§ 49:957 — Internet publication of certain information concerning proposed rules and fees;

§957. Internet publication of certain information concerning proposed rules and fees;
information required to be published; manner of publication; deadlines
A.(1) Each agency shall include on its Internet website the information required by
Subsection B of this Section.
(2)(a) If an agency does not have an Internet website, the department of which the
agency is a part shall include the information required by Subsection B of this Section for the
agency on the website of the department.
(b) If an agency in the office of the governor does not have an Internet website, the
division of administration shall include the information required by Subsection B of this
Section for the agency on the Internet website of the division of administration.
B. All of the following information shall be included on the website:
(1) A brief description of each rule or fee that the agency is in the process of
adopting, amending, or repealing. For each rule or fee, links to the following shall be
included:
(a) The full text of the current rule or fee.
(b) A link to the Louisiana Register website showing the proposed rule or statement
of the proposed fee.
(c) The name and contact information of the agency representative responsible for
responding to inquiries about the intended action as required by R.S. 49:961(A)(2)(d).
(d) The time when, the place where, and the manner in which interested persons may
present public comment concerning the intended action as required by R.S. 49:961(A)(2)(e).
(e) The anticipated effective date for the proposed rule or fee.
(f) A copy of the notice of intent submitted to the Louisiana Register pursuant to R.S.
49:961(A)(3) and the date the notice of intent will be published in the Louisiana Register.
(g) A copy of the report submitted to the legislative oversight subcommittees
pursuant to R.S. 49:966(D)(1)(b) and a copy of the public notice required by R.S.
49:966(D)(1)(c).
(h) A copy of any announcement of a hearing and report made pursuant to R.S.
49:966(H)(2).
(i) A copy of any report received by the agency from a legislative oversight
subcommittee pursuant to R.S. 49:966(F) or from the governor pursuant to R.S. 49:966(I).
(2) A copy of the annual report submitted to the legislative oversight subcommittees
by the agency pursuant to R.S. 49:966(K).
C.(1)(a) The information required to be published pursuant to Subparagraphs
(B)(1)(a) through (g) of this Section shall be published in the manner required by this Section
no later than five days after the date on which the agency submits the report for the proposed
rule or fee to the legislative oversight subcommittees pursuant to R.S. 49:966(B).
(b) The copy of the announcement required to be published pursuant to
Subparagraph (B)(1)(h) of this Section shall be published in the manner required by this
Section no later than five days after the announcement is submitted to the Louisiana Register
in accordance with R.S. 49:966(H)(2).
(c) The copy of the report required to be published pursuant to Subparagraph
(B)(1)(i) of this Section shall be published in the manner required by this Section no later
than five days after the report is received by the agency.
(d) The copy of the annual report required to be published pursuant to Paragraph
(B)(2) of this Section shall be published in the manner required by this Section no later than
five days after the report is submitted to the legislative oversight subcommittees by the
agency pursuant to R.S. 49:966(K).
(2) If an agency does not have an internet website, the agency shall submit the
information required by this Section to be published to the department or to the division of
administration, as the case may be, in a manner which allows enough time for the
information to be published as required by this Section prior to the applicable deadline
provided in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection.
D.(1) All of the information required to be published pursuant to this Section shall
be archived for a minimum of one year following the date of publication.
(2) Each agency, department, or the division of administration, as the case may be,
shall include on its Internet home page a link to the information required to be published
pursuant to this Section.
E. The provisions of this Section shall not be construed to require the publication of
information concerning the adoption, amendment, or repeal of any rule or fee unless and until
the agency gives notice of its intended action pursuant to R.S. 49:961(A).
NOTE: Former R.S. 49:957 redesignated as R.S. 49:976 by Acts 2022, No. 663, §1.

Legislative History

Acts 2014, No. 401, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015; Acts 2022, No. 663, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 49:974.