Section 2520.585  Additional Investigation

a)         If the Chief Legal Counsel requests additional investigation pursuant to Section 7-101.1(B) of the Act, all parties and the Department shall be:

1)         informed of the request in writing;

2)         informed of the results of the additional investigation and provided copies of any documents submitted in response to the additional investigation; and

3)         given 14 days to file a supplemental request for review, reply and surreply to address the results of the additional investigation.

b)         If the additional investigation affects the findings of the Chief Legal Counsel, the pertinent parts of the investigation shall be included in the order entered pursuant to Section 2520.587 of this Part.

c)         Before assigning a request for review to a staff attorney for additional investigation or any other work, the Chief Legal Counsel will consider whether the staff attorney has conducted a substantial evidence review of that charge.

(Source:  Amended at 26 Ill. Reg. 17217, effective November 18, 2002)