Illinois Administrative Code

Section 3300.250 Fee for Copies of Public Records a) Charges for copies of public records shall be 20 cents per page except no fee will be charged for: 1) A request for fewer than 10 pages; 2) A request from a State agency, State officer or member of the legislature; or 3) A requ…

Section 3300.260 Inspection of Public Records at Commission Office a) Public records will be made available for requestor’s inspection at the Commission’s office in Springfield during normal working hours. b) A space will be provided in which the requestor may inspect public reco…

Section 3300.300 Commission Powers and Duties a) The Commission is the governing body and is responsible for the overall direction of the Commission; b) The Commission shall establish and maintain goals and priorities utilizing long and short range goals; c) The Commission shall …

Section 3300.310 Commission Membership, Terms of Office and Vacancies a) The Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission shall consist of 11 members, at least 6 of whom shall be deaf or hard of hearing, appointed by the Governor. b) The full terms of the members shall be for 3 y…

Section 3300.320 Officers, Responsibilities, Removal and Vacancies a) The officers of the Commission shall consist of a chair and a vice-chair, elected by a simple majority vote of the total membership of the Commission. At least one of the officers shall be deaf or hard of heari…

Section 3300.330 Members' Responsibilities and Duties a) Members shall be committed to the mission and the goals of the Commission; b) Members shall be knowledgeable about the operation, services, and programs; c) Members shall be objective in evaluating the programs, problems, a…

Section 3300.340 Meetings, Notice and Place of Meetings a) The Commission meetings are subject to the provisions of the Open Meetings Act [5 ILCS 120]. b) The Commission shall convene no fewer than 4 times a year and these 4 meetings are open to the public. c) Special meetings ma…

Section 3300.350 Quorum and Voting a) A quorum shall be a simple majority of total membership, discounting vacant seats not currently filled by the Governor. A quorum shall be required to conduct Commission business. b) Each member, including the chair, shall be entitled to one v…

Section 3300.360 Public Participation a) All regular and special meetings of the Commission are open to the public and the media. The public and the media are requested to introduce themselves and state whom they are representing, if anyone. b) An individual, group of individuals…

Section 3300.370 Task Force/Committee Establishment, Reimbursement, Liaison and Appointment a) The Commission may create task forces and/or committees to advise, recommend, and investigate issues of significance to individuals with hearing loss in Illinois at the request of the C…

Section 3300.380 Director and Staff a) The Director shall be the executive officer of the Commission; shall be hired, supervised, and evaluated by the Commission; and shall serve at the pleasure of the Commission. A ⅔ majority vote of the total membership, discounting vacant seat…

Section 3300.390 Parliamentary Procedures The meetings of the Commission shall be governed according to the most recent edition of Robert's Rules of Order.

Section 3300.APPENDIX A Organizational Chart

Section 3400.10 Organization The Illinois Toll Highway Authority (Tollway) has eleven directors. The Governor and the Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation are ex officio directors. The Governor appoints nine directors with the advice and consent of the Senate. T…

Section 3400.110 Requests for Public Records Requests for public records shall be submitted to: Freedom of Information Officer The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority 2700 Ogden Avenue Downers Grove IL 60515 (630) 241-6800 Facsimile (630) 271-7559

Section 3400.120 Form and Content of Requests a) Requests for public records shall be in writing, excluding e-mail. b) The request for public records must include the following information: 1) The requestor's full name, address and telephone number. 2) A description of the public…

Section 3400.130 Timeline for Freedom of Information Officer's Response a) The Freedom of Information Officer shall respond to a written request for public records within 7 working days after the receipt of a request pursuant to Section 3(a) of the Illinois Freedom of Information…

Section 3400.140 Types of Responses to Requests for Public Records a) The Freedom of Information Officer shall respond to a request for public information in writing, in one of three ways: 1) Approve the request. 2) Approve in part and deny in part. 3) Deny the request. b) The re…

Section 3400.150 Appeal of a Denial a) A requestor whose request has been denied by the Freedom of Information Officer may appeal the denial to the Executive Director of the Tollway pursuant to Section 10 of the Freedom of Information Act. The notice of appeal shall be made in wr…

Section 3400.160 Executive Director's Response to Appeal a) Upon receipt of the notice of appeal, the Executive Director of the Tollway shall review the public records requested and shall determine whether those record are available for public inspection and copying. The Executiv…

Section 3400.210 Copies of Public Records a) Copies of public records shall be provided to the requestor only upon payment of any charges due, except as provided in subsection (c). b) Charges for the certification and copies of public records shall be assessed in accordance with …

Section 3400.220 Inspection of Public Records a) Records of the Tollway shall be available, unless otherwise exempt under Section 7 of FOIA, during the hours of 8:30 a.m. through 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday (except for State holidays) at 2700 Ogden Avenue, Downers Grove IL 60…

Section 3400.230 General Material Available from the Tollway The following materials shall be made available by the Tollway at its Central Offices located at 2700 Ogden Avenue, Downers Grove IL 60515 and on its Website, www.illinoistollway.com, pursuant to Sections 4 and 5 of FOI…

Section 3400.310 Request for Adoption of Rules a) Pursuant to the requirements of Section 5-145 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act [5 ILCS 100/5-145], any interested person may contact the Tollway requesting the promulgation, amendment or repeal of a rule. b) The form o…

Section 3400.APPENDIX A Document Reproduction Fees PRICING PER PAGE FOR FOIA Paper copy from paper original (letter sized) $0.15 Paper copy from paper original (legal sized) $0.25 Greenbar computer printout $0.50 Paper copy from paper original (11" x 17") $0.75 Paper copy from mi…

Section 3430.10 Definitions "Act" means the Toll Highway Act [605 ILCS 10]. "Appropriate Authority" means: The Authority's Executive Director and the Board of Directors for investigations not involving the Board. The Chair of the Board and the Governor for investigations of any B…

Section 3430.100 Summary Reports a) If the Toll Highway Inspector General, upon the conclusion of an investigation, determines that reasonable cause exists to believe that fraud, waste, abuse, mismanagement, misconduct, nonfeasance, misfeasance, or malfeasance has occurred, then …

Section 3430.110 Written Statements The Inspector General shall provide the appropriate authority with a written statement of his or her decision to close an investigation when the Toll Highway Inspector General concludes that there is insufficient evidence that a violation has o…

Section 3430.120 Recommendations a) After completing an investigation, the Inspector General may make recommendations to the appropriate authority. b) Examples of the types of recommendations that may be made include, but are not limited to: 1) Corrective or remedial action again…

Section 3430.130 Responses a) The appropriate authority shall determine, and state in its response, whether to accept, reject or request a modification of each recommendation. 1) If the recommendation is accepted, the appropriate authority shall describe how it will be implemente…

Section 3430.140 Release of Summary Reports and Responses a) Summary reports shall be delivered to the appropriate authority, which shall have 20 days to respond to the report [605 ILCS 10/8.5(e)(1)]. b) If the Inspector General intends to make a summary report public, the summar…

Section 3430.150 Bi-Annual Summary of Reports and Investigations The Toll Highway Inspector General shall provide to the Governor, the Board of the Authority, and the General Assembly a summary of reports and investigations made under this Section no later than March 31 and Septe…

Section 3430.20 Jurisdiction The OIG shall have jurisdiction over the Authority and all Board members, officers, and employees of, and vendors, subcontractors, and others doing business with, the Authority [605 ILCS 10/8.5(d)]. However, the jurisdiction to investigate alleged vio…

Section 3430.30 Statute of Limitations An investigation may not be initiated more than five years after the most recent act of the alleged violation or of a series of alleged violations except where there is reasonable cause to believe that fraudulent concealment has occurred [60…

Section 3430.40 Collective Bargaining All preliminary investigations, inquiries, investigations and recommendations of discipline or other action against any employee shall be conducted in compliance with the provisions of the applicable collective bargaining agreement.

Section 3430.50 Cooperation a) All Board members, officers and employees of the Authority have a duty to cooperate with the Toll Highway Inspector General and employees of the Office of the Toll Highway Inspector General in any investigation undertaken pursuant to this Section [6…

Section 3430.60 Confidentiality Requirements a) The identity of any individual providing information or reporting any possible or alleged misconduct to the Toll Highway Inspector General shall be kept confidential and may not be disclosed without the consent of that individual [6…

Section 3430.70 Initiating an Investigation a) Investigations may be based on complaints from any source, including anonymous sources, and may be self-initiated, without a complaint [605 ILCS 10/8.5(d)]. 1) The OIG shall receive and investigate complaints or information from an e…

Section 3430.80 Investigations a) Once an investigation has been opened, it shall be assigned a unique tracking number and the Inspector General shall assign an investigator to conduct the investigation. b) At a minimum, all investigations are required to be conducted autonomousl…

Section 3430.90 Interaction with Law Enforcement and Other Agencies a) The OIG shall participate in or conduct, when appropriate, multi-jurisdictional investigations provided the investigation involves the Authority in some way, including, but not limited to, joint investigations…

Section 3500.10 Commission Members a) The Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission consists of 8 voting primary members as follows: 1) One retired Circuit Court Judge. 2) One former prosecuting attorney. 3) One law school professor. 4) One who is engaged in the practice of …

Section 3500.20 Chair of the Commission The retired judge who is appointed as a member shall serve as Chair of the Commission. [775 ILCS 40/20(b)]

Section 3500.210 Commission Records a) The official record in every claim filed with the Commission consists of the Claim Form (see 20 Ill. Adm. Code 2000.Appendix B) and all subsequent pleadings, notices, subpoenas, evidence received, photographs, waiver forms, computer disks, t…

Section 3500.30 Terms of Members a) Of the initial members, the appointments under Section 3500.10(a)(3) and (6) are for one-year terms, the appointments under Section 3500.10 (a)(1), (2), and (4) are for 2-year terms, and the appointments under Section 3500.10 (a)(5) are for 3-y…

Section 3500.310 Meetings a) The Commission meets a minimum of once every 6 months and may also meet more often at the call of the Chair. The Commission meets at such time and place as designated by the Chair, in accordance with the provisions of the Open Meetings Act. Notice of …

Section 3500.320 Quorum A majority of the voting members constitutes a quorum. All Commission votes are by a majority vote of the appointed voting members [775 ILCS 40/20(b)], except for votes to refer cases to the Circuit Court, which require 5 affirmative votes (see 775 ILCS 40…

Section 3500.325 Conflicts of Interest a) Commissioners shall disqualify themselves from an investigation or a proceeding when the Commissioner's impartiality might reasonably be questioned, including but not limited to the following instances: 1) The Commissioner has a personal …