Notice of Special Edition of Idaho Administrative Bulletin
IDAPA 21 – IDAHO DIVISION OF VETERANS SERVICES
Docket No. 21-0000-1900
NOTICE OF OMNIBUS RULEMAKING – TEMPORARY AND PROPOSED RULEMAKING ................................................4376
21.01.06 – Rules for the Enforcement of the Veteran’s Preference in Public Employment

Docket No. 21-0000-1900F
NOTICE OF OMNIBUS RULEMAKING – TEMPORARY AND PROPOSED FEE RULEMAKING .........................................4384
21.01.01 – Rules Governing Admission, Residency, and Maintenance Charges in Idaho State Veterans Homes and Division of Veterans Services Administrative Procedure

21.01.04 – Rules Governing the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery

You can view the special edition of the Administrative Bulletin, Bulletin Volume 19-6SE, June 19, 2019 at the following link: https://adminrules.idaho.gov/bulletin/. The pages relevant to the Idaho Division of Veterans Services begins on page 4376 and ends on page 4415.

Overview of Special Edition of Idaho Administrative Bulletin

§67-5292 states that all administrative rules automatically expire on July 1 unless extended by statute. The 2019 Idaho Legislature did not reauthorize all existing administrative rules as they have traditionally done in the past. As a result, the Governor directed DFM and all state executive agencies to exercise necessary executive authority to minimize the impact on state agencies, and the public most importantly.

This special edition of the Idaho Administrative Bulletin re-publishes the state’s administrative rules as temporary and proposed rules concurrently, with an effective date of June 30, 2019, including the above listed Rules related to the Idaho Division of Veterans Services. This approach ensures the state’s administrative rules will continue to have the full force and effect of law.

As this special edition is the first of its kind in Idaho’s history, the following provides additional context for interested members of the public.

Expiration of Rules. The administration allowed rules that were obsolete, unnecessary, or unenforceable to expire. When Governor Little took office, the state’s administrative code spanned 736 chapters; this bulletin re-publishes 595 chapters, or a 19% overall decrease. Many additional chapters were significantly simplified, allowing individual rules or subparts of rules to expire. All expired rules were vetted by their respective agencies, and boards/commissions with rulemaking authority held properly-noticed meetings to publicly vet their decisions. Last month, DFM posted the rules targeted for expiration to ensure the public had an opportunity to provide input. We are grateful for the active participation of the public in this process.

The Idaho Division of Veterans Services allowed five rules to expire, to be replaced with policy. This was a 37% reduction of Veterans Services administrative rules, 26 pages out of 70 pages.

Method of Re-Publication. Rules in this bulletin are published as temporary and proposed rules concurrently in accordance with §67-5226. Following public engagement, dockets will be finalized as pending rules in November 2019 as set forth in §67-5224.