Illinois Administrative Code

Section 625.25 Requests for Public Records a) Requests for public records in the custody of the Comptroller shall be submitted to the Freedom of Information Officer or the Assistant Freedom of Information Officer. Requests for public records may be in writing or made verbally. Ve…

Section 625.30 Specificity of Request (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 8 Ill. Reg. 14967, effective August 3, 1984)

Section 625.35 Responses to Requests for Public Records a) The Freedom of Information Officer will respond to a written request for public records within 7 working days after the receipt of such request. b) The Freedom of Information Officer shall respond to a written request for…

Section 625.40 Cost of Requested Information (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 8 Ill. Reg. 14967, effective August 3, 1984)

Section 625.45 Appeal of a Denial of a Request for Public Records a) A requester whose request has been denied by the Freedom of Information Officer may appeal the denial to the Comptroller. The notice of appeal shall be made in writing and sent to: State Comptroller 201 State Ho…

Section 625.50 Requests Which are Disruptive of Office Operations (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 8 Ill. Reg. 14967, effective August 3, 1984)

Section 625.55 Inspection and/or Copying of Records a) All public records in the custody of the Office of the Comptroller, which are subject to inspection pursuant to FOIA, will be made available for inspection during normal hours at the office where those records are maintained.…

Section 625.60 Information Not Available for Inspection (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 8 Ill. Reg. 14967, effective August 3, 1984)

Section 625.70 Appeal of a Request Denial (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 8 Ill. Reg. 14967, effective August 3, 1984) SUBPART B: RULEMAKING

Section 625.APPENDIX B Organization Chart Illinois Office of the Comptroller (Source: Amended at 25 Ill. Reg. 8139, effective June 22, 2001)

Section 625.EXHIBIT D Deferral of Response to Request for Public Records (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 25 Ill. Reg. 8139, effective June 22, 2001)

Section 626.10 Meetings of the Commission a) Ethics Commission meetings shall be held each January and throughout the year as needed. b) The Chairperson or any two members of the Ethics Commission may call a Special Meeting of the Ethics Commission. c) The regular meetings of the…

Section 626.20 Committees The members of the Ethics Commission, by resolution, may create one or more committees and appoint members of the Ethics Commission or others to serve on the Committees. Each Committee shall have three or more members who shall serve at the pleasure of t…

Section 626.30 Informal Action by Committee Members An action may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, is signed by all of the Committee members with respect to the subject matter. All approvals of the action taken and evidencing …

Section 626.40 Telephonic Meetings Members may attend meetings by telephone or video conference, so long as at least three of the members of the Ethics Commission are physically present at the time and place designated for the meeting. Members should notify the Chairperson, or th…

Section 626.5 Ethics Commission Members and Terms of Office a) The Office of the Comptroller's Ethics Commission (Ethics Commission) shall consist of seven commissioners appointed by the Comptroller of the State of Illinois. No more than four of the seven appointees shall be of t…

Section 626.50 Presumption of Assent A member of the Ethics Commission or a member of a Committee who is present at a meeting of either the Ethics Commission or a Committee at which action on any matter is taken shall be conclusively presumed to have assented to the action, unles…

Section 626.60 Resignations, Removals and Vacancies a) Any member of the Ethics Commission may resign at any time by giving written notice to the members of the Ethics Commission and the Comptroller. The resignation shall take effect at the time specified in the notice and, unles…

Section 626.70 Officers of the Commission a) The Commission shall annually elect from among the Commissioners a Chairperson, a Vice-Chairperson and a Secretary. b) The Chairperson, subject to the control of the Ethics Commission, shall in general supervise the business and affair…

Section 626.80 Conflict of Interest In the event that a member of the Ethics Commission believes that he or she has a conflict of interest with respect to any matter brought before the Ethics Commission or for any other reason, that member shall advise the Ethics Commission of th…

Section 650.105 Introduction Pursuant to Section 5-15(a)(1) of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act (IAPA) [5 ILCS 100], the Treasurer promulgates this Subpart setting forth the organization of the Office of the Treasurer.

Section 650.110 Office of the Treasurer The Office of the Treasurer is created pursuant to Article V, Section 17 of the Illinois Constitution of 1970 and is responsible for the safekeeping and investment of the State's monies and securities. In addition to these constitutionally …

Section 650.115 Office of the Treasurer – Locations The main office of the Treasurer is located at the Illinois Statehouse, Room 219, in Springfield, Illinois 62706. The principal branch office is located at One East Old State Capitol Plaza, Springfield, IL 62701. The Chicago bra…

Section 650.120 Office of the Treasurer – General Division of Responsibilities The various responsibilities and functions of the Office of the Treasurer are generally assigned within the Office of the Treasurer. The general areas of responsibility are: a) Administrative b) Financ…

Section 650.205 Introduction Pursuant to Section 5-15(a)(2) of the IAPA, the Treasurer promulgates this Subpart setting forth the current procedures by which the public can obtain information or make submissions or requests on subjects, programs and activities of the Office of th…

Section 650.210 Comments to the Office of the Treasurer Members of the public who desire to make any submission, comment, request or objection regarding any program, policy or activity of the Office of the Treasurer may do so verbally by calling main office at (866) 458-7327 or, …

Section 650.215 Freedom of Information Act Members of the public who desire to make a request for information pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) [5 ILCS 140] should follow the procedures contained in 2 Ill. Adm. Code 651 (Access to Records of the Office of…

Section 650.220 Requests for Rules of the Office of the Treasurer The rules of the Office of the Treasurer are part of the Illinois Administrative Code and can be found on the website of the Illinois General Assembly at www.ilga.gov. Members of the public who desire to make a req…

Section 650.305 Introduction Pursuant to Section 5-15(a)(3) of the IAPA, the Treasurer promulgates the table of contents in Section 650.310 to aid the public in finding and using the Administrative Rules of the Office of the Treasurer.

Section 650.310 Administrative Rules − Table of Contents The Administrative Rules of the Office of the Treasurer are as follows: Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Account Program ........................................................................ 74 Ill. Adm. Code 72…

Section 650.405 Introduction Pursuant to Section 5-15(a)(4) of the IAPA, the Treasurer promulgates this Subpart setting forth the Office of the Treasurer's rulemaking procedures.

Section 650.410 Rulemaking Procedures a) Administrative rulemaking may be initiated in three ways: 1) Rulemaking required by legislative Act, judicial decree or Executive Order of the State Treasurer, or reflecting other changes in administrative policies; 2) Rulemaking initiated…

Section 650.APPENDIX A Organizational Chart TREASURER Chief of Staff Administrative Financial Products Banking Investments Unclaimed Property Legal (Source: Amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 13846, effective August 29, 2024)

Section 651.110 Summary and Purpose a) This Part states the policy of Office of the Illinois State Treasurer (Office of the Treasurer) for making its records available for reasonable public inspection while, at the same time, protecting legitimate interests in confidentiality. b)…

Section 651.120 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 State Treasurer Act [15 ILCS 505]. "Commercial purpose" mea…

Section 651.210 Records that Will Be Disclosed Following a request meeting the requirements of this Part, the Office of the Treasurer shall disclose to the requester all records requested except that it shall not disclose certain records as provided in Section 651.220 or 651.230.…

Section 651.220 Records that May Be Withheld from Disclosure When a request is made to inspect or copy a record that contains information that is otherwise exempt from disclosure under Section 7 of FOIA, but also contains information that is not exempt from disclosure, the Office…

Section 651.230 Statutory Exemptions Certain records are exempt from inspection and copying under FOIA pursuant to Section 7.5 of FOIA. (Source: Amended at 46 Ill. Reg. 1635, effective January 7, 2022) SUBPART C: PROCEDURES FOR REQUESTING RECORDS FROM THE OFFICE OF THE TREASURER

Section 651.310 Submittal of Requests for Records a) Any request for public records should be submitted in writing to the FOIA Officer at the Office of the Treasurer. b) The Office of the Treasurer has one FOIA Officer. c) Contact information for the FOIA Officer may be found onl…

Section 651.320 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 Office of the Tr…

Section 651.330 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 Office of the Treasurer. (Section 3.1(c…

Section 651.340 Recurrent Requesters a) Notwithstanding any provision of FOIA to the contrary, the Office of the Treasurer shall respond to a request from a recurrent requester, as defined in subsection (g) of Section 2 of FOIA or Section 651.120, within 21 business days after re…

Section 651.350 Voluminous Requests a) Notwithstanding any provision of FOIA to the contrary, the Office of the Treasurer shall respond to a voluminous request within 5 business days after receipt. The response shall notify the requester: 1) that the Office of the Treasurer is tr…

Section 651.410 Timeline for Response a) Except as stated in subsection (b) or (c), the Office of the Treasurer 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 r…

Section 651.420 Requests for Records that the Office of the Treasurer Considers Unduly Burdensome a) The Office of the Treasurer will fulfill requests calling for all records falling within a category unless compliance with the request would unduly burden the Office of the Treasu…

Section 651.430 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 Office of the T…

Section 651.440 Denials of Requests for Records a) The Office of the Treasurer will deny requests for records when: 1) Compliance with the request would unduly burden the Office of the Treasurer, as determined pursuant to Section 651.420, and the requester has not reduced the req…