Bill Text: IL HB4559 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois and the Public Community College Act. With respect to students of a public university or community college who participate in an interscholastic, institution-sponsored, or institution-supported athletic activity, provides that if the athletes for a particular athletic activity are required to wear uniform articles of clothing, whether during practice, during competition, or at any other time, the articles of clothing must be manufactured in the United States. Provides that the Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Community College Board may adopt any rules necessary to implement and administer these provisions. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HB4559 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-HB4559-Amended.html

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Rep. Derrick Smith

Filed: 3/19/2014

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4559
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4559 by replacing
everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 5. The Board of Higher Education Act is amended by
changing Section 3 as follows:
(110 ILCS 205/3) (from Ch. 144, par. 183)
Sec. 3. Terms; vacancies.
(a) The The members of the Board whose appointments are
subject to confirmation by the Senate shall be selected for
6-year terms expiring on January 31 of odd numbered years. Of
the initial appointees, however, 2 shall be designated by the
Governor to serve until January 31, 1963, 3 until January 31,
1965, and 3 until January 31, 1967.
Of the 2 appointees to be made by the Governor pursuant to
this Act as amended by the 75th General Assembly, one shall be
designated to serve until January 31, 1971 and one until

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January 31, 1973.
(b) The members of the Board shall continue to serve after
the expiration of their terms until their successors have been
appointed.
(c) Vacancies on the Board in offices appointed by the
Governor shall be filled by appointment by the Governor for the
unexpired term. If the appointment is subject to Senate
confirmation and the Senate is not in session or is in recess
when the appointment is made, the appointee shall serve subject
to subsequent Senate approval of the appointment.
(d) Each student member shall serve a term of one year
beginning on July 1 of each year, except that the student
member initially selected under this amendatory Act of the 94th
General Assembly shall serve a term beginning on the date of
such selection and expiring on the next succeeding June 30.
(e) The member of the Board representing public university
governing boards and the member of the Board representing
private college and university boards of trustees, who are
appointed by the Governor but not subject to confirmation by
the Senate, shall serve terms of one year beginning on July 1.
(Source: P.A. 94-905, eff. 1-1-07.)".