Texas Labor Code
§ 404.007 — NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING; ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
LA § 404.007Title 5. WORKERS' COMPENSATION · Part A. TEXAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT · Ch. 404. OFFICE OF INJURED EMPLOYEE COUNSEL · Art. A. OFFICE; GENERAL PROVISIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)The office shall develop and implement a policy to encourage the use of:
(1)negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008, Government Code, for the adoption of office rules; and
(2)appropriate alternative dispute resolution procedures under Chapter 2009, Government Code, to assist in the resolution of internal and external disputes under the office's jurisdiction.
(b)The office's procedures relating to alternative dispute resolution must conform, to the extent possible, to any model guidelines issued by the State Office of Administrative Hearings for the use of alternative dispute resolution by state agencies.
(c)The office shall:
(1)coordinate the implementation of the policy adopted under Subsection (a);
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 289 (H.B. 1774), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.