Amends and adds to existing law to revise procedures for contested cases and hearing officers.

This legislation establishes an independent office of Administrative Hearings, and otherwise provides for the independenceandimpartialityofhearingofficersintheAdministrativeHearingActcontestedcaseproceedings in accordance with the recommendations in the Administration Hearing Officer Interim Committee and the “Bias in Hearing” findings by the Office of Performance Evaluation.