Public Act 0710 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB5369 Enrolled LRB103 39014 RJT 69151 b

Public Act 103-0710

AN ACT concerning education.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Career and Workforce Transition Act is amended by changing Section 10 as follows:

(110 ILCS 151/10)

Sec. 10. Transfer of credits.

(a) A public community college district shall accept up to 30 credit hours transferred from an institution that has been approved under Section 15 of this Act if a student has completed one of the following programs at that institution:

(1) Medical Assisting.

(2) Medical Coding.

(3) Dental Assisting.

(4) HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning).

(5) Welding.

(6) Pharmacy Technician.

(7) General Carpentry.

(8) Interior Systems Carpentry.

(9) Drywall.

(10) Floor Covering.

(11) Mill-cabinetry.

(12) Millwright.

(13) Insulation/Spray Foam.

(14) Siding Installation.

(15) Roofing.

(16) Lathing.

(17) Pile Driving.

(18) Concrete Forming.

(19) Scaffolding.

(20) Residential Electrical Construction.

(21) Commercial Electrical Construction.

(22) Industrial Electrical Construction.

(23) Renewable Energy Technology.

(24) Energy Efficiency Concepts.

(25) Electrical Manufacturing Sector.

(26) Communications Systems.

(27) Life Safety Systems.

(28) Security Systems.

(29) Sound Alarms.

(30) Electrical Work Safety Practices.

(31) Electrical Maintenance.

(32) Fire Alarms.

(33) Motor Controls.

(34) Transformers.

(35) Variable Speed Drive Systems.

(36) Rigging.

(37) Masonry. The program must, at a minimum, be a 9-month program and use a credit-hour system.

(b) The public community college district may accept the credits as direct equivalent credits or prior learning credits, as determined by the district and consistent with the accrediting standards and institutional and residency requirements of the Board, the Higher Learning Commission, other State and national accreditors, and State licensing bodies, as appropriate.

(c) Any designation given by the Board of credit hour value for items (1) through (6) under subsection (a) shall be applied by the community college district as direct or elective credit toward an associate degree of applied science or its equivalent as determined by the community college district.

(Source: P.A. 100-569, eff. 12-15-17; 101-194, eff. 8-2-19.)

Effective Date: 1/1/2025