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The Division of Administrative Rules has scheduled Rulemaking Process Seminars for 2015. The dates are: Wednesday, September 2, 2015; and Wednesday, December 2, 2015. Each session will begin at 8:30 AM and conclude by noon. These sessions will be held on Capitol Hill. To reserve a seat at any of these training sessions, state employees may use the Google Form

Section 63G-3-305 requires each agency to review its rules within five years of each rule’s original enactment, and then within five-year intervals. To comply with the review requirement, the agency must submit a “Five-Year Notice of Review and Statement of Continuation” by the review due date. Otherwise, an unreviewed rule expires, becomes unenforceable, and is removed from the Utah Administrative

The Utah Department of Administrative Services (DAS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Kenneth A. Hansen as its new Deputy Executive Director.  Hansen will assume his new duties on July 27, 2015.  He has served as the Division of Administrative Rules’ Director since February 1993. “Ken’s work in public policy at the national level, as well as in our

The Utah Administrative Code, the body of all effective administrative rules as compiled and organized by the Division of Administrative Rules, is current through 06/01/2015.  The Division posted this update on its website on 06/09/2015.  The Division’s goal is to codify and post administrative rule filings made effective through the first of the month by the tenth of the month.

The Utah Administrative Code, the body of all effective administrative rules as compiled and organized by the Division of Administrative Rules, is current through 05/01/2015. The Division posted this update on its website on 05/10/2015. The Division’s goal is to codify and post administrative rule filings made effective through the first of the month by the tenth of the month.

The Utah Administrative Code, the body of all effective administrative rules as compiled and organized by the Division of Administrative Rules, is current through 04/01/2015. The Division posted this update on its website on 04/07/2015. The Division’s goal is to codify and post administrative rule filings made effective through the first of the month by the tenth of the month.

Section 63G-3-305 requires each agency to review its rules within five years of each rule’s original enactment, and then within five-year intervals. To comply with the review requirement, the agency must submit a “Five-Year Notice of Review and Statement of Continuation” by the review due date. Otherwise, an unreviewed rule expires, becomes unenforceable, and is removed from the Utah Administrative

Due to changes made by the Department of Technology Services, the Division of Administrative Rules is moving its e-mail lists from Lyris to Google Groups.  The Utah State Digest and RulesNews will be sent from [email protected] . To ensure that you continue to receive the Digest, please add [email protected] to your contact list. For Digest subscribers, there is an important

The Rulemaking Act, at Subsection 63G-3-301(13), requires agencies to file rules with the Division of Administrative Rules (initiate rulemaking) within 180 days of a bill’s effective date if the bill “specifically requires” rulemaking (e.g., “… shall make rules…”). Since most bills go into effect on May 12, 2015, rulemaking required by those bills must be filed by November 8, 2015.

During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature passed one bill that affected rulemaking generally. H.B. 37, Reauthorization of Administrative Rules (Rep. C. Oda) H.B. 37, entitled “Reauthorization of Administrative Rules”, passed and now awaits the Governor’s action.  H.B. 37 is the legislation required annually by Subsection 63G-3-502(3).  The bill reauthorizes all administrative rules.  If signed by the Governor, under the