A.(1) The department, in consultation with the Department of Revenue, shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary for the purpose of developing and implementing the provisions of this Chapter in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act.

            (2) Any promulgated rule which is first applicable to any calendar year shall be finally adopted prior to December first of the preceding calendar year.

            B. Rules promulgated pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter shall be subject to oversight by the Senate Committee on Education, the House Committee on Education, the Senate Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs, and the House Committee on Ways and Means. Each committee’s oversight shall be in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

            Acts 2007, No. 394, §1, eff. July 10, 2007; Acts 2013, No. 220, §21, eff. June 11, 2013; Acts 2013, No. 406, §1, eff. July 1, 2013; Acts 2018, No. 521, §1.