NOTICE OF EMERGENCY RULE MAKING 

Pursuant to CRS 12-43-203(3)(a), and CRS 24-4-103, you are hereby advised that the Colorado State Board of Licensed Professional Counselor Examiners will hold an EMERGENCY MEETING and ALSO hold AN EMERGENCY PUBLIC RULE MAKING, the time and place of which are set forth below.  At the emergency meeting the Board will take action necessary to complete the process required to make the rules adopted by the Board on November 16, 2007 effective. At the emergency rulemaking, the Board will adopt and make immediately effective, the rules adopted at the November 16, 2007 Rulemaking. The above described meeting and emergency rulemaking of the Colorado State Board of Licensed Professional Counselors will be on Tuesday, January 29, at 12:00 p.m., at the Denver Post Building, 1560 Broadway, Suite 1300, Denver, Colorado 80202, and will include consideration of the following:

Revisions made to the Colorado State Board of Licensed Professional Counselor Examiners Rules:

1.	To improve the processing of licensing applications by Department of Regulatory Agencies Office of Licensing and Mental Health Program Area. (Rule 17)
2.	Any other proposed rules.  (Effective Dates and Rule 10)

The changes are proposed for immediate adoption because a clerical oversight prevented these two Rules, which were the subject of a rulemaking hearing on November 16, 2007, from taking effect as anticipated. Immediate adoption of the rule is imperatively necessary for the preservation of public health, safety and welfare and compliance with the requirements of C.R.S. 24-4-103 would be contrary to the public interest. Proposed changes to the Colorado State Board of Licensed Professional Counselor Examiners rules relating to item #1 above are attached to this notice.

The authority for the development of these rules is found in CRS 12-43-203(3)(a) and CRS 24-4-103.  

BY ORDER OF THE COLORADO STATE BOARD OF LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR EXAMINERS

David F. Dechant, Interim Program Director

Dated this 29th day of January, 2008