(305 ILCS 5/12-21.18) (from Ch. 23, par. 12-21.18)
Sec. 12-21.18.
Non-compliance with rules of the Illinois Department.
If a local governmental unit subject to the supervision of the Illinois
Department is, in the determination of the Department, refusing or failing
to comply with the Department's rules and regulations, the Illinois
Department shall give notice promptly by United States registered or
certified mail to the Supervisor of General Assistance or other proper
officer of such unit of the rules which are not being observed and give the
governmental unit or its designated representative an opportunity to appear
before it and substantiate its position in respect to the rule or rules at
issue.
If within 5 days after such notice, the local governmental unit
continues to refuse or fails to comply with the Department's rules, or
fails to avail itself of the opportunity offered for a hearing before the
Department, the Department shall instruct the County Treasurer of the
County in which the governmental unit is located to withhold the payment of
any further State funds until he receives notice from the Department to
release the funds.
The Illinois Department may suspend an order for the withholding of
funds (1) if the governmental unit takes such action as the Department
considers to have established satisfactory compliance with its rules or (2)
upon appointment of an Interim Supervisor of General Assistance, as
directed by the provisions of Section 12-21.10.
The provisions of the Administrative Review Law,
as amended, and the rules adopted pursuant thereto, shall apply to and
govern proceedings for the judicial review of final administrative
decisions of the Illinois Department under this Section. The term
"administrative decision" is defined as in Section 3-101 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(Source: P.A. 82-783.)
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