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SB 1457 Illinois Senate · 99th Regular Session

IBHE-MILITARY PRIOR LEARNING

Summary
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.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2015
Committee Review
May 2015
Senate Passage
May 2015
House Passage
May 2015
Signed into Law
Aug 2015
Introduced Mar 27, 2015 Signed Aug 18, 2015
Floor votes · Senate May 31, 2015 · House May 21, 2015

How they voted

45–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 47
May 31, 2015
D Democratic29
29 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican18
16 Yea 2
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
59
Key actions
10
Committee
13
Amendments
4
Aug 18, 2015
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 31, 2015
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 31, 2015
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
upper
May 27, 2015
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Higher Education; 008-000-000
upper
May 26, 2015
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Higher Education
upper
May 22, 2015
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
upper
May 22, 2015
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 25, 2015
upper
May 22, 2015
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
upper
May 21, 2015
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (97-0-1)
house
May 14, 2015
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 015-000-000
lower
May 14, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Higher Education Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
May 14, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee
lower
May 8, 2015
Lower · Passed
Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2015
lower
Apr 21, 2015
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 21, 2015
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
lower
Apr 20, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Higher Education Committee
lower
Apr 14, 2015
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 27, 2015
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 11, 2015
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Higher Education; 007-000-000
upper
Mar 3, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Higher Education
upper
Feb 20, 2015
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 12 co-sponsors

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