Texas Utilities Code - Section 14.0025. Negotiated Rulemaking And Alternative Dispute Resolution
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§ 14.0025. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE
RESOLUTION. (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 commission 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.
(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
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 commission.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 797, § 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.
Section: 13.046 13.061 13.062 13.063 13.064 14.001 14.002 14.0025 14.003 14.004 14.005 14.006 14.007 14.008 14.051
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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