Office of Administrative Law (OAL)

More on OAL’s Review of Rulemaking Files – The ‘Nonduplication’ Standard

December 4, 2023 6:28 amDecember 4, 2023 6:28 am

California’s Office of Administrative Law (OAL), unless there is a statutory exemption, is required to review rulemaking files developed by executive branch state agencies when they adopt, amend, or repeal a regulation. Under California’s Administrative Procedure Act (APA), found in...

More on OAL’s Review of Rulemaking Files – The ‘Necessity’ Standard

December 2, 2023 2:47 amDecember 2, 2023 2:48 am

California’s Office of Administrative Law (OAL), unless there is a statutory exemption, is required to review rulemaking files developed by executive branch state agencies when they adopt, amend, or repeal a regulation. Under California’s Administrative Procedure Act (APA), found in...

More on Statutory Exemptions from California’s Administrative Procedure Act

May 20, 2023 7:11 amMay 20, 2023 7:18 am

I have written in the past about the Legislature unfortunately creating statutory exemptions from California’s Administrative Procedure Act (APA), which governs the rulemaking activities of California’s more than 200 executive branch agencies, departments, boards, and commissions. A fundamental purpose of...

OAL’s Disapproval Process for Regulations

November 13, 2022 4:08 pmNovember 13, 2022 4:11 pm

The Office of Administrative Law (OAL) is charged with reviewing all proposed regulations by California’s executive branch administrative agencies and departments. The review process is set forth in Government Code Sections 11349 to 11349.6. The OAL is required to either...