Okla. Stat. tit. 75, § 75-251

administration of Article I - Filing of new rules and amendments,

revisions or revocations - Format - Publication of executive orders

– Military publications.

A. 1. Upon the request of the Secretary, each agency shall

furnish to the Office a complete set of its permanent rules in such

form as is required by the Secretary or as otherwise provided by

law.

2. The Secretary shall promulgate rules to ensure the effective

administration of the provisions of Article I of the Administrative

Procedures Act. The rules shall include, but are not limited to,

rules prescribing paper size, numbering system, and the format of

documents required to be filed pursuant to the provisions of the

Administrative Procedures Act or such other requirements as deemed

necessary by the Secretary to implement the provisions of the

Administrative Procedures Act.

3. The website of each agency shall provide a link to the

website of the Secretary of State where the rules of the agency are

published.

B. 1. Each agency shall file the number of copies specified by

the Secretary of all new rules, and all amendments, revisions or

revocations of existing rules attested to by the agency, pursuant to

the provisions of Section 254 of this title, with the Office within

thirty (30) calendar days after they become finally adopted.

2. An agency filing rules pursuant to the provisions of this

subsection:

a. shall prepare the rules in plain language which can be

easily understood,

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b. shall not unnecessarily repeat statutory language.

Whenever it is necessary to refer to statutory

language in order to effectively convey the meaning of

a rule interpreting that language, the reference shall

clearly indicate the portion of the language which is

statutory and the portion which is the agency's

amplification or interpretation of that language,

c. shall indicate whether a rule is new, amends an

existing permanent rule or repeals an existing

permanent rule. If a rule amends an existing rule,

the rule shall indicate the language to be deleted

typed with a line through the language and language to

be inserted typed with the new language underscored,

d. shall state if the rule supersedes an existing

emergency rule,

e. shall include a reference to any rule requiring a new

or revised form in a note to the rule. The Secretary

shall insert that reference in "The Oklahoma Register"

as a notation to the affected rule,

f. shall prepare, in plain language, a statement of the

gist of the rule and an analysis of new or amended

rules. The analysis shall include but not be limited

to a reference to any statute that the rule

interprets, any related statute or any related rule,

g. may include with its rules, brief notes,

illustrations, findings of facts, and references to

digests of Supreme Court cases, other court decisions,

or Attorney General's opinions, and other explanatory

material. Such material may be included if the

material is labeled or set forth in a manner which

clearly distinguishes it from the rules,

h. shall include other information, in such form and in

such manner as is required by the Secretary, and

i. may change the format of existing rules without any

rulemaking action by the agency in order to comply

with the standard provisions established by the

Secretary for "Code" and "The Oklahoma Register"

publication so long as there is no substantive change

to the rule.

C. The Secretary is authorized to determine a numbering system

and other standardized format for documents to be filed and may

refuse to accept for publication any document that does not

substantially conform to the promulgated rules of the Secretary.

D. In order to avoid unnecessary expense, an agency may use the

published standards established by organizations and technical

societies of recognized national standing, other state agencies, or
ing system

and other standardized format for documents to be filed and may

refuse to accept for publication any document that does not

substantially conform to the promulgated rules of the Secretary.

D. In order to avoid unnecessary expense, an agency may use the

published standards established by organizations and technical

societies of recognized national standing, other state agencies, or

federal agencies by incorporating the standards or rules in its

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rules or regulations by reference to the specific issue or issues of

publications in which the standards are published, without

reproducing the standards in full. The standards shall be readily

available to the public for examination at the administrative

offices of the agency. In addition, a copy of such standards shall

be kept and maintained by the agency pursuant to the provisions of

the Preservation of Essential Records Act.

E. The Secretary shall provide for the publication of all

Executive Orders received pursuant to the provisions of Section 664

of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

F. The Secretary may authorize or require the filing of rules

or Executive Orders by or through electronic data or machine

readable equipment in such form and manner as is required by the

Secretary.

G. In consultation with the Adjutant General, the Secretary

shall establish a method for the publication and archiving of all

military publications received by the Secretary of State from the

Adjutant General pursuant to the Oklahoma Uniform Code of Military

Justice and the Oklahoma State Guard Act. Military publications

shall be defined in accordance with Section 801 of Title 44 of the

Oklahoma Statutes. The Secretary may also authorize or require the

filing of military publications by or through electronic means in

such form and manner as is required by the Secretary. This

subsection shall only apply to military publications promulgated

after October 1, 2019.

H. On or before October 1, 2022, the Secretary shall commence

publication of all military publications provided by the Adjutant

General. On a biennial basis thereafter, the Secretary shall cause

the military publications received in the course of the previous two

(2) years to be published in a printed and bound format suitable for

physical archiving in sufficient numbers to satisfy the requirements

of the "Publications Clearinghouse" established in Section 3-113.3

of Title 65 of the Oklahoma Statutes.