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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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