Tex. Agriculture Code § 201.030
NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING; ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
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- Tex. Agriculture Code § 201.030, NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING; ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/628576
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(a) The state board shall develop and implement a policy to encourage the use of:
(1) negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008, Government Code, for the adoption of state board 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 state board's jurisdiction.
(b) The state board'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 state board shall:
(1) coordinate the implementation of the policy adopted 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.