§ 14.002 — State Regulatory Policy
Plain-Language Summary
The legislature wants state agencies to make rules that are flexible and focus on getting good results, rather than being overly strict and detailed. Rules should not create unnecessary costs for the state, local governments, or the people and businesses they regulate.
14.002 STATE REGULATORY POLICY.
The legislature recognizes the important and sensitive role for administrative rules in implementing policies and programs created by the legislature. However, the legislature finds that some regulatory rules and programs have become overly prescriptive and inflexible, thereby increasing costs to the state, local governments, and the regulated community and decreasing the effectiveness of the regulatory program. Therefore, whenever feasible, state agencies must develop rules and regulatory programs that emphasize superior achievement in meeting the agency’s regulatory objectives and maximum flexibility for the regulated party and the agency in meeting those goals.
History:
**NOTE: **The Office of Administrative Hearings has been renamed the Court of Administrative Hearings. This terminology change will be implemented in the 2026 Statutes. Laws 2025, chapter 39, article 2, sections 17 and 68.
History: History: 1998 c 303 s 1