Sec.12-562-50a. Procedure for the issuance, amendment or repeal of a regulation

(a) Initiation. Proceedings for the issuance, amendment, or repeal of a regulation may be commenced by the division on its own initiative, on the initiative of the board, or pursuant to a petition submitted by an interested person.

(b) Notice. Notice of the proposed issuance, amendment or repeal of a regulation will appear in the Connecticut Law Journal at least thirty (30) days prior to the intended action. The notice will contain:

(1) A statement of the purpose of the proposed action.

(2) A statement of the terms or substance of the intended action.

(3) A statement of the time, place and date of the public hearing or other opportunity for the presentation of views, and the manner in which said views may be presented.

(4) Reference to the statutory authority under which the division is acting.

(c) Public participation. The division shall give all interested parties an opportunity to participate in the proceedings through the submission of written or oral data, views, arguments, or suggestions.

(d) Approval. After any necessary revisions have been made, and the regulations have been approved by the board, the proposed regulations will be forwarded to the attorney general and to the legislative regulation review committee of the general assembly for approval, and the division shall comply with all notice requirements to interested persons as required under Sections 4-168, 4-169 and 4-170 C.G.S.

(e) Emergency regulations. When the division, with the approval of the board, finds that imminent peril to the public health, safety or welfare so requires, the division may adopt emergency regulations as provided in Section 4-168 (b) C.G.S.

(f) Effective date. The new regulations shall take effect upon filing with the secretary of the state, unless otherwise indicated as provided in Section 4-168 (f) C.G.S.

(Effective October 24, 1986; Amended June 4, 1999)