New Jersey § 55:13a-8

§ 55:13a-8.

(a) Prior to the adoption, amendment, or repeal of any regulations pursuant to this

act, the commissioner shall: (1) Transmit copies of the proposed regulations to the board for its review and recommendations. Within 30 days of the receipt of copies of said proposed regulations, the board

shall provide the commissioner with such written recommendations thereon as it may

have; (2) Publish in the New Jersey Register a general notice of intention to promulgate

regulations, which notice shall include (1) a reference to the authority under which

the regulations are proposed; (2) a statement of the purpose of the proposed regulations;

(3) either the terms or substance of the proposed regulations or a description of

the subjects and issues involved; (4) a statement that a copy of the proposed regulations

may be obtained by any person upon written request to the bureau; and (5) a statement

of the date, time and place for a public hearing on the proposed regulations, which

date shall not be less than 20 days nor more than 30 days after the publication of

the notice of intention to promulgate proposed regulations, and not less than 50 days

after transmittal by the commissioner of copies of said proposed regulations to the

board. (b) (Deleted by amendment.) (c) Any person appearing at said public hearing shall be afforded an opportunity to

be heard, either through the submission of written data, views, or arguments or the

oral presentation of the same. Upon the expiration of the 30 days next succeeding the date of said public hearing,

the commissioner shall issue and promulgate the regulations required to be issued

and promulgated by section 7 of this act, 1 either as originally proposed or as amended or revised by the commissioner subsequent

to said public hearings, which regulations shall be effective on such date as may

be provided therein. 1

N.J.S.A. § 55:13A-7.