1. (a) Subject to (b), below, notice of the date, time, and place of an oral public hearing conducted by a policy-autonomous board to receive comments on proposed rules shall be given by:

   1. (1) Publication of a rulemaking notice that complies with RSA 541-A:6, I or RSA 541-A:19-a, II, as applicable, in the “NH Rulemaking Register” published by the office of legislative services;
   2. (2) Posting a copy of the rulemaking notice on the OPLC web page for that board’s laws and rules; and
   3. (3) Complying with any additional notification requirements in RSA 91-A.

2. (b) If a policy-autonomous board wishes to conduct a hybrid hearing, to allow participation by the public in the oral public hearing on proposed rules via electronic means, the rulemaking notice shall include the information required by RSA 541-A:6, I(k) or RSA 541-A:19-a, II(g), as appliable, namely:

   1. (1) The information needed to access the meeting electronically; and
   2. (2) A mechanism for the public to contact tech support during the hearing if there are problems with access, such as an email address and telephone number.
   3. (d) Board members shall not participate in any oral public hearings via electronic means except in strict compliance with RSA 91-A:2, IV, as described in Plc 207.03.
   4. (e) For any other oral public hearing conducted by or on behalf of a policy-autonomous board that is not related to rulemaking, notice of the hearing shall be given as required by RSA 91-A and in such supplemental ways as will reach those persons likely to be interested in the most cost-effective manner.

Source. #13837, eff 12-28-23 (see Revision Note #2 at chapter heading for Plc 200)