Senate Sponsors: DILLARD. House Sponsors: WINKEL Short description: ADMIN HEARINGS OFFICE Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to create the Office of Administrative Hearings. Provides that the office shall conduct administrative hearings for agencies under the jurisdiction of the Governor. Provides for the appointment of a Chief Administrative Law Judge by the Governor with the advise and consent of the Senate. Sets out procedures for the conduct of administrative hearings by the office. Provides for the transfer of personnel and property to the office from State agencies. Amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act to exempt administrative law judges employed by the office from the provisions of the Act. Amends the Personnel Code to exempt employees of the office from the provisions of the Code. Effective immediately. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 5 ILCS 100/10-30 5 ILCS 315/3 Adds reference to: 5 ILCS 100/1-5 from Ch. 127, par. 1001-5 5 ILCS 100/1-13 new 5 ILCS 100/1-15 from Ch. 127, par. 1001-15 5 ILCS 100/1-30 from Ch. 127, par. 1001-30 5 ILCS 100/10-5 from Ch. 127, par. 1010-5 5 ILCS 100/10-15 from Ch. 127, par. 1010-15 5 ILCS 100/10-25 from Ch. 127, par. 1010-25 5 ILCS 100/10-45 from Ch. 127, par. 1010-45 5 ILCS 100/10-50 from Ch. 127, par. 1010-50 5 ILCS 100/10-60 from Ch. 127, par. 1010-60 5 ILCS 100/10-65 from Ch. 127, par. 1010-65 Further amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Defines "administrative hearing". Deletes a provision that the Article concerning the Office of Administrative Hearings applies to all proceedings that commence on or after January 1, 2000. Provides that administrative law judges must be full-time or part-time employees of the Office (now, administrative law judges must be full-time employees of the Office). Provides that the Chief Administrative Law Judge may contract for the services of an attorney to serve as an administrative law judge for a specific case when necessary because of a lack of available employees with the expertise required to handle a specialized contested case. Provides that the Chief Administrative Law Judge may employ persons who are not attorneys as administrative law judges if (i) those persons are transferred to the Office or (ii) those persons have the required knowledge of administrative law and specialized subject-matter expertise. Provides that beginning on January 1, 2001, an administrative law judge of the Office shall preside over any administrative hearings, except for hearings in contested cases commenced prior to January 1, 2001 and pending before an administrative law judge who has not been transferred to the Office unless the parties agree to a hearing by an administrative law judge of the Office. Deletes a provision that administrative law judges are not subject to the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act. Increases the transition period by one year. Makes technical changes. Deletes the provisions amending the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 01-01-09 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status