§ 5-70 — Form and publication of notices

(a) The Secretary of State may prescribe reasonable rules concerning the form of documents to be filed with the Secretary of State and may refuse to accept for filing certified copies that do not comply with the rules. In addition, the Secretary of State shall publish and maintain the Illinois Register and may prescribe reasonable rules setting forth the manner in which agencies shall submit notices required by this Act for publication in the Illinois Register. The Illinois Register shall be published at least once each week on the same day (unless that day is an official State holiday, in which case the Illinois Register shall be published on the next following business day) and sent to subscribers who subscribe for the publication with the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State may charge a subscription price to subscribers that covers mailing and publication costs. (b) The Secretary of State shall accept for publication in the Illinois Register all Pollution Control Board documents, including but not limited to Board opinions, the results of Board determinations concerning adjusted standards proceedings, notices of petitions for individual adjusted standards, results of Board determinations concerning the necessity for economic impact studies, restricted status lists, hearing notices, and any other documents related to the activities of the Pollution Control Board that the Board deems appropriate for publication. (c) The Secretary of State shall accept for publication in the Illinois Register notices initiated by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services in its capacity as the designate Title XIX single State agency pursuant to the requirements found at 42 CFR 447.205, and any other documents related to the activities of the programs administered by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services that the Department deems appropriate for publication.

Legislative History

(Source: P.A. 97-48, eff. 6-28-11.)