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SUBTITLE C: CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS
CHAPTER II: LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
PART 526
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
SECTION 526.10 PURPOSE
Section 526.10 Purpose
a) The Office of Lieutenant Governor is established pursuant to
Article V, Section 14 of the Illinois Constitution of 1970. The Constitution
entitles the Lieutenant Governor to exercise certain powers in the executive
branch delegated by the Governor and prescribed by law.
b) The major responsibilities designated by statute include:
1) Chairman of the Illinois River Coordinating Council,
2) Chairman of the Mississippi River Coordinating Council,
3) Chairman of the Green Governments Coordinating Council,
4) Chairman of the Interagency Military Base Support and Economic
Development Committee.
c) In addition, the Lieutenant Governor, pursuant to executive
orders, manages the Illinois Main Street program, the Governor's Rural Affairs
Council and the Broadband Deployment Council.
(Source: Amended at 32 Ill.
Reg. 13210, effective August 1, 2008)
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SECTION 526.20 FUNCTIONAL DIVISIONS
Section 526.20 Functional
Divisions
The Chief Administrative Office
of the Lieutenant Governor's Office is located in Room 214, State House,
Springfield, Illinois 62706. A block diagram of the divisions is provided in
Appendix A of this Part.
(Source: Amended at 32 Ill.
Reg. 13210, effective August 1, 2008)
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SECTION 526.30 OFFICES
Section 526.30 Offices
The Office of Lieutenant
Governor maintains separate offices at the following locations:
a) Room 214, State House
Springfield IL
62706
b) Room 414, Stratton Office Bldg.
Springfield IL
62706
c) 100 W. Randolph
Suite 15-200
Chicago IL 60601
(Source: Amended at 32 Ill.
Reg. 13210, effective August 1, 2008)
SUBPART B: PROCEDURES BY WHICH PUBLIC RECORDS MAY BE OBTAINED
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SECTION 526.110 POLICY
Section 526.110 Policy
The disclosure of full and
complete information regarding the affairs of government is necessary to enable
the public to fulfill their duties of discussing public issues fully and
freely, making informed political judgments and monitoring government to ensure
that it is being conducted in the public interest. A well informed public is
an essential element of our constitutional form of government, which sets democracy
apart from other forms of government. Recognizing the importance of keeping
the public informed, this office is committed to the practice of making public
records available for public inspection and copying.
(Source: Amended at 32 Ill.
Reg. 13210, effective August 1, 2008)
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SECTION 526.120 REQUESTS FOR PUBLIC RECORDS
Section 526.120 Requests for
Public Records
a) How made and addressed. All requests to inspect and copy or
to receive copies of public records shall be in writing. All requests shall be
mailed or otherwise delivered to the person and location specified below:
Public Information Officer
Office of the Lieutenant Governor
100 W. Randolph, Suite 15-200
Chicago IL 60601
b) Description of records sought. A request for access to a
record should reasonably describe that record by reference to the subject
matter and approximate date of issuance, if known.
c) Additional information may be requested. If the information
supplied by the requester is not sufficient to permit location of the records
by office personnel with a reasonable amount of effort, the requester may be
asked to supply additional necessary information that will enable the office to
locate the document. If necessary, the office shall extend to the requester an
opportunity to confer with office personnel in order to attempt to reformulate
the request in a manner that will meet the needs of the requester and the
requirements of the office. The original request will be considered to have
been withdrawn. The request will be considered officially to have been filed
when the reformulated request is filed.
(Source: Amended at 32 Ill.
Reg. 13210, effective August 1, 2008)
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SECTION 526.130 PROCESSING REQUESTS
Section 526.130 Processing
Requests
a) Referral to appropriate employee. The Public Information
Officer shall make and retain a copy of each request and forward it to the
person or persons within the Office of the Lieutenant Governor having primary
responsibility for the record requested. Within 7 working days after receipt
of an identifiable request, the office shall determine whether to comply with
or deny the request and shall so notify the requester.
b) Extension of time. In unusual circumstances as specified in
Section 3(d) of the Freedom of Information Act (the Act), the Office of the
Lieutenant Governor may extend the time for initial determination on requests
up to a total of 7 additional working days. A written notice to the requester that
sets forth the reason for the extension and the approximate date that either
compliance or denial can be expected will be sent by the Public Information
Officer within the original 7 working day period.
c) Delay treated as a denial. If no determination has been made
at the end of the 7 working day period, or at the end of the 14th
working day in the event that an extension of time under Section 3(d) of the
Act is utilized, the requester may deem the request denied.
(Source: Amended at 32 Ill.
Reg. 13210, effective August 1, 2008)
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SECTION 526.140 RESPONSE TO REQUEST
Section 526.140 Response to
Request
a) Granted request. The Public Information Officer shall notify
the requester in writing as to where and when the record may be inspected and
copied, if desired, and of any applicable fees.
1) Public records that are the subjects of an approved request
may be inspected at the following locations and times unless otherwise
notified:
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2) Persons whose request for inspection of public records has
been approved may copy any portion of the requested records. However, records
shall not be removed by the person from the premises where they are being
inspected. Further, this office may but is not required to provide copying
equipment for use by any person inspecting public records.
3) Persons may request copies of public records that will be
provided by this office upon payment of copying fees as established under these
rules. Certified copies of records may be requested for an additional fee as
established by Section 526.160.
4) Any copies of public records provided by this office may be
picked up at the locations and times specified in subsection (a)(1) unless
otherwise notified.
b) Delayed request. When the Office of the Lieutenant Governor
determines that unusual circumstances exist that call for an extension of time
pursuant to Section 3(d) of the Act, the Public Information Officer shall,
within the 7 day period, notify the requester in writing about the delay, the
reason for the delay and the approximate date that either compliance or denial
can be expected.
c) Denied request. The Public Information Officer shall notify
the requester in writing, in the manner provided in Section 9(a) and (b) of the
Act, when a record may not be inspected or copied.
d) Record cannot be located. If a requested record cannot be
located from the information supplied or is known to have been destroyed or
otherwise disposed of or does not exist, the requester shall be so notified by
the Public Information Officer. (See Section 526.120(c).)
(Source: Amended at 32 Ill.
Reg. 13210, effective August 1, 2008)
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SECTION 526.150 REVIEW OF DENIAL
Section 526.150 Review of
Denial
a) Appeal to Lieutenant Governor. A person whose request for
information is denied may appeal that decision by mailing or otherwise
delivering a notice of appeal to the Lieutenant Governor at the following
location:
Lieutenant Governor
214 State House
Springfield IL 62706
b) Appeal in writing. An appeal to the Lieutenant Governor shall
be in writing and shall include a statement of the circumstances, reasons or
arguments advanced in support of disclosure, and a copy of any written denial
issued. The envelope and appeal letter should be clearly marked "Freedom
of Information Appeal". The appeal must be filed within a reasonable
period of time.
c) Written determination. A written determination with respect
to the appeal shall be made within 7 working days after receipt of the appeal.
If the records, or any segregable part of the records, are found to be
improperly withheld, the Lieutenant Governor shall order the appropriate person
to make them available.
d) Denial of appeal. A denial of an appeal in whole or in part
shall be sent to the requester in writing, in a manner provided in Section
10(a) of the Act. The denial shall inform the requester of the right of
judicial review.
e) Delay in determination. If no determination has been made at
the end of 7 working days, the requester may deem his/her appeal denied, and
exercise his/her right to judicial review of the denial.
(Source: Amended at 32 Ill.
Reg. 13210, effective August 1, 2008)
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SECTION 526.160 FEE SCHEDULE FOR COPIES OF RECORDS
Section 526.160 Fee Schedule
for Copies of Records
a) When charged. The Office of the Lieutenant Governor shall
charge fees according to the schedule provided in this Section to reimburse its
actual cost for reproducing and certifying public records and for the use, by
any person, of the equipment of the Lieutenant Governor's Office to copy
records. Fees shall not be charged, however, if the Lieutenant Governor
determines that waiver or reduction of the fee is in the public interest
because furnishing information can be considered as primarily benefiting the
general public. The Lieutenant Governor's determination shall ordinarily not be
made unless the service to be performed will be of benefit primarily to the
public as opposed to the requester, or unless the requester is an indigent
individual.
b) Copies. For copies of documents (maximum of two copies will
be supplied), $1 per copy page. For electronic copies of any audio or video
recordings, $5 per CD or DVD.
c) Certification. For certification of true copies, each, $1.00.
d) Notice of anticipated fees in excess of $25. When it is
anticipated that fees chargeable under this Section will amount to more than
$25, and the requester has not indicated in advance his/her willingness to pay
fees as high as are anticipated, the requester shall be notified of the amount
of the anticipated fee or the portion of the fee that can readily be estimated.
In such cases, a request will not be deemed to have been received until the
requester is notified of the anticipated cost and agrees to bear it. The
notification shall offer the requester the opportunity to confer with office
personnel with the object of reformulating the request so as to meet his/her
needs at lower cost.
e) Form of payment. Payment shall be made by check or money
order payable to the State of Illinois.
f) Advance deposit. When the anticipated fee chargeable under
this Section exceeds $25, an advance deposit of 25% of the anticipated fee or
$25, whichever is greater, may be required before the material will be
reproduced. When a requester previously failed to pay a fee under this
Section, an advance deposit of the full amount of the anticipated fee may be
required.
(Source: Amended at 32 Ill.
Reg. 13210, effective August 1, 2008)
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PART 526
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SECTION 526.170 GOVERNING PROVISIONS
Section 526.170 Governing
Provisions
This Part is subject to the
provisions of the Freedom of Information Act and all other applicable laws of
the State of Illinois.
(Source: Amended at 32 Ill.
Reg. 13210, effective August 1, 2008)
Section 526.APPENDIX A Organizational Chart
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SECTION 526.APPENDIX A ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
Section 526.APPENDIX A Organizational
Chart
OFFICE OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Organizational Chart
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(Source: Amended at 32 Ill.
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SECTION 526.APPENDIX B SENIOR ACTION CENTER ORGANIZATIONAL CHART (REPEALED)
Section 526.APPENDIX B Senior
Action Center Organizational Chart (Repealed)
(Source: Repealed at 32 Ill.
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