General Information An agency may choose to present information in a table if that information is not easily understood in paragraph format. For ease, the Office uses the table feature within Word to create tables. Visit Office Support – Insert a Table for general information on creating tables using Word. Otherwise, the specific formatting requirements for rules are listed below: …
Utah Administrative Code Changes for GovOps
As of July 1, 2021, the Department of Administrative Services (DAS), the Department of Human Resource Management (DHRM), and the Department of Technology Services (DTS) have merged to form the Department of Government Operations (GovOps). Services provided by any of these departments or the divisions under them have not been affected. The Utah Administrative Code has slightly changed to reflect …
Need to have your rules effective by July 1 2019? File by May 1!
If you need to have proposed rules effective by July 1, 2019, then you must file them with the Office of Administrative Rules no later than May 1 to allow for publication, public comment, and then making the rule effective. If you have any questions, please contact the office.
H.B. 109 (2015) Creates General Grant of Rulemaking Authority
H.B. 109 (2015), Expungement of Administrative Action, creates a general grant of rulemaking authority. Any agency empowered to take disciplinary action against a person would need to establish a rule to govern the administrative expungement process. The bill amends the Utah Administrative Procedures Act and establishes a process for administrative expungements that “prevent public access, including through a website or …
Considering Nonsubstantive Changes
After a decision has been made to change a rule, one of the first questions a rulewriter should ask is, “Is this change substantive or nonsubstantive?” A nonsubstantive change differs from a substantive change in the following ways: a nonsubstantive change is not published in the Utah State Bulletin; a nonsubstantive change is not subject to a comment period; and …
Laws Authorizing or Requiring Administrative Rules
Authority for rulemaking may be found in statutes other than the one directly governing a specific program. The Legislature or federal government has permitted or required rulemaking under several general statutes. Government Records Access and Management Act (GRAMA) The Government Records Access and Management Act, at Subsection 63G-2-204(2)(d), provides: (d) A governmental entity may make rules in accordance with Title …
2014 Rulemaking Legislation
At its 09/16/2013 and 09/30/2013 meetings, the Legislature’s Administrative Rules Review Committee discussed a draft bill entitled, “Administrative Rulemaking Amendments.” This bill proposes to amend Section 63G-3-305 dealing with the five-year review procedures and the expiration of rules not reviewed. At its 09/30/2013 meeting, the committee voted to approve the bill as a committee bill. As of 12/02/2013, the bill …
ARRC Meeting 9/30/2013; Revised Draft “Administrative Rulemaking Amendments”
The Utah Legislature’s Administrative Rules Review Committee has scheduled its next meeting for Monday, September 30, 2013, at 9 AM in Room 445 of the State Capitol. The agenda for the meeting has been posted online at http://le.utah.gov/asp/interim/Commit.asp?Year=2013&Com=SPEADM . The third item on the agenda is “Draft bill, “Administrative Rulemaking Amendments.”” This bill proposes to amend Section 63G-3-305 dealing with …
ARRC Meeting 9/16; Draft Amendments to Rulemaking Act
The Utah Legislature’s Administrative Rules Review Committee has scheduled its next meeting for Monday, September 16, 2013, at 9 AM in Room 30 of the House Building, Capitol Hill. The agenda for the meeting has been posted online at http://le.utah.gov/asp/interim/Commit.asp?Year=2013&Com=SPEADM . The fourth item on the agenda is “Draft bill, “Administrative Rulemaking Amendments.” This bill proposes to amend Section 63G-3-305 …
Agency Administrative Rules Coordinators
Governor Herbert’s 12/06/2011 executive order requires each “cabinet level administrator, or other official of similar responsibility, who answers to the Governor” to designate an administrative rules coordinator. Among other duties, the coordinator must: assess enacted legislation by June 1 of each year to ensure that new regulatory obligations are discovered and met in a timely manner by appropriate rulemaking action; …