Section 30 ILCS 5/3-7 - Regulations - Procedure(a) The Auditor General may adopt and repeal regulations or amend existing regulations as authorized by this Act with the prior approval of a majority of the members of the Commission in a record vote. Regulations of the Auditor General shall have the effect of law.(b) To adopt, amend or repeal a regulation, the Auditor General shall issue a notice which sets forth a text of the proposed regulation or the old and new material of the proposed amendment, or the text of the provisions to be repealed. A copy of this notice shall be sent to each member of the Commission, each agency which has requested that it be sent such notices and any other persons the Auditor General deems advisable.(c) In any action taken by the Auditor General to adopt, amend or revoke a regulation or any part thereof, the Auditor General shall provide a minimum comment period of at least 60 days before he submits his proposal to the Commission for their approval. During this comment period, all interested persons may submit written comments, arguments or other submissions bearing on the Auditor General's proposed action. The Auditor General shall maintain a system to receive and evaluate such submissions. All submissions, evaluations and proposals shall be maintained as public records. The length of the comment period shall be indicated in the notice required by sub-section (b) of this Section and during this period, the Auditor General shall provide reasonable opportunity for consultation with any agency which requests a consultation at least 15 days before the close of the comment period.
(d) After the close of the comment period, the Auditor General shall evaluate all submissions and make any modifications to his proposal which he deems proper and then submit the proposed regulation, amendment or repeal, including any modifications, to the Commission with a summary of his evaluation and any explanation of changes from his original proposal at any regularly scheduled meeting of the Commission.(e) Within 90 days after the Auditor General's submission to the Commission, the Commission shall act on the submission. The Auditor General shall be available to personally testify on his submission at any meeting in which the submission is considered. At any meeting where the submission is considered, the Auditor General, with the approval of the Commission, may make any modifications to his submission which he and the Commission deem advisable.(f) After the Commission has approved the proposed regulation, amendment or repealer, the Auditor General shall adopt the regulation, amendment or repealer by filing a signed copy with the Secretary of State. The regulation, amendment or repealer shall become effective on the 10th day after being filed with the Secretary of State, unless a later effective date is specified by the Auditor General.(g) The Auditor General may file as part of his regulations, upon his own approval only, the following: (1) A description of his rule-making procedures for regulations.(2) Tables of Contents, Indexes, Reference Tables and other matters to aid users in finding and using his regulations.(3) Annotations, comments, historical perspectives and other materials to assist users in interpreting and understanding his regulations, or in identifying administrative and legal actions effecting his regulations. At any meeting of the Commission, the Auditor General may propose corrections to regulations of a non-substantive technical nature which shall become effective upon approval by a majority record vote of the Commission and filing with the Secretary of State.