Section 260.200  Definitions

a)         The terms and definitions found in 1 Ill. Adm. Code 210.100 are incorporated into this Part.

b)         For the purposes of this Part, a complaint consists of any written communication received by the Joint Committee that raises questions related to the criteria in Section 260.700 of this Part.  Complaints may address one or more of the following:

1)         An existing rule of an agency.

2)         The failure of an agency to fully or properly enforce its rules.

3)         The absence of rules required by statute or necessary for the proper conduct of an agency program or function.

4)         An agency rule that is applied generally, but is not embodied in the rules of the agency promulgated pursuant to the Act.

(Source:  Amended at 18 Ill. Reg. 4705, effective March 14, 1994)