Effective 5/4/2022
63G-3-403. Repeal and reenactment of Utah Administrative Code.
63G-3-403. Repeal and reenactment of Utah Administrative Code.
- (1) When the director determines that the Utah Administrative Code requires extensive revision and reorganization, the office may repeal the code and reenact a new code according to the requirements of this section.
- (2) The office may:
- (a) reorganize, reformat, and renumber the code;
- (b) require each agency to review its rules and make any organizational or substantive changes according to the requirements of Section 63G-3-303; and
- (c) require each agency to prepare a brief summary of all substantive changes made by the agency.
- (3) The office may make nonsubstantive changes in the code by:
- (a) adopting a uniform system of punctuation, capitalization, numbering, and wording;
- (b) eliminating duplication;
- (c) correcting defective or inconsistent section and paragraph structure in arrangement of the subject matter of rules;
- (d) eliminating all obsolete or redundant words;
- (e) correcting obvious errors and inconsistencies in punctuation, capitalization, numbering, referencing, and wording;
- (f) changing a catchline to more accurately reflect the substance of each section, part, rule, or title;
- (g) updating or correcting annotations associated with a section, part, rule, or title; and
- (h) merging or determining priority of any amendment, enactment, or repeal to the same rule or section made effective by an agency.
- (4)
- (a) To inform the public about the proposed code reenactment, the office shall publish in the bulletin:
- (i) notice of the code reenactment;
- (ii) the date, time, and place of a public hearing where members of the public may comment on the proposed reenactment of the code;
- (iii) locations where the proposed reenactment of the code may be reviewed; and
- (iv) agency summaries of substantive changes in the reenacted code.
- (b) To inform the public about substantive changes in agency rules contained in the proposed reenactment, each agency shall:
- (i) make the text of their reenacted rules available:
- (A) for public review during regular business hours; and
- (B) in an electronic version; and
- (ii) comply with the requirements of Subsection 63G-3-301(10).
- (i) make the text of their reenacted rules available:
- (a) To inform the public about the proposed code reenactment, the office shall publish in the bulletin:
- (5) The office shall hold a public hearing on the proposed code reenactment no fewer than 30 days nor more than 45 days after the publication required by Subsection (4)(a).
- (6) The office shall distribute complete text of the proposed code reenactment without charge to:
- (a) state-designated repositories in Utah;
- (b) the Administrative Rules Review and General Oversight Committee; and
- (c) the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel.
- (7) The former code is repealed and the reenacted code is effective at noon on a date designated by the office that is not fewer than 45 days nor more than 90 days after the publication date required by this section.
- (8) Repeal and reenactment of the code meets the requirements of Section 63G-3-305 for a review of all agency rules.
Amended by Chapter 443, 2022 General Session