§41-22-22. Joint Committee on Administrative Regulation Review.

(a) There shall be a joint standing legislative committee known as the Joint Committee on Administrative Regulation Review, to review all agency rules. The committee shall consist of the members of the Legislative Council, including any member of the Legislative Council temporarily serving in the place of a permanent member, and shall meet on the call of the chair. The chair may name subcommittees to meet and review agency rules and report to the full committee. A quorum of the committee shall be the same as a quorum for the Legislative Council as set forth in Section 29-6-3. Members of the committee shall receive the same compensation, expenses, and transportation allowances for meetings as they receive for attendance at meetings of the Legislative Council. All compensation and expenses authorized by this section shall be paid from funds appropriated to the use of the Legislative Council.

(b) The committee shall do all of the following:

(1) Maintain a continuous review of the statutory authority on which each administrative rule is based, and whenever the authority is eliminated or significantly changed by repeal, amendment, or other factor, advise the agency concerned of the fact.

(2) Review administrative rules and advise the agencies concerned of its findings.

(3) Have the further duties prescribed in Section 41-22-23.

(4) The committee shall determine and report annually to the Legislature the total cost to the state allocated to the implementation of this chapter.

(Acts 1981, No. 81-855, p. 1534, §22; Acts 1993, No. 93-627, p. 1051, §1; Act 2001-306, p. 376, §1; Act 2001-309, p. 385, §1.)