Texas Occupations Code - Section 51.208. Negotiated Rulemaking And Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures

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§ 51.208. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE 
RESOLUTION PROCEDURES.  (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);
		(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 department.

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

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