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Bill CREDIT FOR PRIOR LEARNING 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. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 100th HB 2404 Illinois HB 2404 (100th)
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Illinois HB 2404 (100th) — CREDIT FOR PRIOR LEARNING

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.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Third Reading — 1140 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 560 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Kathleen Willis — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2017-02-03 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kathleen Willis filing
  • 2017-02-06 First Reading reading-1
  • 2017-02-06 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2017-02-09 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
  • 2017-02-09 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
  • 2017-02-09 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
  • 2017-02-09 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
  • 2017-02-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
  • 2017-02-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
  • 2017-02-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke
  • 2017-02-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
  • 2017-02-14 Assigned to Community College Access & Affordability Committee referral-committee
  • 2017-03-21 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kathleen Willis amendment-introduction
  • 2017-03-21 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2017-03-22 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Community College Access & Affordability Committee
  • 2017-03-22 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Community College Access & Affordability Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
  • 2017-03-22 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Community College Access & Affordability Committee; 007-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2017-03-23 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2017-04-04 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2017-04-04 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2017-04-05 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2017-04-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente
  • 2017-04-06 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2017-04-06 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 25, 2017 reading-1
  • 2017-04-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
  • 2017-05-05 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose
  • 2017-05-09 First Reading reading-1
  • 2017-05-09 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2017-05-15 Approved for Consideration Assignments
  • 2017-05-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 16, 2017
  • 2017-05-19 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2017-05-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 22, 2017
  • 2017-05-26 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 reading-3
  • 2017-05-30 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2017-05-30 Passed Both Houses
  • 2017-06-28 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2017-08-22 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2017-08-22 Effective Date January 1, 2018
  • 2017-08-22 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0261 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e7872174-8173-4f8c-b2cd-3542190a51a6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).