Revision: April 16, 2024, 4:19 p.m.
Rep. Simon, Graf. 1
March 19, 2024
2024-1226h
12/08
Amendment to HB 1622-FN
Amend the bill by inserting after section 4 the following and renumbering the original sections 5 though 9 to read as 7 through 11, respectively:
5 New Paragraph; Rulemaking; Public Comments; Requirement for Online Availability. Amend RSA 541-A:11 by inserting after paragraph VIII the following new paragraph:
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.
(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.
6 Rulemaking; Filing Final Proposal Public Comments; Report. Amend RSA 541-A:12, II(e) to read as follows:
(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, a substantive explanation of the adopting authority overrule relevant arguments and considerations made in the comment shall be included.
2024-1226h
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill requires rulemaking relative to the recordkeeping of the executive director of the office of professional licensure and certification and expands categories included in license renewal time frames. This bill also updates several provisions regarding public comments, reports and expired rules.