Bill Amendment: IL HB1321 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly

NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List

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Bill Title: EDUCATION-TECH

Status: 2015-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB1321 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-HB1321-House_Amendment_002.html

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Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia

Filed: 3/18/2015

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1321
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1321 by replacing
everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Career and Workforce Transition Act.
Section 5. Definitions.
"Board" means the Board of Higher Education.
"Institution" means a non-degree granting institution that
is regulated and approved by the Board under the Private
Business and Vocational Schools Act of 2012 and that is
nationally accredited by an accreditor approved by the U.S.
Department of Education.
Section 10. Transfer of credits. 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

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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.
The program must, at a minimum, be a 9-month program and use a
credit-hour system.
Section 15. Board approval. 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 are met:
(1) The institution has submitted all proper
documentation that the Board requests.
(2) The institution has paid a fee to the Board, in an
amount as determined by Board rule.
(3) The institution has successfully completed a full
term of national accreditation without probation, a
warning, or the denial of a substantive change in an
application, without being denied accreditation, or
without withdrawing an application and has completed all of
the necessary requirements to be approved by the Board
under the Private Business and Vocational Schools Act of

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2012.
(4) 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.
Section 90. Rulemaking. The Board shall adopt any rules
necessary to carry out its responsibilities under this Act.".