Bill Text: IL HB5681 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Amends the Western Illinois University Law. Requires one of the Board of Trustees' quarterly meetings to be held on the Quad Cities campus of Western Illinois University. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2014-08-18 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0999 [HB5681 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HB5681-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Amends the Western Illinois University Law. Requires one of the Board of Trustees' quarterly meetings to be held on the Quad Cities campus of Western Illinois University. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2014-08-18 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0999 [HB5681 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HB5681-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning education.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Western Illinois University Law is amended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | by changing Section 35-25 as follows:
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6 | (110 ILCS 690/35-25)
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7 | Sec. 35-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board shall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | elect annually
by secret ballot from their own number a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | chairman who shall preside over
meetings of the Board and a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | secretary.
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11 | Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | quarter . One of these meetings must be held on the Quad Cities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | campus of Western Illinois University and all other meetings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | must be held on the campus
of Western Illinois University at | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Macomb, Illinois. At all regular meetings of
the Board, a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | majority of its members shall constitute a quorum. The student
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17 | member shall have all of the privileges of membership, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | including the right to
make and second motions, to attend | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | executive sessions, and to vote on all Board
matters except | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | those involving faculty tenure, faculty promotion or any issue
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21 | on which the student member has a direct conflict of interest. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Unless the
student member is entitled to vote on a measure at a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | meeting of the Board or
any of its committees, he or she shall |
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1 | not be considered a member for the
purpose of determining | ||||||
2 | whether a quorum is present at the time that measure is
voted | ||||||
3 | upon. No action of the Board shall be invalidated by reason of | ||||||
4 | any
vacancies on the Board or by reason of any failure to | ||||||
5 | select a student member.
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6 | Special meetings of the Board may be called by the chairman | ||||||
7 | of the Board
or by any 3 members of the Board.
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8 | At each regular and special meeting that is open to the | ||||||
9 | public, members of
the public and employees of the University | ||||||
10 | shall be afforded time, subject to
reasonable constraints, to | ||||||
11 | make comments to or ask questions of the Board.
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12 | (Source: P.A. 91-715, eff. 1-1-01; 91-778, eff. 1-1-01;
92-16, | ||||||
13 | eff. 6-28-01.)
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14 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
15 | becoming law.
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