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1 | AN ACT concerning education.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Career and Workforce Transition Act is | ||||||
5 | amended by changing Sections 10 and 15 and by adding Section 20 | ||||||
6 | as follows: | ||||||
7 | (110 ILCS 151/10)
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8 | Sec. 10. Transfer of credits. | ||||||
9 | (a) A public community college district shall accept up to | ||||||
10 | 30 credit hours transferred from an institution that has been | ||||||
11 | approved under Section 15 of this Act if a student has | ||||||
12 | completed one of the following programs at that institution: | ||||||
13 | (1) Medical Assisting. | ||||||
14 | (2) Medical Coding. | ||||||
15 | (3) Dental Assisting. | ||||||
16 | (4) HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning). | ||||||
17 | (5) Welding. | ||||||
18 | (6) Pharmacy Technician. | ||||||
19 | The program must, at a minimum, be a 9-month program and use a | ||||||
20 | credit-hour system.
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21 | (b) The public community college district may accept the | ||||||
22 | credits as direct equivalent credits or prior learning credits, | ||||||
23 | as determined by the district and consistent with the |
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1 | accrediting standards and institutional and residency | ||||||
2 | requirements of the Board, the Higher Learning Commission, | ||||||
3 | other State and national accreditors, and State licensing | ||||||
4 | bodies, as appropriate. | ||||||
5 | (Source: P.A. 99-468, eff. 1-1-16 .) | ||||||
6 | (110 ILCS 151/15)
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7 | Sec. 15. Board approval of institution . | ||||||
8 | (a) The Board may approve an institution as an institution | ||||||
9 | from which credits may be transferred under Section 10 of this | ||||||
10 | Act if all of the following conditions set forth in subsection | ||||||
11 | (b) of Section 20 of this Act have been met. are met: | ||||||
12 | (1) The institution has submitted all proper | ||||||
13 | documentation and application materials that the Board | ||||||
14 | requests. | ||||||
15 | (2) The institution has successfully completed a full | ||||||
16 | term of national accreditation without probation, without | ||||||
17 | being denied accreditation, and without withdrawing an | ||||||
18 | application. | ||||||
19 | (3) The Board has verified the institution's good standing | ||||||
20 | during the period of its national accreditation. Credit | ||||||
21 | transfers from the institution may be made only during the | ||||||
22 | verified accreditation period. An institution that is under | ||||||
23 | review due to probation, that is denied accreditation, or that | ||||||
24 | withdraws an application for national accreditation may not be | ||||||
25 | approved under this Section. |
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1 | (b) The Board shall post on its website a list of all | ||||||
2 | institutions that have received Board approval. Approved | ||||||
3 | institutions must be listed on the Board's website beginning on | ||||||
4 | January 5, 2018. | ||||||
5 | (c) All decisions of the Board that result in non-approval | ||||||
6 | of an institution may be appealed within 30 days by that | ||||||
7 | institution after notification has been provided by the Board | ||||||
8 | in the form of a letter delivered by certified mail. During the | ||||||
9 | 30-day appeal process, the institution must be provided with | ||||||
10 | information outlining the reasons for the institution's | ||||||
11 | non-approval by the Board, giving the institution the | ||||||
12 | opportunity to properly address the areas of contention. A | ||||||
13 | decision regarding the appeal must be rendered no later than 60 | ||||||
14 | days after the conclusion of the 30-day appeal process.
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15 | (Source: P.A. 99-468, eff. 1-1-16 .) | ||||||
16 | (110 ILCS 151/20 new) | ||||||
17 | Sec. 20. Board approval of program. | ||||||
18 | (a) In this Section, "program" means any of the programs | ||||||
19 | listed under subsection (a) of Section 10 of this Act. | ||||||
20 | (b) The Board may approve a program as eligible for credit | ||||||
21 | acceptance if all of the following conditions have been met: | ||||||
22 | (1) The institution has submitted all documentation | ||||||
23 | pertaining to the institution's structure, accreditation | ||||||
24 | and permit of approval, enrollment, and student | ||||||
25 | information and the completed application requested by the |
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1 | Board. | ||||||
2 | (2) The institution has submitted all documentation | ||||||
3 | regarding its academic programs and curriculum for review | ||||||
4 | by the Board. The institution shall comply with the Board | ||||||
5 | of Higher Education's academic catalog requirements. The | ||||||
6 | institution shall make all disclosures required under | ||||||
7 | Section 37 of the Private Business and Vocational Schools | ||||||
8 | Act of 2012. The disclosure shall contain all required | ||||||
9 | information for the most recent 12-month reporting period | ||||||
10 | of July 1 through June 30 and may also include the | ||||||
11 | information for each 12-month reporting period during the | ||||||
12 | institution's 5-year national accreditation term. The | ||||||
13 | information submitted shall also include federally | ||||||
14 | mandated graduation and job placement rates. | ||||||
15 | (3) The institution has successfully completed a full | ||||||
16 | term of national accreditation without probation, without | ||||||
17 | being denied accreditation, and without withdrawing an | ||||||
18 | application. | ||||||
19 | (4) The Board has verified the institution's good | ||||||
20 | standing during the period of its national accreditation. | ||||||
21 | The institution shall provide any documents that validate | ||||||
22 | its good standing with its national accreditor. | ||||||
23 | (5) The Board has verified the institution's good | ||||||
24 | standing with the Board of Higher Education. The | ||||||
25 | institution shall provide any documents that validate its | ||||||
26 | good standing with the Board of Higher Education.
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1 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
2 | becoming law.
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