Section 536.175

Title XXXVI STATUTORY ACTIONS AND TORTS

Chapter 536

Effective - 28 Aug 2012   

  536.175.  Periodic review required by state agencies, schedule, procedure. — 1.  Each state agency shall periodically review all of its rules according to the following review schedule:

  (1)  Rules contained in titles 1 through 6 of the code of state regulations shall begin the review process no later than July 1, 2015, and every five years thereafter;

  (2)  Rules contained in titles 7 through 10 of the code of state regulations shall begin the review process no later than July 1, 2016, and every five years thereafter;

  (3)  Rules contained in titles 11 through 14 of the code of state regulations shall begin the review process no later than July 1, 2017, and every five years thereafter;

  (4)  Rules contained in titles 15 through 19 of the code of state regulations shall begin the review process no later than July 1, 2018, and every five years thereafter; and

  (5)  Rules contained in titles 20 and higher of the code of state regulations shall begin the review process no later than July 1, 2019, and every five years thereafter.

  2.  The joint committee on administrative rules shall cause a notification of agency review to be published in the Missouri Register indicating rules being reviewed under this section and shall contain:

  (1)  Which titles of the code of state regulations will be under review;

  (2)  A notice that anyone may file comments concerning the rules being reviewed no later than sixty days after publication of the notice in the Missouri Register;

  (3)  A notice that all comments must identify the commenter, must specify the rule being commented upon, and must contain comments directly associated to that rule;

  (4)  A listing of agency designee assigned to receive comments on rules under review.

  3.  State agencies shall provide the joint committee on administrative rules contact information for the agency designee assigned to receive comments under subsection 2 of this section.

  4.  Each agency with rules being reviewed shall prepare a report containing the results of its periodic rule review.  The report shall consider and include the following:

  (1)  Whether the rule continues to be necessary, taking into consideration the purpose, scope, and intent of the statute under which the rule was adopted;

  (2)  Whether the rule is obsolete, taking into consideration the length of time since the rule was modified and the degree to which technology, economic conditions, or other relevant factors have changed in the subject area affected by the rule;

  (3)  Whether the rule overlaps, duplicates, or conflicts with other state rules, and to the extent feasible, with federal and local governmental rules;

  (4)  Whether a less restrictive, more narrowly tailored, or alternative rule could adequately protect the public or accomplish the same statutory purpose;

  (5)  Whether the rule needs amendment or rescission to reduce regulatory burdens on individuals, businesses, or political subdivisions or eliminate unnecessary paperwork;

  (6)  Whether the rule incorporates a text or other material by reference and, if so, whether the text or other material incorporated by reference meets the requirements of section 536.031;

  (7)  For rules that affect small business, the specific public purpose or interest for adopting the rules and any other reasons to justify its continued existence; and

  (8)  The nature of the comments received by the agency under subsection 2 of this section, a summary of which shall be attached to the report as an appendix and shall include the agency's responses thereto.

  5.  Each agency with rules subject to review shall cause their report to be filed electronically with the joint committee on administrative rules and the small business regulatory fairness board no later than June thirtieth of the year after publication of agency review in the Missouri Register under subsection 2 of this section.  The reports shall also be made available on the state agency's website.  If the state agency fails to file the report as required by this section for any rule and has not received an extension for good cause from the joint committee on administrative rules, the joint committee on administrative rules shall notify the secretary of state to publish a notice as soon as practicable in the Missouri Register as to which rules the delinquency exists.  The rule shall be void and of no further effect after the first sixty legislative days of the next regular session of the general assembly unless the state agency corrects the delinquency by providing the required review within ninety days after publication.  Upon determination that the agency has complied with the requirements of this section regarding any delinquency that resulted in notice being published, the joint committee on administrative rules shall notify the secretary of state to remove the rule from the notice of rules scheduled to become null and void.

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(L. 2012 H.B. 1135 merged with S.B. 469)