Section R7-3-101. General Provisions

A.       Definitions.  In  this  Article,  unless   the  context  otherwise requires:

1.        “Agenda item” means a specified matter listed on an agenda included as part of the public notice of a Commis- sion meeting pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.02.

2.        “Commission” means the Commission for Postsecondary Education.

3.        “Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental subdivision or unit of a gov- ernmental subdivision, a public or private organization of any character or another agency.

4.        “Public meeting” means a meeting held under and subject to the Open Meeting Act, A.R.S. §§ 38-431 through 38- 431.09.

5.        “Rule” means a statement of general applicability that implements, interprets or prescribes law or policy, or describes the procedure or practice requirements of the Commission. Rule includes the amendment or repeal of a prior rule, but does not include intra-agency memoranda.

6.        “Rulemaking” means the process for  formulation and adoption of a rule.

B.       The Commission shall follow the uniform system for number- ing, form and style as prescribed by the Secretary of State in the Arizona Administrative Code.

Historical Note

Adopted effective August 22, 1996, under an exemption from the Administrative Procedure Act pursuant to A.R.S. § 15-1852(C) (Supp. 96-3).