Sec. 5. (a) If an agency elects to readopt a rule under this chapter, the agency shall submit a notice of proposed readoption to the publisher not later than the first regular business day in September of the year preceding the year in which the rule expires under this chapter for publication in the Indiana Register. A separate notice must be published for each board or other person or entity with rulemaking authority.

     (b) The notice must include the following:

(1) A general description of the subject matter of all rules proposed to be readopted.

(2) A listing of rules that are proposed to be readopted, listed by their titles and subtitles only.

(3) A written public comment period of thirty (30) days and instructions on how to submit written comments to the agency.

(4) A request for comments on whether specific rules should be reviewed through the regular rulemaking process under IC 4-22-2-23 through IC 4-22-2-36 (as modified by IC 13-14-9, when applicable).

(5) A summary of the agency’s findings under section 4 of this chapter.

(6) Any other information required by the publisher.

     (c) The agency shall submit the material in the form required by IC 4-22-2-20. The agency need not resubmit the documents required by IC 4-22-2-21 if the publisher received a copy of the documents when the rule was previously adopted or amended. The publisher shall review the material submitted under this section and determine the date that the publisher intends to include the material in the Indiana Register. After:

(1) establishing the intended publication date; and

(2) receiving the material as required by this section;

the publisher shall provide an electronic mail authorization to proceed to the agency and publish the material on the intended publication date.

As added by P.L.249-2023, SEC.45. Amended by P.L.93-2024, SEC.24.