77-420. Approval of rules and regulations by secretary of administration and attorney general; requirements for filing with secretary of state. (a) Every rule and regulation proposed to be adopted by any state agency, before being submitted to the attorney general under this section, shall be submitted to the secretary of administration for approval of its organization, style, orthography and grammar subject to such requirements as to organization, style, orthography and grammar as the secretary may adopt. Every rule and regulation submitted to the secretary of administration under this subsection (a) shall be accompanied by a copy of any document which is adopted by reference by the rule and regulation. Every rule and regulation approved by the secretary of administration under this subsection (a) shall be stamped as approved and the date of such approval shall be indicated therein.

(b) Every rule and regulation proposed by any state agency which has been approved by the secretary of administration as provided in subsection (a) before being adopted or filed shall be submitted to the attorney general for an opinion as to the legality of the same, including whether the making of such rule and regulation is within the authority conferred by law on the state agency. The attorney general shall promptly furnish an opinion as to the legality of the proposed rule and regulation so submitted. Every rule and regulation submitted to the attorney general under this subsection (b) shall be accompanied by a copy of any document which is adopted by reference by the rule and regulation. Every rule and regulation approved by the attorney general under this subsection (b) shall be stamped as approved and the date of such approval shall be indicated therein.

(c) No rule and regulation shall be filed by the secretary of state unless:

(1) The organization, style, orthography and grammar have been approved by the secretary of administration;

(2) the rule and regulation has been approved in writing by the attorney general as to legality;

(3) the rule and regulation has been formally adopted by the state agency after it has been approved by the secretary of administration and the attorney general and is accompanied by a certified or other formal statement of adoption when adoption is by an executive officer of a state agency, or by a certified copy of the roll call vote required for its adoption by K.S.A. 77-421, and amendments thereto, when adoption is by a board, commission, authority or other similar body;

(4) the rule and regulation to be filed is accompanied by a copy of the economic impact statement as provided by K.S.A. 77-416, and amendments thereto; and

(5) the rule and regulation to be filed is accompanied by a copy of the environmental benefit statement required by K.S.A. 77-416, and amendments thereto, if applicable.

History: L. 1965, ch. 506, § 6; L. 1972, ch. 354, § 1; L. 1977, ch. 321, § 6; L. 1979, ch. 304, § 3; L. 1980, ch. 304, §3; L. 1982, ch. 386, § 3; L. 1983, ch. 307, § 3; L. 1985, ch. 307, § 1; L. 1988, ch. 366, § 33; L. 1995, ch. 171, § 3; L. 2010, ch. 95, § 8; July 1.