POWER OF ATTORNEY

         The undersigned, being officers and trustees of each of the Van Kampen
Closed End Trusts (individually, a "Trust") as indicated on Exhibit A attached
hereto and incorporated by reference, each a Massachusetts business trust except
for the Van Kampen Bond Fund, a Delaware business trust (the "Trust"), and being
officers and Managing General Partners of the Van Kampen Exchange Fund (the
"Fund"), a California Limited Partnership, do hereby, in the capacities shown
below, appoint Richard F. Powers, III, Stephen L. Boyd and A. Thomas Smith III,
each of Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, as agents and attorneys-in-fact with full
power of substitution and resubstitution, for each of the undersigned, to
execute and deliver, for and on behalf of the undersigned, a Certificate of
Trustees and any corresponding documents with regard to the name changes of each
respective Trust and all amendments thereto, upon the advice of counsel, filed
by each Trust or the Fund with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant
to the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act
of 1940.

         This Power of Attorney may be executed in multiple counterparts, each
of which shall be deemed an original, but which taken together shall constitute
one instrument.

Dated: February 2, 2001

          Signature                     Title

/s/ Richard F. Powers, III              Chairman, Trustee/Managing General
Richard F. Powers, III                  Partner and President

/s/ David C. Arch                       Trustee/Managing General Partner
David C. Arch

/s/ Rod Dammeyer                        Trustee/Managing General Partner
Rod Dammeyer

/s/ Howard J. Kerr                      Trustee/Managing General Partner
Howard J. Kerr

/s/ Theodore A. Myers                   Trustee/Managing General Partner
Theodore A. Myers

/s/ Hugh F. Sonnenschein                Trustee/Managing General Partner
Hugh F. Sonnenschein

/s/ Wayne W. Whalen                     Trustee/Managing General Partner
Wayne W. Whalen

/s/ John L. Sullivan                    Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
John L. Sullivan                        and Treasurer


                                   SCHEDULE A

                        Van Kampen Municipal Income Trust
                      Van Kampen California Municipal Trust
                          Van Kampen High Income Trust
                         Van Kampen High Income Trust II
                       Van Kampen Prime Rate Income Trust
                      Van Kampen Senior Floating Rate Fund
                         Van Kampen Senior Income Trust
                   Van Kampen Investment Grade Municipal Trust
                           Van Kampen Municipal Trust
                  Van Kampen California Quality Municipal Trust
                   Van Kampen Florida Quality Municipal Trust
                   Van Kampen New York Quality Municipal Trust
                     Van Kampen Ohio Quality Municipal Trust
                 Van Kampen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Trust
                     Van Kampen Trust for Insured Municipals
                Van Kampen Trust for Investment Grade Municipals
           Van Kampen Trust for Investment Grade California Municipals
            Van Kampen Trust for Investment Grade Florida Municipals
           Van Kampen Trust for Investment Grade New Jersey Municipals
            Van Kampen Trust for Investment Grade New York Municipals
          Van Kampen Trust for Investment Grade Pennsylvania Municipals
                     Van Kampen Municipal Opportunity Trust
                   Van Kampen Advantage Municipal Income Trust
            Van Kampen Advantage Pennsylvania Municipal Income Trust
                   Van Kampen Strategic Sector Municipal Trust
                     Van Kampen Value Municipal Income Trust
               Van Kampen California Value Municipal Income Trust
              Van Kampen Massachusetts Value Municipal Income Trust
               Van Kampen New Jersey Value Municipal Income Trust
                Van Kampen New York Value Municipal Income Trust
                  Van Kampen Ohio Value Municipal Income Trust
              Van Kampen Pennsylvania Value Municipal Income Trust
                    Van Kampen Municipal Opportunity Trust II
                 Van Kampen Florida Municipal Opportunity Trust
                 Van Kampen Advantage Municipal Income Trust II
                    Van Kampen Select Sector Municipal Trust
                              Van Kampen Bond Fund
                             Van Kampen Income Trust
                            Van Kampen Exchange Fund