Section 1-7 - Process for Filing Final Rules (a) Final rules must be submitted for filing with the Secretary of States Office within seventy-five (75) days of the date the rules are adopted. Any rule that is not timely filed does not become effective, and the agency, board or commission must begin the rulemaking process again. - (i) Agencies submit the rules package to the Attorney General who will then forward them to the Governor for signature. The package of rules shall include:
- (A) The appropriate Certification Page, which includes the Statement of Reasons as part of that form. This form can be found on the Secretary of States web page;
- (B) Original authorized signatures in blue ink of the agency head, commission or board on the Certification Form;
- (C) Summary of comments. If no comments were received, the summary should say, "No comments were received";
- (D) A clean copy of the final rules; and
- (E) A strike and underscore copy of the final rules.
- (ii) After the Governor has signed the Certification Page, the Attorney General's Office shall deliver the Certification Page to the Secretary of State's Office.
- (iii) Agencies must submit a clean copy of the final rules electronically to the Secretary of State's Office in PDF format at rules@wyo.gov [File Link Not Available]. The Secretary of State's Office will accept the PDF copy of the rules at any time but will only officially file the rules after the Attorney General's Office has delivered the signed Certification Page. A hard copy of the Rules is not submitted to the Secretary of State.
- (iv) Although Agencies may have a Table of Contents for their rules, the Table of Contents is not a part of the formal rules and will not be posted on the Rules Website.
- (v) Agencies must also submit the entire rule package in hard copy and electronic format (PDF) to the Legislative Service Office within ten (10) days of the agency's action adopting the rules. The electronic copy shall be delivered to lsowyoleg.gov [File Link Not Available].