2017 Arizona Revised Statutes
Title 41 - State Government
§ 41-1022 Notice of proposed rule making, amendment or repeal; contents of notice

41-1022. Notice of proposed rule making, amendment or repeal; contents of notice

A. Before rule making, amendment or repeal, the agency shall file a notice of the proposed action with the secretary of state. The notice shall include:

1. The preamble.

2. The exact wording of the rule.

B. The secretary of state shall include in the next edition of the register the information in the notice under subsection A of this section.

C. At the same time the agency files a notice of the proposed rule making with the secretary of state, the agency shall notify by regular mail, telefacsimile or electronic mail each person who has made a timely request to the agency for notification of the proposed rule making and to each person who has requested notification of all proposed rule makings. An agency may provide the notification prescribed in this subsection in a periodic agency newsletter. An agency may purge its list of persons requesting notification of proposed rule makings once each year.

D. Before commencing any proceedings for rule making, amendment or repeal, an agency shall allow at least thirty days to elapse after the publication date of the register in which the notice of the proposed rule making, amendment or repeal is contained.

E. If, as a result of public comments or internal review, an agency determines that a proposed rule requires substantial change pursuant to section 41-1025, the agency shall issue a supplemental notice containing the changes in the proposed rule. The agency shall provide for additional public comment pursuant to section 41-1023.