The Role of State Agencies in Public Policy
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Today’s podcast deals with state agencies and their role in public policy development. California’s agencies – including departments, boards and commissions – engage in a fair amount of public policy making through their rulemaking authority as well as their interpretation and enforcement of
Underground Regulations and the Role of OAL
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Today we’ll be exploring underground regulations and the role of the Office of Administrative Law, OAL.
OAL is charged with ensuring that agency and department regulations are “Clear, necessary, legally valid, and available to the public.” OAL as you’ll recall, is also responsible for
Misconception Monday – Miscellaneous Items
Today’s post is the final one in my Misconception Monday series. In today’s podcast, we will be covering the grab bag of remaining misconceptions related to California government and the California Legislature. You can find all my Misconception Monday podcasts, including this one, here.
Today’s first misconception
One of the programs that falls under the umbrella of the Capital Center for Law and Policy at McGeorge School of Law is the Municipal Innovation Program. The Programs’ current project – the California Local Redistricting Project – which is done in partnership with California Common Cause, is excited to announce a new ordinance generator
The OAL’s Six Standards of Review
In today’s podcast on how to be a more effective regulatory agency advocate we will be looking at the Office of Administrative Law’s six standards of review for proposed regulations.
California’s Office of Administrative Law, also known by its acronym OAL, plays several roles concerning the rulemaking
Misconception Monday – Floor Actions
In today’s penultimate episode of Misconception Monday, we will be exploring common misconceptions about the California legislative process related to floor actions. As always, you can find my other Misconception Monday podcasts here.
The first misconception is that legislators in either house of the California Legislature can
A first response to reports that California taxpayers have paid roughly $25 million in the last three years to settle sexual harassment-related cases is outrage. A closer look reveals a more complex picture. LAPD paid, on average, $30 million annually from 2012-2014 to resolve legal claims involving officers’ conduct. Since 2006, CHP
Making Effective Regulatory Agency Presentations
Today we are continuing my series on how to be a more effective regulatory advocate. Today’s podcast is about making effective regulatory agency presentations and other avenues an advocate can utilize to influence rulemaking bodies.
There are a few basics to making effective regulatory agency presentations. Those are:
Comparing the President and the Governor
Today’s post features another podcast that leads up to Governor Brown’s final State of the State Address tomorrow. In today’s podcast we’ll be comparing the US President and California’s Governor, and their respective roles in the legislative process.
We already touched on some of the similarities and
When Can You Participate in California’s Rulemaking Process
Today’s podcast is a continuation of my series about how to be a more effective regulatory agency advocate. This podcast, specifically, will discuss when you can participate in California’s rulemaking process.
By virtue of California’s Administrative Procedure Act – APA for short – interested parties