Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 32 - Rehabilitation And Disabilities › Part 101 - Mississippi Industries for the Blind › Chapter 6 - Rules and Procedures › Rule 32-101-6.3 - Administrative Rules (as required by Mississippi Administrative Procedures Law)

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Oral Proceedings
				on Proposed Rules (suggested by 25-43-3. 104 (2) (d) not mandatory)
a. Scope. This rule applies to all oral
				proceedings held for the purposes of providing the public with an opportunity
				to make oral presentations on proposed new rules and amendments to rules before
				Mississippi Industries for the Blind pursuant to 25-43-3. 104
b. When Oral Proceedings will be scheduled on
				Proposed Rules. Mississippi Industries for the Blind will conduct an oral
				proceeding on a proposed rule or amendment if requested by a political
				subdivision, an agency or ten (10) persons in writing within twenty (20) days
				after the filing of the notice of the proposed rule.
c. Request Format. Each request must be
				printed or typewritten, or must be in legible handwriting. Each request must be
				submitted on standard business letter-size paper (8 ½ inches by 11
				inches). Requests may be in the form of a letter addressed to Mississippi
				Industries for the Blind.
d. Notice
				of Oral Proceeding. The date, time and place of all oral proceedings will be
				scheduled no earlier than twenty (20) days from the filing of this information
				with Secretary of State.
e.
				Presiding Officer. The Executive Director or his/her designee, who is familiar
				with the substance of the proposed rule, shall preside at the oral proceeding
				on a proposed rule
f. Public
				Presentation and Participation.
a) At an oral
				proceeding on a proposed rule, persons may make oral statements and make
				documentary and physical submissions, which may include data, views, comments
				or arguments concerning the proposed rule
b) Persons wishing to make oral presentations
				at such a proceeding shall notify Mississippi Industries for the Blind at least
				one (1) business day prior to the proceeding and indicate the general subject
				of their presentations. The presiding officer in his or her discretion may
				allow individuals to participate that have not previously contacted Mississippi
				Industries for the Blind.
c) At the
				proceeding, those who participate shall indicate their names and addresses,
				identifying any persons or organizations they may represent, and provide any
				other information relating to their participation deemed appropriate by the
				presiding officer.
d) The presiding
				officer may place time limitations on individual oral presentations when
				necessary to assure the orderly and expeditious conduct of the oral proceeding.
				To encourage joint oral presentations and to avoid repetition, additional time
				may be provided for persons whose presentations represent the views of other
				individuals as well as their own views.
e) Persons making oral presentations are
				encouraged to avoid restating matters that have already been submitted in
				writing.
f) There shall be no
				interruption of a participate who has been given the floor by the presiding
				officer, except that the presiding officer may in his or her discretion
				interrupt or end the partisans time when the orderly conduct of the proceeding
				so requires.
g. Conduct of Oral
				Proceeding.
a) Presiding Officer. The
				presiding officer shall have authority to conduct the proceeding in his or her
				discretion for the orderly conduct of the proceeding. The presiding officer
				shall; (i) call proceeding to order; (ii) give a brief synopsis of the proposed
				rule, a statement of the statutory authority for the proposed rule, and the
				reasons provided by Mississippi Industries for the Blind for the proposed rule;
				(iii) call on individuals who have contacted Mississippi Industries for the
				Blind about speaking on or against the proposed rule; (iv) allow for rebuttal
				statements following all participant's comments; (v) adjourn the
				proceeding.
b) Questions. The
				presiding officer where time permits and to facilitate the exchange of
				information, may open the floor to questions or general discussion. The
				presiding office may question participants and permit the questioning of
				participants by other participants about any matter relating to that
				rule-making proceeding, including any prior written submissions made by those
				participants in that proceeding; but no participant shall be required to answer
				any question.
c) Physical and
				Documentary Submissions. Submissions presented by participants in an oral
				proceeding shall be submitted to the presiding officer. Such submissions become
				the property of Mississippi Industries for the Blind and subject to Mississippi
				Industries for the Blind's public records request procedure.
d) Recording. Mississippi Industries for the
				Blind may record oral proceedings by stenographic or electronic
				means.