(a) Each agency shall maintain as rules the following:
         (1) A current description of the agency’s
    
organization with necessary charts depicting that organization.
        (2) The current procedures by which the public can
    
obtain information or make submissions or requests on subjects, programs, and activities of the agency. Requests for copies of agency rules shall not be deemed Freedom of Information Act requests unless so labeled by the requestor.
        (3) Tables of contents, indices, reference tables,
    
and other materials to aid users in finding and using the agency’s collection of rules currently in force.
        (4) A current description of the agency’s rulemaking
    
procedures with necessary flow charts depicting those procedures.
        (5) Any rules adopted under this Section in
    
accordance with Sections 5-75 and 10-20 of this Act.
    (b) The rules required to be filed by this Section may be adopted, amended, or repealed and filed as provided in this Section instead of any other provisions or requirements of this Act.

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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 100/5-15

  • Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

     The rules required by this Section may be adopted, amended, or repealed by filing a certified copy with the Secretary of State under subsections (a) and (b) of Section 5-65 and may become effective immediately.