a) Administrative rulemaking may be initiated in three ways:
- 1) Rulemaking required by legislative Act, judicial decree or Executive Order of the State Treasurer, or reflecting other changes in administrative policies;
- 2) Rulemaking initiated by recognition of a necessary rule by the audit or administrative functions of the Office of the Treasurer; or
- 3) A request from the public or other third party for the Office of the Treasurer to undertake rulemaking in a particular area.
- b) Once initiated, all rulemaking is referred to the General Counsel, or their designee, for the purpose of analyzing and, if necessary, drafting a rulemaking.
- c) After a rulemaking has been drafted, the draft is circulated within the Office of the Treasurer for comment.
- d) Comments are received and analyzed and, if necessary, the rulemaking is revised.
- e) The rulemaking is then formally submitted to the Secretary of the State's Index Department and published, processed, evaluated, revised and adopted pursuant to the requirements of the IAPA.
(Source: Amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 13846, effective August 29, 2024)