Illinois Administrative Code
Title 56 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Part 2605 - ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING RULES
Section 2605.210 - Hearing Officer Duties

1) Conduct a fair and impartial Administrative Hearing; and

2) Take all necessary action to avoid delay, maintain order, and insure development of a clear and complete record.

1) Administer oaths and affirmations;

2) Regulate the course of the Administrative Hearing; set the time and place for continued Hearings; fix the time for submitting documents; provide for the taking of testimony by deposition, if necessary and agreed to by the parties; and generally conduct the proceedings according to generally recognized principles of administrative law and this Part;

3) Dispose of procedural requests or similar matters;

4) Examine witnesses and direct witnesses to testify; limit the number of times any witness may testify; limit repetitious or cumulative testimony; and set reasonable limits on the amount of time each witness may testify;

5) Rule upon offers of proof; receive relevant evidence; and determine what evidence is admissible;

6) Direct parties to appear and confer for the settlement or simplification of issues and to otherwise conduct prehearing conferences;

7) Make rulings on motions and objections;

8) Consider all relevant facts and circumstances;

9) Enter any order that further carries out the purpose of this Part;

10) Compile a record of the proceedings in compliance with IAPA Section 10-35; and

11) Submit a Proposal for Decision, containing Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and a proposed Final Decision of the Director, to the parties at the conclusion of the Administrative Hearing.