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Committee reviews bill to require state agencies post rules and policies on their websites
Summary
Rep. Heather Scott introduced RS 32,091 to require state departments and constitutional officers with websites to publish current administrative rules and policies; committee debated adding a disclaimer that policies are not law and ultimately returned the draft to the sponsor for revision.
Rep. Heather Scott, R-District 2, told the House State Affairs Committee she is introducing RS 32,091 to make administrative rules and agency policies more transparent by requiring that departments and constitutional officers that maintain websites publish “any administrative rules or policies promulgated by the Department or officer.”
Scott said the draft language would require each covered entity to review and update materials at least annually so the public can find “a current copy of what they’re operating under.” She read the bill’s core provision aloud during the meeting: “include on the website any administrative rules or policies promulgated by the Department or officer.”
The bill, Scott said, targets departments identified in the state code and the…
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