Section 150.10  Access to Legislative Information System Information

For information concerning access to Legislative Information System information, see 3 Ill. Adm. Code 600.

Section 150.105  Introduction

The Legislative Information System has adopted the following internal rules governing the procedures for the enactment of rules pursuant to the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 127, par. 1005-15).

Section 150.110  Initiation

a)         Proposals for the adoption or enactment of new rules, the amendment of existing rules, the repeal of a rule or the technical alteration of rules may be proposed by any agency employee, member of the general public or System member.  All such proposals shall be in writing and shall comply with the procedures of, and be in the form of, rules proposed and enacted under the provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 127, pars. 1001-1 et seq.), as amended.

b)         All such proposals shall be forwarded directly to the Executive Director, Legislative Information System, 705 William G. Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706.

Section 150.120  Enactment

a)         The Executive Director shall prepare an evaluation of the impact of the proposed rule and may send, return or remand any proposal to any employee of the agency for study, amendment, clarification, advise, counsel or assistance.

b)         Upon completion of the evaluation of the proposal, the Executive Director may solicit the advise and recommendations of the Advisory Committee.

c)         The Executive Director shall present the proposed rule to the Legislative Information System for their review and action.

d)         Proposals referred to the Legislative Information System but not approved by the System within sixty (60) days of receipt shall be deemed to have been rejected.

e)         If the System approves a proposal for enactment as a rule of the agency they shall cause the Executive Director to submit that rule to the Secretary of State in accordance with the provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.

Section 150.130  Application

The provisions of this Subpart shall not apply to any proposal for the enactment, amendment, repeal or alteration to a rule or rules required by an act, statute, law, court order or appellate decision, which occurs prior to or subsequent to the effective date of this Subpart.

Section 150.140  Emergency Rules

If, in the opinion of the System, an emergency rule is required or necessary, the System may waive the provisions of this Subpart in the adoption of such emergency rule.

Section 150.205  Introduction

The Legislative Information System has adopted the following internal rules governing the agency organization pursuant to the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 127, par. 1005-15).

Section 150.210  Organization Chart

The organization chart in Appendix A represents the organizational structure of the Legislative Information System.

Section 150.220  Description of Agency Organization

a)         Legislative Information System:  The "System" was created by Public Act 80-683 [25 ILCS 145] which provides for the appointment of the System membership and the terms of office.  The main responsibility of the System is the establishment of policy and procedures and approval of projects undertaken by the System.

b)         Advisory Committee:  The Advisory Committee was created by Public Act 80-683 [25 ILCS 145]  for the purpose of making recommendations for conceptualization, design and implementation of applications considered or adopted by the System.

c)         Executive Director and Deputy Director:  The Executive Director and Deputy Director are responsible for implementing the policies and procedures established by the System, implementing projects approved by the System and supervising the daily operations of the agency.

d)         Administration:  Responsible for all the fiscal and personnel operations of the agency.  This section also works closely with other fiscal operations in the General Assembly and other agencies to coordinate accounting systems and reporting.  Administration is also responsible for the receipts and disbursements of the Equipment Revolving Fund.

e)         Programming Services.  Monitors the various programs used in the Bill Status System, Calendars, Journals, Digests, and the accounting system.  Using feedback from users of these systems, this area makes adjustments and reprograms to improve productivity.  Programming Services is also involved in the development of new software applications to assist the General Assembly and related agencies.

f)         Support Services:  Provides customer support functions to users of the System.  This section answers phone inquiries regarding bill status and trains current users on the dial-up system.  This area is responsible for new client development.  Its responsibilities include issuing contracts and training new users.

g)         Systems Services:  Supports the operating systems, back-end software, and all the hardware that supports all other functions of the agency.  This area ensures that the mainframe, LAN, and other related equipment function properly. Computer Operations, a subdivision of Systems Services, is responsible for monitoring of the mainframe and other computer equipment and is the messenger service for the agency.  This area routes various jobs to printers or output devices.

h)         Text Services:  Develops and provides support for the following applications:  Bill Drafting, Statutory Retrieval, Statute Update, Journal Writing, Enrolling and Engrossing, Debate Transcription, Administrative Code, Illinois Register, and Staff Uses.

(Source:  Amended at 25 Ill. Reg. 4221, effective March 5, 2001)

Section 150.APPENDIX A   Organization Chart

(Source:  Amended at 25 Ill. Reg. 4221, effective March 5, 2001)