TITLE 2: GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION
SUBTITLE E: MISCELLANEOUS STATE AGENCIES
CHAPTER XXII: INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION
PART 2025 PUBLIC INFORMATION, RULEMAKING AND ORGANIZATION

SUBPART A: PUBLIC INFORMATION

Section 2025.10 Information


SUBPART B: RULEMAKING

Section 2025.110 Rules

Section 2025.120 Petition for Rulemaking


SUBPART C: ORGANIZATION

Section 2025.210 Organization


Section 2025.APPENDIX A Organization Chart


AUTHORITY: Implementing Section 5-15 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 127, par. 1005-15) and authorized by Section 16 of the Workers' Compensation Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 48, par. 138.16).


SOURCE: Adopted at 7 Ill. Reg. 7637, effective June 15, 1983; codified at 8 Ill. Reg. 17891; amended at 15 Ill. Reg. 7897, effective May 10, 1991.


SUBPART A: PUBLIC INFORMATION

 

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.


SUBPART B: RULEMAKING

 

Section 2025.110  Rules

 

The Rules Governing Practice Before the Industrial Commission are proposed, adopted or repealed pursuant to the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.

 

Section 2025.120  Petition for Rulemaking

 

a)         Pursuant to the requirements of Section 5-145 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, any interested person may petition the Commission requesting the promulgation, amendment or repeal of a rule.

 

b)         The petition shall be handwritten or typewritten and shall include the following:

 

1)         name, title (if any), organization (if any), address and telephone number of the Petitioner;

 

2)         nature of the rulemaking action sought;

 

3)         proposed text of the rule sought to be promulgated, amended or repealed; and

 

4)         the arguments and reasons in support of the proposal.

 

c)         Petitions are to be sent to the Chairman at the Commission's Chicago office.

 

d)         The Petition for Rulemaking shall be considered by the Commission at a public meeting. The Commission shall notify the Petitioner of the time and place of the public meeting. The Commission may hear arguments regarding the proposed rulemaking if it desires clarification of the issues raised therein. The Commission may adopt or reject the Petition. If the Commission has not initiated rulemaking within 30 days of submission of the petition in accordance with Section 5-35 of the Administrative Procedure Act, the petition shall be deemed to have been denied.

 

(Source:  Amended at 15 Ill. Reg. 7897, effective May 10, 1991)


SUBPART C: ORGANIZATION

 

Section 2025.210  Organization

 

The Commission is comprised of five Commissioners, one of whom is designated as Chairman.  An organizational chart of the Commission is attached as Appendix A.


Section 2025.APPENDIX A   Organization Chart