Section 1075.910  Early Neutral Evaluation

a)         Upon timely request for a hearing on an Order of the Director, the Director shall as quickly as feasible designate a hearing examiner.

b)         Twenty days after filing the request for a hearing, the respondent shall file with the hearing officer a position statement and the Director shall file a copy of his or her Order. The Position Statement shall be a full, complete response to the Order and charges and findings made in the Order, including all relevant facts and copies of any records or documents relevant to the charge, and the Director 's Order shall include a copy of the Order and charges and findings in the Order, including all relevant facts and copies of any records or documents in support of the Order.

c)         Within 10 days after receipt of the Position Statement and the Order, the hearing officer upon review of the Position Statement and the Order shall determine whether the matter shall be heard in a conference adjudicative hearing or a formal hearing. Notice of hearing shall be made pursuant to Sections 1075.940 and 1075.945 of this Part.

(Source:  Amended at 30 Ill. Reg. 19068, effective December 1, 2006)