Ohio Administrative Code › Title 103 - Ohio Legislative Service Commission › Chapter 103-3 - Rules › Section 103-3-01 - Duties of LSC director concerning codification of rules

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The director of the legislative service commission shall do all
				the following with respect to the codification of rules into the Administrative
				Code:
(A) Prepare and publish, and
			 revise and publish, a rule drafting manual under rule
			 103-3-02 of
			 the Administrative Code;
(B) Accept
			 a rule that an agency files under section
			 111.15,
			 119.03, or
			 119.04 of the Revised Code for
			 purposes of codification into the Administrative Code;
(C) Examine each rule that is filed to
			 determine whether the rule is numbered in conformity with the rule numbering
			 system devised and explained in the rule drafting manual, and whether the rule
			 complies with the standards stated in the rule drafting manual;
(D) Assign a number to, or correct the
			 numbering of, a rule under the first paragraph of division (A) of section
			 103.05 of the Revised Code if
			 the rule is not numbered in conformity with the rule numbering system devised
			 and explained in the rule drafting manual;
(E) Balance application of the standards
			 stated in the rule drafting manual against application of the principles of
			 editorial restraint and, if application of the standards outweighs application
			 of the principles of editorial restraint, issue a notice of noncompliance under
			 the fourth paragraph of division (A) of section
			 103.05 of the Revised Code to an
			 agency that filed a rule that does not comply with the standards stated in the
			 rule drafting manual;
(F) Apply the
			 standards enumerated in the third paragraph of division (A) of section
			 103.05 of the Revised Code in
			 determining whether to include the full text of, or only a reference to, a rule
			 in the Administrative Code;
(G)
			 Approve as acceptable, publications of the Administrative Code that conform to
			 division (B) of section
			 103.05 of the Revised
			 Code;
(H)
								Provide for the electronic publication of the
			 Administrative Code 
								under division (C)
			  of section
			 103.05 of the Revised
			 Code;
(I) Prescribe forms to enable, and, insofar
			 as possible, to simplify, discharge of the director's duties under this rule
			 and agency compliance with the obligation to conform a rule to the standards
			 stated in the rule drafting manual under section
			 111.15 or
			 119.04 of the Revised Code;
(J) Analyze performance
			 of the rules codification function and implement improvements to enhance its
			 productivity; and
(K) Take any other
			 action necessary and proper to carry out the director's duties under section
			 103.05 of the Revised Code.
The rule drafting manual referred to in this rule is the
				
									fifth
				edition.
				
									The rule drafting manual is available for inspection
				and copying at
https://www.lsc.ohio.gov/documents/private/rules/rulesdraftingmanual.pdf
, and also is available for inspection and copying at the
				rules codification office of the legislative service commission in the Vern
				Riffe center, 77 south High street, Eighth floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215-6136.
				The telephone number is 614-387-2078. There is no charge for inspecting or
				copying the rule drafting manual.
Replaces: 103-1-05