20 ILCS 3955/16

(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-465)

A regional authority may conduct investigations upon its own initiative if it has reason to believe that the rights of an eligible person have been violated in the region in which the authority sits, unless the Director finds that a conflict of interest exists and directs another regional authority to conduct the investigation.

(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 104-465)

A regional board may conduct investigations upon its own initiative if it has reason to believe that the rights of an eligible person have been violated in the region in which the regional board sits, unless the Director finds that a conflict of interest exists and directs another regional board to conduct the investigation.