HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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B. The Act requires each unit in the Executive Branch
of State government that is authorized by law to
adopt regulations to review its existing
regulations in accordance with criteria set forth
in the Act and to submit a report to the
Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review
(AELR) Committee of the General Assembly.
Attachment A of this order lists the State units
covered by the Act.

Work Plan.

A.  The first step in the review process is the
development by each unit of a work plan that will
describe the regulatory review process to be
followed for each set of regulations to be
reviewed. The work plan shall be developed and
submitted in accordance with State Government
Article, Section 10-134.

B.  The work plan shall be submitted to the AELR
Committee and the Governor well in advance of the
evaluation report due date but no later than the
following:

1.  If the evaluation report is due on or before
July 1, 1987, the work plan is due at least
3 months before the evaluation report;

2.  If the evaluation report is due on October
1, 1987, or January 1, 1988, the work plan
is due at least 6 months before the
evaluation report; or

3.  If the evaluation report is due on or after
April 1, 1988, the work plan is due at least
9 months before the evaluation report.

C.  The work plan should be appropriate for the
regulations to be reviewed in accordance with the
evaluation criteria as discussed in Section IV,
below. Adequate resources should be devoted to
the review considering the length, complexity,
technical aspects, and importance of the
regulations. In addition to the contents of the
work plan as specified in State Government
Article, Section 10-134(b), each unit should
describe, as appropriate, its plans to consult
advisory groups, licensees, benefit recipients,
regulated groups or individuals and the public in
preparing its evaluation report.

Evaluation Schedule.

A. The evaluation reports are due as shown in