Staff brief committee on rulemaking steps, committee authority and annual reauthorization process

At a meeting of the Administrative Rules and General Oversight Committee, staff from the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel outlined the state rulemaking process and the committee's authority, including its role in the annual rules reauthorization bill.

The staffers said statute determines when agencies must adopt rules and listed the standard elements agencies must submit when filing rules: the initial rule text, a comprehensive rule analysis summarizing the rule, an explanation of legal authority, any fiscal impact, a proposed effective date and public comment procedures. "When an agency decides to file a rule, they provide it to the office of admin rules, the governor's office of planning and budget, interested parties who have requested notice," said…