30    chairman who shall preside over meetings of the Board  and  a
31    secretary.
32        Meetings  of  the  Board shall be held at least once each
 
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 1    quarter on the  campus  of  Eastern  Illinois  University  at
 2    Charleston, Illinois. At all regular meetings of the Board, a
 3    majority  of  its  members  shall  constitute  a  quorum. The
 4    student  member  shall  have  all  of   the   privileges   of
 5    membership,  including  the right to make and second motions,
 6    to attend executive sessions, and until July 1, 2001 to  vote
 7    on  all  Board matters except those involving faculty tenure,
 8    faculty promotion or any issue on which  the  student  member
 9    has a direct conflict of interest.  Unless the student member
10    is  entitled  to vote on a measure at a  meeting of the Board
11    or any of its committees, he or she shall not be considered a
12    member for the purpose of determining  whether  a  quorum  is
13    present at the time that measure is voted upon.  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  student
16    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        At each regular and special meeting that is open  to  the
20    public, members of the public and employees of the University
21    shall be afforded time, subject to reasonable constraints, to
22    make comments to or ask questions of the Board.
23    (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-630, eff. 7-24-98.)

24        Section  25.   The  Governors  State  University  Law  is
25    amended by changing Section 15-25 as follows:

26        (110 ILCS 670/15-25)
27        Sec.  15-25.  Officers;  meetings.   Members of the Board
28    shall elect annually by secret ballot from their own number a
29    chairman who shall preside over meetings of the Board  and  a
30    secretary.
31        Meetings  of  the  Board shall be held at least once each
32    quarter on  the  campus  of  Governors  State  University  at
 
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 1    University  Park,  Illinois.  At  all regular meetings of the
 2    Board, a majority of its members shall constitute  a  quorum.
 3    The  student  member  shall  have  all  of  the privileges of
 4    membership, including the right to make and  second  motions,
 5    to  attend executive sessions, and until July 1, 2001 to vote
 6    on all Board matters except those involving  faculty  tenure,
 7    faculty  promotion  or  any issue on which the student member
 8    has a direct conflict of interest.  Unless the student member
 9    is entitled to vote on a measure at a meeting of the Board or
10    any of its committees, he or she shall not  be  considered  a
11    member  for  the  purpose  of determining whether a quorum is
12    present at the time that measure is voted upon.  No action of
13    the Board shall be invalidated by reason of any vacancies  on
14    the  Board  or  by  reason of any failure to select a student
15    member.
16        Special meetings of  the  Board  may  be  called  by  the
17    chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
18        At  each  regular and special meeting that is open to the
19    public, members of the public and employees of the University
20    shall be afforded time, subject to reasonable constraints, to
21    make comments to or ask questions of the Board.
22    (Source:  P.A.  89-4,  eff.  1-1-96;  89-552,  eff.  7-26-96;
23    90-630, eff. 7-24-98.)

24        Section 30.  The Illinois State University Law is amended
25    by changing Section 20-25 as follows:

26        (110 ILCS 675/20-25)
27        Sec. 20-25.  Officers; meetings.  Members  of  the  Board
28    shall elect annually by secret ballot from their own number a
29    chairman  who  shall preside over meetings of the Board and a
30    secretary.
31        Meetings of the Board shall be held at  least  once  each
32    quarter on the campus of Illinois State University at Normal,
 
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 1    Illinois. At all regular meetings of the Board, a majority of
 2    its  members  shall  constitute  a quorum. The student member
 3    shall have all of the privileges of membership, including the
 4    right  to  make  and  second  motions,  to  attend  executive
 5    sessions, and until July 1, 2001 to vote on all Board matters
 6    except those  involving faculty tenure, faculty promotion  or
 7    any  issue  on which the student member has a direct conflict
 8    of interest.  Unless the student member is entitled  to  vote
 9    on  a  measure  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  or any of its
10    committees, he or she shall not be considered  a  member  for
11    the purpose of determining whether a quorum is present at the
12    time  that  measure  is  voted  upon.  No action of the Board
13    shall be invalidated by reason of any vacancies on the  Board
14    or by reason of any failure to select a student member.
15        Special  meetings  of  the  Board  may  be  called by the
16    chairman of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
17        At each regular and special meeting that is open  to  the
18    public, members of the public and employees of the University
19    shall be afforded time, subject to reasonable constraints, to
20    make comments to or ask questions of the Board.
21    (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-630, eff. 7-24-98.)

22        Section  35.  The Northeastern Illinois University Law is
23    amended by changing Section 25-25 as follows:

24        (110 ILCS 680/25-25)
25        Sec. 25-25.  Officers; meetings.  Members  of  the  Board
26    shall elect annually by secret ballot from their own number a
27    chairman  who  shall preside over meetings of the Board and a
28    secretary.
29        Meetings of the Board shall be held at  least  once  each
30    quarter  on the campus of Northeastern Illinois University at
31    Chicago, Illinois. At all regular meetings of  the  Board,  a
32    majority  of  its  members  shall  constitute  a  quorum. The
 
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 1    student  member  shall  have  all  of   the   privileges   of
 2    membership,  including  the right to make and second motions,
 3    to attend executive sessions, and until July 1, 2001 to  vote
 4    on  all  Board matters except those involving faculty tenure,
 5    faculty promotion or any issue on which  the  student  member
 6    has a direct conflict of interest.  Unless the student member
 7    is entitled to vote on a measure at a meeting of the Board or
 8    any  of  its  committees, he or she shall not be considered a
 9    member for the purpose of determining  whether  a  quorum  is
10    present  at  the time that measure is voted  upon.  No action
11    of the Board shall be invalidated by reason of any  vacancies
12    on  the Board or by reason of any failure to select a student
13    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        At  each  regular and special meeting that is open to the
17    public, members of the public and employees of the University
18    shall be afforded time, subject to reasonable constraints, to
19    make comments to or ask questions of the Board.
20    (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-630, eff. 7-24-98.)

21        Section 40.  The  Northern  Illinois  University  Law  is
22    amended by changing Section 30-25 as follows:

23        (110 ILCS 685/30-25)
24        Sec.  30-25.  Officers;  meetings.   Members of the Board
25    shall elect annually by secret ballot from their own number a
26    chairman who shall preside over meetings of the Board  and  a
27    secretary.
28        Meetings  of  the  Board shall be held at least once each
29    quarter on the campus  of  Northern  Illinois  University  at
30    Dekalb,  Illinois  or  on any other University-owned property
31    located in the State. At all regular meetings of the Board, a
32    majority of  its  members  shall  constitute  a  quorum.  The
 
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 1    student   member   shall   have  all  of  the  privileges  of
 2    membership, including the right to make and  second  motions,
 3    to  attend executive sessions, and until July 1, 2001 to vote
 4    on all Board matters except those involving  faculty  tenure,
 5    faculty  promotion  or  any issue on which the student member
 6    has a direct conflict of interest.  Unless the student member
 7    is entitled to vote on a measure at a  meeting of  the  Board
 8    or any of its committees, he or she shall not be considered a
 9    member  for  the  purpose  of determining whether a quorum is
10    present at the time that measure is voted upon.  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 student
13    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        At  each  regular and special meeting that is open to the
17    public, members of the public and employees of the University
18    shall be afforded time, subject to reasonable constraints, to
19    make comments to or ask questions of the Board.
20    (Source:  P.A.  89-4,  eff.  1-1-96;  89-552,  eff.  7-26-96;
21    90-630, eff. 7-24-98.)

22        Section 45.   The  Western  Illinois  University  Law  is
23    amended by changing Section 35-25 as follows:

24        (110 ILCS 690/35-25)
25        Sec.  35-25.  Officers;  meetings.   Members of the Board
26    shall elect annually by secret ballot from their own number a
27    chairman who shall preside over meetings of the Board  and  a
28    secretary.
29        Meetings  of  the  Board shall be held at least once each
30    quarter on the  campus  of  Western  Illinois  University  at
31    Macomb,  Illinois.  At  all  regular meetings of the Board, a
32    majority of  its  members  shall  constitute  a  quorum.  The
 
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 1    student   member   shall   have  all  of  the  privileges  of
 2    membership, including the right to make and  second  motions,
 3    to  attend executive sessions, and until July 1, 2001 to vote
 4    on all Board matters except those involving  faculty  tenure,
 5    faculty  promotion  or  any issue on which the student member
 6    has a direct conflict of interest.  Unless the student member
 7    is entitled to vote on a measure at a meeting of the Board or
 8    any of its committees, he or she shall not  be  considered  a
 9    member  for  the  purpose  of determining whether a quorum is
10    present at the time that measure is voted upon.  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 student
13    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        At  each  regular and special meeting that is open to the
17    public, members of the public and employees of the University
18    shall be afforded time, subject to reasonable constraints, to
19    make comments to or ask questions of the Board.
20    (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-630, eff. 7-24-98.)

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