1998 Minnesota Statutes

     14.23 Statement of need and reasonableness. 

    Before the date of the section 14.22 notice, the agency 
 shall prepare a statement of need and reasonableness, which must 
 be available to the public.  The statement of need and 
 reasonableness must include the analysis required in section 
 14.131 and the comments and recommendations of the commissioner 
 of finance, and must address any fiscal and policy concerns 
 raised during the review process, as required by section 
 16A.1285.  The statement must also describe the agency's efforts 
 to provide additional notification to persons or classes of 
 persons who may be affected by the proposed rules or must 
 explain why these efforts were not made.  For at least 30 days 
 following the notice, the agency shall afford the public an 
 opportunity to request a public hearing and to submit data and 
 views on the proposed rule in writing. 

    The agency shall send a copy of the statement of need and 
 reasonableness to the legislative reference library when it 
 becomes available to the public.  

    HIST: 1957 c 806 s 2; 1974 c 344 s 1-3; 1975 c 380 s 2; 1975 c 
 413 s 1; 1976 c 138 s 1; 1977 c 443 s 2; 1980 c 615 s 
 3-7,9-11,39-50; 1981 c 253 s 5-19; 1981 c 357 s 25; 1Sp1981 c 4 
 art 2 s 1; 1982 c 424 s 130; 1984 c 640 s 13; 1990 c 422 s 6; 
 1995 c 233 art 2 s 21; 1997 c 98 s 13