CAREER/WORKFORCE TRANSITION Senate SponsorsSen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.-Kimberly A. Lightford, David Koehler, Emil Jones, III and Donne E. Trotter House Sponsors(Rep. Kenneth Dunkin-Kathleen Willis-Camille Y. Lilly-Jehan Gordon-Booth-Emanuel Chris Welch, Daniel J. Burke, Linda Chapa LaVia, Carol Ammons and Litesa E. Wallace) 8/26/2015SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0468 110 ILCS 205/3from Ch. 144, par. 183Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning terms.Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to:110 ILCS 205/3Adds reference to:New ActReplaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Career and Workforce Transition Act. Requires a public community college district to accept up to 30 credit hours transferred from a non-degree granting institution (regulated and approved by the Board of Higher Education under the Private Business and Vocational Schools Act of 2012 and nationally accredited by an accreditor approved by the U.S. Department of Education) that has been approved by the Board as an institution from which credits may be transferred if a student has completed a medical assisting program, a medical coding program, a dental assisting program, a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning program, a welding program, or a pharmacy technician program. Provides that the program must, at a minimum, be a 9-month program and use a credit-hour system. Contains provisions conditioning Board approval.Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Requires an institution to have successfully completed a full term of national accreditation without probation (instead of without probation, a warning, or the denial of a substantive change in an application) in order to be approved as an institution from which credits may be transferred. Makes a grammatical change.House Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the bill as engrossed, with the following changes. Provides that "Board" means the Illinois Community College Board instead of the Board of Higher Education. With respect to Board approval, (i) requires an institution to submit all application materials that the Board requests, (ii) removes the requirement that the institution pay a fee to the Board, and (iii) removes the requirement that the institution complete all of the necessary requirements to be approved by the Board of Higher Education under the Private Business and Vocational Schools Act of 2012 (but defines "institution" in part as a non-degree granting institution that is regulated and approved by the Board of Higher Education under the Private Business and Vocational Schools Act of 2012). 2/4/2015SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr. 2/4/2015SenateFirst Reading 2/4/2015SenateReferred to Assignments 3/11/2015SenateAssigned to Higher Education 3/18/2015SenatePostponed - Higher Education 3/18/2015SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr. 3/18/2015SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 3/24/2015SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Higher Education 3/24/2015SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 3/24/2015SenateDo Pass as Amended Higher Education; 011-000-000 3/24/2015SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 25, 2015 3/27/2015SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr. 3/27/2015SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments 4/14/2015SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Higher Education 4/21/2015SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford 4/22/2015SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Higher Education; 010-000-000 4/22/2015SenateSecond Reading 4/22/2015SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Clayborne 4/22/2015SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 23, 2015 4/23/2015SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler 4/23/2015SenateThird Reading - Passed; 049-000-000 4/23/2015HouseArrived in House 4/23/2015HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia 4/23/2015HouseFirst Reading 4/23/2015HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/28/2015HouseAlternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Kenneth Dunkin 5/4/2015HouseAssigned to Higher Education Committee 5/7/2015HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke 5/7/2015HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia 5/7/2015HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis 5/7/2015HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly 5/7/2015HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth 5/7/2015HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch 5/8/2015HouseCommittee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2015 5/14/2015HouseDo Pass / Standard Debate Higher Education Committee; 009-007-000 5/14/2015HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Standard Debate 5/19/2015HouseSecond Reading - Standard Debate 5/19/2015HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Standard Debate 5/22/2015HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kenneth Dunkin 5/22/2015HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 5/22/2015HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2015 5/25/2015HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee 5/25/2015SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III 5/26/2015HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Higher Education Committee; 013-000-000 5/26/2015HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons 5/26/2015HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace 5/30/2015HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted 5/30/2015HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate 5/30/2015HouseThird Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 102-007-000 5/30/2015SenateSecretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 5/30/2015SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 31, 2015 5/31/2015SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr. 5/31/2015SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments 5/31/2015SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments 5/31/2015SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 055-000-000 5/31/2015SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter 5/31/2015SenateSenate Concurs 055-000-000 5/31/2015SenatePassed Both Houses 6/29/2015SenateSent to the Governor 8/26/2015SenateGovernor Approved 8/26/2015SenateEffective Date January 1, 2016 8/26/2015SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0468