Strategic Rulemaking Lead – Criminal Justice Standards

State of North Carolina - Justice; North Carolina; On-site; USD 53,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid holidays

Retirement benefits

Job summary

The North Carolina Department of Justice is seeking a Criminal Justice Specialist/Invest III to serve as the rulemaking coordinator for the Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission and the Sheriffs’ Education and Training Standards Commission. Responsibilities include policy analysis, rule drafting, fiscal notes, and public hearings.

Travel with some overnight stays is required. The ideal candidate has experience with administrative rulemaking under the North Carolina

Qualifications

• Experience drafting, reviewing, or implementing administrative rules, statutes, or regulatory standards.
• Experience with North Carolina Administrative Procedure Act rulemaking, including fiscal notes and Rules Review Commission review.
• A Juris Doctor, paralegal certification, or demonstrated legal or regulatory writing experience.
• Experience preparing recommendations and presenting information to boards, commissions, committees, or executive leadership.
• Bachelor’s degree from an appropriately accredited institution and three years of administrative, technical, or professional experience in criminal justice or law enforcement as it relates to the area of assignment, or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates the rulemaking program for the Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission (12 NCAC 09A–09I) and the Sheriffs’ Education and Training Standards Commission (12 NCAC 10).
• Drafts new rules, amendments, readoptions, and repeals that implement Commission decisions on the employment, training, and certification of criminal justice and justice officers.
• Manages temporary, emergency, and permanent rulemaking, including Office of Administrative Hearings filings, publication in the North Carolina Register, notices of text, public comment periods, and filing for Rules Review Commission review.
• Screens proposed rule actions before publication to ensure an accurate fiscal note has been completed, and coordinates review and certification with the Office of State Budget and Management.
• Gathers and reviews certification and training data, agency and training school input, public comments, legislation, and session laws to assess the need for and effect of proposed rules.
• Collects cost and operational information from law enforcement agencies, sheriffs’ offices, and training institutions to support fiscal note preparation.
• Prepares rulemaking agenda items, rule text exhibits, and briefing materials for both Commissions and their committees.
• Attends Commission and committee meetings and presents proposed rules, Administrative Procedure Act requirements, timelines, and options.

Skills

Rulemaking coordination

Rule drafting

Fiscal notes

Regulatory writing

Stakeholder liaison

Education

Juris Doctor or paralegal certification

Bachelor’s degree + 3 years related experience

Job description

The North Carolina Department of Justice is seeking a Criminal Justice Specialist/Invest III to serve as the rulemaking coordinator for the Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission and the Sheriffs’ Education and Training Standards Commission. Responsibilities include policy analysis, rule drafting, fiscal notes, and public hearings.

Travel with some overnight stays is required. The ideal candidate has experience with administrative rulemaking under the North Carolina