Guide to Executive Agency Rulemaking is a terrific primer on how to influence rulemaking by the fourth branch of government as its tens of thousands of agencies, with millions of state employees, spend billions of dollars per year to regulate almost every aspect of modern life.
DR. MOLLY BETH MALCOLM
Executive Vice President, Campus Operations and Public Affairs (former)
Austin Community College District
Professor of Practice, The University of Texas at Austin (current)
Courts presume agency actions are correct and agency challengers are wrong. Legislatures defer to agency technical experts. Few have the financial or political resources to resist agency enforcement of promulgated agency rules. However, while few can interfere with agencies acting within their powers, good lobbying may influence them to adopt more favorable rules. Carefully following Guide to Executive Branch Agency Rulemaking—Policy, Procedure, Participation, and Post-Promulgation Appeal can nudge agencies toward adopting rules that benefit you, fulfill agency’s mission statement, improve society by refining its regulatory processes, and promote accountability, responsiveness, and inclusiveness by and within the Administrative State.
Administrative lawyers, law students, public policy professionals, and anyone trying to influence executive agency legislating will find this practice manual invaluable. Keep it close by as its a perfect roadmap for navigating the multi-party, highly–detailed administrative rulemaking process.
WILLIAM W. LARGE
General Counsel (former)
Florida Department of Health
President (current)
Florida Justice Reform Institute
Tallahassee, Florida