Bill Text: IL SB1663 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning making rules and regulations.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Passed) 2017-12-15 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0569 [SB1663 Detail]

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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 Sections 10 and 15 and by adding Section 20
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.

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(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.
The program must, at a minimum, be a 9-month program and use a

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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.
(Source: P.A. 99-468, eff. 1-1-16.)
(110 ILCS 151/15)
Sec. 15. Board approval of institution.
(a) The Board may approve an institution as an institution
from which credits may be transferred under Section 10 of this
Act if all of the following conditions set forth in subsection
(b) of Section 20 of this Act have been met. Beginning with
applications submitted in 2017, an institution must submit its
application for approval to the Board on or before July 1 of a
given year and the Board must render its approval decision on
or before September 15 of that same year. are met:
(1) The institution has submitted all proper
documentation and application materials that the Board
requests.
(2) The institution has successfully completed a full
term of national accreditation without probation, without

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being denied accreditation, and without withdrawing an
application.
(3) The Board has verified the institution's good standing
during the period of its national accreditation. Credit
transfers from the institution may be made only during the
verified accreditation period. An institution that is under
review due to probation, that is denied accreditation, or that
withdraws an application for national accreditation may not be
approved under this Section.
(b) The Board shall post on its website a list of all
institutions that have received Board approval. Approved
institutions must be listed on the Board's website beginning on
January 5, 2018.
(c) All decisions of the Board that result in non-approval
of an institution may be appealed within 30 days by that
institution after notification has been provided by the Board
in the form of a letter delivered by certified mail. During the
30-day appeal process, the institution must be provided with
information outlining the reasons for the institution's
non-approval by the Board, giving the institution the
opportunity to properly address the areas of contention. A
decision regarding the appeal must be rendered no later than 60
days after the conclusion of the 30-day appeal process.
(Source: P.A. 99-468, eff. 1-1-16.)
(110 ILCS 151/20 new)

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Sec. 20. Board approval of program.
(a) In this Section, "program" means any of the programs
listed under subsection (a) of Section 10 of this Act.
(b) The Board may approve a program as eligible for credit
acceptance if all of the following conditions have been met:
(1) The institution has submitted all documentation
pertaining to the institution's structure, accreditation
and permit of approval, enrollment, and student
information and the completed application requested by the
Board.
(2) The institution has submitted all documentation
regarding its academic programs and curriculum for review
by the Board. The institution shall comply with the Board
of Higher Education's academic catalog requirements. The
institution shall make all disclosures required under
Section 37 of the Private Business and Vocational Schools
Act of 2012. The disclosure shall contain all required
information for the most recent 12-month reporting period
of July 1 through June 30 and may also include the
information for each 12-month reporting period during the
institution's 5-year national accreditation term. The
information submitted shall also include federally
mandated graduation and job placement rates.
(3) The institution has successfully completed a full
term of national accreditation without probation, without
being denied accreditation, and without withdrawing an

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application.
(4) The Board has verified the institution's good
standing during the period of its national accreditation.
The institution shall provide any documents that validate
its good standing with its national accreditor.
(5) The Board has verified the institution's good
standing with the Board of Higher Education. The
institution shall provide any documents that validate its
good standing with the Board of Higher Education.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.