CHAPTER 22
PETITION FOR RULE MAKING
193F—22.1(17A) Petition for rule making. Any person, board or other state agency may file a petition for rule making with the board.
A petition is deemed filed when it is received by that office. The board must provide the petitioner with a file-stamped copy of the petition if the petitioner provides the board an extra copy for this purpose. The petition must be typewritten, or legibly handwritten in ink, and must substantially conform to the following form:

BEFORE THE REAL ESTATE APPRAISER EXAMINING BOARD OF THE STATE OF IOWA	
Petition by (Name of Petitioner) for the (adoption, amendment, or repeal) of rules relating to (State subject matter).	}	PETITION FOR
RULE MAKING	
The petition must provide the following information:
	1.	A statement of the specific rule-making action sought by the petitioner including the text or a summary of the contents of the proposed rule or amendment to a rule and, if it is a petition to amend or repeal a rule, a citation and the relevant language to the particular portion or portions of the rule proposed to be amended or repealed.
	2.	A citation to any law deemed relevant to the board’s authority to take the action urged or to the desirability of that action.
	3.	A brief summary of petitioner’s arguments in support of the action urged in the petition.
	4.	A brief summary of any data supporting the action urged in the petition.
	5.	The names, addresses, and email addresses of other persons, or a description of any class of persons, known by petitioner to be affected by, or interested in, the proposed action which is the subject of the petition.
	6.	Any request by petitioner for a meeting provided for by rule 193F—22.4(17A).
	22.1(1) The petition must be dated and signed by the petitioner or the petitioner’s representative. It must also include the name, mailing address, email address, and telephone number of the petitioner and petitioner’s representative, and a statement indicating the person to whom communications concerning the petition should be directed.
	22.1(2) The board may deny a petition because it does not substantially conform to the required form.
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193F—22.2(17A) Briefs. The petitioner may attach a brief to the petition in support of the action urged in the petition. The board may request a brief from the petitioner or from any other person concerning the substance of the petition.
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193F—22.3(17A) Inquiries. Inquiries concerning the status of a petition for rule making may be made to the executive officer of the board at the board’s offices.
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193F—22.4(17A) Board consideration.
	22.4(1) Upon request by petitioner in the petition, the board must schedule a brief and informal meeting between the petitioner and the board, a member of the board, or a member of the staff of the board, to discuss the petition. The board may request the petitioner to submit additional information or argument concerning the petition. The board may also solicit comments from any person on the substance of the petition. Also, comments on the substance of the petition may be submitted to the board by any person.
	22.4(2) Within 60 days after the filing of the petition, or within any longer period agreed to by the petitioner, the board must, in writing, deny the petition, and notify petitioner of its action and the specific grounds for the denial, or grant the petition and notify petitioner that it has instituted rule-making proceedings on the subject of the petition. Service of the written notice shall be sent to the email address provided by the petitioner unless the petitioner specifically requests a mailed copy. Petitioner shall be deemed notified of the denial or granting of the petition on the date when the board emails or delivers the required notification to petitioner.
	22.4(3) Denial of a petition because it does not substantially conform to the required form does not preclude the filing of a new petition on the same subject that seeks to eliminate the grounds for the board’s rejection of the petition.
[ARC 4379C, IAB 3/27/19, effective 5/1/19]
These rules are intended to implement Iowa Code chapter 17A.
[Filed ARC 4379C (Notice ARC 4224C, IAB 1/16/19), IAB 3/27/19, effective 5/1/19]