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Bethany, I could check and get back to
you. I'll have to check on that and see if it's still in
effect. But right now, when these go into effect -- and
these won't go into effect until, you know, we have the
public hearing, then it goes back to a workgroup, and
then it goes back to the Board, so it's going to be
months before this is put into effect. But right now, so
it's a change in the language, but basically the
synchronous was taken out because it seemed to be
confusing. Seemed to be, people weren't sure what that
meant, live synchronous. So now it says live and in
person, it means yes, you have to have face-to-face.
MS. BURGE: O.K. I was just thinking
like for instance through Zoom you could be live and
synchronous. So that's why I was asking about the
clarification, if that counted as in person. But I
totally recognize that the pandemic is a unique
situation, and these rules are going to last longer
hopefully than the pandemic will. But I didn't know if
there was a way to add language or something pending,
executive orders, as a result of the pandemic should this
last longer than, for instance, the next 12 to 24 months.
MS. DITSCHMAN: By executive order the
Governor can override the rule and just allow that. If
you can send me an e-mail, I can respond with the