Section 2175.510  First Notice

a)         The Board may adopt a proposed rule for first notice under Section 5-40 of the IAPA at any time after a regulatory proceeding is initiated [5 ILCS 100/5-40].  The proposed rules are filed with the Secretary of State for first-notice publication in the Illinois Register.

b)         The public has a right to comment on the proposed rules during the first-notice period and retains all other rights set out in Section 5-40 of the IAPA [5 ILCS 100/5-40].

c)         Under Section 28 of the Act, the Board may, after hearing, revise the proposed regulation before adoption without conducting further hearings [415 ILCS 5/28].

(Source:  Amended at 44 Ill. Reg. 14166, effective August 21, 2020)