N.M. Admin. Code § 1.12.2.14

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

Section 1.12.2.14 - ADOPTION OF GUIDELINES

A. Proposed guidelines. Any person may submit a proposal for a guideline to the commission. The office shall evaluate the proposal for compliance with the state information architecture and the state strategic plan and shall report its findings and recommendations to the commission. The commission may reject the proposal, agree to consider it further, or approve a comment draft. The comment draft may contain modifications agreed to by the commission.

B. Notice of proposed guidelines. The office shall post notice of a proposed guideline on the internet at its internet address at least twenty-five (25) calendar days prior to adoption of the proposed guideline.

C. Availability of comment draft. The office shall:

(1) post comment drafts on the internet at its internet address;

(2) send comment drafts to all members of the information technology oversight committee;

(3) notify all persons on the electronic distribution list that a comment draft is available for comment; and

(4) mail or fax a hard copy of a comment draft to any person requesting a copy of the comment draft in writing or by telephone.

D. Comment procedure. The office shall make a comment draft available for comment for at least twenty (20) calendar days prior to its adoption. Any person may submit written comments on the proposed guideline to the office in hard copy or by electronic means. All comments received before the deadline for receipt of comments will be considered; comments received after the deadline will not be considered.

E. Review. The office shall review all comments for compliance with the state information architecture and the state strategic plan, prepare a summary of all comments received before the deadline, and report its findings and recommendations to the commission.

F. Commission action. The commission shall consider the comment draft, the summary of comments, and the findings and recommendations of the office at a meeting held after the comment period. The commission may adopt the proposed guideline without revision, revise and adopt the proposed guideline, revise the proposed guideline and seek additional comments, or reject the proposed guideline.

G. Amendment and repeal of guidelines. The commission may amend, replace, or repeal guidelines in accordance with the procedures set forth in this section.

H. Availability of adopted guidelines. The office shall post all guidelines adopted by the commission on the internet at the office's internet address.

N.M. Admin. Code § 1.12.2.14

2-1-00; Recompiled 11/30/01