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Texas Occupations Code - Section 503.211. Negotiated Rulemaking And Alternative Dispute Resolution Policy

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§ 503.211. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE 
RESOLUTION POLICY.  (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 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 561, § 12, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.          

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