00                      CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 216(STA)                                                                    
01 "An Act relating to deadlines in bills directing the adoption of regulations and to the                                 
02 informative summary required for the proposed adoption, amendment, or repeal of a                                       
03 regulation."                                                                                                            
04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
05    * Section 1. AS 24.08 is amended by adding a new section to read:                                                  
06            Sec. 24.08.045. Bills authorizing regulations. A bill that directs an agency to                            
07       adopt regulations must set a specific time by which the regulations must be adopted.                              
08    * Sec. 2. AS 44.62.200(a) is amended to read:                                                                      
09            (a)  The notice of proposed adoption, amendment, or repeal of a regulation                                   
10       must include                                                                                                      
11                 (1)  a statement of the time, place, and nature of proceedings for                                      
12       adoption, amendment, or repeal of the regulation;                                                                 
13                 (2)  reference to the authority under which the regulation is proposed                                  
14       and a reference to the particular code section or other provisions of law that are being                          

01       implemented, interpreted, or made specific;                                                                       
02                 (3)  an informative summary of the proposed subject of agency action;                                   
03       if the proposed agency action is to amend or repeal an existing regulation, the                               
04       informative summary must also describe how the amendment or repeal will                                       
05       change the existing regulation; the informative summary shall be written in clear,                            
06       easily readable language that a person without a legal background is able to                                  
07       understand without following Internet links to the Alaska Administrative Code;                                
08                 (4)  other matters prescribed by a statute applicable to the specific                                   
09       agency or to the specific regulation or class of regulations;                                                     
10                 (5)  a summary of the fiscal information required to be prepared under                                  
11       AS 44.62.195.                                                                                                     
12    * Sec. 3. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to                          
13 read:                                                                                                                   
14       APPLICABILITY. AS 24.08.045, enacted by sec. 1 of this Act, applies to bills that                                 
15 are filed on or after the effective date of this Act.