Illinois HB1149 requires higher education institutions to award academic credit for firefighter training.
Illinois HB1149, known as the Educational Credit for Firefighting Experience Act, mandates that institutions of higher education adopt policies for awarding academic credit to students who have completed firefighting training. These policies must apply to individuals with training recommended by national higher education associations or documented as firefighting experience. Institutions must also develop procedures for verifying training claims, maintain lists of qualifying courses, and submit their policies to the Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Community College Board annually.
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