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Full Text of SB1663  100th General Assembly

SB1663sam001 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.

Filed: 4/5/2017

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1663

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1663 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Career and Workforce Transition Act is
5amended by changing Sections 10 and 15 and by adding Section 20
6as follows:
 
7    (110 ILCS 151/10)
8    Sec. 10. Transfer of credits.
9    (a) A public community college district shall accept up to
1030 credit hours transferred from an institution that has been
11approved under Section 15 of this Act if a student has
12completed 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).

 

 

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1        (5) Welding.
2        (6) Pharmacy Technician.
3The program must, at a minimum, be a 9-month program and use a
4credit-hour system.
5    (b) The public community college district may accept the
6credits as direct equivalent credits or prior learning credits,
7as determined by the district and consistent with the
8accrediting standards and institutional and residency
9requirements of the Board, the Higher Learning Commission,
10other State and national accreditors, and State licensing
11bodies, as appropriate.
12(Source: P.A. 99-468, eff. 1-1-16.)
 
13    (110 ILCS 151/15)
14    Sec. 15. Board approval of institution.
15    (a) The Board may approve an institution as an institution
16from which credits may be transferred under Section 10 of this
17Act if all of the following conditions set forth in subsection
18(b) of Section 20 of this Act have been met. are met:
19        (1) The institution has submitted all proper
20    documentation and application materials that the Board
21    requests.
22        (2) The institution has successfully completed a full
23    term of national accreditation without probation, without
24    being denied accreditation, and without withdrawing an
25    application.

 

 

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1    (3) The Board has verified the institution's good standing
2during the period of its national accreditation. Credit
3transfers from the institution may be made only during the
4verified accreditation period. An institution that is under
5review due to probation, that is denied accreditation, or that
6withdraws an application for national accreditation may not be
7approved under this Section.
8    (b) The Board shall post on its website a list of all
9institutions that have received Board approval. Approved
10institutions must be listed on the Board's website beginning on
11January 5, 2018.
12    (c) All decisions of the Board that result in non-approval
13of an institution may be appealed within 30 days by that
14institution after notification has been provided by the Board
15in the form of a letter delivered by certified mail. During the
1630-day appeal process, the institution must be provided with
17information outlining the reasons for the institution's
18non-approval by the Board, giving the institution the
19opportunity to properly address the areas of contention. A
20decision regarding the appeal must be rendered no later than 60
21days after the conclusion of the 30-day appeal process.
22(Source: P.A. 99-468, eff. 1-1-16.)
 
23    (110 ILCS 151/20 new)
24    Sec. 20. Board approval of program.
25    (a) In this Section, "program" means any of the programs

 

 

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

 

 

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1    standing during the period of its national accreditation.
2    The institution shall provide any documents that validate
3    its good standing with its national accreditor.
4        (5) The Board has verified the institution's good
5    standing with the Board of Higher Education. The
6    institution shall provide any documents that validate its
7    good standing with the Board of Higher Education.
 
8    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
9becoming law.".