Notice of Hearing
The Department of Administration announces that it will hold a public hearing on a permanent rule to revise Chapters Adm 1, 2, 21, 30, 50, 89, 92, Game 4, and ER 44, to comply with 2019 Executive Order #15, which requires each state agency to review its administrative rules and replace any derogatory or offensive terms with current, inclusive terminology. This includes replacing any usage of “mentally retarded” with “intellectually disabled,” “mental retardation” with “intellectual disability,” and “handicapped” with “disabled.” Hearing Information
Date: Monday, January 24, 2022
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Via conference call only
(608) 571-2209, Conference ID: 283036488#
Accessibility:
The hearing is intended to be fully accessible to persons with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodation to access the meeting, please contact Alexandra Arkin with the Wisconsin Department of Administration by email at Alexandra.Arkin@wisconsin.gov or by phone at (608) 267-7877. Reasonable accommodation includes materials prepared in an alternative format, as provided under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Appearances at the Hearing and Submittal of Written Comments
The purpose of this hearing is to consider public testimony on the proposed rule. Interested persons are invited to call into the hearing and will be afforded the opportunity to make a presentation of their position on the rule orally. Questions or comments about the proposed rule may be posed and will be duly recorded. Alternatively, written comments may be submitted without attending the hearing. Written comments may be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. on January 24, 2022, by any of the methods below:
Mail: Wisconsin Department of Administration, Division of Legal Services, P.O. Box 7864,
Madison, WI 53707
Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis: The proposed rule will not have an effect on small businesses, as defined under s. 227.114 (1). Approved by Secretary of the Department of Administration
