Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 601 - Organization & Structure › Chapter 1 - General Provision › Rule 30-601-1.4 - Oral Proceedings On Proposed Rule

Current through June 25, 2024
1. Scope. This rule
				applies to all oral proceedings held for the purpose of providing the public
				with an opportunity to make oral presentations on proposed new rules and
				amendments to rules before the CMRS Board pursuant to Section
				25-43-3.104,
				Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended
2. When Oral Proceedings will be Scheduled on
				Proposed Rules. The CMRS Board 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.
3. 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 (8-1/2 inches by 11 inches). Requests may be in the form of a letter
				addressed to the CMRS Board and signed by the requestor(s).
4. Notification of Oral Proceeding. The date,
				time and place of all oral proceedings shall be filed with the Secretary of
				States office and mailed to each requestor. The oral proceedings will be
				scheduled no earlier than twenty (20) days from the filing of this information
				with the Secretary of State.
5.
				Presiding Officer. The Chairperson or his or her designee, who is familiar with
				the substance of the proposed rule, shall preside at the oral proceeding on a
				proposed rule.
6. Public
				Presentations 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 the CMRS Board at least one business day
				prior to the proceeding and indicate the general subject of their
				presentations. The presiding chairperson in his or her discretion may allow
				individuals to participate that have not previously contacted the CMRS
				Board.
c) At the proceeding, those
				who participate shall indicate their names and addresses, identify any persons
				or organizations they may represent, and provide any other information relating
				to their participation deemed appropriate by the presiding
				chairperson.
d) The presiding
				chairperson 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 participant who has been given the floor by the presiding
				chairperson, except that the presiding chairperson may in his or her discretion
				interrupt or end the partisans time where the orderly conduct of the proceeding
				so requires.