(a) The department may promulgate rules to effectuate this part. The rules must be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.

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(b) Before the department begins the rulemaking process for a rule promulgated to effectuate this part, the department shall submit the department’s proposed rule to the state board. The state board shall issue a positive, neutral, or negative recommendation for the rule. The state board’s recommendation for the rule must be included in the filing of the rule with the office of the secretary of state.