Minnesota Rulemaking Manual and Seminar
A Manual for the Practitioner
The Minnesota Rulemaking Manual reflects the collective wisdom and experience of the State's rule writing community. It was first issued on June 17, 1996, and has been revised annually ever since. Revisions have been based on suggestions and corrections found during previous years of its use and recent legislative activity.
2012 Minnesota Rulemaking Manual
- 2012 Manual (PDF: 2.1MB/366 Pages)
A reference book for drafting state agency administrative rules in Minnesota.
- 2012 Manual - Chapters and Forms
Word files of chapters and forms.
17th Annual Minnesota Rulemaking Seminar - Thursday, October 4, 2012
17th Annual Minnesota Rulemaking Seminar Announcement (PDF: 163KB/1 page)
Presentations and handouts
Patricia Winget, Minnesota Department of Health
Maryann Corbett, Revisor's Office
- Working with the Revisor's Office handout (PDF: 915KB/5 pages)
- Clarity in Drafting: Targeting Problem Phrases (PDF: 567KB/6 pages)
- Building Better Sentences in Rules (PDF: 1MB/13 pages)
Deb Castle, GovDelivery
- Reaching the Public using GovDelivery - Handout 1 (PDF: 599KB/2 pages)
- Reaching the Public using GovDelivery - Handout 2 (PDF: 599KB/1 pages)
Jaime Tincher, Governor's Office
- The Governor's Office on Rules (no handout)
Eric Lipman, Office of Administrative Hearings
- The latest from the Office of Administrative Hearings (no handout)
- The Continually Improving Rulewriter (PDF: 76KB/4 pages)
David Schultz, Hamline University School of Business
Paul Marinac, Revisor’s Office
- Revisor’s Legacy Project, Rulemaking History in a Database (no handout)
