Minnesota Rulemaking Manual and Seminar
This page provides links to the current Minnesota Rulemaking Manual and materials from the Annual Rulemaking Seminar.
A Manual for the Practitioner
The Minnesota Rulemaking Manual reflects the collective wisdom and experience of the State's rule writing community. First issued on June 17, 1996, it has been revised annually ever since. The editor draws revisions from community members’ suggestions, the previous year’s experience, and recent legislative activity.
2023 Minnesota Rulemaking Manual
- 2023 Manual (PDF)
A reference book for drafting state agency administrative rules in Minnesota. - 2023 Manual - Chapters and Forms
Word files of chapters and forms.
28th Annual Minnesota Rulemaking Seminar
This year’s Annual Rulemaking Seminar will be from 8:50 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, in a hybrid format. You can register here to attend in person or virtually: 28th Annual Minnesota Rulemaking Seminar Registration.
Agenda:
Agenda: The 1, 2, 3s of Rulemaking (PDF)
Meet the presenters:
Presenter Bios (PDF)
Handouts and resources:
- Back to Square One: Rulemaking Basics (PDF)
- Rulemaking Manual Updates (PDF)
- CommonLook Software Suite
- Accessible PDF Documents (Minnesota IT Services)
- Digital Accessibility Quick Cards
- MNIT Accessibility Training Page
- 2023 Doing Business with the State of Minnesota (PDF)
- 2023 Small Business Procurement Program (PDF)
- Office of Equity in Procurement
- 50 Ways to Leave Your Ambiguity (PDF)
- Expedited, Exempt, and Obsolete – Rulemaking Three Ways! (PDF)
Previous seminar materials
2022
Agenda:
Agenda: Along for the Ride: Engaging the Public throughout the Rulemaking Process (PDF)
Handouts:
- Judicial Deference to Agency Interpretations in Rulemakings (PDF)
- Start Your Engines: Rulemaking Basics (PDF)
- Rulemaking Deep Dive: Stuck in Stop and Go – Getting to the End of a Rulemaking (PDF)
- Office of Administrative Hearings Update: Building a Public Comment Portal for Minnesota Rulemaking (PDF)
- Don’t Forget Your Readers: Tips for not misplacing your modifiers… or your glasses (PDF)
- Minnesota Clean Cars (PDF)
- Meet the Presenters (PDF)
Continuing education credits:
5.5 Standard CLE credits approved in Minnesota.
In-person and live webcast presentation on Nov. 3, 2022, approved code: 474997
2021
Agenda:
Handouts:
- OAH Update (PDF)
- Rulemaking Basics (PDF)
- About the Minnesota Commission of the Deaf, Deafblind and Hard of Hearing (MNCDHH) and Accessibility Resources (PDF)
- Virtual Hearings (PDF)
- Meet the Presenters (PDF)
Continuing education credits:
3.5 Standard and 1.5 Elimination of Bias CLE credits approved for Minnesota.
On-demand through Dec. 23, 2023; code: 431127
Seminar materials prior to last year of particular interest:
Please contact Vanessa Vogl (vanessa.vogl@state.mn.us) for other archived materials and recordings of past seminars.
We have made every effort to make these documents accessible. If there are any concerns, please contact the Department of Health at Cretia.Weaver@state.mn.us.