Section 102.100  Applicability

a)         This Part applies to all regulatory and informational hearings and proceedings, and must be read in conjunction with 35 Ill. Adm. Code 101.  Hearings conducted under this Part are quasi-legislative in nature and the purpose of the hearings is to gather information and comments to guide the Board in its rulemaking process.  All testimony must be sworn.

b)         All persons taking part in these hearings are participants, rather than parties as in contested cases.  Non-attorneys may represent themselves and others at regulatory hearings and may ask questions of witnesses or give testimony or comment as allowed by the hearing officer.

(Source:  Amended at 41 Ill. Reg. 10002, effective July 5, 2017)