Revision: June 6, 2024, 3:18 p.m.
June 6, 2024
2024-2297-CofC
08/05
Committee of Conference Report on HB 1622-FN, relative to administrative rulemaking and license renewals by the office of professional licensure and certification.
Recommendation:
That the House recede from its position of nonconcurrence with the Senate amendment, and concur with the Senate amendment, and
That the Senate and House adopt the following new amendment to the bill as amended by the Senate, and pass the bill as so amended:
Amend RSA 541-A:11, IX as inserted by section 4 of the bill by replacing it with the following:
IX.(a) Every public comment on a proposed rule that the agency receives electronically shall be promptly uploaded to a web page maintained by the agency. Each proposed rule shall have a separate location for all public comments received for that rule. Duplicative comments may be consolidated at the agency's discretion. Vulgar or inappropriate testimony may not be published.
(b) Public comments received via regular mail shall, to the extent agency resources permit, be scanned and added to the web page as electronic documents.
(c) All comments received as video or audio files shall be available to the public in that format.
Amend RSA 541-A:12, II(e) as inserted by section 5 of the bill by replacing it with the following:
(e) A report of public comments received on the rule shall be created. [and an explanation of how they were addressed in the final rule.] The report shall indicate how the comment was incorporated into the final rule. If the comment was not incorporated into the final rule, the agency shall provide a detailed explanation that includes the facts, data, interpretations, and policy choices that justify why the adopting agency did not amend the rules.
The signatures below attest to the authenticity of this Report on HB 1622-FN, relative to administrative rulemaking and license renewals by the office of professional licensure and certification.
Conferees on the Part of the Senate Conferees on the Part of the House
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Sen. Pearl, Dist. 17 Rep. C. McGuire, Merr. 27
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Sen. Carson, Dist. 14 Rep. Schuett, Merr. 12
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Sen. Perkins Kwoka, Dist. 21 Rep. Sirois, Hills. 32
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Rep. Grote, Rock. 24