Section 1100.40  Hearing Officers

Whenever the Board appoints a hearing officer to preside over a matter, the hearing officer shall have the authority to do any or all of the following:

a)         dispose of procedural requests, motions, or similar matters;

b)         continue or adjourn a hearing to a later date;

c)         subpoena witnesses, administer oaths and affirmations, examine witnesses, receive relevant testimony and evidence, rule upon offers of proof, and introduce into the record relevant evidence;

d)         take official notice of generally recognized facts; and

e)         generally regulate the course of a hearing.

(Source:  Amended at 14 Ill. Reg. 1270, effective January 5, 1990)