Texas Occupations Code

§ 51.208 — NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURES

OC § 51.208Title 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO LICENSING · Ch. 51. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION · Art. D. POWERS AND DUTIES

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(a)The commission shall develop and implement a policy to encourage the use of:

(1)negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008, Government Code, for the adoption of department 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 department's jurisdiction.

(b)The department'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 commission shall designate a trained person to:

(1)coordinate the implementation of the policy adopted under Subsection (a);

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 1.015, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.