1. (a) Compliance with any or all of the provisions of this Act concerning contested cases may be waived by written stipulation of all parties.
2. (b) To waive any of the provisions relating to language access services under Sections 10-25 and 10-25.1, the parties must provide a signed written stipulation in both English and the preferred language of the party in need of language assistance.
3. (c) A written stipulation waiving the language access service provisions of Sections 10-25 and 10-25.1 of this Act may be withdrawn by the limited English proficient person at any time. The withdrawal may be made by oral declaration at hearing or in a written declaration. Following such a withdrawal, the remainder of the proceeding must be conducted in accordance with Sections 10-25 and 10-25.1.

(from Ch. 127, par. 1010-70)

(Source: P.A. 103-1056, eff. 7-1-25.)