820 ILCS 227/60: Rules.

(a) Any rule of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity that (i) relates to the Illinois Onsite Safety and Health Consultation Program (the OSHA Program), (ii) is in full force on July 1, 2012, and (iii) has been duly adopted by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall become the rule of the Department of Labor. This Act does not affect the legality of any such rules contained in the Illinois Administrative Code.

(b) Any proposed rule filed with the Secretary of State by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity that is pending in the rulemaking process on July 1, 2012 and that pertains to the functions transferred under this Act shall be deemed to have been filed by the Department of Labor.

(c) As soon as practical after July 1, 2012, the Department of Labor shall revise and clarify the rules transferred to it under this Section to reflect the reorganization of rights, powers, and duties effected by this Act, using the procedures for recodification of rules available under the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, except that existing title, part, and section numbering for the affected rules may be retained.

(d) The Department of Labor may propose and adopt, under the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, other rules of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity that will now be administered by the Department of Labor.