(a) The office is authorized and directed to do the following:
(1) Study the subject of administrative rulemaking in all its aspects.
(2) In the interest of fairness, uniformity, and the expedition of business, submit its suggestions to the various agencies.
(3) Report its recommendations to the Governor and Legislature at the commencement of each general session.
(b) All agencies of the state shall give the office ready access to their records and full information and reasonable assistance in any matter of research requiring recourse to them or to data within their knowledge or control. Nothing in this subdivision authorizes an agency to provide access to records required by statute to be kept confidential.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 938, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 1996. Operative July 1, 1997, by Sec. 98 of Ch. 938.)