§ 42-35-2.2. Publication — Agency duties.
(a) Unless the record is exempt from disclosure under law of this state other than this chapter, an agency shall publish and make available for public inspection, and on request and for a reasonable charge, make available through regular or electronic mail:
(1) Each notice of a proposed rulemaking under § 42-35-2.7;
(2) Each rule filed under this chapter;
(3) Each summary of regulatory analysis required by § 42-35-2.9;
(4) Each declaratory order issued under § 42-35-8;
(5) The index of declaratory orders prepared under § 42-35-8;
(6) Each guidance document issued under § 42-35-2.12;
(7) The index of currently effective guidance documents prepared under § 42-35-2.12;
(8) Each final order in a contested case issued under § 42-35-12.
(b) All documents in this section must be published on the agency website by December 31, 2018, and maintained on the website thereafter.
(c) An agency shall file with the secretary of state, in a format acceptable to the secretary of state:
(1) Notice of a proposed rulemaking;
(2) A summary of the regulatory analysis required by § 42-35-2.9 for each proposed rule;
(3) Each final rule;
(4) An index of currently effective guidance documents under § 42-35-2.12; and
(5) Any other notice or matter that an agency is required to publish under this chapter.
History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 61, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 203, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 206, § 2.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 42 - State Affairs and Government
Chapter 42-35 - Administrative Procedures
Section 42-35-1. - Definitions.
Section 42-35-1.1. - Applicability.
Section 42-35-2. - Required agency publication and recordkeeping.
Section 42-35-2.1. - Rules coordinator.
Section 42-35-2.2. - Publication — Agency duties.
Section 42-35-2.3. - Rulemaking record.
Section 42-35-2.4. - Electronic filing.
Section 42-35-2.5. - Advance notice of proposed rulemaking.
Section 42-35-2.6. - Concise explanatory statement.
Section 42-35-2.7. - Notice of proposed rulemaking.
Section 42-35-2.8. - Public participation.
Section 42-35-2.9. - Regulatory analysis.
Section 42-35-2.10. - Emergency rule.
Section 42-35-2.11. - Direct final rule.
Section 42-35-2.12. - Guidance document.
Section 42-35-3. - Electronic filing of annual reports.
Section 42-35-3.1. - Repealed.
Section 42-35-3.2. - Incorporation by reference.
Section 42-35-3.3. - Repealed.
Section 42-35-3.4. - Repealed.
Section 42-35-3.5. - Simultaneous regulatory, licensing, and permitting processes.
Section 42-35-4. - Filing and taking effect of rules.
Section 42-35-4.1. - Refiling of rules and regulations.
Section 42-35-4.2. - Periodic refiling of rules and regulations.
Section 42-35-5.1. - Rulemaking agenda.
Section 42-35-6. - Petition for promulgation of rules.
Section 42-35-6.1. - Variance between proposed and final rule.
Section 42-35-6.2. - Compliance.
Section 42-35-7. - Declaratory judgment on validity or applicability of rules.
Section 42-35-8. - Declaratory order.
Section 42-35-9. - Contested cases — Notice — Hearing — Records.
Section 42-35-9.1. - Repealed.
Section 42-35-10. - Rules of evidence — Official notice.
Section 42-35-11. - Examination of evidence by agency.
Section 42-35-13. - Ex parte consultations.
Section 42-35-15. - Judicial review of contested cases.
Section 42-35-15.1. - Manner of taking appeals from administrative agencies.
Section 42-35-16. - Review by supreme court.
Section 42-35-17. - Severability.
Section 42-35-18. - Effective date of chapter — Scope of application and exemptions.