Tex. Gov't Code Section 2003.0225
Conflict of Interest

(a)

In this section, “Texas trade association” means a cooperative and voluntarily joined statewide association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.

(b)

A person may not hold the position of chief administrative law judge and may not be employed by the office in a “bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity,” as that phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), and its subsequent amendments, if:

(1)

the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in any field regulated by an agency for which the office is required to conduct administrative hearings; or

(2)

the person’s spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in any field regulated by an agency for which the office is required to conduct administrative hearings.

(c)

A person may not hold the position of chief administrative law judge or act as the general counsel to the chief administrative law judge or the office if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305 (Registration of Lobbyists) because of the person’s activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the office, including a profession that is licensed by an agency for which the office is required to conduct administrative hearings.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1215, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Source: Section 2003.0225 — Conflict of Interest, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.­2003.­htm#2003.­0225 (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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