(225 ILCS 80/26.7) (from Ch. 111, par. 3926.7)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)
Sec. 26.7. Hearing officer. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section
26.6 of this
Act, the Secretary shall have the authority to appoint any attorney duly
licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois to serve as the hearing
officer in any action for discipline of a
license. The hearing officer shall have full authority to conduct the
hearing. The Board shall have the right to have at least one
member
present at any hearing conducted by such hearing officer. The hearing
officer shall report his or her findings of fact, conclusions
of law and recommendations to the Board and the Secretary.
The Board shall
review the
report of the hearing officer and present its findings of fact,
conclusions of law and recommendations to the Secretary. If the Secretary
disagrees in any regard with the report of the Board or
hearing
officer, he or she may issue an order in contravention thereof. The
Secretary
shall specify with particularity the reasons for such action
in the final order.
(Source: P.A. 99-909, eff. 1-1-17.)
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