(a) The College Course Materials Affordability and Equitable Access Task Force is created within the Illinois Student Assistance Commission.
     (b) The Task Force shall consist of all of the following members:

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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 20 ILCS 4101/5

  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Minority leader: See Floor Leaders
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

         (1) One member of the General Assembly appointed by
    
the President of the Senate.
        (2) One member of the General Assembly appointed by
    
the Minority Leader of the Senate.
        (3) One member of the General Assembly appointed by
    
the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
        (4) One member of the General Assembly appointed by
    
the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.
        (5) One member of the public appointed by the
    
President of the Senate.
        (6) One member of the public appointed by the
    
Minority Leader of the Senate.
        (7) One member of the public appointed by the Speaker
    
of the House of Representatives.
        (8) One member of the public appointed by the
    
Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.
        (9) One member representing an institution of higher
    
learning appointed by the President of the Senate.
        (10) One member representing an institution of higher
    
learning appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate.
        (11) One member representing an institution of higher
    
learning appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
        (12) One member representing an institution of higher
    
learning appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.
        (13) The following members appointed by the Governor:
             (A) One member representing the Board of Higher
        
Education.
            (B) One member representing the Illinois
        
Community College Board.
            (C) One member representing the Illinois Student
        
Assistance Commission.
            (D) One member representing the Faculty Advisory
        
Council of the Board of Higher Education.
            (E) One member representing the Student Advisory
        
Council of the Board of Higher Education.
            (F) One member who is a librarian or online
        
education specialist.
            (G) One member representing a national
        
association representing the higher education textbook publishing industry.
            (H) One member representing a statewide
        
professional organization that advocates on behalf of public university employees.
            (I) One member representing a statewide
        
professional organization that advocates on behalf of public community college employees.
            (J) One member representing a national
        
association representing higher education book stores in this State.
            (K) One member representing a higher education
        
digital content platform provider with offices located within this State.
    (b) Appointments to the Task Force shall be made within 90 days after the effective date of this Act.
     (c) The Task Force shall meet initially at the call of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, shall elect a chairperson from among the appointed members at the Task Force’s initial meeting, and shall thereafter meet at the call of the chairperson.
     (d) The chairperson and other members of the Task Force shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for their reasonable and necessary expenses from funds appropriated to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for that purpose, including travel, subject to the rules of the appropriate travel control board.