A. In all instances in which the Office of Management and Enterprise Services changes a policy affecting a state agency, the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall provide the affected agency with written notice no fewer than thirty (30) days in advance of the policy's implementation.

B. During the period after an affected agency has been notified, and prior to the implementation of the policy, the affected agency shall be permitted to respond to the Office of Management and Enterprise Services and request to be exempted from the policy change, or request modifications to the policy. The affected agency shall be given a final notice in written format explaining any changes to a policy prior to its implementation.

C. The provisions of this act shall not apply to any policy changes made necessary by federal law or policy, or any other policy changes deemed an emergency by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.