Illinois Administrative Code

Section 1951.120 Definitions a) Terms used in these rules shall have the same meaning as in the Freedom of Information Act. b) "FOIA" means the Freedom of Information Act. c) "Freedom of Information Officer" means an individual responsible for receiving and responding to requests…

Section 1951.210 Person to Whom Requests are Submitted Requests for public records shall be submitted to the Freedom of Information Officer of the Illinois State Historical Library. Requests shall be submitted to the following address: Freedom of Information Officer Illinois Stat…

Section 1951.220 Form and Content of Requests a) Requests in accordance with the FOIA and these rules shall be made in writing. Such requests may be submitted on FOIA request forms provided by the Illinois State Historical Library. (See Appendix A to these rules). b) Oral request…

Section 1951.310 Timeline for Department Response a) The Illinois State Historical Library shall respond to a written request for public records within 7 working days after the receipt of such request. b) The Illinois State Historical Library may give notice of an extension of ti…

Section 1951.320 Types of Illinois State Historical Library Responses a) The Illinois State Historical Library shall respond to a request for public records in one of three ways: 1) Approve the request. 2) Approve in part and deny in part. 3) Deny the request. b) Upon approval of…

Section 1951.410 Appeal of a Denial a) A requestor whose request has been denied by the Freedom of Information Officer may appeal the denial to the Director of the Illinois State Historical Library. The notice of appeal shall be made in writing and sent to: Director Illinois Stat…

Section 1951.420 Director's Response to Appeal The Director shall respond to an appeal within 7 working days after receiving notice thereof. The Director shall either affirm the denial or provide access to the requested public records. Failure to respond within 7 working days may…

Section 1951.510 Inspection of Records at the Illinois State Historical Library Offices a) Generally, public records will be made available for inspection during normal working hours of the Illinois State Historical Library at the office of the Freedom of Information Officer. b) …

Section 1951.520 Copies of Public Records a) Copies of public records shall be provided to the requestor only upon payment of any charges which are due. b) Charges for copies of public records shall be assessed in accordance with the "Fee Schedule for Duplication of Public Record…

Section 1951.530 General Materials Available from the Freedom of Information Officer The Freedom of Information Officer shall make available to the public at no charge the following materials: a) A brief description of the organizational structure and budget of the Illinois State…

Section 1951.APPENDIX A Request for Public Records TO: FROM: FOI OFFICER NAME Illinois State Historical Library Old State Capitol ADDRESS Springfield, IL 62706 PHONE NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF REQUESTED RECORD(S): Please indicate if you wish to inspect the above captioned records or w…

Section 1951.APPENDIX B Fee Schedule for Duplication of Public Records Type of Duplication Per Copy Charge Paper copy from paper original $.20 Paper copy from microfilm original Full page .50 One-half page .25 Mailing lists Charge assessed on a per name basis Some records in the …

Section 1975.110 Definitions The following terms used in this Part shall have the following definitions: "Act": the Illinois Housing Development Act [20 ILCS 3805], as amended from time to time. "Agenda": the list of items which will be discussed during a certain Regular Meeting,…

Section 1975.210 Public Information and Submissions a) The public may direct inquiries to the Authority, and may obtain information concerning the Authority and its programs and activities from the Authority, on the Website. Inquiries may also be made in writing to 111 E. Wacker …

Section 1975.310 Applicability The Rules in this Subpart apply to all rulemaking proceedings of the Authority.

Section 1975.320 Adoption, Amendment and Repeal of Rules a) The Authority promulgates its Rules in accordance with the Procedure Act. b) No Rule may be adopted, amended or repealed except by an official action by the Members. c) Authority staff shall develop proposed Rules, amend…

Section 1975.410 Applicability The Rules in this Subpart shall govern practices and procedures with respect to the organizational structure and Meetings of the Authority.

Section 1975.420 Organization of the Authority Duties of the Members, Officers and Staff of the Authority are governed by the Authority's Act and the By-Laws. a) Members. The Authority is a body politic and corporate of the State governed by nine Members, appointed by the Governo…

Section 1975.430 By‑Laws Business of the Authority is transacted in accordance with the By-Laws, which are available to the public on the Website and upon request in accordance with Section 1975.210 of this Part.

Section 1975.440 Meetings of the Members a) Meetings must be conducted in compliance with applicable provisions of the OMA. b) Except as may be prohibited by the OMA, the Members may act by unanimous written consent without a Meeting, as provided in the Act and the By-Laws. c) Fi…

Section 1975.510 Applicability The Rules in this Subpart shall provide the guidelines for Public Comments at the Meetings in accordance with Section 2.06(g) of the OMA. The Members may choose to refrain from the discussion of certain topics; however, the Members' inability to dis…

Section 1975.520 Guidelines a) The Authority shall post the schedule of Regular Meetings on the Website at the beginning of each calendar year in accordance with Section 2.02 of the OMA. b) The Authority shall post each Regular Meeting Agenda on the Website no later than 48 hours…

Section 1976.100 Summary and Purpose a) This Part states the policy of Illinois Housing Development Authority (Agency) for making its records available for reasonable public inspection while, at the same time, protecting legitimate interests in confidentiality. b) This Part: 1) E…

Section 1976.105 Definitions Terms not defined in this Section shall have the same meaning as in the Freedom of Information Act [5 ILCS 140]. The following definitions are applicable for purposes of this Part: "Act" means Illinois Housing Development Act [20 ILCS 3805]. "Agency" …

Section 1976.200 Records that Will Be Disclosed Upon request meeting the requirements of this Part, the Agency shall disclose to the requester all records requested except that it shall not disclose certain records as provided in Section 1976.205 or 1976.210. Records covered unde…

Section 1976.205 Records that Will Be Withheld from Disclosure a) For exemptions from FOIA that are stated in FOIA, see Section 7(1) of the Act. b) A record that is not in the possession of the Agency but is in the possession of a party with whom the Agency has contracted to perf…

Section 1976.210 Statutory Exemptions For exemptions from FOIA that are stated in other statutes, see Section 7.5 of the Act.

Section 1976.300 Submittal of Requests for Records a) Any request for public records should be submitted in writing to the FOI Officer at the Agency. b) The Agency has one FOI Officer, located in the Chicago office. c) Contact information for each FOI Officer can be found online …

Section 1976.305 Information To Be Provided in Requests for Records A request for records should include: a) The complete name, mailing address and telephone number of the requester; b) As specific a description as possible of the records sought. Requests that the Agency consider…

Section 1976.310 Requests for Records for Commercial Purposes a) It is a violation of FOIA for a person to knowingly obtain a record for a commercial purpose without disclosing that it is for a commercial purpose if requested to do so by the Agency. (Section 3.1(c) of FOIA) b) Th…

Section 1976.315 Records Maintained Online a) Notwithstanding any provision of FOIA to the contrary, a public body is not required to copy a public record that is published on the public body's website. The public body shall notify the requester that the public record is availabl…

Section 1976.400 Timeline for Agency Response a) Except as stated in subsection (b) or (c), the Agency will respond to any written request for records within 5 business days after its receipt of the request. Failure to comply with a written request, extend the time for response, …

Section 1976.405 Requests for Records that the Agency Considers Unduly Burdensome a) The Agency will fulfill requests calling for all records falling within a category unless compliance with the request would unduly burden the Agency, there is no way to narrow the request, and th…

Section 1976.410 Recurrent Requesters a) Notwithstanding any provision of this Part to the contrary, the Agency will respond to a request from a recurrent requester, as defined in Section 1976.105, within 21 business days after receipt. The response shall: 1) provide to the reque…

Section 1976.415 Requests for Records that Require Electronic Retrieval a) A request for records that requires electronic retrieval will be treated the same as any other request for records, with the same timeline and extensions as allowed for other records. b) The Agency will re…

Section 1976.420 Denials of Requests for Records a) The Agency will deny requests for records when: 1) Compliance with the request would unduly burden the Agency, as determined pursuant to Section 1976.405, and the requester has not reduced the request to manageable proportions; …

Section 1976.425 Requests for Review of Denials − Public Access Counselor a) A person whose request to inspect or copy a record is denied by the Agency may file a request for review with the Public Access Counselor established in the Office of the Attorney General not later than …

Section 1976.430 Circuit Court Review A requester also has the right to file suit for injunctive or declaratory relief in the Circuit Court for Sangamon County or for the county in which the requester resides, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 11 of FOIA.

Section 1976.435 Administrative Review A binding opinion issued by the Attorney General shall be considered a final decision of an administrative agency, for purposes of administrative review under the Administrative Review Law [735 ILCS 5/Art. III]. An action for administrative …

Section 1976.500 Inspection and Copying of Records a) The Agency may make available records for personal inspection at the Agency's headquarters office located at 111 E. Wacker Drive, Chicago, or at another location agreed to by both the Agency and the requester. No original reco…

Section 1976.505 Fees for Records a) In accordance with Section 1976.510, unless a fee is otherwise fixed by statute, the Agency will provide copies of records and certifications of records in accordance with the fee schedule set forth in Appendix A. b) In calculating its actual …

Section 1976.510 Reduction and Waiver of Fees a) Fees may be reduced or waived by the Agency if the requester states the specific purpose for the request and indicates that a waiver or reduction of the fee is in the public interest. In making this determination, the Agency will c…

Section 1976.APPENDIX A Fee Schedule for Duplication and Certification of Records TYPE OF DUPLICATION FEE (PER COPY) Paper copy from original, up to and including 50 copies of black and white, letter or legal sized copies No charge Paper copy from original, in excess of 50 copies…

Section 2000.110 Procedure Proposed amendments to the Commission's rules may be initiated by a member of the Commission or by the Executive Assistant, or by others as set forth in Section 2000.120 hereof. A draft of any such amendment shall be prepared and submitted to the Commis…

Section 2000.120 Petition for Rulemaking Any person may request that the Commission promulgate, amend or repeal a rule by submitting a written petition to the Executive Assistant. The petition shall be typewritten on standard letter- or legal-size paper, shall set forth in partic…

Section 2025.10 Information Information on subjects, programs, activities or organization of the Commission may be obtained through the Secretary's Office of the Industrial Commission.

Section 2025.110 Rules The Rules Governing Practice Before the Industrial Commission are proposed, adopted or repealed pursuant to the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.