A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to require agencies adopting rules that increase the workload of the agency or the public or private sectors to simultaneously eliminate one other rule.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 150B‑2 is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"§ 150B‑2.  Definitions.
As used in this Chapter,
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(10)	"Workload rule" means any rule that alters the procedure or practice requirements of an agency or person regulated by an agency and that cumulatively, when comparing the requirements as they existed prior to adoption of the rule and after the adoption of the rule, either (i) increases the agency's workload or (ii) places additional burdens or requirements on a person regulated by the agency."
SECTION 2.  G.S. 150B‑21.2 reads as rewritten:
"§ 150B‑21.2.  Procedure for adopting a permanent rule.
(a)	Steps. – Before an agency adopts a permanent rule, it must take the following actions:
(1)	Publish a notice of text in the North Carolina Register.
(2)	When required by G.S. 150B‑21.4, prepare or obtain a fiscal note for the proposed rule.
(3)	Repealed by Session Laws 2003‑229, s. 4, effective July 1, 2003.
(4)	When required by subsection (e) of this section, hold a public hearing on the proposed rule after publication of the proposed text of the rule.
(5)	Accept oral or written comments on the proposed rule as required by subsection (f) of this section.
(6)	Identify one rule for repeal, if the permanent rule considered for adoption is a workload rule.
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(g1)	Workload Rule Adoption. – An agency shall not adopt a workload rule unless the agency has (i) complied with the requirements of subsection (g) of this section and (ii) has included, as part of the proposed text of the rule, a repeal of the rule identified pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.
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SECTION 3.    This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to rules adopted on or after that date.