S.1691

New Jersey S1691 revises the Administrative Procedure Act to mandate socio-economic impact statements for proposed rule-making.

New Jersey S1691 amends the Administrative Procedure Act to introduce new requirements for socio-economic impact statements in the rule-making process. State agencies must now contact a representative from the segment of the public proposed to be regulated by the rule, provide them with a copy of the proposed rule, and allow them to prepare a description of the socio-economic impact. This description must be included in the notice of the proposed rule published in the New Jersey Register. The agency may exclude this requirement if the proposed rule is deemed to have an insignificant impact.