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make it clear that leave to care for a parent-in-law is expressly prohibited by the Act. The second revision reflects an expanded definition of "serious health condition." The third revision reflects a modification of medical certification requirements. The vice president for business and finance recommends these revisions be adopted by the University to insure compliance with the Final Rules and Regulations Issued for the Federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. I concur.

On motion of Dr. Gindorf, this recommendation was approved. Proposed Amendment to the University of Illinois Statutes

(10) The proposed amendment to Article II, Section 3.a.2. of the University of Illinois Statutes clarifies the definition of the voting faculty and offers units the option of extending faculty privileges to lecturers. The proposed amendment has been endorsed by the University Senates Conference. The vice president for academic affairs now recommends this change. I concur. (Additions are italicized; deletions are interlineated.) Excerpt from University of Illinois Statutes, May 1994

ARTICLE II. LEGISLATIVE ORGANIZATION

Section 3. FACULTY ROLE IN GOVERNANCE a. 2. The bylaws of a unit may grant specified faculty privileges to selected faculty of other units. The bylaws may also grant specified faculty privileges to members of the academic staff of the unit wkh or of other units who are not included in subsection 1 above (i.e., neither tenured nor receiving probationary credit toward tenure), and who have the rank or title of professor, associate professor, assistant professor, or instructor, or lecturer-, including clinical, research, adjunct, or visiting titles, who arc not included in subsection 1 above (i.e., neither tenured nor receiving probationary credit toward tenure), and to selected faculty of other units. The bylaws may also grant specified faculty privileges to members of the academic staff of the unit or of other units who have the rank or title of professor, associate professor, assistant professor, instructor, or lecturer modified by the terms "research,** "adjunct," "clinical," "visiting** and I or "emeritus" (e.g., "research professor" "adjunct assistant professor," "clinical associate professor" "visiting professor"). Only academic staff with titles listed above may be extended faculty privileges. Voting on these provisions of the bylaws is limited to those named in subsection 1 above.

On motion of Dr. Gindorf, this amendment was approved. By consensus, the board agreed that one roll call vote would be taken and considered the vote on each agenda item nos. 11 through 29 inclusive. The recommendations were individually discussed but acted upon at one time. (The record of board action appears at the end of each item.)

Safekeeping Services, Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) of Chicago

(11) The University of Illinois maintains an account at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago where University bank balances that exceed the $100,000 of FDIC insurance are collateralized in accordance with State of Illinois statutes. Use of the FRB of Chicago as a depository for this collateral provides added protection for the University's deposits in these financial institutions.