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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,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Board of Higher Education Act is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 9.34 as follows:
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| 6 | | (110 ILCS 205/9.34 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 9.34. Military Prior Learning Assessment Task Force. |
| 8 | | (a) The Military Prior Learning Assessment Task Force is |
| 9 | | created within the Board of Higher Education. The Task Force |
| 10 | | shall study and make recommendations on how to best effectuate |
| 11 | | the recognition of military learning for academic credit, |
| 12 | | industry-recognized credentials, and college degrees through |
| 13 | | the use of the Prior Learning Assessment. The Task Force shall |
| 14 | | be comprised of all of the following members: |
| 15 | | (1) A representative from the Board of Higher |
| 16 | | Education, who shall chair the Task Force, appointed by the |
| 17 | | Board of Higher Education. |
| 18 | | (2) A representative from the Illinois Community |
| 19 | | College Board appointed by the Illinois Community College |
| 20 | | Board. |
| 21 | | (3) A representative from the Department of Veterans' |
| 22 | | Affairs appointed by the Director of Veterans' Affairs. |
| 23 | | (4) A representative from the Illinois Discharged |
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| 1 | | Servicemember Task Force appointed by the Illinois |
| 2 | | Discharged Servicemember Task Force. |
| 3 | | (5) A representative from the Illinois Student |
| 4 | | Assistance Commission appointed by the Illinois Student |
| 5 | | Assistance Commission. |
| 6 | | (6) A member of the General Assembly appointed by the |
| 7 | | Speaker of the House of Representatives. |
| 8 | | (7) A member of the General Assembly appointed by the |
| 9 | | Minority Leader of the House of Representatives. |
| 10 | | (8) A member of the General Assembly appointed by the |
| 11 | | President of the Senate. |
| 12 | | (9) A member of the General Assembly appointed by the |
| 13 | | Minority Leader of the Senate. |
| 14 | | (10) Three faculty representatives, one from a public |
| 15 | | university, one from a public community college, and one |
| 16 | | from a private institution, appointed by the Board of |
| 17 | | Higher Education in consultation with the Illinois |
| 18 | | Community College Board and their advisory groups. |
| 19 | | (11) Two presidents of Illinois colleges and |
| 20 | | universities appointed by the Board of Higher Education in |
| 21 | | consultation with the Illinois Community College Board. |
| 22 | | (12) A representative from the Illinois Joining Forces |
| 23 | | Education Working Group appointed by the Illinois Joining |
| 24 | | Forces Education Working Group. |
| 25 | | (13) A representative of a nonprofit organization that |
| 26 | | is recognized as having expertise in the area of the Prior |
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| 1 | | Learning Assessment appointed by the Board of Higher |
| 2 | | Education. |
| 3 | | Members of the Task Force shall serve without compensation |
| 4 | | and may not be reimbursed for their expenses. |
| 5 | | The Board of Higher Education shall provide administrative |
| 6 | | and other support to the Task Force. |
| 7 | | (b) The Task Force's study shall without limitation: |
| 8 | | (1) Examine the history of the Prior Learning |
| 9 | | Assessment and its impact on active military and student |
| 10 | | veterans in today's educational landscape. |
| 11 | | (2) Examine policies and practices in other states to |
| 12 | | identify best practices in the Prior Learning Assessment |
| 13 | | for active military and student veterans. |
| 14 | | (3) Determine current policies and practices in this |
| 15 | | State, including existing Prior Learning Assessment |
| 16 | | methods being utilized among this State's public and |
| 17 | | private colleges and universities in connection with |
| 18 | | active military and student veterans. |
| 19 | | (4) Review the quality standards necessary to |
| 20 | | adequately assess military learning based on experience |
| 21 | | and non-credit education and training for purposes of |
| 22 | | awarding academic credit. |
| 23 | | (5) Consider alternative means to award academic |
| 24 | | credit for active military and student veterans. |
| 25 | | (6) Consider transferability of academic credit |
| 26 | | awarded by the Prior Learning Assessment and student |
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| 1 | | mobility. |
| 2 | | (7) Consider the importance of recognition of |
| 3 | | industry-recognized credentials by colleges and |
| 4 | | universities for the purpose of awarding academic credit. |
| 5 | | (8) Consider the acceptance of industry-recognized |
| 6 | | credentials and academic credit credentials or degrees by |
| 7 | | licensing bodies. |
| 8 | | (c) The Task Force shall report its findings and |
| 9 | | recommendations to the Board of Higher Education, the Illinois |
| 10 | | Community College Board, the Illinois Student Assistance |
| 11 | | Commission, the State Board of Education, the Department of |
| 12 | | Veterans' Affairs, the Illinois Discharged Servicemember Task |
| 13 | | Force, the General Assembly, and the Governor on or before |
| 14 | | December 1, 2016. |
| 15 | | (d) This Section is repealed on December 1, 2017.
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| 16 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 17 | | becoming law.
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