November 25, 2007

Sen. Ed Mayne

State Senator Ed Mayne passed away on Sunday, November 25, 2007. Among his many contributions, Sen. Mayne served as a member of the Administrative Rules Review Committee since 1999. Sen. Mayne will be missed for his voice of reason, his passion, and his ability to engage is often heated, but always civil, discussions about the issues. He always demonstrated respect for others, even those with whom he disagreed. He will be sorely missed.

Posted by kenhansen at 08:06 PM

Administrative Rules and Small Business Impacts

Rep. S. Clark is sponsoring another bill for the Small Business Administration. Last year, Clark sponsored H.B. 64. That bill required agencies to report small business impacts separately from other affected groups. (Prior to H.B. 64, small business impacts were reported as part of the impacts to "other persons".)

The new bill requires agencies to do an extensive analysis when preparing a proposed rule. It also adds a new question to the Five-Year Notice of Review and Statement of Continuation.

The Administrative Rules Review Committee plans discuss the bill as part of its agenda for its Tuesday, November 27, 2007, meeting.

Posted by kenhansen at 08:01 PM

November 09, 2007

Agency Access to HeinOnline Expanded to Include Additional Databases

Jessica Van Buren, State Law Librarian, indicates that the state's HeinOnline subscription now includes the U.S. Congressional Documents library. This provides state agencies with access to the:

  • Congressional Record (1873-1889 and 1992-2003, with more added each month),
  • Annals of Congress,
  • Register of Debates,
  • Congressional Globe,
  • American State Papers,
  • Journals of the Continental Congress, and
  • Territorial Papers of the United States.

Starting December 1, the state will also have access to the Federal Agency Decisions collection, which includes Comptroller General, Copyright, Patents, FCC, FTC, IRS Cumulative Bulletin, Interstate Commerce Acts, NLRB, NRC, SEC, Tax Court Reports, and Board of Tax Appeals.

These libraries are in addition to the law journal, U.S. Statutes at Large, CFR, Federal Register, U.S. treaties, legal classics and other libraries to which state agencies already have access.

State employees can access HeinOnline from their desktops at http://www.heinonline.org/HOL/Welcome.

Thanks to the State Law Library, with assistance from the State Library, for access to this legal resource.

Posted by kenhansen at 02:38 PM