CareerTech holds public hearing on proposed Title 780 rule changes; no oral comments
February 01, 2024 | CareerTech, Executive, Oklahoma
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The Oklahoma CareerTech Board held a public hearing at 9:08 a.m. on Jan. 18, 2024, to take oral comment on proposed permanent rule changes to Title 780 of the Oklahoma Administrative Code.
Gina Hubbard, director of Statewide Outreach, read the hearing record and summarized the agency’s proposed changes, which include permitting the state director to determine agency staffing (with exceptions for leadership team positions), establishing new complaint and grievance procedures for departments and technology centers, providing pricing guidance for assessments and printed materials, clarifying program definitions and adjunct teacher requirements for K–12 programs, and updating language for adult literacy and grant monitoring. Hubbard said the notices of intent were published in the Dec. 15, 2023, Oklahoma Register (Vol. 41, Issue 7) under the Administrative Procedures Act.
Hubbard told the board that the hearing would be included in the administrative record and that the board would consider adopting the rules as proposed, as amended, or cease rulemaking at its February meeting. No members of the public had signed up to speak; Hubbard announced that the sign-up sheet had been available since 8:25 a.m. and that, at 9:11 a.m., no one had registered for oral comment. The public hearing was adjourned at 9:11 a.m.
Board members praised staff for concise, clear rule text and said the lack of oral comment reflected that the proposed language had been well explained in outreach materials. The board did not take final action on the rules at the Jan. 18 meeting; Hubbard said any rules approved by the board would be submitted to the legislature and the governor for review in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act.
The hearing record and published notice are part of the administrative file for these proposed rules; the board expects to vote on adoption, adoption with amendments, or termination of the rulemaking process at its February meeting.
Gina Hubbard, director of Statewide Outreach, read the hearing record and summarized the agency’s proposed changes, which include permitting the state director to determine agency staffing (with exceptions for leadership team positions), establishing new complaint and grievance procedures for departments and technology centers, providing pricing guidance for assessments and printed materials, clarifying program definitions and adjunct teacher requirements for K–12 programs, and updating language for adult literacy and grant monitoring. Hubbard said the notices of intent were published in the Dec. 15, 2023, Oklahoma Register (Vol. 41, Issue 7) under the Administrative Procedures Act.
Hubbard told the board that the hearing would be included in the administrative record and that the board would consider adopting the rules as proposed, as amended, or cease rulemaking at its February meeting. No members of the public had signed up to speak; Hubbard announced that the sign-up sheet had been available since 8:25 a.m. and that, at 9:11 a.m., no one had registered for oral comment. The public hearing was adjourned at 9:11 a.m.
Board members praised staff for concise, clear rule text and said the lack of oral comment reflected that the proposed language had been well explained in outreach materials. The board did not take final action on the rules at the Jan. 18 meeting; Hubbard said any rules approved by the board would be submitted to the legislature and the governor for review in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act.
The hearing record and published notice are part of the administrative file for these proposed rules; the board expects to vote on adoption, adoption with amendments, or termination of the rulemaking process at its February meeting.
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