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.
Minnesota Rulemaking Manual
- 2025 Manual (PDF)
A reference book for drafting state agency administrative rules in Minnesota. - 2025 Manual - Chapters and Forms
Word files of the Minnesota Rulemaking Manual chapters for drafting state agency administrative rules in Minnesota and forms.
30th Annual Minnesota Rulemaking Seminar
Diamonds and Pearls: 30 Years of Rulemaking Collaboration in Minnesota
Oct. 14, 2025, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Seminar materials
- Agenda: Diamonds and Pearls – 30 Years of IRC (PDF)
- Rulemaking Matters at CAH (PDF)
- CAH Rulemaking Resource Sheet (PDF)
- Diamond Cutting: Editing Advice for Rule Drafting (PDF)
- Polished Perspectives: Recognizing the power of advisory committees (PDF)
- Introduction to Rulemaking (PDF)
Previous seminar materials
2024
- Agenda: Rulemaking without Fear (PDF)
- Rulemaking Without Fear Presenter Bios (PDF)
- Shining a Light in the Shadowy Places (PDF)
- MNIT Teams Resources (PDF)
- Archiving Information (PDF)
2023
- Agenda: The 1, 2, 3s of Rulemaking (PDF)
- Presenter Bios (PDF)
- 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)
2022
- Agenda: Along for the Ride: Engaging the Public throughout the Rulemaking Process (PDF)
- 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
Please contact Vanessa Vogl (vanessa.vogl@state.mn.us) for other archived materials and recordings of past seminars.
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