Regan will be under the spotlight at Tuesday's SFA annual meeting
High-profile rows this season with the likes of Celtic helped the Scottish Football Association recognise reform was needed, says its chief executive.
Stewart Regan will present a raft of proposals to the SFA annual meeting on Tuesday in what he describes as "a real watershed moment" for the Scots game.
"I don't think it was embarrasing," he said of challenges to its rules.
"As bizarre as it sounds, some high-profile issues allowed us to continue that drive change programme forward."
Celtic called for the resignation of referee Dougie McDonald after he admitted to lying to manager Neil Lennon about the reasons for changing a penalty award to Dundee United.
Pressure on Hugh Dallas also led to the head of referees being sacked by the SFA after he was accused of sending a tasteless e-mail.
Celtic chairman Lord Reid claimed that there had been historical bias against his club and referees went on strike for a weekend in protest at their integrity being questioned.
The Scottish Government called a summit to combat sectarianism after a stormy match between Celtic and Rangers.
Stewart Regan SFA chief executiveWe have drawn a line under last season and we have focused on getting our own house in order
And flaws in SFA rules allowed Celtic to successfully reduce the length of touchline ban handed to Lennon, while Rangers also employed a QC to challenge disciplinary procedures against assistant manager Ally McCoist and players red carded during that Old Firm derby.
But Regan, who took charge last year, said: "I think in some ways it has made people realise there are flaws in some of our processes - and, to be fair, we have said that.
"Back in October, I acknowledged that there were flaws in our disciplinary procedures and areas we needed to tighten up over the course of the season that became clearer.
"It has helped reinforce that need for change and in some ways it's galvanised the board's desire to get this programme in place."
Regan was hopeful of receiving the required backing of at least 70 of the SFA's 93 members.
"The content is quite dry, but the outcome could be very exciting," he said.
"It could be a major day for Scottish football and a real watershed moment if the members back the board's proposals to change the game up here in Scotland."
The SFA board has proposed:
* Reducing its main board from 11 directors to seven, including a new independent director, which will focus primarily on strategic and financial matters - and major decisions affecting the game
* Creating two operational boards - one for professional football and one for the non-professional game
* A new judicial system to replace the old committee system and make disciplinary decisions more transparent and concluded within a 48 to 72-hour period.
* Reducing the present council to a debating forum to include representatives of referees, disabled football, women's game, from supporters direct, from football writers.
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