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Title Unemployment Insurance for Contingent Academic Workers Task Force 
Contact Name Gaye Larison 
Contact Phone 217.725.1537 
Contact Email  
Function (1) to estimate costs to higher education institutions of a change in law that allows contingent academics to collect unemployment insurance;
and (2) to examine the growth of employment of part-time contingent faculty over the past 10 years;
 
Term No longer than July 1, 2010 
Senate Confirmation No 
Party Affiliation n/a 
Compensation n/a 
Composition 2 members who are statewide education labor union representatives from a 2-year institution;
each member shall be appointed by the union that he or she represents;
2 members who are statewide education labor union representatives from a 4-year institution;
each member shall be appointed by the union that he or she represents;
4 members who are management representatives from higher education institutions appointed by the Board of Higher Education;
1 member appointed by the Director of Employment Security;
4 legislative members;
one of whom shall be appointed by the President of the Senate;
one of whom shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate;
one of whom shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
and one of whom shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives;
and 1 member appointed by the Governor;
 
Authority SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 29 of the 96th General Assembly 

Member Names

Name (Last, First) Ascending Term Expires Member Since Appointed By Position County Title
Corcoran, Jerry    05/19/2010  Board of Higher Education  Member  None  President, Illinois Valley Community College 
Cranston, Carey    05/19/2010  Board of Higher Education  Member  None  President, Fox College 
Cronin, Dan    08/31/2009  Senate Minority Leader  Member  None  State Senator 
Cunningham, Steve    05/19/2010  Board of Higher Education  Member  None  Associate Vice President, Administration and Human Resources, Northern Illinois University 
Fulk, Janet    04/23/2010  Ilinois Education Association  Member  St. Clair   
Maloney, Edward    08/21/2009  Senate President  Member  None  State Senator 
O'Donnell, Maureen  07/01/2010  04/08/2010  Statute  Member  None  Director of Employment Security 
Stewart, Beverly L.    04/23/2010  Ilinois Education Association  Member  Cook   
TBD      Speaker of the House  Member  None  State Representative 
TBD      House Minority Leader  Member  None  State Representative 
TBD      Labor Union  Member  None   
TBD      Labor Union  Member  None   
Tretter, David     05/19/2010  Board of Higher Education  Member  None  President, Federation of Independent Illinois Colleges and Universities 
Vaught, David  07/01/2010  03/26/2010  Governor  Member  None   

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