Public Act 0002 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB0398 Enrolled LRB096 07998 RCE 18102 b

Public Act 096-0002

AN ACT concerning government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is amended by adding Section 5-6 as follows:

(5 ILCS 100/5-6 new)

Sec. 5-6. Rulemaking conditions. All rulemaking authority exercised on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly is conditioned on the rules being adopted in accordance with all provisions of this Act and all rules and procedures of the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR); any purported rule not so adopted, for whatever reason, including without limitation a decision of a court of competent jurisdiction holding any part of this Act or the rules or procedures of JCAR invalid, is unauthorized.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.

Effective Date: 2/26/2009