Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1986
Abstract
It is no easy task to design an effective system of checks and balances for holding accountable the regulatory agencies. In New York State, there is in place an elaborate system of legislative, executive, comptroller and judicial regulation of the regulators. The executive review responsibilities of the regulatory assistance office is a significant addition to this system of regulation.
The centralized and systematic review of proposed regulations by the regulatory assistance office should provide the Executive an overview of the regulatory activities of state agencies and a unique opportunity to coordinate the development of state regulatory policies. The authority for broad substantive review gives the regulatory assistance office substantial legal authority to scrutinize proposed rules, and the power to delay and generate public pressure should give the Office clout when negotiating with state agencies over the details of the proposed rules.
The decision to create this executive review agency leaves unanswered a complicated and important question: In view of the proliferation in the number of agencies established to regulate the regulators in New York State..., is there a more efficient and effective way to hold accountable regulatory agencies?
Recommended Citation
58 N.Y. St. B.J. 36 (1986)
Source Publication
58 N.Y. St. B.J. 36