La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § III-301

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 8, August 20, 2024

Section III-301 - Initiation of Proceedings

A. Proceedings. Proceedings for the adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule may be commenced by the board or commission upon its own initiative or pursuant to reasonable grounds therefore. The commission however, shall initiate procedures to adopt, amend or repeal a rule whenever the attorney general requests same.

B. Process for Initiation. Any interested person may petition the commission requesting the adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule. The petition shall be filed in the office of the commission located at the Claiborne Building, the Louisiana Board of Regents, Proprietary Schools Section, 1201 N. Third St., Suite 6-200, Baton Rouge, LA 70802 or P.O. Box 3677, Baton Rouge, LA 70821, or such other address in the event the commission relocates, at any time during normal office hours, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 pm, except for legal holidays and the weekend. Within 90 days after submission of a petition, the commission shall either deny the petition in writing stating reasons for the denial, or shall initiate rule-making proceedings in accordance with these rules. Any person whose petition is not deemed by the commission sufficient to warrant the holding of a rule-making proceeding will be promptly notified of that determination and may be given an opportunity to submit additional data.

C. Investigations and Conferences. In connection with any rule-making proceedings, the commission at any time may conduct such investigations, make such studies, and hold such conferences as it may deem necessary.

D. Notice. Prior to the adoption, amendment, or repeal of any rule, the commission shall give notice of its intended action in accordance with R.S. 49:953(A)(1). The notice shall include a statement of either the terms or substance of the intended action or a description of the subjects and issues involved, and the time when, the place where, and the manner in which interested persons may present their views thereon. The notice shall be mailed to all persons who have made a timely request of the agency for advance notice of its rule-making proceedings and shall be published at least once in the official state journal.

E. Opportunity to be Heard. Prior to the adoption, amendment, or repeal of any rule, the commission shall afford all interested persons reasonable opportunity to submit data, views, or arguments, orally or in writing, in accordance with R.S. 49:953(A)(2).

F. Emergency Rules. If the commission finds that an imminent peril to the public health, safety, or welfare requires adoption of a rule upon shorter notice than that provided above, it may proceed to adopt emergency rules in accordance with R.S. 49:953(B). The emergency rule thus adopted may be effective for a period not to exceed 60 days, but the adoption of an identical rule otherwise under these rules is not precluded.

G. Filing, Publication and Effective Date of Rule. The commission shall file with the Office of State Register a certified copy of any rule or regulation adopted upon the completion of a rule-making proceeding and publish the same in the official state journal in accordance with R.S. 49:954. Such rules or regulations shall become effective pursuant to R.S. 49:954(B).

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § III-301

Promulgated by the Department of Education, Board of Regents, LR 33:1858 (September 2007).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 49:953, R.S. 49:954.