| Phase
1 - Rule Drafting |
| The
Department: |
- Files a Notice of Rulemaking
Docket Opening with the Secretary of State
- Meets internally to
determine Department policy
- Meets with interested
persons, persons regulated by the rules, persons not regulated but affected by
the rules, and other agencies
- May form a rules committee
or work group to review draft rules
- Drafts rule language and
economic impact statement (EIS)
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| Phase
2 - Rule Process |
| The
Department: |
- Files a Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking with the Secretary of State who publishes the Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking in the Arizona Administrative Register (AAR)
- Holds oral proceedings no
sooner than 30 days after publication of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in
the AAR
- Receives public comments
(written or oral), makes changes to the proposed rules, and finalizes the EIS
- Submits a Notice of Final
Rulemaking to the Governor's Regulatory Review Council for approval
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| The
Governor's Regulatory Review Council: |
- Holds regularly scheduled
public meetings to review final rulemakings submitted to the Council
- Submits the approved Notice
of Final Rulemaking to the Secretary of State for publication in the AAR
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| The rules
become effective 60 days after submission of the Notice of Final Rulemaking to
the Secretary of State, unless otherwise stated.
The Secretary
of State publishes the rules in the Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.).
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