SB0579 Summary

• Clarifies that student trustees at Illinois public universities may vote on items involving the employment or compensation of university presidents and chancellors and on the election of officers, without such votes constituting a conflict of interest.

• Applies the conflict-of-interest exception uniformly across all eight Illinois public university systems: University of Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois University, Northern Illinois University, and Western Illinois University.

• Maintains existing prohibitions on student trustee voting regarding faculty tenure and faculty promotion matters.

• Takes effect immediately upon becoming law.