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This bill establishes the Office of Regulatory Counsel within the Governor's office until January 1, 2035, with a director appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. The office's primary purpose is to help state agencies draft, prepare, modify, and repeal regulations before they are submitted to the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) for publication in the California Regulatory Notice Register. The bill aims to centralize regulation drafting to improve the quality of state regulations, particularly addressing common issues of clarity and consistency that often lead to regulation disapproval. The Legislature notes that this new office will benefit executive branch rulemaking entities by providing experienced attorneys to draft regulations, and importantly, the costs of establishing this office will be absorbed from existing state resources, meaning no additional state expenditure will be incurred. The director's term will align with the appointing Governor's term, and the office will have the authority to assist state agencies in the entire regulatory development process prior to formal submission to the OAL.

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