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Welcome to Office of the State Register

Agency Training

www.doa.la.gov/Pages/osr/Index.aspx

This tutorial is designed to acquaint you with the publications and policies of the Office of the State Register. For more information visit our website.

Louisiana Administrative Code (LAC)

The LAC is the compilation of administrative rules promulgated by state agencies and boards in the Louisiana Register. It is divided into Titles that are organized by subject matter and numbered accordingly.

Louisiana Register (LR)

The LR is the monthly publication through which all material to be printed in the LAC must be

promulgated.

The LR also publishes documents for public viewing that will not become a part of the LAC, such as Executive Orders and Public Notices that are placed in the Potpourri Section.

LR Documents

There are three types of documents published in the LR that relate to LAC rulemaking.

Emergency Rule Notice of Intent Rule

An Emergency Rule is a temporary, emergency adoption of a Rule. [See R.S. 49:953(B)1.]

A Notice of Intent (sometimes referred to as a proposed rule) is a public announcement of upcoming permanent rulemaking.

A Rule is an agency regulation that has gone through the rulemaking process.

Rulemaking Overview

Before rules are published in a Louisiana Administrative Code book, they must be promulgated (made public and put into force) via the Louisiana Register according to guidelines set forth in the Administrative Procedure Act (R.S. 49:950 et seq.).

Rules are promulgated when they are published in the Louisiana Register.

Rulemaking Actions

The first time a Rule is promulgated, it is adopted.

A Rule is amended when it is promulgated with changes.

A deleted Rule is referred to as repealed.

Repromulgated applies when a Rule has been reprinted with no changes.

Rulemaking Process The rulemaking process

begins with the publication of a Notice of

Intent.

A Notice of Intent contains:• A preamble containing: the

authority for rulemaking ,the action being taken, and the rational for the action;

• the actual rule text in codified format;

• authority and historical notes;• family impact statement;• paragraph providing the public

with an avenue for submitting comments; and

• fiscal and economic impact statement.

OSR Codification

Part I

Subpart 1 (optional)

Chapter 1

Subchapter A (optional)

§101. Section

A. Subsection

1. Paragraph

a. Subparagraph

i. Clause

(a). Subclause

(i). Division

Codification Numbering Scheme

Important Note:

Odd numbers are generally assigned to Parts, Subparts, Chapters, Subchapters, and Sections to allow room for the insertion of new related material.

Titles

Titles are assigned by the Office of the State Register and are labeled with Arabic numerals:

Title 1

RULES ON RULES

Parts

Titles are divided into Parts, which are labeled with uppercase Roman numerals. Parts may be divided into Subparts, if necessary.

Subparts are coded with Arabic numerals. Parts and/or Subparts are divided into Chapters.

Part I. Rules on Rules

Subpart. 3. Codification

Chapters

Chapters are also represented by Arabic numerals:

Chapter 1. Preliminary Provisions

Sections

Sections are labeled with a section symbol and correspond to the chapter number. For example, the first section of Chapter 1 would be:

§101. Official Legal Codification

Authority Notes

Each Section ends with an Authority Note and a Historical Note. The Authority Note indicates the statute(s) which authorizes an agency to adopt or amend a regulation.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 49:954.1.

Historical Notes

The Historical Note shows the history of a section by listing, in chronological order, each time the section was promulgated or amended in the Louisiana Register and by whom.

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Office of the Governor, Division of Administration, Office of the State Register, LR 10:905 (November 1984).

LR CitationThe LR (Louisiana Register) Citation in a Historical Note is an abbreviated listing of where the previous changes to the same section can be found.

Example: LR 10:905 (November 1984).LR - Louisiana Register

10: - volume number, corresponds to the year 1984, 2002 is number 28

905 - the page number in that particular volume where that Section begins

(November 1984) - month and year of Louisiana Register issue where the section can be found

Amending a RuleWhen promulgating a rule amendment, it is not necessary to publish the rule in its entirety, just the portion being amended. The reference “A. - A.2. …” indicates text not being published, but still in force.

Title 33ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

Part III. Air Chapter 59. Chemical Accident Prevention Program

§5911. Registration for Major Stationary SourcesA. - A.2. …

3. For each regulated substance, the eight-digit RPG code(s) that apply to the use of the substance at the major stationary source.

Preserving Text

Another way to indicate text which remains as previously published, is to use three asterisks as in the following example:

§713. Definitions* * *

Unitized Sand—the sand covered by the special order.

* * *

Repealing" An agency may also

repeal or delete a Rule or a portion of a Rule.

" A repealed Section would appear in the Louisiana Register as follows:

Part XI. Video PokerChapter 24. Video Draw Poker

§2423. Hearings and Sanction Procedures

Repealed.

Phone Numbers

A comprehensive training manual is available from the Office of the State Register. For more information call:

State Register (225) 342-5015Register Editor (225) 342-5016Code Editor (225) 342-5018