Section 1050.30  Procedure

a)         Grievances must be submitted in accordance with procedures established in 1050.40 and 1050.50, in the form and manner described and within the specified time limits. It is mutually desirable and beneficial that grievances be satisfactorily resolved in a prompt manner.  Time limits established in this procedure are in calendar days, unless otherwise stated, and may be extended by mutual agreement in writing by the complainant and the reviewer at the ADA Coordinator and Final Levels.

b)         A complainant's failure to submit a grievance, or to submit or appeal it to the next level of procedure within the specified time limits, shall mean that the complainant has withdrawn the grievance or has accepted the Board's last response given in the grievance procedure.

c)         The Board shall, upon being informed of the individual's desire to make a formal grievance, instruct the individual on the process of filing the grievance.

(Source:  Amended at 41 Ill. Reg. 10455, effective July 31, 2017)