Vermont § 52 - Executive Order No. 3-52 (No. 04-10) [Interagency Committee on Administrative Rules]

§ 52. Executive Order No. 3-52 (No. 04-10) [Interagency Committee on Administrative Rules]

• WHEREAS, Section 820 of Title 3 of Vermont Statutes Annotated created an Interagency Committee on Administrative Rules (ICAR); and WHEREAS, members of ICAR shall be appointed by the Governor from the executive branch
  of state government and serve at his pleasure; and WHEREAS, the functions and duties of ICAR are those established by law and include
  “review of existing and proposed rules of agencies designated by the Governor for
  style, consistency with the law, legislative intent and the policies of the Governor;”
  and WHEREAS, the functions and duties of ICAR may also include duties and responsibilities
  directed by the Governor; and WHEREAS, Section 49 of Act 149 of 2002 (Adj. Sess.) amended the laws pertaining to
  rule-making to require that all rules be pre-filed with ICAR; and WHEREAS, these amendments to law necessitate the updating of the current executive
  orders relating to ICAR. NOW, THEREFORE, I, James H. Douglas, by virtue of the power vested in me as Governor
  of the State of Vermont do hereby order the following with respect to the functions
  and duties of the Interagency Committee on Administrative Rules and the responsibilities
  of state agencies and departments who initiate rulemaking: 1. No state agency or department shall initiate rulemaking under chapter 25 of Title
  3 (the Administrative Procedures Act) without first pre-filing the rule with ICAR. 2. Prior to adopting emergency rules in accordance with 3 V.S.A. § 844, agencies and departments of state government shall submit the emergency rules to
  the Chair of ICAR for a determination of appropriateness by the Chair. 3. The Secretary of Administration or his or her designee shall serve as Chair of ICAR.
  Members of ICAR shall be appointed by the Governor from the executive branch and shall
  serve at his or her pleasure. This Executive Order supersedes and replaces Executive Orders No. 14-78 (codified
  as E.O. 3-3), dated April 7, 1978 and No. 56-88 (codified as E.O. 3-14), dated January
  8, 1988. This order shall take effect on July 1, 2010. Dated July 2, 2010.