Illinois Administrative Code

Section 1551.90 General Materials Available from the Board a) A brief description of the organizational structure and budget of the State Board of Elections; b) A brief description of the methods for requesting information and public records; and c) A list of the types and catego…

Section 1551.APPENDIX A Request for Public Records TO: Freedom of Information Office State Board of Elections 2329 S. MacArthur Blvd.Springfield, Illinois 62704 FROM: (Please print or type) Name Address (No P.O. Box Numbers will be Accepted) / Area Code/Telephone Number Descripti…

Section 1702.10 Qualifications for Currently Employed Hearing Examiners Any person employed by the Illinois Commerce Commission as a Hearing Examiner prior to July 1, 1992, shall be qualified to act as a Hearing Examiner pursuant to Section 10-20 of the Illinois Administrative Pr…

Section 1702.20 Qualifications for Hearing Examiners Employed After June 30, 1992 Except as provided in Section 1702.10, any Hearing Examiner employed by the Illinois Commerce Commission after June 30, 1992, shall be an attorney licensed to practice law in Illinois.

Section 1760.100 Preamble The Illinois Integrated Justice Information System Implementation Board (hereinafter called the "Board"), created within the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (hereinafter called the "Authority"), shall have the duties and responsibilities …

Section 1760.110 Membership and Officers a) Chair – The Chair shall be a Board member or official designee elected by the membership of the Board. The Chair shall serve a term of two years. b) Elections – Elections for Chair shall take place every other year during the Board meet…

Section 1760.120 Meetings a) Regular Meetings – Regular meetings of the Board shall be held at least twice per year at the offices of the Authority or at some location to be determined by the Chair. Meetings and notice for meetings shall be in conformance with the Illinois Open M…

Section 1760.130 Committees a) Committee Structure – The Chair, in consultation with the Board, shall create committees as necessary to achieve the purposes of Executive Order 2003-16. Committees shall exercise those powers as are delegated to them by the chair and as are appropr…

Section 1760.140 Amendment of Organizational Rules These Organizational Rules may be amended at any regular or special meeting by a majority of the Board members present, provided that the proposed amendment shall have been distributed at least seven days prior to such meeting.

Section 1760.150 Unspecified Matters All matters not specified by these Organizational Rules shall be governed by the Open Meetings Act [5 ILCS 120], the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act [5 ILCS 100], and the latest edition of Robert's Rules of Order whenever applicable.

Section 1760.160 Effective Date The Organizational Rules take effect upon their approval by a majority of those Board members present, and the filing of a copy thereof with the Office of the Secretary of State, and the fulfilling of any other statutory requirements, in accordance…

Section 2250.10 Public Requests The Board shall follow the procedures in the Illinois Freedom of Information Act [5 ILCS 140] in regard to requests for information. Requests should be directed to: Freedom of Information Officer Illinois Racing Board 100 W. Randolph Street Suite 5…

Section 2250.20 Rulemaking a) The Board shall comply with the rulemaking procedures contained within the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act [5 ILCS 100] and the rules promulgated under the Act in the adoption and filing of Board rules. b) The Chairman of the Board may order th…

Section 2250.30 Requests to Initiate Rulemaking (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 41 Ill. Reg. 6572, effective May 25, 2017)

Section 2250.40 Emergency Rulemaking (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 41 Ill. Reg. 6572, effective May 25, 2017)

Section 2700.10 Definitions and Abbreviations The following definitions and abbreviations are applicable in the Office of Public Counsel's rules: a) "The OPC" or "OPC" or "the Office" refers to the Office of Public Counsel that is created in Article XI of The Public Utilities Act…

Section 2700.13 Agency's Powers and Duties The Office of Public Counsel is created by Article XI of the PUA. The Office has the power and duty to intervene in and to initiate proceedings before the Illinois Commerce Commission, federal agencies, and Illinois and federal courts to…

Section 2700.15 Rulemaking Any interested person may file a petition that requests that the OPC adopt, amend, or repeal a rule. The petition shall be filed with the agency clerk. Each petition shall set forth the petitioner's interest in the subject matter, the specific rule, ame…

Section 2700.20 Distribution of Rules a) The OPC's Springfield and Chicago offices will each have a certified copy of the OPC's rules. Any person may obtain a copy of the OPC's rules by making a request to the Deputy Public Counsel or Public Counsel. b) In addition to the rules p…

Section 2700.25 Office Location The OPC maintains two offices: a) Office of Public Counsel 528 South Fifth Street Suite 212 Springfield, Illinois 62701 (217) 785-7687 b) Office of Public Counsel State of Illinois Center 100 West Randolph Street Suite 11-300 Chicago, Illinois 6060…

Section 2700.26 Office Hours for Public Access a) The Springfield office is open from 9 a.m. through 5 p.m. on Monday through Friday, except for legal holidays and other days declared by the Public Counsel. b) The Chicago office is open from 8:30 a.m. through 5 p.m. on Monday thr…

Section 2700.27 Agency Clerk and Official Custodian of Files The Deputy Public Counsel, who is located in the Chicago office, is the OPC's clerk and the official custodian of the OPC's files. All official correspondence should be directed to the Chicago office: Clerk Office of Pu…

Section 2700.APPENDIX A Office of Public Counsel Organizational Chart

Section 2701.10 Definitions and Abbreviations The following definitions and abbreviations are applicable in the Office of Public Counsel's rules: a) "The OPC" or "OPC" or "the Office" refers to the Office of Public Counsel that is created in Article XI of The Public Utilities Act…

Section 2701.13 Freedom of Information Officer The Deputy Public Counsel is the Freedom of Information Officer. The Deputy Public Counsel's address and telephone number are: Deputy Public Counsel ATTENTION: Freedom of Information Officer Office of Public Counsel State of Illinois…

Section 2701.16 Requests for Public Records a) Requests for public records in the custody of the OPC shall be submitted to the Freedom of Information Officer. Requests may be made in writing or orally, but an oral request does not trigger the provisions and time schedules in thes…

Section 2701.19 Response to Request for Public Records The Freedom of Information Officer is responsible for responding to all requests for public records. In responding to requests, the Freedom of Information Officer will follow the procedures and time schedules set out in The F…

Section 2701.21 Appeal of Denial of Access to Public Records a) If the Freedom of Information Officer denies a request for public records, the requester may appeal the denial to the Public Counsel. An appeal is made by sending a written notice of appeal to: Public Counsel ATTENTI…

Section 2701.24 Inspection of Public Records All public records in the OPC's custody will be made available for inspection during normal office hours. The OPC will cooperate with the requester in arranging for the inspection to take place in either the OPC's Chicago office or the…

Section 2701.27 Certification of Public Records When requested, the Freedom of Information Officer shall provide copies of public records appropriately certified as to their authenticity and accuracy. The certification fee is set out in Appendix B to Part 2701. In addition to the…

Section 2701.30 Computer Stored Records When a request is made for public records that are stored on electronic data processing equipment, the Freedom of Information Officer will provide the requester with a computer printout of the requested records, and will also provide the re…

Section 2701.APPENDIX B Office of Public Counsel Fee Schedule for Copying Public Records Type of Copying Charge Per Page* Paper copy of paper original $.05** Paper copy of computer printout $.05** Diskette copy of computer original actual cost of diskette Certification Fee* The c…

Section 3002.100 Authority and Purpose The Board shall have the authority and responsibility to review, comment upon, and recommend, consistent with the Procurement Code, rules and practices governing the procurement, management, control, and disposal of supplies, services, profe…

Section 3002.1000 Obtaining Other Information Other information about the operation and programs of the Procurement Policy Board may be obtained by addressing specific questions to the Executive Director, Procurement Policy Board, 511 West Capitol, Suite 102, Springfield, Illinoi…

Section 3002.1100 Coordination with State Agencies and the General Assembly State Agencies and the General Assembly are invited to address the Board with comments, concerns or suggestions about procurement policy. Written submission will be required for the Board to conduct an of…

Section 3002.1200 Coordination with Joint Committee, Administrative Code Division and CPOs When the Board proposes or is required to review rules, it will do so prior to or contemporaneously with the Joint Committee, Administrative Code Division and CPO reviews in order to facili…

Section 3002.1300 Proposed Contract Review As required by Section 5-30 of the Code, unless the Board waives such review, certain proposed State issued contracts shall not be entered into until the Board's review of the contract during a 30-day contract review period beginning the…

Section 3002.1400 Procurement Communications Reporting As required by Section 50-39 of the Procurement Code, any State employee, as defined in 2 Ill. Adm. Code 1620.825(g), who receives a written or oral communication that imparts or requests material information or makes a mater…

Section 3002.200 Definitions "Act" means the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act [5 ILCS 100]. "Administrative Code Division" means the unit of the Office of the Secretary of State Index Department that publishes the Illinois Administrative Code and the Illinois Register and wi…

Section 3002.300 Agenda The agenda of meetings and hearings held by the Board will be set by the Board and will be made available to the public as well as published in the Procurement Bulletin.

Section 3002.400 Meetings of the Board All hearings of the Board are open to the public. The Board will accept and consider written comments by members of the public prior to Board meetings, time permitting.

Section 3002.410 Open Meetings Act Compliance a) Introduction 1) The Illinois Open Meetings Act [5 ILCS 120/1] sets forth the public policy of the State of Illinois that public bodies exist to aid in the conduct of the people's business and that the people have a right to be info…

Section 3002.500 Board Review The Board may conduct reviews of procurement policy requested by members of the public, State Agencies and the General Assembly. Upon receipt of a request to conduct a review, the Board will respond to the requestor within 10 business days as to the …

Section 3002.600 Publication of Notices, Proposals and Action by the Board All notices, proposals and certificates of action issued by the Board shall be published in the Illinois Procurement Bulletin as provided for in Section 15-10 of the Code [30 ILCS 500/15-10].

Section 3002.700 Comments from the Public The Board will encourage members of the public to submit comments directly to the Board. In relation to problems with existing policy, the Board will encourage members of the public to petition directly to any agency involved for their co…

Section 3002.800 Petition to the Board by Public Members of the public may petition the Board for adoption, modification or repeal of the rules of the Board as provided under Section 5-145 of the Act [5 ILCS 100/5-145]. The Board will consider such petitions and inform the petiti…

Section 3002.900 Submission of Complaints Interested persons or groups may submit complaints to the Board. Complaints should be addressed to Board members or the Executive Director, Procurement Policy Board, 511 West Capitol, Suite 102, Springfield, Illinois 62704. Each complaint…

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…