HB 1616 -- ADMINISTRATIVE RULES

This bill allows the Secretary of State to prescribe the format
and medium for the publication of the Missouri Register; the Code
of State Regulations; and all rules, notices of proposed
rulemaking, and orders of rulemaking.  Publications in a printed
format will be available upon request.

Under current law, new language in notices of proposed rulemaking
may either be underlined or printed in boldface type.  The bill
eliminates that option and requires the new language to be
printed in boldface type.

Rules, regulations, standards, and guidelines of any agency of
the United States or a nationally or state-recognized
organization or association may be incorporated by reference in
agency rules by state agencies without publishing the
incorporated materials in full.  The reference must be sufficient
to determine where to obtain copies of the referenced material.
A full copy of the rule, regulation, standard, or guideline must
be maintained by the agency referencing it and must be available
for public inspection and copying at no more than the actual cost
of reproduction.

Missouri House of Representatives
92nd General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated September 23, 2004 at 11:16 am