{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-1584","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1584","heading":"Rulemaking","body":"A. The Commission shall exercise its rulemaking powers pursuant\n\nto the criteria set forth in this section and the rules adopted\n\nthereunder. Rules and amendments shall become binding as of the\n\ndate specified in each rule or amendment.\n\nB. If a majority of the legislatures of the member states\n\nrejects a rule, by enactment of a statute or resolution in the same\n\nmanner used to adopt the Compact within four (4) years of the date\n\nof adoption of the rule, the rule shall have no further force and\n\neffect in any member state.\n\nC. Rules or amendments to the rules shall be adopted at a\n\nregular or special meeting of the Commission.\n\nD. Prior to promulgation and adoption of a final rule or rules\n\nby the Commission, and at least thirty (30) days in advance of the\n\nmeeting at which the rule shall be considered and voted upon, the\n\nCommission shall file a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking:\n\n1. On the website of the Commission or other publicly\n\naccessible platform; and\n\n2. On the website of each member state audiology or speech\n\nlanguage pathology licensing board or other publicly accessible\n\nplatform or the publication in which each state would otherwise\n\npublish proposed rules.\n\nE. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking shall include:\n\n1. The proposed time, date and location of the meeting in which\n\nthe rule shall be considered and voted upon;\n\n2. The text of the proposed rule or amendment and the reason\n\nfor the proposed rule;\n\n3. A request for comments on the proposed rule from any\n\ninterested person; and\n\n4. The manner in which interested persons may submit notice to\n\nthe Commission of their intention to attend the public hearing and\n\nany written comments.\n\nF. Prior to the adoption of a proposed rule, the Commission\n\nshall allow persons to submit written data, facts, opinions and\n\narguments, which shall be made available to the public.\n\nG. The Commission shall grant an opportunity for a public\n\nhearing before it adopts a rule or amendment if a hearing is\n\nrequested by:\n\n1. At least twenty-five persons;\n\n2. A state or federal governmental subdivision or agency; or\n\n3. An association having at least twenty-five members.\n\nH. If a hearing is held on the proposed rule or amendment, the\n\nCommission shall publish the place, time and date of the scheduled\n\npublic hearing. If the hearing is held via electronic means, the\n\nCommission shall publish the mechanism for access to the electronic\n\nhearing.\n\n1. All persons wishing to be heard at the hearing shall notify\n\nthe executive director of the Commission or other designated member\n\nin writing of their desire to appear and testify at the hearing not\n\nless than five (5) business days before the scheduled date of the\n\nhearing.\n\n2. Hearings shall be conducted in a manner providing each\n\nperson who wishes to comment a fair and reasonable opportunity to\n\ncomment orally or in writing.\n\n3. All hearings shall be recorded. A copy of the recording\n\nshall be made available on request.\n\n4. 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\nI. Following the scheduled hearing date, or by the close of\n\nbusiness on the scheduled hearing date if the hearing was not held,\n\nthe Commission shall consider all written and oral comments\n\nreceived.\n\nJ. If no written notice of intent to attend the public hearing\n\nby interested parties is received, the Commission may proceed with\n\npromulgation of the proposed rule without a public hearing.\n\nK. The Commission shall, by majority vote of all members, take\n\nfinal action on the proposed rule and shall determine the effective\n\ndate of the rule, if any, based on the rulemaking record and the\n\nfull text of the rule.\n\nL. Upon determination that an emergency exists, the Commission\n\nmay consider and adopt an emergency rule without prior notice,\non of the proposed rule without a public hearing.\n\nK. The Commission shall, by majority vote of all members, take\n\nfinal action on the proposed rule and shall determine the effective\n\ndate of the rule, if any, based on the rulemaking record and the\n\nfull text of the rule.\n\nL. Upon determination that an emergency exists, the Commission\n\nmay consider and adopt an emergency rule without prior notice,\n\nopportunity for comment or hearing; 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 shall be adopted immediately in order to:\n\n1. Meet an imminent threat to public health, safety or welfare;\n\n2. Prevent a loss of Commission or member state funds; or\n\n3. Meet a deadline for the promulgation of an administrative\n\nrule that is established by federal law or rule.\n\nM. The Commission or an authorized committee of the Commission\n\nmay direct revisions to a previously adopted rule or amendment for\n\npurposes of correcting typographical errors, errors in format,\n\nerrors in consistency or grammatical errors. Public notice of any\n\nrevisions shall be posted on the website of the Commission. The\n\nrevision shall be subject to challenge by any person for a period of\n\nthirty (30) days after posting. The revision may be challenged only\n\non grounds that the revision results in a material change to a rule.\n\nA challenge shall be made in writing and delivered to the chair of\n\nthe Commission prior to the end of the notice period. If no\n\nchallenge is made, the revision shall take effect without further\n\naction. If the revision is challenged, the revision may not take\n\neffect without the approval of the Commission.","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":"6b5fb101640d8fefa0bdcdb09311236de0e7803a8ba74d42442f4bae2e94e758","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-1583","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-1585"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}