Ill. Admin. Code tit. 2, § 775.120
Meetings
Effective Sep 21, 19848 Ill. Reg. 17275AUTHORITY: Subpart A: Implementing the Illinois Constitution, Articles 5, 8 and 13, the State Records Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 116, pars. 43.4 et seq.), the Open Meetings Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 102, pars. 41 et seq.), the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 127, pars. 1001-1 et seq.) and the Freedom of Information Act (Supp. to Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 116, pars. 201 et seq.) and authorized by "AN ACT creating the Department of Children and Family Services, codifying its powers and duties, and repealing certain Acts and Sections herein named" (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 23, pars. 5001 et seq.), the Child Care Act of 1969 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 23, pars. 2211 et seq.) and the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 23, pars. 2051 et seq.); Subpart B: Implementing and authorized by "AN ACT creating the Department of Children and Family Services, codifying its powers and duties, and repealing certain Acts and Sections herein named" (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 23, pars. 5001 et seq.) and Section 5-15 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 127, par. 1005-15); Subpart C: Implementing and authorized by Section 5-15 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 127, par. 1005-15).DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
- a) Open meetings. All regular meetings of formally constituted councils, committees or other such deliberative or advisory bodies convened by the Department, except as specified in subsection (b), and supported by public monies shall be open to attendance by the general public. Instructions will be made available on how the public may participate in open meetings.
- b) Closed meetings. Meetings to consider personnel matters or which are closed by Federal or State law are not open to the public.
- c) Official Department Representatives. The Director of the Department shall appoint official Department representatives to attend open meetings at which the Department shall or may, at the Director's discretion, be represented. Only official Department representatives may speak in behalf of the Department at such meetings where members of the public may seek information related to the Department. However, nothing in this Section shall be interpreted to prohibit the attendance or participation of any Department staff at any open meeting whether or not that staff member has been designated as a Department representative. All Department employees may state their own views concerning Department policies and activities. In addition, nothing in this part shall be interpreted to prohibit a Department employee from attending any meeting covered by the Open Meetings Act.
(Source: Former Section 775.120 renumbered to Section 775.130, new Section 775.120 renumbered from former Section 775.110 at 8 Ill. Reg. 17275, effective September 21, 1984)