Vermont § 1358 - Article VIII; Rulemaking functions of the Interstate Commission

§ 1358. Article VIII; Rulemaking functions of the Interstate Commission

• (a) The Interstate Commission shall promulgate rules in order to effectively and efficiently
  achieve the purposes of the compact, including transition rules governing administration
  of the compact during the period in which it is being considered and enacted by the
  states. Rulemaking shall occur pursuant to the criteria set forth in this section
  and the bylaws and rules adopted pursuant thereto. Such rulemaking shall substantially
  conform to the principles of the federal Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. section 551 et seq., and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2, section 1 et seq., as may be amended (hereinafter referred to as APA). All rules and amendments
  shall become binding as of the date specified in each rule or amendment. (b) If a majority of the legislatures of the compacting states rejects a rule, by enactment
  of a statute or resolution in the same manner used to adopt the compact, then such
  rule shall have no further force and effect in any compacting state. (c) When promulgating a rule, the Interstate Commission shall: (1) publish the proposed rule stating with particularity the text of the rule which is
  proposed and the reason for the proposed rule; (2) allow persons to submit written data, facts, opinions, and arguments, which information
  shall be publicly available; (3) provide an opportunity for an informal hearing; and (4) promulgate a final rule and its effective date, if appropriate, based on the rulemaking
  record. (d) Not later than 60 days after a rule is promulgated, any interested person may file
  a petition in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia or in
  the Federal District Court where the Interstate Commission’s principal office is located
  for judicial review of such rule. If the court finds that the Interstate Commission’s
  action is not supported by substantial evidence, as defined in the APA, in the rulemaking
  record, the court shall hold the rule unlawful and set it aside. (e) Subjects to be addressed within 12 months after the first meeting shall, at a minimum,
  include: (1) notice to victims and opportunity to be heard; (2) offender registration and compliance; (3) violations or returns; (4) transfer procedures and forms; (5) eligibility for transfer; (6) collection of restitution and fees from offenders; (7) the level of supervision to be provided by the receiving state; (8) transition rules governing the operation of the compact and the Interstate Commission
  during all or part of the period between the effective date of the compact and the
  date on which the last eligible state adopts the compact; (9) mediation, arbitration and dispute resolution. (f) The existing rules governing the operation of the repealed previous compact superseded
  by this compact shall be null and void twelve (12) months after the first meeting
  of the Interstate Commission created hereunder. (g) Upon determination by the Interstate Commission that an emergency exists, it may promulgate
  an emergency rule which shall become effective immediately upon adoption, provided
  that the usual rulemaking procedures provided hereunder shall be retroactively applied
  to said rule as soon as reasonably possible, in no event later than 90 days after
  the effective date of the rule. (Added 1999, No. 90 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 27, 2000.)