1997 Minnesota Code
Chapters 14 - 16 State Agencies
Chapter 14 Administrative Procedure
Section 14.23 Statement of need and reasonableness.

14.23 Statement of need and reasonableness.

Before the date of the section 14.22 notice, the agency shall prepare a statement of need and reasonableness, which must be available to the public. The statement of need and reasonableness must include the analysis required in section 14.131 and the comments and recommendations of the commissioner of finance, and must address any fiscal and policy concerns raised during the review process, as required by section 16A.1285. The statement must also describe the agency's efforts to provide additional notification to persons or classes of persons who may be affected by the proposed rules or must explain why these efforts were not made. For at least 30 days following the notice, the agency shall afford the public an opportunity to request a public hearing and to submit data and views on the proposed rule in writing.

The agency shall send a copy of the statement of need and reasonableness to the legislative reference library when it becomes available to the public.

HIST: 1957 c 806 s 2; 1974 c 344 s 1-3; 1975 c 380 s 2; 1975 c 413 s 1; 1976 c 138 s 1; 1977 c 443 s 2; 1980 c 615 s 3-7,9-11,39-50; 1981 c 253 s 5-19; 1981 c 357 s 25; 1Sp1981 c 4 art 2 s 1; 1982 c 424 s 130; 1984 c 640 s 13; 1990 c 422 s 6; 1995 c 233 art 2 s 21; 1997 c 98 s 13