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 1        AN ACT to amend  the  Illinois  Administrative  Procedure
 2    Act.

 3        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:

 5        Section 5.  The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act  is
 6    amended  by  changing Sections 5-110, 5-115, 5-120, and 5-125
 7    as follows:

 8        (5 ILCS 100/5-110) (from Ch. 127, par. 1005-110)
 9        Sec. 5-110.  Responsibilities of the Joint Committee with
10    respect to proposed rules, amendments, or repealers.
11        (a)  The Joint Committee shall examine any proposed rule,
12    amendment to a rule,  and  repeal  of  a  rule  to  determine
13    whether  the proposed rule, amendment to a rule, or repeal of
14    a rule is within the statutory authority  upon  which  it  is
15    based;  whether the rule, amendment to a rule, or repeal of a
16    rule is in proper form; and  whether  the  notice  was  given
17    before  its adoption, amendment, or repeal and was sufficient
18    to give adequate notice of the  purpose  and  effect  of  the
19    rule,  amendment, or repeal. In addition, the Joint Committee
20    may consider whether the agency has  considered  alternatives
21    to the rule that are consistent with the stated objectives of
22    both  the applicable statutes and regulations and whether the
23    rule  is  designed  to  minimize  economic  impact  on  small
24    businesses.
25        (b)  If the Joint Committee objects to a  proposed  rule,
26    amendment  to  a rule, or repeal of a rule, by an affirmative
27    vote of the majority of the members present, it shall certify
28    the  fact  to  the  issuing  agency  and  include  with   the
29    certification a statement of its specific objections.
30        (c)  If   within  the  second  notice  period  the  Joint
31    Committee certifies its objections  to  the  issuing  agency,
 
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 1    then that agency shall do one of the following within 90 days
 2    after receiving the statement of objection:
 3             (1)  Modify   the   proposed   rule,  amendment,  or
 4        repealer to meet the Joint Committee's objections.
 5             (2)  Withdraw  the  proposed  rule,  amendment,   or
 6        repealer in its entirety.
 7             (3)  Refuse to modify or withdraw the proposed rule,
 8        amendment, or repealer.
 9        (d)  If  an  agency  elects  to  modify  a proposed rule,
10    amendment,  or  repealer  to  meet  the   Joint   Committee's
11    objections,  it  shall  make  those  modifications  that  are
12    necessary to meet the objections and shall resubmit the rule,
13    amendment,  or  repealer to the Joint Committee. In addition,
14    the agency shall submit a notice of its  election  to  modify
15    the  proposed  rule, amendment, or repealer to meet the Joint
16    Committee's objections to the Secretary  of  State,  and  the
17    notice shall be published in the first available issue of the
18    Illinois  Register,  but  the agency shall not be required to
19    conduct a public hearing. If the Joint  Committee  determines
20    by an affirmative vote of the majority of the members present
21      that  the modifications do not remedy the Joint Committee's
22    objections, it shall so notify  the  agency  in  writing  and
23    shall  submit a copy of that notification to the Secretary of
24    State for publication in the  next  available  issue  of  the
25    Illinois  Register.  In  addition,  the  Joint  Committee may
26    recommend legislative action as provided  in  subsection  (g)
27    for agency refusals.
28        (e)  If  an  agency  elects  to withdraw a proposed rule,
29    amendment, or repealer as a result of the  Joint  Committee's
30    objections, it shall notify the Joint Committee in writing of
31    its  election  and shall submit a notice of the withdrawal to
32    the Secretary of State.  The notice shall be published in the
33    next available issue of the Illinois Register.
34        (f)  Failure  of  an  agency  to  respond  to  the  Joint
 
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 1    Committee's objections to  a  proposed  rule,  amendment,  or
 2    repealer  within  the time prescribed in subsection (c) shall
 3    constitute withdrawal of the  proposed  rule,  amendment,  or
 4    repealer in its entirety.  The Joint Committee shall submit a
 5    notice  to  that  effect  to  the Secretary of State, and the
 6    notice shall be published in the next available issue of  the
 7    Illinois  Register.  The  Secretary  of State shall refuse to
 8    accept for filing a certified  copy  of  the  proposed  rule,
 9    amendment, or repealer under the provisions of Section 5-65.
10        (g)  If  an  agency  refuses  to  modify  or withdraw the
11    proposed rule, amendment, or repealer to remedy an  objection
12    stated  by  the  Joint  Committee,  it shall notify the Joint
13    Committee in writing of its refusal and shall submit a notice
14    of refusal to the Secretary of State.  The  notice  shall  be
15    published  in  the  next  available  issue  of  the  Illinois
16    Register.  If  the  Joint Committee decides by an affirmative
17    vote of the majority of  the  members  present  to  recommend
18    legislative action in response to an agency refusal, then the
19    Joint Committee shall have drafted and introduced into either
20    house  of  the  General  Assembly  appropriate legislation to
21    implement the recommendations of the Joint Committee.
22        (h)  No rule, amendment, or repeal of  a  rule  shall  be
23    accepted  by  the Secretary of State for filing under Section
24    5-65, if the rulemaking is subject  to  this  Section,  until
25    after the agency has responded to the objections of the Joint
26    Committee as provided in this Section.
27    (Source: P.A. 90-372, eff. 7-1-98.)

28        (5 ILCS 100/5-115) (from Ch. 127, par. 1005-115)
29        Sec. 5-115. Other action by the Joint Committee.
30        (a)  If  the Joint Committee determines that the adoption
31    and effectiveness of a proposed rule, amendment, or  repealer
32    or  portion  of a proposed rule, amendment, or repealer by an
33    agency would be objectionable under any of the standards  for
 
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 1    the  Joint  Committee's  review  specified  in Section 5-100,
 2    5-105, 5-110, 5-120, or 5-130 and would constitute a  serious
 3    threat  to the public interest, safety, or welfare, the Joint
 4    Committee may issue a statement to that effect  at  any  time
 5    before  the  proposed  rule,  amendment,  or  repealer  takes
 6    effect.   The  statement may be issued by the Joint Committee
 7    only upon the affirmative vote of a majority three-fifths  of
 8    the  members  appointed  to the Joint Committee.  A certified
 9    copy of the statement shall be transmitted to  the  proposing
10    agency  and  to the Secretary of State for publication in the
11    next available issue of the Illinois Register.
12        (b)  The proposed rule, amendment,  or  repealer  or  the
13    portion of the proposed rule, amendment, or repealer to which
14    the  Joint  Committee has issued a statement under subsection
15    (a) shall not be accepted for  filing  by  the  Secretary  of
16    State  nor take effect for at least 180 days after receipt of
17    the statement by the Secretary of State.  The agency may  not
18    enforce  or invoke for any reason a proposed rule, amendment,
19    or repealer or any portion thereof that  is  prohibited  from
20    being filed by this subsection during this 180 day period.
21        (c)  The  Joint  Committee  shall, as soon as practicable
22    after the issuance  of  a  statement  under  subsection  (a),
23    introduce  in  either  house  of the General Assembly a joint
24    resolution stating  that  the  General  Assembly  desires  to
25    continue   the   prohibition   against   the  proposed  rule,
26    amendment, or repealer or the portion thereof  to  which  the
27    statement was issued being filed and taking effect. The joint
28    resolution shall, immediately following its first reading, be
29    placed on the calendar for consideration in each house of the
30    General  Assembly  without reference to a standing committee.
31    If the joint resolution is  passed  by  both  houses  of  the
32    General  Assembly  within  the  180  day  period  provided in
33    subsection (b), the agency shall be  prohibited  from  filing
34    the  proposed  rule,  amendment,  or  repealer or the portion
 
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 1    thereof and the proposed rule, amendment, or repealer or  the
 2    portion  thereof  shall  not  take  effect.  The Secretary of
 3    State  shall  not  accept  for  filing  the  proposed   rule,
 4    amendment,  or  repealer  or  the  portion  thereof  that the
 5    General Assembly has prohibited the  agency  from  filing  as
 6    provided  in this subsection.  If the 180 day period provided
 7    in  subsection  (b)  expires  before  passage  of  the  joint
 8    resolution, the agency may file the proposed rule, amendment,
 9    or repealer or the portion thereof as adopted  and  it  shall
10    take effect.
11    (Source: P.A. 87-823; 88-667, eff. 9-16-94.)

12        (5 ILCS 100/5-120) (from Ch. 127, par. 1005-120)
13        Sec. 5-120.  Responsibilities of the Joint Committee with
14    respect to emergency, peremptory, and other existing rules.
15        (a)  The   Joint   Committee  may  examine  any  rule  to
16    determine whether the rule is within the statutory  authority
17    upon  which  it  is  based  and whether the rule is in proper
18    form.
19        (b)  If the Joint Committee objects to a rule, it shall,
20    by an  affirmative  vote  of  the  majority  of  the  members
21    present,  within 5 days of the objection, certify the fact to
22    the adopting agency and include within  the  certification  a
23    statement of its specific objections.
24        (c)  Within  90  days  after receiving the certification,
25    the agency shall do one of the following:
26             (1)  Notify the Joint Committee that it has  elected
27        to   amend   the  rule  to  meet  the  Joint  Committee's
28        objection.
29             (2)  Notify the Joint Committee that it has  elected
30        to repeal the rule.
31             (3)  Notify  the  Joint Committee that it refuses to
32        amend or repeal the rule.
33        (d)  If the agency elects to amend a  rule  to  meet  the
 
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 1    Joint  Committee's  objections,  it  shall  notify  the Joint
 2    Committee in writing and shall initiate rulemaking procedures
 3    for that purpose by giving  notice  as  required  by  Section
 4    5-35.   The  Joint  Committee shall give priority to rules so
 5    amended when setting its agenda.
 6        (e)  If the agency elects to repeal a rule as a result of
 7    the Joint Committee's objections, it shall notify  the  Joint
 8    Committee  in  writing  of  its  election  and shall initiate
 9    rulemaking procedures for that purpose by  giving  notice  as
10    required by Section 5-35.
11        (f)  If  the agency elects to amend or repeal a rule as a
12    result of the Joint Committee's objections, it shall complete
13    the process within  180  days  after  giving  notice  in  the
14    Illinois Register.
15        (g)  Failure  of  the  agency  to  respond  to  the Joint
16    Committee's objections to a rule within the  time  prescribed
17    in  subsection  (c)  shall  constitute  a refusal to amend or
18    repeal the rule.
19        (h)  If an agency refuses to amend or repeal  a  rule  to
20    remedy  an  objection stated by the Joint Committee, it shall
21    notify the Joint Committee in  writing  of  its  refusal  and
22    shall  submit  a notice of refusal to the Secretary of State.
23    The notice shall be published in the next available issue  of
24    the Illinois Register. If the Joint Committee, in response to
25    an  agency  refusal, decides to recommend legislative action,
26    then the Joint Committee shall have  drafted  and  introduced
27    into   either  house  of  the  General  Assembly  appropriate
28    legislation to implement the  recommendations  of  the  Joint
29    Committee.
30    (Source: P.A. 87-823; 88-667, eff. 9-16-94.)

31        (5 ILCS 100/5-125) (from Ch. 127, par. 1005-125)
32        Sec. 5-125.  Other Joint Committee action with respect to
33    emergency or peremptory rulemaking.
 
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 1        (a)  If  the  Joint  Committee  determines that a rule or
 2    portion of a rule adopted  under  Section  5-45  or  5-50  is
 3    objectionable  under  any  of  the  standards  for  the Joint
 4    Committee's review specified in Section 5-100, 5-105,  5-110,
 5    5-120,  or  5-130  and  constitutes  a  serious threat to the
 6    public interest, safety, or welfare, the Joint Committee  may
 7    issue  a  statement  to  that  effect.   The statement may be
 8    issued by the Joint Committee only upon the affirmative  vote
 9    of  a  majority  three-fifths of the members appointed to the
10    Joint Committee.  A certified copy of the statement shall  be
11    transmitted  to  the  affected agency and to the Secretary of
12    State for publication in the  next  available  issue  of  the
13    Illinois  Register.  Within  30  days  of  transmittal of the
14    statement to the agency, the agency shall  notify  the  Joint
15    Committee  in  writing  whether  it  has elected to repeal or
16    amend the rule.  Failure of the agency to  notify  the  Joint
17    Committee and Secretary of State within 30 days constitutes a
18    decision by the agency to not repeal the rule.
19        (b)  The  effectiveness  of  the rule or the portion of a
20    rule shall be suspended immediately for  at  least  180  days
21    upon  receipt  of the certified statement by the Secretary of
22    State.  The Secretary of State shall indicate the  suspension
23    prominently  and  clearly on the face of the affected rule or
24    the portion of a rule filed in the Office of the Secretary of
25    State.  Rules or  portions  of  rules  suspended  under  this
26    subsection  shall  become effective again upon the expiration
27    of 180 days from receipt of the statement by the Secretary of
28    State  if  the  General  Assembly  does  not   continue   the
29    suspension under subsection (c).  The agency may not enforce,
30    or  invoke  for  any reason, a rule or portion of a rule that
31    has been suspended under this subsection.  During the 180 day
32    period, the agency may not file, nor  may  the  Secretary  of
33    State  accept  for  filing, any rule having substantially the
34    same purpose  and  effect  as  rules  or  portions  of  rules
 
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 1    suspended under this subsection.
 2        (c)  The  Joint  Committee  shall, as soon as practicable
 3    after the issuance of a statement under subsection (a), cause
 4    to be introduced in either house of the  General  Assembly  a
 5    joint resolution stating that the General Assembly desires to
 6    continue  the  suspension  of  effectiveness of a rule or the
 7    portion of the rule to which the statement was  issued.   The
 8    joint   resolution  shall  immediately  following  its  first
 9    reading be placed on the calendar for consideration  in  each
10    house of the General Assembly without reference to a standing
11    committee.  If  the joint resolution is passed by both houses
12    of the General Assembly within the 180 day period provided in
13    subsection (b), the rule or the portion of the rule shall  be
14    considered   repealed   and  the  Secretary  of  State  shall
15    immediately remove the rule or portion of  a  rule  from  the
16    collection of effective rules.
17    (Source: P.A. 87-823; 88-667, eff. 9-16-94.)

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