Illinois Compiled Statutes 110 ILCS 520 — Southern Illinois University Management Act.

Short title

Short title. This Act may be cited as the Southern Illinois University Management Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

There is hereby created a body politic and corporate which shall be styled the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University to operate, manage, control and maintain the University, hereinafter called the Board. (Source: Laws 1951, p. 1407.)

The Board shall consist of 7 members appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and 2 voting student members, one from each campus of the University

The Board shall consist of 7 members appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and 2 voting student members, one from each campus of the University. Each student member shall be chosen by the respective campuses of Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and Edwardsville. The metho…

All the rights, powers, and duties, vested by law in the Teachers College Board, and in the Department of Regulation and Education relating to the operation, management, control and maintenance of Southern Illinois University are hereby transferred to and vested in the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University.…

Members of the Board shall serve without compensation but shall be entitled to reasonable amounts for expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties

Members of the Board shall serve without compensation but shall be entitled to reasonable amounts for expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties. No member of the Board shall hold or be employed in or appointed to any office or place under the authority of the Board, nor shall any member of the Bo…

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

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 vo…

Ex-officio Treasurer of the Board

Ex-officio Treasurer of the Board. The Board shall designate a member of the University staff as treasurer to serve the Board, but not as a member, and shall furnish a bond in such amount and with such security as is satisfactory to the Board. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 3863.)

Corn to ethanol

Corn to ethanol. The Board shall operate and manage the National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Pilot Plant for the purpose of reducing the costs of producing ethanol through the development and commercialization of new production technologies, equipment, processes, feedstocks, and new value added co-products and by-products…

The Illinois Ethanol Research Advisory Board

The Illinois Ethanol Research Advisory Board. (a) There is established the Illinois Ethanol Research Advisory Board (the "Advisory Board"). (b) The Advisory Board shall be composed of 14 members including: the President of Southern Illinois University who shall be Chairman; the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportu…

The Board shall have power to enter into contracts, to sue and be sued, provided that any suit against the Board based upon a claim sounding in tort must be filed in the Court of Claims, to acquire, hold and convey real property as it shall deem appropriate and personal property in accordance with the State Property Co…

The Board shall comply with the provisions of "An Act concerning the use of Illinois mined coal in certain plants and institutions", filed July 13, 1937, as heretofore or hereafter amended

The Board shall comply with the provisions of "An Act concerning the use of Illinois mined coal in certain plants and institutions", filed July 13, 1937, as heretofore or hereafter amended. (Source: Laws 1951, p. 1758.)

The Board shall, by January 1, 1985, submit to the office of the State Fire Marshal plans for a smoke detection system in all University dormitory corridors which shall be connected to a monitor panel and to a central fire alarm system. (Source: P.A. 83-719.)

Powers and duties of the Board

Powers and duties of the Board. The Board shall have power and it shall be its duty: 1. To make rules, regulations and by-laws, not inconsistent with law, for the government and management of Southern Illinois University and its branches. 2. To employ, and, for good cause, to remove a president of Southern Illinois Uni…

(1) The Board shall provide each member of the Southern Illinois University Police Department without cost to him public liability insurance covering him for any liability which arises out of his employment to the extent of the insurance policy limits which shall be not less than $50,000. (2) The Board shall have power…

(a) If the Board has provided access to any of the campuses under its jurisdiction to persons or groups whose purpose is to make students aware of educational or occupational options, the board shall provide, on an equal basis, access to the official recruiting representatives of the armed forces of Illinois and the Un…

Early care and education services

Early care and education services. (a) For the purposes of this Section, "early care and education services" means early care and education home or center services as defined by the Child Care Act of 1969. (b) The Board may contract for the provision of early care and education services for its employees. The Board may…

Flexible hours positions

Flexible hours positions. The Board is authorized to use flexible hours positions. A flexible hours position is one that does not require an ordinary work schedule and includes but is not limited to: (1) a part-time job of 20 hours or more per week, (2) a job which is shared by 2 employees, or (3) a job with a compress…

The Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University shall establish a program to assess the oral English language proficiency of all persons providing classroom instruction to students at each campus under the jurisdiction, governance or supervision of the Board, and shall ensure that each person who is not orally pr…

In-state tuition charge

In-state tuition charge. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, for tuition purposes until July 1, 2026, the Board shall deem an individual an Illinois resident, until the individual establishes a residence outside of this State, if all of the following conditions are met: (1) The individual re…

Admissions

Admissions. (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any of the departments or colleges of the University unless such student also has satisfactorily completed: (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from the following 5 categories: (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and oral communicati…

Partial tuition waivers

Partial tuition waivers. (a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or university" means any of the following: the University of Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois University, Nor…

Tuition and fee waiver report

Tuition and fee waiver report. The Board shall report to the Board of Higher Education by September 15 of each year the tuition and fee waivers the University has granted in the previous fiscal year as well as the following information for each tuition and fee waiver program in which the University participates: (1) Ju…

Vince Demuzio Governmental Internship Program

Vince Demuzio Governmental Internship Program. (a) The president of the University, in consultation with the Board, shall establish a governmental internship program consisting of up to 30 governmental interns allocated between the Carbondale and Edwardsville campuses. (b) In order to be eligible under the program, a p…

The fiscal year of the University shall terminate on the thirtieth day of June, and all reports of the University, except catalogs and circulars, shall be addressed to the Governor

The fiscal year of the University shall terminate on the thirtieth day of June, and all reports of the University, except catalogs and circulars, shall be addressed to the Governor. Annual reports shall contain a full account of the financial and other transactions of the University at the close of the fiscal year, tog…

Medical school research experiments; informed consent

Medical school research experiments; informed consent. If a person is to participate as a subject in a research experiment conducted at the School of Medicine but does not understand the English language, then the informed consent document for the research experiment must be written in a language that the person does u…