1. (a) The Board may approve an institution as an institution from which credits may be transferred under Section 10 of this Act if all of the conditions set forth in subsection (b) of Section 20 of this Act have been met. Beginning with applications submitted in 2017, an institution must submit its application for approval to the Board on or before July 1 of a given year and the Board must render its approval decision on or before September 15 of that same year.

   Credit transfers from the institution may be made only during the verified accreditation period. An institution that is under review due to probation, that is denied accreditation, or that withdraws an application for national accreditation may not be approved under this Section.

2. (b) The Board shall post on its website a list of all institutions that have received Board approval. Approved institutions must be listed on the Board's website beginning on January 5, 2018.
3. (c) All decisions of the Board that result in non-approval of an institution may be appealed within 30 days by that institution after notification has been provided by the Board in the form of a letter delivered by certified mail. During the 30-day appeal process, the institution must be provided with information outlining the reasons for the institution's non-approval by the Board, giving the institution the opportunity to properly address the areas of contention. A decision regarding the appeal must be rendered no later than 60 days after the conclusion of the 30-day appeal process.

(Source: P.A. 99-468, eff. 1-1-16; 100-569, eff. 12-15-17.)