A rule may not become effective until the Attorney General, pursuant to the provisions of subsection 7, notifies the Secretary of State that the rule is in full compliance with all provisions contained in this section.

When the effective date of a rule is contingent upon the occurrence or nonoccurrence of an event, notification of the occurrence or nonoccurrence must be filed with the Secretary of State when known.

Sec. 7. 5 MRSA §8052, sub-§7, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 39, §1, is amended to read:

B. This adopted rule is approved by the Attorney General as to form and legality, as required by this section and section 8056, within 150 days of the final date by which those comments may be submitted.

SUMMARY

This bill amends the rule-making process to clarify the intent of the Legislature to require agencies to consider the full impact of the rules, both substantively and financially, on the State, agencies, providers of services through state contracts and consumers of those services. The provisions of this bill require a detailed analysis at the time of the proposal, consideration and adoption of any proposed rule.