Section 101.112  Bias and Conflict of Interest

a)         No Board Member or Board employee may represent any other person in any Board proceeding.

b)         No former Board Member or Board employee may represent any other person in any Board proceeding in which he or she participated personally and substantially as a Board Member or Board employee, unless the Board and, as applicable, all parties or proponents in the proceeding consent in writing after disclosure of the participation. For purposes of subsections (a) and (b) of this Section, representation includes consulting on legal or technical matters, and Board employee means a person the Board employs on a full-time, part-time, contract, or intern basis.

c)         The Board, on its own motion or the motion of any party, may disqualify a hearing officer for bias or conflict of interest as provided by Section 10-30(b) of the IAPA [5 ILCS 100/10-30(b)].