May 31, 2007, Introduced by Senators KUIPERS and PAPPAGEORGE and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Reform.
A bill to amend 1969 PA 306, entitled
"Administrative procedures act of 1969,"
by amending section 39 (MCL 24.239), as amended by 2004 PA 23.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 39. (1) Before initiating any changes or additions to
rules,
an agency shall electronically file with the office of
regulatory
reform state office of
administrative hearings and rules
a
request for rule-making in a format prescribed by the office of
regulatory
reform state office of
administrative hearings and
rules. The request for rule-making shall include the following:
(a) The state or federal statutory or regulatory basis for the
rule.
(b) The problem the rule intends to address.
(c) An assessment of the significance of the problem.
(d) A cost-benefit analysis regarding any new rules or changes
to existing rules.
(2) An agency shall not proceed with the processing of a rule
outlined
in this chapter unless the office of regulatory reform
state office of administrative hearings and rules has approved the
request for rule-making.
(3)
The office of regulatory reform state
office of
administrative hearings and rules shall record the receipt of all
requests for rule-making on the internet and shall make electronic
or paper copies of approved requests for rule-making available to
members of the general public upon request.
(4)
The office of regulatory reform state
office of
administrative hearings and rules shall immediately make available
to the committee electronic copies of the request for rule-making
submitted
to the office of regulatory reform state office of
administrative
hearings and rules. On a weekly basis,
the office of
regulatory
reform state office of
administrative hearings and rules
shall electronically provide to the committee a listing of all
requests for rule-making approved or denied during the previous
week. The committee shall electronically provide a copy of the
approved and denied requests for rule-making, not later than the
next
business day after receipt of the notice from the office of
regulatory
reform state office of
administrative hearings and
rules, to members of the committee and to members of the standing
committees of the senate and house of representatives that deal
with the subject matter of the proposed rule.