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| Public Act 103-0710 | ||||
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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.) | ||