{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-1292","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1292","heading":"Promulgation of rules","body":"A. The Commission shall promulgate reasonable Rules in order to\n\neffectively and efficiently implement and administer the purposes\n\nand provisions of the Compact. A Rule shall be invalid and have no\n\nforce or effect only if a court of competent jurisdiction holds that\n\nthe Rule is invalid because the Commission exercised its rulemaking\n\nauthority in a manner that is beyond the scope and purposes of the\n\nCompact, or the powers granted hereunder, or based upon another\n\napplicable standard of review.\n\nB. The Rules of the Commission shall have the force of law in\n\neach Member State, provided, however, that where the Rules of the\n\nCommission conflict with the laws of the Member State that establish\n\nthe Member State’s laws, regulations, and applicable standards that\n\ngovern the practice of Social Work as held by a court of competent\n\njurisdiction, the Rules of the Commission shall be ineffective in\n\nthat State to the extent of the conflict.\n\nC. The Commission shall exercise its Rulemaking powers pursuant\n\nto the criteria set forth in this section and the Rules adopted\n\nthereunder. Rules shall become binding on the day following\n\nadoption or the date specified in the rule or amendment, whichever\n\nis later.\n\nD. If a majority of the legislatures of the Member States\n\nrejects a Rule or portion of a Rule, by enactment of a statute or\n\nresolution in the same manner used to adopt the Compact within four\n\n(4) years of the date of adoption of the Rule, then such Rule shall\n\nhave no further force and effect in any Member State.\n\nE. Rules shall be adopted at a regular or special meeting of\n\nthe Commission.\n\nF. Prior to adoption of a proposed Rule, the Commission shall\n\nhold a public hearing and allow persons to provide oral and written\n\ncomments, data, facts, opinions, and arguments.\n\nG. Prior to adoption of a proposed Rule by the Commission, and\n\nat least thirty (30) days in advance of the meeting at which the\n\nCommission will hold a public hearing on the proposed Rule, the\n\nCommission shall provide a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking:\n\n1. On the website of the Commission or other publicly\n\naccessible platform;\n\n2. To persons who have requested notice of the Commission’s\n\nnotices of proposed rulemaking; and\n\n3. In such other way(s) as the Commission may by Rule specify.\n\nH. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking shall include:\n\n1. The time, date, and location of the public hearing at which\n\nthe Commission will hear public comments on the proposed Rule and,\n\nif different, the time, date, and location of the meeting where the\n\nCommission will consider and vote on the proposed Rule;\n\n2. If the hearing is held via telecommunication,\n\nvideoconference, or other electronic means, the Commission shall\n\ninclude the mechanism for access to the hearing in the Notice of\n\nProposed Rulemaking;\n\n3. The text of the proposed Rule and the reason therefor;\n\n4. A request for comments on the proposed Rule from any\n\ninterested person; and\n\n5. The manner in which interested persons may submit written\n\ncomments.\n\nI. All hearings will be recorded. A copy of the recording and\n\nall written comments and documents received by the Commission in\n\nresponse to the proposed Rule shall be available to the public.\n\nJ. Nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring a\n\nseparate hearing on each Rule. Rules may be grouped for the\n\nconvenience of the Commission at hearings required by this section.\n\nK. The Commission shall, by majority vote of all members, take\n\nfinal action on the proposed Rule based on the Rulemaking record and\n\nthe full text of the Rule.\n\n1. The Commission may adopt changes to the proposed Rule\n\nprovided the changes do not enlarge the original purpose of the\n\nproposed Rule.\n\n2. The Commission shall provide an explanation of the reasons\n\nfor substantive changes made to the proposed Rule as well as reasons\nrity vote of all members, take\n\nfinal action on the proposed Rule based on the Rulemaking record and\n\nthe full text of the Rule.\n\n1. The Commission may adopt changes to the proposed Rule\n\nprovided the changes do not enlarge the original purpose of the\n\nproposed Rule.\n\n2. The Commission shall provide an explanation of the reasons\n\nfor substantive changes made to the proposed Rule as well as reasons\n\nfor substantive changes not made that were recommended by\n\ncommenters.\n\n3. The Commission shall determine a reasonable effective date\n\nfor the Rule. Except for an emergency as provided in subsection L\n\nof this section, the effective date of the Rule shall be no sooner\n\nthan thirty (30) days after issuing the notice that it adopted or\n\namended the Rule.\n\nL. Upon determination that an emergency exists, the Commission\n\nmay consider and adopt an emergency Rule with forty-eight (48)\n\nhours’ notice, with opportunity to comment, provided that the usual\n\nRulemaking procedures provided in the Compact and in this section\n\nshall be retroactively applied to the Rule as soon as reasonably\n\npossible, in no event later than ninety (90) days after the\n\neffective date of the Rule. For the purposes of this provision, an\n\nemergency Rule is one that must be adopted immediately in order to:\n\n1. Meet an imminent threat to public health, safety, or\n\nwelfare;\n\n2. Prevent a loss of Commission or Member State funds;\n\n3. Meet a deadline for the promulgation of a Rule that is\n\nestablished by federal law or rule; or\n\n4. Protect public health and safety.\n\nM. The Commission or an authorized committee of the Commission\n\nmay direct revisions to a previously adopted Rule for purposes of\n\ncorrecting typographical errors, errors in format, errors in\n\nconsistency, or grammatical errors. Public notice of any revisions\n\nshall be posted on the website of the Commission. The revision\n\nshall be subject to challenge by any person for a period of thirty\n\n(30) days after posting. The revision may be challenged only on\n\ngrounds that the revision results in a material change to a Rule. A\n\nchallenge shall be made in writing and delivered to the Commission\n\nprior to the end of the notice period. If no challenge is made, the\n\nrevision will take effect without further action. If the revision\n\nis challenged, the revision may not take effect without the approval\n\nof the Commission.\n\nN. No Member State’s rulemaking requirements shall apply under\n\nthis Compact.","path":["OK Code","Title 59"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os59.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"11ef5bf1b027afc66bb3560edc79c294779e146cef71fd1049939eef2b4c75b5","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-1291","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-1293"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}