Section 220.1250  Agency Response to Recommendation

a)         The agency should respond to a recommendation that is issued by the Joint Committee within 90 days after receipt of the statement of specific recommendations.  The agency response should address each of the specific recommendations stated by the Joint Committee and should clearly state the nature (agreement to modify, agreement to withdraw, refusal to modify or withdraw) and rationale for the response.  The response should be made in the manner shown in Exhibit J of this Part.

b)         The agency should respond to each Joint Committee recommendation for action in one of the following ways:

1)         Agree to pursue the action recommended by the Joint Committee.

2)         Refuse to pursue the action recommended by the Joint Committee.

c)         Responses should be submitted to the Joint Committee, in writing, and signed by the agency head.

d)         The failure of an agency to respond to a recommendation of the Joint Committee within 90 days after receipt of the recommendation shall be deemed to be a refusal.

(Source:  Amended at 18 Ill. Reg. 4758, effective March 14, 1994)