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Texas Labor Code - Section 301.0682. Negotiated Rulemaking And Alternative Dispute Resolution Policy

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§ 301.0682. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE 
RESOLUTION POLICY.  (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 the commission's 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 commission's 
jurisdiction, other than proceedings conducted by the commission 
under Title 2 and this title of this code that are not subject to 
Subchapters C-H, Chapter 2001, Government Code.
	(b)  The commission'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 
developed 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 commission.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 817, § 3.07, eff. Sept. 1, 
2003.      

Last modified: August 10, 2007