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OH SB11

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/1/2011

Primary Sponsor

Capri Cafaro

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Origin

Senate

129th General Assembly (2011-2012)

AI Summary

  • Enacts the Common Sense Regulation Act requiring state agencies to evaluate proposed rules against eight criteria including necessity, duplication, stakeholder notification, clarity, consistency, and regulatory burden balancing.

  • Establishes a centralized electronic system for regulatory notification enabling interested persons to register for notices about rule development and to comment on agency regulatory processes.

  • Requires the Director of Administrative Services to convene semiannual meetings where small businesses can comment on regulatory impediments, with a small business advocate attending and monitoring agency progress in reducing identified barriers.

  • Mandates each department adopt customer service principles by January 1, 2012 and develop customer service training programs for designated employees, with surveyed feedback available to the governor.

  • Requires the Director of Environmental Protection to establish a program providing environmental regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses, including on-site assistance, educational materials, and training on state and federal environmental requirements.

Legislative Description

To enact the Common Sense Regulation Act to improve state agency regulatory processes, especially as they relate to small businesses, to require state departments to develop customer service training programs, and to require the Director of Environmental Protection to provide environmental regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses.

Improve state agency regulatory processes/ especially as relate to small businesses

Last Action

To Government Oversight & Reform

2/1/2011

Full Bill Text

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