RulesNews

The Senate Education Committee is scheduled to hear the presentation of S.B. 22 at its next meeting scheduled for Wednesday, January 28, 2004 at 8:00 a.m. in room 131 of the State Capitol. It is the first item on the agenda. Current information about S.B. 22 is available at http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2004/htmdoc/sbillhtm/sb0022.htm. The House Workforce Services and Community and Economic Development Committee

Rep. Wayne Harper is sponsoring H.J.R. 4, “Joint Rules Resolution – Appropriation Process Revisions.” The resolution “establishes more detailed procedures for the appropriations process; establishes a Joint Budget Interim Committee and defines its membership, powers, and duties; and makes technical and conforming corrections.” (H.J.R. 4 preamble). Among other things, the Joint Budget Interim Committee is required to “select one or

During the summer and fall of 2003, the Division was able to make some enhancements to eRules that have reduced the number of problems agencies initially experienced with the first release. However, with the improvements, we introduced an “unintended feature”. After a rule is filed, and the Division has had an opportunity to review the filing for completeness, the Division

Rules-related E-mail correspondence need to be addressed to “Administrative Rules” or “Rules, Administrative” as found in the GroupWise address book (for those not using GroupWise, rules@utah.gov). This mailbox is accessible to the entire Division. Conversely, messages sent to an individual’s (Mike, Nancy, or Ken) E-mail address are not reviewed by other staff members. Therefore, issues may not be addressed in

The winter 2004 issue of Administrative Regulatory Law News, a quarterly publication of the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice, features an article by Utah’s own Kent W. Bishop, the Governor’s rules review analyst in the Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget. His article is one of several that were initially presented in panel discussions

Rep. Wayne Harper’s bill entitled “Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act Amendments” is now numbered. H.B. 91 adds new language to Sections 63-46a-4 (proposed rules), 63-46a-7 (emergency rules), and 63-46a-10 (division duties). It also makes related technical changes in Sections 53C-1-201 and 63-46a-10.5. The bill changes the rulemaking process in several important ways: It requires the agency to notify the sponsor of

The “Administrative Rules Reauthorization” bill has been numbered as S.B. 22. Sen. Howard Stephenson (R), Senate Chair of the Administrative Rules Review Committee, is carrying the bill. The Reauthorization bill is the Administrative Rules Review Committee’s annual bill required by Section 63-46a-11.5. S.B. 22, as introduced, proposes to reauthorize all rules except: Section R156-73-601, Commerce, Occupational and Professional Licensing, Chiropractic

In the E-mail issue of RulesNews that was distributed on 12/26/2003, the Division announced the availability of two FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions): one about using Microsoft Word to prepare rule text; and one about saving a Word document in Rich-Text format (RTF). Today, the Division released a third FAQ. This one provides instructions for filling out the Rule Analysis form

At its January 7, 2004, meeting, the legislature’s Administrative Rules Review Committee discussed two pieces of legislation that are not yet numbered. The first, “Administrative Rules Reauthorization,” is the committee’s annual bill that is required to reauthorize administrative rules. (See Utah Code 63-46a-11.5.) As it stands after the meeting, the Committee recommends reauthorizing all rules except two: Section R156-73-601, Commerce,