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The Division of Administrative Rules has scheduled training for agency rulefilers for 2009. These sessions will focus on the rulemaking process. Morning sessions — 9 to noon — will focus on completing the rule analysis form and five-year review form. Afternoon sessions — 1:30 to 3:30 pm — will focus on preparing rule text. This training will be offered on

The House amended H.B. 197 expanding the exception list of the Rules Reauthorization bill.  Now, in addition to rules from Education and the Board of Regents, an Insurance rule — Rule R592-13 — will not be reauthorized.  Rule R592-13 is the Title and Escrow Commission rule governing “Minimum Charges for Escrow Services.”

The House of Representatives passed S.B. 88, “Administrative Rulemaking Act Amendments.”  S.B. 88 amends Subsection 63G-3-301(13) .  In response to legislation that specifically requires rulemaking, an agency may provide a copy of an existing rule that meets the requirement to the Administrative Rules Review Committee instead of appearing before the committee. More information about S.B. 88 is available on the

Rep. Ben Ferry’s “Reauthorization of Administrative Rules” bill has been numbered as H.B. 197.  Information about the bill was posted earlier at http://www.rules.utah.gov/rulesnews/?p=330.

Sen. Howard Stephenson’s “Administrative Rules Review Committee” bill has been numbered as S.B. 64.  Information about the bill was posted earlier at http://www.rules.utah.gov/rulesnews/?p=336.

Rep. Ben Ferry is sponsoring H.B. 32, Amendments to Agency Rulemaking Regarding Criminal Penalties.  After almost four years and four other bills (H.B. 317 (2006), S.B. 138 (2007), H.B. 57 and H.B. 80 (2008)), H.B. 32 concludes the Administrative Rules Review Committee’s effort to amend provisions in statute that apply a criminal penalty for violation of a rule. H.B. 32

Sen. Howard Stephenson is sponsoring S.B. 88, Administrative Rulemaking Act Amendments.  The bill amends Subsection 63G-3-301(13) of the Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.  The bill “requires that, when a statute is enacted that requires agency rulemaking and the affected agency already has rules in place that meet the statutory requirement, the agency shall submit the rules to the Administrative Rules Review

At the January 16, 2009, Administrative Rules Review Committee meeting, Sen. Howard Stephenson presented a draft bill entitled, “Administrative Rules Review Committee.”  This bill amends Section 63G-3-501, inserting: (8)(a) Independent of its power to review administrative rules, the committee may review any appropriation made by the Legislature, whether in an appropriations bill or otherwise, to ensure that the entity to

At its January 7, 2009, meeting, the Administrative Rules Review Committee approved its annual omnibus legislation to reauthorize administrative rules.  The bill is required by Subsection 63G-3-502(3). Based on information presented at the Administrative Rules Review Committee meeting on January 16, the bill will reauthorize all administrative rules EXCEPT: Board of Regents’ Rule R765-603 entitled “Regents’ Scholarship”; and Board of

At the November 17, 2008, Administrative Rules Review Committee meeting, the committee approved the following amendment to the Rulemaking Act. (13) (a)  As used in this Subsection (13), “initiate rulemaking proceedings” means the filing, for the purposes of publication in accordance with Subsection (4), of an agency’s proposed rule that is required by state statute. (b)  A state agency shall