Section 1200.80  Granting Variances

a)         The Director may grant variances from this Part in individual cases when he or she finds that:

1)         The provision from which the variance is granted is not statutorily mandated;

2)         No party will be injured by the granting of the variance; and

3)         The rule from which the variance is granted would, in the particular case, be unreasonable or unnecessarily burdensome.

b)         The Director of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation-Division of Professional Regulation with the authority granted by the Secretary (Director) shall notify the Certified Shorthand Reporters Board of Examiners of the granting of the variance, and the reasons for granting the variance, at the next meeting of the Board.

(Source:  Amended at 38 Ill. Reg. 19662, effective October 10, 2014)