AUTHORITY: Implementing and authorized by Section 3(h) of the Freedom of Information Act [5 ILCS 140], implementing Section 7-101(A) of the Illinois Human Rights Act [775 ILCS 5/7-101(A)] and Section 5-15 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act [5 ILCS 100/5-15].

SOURCE: Access to Records rules adopted November 17, 1975, by the Fair Employment Practices Commission; transferred to the Department of Human Rights by P.A. 81-1216, effective July 1, 1980; emergency amendment at 4 Ill. Reg. 39, p. 335, effective September 17, 1980, for a maximum of 150 days; amended at 5 Ill. Reg. 1627, effective February 9, 1981; amended at 7 Ill. Reg. 7940, effective July 1, 1983; repealed by operation of law October 1, 1984; new rules adopted at 8 Ill. Reg. 20678, effective October 10, 1984; amended at 18 Ill. Reg. 512, effective January 4, 1994; expedited correction at 20 Ill. Reg. 7559, effective January 4, 1994; amended at 22 Ill. Reg. 1346, effective December 29, 1997; amended at 26 Ill. Reg. 17212, effective November 18, 2002; amended at 33 Ill. Reg. 16809, effective November 25, 2009; amended at 34 Ill. Reg. 16393, effective October 8, 2010; old Part repealed at 39 Ill. Reg. 9327 and new Part adopted at 39 Ill. Reg. 9330, effective June 24, 2015; amended at 41 Ill. Reg. 11555, effective August 29, 2017.