§ 839. Publication of proposed rules
(a) Online. The Secretary of State shall publish online notice of a proposed rule within two weeks
after receipt of the proposed rule. Notice shall include the following information:
(1) the name of the agency;
(2) the title or subject of the rule;
(3) a concise summary in plain language of the effect of the rule;
(4) an explanation of the people, enterprises, and governmental entities affected by the
rule;
(5) a brief summary of the economic impact;
(6) the name, telephone number, and address of an agency official able to answer questions
and receive comments on the proposal;
(7) the date, time, and place of the hearing or hearings; and
(8) the deadline for receiving comments.
(b) Editing of notices. The Secretary of State may edit all notices for clarity, brevity, and format and shall
include a brief statement explaining how members of the public can participate in
the rulemaking process.
(c) Newspaper publication. The Secretary of State shall arrange for one formal publication, in a consolidated
advertisement in newspapers having general circulation in different parts of the State
as newspapers of record approved by the Secretary of State, of information relating
to all proposed rules that includes the following information:
(1) the name of the agency and its internet address;
(2) the title or subject and a concise summary of the rule and the internet address at
which the rule may be viewed; and
(3) the office name, office telephone number, and office mailing address of an agency
official able to answer questions and receive comments on the proposal.
(d) Reimbursement. The Secretary of State shall be reimbursed by agencies making publication in accordance
with subsection (c) of this section so that all costs are prorated among agencies
publishing at the same time. (Added 1981, No. 82, § 6; amended 2009, No. 146 (Adj. Sess.), § F2; 2013, No. 1, § 79; 2017, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)