Tex. Gov't Code Section 2003.021
Office

(a)

The State Office of Administrative Hearings is a state agency created to serve as an independent forum for the conduct of adjudicative hearings in the executive branch of state government. The purpose of the office is to separate the adjudicative function from the investigative, prosecutorial, and policymaking functions in the executive branch in relation to hearings that the office is authorized to conduct.

(b)

The office:

(1)

shall conduct all administrative hearings in contested cases under Chapter 2001 (Administrative Procedure) that are before a state agency that does not employ an individual whose only duty is to preside as a hearings officer over matters related to contested cases before the agency;

(2)

shall conduct administrative hearings in matters for which the office is required to conduct the hearing under other law;

(3)

shall conduct alternative dispute resolution procedures that the office is required to conduct under law; and

(4)

may conduct, for a fee and under a contract, administrative hearings or alternative dispute resolution procedures in matters voluntarily referred to the office by a governmental entity.

(c)

The office shall conduct hearings under Title 5, Labor Code, as provided by that title. In conducting hearings under Title 5, Labor Code, the office shall consider the applicable substantive rules and policies of the division of workers’ compensation of the Texas Department of Insurance regarding workers’ compensation claims. The office and the Texas Department of Insurance shall enter into an interagency contract under Chapter 771 (Interagency Cooperation Act) to pay the costs incurred by the office in implementing this subsection.

(d)

The office shall conduct hearings under the Agriculture Code as provided under Section 12.032 (Cooperation with State Office of Administrative Hearings), Agriculture Code. In conducting hearings under the Agriculture Code, the office shall consider the applicable substantive rules and policies of the Department of Agriculture.

(e)

The office shall conduct all hearings in contested cases under Chapter 2001 (Administrative Procedure) that are before the commissioner of public health or the Texas Board of Health or Texas Department of Health.

(f)

The office may adopt a seal to authenticate the official acts of the office and of its administrative law judges.

(g)

The office shall conduct all hearings in contested cases under Chapter 2001 (Administrative Procedure) that are before the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation under Chapter 51 (Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation), Occupations Code.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 419, Sec. 3.29, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 980, Sec. 3.02, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 934, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 85, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1411, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 21.001(65), eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1215, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 6.010, eff. September 1, 2005.

Source: Section 2003.021 — Office, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.­2003.­htm#2003.­021 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

2003.001
Definitions 2003.021
Office 2003.022
Chief Administrative Law Judge 2003.023
Sunset Provision 2003.024
Interagency Contracts 2003.025
Required Information Regarding Anticipated Hourly Usage 2003.041
Employment of Administrative Law Judges 2003.042
Powers of Administrative Law Judge 2003.043
Temporary Administrative Law Judge 2003.044
Staff 2003.045
Oversight of Administrative Law Judges 2003.046
Central Hearings Panel 2003.047
Hearings for Texas Commission on Environmental Quality 2003.049
Utility Hearings 2003.050
Procedural Rules 2003.051
Role of Referring Agency 2003.052
Handling of Complaints 2003.053
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy 2003.055
Effective Use of Technology 2003.056
Alternative Dispute Resolution Policy 2003.057
Hearing Translator 2003.101
Tax Hearings 2003.103
Timeliness of Hearings 2003.104
Confidentiality of Tax Hearing Information 2003.108
Pending Case Status Review 2003.109
Rules 2003.0221
Removal of Chief Administrative Law Judge 2003.0225
Conflict of Interest 2003.0226
Information Regarding Requirements for Employment and Standards of Conduct 2003.0411
Senior and Master Administrative Law Judges 2003.0412
Ex Parte Consultations 2003.0421
Sanctions 2003.0451
Training 2003.901
Appeals from Appraisal Review Board Determinations 2003.902
Participating Offices and Remote Hearing Sites 2003.903
Rules 2003.904
Applicability to Real and Personal Property 2003.905
Education and Training of Administrative Law Judges 2003.906
Notice of Appeal to Office 2003.907
Contents of Notice of Appeal 2003.908
Notice to Property Owners 2003.909
Designation of Administrative Law Judge 2003.910
Scope of Appeal 2003.911
Representation of Parties 2003.912
Determination of Administrative Law Judge 2003.913
Payment of Taxes Pending Appeal 2003.914
Effect on Right to Judicial Appeal
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Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

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