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• Reviews rules for compliance with statutory criteria
• Works with agency personnel to make changes and corrections to rules
• Prepares a memorandum for Council regarding whether the rules comply with statutory criteria and recommending that the rules be approved, in whole or in part, with or without changes, or be returned to the agency, in whole or in part

In 1981, Governor Bruce Babbitt established the Council by Executive Order Number 81-3, as it was determined to be in the public interest “to assure that administrative rules and regulations avoid unnecessary duplication and adverse impact upon the public.” In 1986, the legislature codified the Council in statute (Title 41, Chapter 6, Article 5 of the Arizona Revised Statutes).