Amendment AA1-AB80

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2015 - 2016 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 80

March 17, 2015 - Offered by Representatives Zamarripa, Ohnstad, Sinicki, Kahl, Bowen, Brostoff, Stuck and Kolste.

AB80-AA1,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:

AB80-AA1,1,4 1. Page 4, line 16: after rule." insert "The legislative council staff shall also submit a copy of the petition, proposed rule, and report to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature.".

AB80-AA1,1,5 2. Page 4, line 16: after that line insert:

AB80-AA1,2,2 "2c. The presiding officer of each house of the legislature shall, within 10 working days following the day on which a copy of a petition and proposed rule are received under subd. 2., direct the appropriate chief clerk to refer the petition and proposed rule to one standing committee for review. Subject to subd. 2g., the committee review period for each committee extends for 30 days after referral of the petition and proposed rule to the committee under this subdivision. If the chairperson or the cochairpersons of a committee take any of the following actions within the 30-day period, the committee review period for that committee is continued for 30 days from the date on which the first 30-day review period would have expired:

AB80-AA1,2,4 a. Request in writing that the agency meet with the committee to review the petition and proposed rule.

AB80-AA1,2,7 b. Publish or post notice that the committee will hold a meeting or hearing to review the petition and proposed rule and immediately send a copy of the notice to the agency.

AB80-AA1,2,10 2g. A standing committee may waive review of a petition and proposed rule under subd. 2c. prior to the expiration of the committee review period by adopting, by a majority vote of a quorum of the committee, a motion waiving that review.

AB80-AA1,2,13 2m. A standing committee, by a majority vote of a quorum of the committee during the applicable review period under subd. 2c., may do any of the following with respect to the petition and proposed rule:

AB80-AA1,2,15 a. Recommend that the agency's petition be approved, if the committee determines that the proposed rule would repeal an unauthorized rule.

AB80-AA1,2,16 b. Recommend that the agency's petition be denied.

AB80-AA1,2,18 c. Recommend that the agency make changes to the proposed rule and resubmit the petition and proposed rule under subd. 1.

AB80-AA1,2,25 2r. A standing committee's review of a petition and proposed rule is concluded when the committee makes a recommendation with regard to the petition and proposed rule under subd. 2m., when the committee waives its review of the petition and proposed rule under subd. 2g., or when the committee review period ends, whichever occurs first. The committee shall inform the joint committee for review of administrative rules and the agency in writing of any recommendation with regard to the petition and proposed rule.".

AB80-AA1,3,3 3. Page 4, line 17: delete the material beginning with "Following" and ending with "subd. 2.," on line 18 and substitute "Following the conclusion of both standing committee review periods under subd. 2r.,".

AB80-AA1,3,5 4. Page 4, line 19: after "rule" insert "and any recommendation of a standing committee under subd. 2m.".

AB80-AA1,3,7 5. Page 5, line 1: delete "The committee" and substitute "The joint committee for review of administrative rules".

AB80-AA1,3,8 (End)