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RULEMAKING; PROCEDURES; GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS
(Cite as: 3 V.S.A. § 817)
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§ 817. Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules
(a) There is created a joint legislative committee to be known as the Legislative Committee
on Administrative Rules. The Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules shall
be composed of eight members of the General Assembly to be appointed for two-year
terms ending on February 1 of odd-numbered years as follows: four members of the House
of Representatives, appointed by the Speaker of the House, not all from the same party,
and four members of the Senate to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Committees,
not all from the same party. The Committee shall elect a chair and a vice chair from
among its members.
(b) The Committee shall meet as necessary for the prompt discharge of its duties and may
use the staff and services of the Office of Legislative Counsel and the Office of
Legislative Operations. The Committee shall adopt rules to govern its operation and
organization. A quorum of the Committee shall consist of five members. For attendance
at a meeting when the General Assembly is not in session, members of the Legislative
Committee on Administrative Rules shall be entitled to the same per diem compensation
and reimbursement for necessary expenses as provided members of standing committees
under 2 V.S.A. § 23.
(c) The Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules may hold public hearings on a proposed
or previously adopted rule on its own initiative. The Committee shall give public
notice of any hearing at least 10 days in advance and shall notify the agency affected.
Any public hearing shall be scheduled at a time and place chosen to afford opportunity
for affected persons to present their views. As appropriate, the Legislative Committee
on Administrative Rules shall consult with the standing legislative committee having
jurisdiction in the area of the rule under review.
(d) In addition to its powers under section 842 of this title concerning rules, the Committee may, in similar manner, conduct public hearings,
object, and file objections concerning existing rules. A rule reviewed under this
subsection shall remain in effect until amended or repealed.
(e) At any time following its consideration of a final proposal under section 841 of this title, the Committee, by majority vote of the entire Committee, may request that any standing
committees of the General Assembly review the issues or questions presented therein
that are outside the jurisdiction of the Committee but are within the jurisdiction
of the standing committees. On receiving a request for review under this subsection,
a standing committee may at its discretion review the issues or questions and act
on them. The Committee’s request for review shall not affect the review or review
period of a final proposal. (Added 1975, No. 211 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1979, No. 59, § 12; 1981, No. 82, § 4; 1983, No. 88, § 10, eff. July 3, 1983; 2011, No. 89 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2013, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 72; 2019, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 20.)