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The Utah State Bar Administrative Law Section is hosting a lunch to discuss Utah administrative rules.  The title for this event is “Administrative Rules: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly”. Date:  Thursday, October 11, 2012 Time:  12:00pm – 1:15pm Location:  Utah State Bar, 645 South 200 East, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 Presenters:  Kenneth A. Hansen, Director, Utah Division

Earlier this summer, the Division of Administrative Rules reminded agencies that if the Legislature specifically required administrative rulemaking as part of one of the bills that passed during the General Session, the agency is required to initiate rulemaking (file the rule with the Division) within 180 days of the bills effective date.  For most bills, effective 05/08/2012, that deadline is

Of the 477 bills and resolutions passed during the 2012 General Session, 428 bills have or will become law.  The Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, at Section 63G-3-302(13), requires agencies to file administrative rules mandated by legislation within 180 days of the bill’s effective date. On 05/08/2012, 331 bills took effect. For these bills, if the Legislature specifically required administrative rulemaking,

On June 15, 2012, the Division of Administrative Rules made minor changes to its home page.  Based on feedback, the Division added links that allow agencies to quickly access frequently used resources directly from the home page. The Division welcomes feedback about its web site.  Please direct recommendations to Ken Hansen (801-538-3777).

When an agency files a Notice of Proposed Rule, it includes, as part of the rule analysis, information about: the anticipated cost or savings to:  (i)  the state budget; (ii)  local governments; (iii)  small businesses; and (iv)  persons other than small businesses, businesses, or local governmental entities; (e)  the compliance cost for affected persons; … and (l)  comments by the

The Division of Administrative Rules has updated the Rulemaking Time Frames table.  This reference table provides agencies with quick access to the Utah State Bulletin publication schedule and related filing and public comment dates.  The Rulemaking Time Frames table is available online from the Agency Resources page or directly at http://www.rules.utah.gov/agencyresources/timeframes.htm.  A printable (PDF) version is also available at http://www.rules.utah.gov/agencyresources/2011RulemakingTimeFrames.pdf. 

The Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act permits an agency to incorporate materials by reference into its administrative rules.  When an agency incorporates materials by reference, the statute also requires that the agency provide the Division of Administrative Rules with a copy of the material incorporated. For years, the Division has directed agencies to provide the Division a paper copy of materials

Back on 02/15/2011, we informed readers about S.B. 55 that would have amended the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA).  S.B. 55 failed to pass. H.B. 235, Technology Technical Amendments, removed a reference to the defunct Utah Technology Commission at Subsection 46-4-501(2). Taking into account the changes made by H.B. 235, UETA Section 46-4-501 provides: (1) A state governmental agency may,

The Division of Administrative Rules has scheduled rulemaking training sessions for 2011.  This training will be offered on the following dates: March 22, 2011; June 21, 2011; September 13, 2011; and November 22, 2011. Morning sessions — 9 to noon — will introduce new rulewriters to the rulemaking process, but will also be a useful review for more experienced rulewriters. 

The Division has issued ERules for Agencies, an agency user manual for eRules.  It is available from the eRules help page.   It is available in HTML, PDF, and epub (for your ebook reader) editions.