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  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  17A.34  REVIEW OF RULES BY
  1  2 AGENCIES.
  1  3    1.  At least once a year, each agency shall review all of
  1  4 its rules to determine whether any new rule should be adopted,
  1  5 or an existing rule amended or repealed.  In conducting the
  1  6 review, each agency shall prepare a written report summarizing
  1  7 its findings, supporting reasons, and any proposed course of
  1  8 action.  For each rule, the report must include, at least once
  1  9 every seven years, a concise statement of all the following:
  1 10    a.  The rule's effectiveness in achieving its objectives,
  1 11 including a summary of any available data supporting the
  1 12 agency's conclusions.
  1 13    b.  Criticisms of the rule received during the previous
  1 14 seven years, including a summary of any petition received by
  1 15 the department, relating to the amendment or repeal of the
  1 16 rule, as provided in section 17A.7.
  1 17    c.  Alternative solutions to the criticisms of the rule,
  1 18 reasons alternative solutions were rejected, or changes made
  1 19 in the rule in response to the criticisms and the reasons for
  1 20 the changes.
  1 21    2.  An agency shall submit a copy of the report to the
  1 22 administrative rules review committee as provided by the
  1 23 committee.  The Iowa administrative code editor may publish
  1 24 the dates for each agency's submission of a report in the Iowa
  1 25 administrative bulletin or the Iowa administrative code.  
  1 26                           EXPLANATION
  1 27    This bill amends chapter 17A by providing for the periodic
  1 28 review of agency rules by the agencies.  The bill provides
  1 29 that at least once each year, agencies must review all of
  1 30 their rules to determine whether new rules should be adopted,
  1 31 or existing rules should be amended or repealed.  In
  1 32 conducting that review, each agency must prepare a written
  1 33 report summarizing its findings, supporting reasons, and any
  1 34 proposed course of action.  For each rule, the report must
  1 35 include, at least once every seven years, a concise statement
  2  1 describing the effectiveness of the rule, criticisms of the
  2  2 rule, and the agency's response to the criticisms.  An agency
  2  3 must submit a copy of the report to the administrative rules
  2  4 review committee.  The Iowa administrative code editor may
  2  5 publish the dates for each agency's submission of a report in
  2  6 the Iowa administrative bulletin or the Iowa administrative
  2  7 code.  
  2  8 LSB 1984HH 76
  2  9 da/cf/24
     

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