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November 18, 2010

Utah Administrative Code Current Through November 1, 2010

The Utah Administrative Code, the body of all effective rules as compiled and organized by the Division of Administrative Rules, is current through November 1, 2010.  The Division posted this update on its website on November 17, 2010.
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November 10, 2010

Division of Administrative Rules Adds Google Custom Search to its Website

On November 9, 2010, the Division of Administrative Rules added a Google Custom Search to its website.  This feature is available from the Division’s home page at http://www.rules.utah.gov/ .  It permits anyone to search the Division’s entire website, which includes all rulemaking publications.  Content for some publications goes back to 1994. Thanks to Google for making this tool available. Questions
October 19, 2010

2010 Model State Administrative Procedure Act

Back on July 28, 2010, we notified readers that the National Conference of Commissioner on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL) had approved a new Model State Administrative Procedure Act.  Now, NCCUSL has posted the final version of the 2010 Model State Administrative Procedure Act (MSAPA) on the web at http://www.law.upenn.edu/bll/archives/ulc/msapa/2010_final.htm.  NCCUSL adopted the revised MSAPA, subject to style changes, at its
October 10, 2010

Utah Administrative Code Current Through October 1, 2010

The Utah Administrative Code, the body of all effective rules as compiled and organized by the Division of Administrative Rules, is current through October 1, 2010.  The Division posted this update on its website on October 9, 2010.
September 22, 2010

ARRC Schedules Meetings for October 2010

Utah’s Legislative Administrative Rules Review Committee (ARRC) has scheduled tentatively two meetings for October. They are scheduled for: Monday, October 4, 2010, at 9 AM Monday, October 18, 2010, at 9 AM More information about the ARRC is available from the Division of Administrative Rules’ web site at http://www.rules.utah.gov/arrc.htm.  The ARRC’s schedule, agendas, minutes, and audio files from past meetings
September 21, 2010

ARRC Follows-Up On “Liberally Construed”

The Legislature’s Administrative Rules Review Committee (ARRC) met on Monday, September 20, 2010.  As part of the agenda, the ARRC followed-up on the use, in statute and rule, of the phrase “liberally construed”. Three interim committees — Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment; Health and Human Services; and Workforce Services and Community and Economic Development — responded to the ARRC’s request
September 10, 2010

Utah Administrative Code Current Through September 1, 2010

The Utah Administrative Code, the body of all effective rules as compiled and organized by the Division of Administrative Rules, is current through September 1, 2010.  The Division posted this update on its website on September 10, 2010.
August 6, 2010

Utah Administrative Code Current Through August 1, 2010

The Utah Administrative Code, the body of all effective rules as compiled and organized by the Division of Administrative Rules, is current through August 1, 2010.  The Division posted this update on its website on August 5, 2010.
August 4, 2010

Federal Register 2.0

The Office of the Federal Register and the Government Printing Office have released the “Federal Register 2.0” website.  According to a National Archives press release, http://www.federalregister.gov/ is “a new user-friendly version of the daily online Federal Register to encourage citizens to participate in the democratic process.”  The release of the new website on July 26, 2010, coincides with the 75th
July 28, 2010

NCCUSL Approves New Model State Administrative Procedure Act

At its annual meeting held July 9 through 16, 2010, in Chicago, Illinois, the National Conference Commissioners On Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL) approved and recommended a new Model State Administrative Procedure Act (MSAPA).  This action represents the culmination of more than six years of effort.  The text of the 2010 MSAPA replaces the 1981 MSAPA. The new text has not