GOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE ORDER EXTENDING APA DEADLINES 

Governor Newsom’s Executive Order N-40-20, issued March 30, 2020, extended  by 60 calendar days the following deadlines that affect state agency rulemaking actions under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) during the state of emergency:

• The one year deadline for expiration of a Notice of Proposed Action (NOPA) and submission to OAL of proposed regulatory actions under a NOPA (Government Code, section 11346.4(b));
• The deadline for expiration of emergency regulations (Government Code, section 11346.1(e));
• The deadline to readopt emergency regulations (Government Code, section 11346.1(h));
• The 120 day deadline to resubmit disapproved rulemaking actions (Government Code, section 11349.4(a)); and,
• The 30 working day deadline for OAL to review proposed regular and non-substantive rulemaking actions submitted to OAL for review (Government Code, section 11349.4(a) and California Code of Regulations, title 1, section 100).

Governor Newsom's Executive Order N-66-20, issued May 29, 2020, extended by 60 additional days the foregoing deadlines that affect state agency rulemaking actions under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA).

ANNOUNCEMENTS: 

• OAL Proposed Emergency Regulations.    OAL is proposing to adopt Emergency regulations concerning the electronic submission of some documents and the requirements for acceptance of digital signatures by the head-of-agency.  Please click here to access OAL’s Notice, Finding of Emergency and Proposed text.   OAL intends to submit and post its rulemaking on June 25^th.  If you wish to comment, please do so as indicated in the Notice, from June 25^th through June 30^th  to both OAL and the contact person listed.  Upon submission, the Proposed Regulations will be available from the “Emergency Regulations Under Review” tab.

   

• COVID-19. In an effort to keep both you and the OAL staff healthy during these challenging times, everyone who comes to OAL must exercise appropriate social distancing practices, including the wearing of a face mask.  Thank you for your consideration and please help us all to stay safe and healthy!

   

• NOPA E-Submissions.    Contingent upon OAL's technological capabilities, email submissions of publications for the California Regulatory Notice Register (CRNR) are acceptable, as long as the requirements of title 1, CCR, section 5 and Government Code section 11346.2 are complied with.   OAL has created a dedicated email for such submissions:   NOPA@oal.ca.gov.   You may also email OAL staff via the dedicated email with your CRNR-related questions.

   

• California Office of Administrative Law - Request for Information Regarding Publication of the Official California Code of Regulations and the California Regulatory Notice Register. For more information click Request for Information.

   

• 2020 California Rulemaking Law Under the Administrative Procedure Act booklets are now available.  Please contact staff@oal.ca.gov or (916) 323-6225 if interested in purchasing a copy.