Notice is hereby given pursuant to the Georgia Administrative Procedure Act, Code Sections 50-13-3, 50-13-4, 50-13-6, 50-13-21, 25-2-4, and 33-2-9 of the following proposals by the Safety Fire Commissioner to amend the Rules and Regulations of the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance and Safety Fire.

The Rules and Regulations of the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance and Safety Fire are proposed to be amended by the following actions:     

Amending Rule 120-3-3-.04 relating to State Minimum Fire Safety Standards with Modifications to provide for clarification on the edition of NFPA 101, to modify NFPA 101 to add a new provision to provide certain exemptions for New Educational Occupancies not exceeding 12,000 square feet, to remove wording that is no longer applicable to the 2024 edition on NFPA 101, and to adjust syntax.

SCHEDULE

The aforesaid proposals are now on file in the Administrative Procedure Division of the Office of Commissioner of Insurance, 708 West Tower, Floyd Building, Two Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30334, and are hereby declared to be a public record as follows:

Interested persons may participate in the proposed rulemaking process by submitting their written comments to Jeremy Betts, Administrative Procedure Division, Office of Commissioner of Insurance, 708 West Tower, Floyd Building, Two Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30334. All comments must be received by the Administrative Procedure Division by 4:30 P.M. on September 3rd, 2025. 

Interested persons may also participate in the proposed rulemaking by submitting oral comments at the hearing to commence on September 10th, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. in the Hearing Room of the Office of Commissioner of Insurance, Ninth Floor, West Tower, Floyd Building, Two Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30334.     

Oral presentations at the hearing may be limited to five (5) minutes per person in order to afford all interested persons an opportunity to be heard. If you have a physical impairment and require assistance or have any questions regarding this notice, please contact the Administrative Procedure Division.

Based upon full consideration of all written and oral comments regarding the above matters, the Commissioner of Insurance may reject or adopt the proposed rules or may make changes to the proposed rules which may require another rulemaking hearing.

Direct All Correspondence To:

Jeremy Betts
Administrative Procedure Division
708 West Tower, Floyd Building
Two Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive
Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Telephone Number (404) 651 6501
[email protected]

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