(65 ILCS 5/1-2.2-40)
Sec. 1-2.2-40.
Qualifications of hearing officers.
Prior to conducting
proceedings under this
Division, hearing officers shall successfully complete a formal training
program that includes the
following:
(1) instruction on the rules of procedure of the hearing that they will
conduct;
(2) orientation to each subject area of the code violations that they will
administer;
(3) observation of administrative hearings; and
(4) participation in hypothetical cases, including rules on evidence and
issuing final orders.
In addition, every hearing officer must be an attorney licensed to practice
law
in the State of
Illinois for at least 3 years.
(Source: P.A. 90-777, eff. 1-1-99.)
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