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House Agriculture Committee outlines rules-review schedule; introduces LSO science fellow
Summary
Committee members reviewed the rules-review schedule for the legislative session, discussed 0-based regulation and negotiated rulemaking, and were introduced to Dr. Ellen Upton, the new Idaho science and technology policy fellow in the Legislative Services Office.
The Idaho House Agriculture Committee discussed its rules-review schedule and process and heard an introduction from the Legislative Services Office’s new science and technology policy fellow, Dr. Ellen Upton.
Representative Raymond reviewed the committee’s upcoming docket and emphasized that agency rules have the same effect as law and should reflect the original intent of the statutes they implement. He told members the legislature will review 145 rule dockets statewide this session and that this committee’s workload is a subset of that total. Raymond noted this is the fourth year of Idaho’s “0-based regulation” effort and cautioned members to ensure strikeouts in agency rule drafts do not remove language necessary to carry out legislative intent.
Raymond described the committee’s schedule (an initial docket next Monday, additional rules on a subsequent Wednesday including out-of-state Department of Agriculture participation, and a planned completion date near the end of the month) and encouraged members to review rule packets uploaded to the committee OneDrive ahead of meetings. He said some rule dockets the committee will see are follow-ups to legislation passed last year and that those items may later undergo negotiated rulemaking with public input at the agency level.
After the procedural discussion the committee was introduced to Dr. Ellen Upton, who described herself as a recent Ph.D. in biomedical science with experience in immunology. Upton told the committee she is working with LSO as a science and technology policy fellow and offered to serve as a resource on biological-science questions, comparative legislative histories from other states, and research synthesis for committee members.
The committee also handled routine organization (introducing the committee secretary and page) and confirmed plans to meet on Monday for the first docket on the schedule.
No formal votes were taken on rules at this session; the committee set a schedule for review and planned follow-up work to examine specific rule dockets over the coming weeks.
