House Bill 412 Summary

• Amends Idaho Code Section 67-5201 to define "publish" to include electronic means and publication in the bulletin or administrative code, and makes technical corrections to definitions.

• Requires the administrative rules coordinator to publish the Idaho Administrative Code electronically every year, with electronically published text serving as the official text subject to judicial notice.

• Authorizes the coordinator to provide individual electronic copies of the administrative code and bulletin at reasonable cost, with pricing set by coordinator rules, and establishes free distribution to county law libraries, state universities, colleges, and specified state depository libraries.

• Sets annual fees for participating agencies: up to $56.00 per page for electronic publication in the administrative code and up to $61.00 per page for the bulletin, with fees deposited into the administrative code fund.

• Revises temporary rule requirements to clarify that agencies must send copies of temporary rules to the director of legislative services office at the same time submission is made to the administrative rules coordinator.