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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1 5 or an existing rule amended or repealed.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1 31 or existing rules should be amended or repealed.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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