Section 125.192  Participation by Board Members and Staff

a)         Any Board member or staff member of the Board may be designated by the Board to participate in hearings conducted under this Part and may interrogate witnesses, raise points of law and have all rights of an interested party.  The Board member or staff member shall not have the authority to rule on objections, motions or petitions, overrule the Hearing Officer during the hearing, or otherwise usurp the authority of the Hearing Officer conferred under this Part.

b)         The Board or staff members shall not be subject to any rule or motion adopted during the hearing excluding witnesses, but shall be permitted to participate in all hearings as a representative of the Board even if also a witness.

(Source:  Amended at 35 Ill. Reg. 2351, effective February 4, 2011)