110 ILCS 28/10
In this Act:
"Community college" means a public community college that is included in the definition of "Community Colleges" under Section 1-2 of the Public Community College Act.
"Consortium" means the Early Childhood Access Consortium for Equity.
"Credit for prior learning" means the evaluation and assessment of a student's life learning through employment, training, and experiences outside an academic environment from which skills that comprise terminal objectives are mastered to an acceptable degree of proficiency for college credit, certification, or advanced standing toward further education or training.
"Home institution" means the community college or university at which the student has been admitted.
"Incumbent workforce" means an individual or a group of individuals working or having worked in the early childhood industry, including family child care and center-based care settings, Preschool for All school-based settings, and Head Start, that serves children from birth to age 5 and includes teachers, assistant teachers, directors, family child care providers, and assistants.
"Member institutions" means the institutions of higher education participating in the Consortium.
"Public university" means the University of Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois University, Northern Illinois University, Western Illinois University, or any other public university or college, other than a community college, now or hereafter established or authorized by the General Assembly.
110 ILCS 28/10