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Administrative History

The Governor's Office of Regulatory Reform was established in November 1995 (Executive Order 20) and charged with reviewing and improving state agencies' rule-making and permit-granting processes. Its responsibilities included encouraging agencies to simplify their rule-making and permit-granting procedures, assessing the impact of proposed and existing regulations on the state's economy and the well-being of New Yorkers, encouraging agencies to enter into dialogue or negotiate with interested parties before drafting or finalizing regulations, and facilitating the repeal or amendment of outdated, excessive, and economically harmful regulations. The commission ceased operations on April 1, 2011 (Ch. 60, Laws of 2011).