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Your government, State as well as federal, creates not only legislation (the work of the legislature) but also rules and regulations that spell out how the legislation will be implemented-- the regulatory process.
GORR’s role is to help the State and its agencies write better rules and regulations. These must be:
- well conceived
- not overly burdensome
- understandable
- based on adequate input of the parties likely to be affected by them (such as small businesses and residents of rural areas).
With “oversight of the regulatory process,” GORR is to send to the Governor’s Counsel for review and for a gubernatorial decision rules that are balanced, well drafted and soundly based.
GORR also has broader powers, such as to ask an agency to develop new rules, to perform cost-benefit and impact analyses of proposed rules and to analyze with agencies whether certain rules should be eliminated. Further, with policy direction from the Executive Chamber, GORR collaborates with agency leadership and counsel to see that substantive program priorities are pursued. GORR’s role is flexible and dynamic. It plays an integral role in working with the Governor’s senior leadership to implement through rule-making, creatively and within proper legal limits, the authority at their disposal.
GORR also assists small business:
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The Business Permit Assistance unit operates a call-center that works directly with clients to provide information on New York state requirements for business start-up. Additionally, the unit operates the Online Permit Assistance and Licensing (OPAL) website where clients can apply online for business permits as well as obtain other business information.
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