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 Bill Status of SB1865  100th General Assembly


Short Description:  CREDIT FOR PRIOR LEARNING

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Chapin Rose

House Sponsors
(Rep. Kathleen Willis)

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/9/2019SenateSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
New Act


Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Credit for Prior Learning Act. Requires each public university to submit its policies and procedures for students to earn credit for prior learning to the Board of Higher Education for review and approval and each community college to submit its policies and procedures for students to earn credit for prior learning to the Illinois Community College Board for review and approval. Provides that, at a minimum, these procedures shall include a listing of the types of documentation acceptable and the dates of inclusion for which prior learning is acceptable. Requires the Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Community College Board to adopt rules to permit public higher education institutions to award credit for prior learning after the assessment of prior learning experiences for documented learning that demonstrates achievement of all terminal objectives for a specific course or courses.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1
Requires public universities to submit policies concerning credit for prior learning to the Board of Higher Education (rather than submit to the Board for review and approval). Requires community colleges to submit policies concerning credit for prior learning to the Illinois Community College Board (rather than submit to the Board for review and approval).

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/9/2017SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Chapin Rose
  2/9/2017SenateFirst Reading
  2/9/2017SenateReferred to Assignments
  2/28/2017SenateAssigned to Higher Education
  3/8/2017SenateDo Pass Higher Education; 012-000-000
  3/8/2017SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 9, 2017
  4/6/2017SenateSecond Reading
  4/6/2017SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 25, 2017
  4/20/2017SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chapin Rose
  4/20/2017SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
  4/25/2017SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
  4/27/2017SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Higher Education; 010-000-000
  4/27/2017SenateRecalled to Second Reading
  4/27/2017SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Rose
  4/27/2017SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 27, 2017
  4/27/2017SenateThird Reading - Passed; 053-000-000
  4/28/2017HouseArrived in House
  4/28/2017HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
  4/28/2017HouseFirst Reading
  4/28/2017HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  1/9/2019SenateSession Sine Die

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