Bill Amendment: IL SB0579 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly

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Bill Title: PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES-GOVERNANCE

Status: 2016-08-05 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0734 [SB0579 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-SB0579-Senate_Amendment_001.html

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Sen. Iris Y. Martinez

Filed: 4/21/2016

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 579
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 579 by replacing
everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 5. The University of Illinois Trustees Act is
amended by changing Section 1 as follows:
(110 ILCS 310/1) (from Ch. 144, par. 41)
Sec. 1. The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
shall consist of the Governor and at least 12 trustees. Nine
trustees shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate. The other trustees shall be
students, of whom one student shall be selected from each
University campus.
Each student trustee shall serve a term of one year,
beginning on July 1 or on the date of his or her selection,
whichever is later, and expiring on the next succeeding June
30.

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Each trustee shall have all of the privileges of
membership, except that only one student trustee shall have the
right to cast a legally binding vote. The Governor shall
designate which one of the student trustees shall possess, for
his or her entire term, the right to cast a legally binding
vote. Each student trustee who does not possess the right to
cast a legally binding vote shall have the right to cast an
advisory vote and the right to make and second motions and to
attend executive sessions.
Each trustee shall be governed by the same conflict of
interest standards. Pursuant to those standards, it shall not
be a conflict of interest for a student trustee to vote on
matters pertaining to students generally, such as tuition and
fees. However, it shall be a conflict of interest for a student
trustee to vote on faculty member tenure or promotion. For the
purposes of this Section, a student member shall not be deemed
to have a direct conflict of interest in and may vote on any
item involving the employment or compensation of the Chancellor
at any campus or the President of the University or the
election of officers. Student trustees shall be chosen by
campus-wide student election, and the student trustee
designated by the Governor to possess a legally binding vote
shall be one of the students selected by this method. A student
trustee who does not possess a legally binding vote on a
measure at a meeting of the Board or any of its committees
shall not be considered a trustee for the purpose of

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determining whether a quorum is present at the time that
measure is voted upon. To be eligible for selection as a
student trustee and to be eligible to remain as a voting or
nonvoting student trustee, a student trustee must be a resident
of this State, must have and maintain a grade point average
that is equivalent to at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and must be a
full time student enrolled at all times during his or her term
of office except for that part of the term which follows the
completion of the last full regular semester of an academic
year and precedes the first full regular semester of the
succeeding academic year at the University (sometimes commonly
referred to as the summer session or summer school). If a
voting or nonvoting student trustee fails to continue to meet
or maintain the residency, minimum grade point average, or
enrollment requirement established by this Section, his or her
membership on the Board shall be deemed to have terminated by
operation of law. The University may not use residency for
tuition purposes as a factor in making the determination that a
student is or is not a resident of this State. The following
factors shall positively demonstrate residency in this State
for the purposes of the residency requirement for student
trustees and candidates for student trustee:
(1) evidence of the student's Illinois domicile for at
least the previous 6 months;
(2) evidence of the student's current, valid Illinois
driver's license; and

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(3) evidence of the student's valid Illinois voter
registration.
A positive demonstration of residency in this State for student
trustees and candidates for student trustees under this Section
does not apply to residency requirements for tuition purposes.
If a voting student trustee resigns or otherwise ceases to
serve on the Board, the Governor shall, within 30 days,
designate one of the remaining student trustees to possess the
right to cast a legally binding vote for the remainder of his
or her term. If a nonvoting student trustee resigns or
otherwise ceases to serve on the Board, the chief executive of
the student government from that campus shall, within 30 days,
select a new nonvoting student trustee to serve for the
remainder of the term.
No more than 5 of the 9 appointed trustees shall be
affiliated with the same political party. Each trustee
appointed by the Governor must be a resident of this State. A
failure to meet or maintain this residency requirement
constitutes a resignation from and creates a vacancy in the
Board. The term of office of each appointed trustee shall be 6
years from the third Monday in January of each odd numbered
year. The regular terms of office of the appointed trustees
shall be staggered so that 3 terms expire in each odd-numbered
year.
Vacancies for appointed trustees shall be filled for the
unexpired term in the same manner as original appointments. If

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a vacancy in membership occurs at a time when the Senate is not
in session, the Governor shall make temporary appointments
until the next meeting of the Senate, when he shall appoint
persons to fill such memberships for the remainder of their
respective terms. If the Senate is not in session when
appointments for a full term are made, appointments shall be
made as in the case of vacancies.
No action of the board shall be invalidated by reason of
any vacancies on the board, or by reason of any failure to
select student trustees.
(Source: P.A. 98-778, eff. 7-21-14.)
Section 10. The Southern Illinois University Management
Act is amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
(110 ILCS 520/5) (from Ch. 144, par. 655)
Sec. 5. Members of the Board shall elect annually by secret
ballot from their own number a chairman who shall preside over
meetings of the Board and a secretary.
Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each
quarter on a campus of Southern Illinois University. At all
regular meetings of the Board, a majority of its voting members
shall constitute a quorum. The student members shall have all
of the privileges of membership, including the right to make
and second motions and to attend executive sessions, other than
the right to vote, except that the student member designated by

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the Governor as the voting student member shall have the right
to vote on all Board matters except those involving faculty
tenure, faculty promotion or any issue on which the student
member has a direct conflict of interest. For the purposes of
this Section, a student member shall not be deemed to have a
direct conflict of interest in and may vote on any item
involving the employment or compensation of the Chancellor at
any campus or the President of the University or the election
of officers. A student member who is not entitled to vote on a
measure at a meeting of the Board or any of its committees
shall not be considered a member for the purpose of determining
whether a quorum is present at the time that measure is voted
upon. No action of the Board shall be invalidated by reason of
any vacancies on the Board, or by reason of any failure to
select a student member.
Special meetings of the Board may be called by the chairman
of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
At each regular and special meeting that is open to the
public, members of the public and employees of the University
shall be afforded time, subject to reasonable constraints, to
make comments to or ask questions of the Board.
(Source: P.A. 91-715, eff. 1-1-01; 91-778, eff. 1-1-01; 92-16,
eff. 6-28-01.)
Section 15. The Chicago State University Law is amended by
changing Section 5-25 as follows:

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(110 ILCS 660/5-25)
Sec. 5-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board shall
elect annually by secret ballot from their own number a
chairman who shall preside over meetings of the Board and a
secretary.
Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each
quarter on the campus of Chicago State University at Chicago,
Illinois. At all regular meetings of the Board, a majority of
its members shall constitute a quorum. The student member shall
have all of the privileges of membership, including the right
to make and second motions, to attend executive sessions, and
to vote on all Board matters except those involving faculty
tenure, faculty promotion or any issue on which the student
member has a direct conflict of interest. For the purposes of
this Section, a student member shall not be deemed to have a
direct conflict of interest in and may vote on any item
involving the employment or compensation of the President of
the University or the election of officers. Unless the student
member is entitled to vote on a measure at a meeting of the
Board or any of its committees, he or she shall not be
considered a member for the purpose of determining whether a
quorum is present at the time that measure is voted upon. No
action of the Board shall be invalidated by reason of any
vacancies on the Board or by reason of any failure to select a
student member.

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Special meetings of the Board may be called by the chairman
of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
At each regular and special meeting that is open to the
public, members of the public and employees of the University
shall be afforded time, subject to reasonable constraints, to
make comments to or ask questions of the Board.
(Source: P.A. 91-715, eff. 1-1-01; 91-778, eff. 1-1-01; 92-16,
eff. 6-28-01.)
Section 20. The Eastern Illinois University Law is amended
by changing Section 10-25 as follows:
(110 ILCS 665/10-25)
Sec. 10-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board shall
elect annually by secret ballot from their own number a
chairman who shall preside over meetings of the Board and a
secretary.
Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each
quarter on the campus of Eastern Illinois University at
Charleston, Illinois. At all regular meetings of the Board, a
majority of its members shall constitute a quorum. The student
member shall have all of the privileges of membership,
including the right to make and second motions, to attend
executive sessions, and to vote on all Board matters except
those involving faculty tenure, faculty promotion or any issue
on which the student member has a direct conflict of interest.

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For the purposes of this Section, a student member shall not be
deemed to have a direct conflict of interest in and may vote on
any item involving the employment or compensation of the
President of the University or the election of officers. Unless
the student member is entitled to vote on a measure at a
meeting of the Board or any of its committees, he or she shall
not be considered a member for the purpose of determining
whether a quorum is present at the time that measure is voted
upon. No action of the Board shall be invalidated by reason of
any vacancies on the Board or by reason of any failure to
select a student member.
Special meetings of the Board may be called by the chairman
of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
At each regular and special meeting that is open to the
public, members of the public and employees of the University
shall be afforded time, subject to reasonable constraints, to
make comments to or ask questions of the Board.
(Source: P.A. 91-715, eff. 1-1-01; 91-778, eff. 1-1-01; 92-16,
eff. 6-28-01.)
Section 25. The Governors State University Law is amended
by changing Section 15-25 as follows:
(110 ILCS 670/15-25)
Sec. 15-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board shall
elect annually by secret ballot from their own number a

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chairman who shall preside over meetings of the Board and a
secretary.
Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each
quarter on the campus of Governors State University at
University Park, Illinois. At all regular meetings of the
Board, a majority of its members shall constitute a quorum. The
student member shall have all of the privileges of membership,
including the right to make and second motions, to attend
executive sessions, and to vote on all Board matters except
those involving faculty tenure, faculty promotion or any issue
on which the student member has a direct conflict of interest.
For the purposes of this Section, a student member shall not be
deemed to have a direct conflict of interest in and may vote on
any item involving the employment or compensation of the
President of the University or the election of officers. Unless
the student member is entitled to vote on a measure at a
meeting of the Board or any of its committees, he or she shall
not be considered a member for the purpose of determining
whether a quorum is present at the time that measure is voted
upon. No action of the Board shall be invalidated by reason of
any vacancies on the Board or by reason of any failure to
select a student member.
Special meetings of the Board may be called by the chairman
of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
At each regular and special meeting that is open to the
public, members of the public and employees of the University

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shall be afforded time, subject to reasonable constraints, to
make comments to or ask questions of the Board.
(Source: P.A. 91-715, eff. 1-1-01; 91-778, eff. 1-1-01; 92-16,
eff. 6-28-01.)
Section 30. The Illinois State University Law is amended by
changing Section 20-25 as follows:
(110 ILCS 675/20-25)
Sec. 20-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board shall
elect annually by secret ballot from their own number a
chairman who shall preside over meetings of the Board and a
secretary.
Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each
quarter on the campus of Illinois State University at Normal,
Illinois. At all regular meetings of the Board, a majority of
its members shall constitute a quorum. The student member shall
have all of the privileges of membership, including the right
to make and second motions, to attend executive sessions, and
to vote on all Board matters except those involving faculty
tenure, faculty promotion or any issue on which the student
member has a direct conflict of interest. For the purposes of
this Section, a student member shall not be deemed to have a
direct conflict of interest in and may vote on any item
involving the employment or compensation of the President of
the University or the election of officers. Unless the student

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member is entitled to vote on a measure at a meeting of the
Board or any of its committees, he or she shall not be
considered a member for the purpose of determining whether a
quorum is present at the time that measure is voted upon. No
action of the Board shall be invalidated by reason of any
vacancies on the Board or by reason of any failure to select a
student member.
Special meetings of the Board may be called by the chairman
of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
At each regular and special meeting that is open to the
public, members of the public and employees of the University
shall be afforded time, subject to reasonable constraints, to
make comments to or ask questions of the Board.
(Source: P.A. 91-715, eff. 1-1-01; 91-778, eff. 1-1-01; 92-16,
eff. 6-28-01.)
Section 35. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is
amended by changing Section 25-25 as follows:
(110 ILCS 680/25-25)
Sec. 25-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board
appointed by the Governor shall elect by secret ballot from
their own number a chairperson, who shall serve for a period of
2 years from his or her election and who shall preside over
meetings of the Board, a secretary, and other officers that the
Board deems necessary. The secretary and other officers shall

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also serve for a period of 2 years from their election.
Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each
quarter on the campus of Northeastern Illinois University at
Chicago, Illinois. At all regular meetings of the Board, a
majority of its members shall constitute a quorum. The student
member shall have all of the privileges of membership,
including the right to make and second motions, to attend
executive sessions, and to vote on all Board matters except
those involving faculty tenure, faculty promotion or any issue
on which the student member has a direct conflict of interest.
For the purposes of this Section, a student member shall not be
deemed to have a direct conflict of interest in and may vote on
any item involving the employment or compensation of the
President of the University or the election of officers. No
action of the Board shall be invalidated by reason of any
vacancies on the Board or by reason of any failure to select a
student member.
Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
chairperson of the Board or by any 4 members of the Board.
At each regular and special meeting that is open to the
public, members of the public and employees of the University
shall be afforded time, subject to reasonable constraints, to
make comments to or ask questions of the Board.
(Source: P.A. 91-565, eff. 8-14-99; 91-715, eff. 1-1-01;
91-778, eff. 1-1-01; 92-16, eff. 6-28-01.)

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Section 40. The Northern Illinois University Law is amended
by changing Section 30-25 as follows:
(110 ILCS 685/30-25)
Sec. 30-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board shall
elect annually by secret ballot from their own number a
chairman who shall preside over meetings of the Board and a
secretary.
Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each
quarter on the campus of Northern Illinois University at
Dekalb, Illinois or on any other University-owned property
located in the State. At all regular meetings of the Board, a
majority of its members shall constitute a quorum. The student
member shall have all of the privileges of membership,
including the right to make and second motions, to attend
executive sessions, and to vote on all Board matters except
those involving faculty tenure, faculty promotion or any issue
on which the student member has a direct conflict of interest.
For the purposes of this Section, a student member shall not be
deemed to have a direct conflict of interest in and may vote on
any item involving the employment or compensation of the
President of the University or the election of officers. Unless
the student member is entitled to vote on a measure at a
meeting of the Board or any of its committees, he or she shall
not be considered a member for the purpose of determining
whether a quorum is present at the time that measure is voted

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upon. No action of the Board shall be invalidated by reason of
any vacancies on the Board or by reason of any failure to
select a student member.
Special meetings of the Board may be called by the chairman
of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
At each regular and special meeting that is open to the
public, members of the public and employees of the University
shall be afforded time, subject to reasonable constraints, to
make comments to or ask questions of the Board.
(Source: P.A. 91-715, eff. 1-1-01; 91-778, eff. 1-1-01; 92-16,
6-28-01.)
Section 45. The Western Illinois University Law is amended
by changing Section 35-25 as follows:
(110 ILCS 690/35-25)
Sec. 35-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board shall
elect annually by secret ballot from their own number a
chairman who shall preside over meetings of the Board and a
secretary.
Meetings of the Board shall be held at least once each
quarter. One of these meetings must be held on the Quad Cities
campus of Western Illinois University and all other meetings
must be held on the campus of Western Illinois University at
Macomb, Illinois. At all regular meetings of the Board, a
majority of its members shall constitute a quorum. The student

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member shall have all of the privileges of membership,
including the right to make and second motions, to attend
executive sessions, and to vote on all Board matters except
those involving faculty tenure, faculty promotion or any issue
on which the student member has a direct conflict of interest.
For the purposes of this Section, a student member shall not be
deemed to have a direct conflict of interest in and may vote on
any item involving the employment or compensation of the
President of the University or the election of officers. Unless
the student member is entitled to vote on a measure at a
meeting of the Board or any of its committees, he or she shall
not be considered a member for the purpose of determining
whether a quorum is present at the time that measure is voted
upon. No action of the Board shall be invalidated by reason of
any vacancies on the Board or by reason of any failure to
select a student member.
Special meetings of the Board may be called by the chairman
of the Board or by any 3 members of the Board.
At each regular and special meeting that is open to the
public, members of the public and employees of the University
shall be afforded time, subject to reasonable constraints, to
make comments to or ask questions of the Board.
(Source: P.A. 98-999, eff. 8-18-14.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.".