Whenever possible a person appointed Hearing Officer for an adjudicatory proceeding conducted pursuant to this Part shall be a licensed attorney. Unless all parties to the proceeding so stipulate, the Hearing Officer who conducted the closed preliminary hearing shall not conduct the public hearing. Closed preliminary hearings are deemed non-adjudicatory by this Part and by Section 125.245.
Ill. Admin. Code tit. 26, § 125.90
Amended at 35 Ill. Reg. 2351, effective February 4, 2011