(a) (1) The Secretary of State shall publish on the Internet:

(A) All adopted rules of each state agency;

(B) A copy of each rule proposed by a state agency and the financial impact statement for each rule; and

(C) The notice for the adoption, amendment, or repeal of any rule required to be published on the Internet under § 25-15-204.

(2) The Secretary of State may publish the rules on the Secretary of State's Internet website or may contract with a provider of Internet services to publish the rules on another Internet website.

(3) No fee shall be charged for public access to the rules on the Internet website.

(b) The Secretary of State may omit from publication on its Internet website any rules in which publication would be unduly cumbersome, expensive, or otherwise, so long as its Internet website indicates where and how a copy of the omitted materials may be obtained.

(c) Each state agency shall file its adopted rules, proposed rules, and notices with the Secretary of State in an electronic format acceptable to the Secretary of State.

(d)

(1) The Secretary of State shall establish a uniform numbering system for rules of state agencies.

(2) Beginning July 1, 2005, all rules filed with the Secretary of State shall conform with the numbering system.

(3) By July 1, 2005, each state agency shall:

(A) Revise its rules to comply with the numbering system adopted by the Secretary of State; and

(B) Provide the Secretary of State with a complete set of the rules in an electronic format acceptable to the Secretary of State.

(e) The Secretary of State shall adopt rules implementing this section.