16 NCAC 01A .0106. PETITIONS FOR RULE-MAKING

(a)  Any person wishing to submit a petition requesting the adoption, amendment or repeal of a rule by the State Board of Education shall address a petition to Superintendent of Public Instruction, 301 North Wilmington Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27601-2825.  The container of the petition shall clearly bear the notation: RULEMAKING PETITION RE: and then the subject area.

(b)  The petition must contain the following information:

(1)           an indication of the subject area to which the petition is directed;

(2)           either a draft of the proposed rule or a summary of its contents;

(3)           reasons for proposal;

(4)           effect on existing rules or orders;

(5)           any data supporting the proposal;

(6)           effect of the proposed rule on existing practices in the area involved, including cost factors;

(7)           names or a description of those most likely to be affected by the proposed rule; and

(8)           name and address of petitioner.

(c)  The Superintendent will transmit the petition to the State Board of Education within 60 days after receiving the petition.  The State Board makes the decision whether to grant or deny the petition.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 150B-20;

Eff. July 1, 1993.