Title
State Agency Regulations
Secretary of State No.
221
Description
STATE AGENCY REGULATIONS. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Permits Legislature to invalidate state agency regulations by separate resolution of either House. Defines "state agency" as excluding the courts, Legislature and certain other entities. Defines "regulation" as excluding matters of internal management and prescribed forms. Prohibits the denial of legal rights or privileges by agencies except by regulations duly promulgated in accordance with law. Provides that legislative invalidation shall not be considered an exhaustible administrative remedy. Provides that no regulation shall be construed to alter, amend, repeal, limit, expand, or supersede laws enacted by the Legislature. Applies generally to existing and future regulations. Financial impact: no direct effect; could have significant indirect effects, depending upon extent of legislative invalidation.
Proponents
Honorable Paul Carpenter, 5851 Karen Avenue, Cypress, Ca 90630
Date
12-7-1979
Document Type
Initiative
Qualified
Failed to Qualify
Recommended Citation
State Agency Regulations California Initiative 221 (1979).
https://repository.uclawsf.edu/ca_ballot_inits/420