{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-63-63-1-2561","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-2561","heading":"Article XII — Rulemaking","body":"ARTICLE XII\n\nRulemaking\n\nA. 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\nreject a rule, by enactment of a statute or resolution in the same\n\nmanner used to adopt the Compact, then such rule shall have no\n\nfurther force and effect 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 sixty (60) days in advance of the\n\nmeeting at which the rule will be considered and voted upon, the\n\nCommission shall file a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking:\n\n1. On the website of the Commission; and\n\n2. On the website of each member state's EMS authority or the\n\npublication in which each state would otherwise publish proposed\n\nrules.\n\nE. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking shall include:\n\n1. The proposed time, date, and location of the meeting in\n\nwhich the rule or amendment will be considered and voted upon;\n\n2. The text of the proposed rule or amendment and the reason\n\nfor the proposed rule or amendment;\n\n3. A request for comments on the proposed rule or amendment\n\nfrom any interested 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 adoption of a proposed rule or amendment, the\n\nCommission shall allow persons to submit written data, facts,\n\nopinions, and arguments, which shall be made available to the\n\npublic.\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 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.\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. No transcript of the hearing is required, unless a written\n\nrequest for a transcript is made, in which case the person\n\nrequesting the transcript shall bear the cost of producing the\n\ntranscript. A recording may be made in lieu of a transcript under\n\nthe same terms and conditions as a transcript. This paragraph shall\n\nnot preclude the Commission from making a transcript or recording of\n\nthe hearing if it so chooses.\n\n4. Nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring a\n\nseparate hearing on each rule or amendment. Rules or amendments may\n\nbe grouped for the convenience of the Commission at hearings\n\nrequired 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. The Commission shall, by majority vote of all members, take\n\nfinal action on the proposed rule or amendment and shall determine\n\nthe effective date of the rule, if any, based on the rulemaking\n\nrecord and the full text of the rule.\n\nK. 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 or amendment without a public\n\nhearing.\nof all members, take\n\nfinal action on the proposed rule or amendment and shall determine\n\nthe effective date of the rule, if any, based on the rulemaking\n\nrecord and the full text of the rule.\n\nK. 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 or amendment without a public\n\nhearing.\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 subsection, 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 an administrative\n\nrule that is established 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 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\nor amendment. A challenge shall be made in writing and delivered to\n\nthe chair of the Commission prior to the end of the notice period.\n\nIf no challenge is made, the revision will take effect without\n\nfurther action. If the revision is challenged, the revision may not\n\ntake effect without the approval of the Commission.","path":["OK Code","Title 63"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os63.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"22e2f8d0f9524a7825c05295b2783e778118408546403ffca96eb6749d91ba0f","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-63-63-1-2560","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-63-63-1-2562"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}