Utah Department of Administrative Services Division of Administrative Rules

Division of Administrative Rules' Accomplishments

Fiscal Year 2012

  1. Business Regulation Review -- As part of his 2011 State of the State address, Governor Gary R. Herbert directed members of his Cabinet "...to review existing business regulations and determine which should be kept, which should be modified, and which will be eliminated." The Governor's Office created a steering committee, of which the Division of Administrative Rules was a part, to direct the review process and coordinate agency reporting. During the months that followed, state agencies reviewed their rules and reported their findings to the Governor's Office. In December 2011, the Governor's Office issued a report entitled Utah Business Regulation Review (report). Throughout the review process, state agencies identified 295 changes and potential improvements to administrative rules. Agencies also identified 32 organizational changes, and 41 recommended legislative changes. This report is also important because it focused attention on what Utah has done to improve regulation. It also shows that rulemaking is an ongoing process. Rulemaking happens daily.
    2011 Utah Business Regulation Review cover
  2. State Bulletin -- The Division published 24 issues of the Utah State Bulletin on schedule for the 19th year in a row.
  3. Rulemaking Actions -- The Division processed 1,423 rule filings during FY 2012. Of these, 36%, or 518, of the rule filings were submitted to comply with statutory review requirements. Of 1,423 rule filings submitted during FY 2012, 1,371 have been made effective and have been codified into the Utah Administrative Code.
  4. H.B. 80 (2012) -- The Division spent significant time meeting with agencies, and reviewing its process to identify potential ways to improve the rulemaking process. Recommendations will be compiled and presented to the Legislature for action.

Fiscal Year 2011

  1. Transparency – Utah has been a national leader in providing transparent access to its processes and the administrative rules of Utah state government. Utah’s administrative rules have been available free of charge, online, since 1994. In November 2010, New York University School of Law, Institute for Policy Integrity’s report, entitled 52 Experiments with Regulatory Review: The Political and Economic Inputs into State Rulemaking (ISBN 978-1460951637), recognized the contributions made by the Division stating, “Utah’s review structure has also achieved transparency, in large part thanks to the Division of Administrative Rule’s comprehensive website.” (p. 378) “Well-designed websites can similarly help both agencies and the public understand the nuances of the regulatory review process. Utah’s Division of Administrative Rules website is a model of transparency.” (p. 418)
    52 Experiements Cover
  2. Balanced Regulation – On January 26, 2011, Governor Gary R. Herbert charged his cabinet with reviewing administrative rules for their impact on business, and asked them to determine which should be kept, which should be modified, and which will be eliminated. The Division of Administrative Rules has been directly involved in this review – working with agencies to help them respond to the governor’s request; reviewing existing rules; and soliciting feedback from the business community. The Utah Business Regulation Review, issued in November

Fiscal Year 2010

  1. eRules Implementation – The Division implemented eRules v. 2 – a significant rewrite of the Division’s rule filing and publication system.
  2. Process Efficiency – The Division changed its internal processes to facilitate the codification of updates to the Utah Administrative Code by the 10th of each month.
  3. State Bulletin – The Division published 24 issues of the Utah State Bulletin on schedule for the 17th year in a row.

Fiscal Year 2009

  1. Division staff issued all 24 issues of the Utah State Bulletin on time for the 16th year in a row. This is essential. The public becomes aware of administrative rules issued by state agencies by means of the Utah State Bulletin.
  2. The division neared completion of a major update to eRules, its rule filing and publication web-based application (released on July 16th, 2009). The application it replaces was eight years old. eRules v.2 resolves significant reliability and data integrity issues.
  3. The division processed 1,199 rules during FY 2009. Of these, 1,142 became effective and were codified into the Utah Administrative Code.

Additional information about the Division's accomplishments can be found in the Division's Customer Service Summary.

Additional Information

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