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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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inefficiency or incompetency. The enumeration of causes for discharge shall not be deemed exclusive, and the Board of Trustees reserves the power to discharge for other causes, but it is to be distinctly understood that this power will be exercised only under exceptional circumstances and then only tor conduct which is clearly prejudicial to the best interests of the University.] (e) [An appointee on definite tenure shall not be removed before the expiration of his term of service, nor shall an appointee on indefinite tenure be removed, without in either instance first having been presented with a written statement of the charges against him, which shall be sufficiently specific reasonably to inform him of their nature and to enable him to present his defense thereto. Charges shall be preferred by the President, or on his authority, and shall be filed with the Secretary of the Board of Trustees. A copy of the charges shall be transmitted to the appointee either personally or shall be mailed to the appointee at his last known post office address by registered mail within 15 days after they have been preferred. Within IS days after such service of a copy of the charges, the appointee may file with the Secretary of the Board a written request for a hearing before the Board of Trustees. Notice of the time and place of the hearing, which shall be not less than 20 days after the date of the appointee's request, shall be served upon the appointee either personally or by registered mail. The date of the hearing shall be no less than IS days from the date of the receipt of the notice of hearing by the appointee. The appointee shall have the right to appear at the hearing, with council, if he desires, to reply to the charges and to present evidence in his behalf. The Board shall not be bound by formal or technical rules of evidence in hearing and deciding the case. P r i o r to the preferment of charges, or while charges are pending, the appointee may be suspended by the President pending final decision of the Board upon the charges. In designating the effective date of dismissal or requested resignation, the Board shall give due consideration to the time reasonably required for the adjustment of the staff member's personal affairs.]

is found to demonstrate clearly and convincingly either that: (1) he has been grossly neglectful of, or grossly inefficient in, the performance of his University duties; or that: (2) he can no longer be relied upon to perform his University duties and functions in a manner consonant with professional standards of competence and responsibility. (e) Proceedings seeking the dismissal before the expiration of his term of appointment of an appointee to the academic staff who is on definite tenure or of an appointee to the academic staff who is on indefinite tenure shall comply with the procedures described in the following provisions of this section: (1) Charges. When it shall appear to the President that cause for the dismissal of an appointee may exist, he shall consult with the Faculty Advisory Committee. The President, after such consultation, shall determine whether dismissal proceedings should be instituted. Charges looking to dismissal shall be preferred by statement in writing by the President or on his authority and shall be filed with the Clerk or Secretary of the Senate within thirty days after the consultation with the Faculty Advisory Committee. The statement shall be sufficiently specific reasonably to inform the appointee of the nature of the charges and enable him to present his defense to them. (2) Service. The Clerk or Secretary of the Senate shall cause a copy of the statement of the charges and a copy of Sections 38 and 39 of the Statutes to be delivered to the appointee personally or mailed to him at his last known post office address by registered mail within five days after they have been filed with the Clerk or Secretary of the Senate. (3) Request for Hearing. Within fifteen days after such service of a copy of the statement of charges, the appointee may file with the Clerk or Secretary of the Senate a request for a hearing before the Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure of the appropriate campus; and within ten days after filing such request the appointee shall file with the Clerk or Secretary of the Senate a detailed written answer to the statement of grounds for dismissal. The Clerk or Secretary of the Senate shall promptly transmit the statement of charges, the