Texas Education Code - Section 61.033. Negotiated Rulemaking; Alternative Dispute Resolution
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§ 61.033. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING; ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE
RESOLUTION. (a) The board shall develop and implement a policy to
encourage the use of:
(1) negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter
2008, Government Code, for the adoption of board 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 board's
jurisdiction.
(b) The board'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 board shall designate a trained person to:
(1) coordinate the implementation of the policy
adopted under Subsection (a);
(2) serve as a resource for any training needed to
implement the procedures for negotiated rulemaking or alternative
dispute resolution; and
(3) collect data concerning the effectiveness of those
procedures, as implemented by the board.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 820, § 10, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Section: 61.027 61.028 61.0281 61.029 61.030 61.031 61.032 61.033 61.034 61.051 61.0511 61.0512 61.0513 61.0514 61.0515
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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