110 ILCS 690/35-35
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 110 - HIGHER EDUCATION|110 ILCS 690/ - Western Illinois University Law.|Article 35

Sec. 35-35.         Transfer of powers, duties, assets; outstanding contracts,  agreements and bonds.  All the rights, powers and duties vested by law in the  Board of Governors of State Colleges and Universities and relating to the  operation, management, control and  maintenance of Western Illinois University are hereby transferred to and  vested in the Board of Trustees of Western Illinois University.All books, records,  papers, documents and pending business in any way pertaining to Western  Illinois University and held by the Board of Governors of State Colleges and  Universities are hereby transferred from the Board of Governors of State  Colleges and Universities to the Board of  Trustees of Western Illinois University.The employment of the president and all other academic and nonacademic  personnel of Western Illinois University is hereby transferred from the  Board of Governors of State Colleges and Universities to the Board of Trustees  of Western Illinois University,  but the status and rights of all personnel whose employment is so  transferred under the State Universities Civil Service System, under the  State Universities Retirement System and under any other contract or  benefit plan shall be unaffected thereby.No rule or regulation promulgated by the Board of Governors of State Colleges  and Universities prior to the effective date of this Article  pursuant to an exercise of any right, power, duty, responsibility or matter  of pending business transferred from the Board of Governors of State Colleges  and Universities to the Board of  Trustees of Western Illinois University under the provisions of this  Article shall be affected thereby, and all such rules and  regulations shall become the rules and regulations of the Board of Trustees  of Western Illinois University.All items of income heretofore received by Western Illinois University  and paid into the State Treasury and covered into the Board of Governors of  State Colleges and Universities  Income Fund and not heretofore appropriated by the General Assembly for the  support and improvement of Western Illinois University under the  provisions of paragraph (1) of Section 6a of the State Finance Act  shall be transferred by the  State Treasurer and covered into the Western Illinois University Income  Fund for appropriations from time to time to be made by the General  Assembly payable from such fund for the support and improvement of Western  Illinois University as provided in paragraph (1) of Section 6a-1g of that  Act; provided that within 10 days after the effective date of this amendatory  Act of 1996, all moneys then remaining in the Western Illinois University  Income  Fund  heretofore established as a special fund in the State Treasury shall be repaid  to the University to be deposited and credited to the University Income Fund  established by Western Illinois University in its own treasury as provided  in paragraph (1) of Section 6a-1g of the State Finance Act.The right of custody, possession and control over all items of income, funds  or deposits in any  way pertaining to Western Illinois University, which on the effective date  of this Article are held or retained by, or under the  jurisdiction of the Board of Governors of State Colleges and Universities under  the authority of paragraph (2)  of Section 6a of the State Finance Act,   is hereby transferred to and vested in the Board of  Trustees of Western Illinois University to be retained by the University  in its own treasury, or deposited with a bank or savings and loan  association, all in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs (2) and  (6) of Section 6a-1g of that Act.There is hereby transferred from the Board of Governors of State Colleges and  Universities to the Board of  Trustees of Western Illinois University the power of order and direction  over the disbursement of those funds which immediately prior to the  effective date of this Article were retained by Western Illinois University in  its own treasury under the authority of Section 6a-2 of the State Finance Act;   provided that such funds shall be disbursed from time to time  pursuant to the order and direction of the Board of Trustees in accordance  with any contracts, pledges, trusts or agreements heretofore made with  respect to the use or application of such funds by the  Teachers College Board or the Board of Governors of State Colleges and  Universities.Western Illinois University shall succeed to, assume and exercise all rights,  powers, duties and responsibilities formerly exercised by the Board of  Governors of State Colleges and Universities on behalf of Western Illinois  University prior to the effective date of this Article.  All contracts and  agreements entered into by the Board of Governors of State Colleges and  Universities on behalf of Western Illinois University prior to the effective  date  of this Article shall be valid and shall subsist notwithstanding the abolition  of the Board of Governors of State Colleges and Universities and the repeal of  the Board of Governors Act and notwithstanding the transfer or the functions of  the Board of Governors of State Colleges and Universities with respect to  Western Illinois University to the Board of Trustees of Western Illinois  University.  All bonds, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness outstanding on the  effective date of this Article issued by the Teachers College Board or the  Board of Governors of State Colleges and Universities on behalf of Western  Illinois University shall become the bonds, notes or other evidences of  indebtedness of Western Illinois University and shall be otherwise unaffected  by the transfer of functions to Western Illinois University.  Any action,  including  without limitation, approvals of applications for bonds and resolutions  constituting official action under the Internal Revenue Code by the Teachers  College Board or Board of Governors of State Colleges and Universities prior to  the effective date of this Article shall remain effective to the same extent as  if that action had been taken by Western Illinois University and shall be  deemed to be action taken by Western Illinois University.The title to all other property, whether real, personal or mixed,  belonging to or under the jurisdiction of the Board of Governors of State  Colleges and Universities for Western Illinois University is hereby transferred  to and vested in the Board of  Trustees of Western Illinois University to be held for the People of the  State of Illinois for such University.    (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 89-602, eff. 8-2-96.)