(a) The procedures set forth in subdivisions (b), (c), and (d) shall apply to the adoption of a regulation concerning all matters not specified in Section 18213, 18215, or 18216.
(b) The board shall prepare and submit to the Office of Administrative Law for publication in the California Regulatory Notice Register 30 days prior to board action a notice of the proposed action.
(c) The board shall mail a notice of the proposed action 30 days prior to board action to members of the Governor’s cabinet, department heads, employee associations, and persons requesting this notice, and shall make available to the public upon request, all of the following:
(1) The notice of proposed action.
(2) A copy of the express terms of the proposed regulation, using underline or italics to indicate additions to, and strikeout to indicate deletions from, the California Code of Regulations, followed by a note containing authority and reference citations.
(3) A brief statement of reasons for the proposed regulation.
(d) The board shall do all of the following:
(1) Provide opportunity for written comment to the board, and oral comment at board meetings or hearings.
(2) Submit adopted regulations to the Office of Administrative Law for filing with the Secretary of State and publication in the California Code of Regulations.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 935, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)