227.135 Statements of scope of proposed rules. - Wisconsin Statutes

227.135

227.135 Statements of scope of proposed rules.

227.135(1)

(1) An agency shall prepare a statement of the scope of any rule that it plans to promulgate. The statement shall include all of the following:

227.135(1)(a)

(a) A description of the objective of the rule.

227.135(1)(b)

(b) A description of existing policies relevant to the rule and of new policies proposed to be included in the rule and an analysis of policy alternatives.

227.135(1)(c)

(c) The statutory authority for the rule.

227.135(1)(d)

(d) Estimates of the amount of time that state employees will spend to develop the rule and of other resources necessary to develop the rule.

227.135(1)(e)

(e) A description of all of the entities that may be affected by the rule.

227.135(1)(f)

(f) A summary and preliminary comparison of any existing or proposed federal regulation that is intended to address the activities to be regulated by the rule.

227.135(2)

(2) Until the individual or body with policy-making powers over the subject matter of a proposed rule approves a statement of the scope of the proposed rule, a state employee or official may not perform any activity in connection with drafting the proposed rule except for an activity necessary to prepare the statement. The individual or body with policy-making powers may not approve a statement until at least 10 days after publication of the statement in the register as required under sub. (3). If the individual or body with policy-making powers does not disapprove the statement within 30 days after the statement is presented to the individual or body, or by the 11th day after publication of the statement in the register, whichever is later, the statement is considered to be approved.

227.135(3)

(3) The agency shall send the statement of the scope of a proposed rule to the legislative reference bureau for publication in the register. On the same day that the agency sends the statement to the legislative reference bureau, the agency shall send a copy of the statement to the secretary of administration.

227.135(4)

(4) This section does not apply to emergency rules.

227.135 - ANNOT.

History: 1995 a. 106; 2003 a. 118, 145; 2005 a. 249; 2007 a. 20.

227.135 - ANNOT.

Finding Administrative Intent in the Wisconsin Administrative Register. Sefarbi. Wis. Law. April 2003.