Welcome to the Administrative Law Section

Section News & Notes Article of the Month Click here to read: Scott, Pam. "The Dawning of the Age of ALJ Final Decisions" Administrative Lawyer March 2012 (Vol. 24, No. 2): 1, 3-4. STAY TUNED At the February 16, 2012, Rules Review Commission meeting "The Commission discussed the possibility of legislation being introduced to include a sunset provision for rules in the Administrative Procedure Act. There was a brief discussion of a draft prepared by staff at Commissioner Bell’s request. Chairman Walker appointed Commissioners Bell, Currin and Lucier to a committee to work on the issue." A sunset provision could have a big impact on administrative law. Committee Reports Click here to read reports developed by the Section committees members. N.C. State Board of Dental Examiners v. FTC Click here to review the court documents. Changes to Budget Manual Chapter 7 on Rule Analysis As part of Governor Perdue’s Executive Order No. 70, Rules Modification and Improvement Program, and recent changes to the Administrative Procedures Act (G.S. 150B), OSBM has updated its guidance on rule analysis in Chapter 7 of the OSBM Budget Manual. Read more ... 7.0 Rule Analysis The Administrative Procedure Act, Chapter 150B of the General Statutes, and Executive Order No. 70 establish procedural requirements for the adoption, amendment, and repeal of administrative rules. Read more ... Bills with Possible Admin Law Impact Developed by one of the council members and not guaranteed to be comprehensive - last updated on 4-13-11. Click here to examine the proposed bills.

The Administrative Law Section's goal is to lead in the improvement of administrative rule-making and adjudication before the Office of Administration Hearing or boards and commissions. Membership is open to both attorneys and nonlawyers. A non-lawyer is eligible for affiliate membership in the Administrative Law Section.

The section, with currently 249 members, sponsors CLE programs and services; provides members with a substantive newsletter; and helps mold the association's legislative agenda for presentation to the N.C. General Assembly. The newsletter, Administrative Lawyer, offers an index of its articles and CLE topics.

The Administrative Law Section's website includes the following information:

Calendar – contains a listing of Section Council meeting dates, Section Annual meeting dates, and other Section-related events dates, locations, times, and event descriptions.

Continuing Legal Education (CLE) – contains section-specific Continuing Legal Education (CLE) information including upcoming programs and publications when available.

Governance – contains the Administrative Law section's governing documents including the purpose statement and bylaws.

Join/Renew – contains an online application form for joining this section.

Leadership – contains information from the section's leadership including the section officers, section council, committee chairs, and meeting minutes when available.

ListManager – is a communication tool that offers its members the opportunity to post suggestions, comments or questions to a large number of people at the same time.

Newsletters – contains the section's newsletters, which may be password-protected as determined by the section leadership.

Resources – contains section-specific legal resources including access to Casemaker / PJI, online links / references, publications (e.g., forms, brochures, booklets, etc.), articles, legislative issues, and other information when available.

NCBA – Information about the North Carolina Bar Association's leaders, staff contacts, map/driving tools, and links to other sections, divisions as well as NCBA's home page.