Tex. Gov't Code Section 524.0153
Policy for Negotiated Rulemaking and Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures

(a)

The commission shall develop and implement a policy for the commission and each health and human services agency to encourage the use of:

(1)

negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008 (Negotiated Rulemaking) for the adoption of rules for the commission and each agency; 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 or agency’s jurisdiction.

(b)

The procedures relating to alternative dispute resolution must conform, to the extent possible, to any model guidelines the State Office of Administrative Hearings issues for the use of alternative dispute resolution by state agencies.

(c)

The commission shall:

(1)

coordinate the implementation of the policy developed under Subsection (a);

(2)

provide training as needed to implement the procedures for negotiated rulemaking or alternative dispute resolution; and

(3)

collect data concerning the effectiveness of those procedures.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.

Source: Section 524.0153 — Policy for Negotiated Rulemaking and Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.­524.­htm#524.­0153 (accessed May 18, 2024).

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