30 ILCS 5/3-7
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 30 - FINANCE|30 ILCS 5/ - Illinois State Auditing Act.|Article III - Audit Of Public Funds

 (from Ch. 15, par. 303-7)Sec. 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of the proposed regulation  or the old and new material of the proposed amendment, or the text of  the provisions to be repealed.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.    (Source: P.A. 82-368.)