Public Act 99-0692 requires that every voting board member elected or appointed after January 1, 2017 “shall complete a minimum of 4 hours of professional development leadership training covering topics that shall include, but are not limited to, open meetings law, community college and labor law, freedom of information law, contract law, ethics, sexual violence on campus, financial oversight and accountability, audits, and fiduciary responsibilities of a community college trustee during the first, third, and fifth year of his or her term.” (110 ILCS 805/3-8.5)
The following Highland Community College Board of Trustees members were elected or reelected in April 2019 and are now required to take the trustee leadership training:
Jim Endress (completed June 2019; June 2021; June 2023)
Shawn Boldt (completed June 2019; June 2021, June 2023)
The following Highland Community College Board of Trustees members were elected or appointed in April 2021 and are now required to take the trustee leadership training:
James Rhyne Jr. (completed June 2021; June 2023)
Sarah Kuhlemeier (completed September 2021; August 2023)
Craig Knaack (completed June 2021; term expired 2023)
The following Highland Community College Board of Trustees members were elected or appointed in April 2023 and are now required to take the trustee leadership training:
Doug Block (completed June 2023)
Pennie Groezinger (completed June 2023)
Mary Kaufman (completed June 2023)