Date	Chamber	Action
1/9/2019	Senate	Session 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 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/9/2017	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chapin Rose
2/9/2017	Senate	First Reading
2/9/2017	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/28/2017	Senate	Assigned to Higher Education
3/8/2017	Senate	Do Pass Higher Education; 012-000-000
3/8/2017	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 9, 2017
4/6/2017	Senate	Second Reading
4/6/2017	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 25, 2017
4/20/2017	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chapin Rose
4/20/2017	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
4/25/2017	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
4/27/2017	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Higher Education; 010-000-000
4/27/2017	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
4/27/2017	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Rose
4/27/2017	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 27, 2017
4/27/2017	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000
4/28/2017	House	Arrived in House
4/28/2017	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
4/28/2017	House	First Reading
4/28/2017	House	Referred to Rules Committee
1/9/2019	Senate	Session Sine Die

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