Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation - Operations Manual

Chapter 1 – General Administration

Article 6 – Regulation and Policy Directives

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12010.6.2 Project Timeline for the Regulation and Policy Management Branch

Revised April 14, 2022
  • The Secretary or Undersecretary shall authorize emergency regulation projects prior to submission of the project.  

  • Within 45 calendar days of receipt of a complete emergency or nonemergency regulation project package, the RPMBRegulation and Policy Management Branch project manager shall review the project and provide written feedback to the program project manager, including, if appropriate, suggestions for correcting identified issues. 

  • If an emergency rulemaking action requests a specific effective date, RPMBRegulation and Policy Management Branch’s involvement in early project development is recommended to avoid late or incomplete project submission.