Lawmakers gave final approval April 9 to a bill meant to strengthen state agency reporting requirements.<\/p>\n
LB719, introduced by Bellevue Sen. Sue Crawford, adds a public comment summary to the required information that a state agency must submit to the secretary of state, attorney general and governor regarding a proposed rule change under the Administrative Procedures Act.<\/p>\n
The bill requires agencies to provide the Legislature a report containing a written summary of testimony offered at a public hearing, any specific issues or questions presented at the hearing or in written testimony and written responses from the agency.<\/p>\n
The Executive Board of the Legislative Council will refer each written report to the chairperson of the standing legislative committee with subject matter jurisdiction over the issue for review.<\/p>\n
In addition, if practicable, each report will be submitted to the senator who was the primary sponsor of the bill or amendment that initially granted rule-making authority to the agency.<\/p>\n
The bill includes provisions of LB720, also introduced by Crawford, that expand an existing complaint process regarding proposed agency regulations.<\/p>\n
Current law provides a process for senators to file a complaint regarding proposed regulations on the basis that the proposed rule is unconstitutional, in excess of statutory authority or inconsistent with the legislative intent of the authorizing statute.<\/p>\n
The bill expands that process to existing rules and regulations or their repeal. It also adds the following criteria for filing a complaint:
\n\u2022 a rule or regulation creates an undue burden;
\n\u2022 circumstances have changed since passage of a law that a rule or regulation implements; or
\n\u2022 a rule or regulation overlaps, duplicates or conflicts with other laws, rules or ordinances.<\/p>\n
LB719 passed on a 46-0 vote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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