RSA 541-A:10: Filing of Proposed Rule Text; Establishing and Revising Text.

I. An agency shall file the text of a proposed rule and accompanying forms with the director of the division of administrative rules for the office of legislative services along with the notice filed pursuant to RSA 541-A:6. The text of each proposed rule filed shall encompass at least a full section of the rules. The agency shall not change the text of the proposed rule filed pursuant to RSA 541-A:3, III, prior to the first hearing held pursuant to RSA 541-A:11.

II. An agency shall not establish the text of the final proposal until after the public comment period established pursuant to RSA 541-A:11, I(b). If the agency elects to solicit comment pursuant to RSA 541-A:11, I(c), the agency shall prepare an annotated draft final proposal demonstrating changes to the rules as initially proposed . The agency may revise the draft prior to filing the final proposal in accordance with RSA 541-A:12 in response to comments received.