(225 ILCS 425/22)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
Sec. 22. Hearing officer. The Director 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 refusal to issue or renew a certificate of registration or to discipline a registrant or person holding a certificate of registration. The hearing officer shall have full authority to conduct the hearing. The hearing officer shall report his or her findings and recommendations to the Board and the Director. The Board shall have 60 calendar days from receipt of the report to review the report of the hearing officer and present its findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations to the Director. If the Board fails to present its report within the 60 calendar day period, the Director may issue an order based on the report of the hearing officer. If the Director disagrees with the recommendation of the Board or of the hearing officer, the Director may issue an order in contravention of the recommendation.
(Source: P.A. 89-387, eff. 1-1-96.)
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