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91_SB1030ham002 LRB9106367MWgcam03 1 AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1030 2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend Senate Bill 1030, AS AMENDED, 3 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the 4 following: 5 "Section 5. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is 6 amended by changing Sections 5-40, 5-60, and 5-80 as follows: 7 (5 ILCS 100/5-40) (from Ch. 127, par. 1005-40) 8 Sec. 5-40. General rulemaking. 9 (a) In all rulemaking to which Sections 5-45 and 5-50 do 10 not apply, each agency shall comply with this Section. 11 (b) Each agency shall give at least 45 days' notice of 12 its intended action to the general public. This first notice 13 period shall commence on the first day the notice appears in 14 the Illinois Register. The first notice shall include all 15 the following: 16 (1) The text of the proposed rule, the old and new 17 materials of a proposed amendment, or the text of the 18 provision to be repealed. 19 (2) The specificstatutorycitation, including 20 Section, and where applicable, subsection, paragraph, and 21 subparagraph, to the specific statute upon which the 22 proposed rule, the proposed amendment to a rule, or the -2- LRB9106367MWgcam03 1 proposed repeal of a rule is based and by which it is 2 authorized. 3 (3) A complete description of the subjects and 4 issues involved. 5 (4) For all proposed rules and proposed amendments 6 to rules, an initial regulatory flexibility analysis 7 containing a description of the types of small businesses 8 subject to the rule; a brief description of the proposed 9 reporting, bookkeeping, and other procedures required for 10 compliance with the rule; and a description of the types 11 of professional skills necessary for compliance. 12 (5) The time, place, and manner in which interested 13 persons may present their views and comments concerning 14 the proposed rulemaking. 15 During the first notice period, the agency shall accept 16 from any interested persons data, views, arguments, or 17 comments. These may, in the discretion of the agency, be 18 submitted either orally or in writing or both. The notice 19 published in the Illinois Register shall indicate the manner 20 selected by the agency for the submissions. The agency shall 21 consider all submissions received. 22 The agency shall hold a public hearing on the proposed 23 rulemaking during the first notice period if (i) during the 24 first notice period, the agency finds that a public hearing 25 would facilitate the submission of views and comments that 26 might not otherwise be submitted or (ii) the agency receives 27 a request for a public hearing, within the first 14 days 28 after publication of the notice of proposed rulemaking in the 29 Illinois Register, from 25 interested persons, an association 30 representing at least 100 interested persons, the Governor, 31 the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules, or a unit of 32 local government that may be affected. At the public 33 hearing, the agency shall allow interested persons to present 34 views and comments on the proposed rulemaking. A public -3- LRB9106367MWgcam03 1 hearing in response to a request for a hearing may not be 2 held less than 20 days after the publication of the notice of 3 proposed rulemaking in the Illinois Register unless notice of 4 the public hearing is included in the notice of proposed 5 rulemaking. A public hearing on proposed rulemaking may not 6 be held less than 5 days before submission of the notice 7 required under subsection (c) of this Section to the Joint 8 Committee on Administrative Rules. Each agency may prescribe 9 reasonable rules for the conduct of public hearings on 10 proposed rulemaking to prevent undue repetition at the 11 hearings. The hearings must be open to the public and 12 recorded by stenographic or mechanical means. At least one 13 agency representative shall be present during the hearing who 14 is qualified to respond to general questions from the public 15 regarding the agency's proposal and the rulemaking process. 16 (c) Each agency shall provide additional notice of the 17 proposed rulemaking to the Joint Committee on Administrative 18 Rules. The period commencing on the day written notice is 19 received by the Joint Committee shall be known as the second 20 notice period and shall expire 45 days thereafter unless 21 before that time the agency and the Joint Committee have 22 agreed to extend the second notice period beyond 45 days for 23 a period not to exceed an additional 45 days or unless the 24 agency has received a statement of objection from the Joint 25 Committee or notification from the Joint Committee that no 26 objection will be issued. The written notice to the Joint 27 Committee shall include (i) the text and location of any 28 changes made to the proposed rulemaking during the first 29 notice period in a form prescribed by the Joint Committee; 30 (ii) for all proposed rules and proposed amendments to rules, 31 a final regulatory flexibility analysis containing a summary 32 of issues raised by small businesses during the first notice 33 period and a description of actions taken on any alternatives 34 to the proposed rule suggested by small businesses during the -4- LRB9106367MWgcam03 1 first notice period, including reasons for rejecting any 2 alternatives not utilized; and (iii) if a written request has 3 been made by the Joint Committee within 30 days after initial 4 notice appears in the Illinois Register under subsection (b) 5 of this Section, an analysis of the economic and budgetary 6 effects of the proposed rulemaking. After commencement of the 7 second notice period, no substantive change may be made to a 8 proposed rulemaking unless it is made in response to an 9 objection or suggestion of the Joint Committee. The agency 10 shall also send a copy of the final regulatory flexibility 11 analysis to each small business that has presented views or 12 comments on the proposed rulemaking during the first notice 13 period and to any other interested person who requests a 14 copy. The agency may charge a reasonable fee for providing 15 the copies to cover postage and handling costs. 16 (d) After the expiration of the second notice period, 17 after notification from the Joint Committee that no objection 18 will be issued, or after a response by the agency to a 19 statement of objections issued by the Joint Committee, 20 whichever is applicable, the agency shall file, under Section 21 5-65, a certified copy of each rule, modification, or repeal 22 of any rule adopted by it. The copy shall be published in 23 the Illinois Register. Each rule hereafter adopted under 24 this Section is effective upon filing unless a later 25 effective date is required by statute or is specified in the 26 rulemaking. 27 (e) No rule or modification or repeal of any rule may be 28 adopted, or filed with the Secretary of State, more than one 29 year after the date the first notice period for the 30 rulemaking under subsection (b) commenced. Any period during 31 which the rulemaking is prohibited from being filed under 32 Section 5-115 shall not be considered in calculating this 33 one-year time period. 34 (Source: P.A. 87-823; 88-667, eff. 9-16-94.) -5- LRB9106367MWgcam03 1 (5 ILCS 100/5-60) (from Ch. 127, par. 1005-60) 2 Sec. 5-60. Regulatory agenda. An agency shall submit 3 for publication in the Illinois Register by January 1 and 4 July 1 of each year a regulatory agenda to elicit public 5 comments concerning any rule that the agency is considering 6 proposing but for which no notice of proposed rulemaking 7 activity has been submitted to the Illinois Register. A 8 regulatory agenda shall consist of summaries of those rules. 9 Each summary shall, in less than 2,000 words,contain the 10 following when practicable: 11 (1) A description of the rule. 12 (2) The statutory authority, including Section, and 13 where applicable, subsection, paragraph, and 14 subparagraph, the agency is exercising. 15 (3) A schedule of the dates for any hearings, 16 meetings, or other opportunities for public participation 17 in the development of the rule. 18 (4) The date the agency anticipates submitting a 19 notice of proposed rulemaking activity, if known. 20 (5) The name, address, and telephone number of the 21 agency representative who is knowledgeable about the 22 rule, from whom any information may be obtained, and to 23 whom written comments may be submitted concerning the 24 rule. 25 (6) A statement whether the rule will affect small 26 businesses, not for profit corporations, or small 27 municipalities as defined in this Act. 28 (7) Any other information that may serve the public 29 interest. 30 Nothing in this Section shall preclude an agency from 31 adopting a rule that has not been summarized in a regulatory 32 agenda or from adopting a rule different than one summarized 33 in a regulatory agenda if in the agency head's best judgment 34 it is necessary. If an agency finds that a situation exists -6- LRB9106367MWgcam03 1 that requires adoption of a rule that was not summarized on 2 either of the 2 most recent regulatory agendas, it shall 3 state its reasons in writing together with the facts that 4 form their basis upon filing the notice of proposed 5 rulemaking with the Secretary of State under Section 5-40. 6 Nothing in this Section shall require an agency to adopt a 7 rule summarized in a regulatory agenda. The Secretary of 8 State shall adopt rules necessary for the publication of a 9 regulatory agenda, including but not limited to standard 10 submission forms and deadlines. 11 (Source: P.A. 87-823; 88-667, eff. 9-16-94.) 12 (5 ILCS 100/5-80) (from Ch. 127, par. 1005-80) 13 Sec. 5-80. Publication of rules. 14 (a) The Secretary of State shall, by rule, prescribe a 15 uniform system for the codification of rules. The Secretary 16 of State shall also, by rule, establish a schedule for 17 compliance with the uniform codification system. The 18 Secretary of State shall not adopt any codification system or 19 schedule under this subsection without the approval of the 20 Joint Committee on Administrative Rules. Approval by the 21 Joint Committee shall be conditioned solely upon establishing 22 that the proposed codification system and schedule are 23 compatible with existing electronic data processing equipment 24 and programs maintained by and for the General Assembly. 25 Nothing in this Section shall prohibit an agency from 26 adopting rules in compliance with the codification system 27 earlier than specified in the schedule. 28 (b) Each rule proposed in compliance with the 29 codification system shall be reviewed by the Secretary of 30 State before the expiration of the public notice period under 31 subsection (b) of Section 5-40. The Secretary of State shall 32 cooperate with agencies in the Secretary of State's review to 33 insure that the purposes of the codification system are -7- LRB9106367MWgcam03 1 accomplished. The Secretary of State shall have the authority 2 to make changes in the numbering and location of the rule in 3 the codification scheme if those changes do not affect the 4 meaning of the rules. The Secretary of State may recommend 5 changes in the sectioning and headings proposed by the agency 6 and suggest grammatical and technical changes to correct 7 errors. The Secretary of State may add notes concerning the 8 statutory authority, including Section, and where applicable, 9 subsection, paragraph, and subparagraph, dates proposed and 10 adopted, and other similar notes to the text of the rules, if 11 the notes are not supplied by the agency. This review by the 12 Secretary of State shall be for the purpose of insuring the 13 uniformity of and compliance with the codification system. 14 The Secretary of State shall prepare indexes by agency, 15 subject matter, and statutory authority and any other 16 necessary indexes, tables, and other aids for locating rules 17 to assist the public in the use of the Code. 18 (c) The Secretary of State shall make available to the 19 agency and the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules copies 20 of the changes in the numbering and location of the rule in 21 the codification scheme, the recommended changes in the 22 sectioning and headings, and the suggestions made concerning 23 the correction of grammatical and technical errors or other 24 suggested changes. The agency, in the notice required by 25 subsection (c) of Section 5-40, shall provide to the Joint 26 Committee a response to the recommendations of the Secretary 27 of State including any reasons for not adopting the 28 recommendations. 29 (d) If a reorganization of agencies, transfer of 30 functions between agencies, or abolishment of agencies by 31 executive order or law affects rules on file with the 32 Secretary of State, the Secretary of State shall notify the 33 Governor, the Attorney General, and the agencies involved of 34 the effects upon the rules on file. If the Governor or the -8- LRB9106367MWgcam03 1 agencies involved do not respond to the Secretary of State's 2 notice within 45 days by instructing the Secretary of State 3 to delete or transfer the rules, the Secretary of State may 4 delete or place the rules under the appropriate agency for 5 the purpose of insuring the consistency of the codification 6 scheme and shall notify the Governor, the Attorney General, 7 and the agencies involved. 8 (e) (Blank). 9 (f) The Secretary of State shall ensure that the 10 Illinois Administrative Code is published and made available 11 to the public in a form that is updated at least annually. 12 The Code shall contain the complete text of all rules of all 13 State agencies filed with the Secretary's office and 14 effective on October 1, 1984, or later and the indexes, 15 tables, and other aids for locating rules prepared by the 16 Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall design the 17 Illinois Register to supplement the Code. The Secretary of 18 State shall ensure that copies of the Illinois Register are 19 available to the public and governmental entities and 20 agencies. 21 If the Secretary of State determines that the Secretary's 22 office will publish and distribute either the Register or the 23 Code, the Secretary shall make copies available to the public 24 at a reasonable fee, established by the Secretary by rule, 25 and shall make copies available to governmental entities and 26 agencies at a price covering publication and mailing costs 27 only. 28 The Secretary of State shall make the electronically 29 stored database of the Illinois Register and the Code 30 available in accordance with this Section and Section 5.08 of 31 the Legislative Information System Act. 32 (g) The publication of a rule in the Code or in the 33 Illinois Register as an adopted rule shall establish a 34 rebuttable presumption that the rule was duly filed and that -9- LRB9106367MWgcam03 1 the text of the rule as published in the Code is the text of 2 the rule as adopted. Publication of the text of a rule in any 3 other location whether by the agency or some other person 4 shall not be taken as establishing such a presumption. 5 Judicial or official notice shall be taken of the text of 6 each rule published in the Code or Register. 7 (h) The codification system, the indexes, tables, and 8 other aids for locating rules prepared by the Secretary of 9 State, notes, and other materials developed under this 10 Section in connection with the publication of the Illinois 11 Administrative Code and the Illinois Register shall be the 12 official compilations of the administrative rules of Illinois 13 and shall be entirely in the public domain for purposes of 14 federal copyright law. 15 (i) The Legislative Information System shall maintain on 16 its electronic data processing equipment the complete text of 17 the Illinois Register and Illinois Administrative Code 18 created in compliance with this Act. This electronic 19 information shall be made available for use in the 20 publication of the Illinois Register and Illinois 21 Administrative Code by the Secretary of State if the 22 Secretary determines that his office will publish these 23 materials as authorized by subsection (f). 24 (j) The Legislative Information System, upon 25 consultation with the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules 26 and the Secretary of State, shall make the electronically 27 stored database of the Illinois Register and the Illinois 28 Administrative Code available in an electronically stored 29 medium to those who request it. The Legislative Information 30 System shall establish and charge a reasonable fee for 31 providing the electronic information. Amounts received under 32 this Section shall be deposited into the General Assembly 33 Computer Equipment Revolving Fund. 34 (Source: P.A. 87-823; 88-535; revised 10-31-98.)".