Unified administrative code and data base.

WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE
BILL

NO.
0123

ENROLLED ACT NO. 31, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2014 BUDGET SESSION

AN ACT relating to administrative procedure; providing for an administrative code and data base system as specified; specifying duties; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.
W.S. 16
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101(b) by creating a new paragraph (xii) and by renumbering (xii) as (xiii) and 16
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105(a) and (d) are amended to read:

16
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101.

Short title; definitions.

(b)

As used in this act:

(xii)

"
Internet
" means as defined in W.S.
9
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1035(a)
(iii);

(xii)
(xiii)

"This act" means W.S. 16
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101 through 16
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115.

16
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105.

Compilation and indexing of administrative code; charges for copies; authentication by registrar.

(a)

The registrar of state agency rules shall compile, index and publish
the rules adopted by each agency and remaining in effect
.
The compilation shall be supplemented or revised at least once

every two (2) years
.
a Wyoming administrative code. The
code shall
:

(i)

C
ontain each rule adopted by a state agency, but
shall not contain emergency rules;

(ii)

Be compiled, numbered and indexed in a unified manner that permits the code to be easily amended
and affords ease of use and accessibility to the public, including strong and effective word search capabilities;

(iii)

Be available
to the public
at no charge through the Internet;

(iv)

Be
update
d

on the Internet
as soon as practicable
after the effective date of newly
filed
or amended rules.

(d)

The registrar of state agency rules shall
annually compile

maintain
and publish
an

a current
index of all state agency rules filed with the registrar
.

as of December 31 of each year.
The index shall list the effective date of each set of rules or the effective date of each set of amendments to an agency's rules. Copies of the index shall be distributed as provided by W.S. 16
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105(b).

Section 2.

(a)

The governor's office shall proceed, as part of the streamlining government initiative, to review and improve state agency rules and regulations and shall:

(i)

In cooperation with the secretary of state and chief information officer, develop an updated and modernized state rules data base system that provides the public and state agencies easy access to proposed, emergency and final rules. The system shall include electronic submission of agency and public comments and electronic filing of administrative rules
;

(ii)

In cooperation with the secretary of state and chief information officer, study the feasibility of designing the system to include:

(A)

Electronic notice to users of changes to the code and rules, including notice of proposed, final and emergency rules;

(B)

Links and tracking features to access historical amendments to code provisions;

(C)

Features to allow electronic transmission by agencies to the governor's office, attorney general's office and legislative service office.

(iii)

Consult with such other agencies as the governor deems appropriate. The governor may appoint a task force to assist in the development and implementation of the state rules data base system as required by law;

(iv
)

In consultation with the secretary of state and chief information officer, report to the
joint
appropriations
interim committee
and management council
by October 1, 201
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and October 1
, 2015

on the progress, budget and timeline for completion of the administrative code and the updated rules data base.

Section
3
.

This act is effective July 1, 2014.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk

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