When agencies submit rules to the Secretary of State's
Office for filing as either proposed rules or for final adoption, the
organization and format described below must be followed unless otherwise
approved by the Secretary of State's Office.
A.
Proposed amendments to
existing rules must include FOUR (4) documents:
1. Word and PDF version of:
a. Notice Filing (SOS APA Form
001).
b. Concise Summary of
Economic Impact Statement (SOS APA Form 002), if required.
2. Word and PDF version of: the text of the
rule if the proposed amended language is adopted and a variance consisting of
the existing rule with the proposed changes and amendments indicated using a
and underscore method. Text of the existing rule that
is to be deleted should be struck through (not redacted) and new inserted text
should be underscored.
B.
Final adopted amendments or changes to existing rules must include
FOUR (4) documents:
1. Word and PDF version
of:
a. Notice Filing (SOS APA Form
001).
2. Word and PDF
version of: The final text of the rule as it will appear for publication in the
Administrative Code and a variance consisting of the text as initially filed
with the Secretary of State as a proposed amendment compared to the final
adopted text with the changes indicated using a and
underscore method. Text that is to be deleted should
be struck through (not redacted) and new inserted text should be underscored.
The variance should be omitted if the amendment is adopted with no change.
C. For
proposed
new rules agencies must include the following FOUR (4) documents:
1. Word and PDF version of:
a. Notice Filing (SOS APA Form
001).
b. Concise Summary of
Economic Impact Statement (SOS APA Form 002), if required.
2. Word and PDF version of: the text of the
proposed new rule.
D. For
final adoption of new rules, agencies must include the following
FOUR (4) documents:
1. Word and PDF version
of:
a. Notice Filing (SOS APA Form
001).
2. Word and PDF
version of: the final text of the new rule as it will appear for publication in
the Administrative Code and a variance consisting of the text as initially
filed with the Secretary of State as a proposed new rule compared to the final
adopted text with the changes indicated using a and
underscore method. Text that should indicate deletions
must be struck through (not redacted) and new inserted text should be
underscored. The variance should be omitted if the rule is adopted with no
change from the proposed rule.
E. For a
proposed repeal of an existing
rule, agencies must include the following FOUR (4) documents:
1. Word and PDF version of:
a. Notice Filing (SOS APA Form
001).
b. Concise Summary of
Economic Impact Statement (SOS APA Form 002), if required.
2. Word and PDF version of: the rule
citation, followed by the title or caption, if appropriate, and the word
"REPEAL" in all caps following the rule number and title and a variance
consisting of the existing rule proposed to be repealed with all text
indicating deletion using a method. Text of the existing rule that is to be
deleted should be struck through (not redacted) in a way that enables the
public to clearly read the full text of the rule the agency proposes to
repeal.
F. For
final adoption of a rule repeal, agencies must include the
following FOUR (4) documents:
1. Word and PDF
version of:
a. Notice Filing (SOS APA Form
001).
2. Word and PDF
version of: the rule citation, followed by the title or caption, if
appropriate, followed by the word "REPEALED" in all caps and the effective date
of the repeal. An example follows:
1
Mississippi Administrative Code Pt. I, R. 4.8. Organization of Rule
Submissions. REPEALED. Effective mm/dd/yyyy.
NOTE: If the agency repeals the entire text of an existing
rule, no variance as described in paragraph E.2 of this rule on final adoption
is required. However, if an agency does not repeal the entire text, the rule is
presented for final adoption as an amendment to an existing rule under
paragraph B of this rule.
