Tex. Gov't Code Section 441.020
Negotiated Rulemaking and Alternative Dispute Resolution Policy

(a)

The commission shall develop and implement a policy to encourage the use of:

(1)

negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008 (Negotiated Rulemaking) for the adoption of commission rules; and

(2)

appropriate alternative dispute resolution procedures under Chapter 2009 (Alternative Dispute Resolution for Use by Governmental Bodies) 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 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 251 (S.B. 913), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2007.

Source: Section 441.020 — Negotiated Rulemaking and Alternative Dispute Resolution Policy, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.­441.­htm#441.­020 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

441.001
Commission 441.002
Director and Librarian 441.003
Employees 441.004
Career Ladder 441.005
Standards of Conduct 441.006
General Powers and Duties 441.008
Transfer or Exchange of Books or Documents 441.009
State Plan for Library Services and Technology 441.010
Electronically Searchable Central Grant Database 441.0011
Training for Commission Members 441.013
Reports 441.014
Audit 441.015
Seal 441.016
Building 441.017
Cost Recovery for Records Storage Services 441.018
Complaints 441.019
Use of Technology 441.020
Negotiated Rulemaking and Alternative Dispute Resolution Policy 441.025
Definitions 441.026
Retention, Storage, and Destruction of Certain Court Documents 441.031
Definition 441.0065
Advisory Committees 441.071
Texas Public Library Endowment Fund 441.072
Investment and Management of Endowment Fund 441.073
Texas Public Library Fund 441.074
Donations, Appropriations, and Sales 441.075
Public Library Fund Grant Program 441.0085
Adopt-a-library Program 441.0091
Grant Program for Local Libraries 441.091
Definition 441.0092
Texas Reads Program Grants 441.094
Records Schedule and Implementation Plan 441.095
Disposition of Unscheduled Records 441.101
Definitions 441.102
Distribution of State Publications 441.103
State Agency Duties 441.104
Duties of Texas State Library 441.105
Exempt Publications 441.106
Payment for Printing of State Publications 441.111
Definitions 441.112
Print Access Aids in Public Libraries 441.113
Training and Information 441.114
Maintenance of Equipment 441.115
Relocation 441.116
Funding 441.121
Short Title 441.122
Definitions 441.123
Establishment of State Library System 441.124
Advisory Board 441.125
Plan of Service 441.126
Authority to Establish Systems 441.127
Membership in System 441.128
Operation and Management 441.129
Withdrawal from System 441.130
Advisory Council 441.131
Regional Library System 441.132
Major Resource Centers 441.135
Grants 441.136
Rules 441.137
Administration 441.138
Funding 441.151
Definitions 441.152
Duties and Responsibilities of the Director and Librarian 441.153
Regional Historical Resource Depositories 441.154
Regional Research Centers 441.155
Placement and Removal of Resources 441.156
Contracting Authority 441.157
Grant-in-aid Program 441.158
Local Government Records Retention Schedules 441.159
Prior Retention Periods in County Records Manual 441.160
Revisions to Records Retention Schedules 441.166
State Agency Rules 441.167
Assistance and Information 441.168
Microfilming and Storing Local Government Records 441.169
Duties of Local Governments 441.180
Definitions 441.181
State Archives Program 441.182
State Records Management Program 441.183
Records Management Programs in State Agencies 441.184
Records Management Officers 441.185
Record Retention Schedules 441.186
Archival State Records 441.187
Destruction of State Records 441.188
Microfilmed State Records 441.189
Electronic State Records 441.190
Protection, Maintenance, and Storage of State Records 441.191
Alienation of State Records Prohibited 441.192
Right of Recovery 441.193
Custody of State Records and Other Historical Resources of Commission 441.194
Records of Abolished State Agencies 441.195
Contracting Authority 441.196
Sale of Copies of State Archives 441.197
Sale of Duplicate or Unneeded Material 441.198
Agreement with Mexico 441.199
Rulemaking Authority 441.200
Audit 441.201
Records of Office of Governor 441.202
Archives of General Land Office 441.203
Records Management Interagency Coordinating Council 441.204
Records of Office of Lieutenant Governor 441.205
Online Access to Cultural Resources 441.221
Definition 441.222
Creation of Consortium 441.223
Findings 441.224
Membership 441.225
Administration 441.226
Advisory Board 441.227
Role and Scope of Consortium 441.228
Acceptance and Use of Gifts or Grants 441.229
Group Purchasing Agreements 441.230
Grants to Membership Institutions 441.241
Definitions 441.242
Texas Historical Records Advisory Board 441.243
Composition of the Board 441.244
Terms 441.245
Compensation 441.246
Vacancy 441.0945
Disposition of Scheduled Records 441.1035
State Publications Distributed in Physical Format 441.1271
Extending Membership of Systems to Certain Nonpublic Libraries 441.1381
Competitive Grants 441.1382
Additional Funding 441.1383
Grants to Aid Local Libraries 441.1815
State Archives Strategic Plan 441.1821
Legislative Records Management 441.1855
Retention of Contract and Related Documents by State Agencies 441.1935
Requirements for Requests for Information Held by State Archives Program 441.1965
Sale of Replicas from State Archives
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Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

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