Regardless of which side of the baiting issue you are on, I don't think many of us are happy with the proposed rule changes.
This proposal will be open to public review and comment before it is finalized, probably starting March April 1 when the next Alabama Administrative Monthly is published.
This will be your chance to officially voice your opinion. If you have strong feelings and think the proposal should be amended or even dropped, then contact the person who will be in charge of accepting comments when the announcement is published.
If enough of us contact him with our dislike for the changes, then it will likely make a difference. I intend to get involved when that time comes.
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Section 41-22-5 Notice of intent to adopt, amend, or repeal rules; submission of data, views, etc., by interested persons; procedure for adoption of emergency rules; effect of this section on other procedural requirements; validity of rules in substantial compliance with this section; limitation of proceedings to contest rules. (a) Prior to the adoption, amendment, or repeal of any rule, the agency shall:
(1) Give at least 35 days' notice of its intended action. Date of publication in the Alabama Administrative Monthly shall constitute the date of notice. The notice shall include a statement of either the terms or substance of the intended action or a description of the subjects and issues involved, shall specify a notice period ending not less than 35 days or more than 90 days from the date of the notice, during which period interested persons may present their views thereon, and shall specify the place where, and the manner in which interested persons may present their views thereon. The notice shall be given to the chairman of the legislative committee, as provided in Section 41-22-23, and mailed to all persons who pay the cost of such mailing and who have made timely request of the agency for advance notice of its rulemaking proceedings and shall be published, prior to any action thereon, in the Alabama Administrative Monthly. A complete copy of the proposed rule shall be filed with the secretary of the agency and the Legislative Reference Service.
(2) Afford all interested persons reasonable opportunity to submit data, views, or arguments, orally or in writing. The agency shall consider fully all written and oral submissions respecting the proposed rule. Upon adoption of a rule, the agency, if conflicting views are submitted on the proposed rule, shall issue a concise statement of the principal reasons for and against its adoption, incorporating therein its reasons for overruling any considerations urged against its adoption. ...
