Vermont Statutes Title 3 Sec. 834
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 3 Sec. 834
- Agency: means a State board, commission, department, agency, or other entity or officer of State government, other than the Legislature, the courts, the Commander in Chief, and the Military Department, authorized by law to make rules or to determine contested cases. See
- Rule: means each agency statement of general applicability that implements, interprets, or prescribes law or policy and that has been adopted in the manner provided by sections 836-844 of this title. See
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
§ 834. Periodic review of rules and forms
(a) Upon written request to an agency by the Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules, a rule or part of a rule that has not been adopted, readopted or substantially amended during the preceding six years shall expire one year from the date of the request. However, this section does not prevent the agency from adopting the same or a similar rule during that year.
(b) The Secretary of State shall review all forms used by agencies and affecting members of the public and shall make recommendations for their simplification and consolidation. Agencies shall provide the Secretary with information reasonably requested for this purpose. The recommendations shall be sent to the agencies concerned, and to the Chairs of the Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules and of the Interagency Committee on Administrative Rules. (Added 1981, No. 82, § 6.)