Bill Title: Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Creates the Military Prior Learning Assessment Task Force within the Board of Higher Education to study and make recommendations on how to best effectuate the recognition of military learning for academic credit, industry-recognized credentials, and college degrees through the use of the Prior Learning Assessment. Sets forth the membership of the task force and what the task force's study must include. Requires the task force to report its findings and recommendations on or before December 1, 2016. Repeals these provisions on December 1, 2017. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-8)

Status: (Passed) 2015-08-18 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0395 [SB1457 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
Senate	Concurrence in Senate	2015-05-31	57	0	2	0	59	Passed	Link	View
House	Third Reading in House	2015-05-21	117	0	0	0	117	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Third Reading in Senate	2015-03-26	48	0	11	0	59	Passed	Link	View

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