Section R4-19-703. Oral Proceedings

A.      The Board shall schedule an oral proceeding on all rulemak- ings and publish the notice as prescribed in A.R.S. § 41-1023. A Board member, the executive director, or a Board staff member shall serve as presiding officer at an oral proceeding.

B.       The Board shall record all oral proceedings either by an elec- tronic recording device or stenographically, and any resulting cassette tapes or transcripts, registers, and all written com- ments received shall become part of the official record.

C.      The presiding officer shall conduct an oral proceeding accord- ing to A.R.S. § 41-1023; and

1.        Request each person in attendance register;

2.        Obtain the following information from any person who intends to speak:

a.         Name and whether the person represents another;

b.        Position with regard to the proposed rule; and

c.         Approximate length of time needed to speak;

3.        Open the proceeding by identifying the subject matter of the rules under consideration and the purpose of the pro- ceeding;

4.        Present the agenda;

5.        Ensure that a Board representative explains the back- ground and general content of the proposed rules;

6.        Limit comments to a reasonable period, and prevent undue repetition of comments;

7.        Announce the address for written public comments and the date and time for the close of record; and

8.        Close the proceeding if there are no persons in attendance within 15 minutes after the posted meeting time.

Historical Note

Adopted effective October 10, 1996 (Supp. 96-4). Former Section R4-19-703 repealed; new Section R4-19-703 renumbered from R4-19-704 and amended by final rulemaking at 9 A.A.R. 1288, effective June 3, 2003

(Supp. 03-2).