Michigan Compiled Laws 306-1969-3 Chapter 3 Procedures For Processing And Publishing Rules (24.231...24.264)

• Section 24.231 Rules; Continuation; Amendment; Rescission.
  (1) Rules which became effective before July 1, 1970 continue in effect until amended or rescinded. (2) When a law authorizing or directing an...
• Section 24.232 Statutory Construction; Discrimination; Crimes; Adoption By Reference; Effect Of Guideline, Operational Memorandum, Bulletin, Interpretive Statement, Or Form With Instructions; Agency Order; Limitation On Rule-making Delegation.
  (1) Definitions of words and phrases and rules of construction prescribed in any statute that are made applicable to all statutes of this state...
• Section 24.233 Rules; Organization; Operations; Procedures.
  (1) An agency shall promulgate rules describing its organization and stating the general course and method of its operations and may include therein forms...
• Section 24.234 Office Of Regulatory Reform; Agency; Powers And Duties.
  (1) The office of regulatory reform is an independent and autonomous type 1 agency within the department of management and budget. The office of...
• Section 24.235 Joint Committee On Administrative Rules; Creation; Appointment And Terms Of Members; Chairperson; Expenses; Meetings; Hearings; Action By Committee; Report; Hiring And Supervision Of Staff And Related Functions.
  (1) The joint committee on administrative rules is created and consists of 5 members of the senate and 5 members of the house of...
• Section 24.235a Repealed. 1993, Act 7, Eff. Dec. 8, 1994.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to membership of joint committee on administrative rules beginning January 13, 1993.Popular Name: Act 306Popular Name: APA
• Section 24.236 Office Of Regulatory Reform Procedures And Standards For Rules.
  The office of regulatory reform may prescribe procedures and standards not inconsistent with this act or other applicable statutes for the drafting of rules,...
• Section 24.238 Filing Of Requests By Individuals For Promulgation Of Certain Rules.
  A person may request an agency to promulgate a rule. Within 90 days after filing of a request, the agency shall initiate the processing...
• Section 24.239 Request For Rule-making.
  (1) Before initiating any changes or additions to rules, an agency shall electronically file with the office of regulatory reinvention a request for rule-making...
• Section 24.239a Notice Of Public Hearing; Approval By Office Of Regulatory Reform; Copies.
  (1) An agency may publish the notice of hearing under section 42 only if the office of regulatory reform has received draft proposed rules...
• Section 24.240 Reducing Disproportionate Economic Impact Of Rule On Small Business; Applicability Of Section And Mcl 24.245(3).
  (1) When an agency proposes to adopt a rule that will apply to a small business and the rule will have a disproportionate impact...
• Section 24.241 Notice Of Public Hearing Before Adoption Of Rule; Opportunity To Present Data, Views, Questions, And Arguments; Time, Contents, And Transmittal Of Notice; Renewal Of Requests For Notices; Provisions Governing Public Hearing; Presence And Participation Of Certain Persons At Public Hearing Required.
  (1) Except as provided in section 44, before the adoption of a rule, an agency, or the office of regulatory reform, shall give notice...
• Section 24.241a Request By Legislator For Copies Of Proposed Rules Or Changes In Rules.
  A member of the legislature may annually submit a written or electronic request to the office of regulatory reform requesting that a copy of...
• Section 24.242 Notice Of Public Hearing; Publication Requirements; Submission Of Copy To Office Of Regulatory Reform; Publication Of Notice In Michigan Register; Distribution Of Copies Of Notice Of Public Hearing; Meeting Of Joint Committee On Administrative Rules.
  (1) Except as provided in section 44, at a minimum, an agency, or the office of regulatory reform acting on behalf of the agency,...
• Section 24.243 Compliance Required; Contesting Rule On Ground Of Noncompliance.
  (1) Except in the case of an emergency rule promulgated in the manner described in section 48, a rule is not valid unless processed...
• Section 24.244 Notice Of Public Hearings On Rules; Exceptions To Requirements; Applicability Of Mcl 24.241 And 24.242 To Rules Promulgated Under Michigan Occupational Safety And Health Act; “substantially Similar” Defined.
  (1) Sections 41 and 42 do not apply to an amendment or rescission of a rule that is obsolete or superseded, or that is...
• Section 24.245 Approval Of Rules By Legislative Service Bureau And Office Of Regulatory Reinvention; Agency Reports; Regulatory Impact Statement; Fiscal Agency Reports; Exceptions.
  (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, an agency shall electronically submit a proposed rule to the legislative service bureau for its formal...
• Section 24.245a Joint Committee On Administrative Rules; Review; Filing Notice Of Objection; Effect; Actions By Legislature; Filing Of Rule By Office Of Regulatory Reinvention; Effective Date Of Rule; Withdrawal And Resubmission Of Rule; Tolling; "Session Day" Defined.
  (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (7) to (9), after the committee has received the notice of transmittal specified in section 45(2), the...
• Section 24.245b Information To Be Posted On Office Of Regulatory Reinvention Website.
  (1) The office of regulatory reinvention shall post the following on its website within 2 business days after transmittal pursuant to section 45: (a)...
• Section 24.246 Promulgation Of Rules; Procedure; Arrangement, Binding, Certification, And Inspection Of Rules.
  (1) To promulgate a rule the state office of administrative hearings and rules shall file in the office of the secretary of state 3...
• Section 24.247 Effective Date Of Rules; Withdrawal Or Rescission Of Promulgated Rules; Notice Of Withdrawal.
  (1) Except in case of a rule processed under section 48, a rule becomes effective on the date fixed in the rule, which shall...
• Section 24.248 Emergency Rules; Scheduling Substance As Controlled Substance; Numbering And Compilation; "Administrator" Defined.
  (1) If an agency finds that preservation of the public health, safety, or welfare requires promulgation of an emergency rule without following the notice...
• Section 24.249 Filed Rules; Transmission.
  (1) The secretary of state shall transmit, after copies of rules are filed in his or her office, the following: (a) To the secretary...
• Section 24.250 Legislative Standing Committees; Functions.
  (1) When the legislature is in session, the committee shall electronically notify the appropriate standing committee of each house of the legislature when rules...
• Section 24.251 Amendment And Rescission Of Rules By Legislature; Introduction Of Bill.
  If the committee, an appropriate standing committee, or a member of the legislature believes that a promulgated rule or any part thereof is unauthorized,...
• Section 24.252 Suspension Of Rules.
  (1) If authorized by concurrent resolution of the legislature, the committee, acting between regular sessions, may suspend a rule or a part of a...
• Section 24.253 Annual Regulatory Plan; Link To Website Of Office Of Regulatory Reinvention.
  (1) Each agency shall prepare an annual regulatory plan that reviews the agency's rules. The annual regulatory plan shall be electronically transmitted to the...
• Section 24.254 Failure Of Committee To Provide Notice.
  Failure of the committee to provide any notices required under section 24, 28, 39, 39a, or 42 does not affect the validity of the...
• Section 24.255 Annual Supplement To Michigan Administrative Code; Electronic Publication By Office Of Regulatory Reform; Contents.
  The office of regulatory reform annually shall publish an electronic supplement to the Michigan administrative code. The annual supplement shall contain all promulgated rules...
• Section 24.256 Editorial Work For Michigan Register, Michigan Administrative Code, And Code Supplements; Uniformity; Conformity With Michigan Compiled Laws; Correction Of Obvious Errors; Publication Of Michigan Administrative Code; Time For Publishing Supplements.
  (1) The office of regulatory reform shall perform the editorial work for the Michigan register and the Michigan administrative code and its annual supplement....
• Section 24.257 Omission Of Rules From Michigan Register, Michigan Administrative Code, And Code Supplements; Conditions; Prorating Publication And Distribution Cost Of Materials Published In Michigan Register And Annual Supplement; Payment.
  (1) The office of regulatory reform may omit from the Michigan register, the Michigan administrative code, and the Michigan administrative code's annual supplement any...
• Section 24.258 Request For Preparation Of Reproduction Proofs Or Negatives Of Rules; Reimbursement; Publication Of Rules Electronically Or In Pamphlets; Cost.
  (1) When requested by an agency, the office of regulatory reform shall prepare reproduction proofs or negatives of the rules, or a portion of...
• Section 24.259 Copies Of Michigan Register, Michigan Administrative Code, And Code Supplements; Distribution; Official Use.
  (1) The office of regulatory reform shall publish the Michigan register, the Michigan administrative code, and the annual supplement to the Michigan administrative code...
• Section 24.261 Filing And Publication Of Rules; Presumptions Arising Therefrom; Judicial Notice.
  (1) The filing of a rule under this act raises a rebuttable presumption that the rule was adopted, filed with the secretary of state,...
• Section 24.263 Declaratory Ruling By Agency As To Applicability Of Rule.
  On request of an interested person, an agency may issue a declaratory ruling as to the applicability to an actual state of facts of...
• Section 24.264 Declaratory Judgment As To Validity Or Applicability Of Rule.
  Unless an exclusive procedure or remedy is provided by a statute governing the agency, the validity or applicability of a rule, including the failure...

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