Wisconsin § 227.14 - Preparation of proposed rules.

§ 227.14. Preparation of proposed rules.

227.14(1) (1) Form and style. In preparing a proposed rule, an agency shall adhere substantially to the form and style used by the legislative reference bureau in the preparation of bill drafts and the form and style specified in the manual prepared by the legislative council staff and the legislative reference bureau under s. 227.15 (7) . To the greatest extent possible, an agency shall prepare proposed rules in plain language which can be easily understood. 227.14(1m) (1m) Exception; preparation of certain environmental rules based on federal regulations. 227.14(1m)(a) (a) Notwithstanding sub. (1) , an agency may use the format of federal regulations published in the code of federal regulations in preparing a proposed rule for publication or distribution and in preparing a proposed rule for filing if the agency determines that all or part of a state environmental regulatory program is to be administered according to standards, requirements or methods which are identical to standards, requirements or methods specified for all or part of a federal environmental regulatory program. 227.14(1m)(b) (b) Notwithstanding sub. (1) , an agency may use the format of federal regulations published in the code of federal regulations in preparing a proposed rule for publication or distribution and in preparing a proposed rule for filing if the agency determines that all or part of a state environmental regulatory program is to be administered according to standards, requirements or methods which are similar to standards, requirements or methods specified for all or part of a federal environmental regulatory program. 227.14(1s) (1s) Exception; preparation of certain rules based on federal food code. Notwithstanding sub. (1) , if the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection or the department of health services prepares a proposed rule based on the model food code published by the federal food and drug administration, the proposed rule may be in the format of the model food code. 227.14(2) (2) Analysis. 227.14(2)(a) (a) An agency shall prepare in plain language an analysis of each proposed rule, which shall be printed as a preface to the text of the proposed rule when it is published or distributed. The analysis shall include all of the following: 227.14(2)(a)1. 1. A reference to each statute that the proposed rule interprets, each statute that authorizes its promulgation, each related statute or related rule, and an explanation of the agency’s authority to promulgate the proposed rule under those statutes. 227.14(2)(a)2. 2. A brief summary of the proposed rule. 227.14(2)(a)3. 3. A summary of and preliminary comparison with any existing or proposed federal regulation that is intended to address the activities to be regulated by the proposed rule. 227.14(2)(a)3m. 3m. A summary of any public comments and feedback on the statement of scope of the proposed rule that the agency received at any preliminary public hearing and comment period held under s.