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TX Govt Code § 2008.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle A - Administrative Procedure and Practice|Chapter 2008 - Negotiated Rulemaking|Subchapter B. Procedures for Negotiated Rulemaking|Section 2008.055. Appointment of Facilitator

Sec. 2008.055.  APPOINTMENT OF FACILITATOR.  (a)  Concurrently with its establishment of the negotiated rulemaking committee, a state agency shall appoint a facilitator.  The agency may appoint an agency employee, subject to Subdivision (b)(3), or contract with another state employee or private individual to serve as the facilitator.  The agency's appointment of the facilitator is subject to the approval of the negotiated rulemaking committee and the facilitator serves at the will of the committee.(b)  The facilitator:(1)  must possess the qualifications required for an impartial third party under Section 154.052(a) and (b), Civil Practice and Remedies Code;(2)  is subject to the standards and duties prescribed by Section 154.053(a) and (b), Civil Practice and Remedies Code, and has the qualified immunity prescribed by Section 154.055, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, if applicable;(3)  shall not be the person designated to represent the agency on the negotiated rulemaking committee on substantive issues related to the rulemaking;  and(4)  shall not have a financial or other interest in the outcome of the rulemaking process that would interfere with the person's impartial and unbiased service as the facilitator.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1315, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 2008.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle A - Administrative Procedure and Practice|Chapter 2008 - Negotiated Rulemaking|Subchapter B. Procedures for Negotiated Rulemaking|Section 2008.056. Duties of Negotiated Rulemaking Committee and Facilitator

Sec. 2008.056.  DUTIES OF NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING COMMITTEE AND FACILITATOR.  (a)  The facilitator shall preside over meetings of the negotiated rulemaking committee and assist the members of the committee:(1)  to establish procedures for conducting negotiations;  and(2)  to discuss, negotiate, mediate, and employ other appropriate alternative dispute resolution processes to arrive at a consensus on the proposed rule.(b)  It is presumed that the committee has reached a consensus on a matter only if the consensus is unanimous, unless the committee unanimously:(1)  agrees to define a consensus to mean a general rather than a unanimous consensus;  or(2)  agrees to define the term in another manner.(c)  The facilitator shall encourage the members of the committee to reach a consensus but may not compel or coerce the members to do so.(d)  At the conclusion of the negotiations, the committee shall send a written report to the agency that:(1)  contains the text of the proposed rule, if the committee reached a consensus on the proposed rule;  or(2)  specifies the issues on which the committee reached consensus, the issues that remain unsolved, and any other information, recommendations, or materials that the committee considers important, if the committee did not reach a consensus on the proposed rule.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1315, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 2008.057 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle A - Administrative Procedure and Practice|Chapter 2008 - Negotiated Rulemaking|Subchapter B. Procedures for Negotiated Rulemaking|Section 2008.057. Confidentiality of Certain Records and Communications

Sec. 2008.057.  CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN RECORDS AND COMMUNICATIONS.  (a)  Sections 154.053 and 154.073, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, apply to the communications, records, conduct, and demeanor of the facilitator and the members of the negotiated rulemaking committee as if the negotiated rulemaking were a dispute being resolved in accordance with Chapter 154, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.(b)  In the negotiated rulemaking context the attorney general, subject to review by a Travis County district court, decides in accordance with Section 154.073(d), Civil Practice and Remedies Code, whether a communication or material subject to Section 154.073(d) is confidential, excepted from required disclosure, or subject to required disclosure.(c)  Notwithstanding Section 154.073(e), Civil Practice and Remedies Code:(1)  a private communication and a record of a private communication between a facilitator and a member or members of the committee are confidential and may not be disclosed unless the member or members of the committee, as appropriate, consent to the disclosure;  and(2)  the notes of a facilitator are confidential except to the extent that the notes consist of a record of a communication with a member of the committee who has consented to disclosure in accordance with Subdivision (1).(d)  The report and recommendations of a convener and a negotiating committee are public information and available on request to any member of the public.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1315, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1352, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 2008.058 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle A - Administrative Procedure and Practice|Chapter 2008 - Negotiated Rulemaking|Subchapter B. Procedures for Negotiated Rulemaking|Section 2008.058. Administrative Procedure Act Requirements Unaffected

Sec. 2008.058.  ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT REQUIREMENTS UNAFFECTED.  (a)  This chapter does not affect the rulemaking requirements prescribed by Chapter 2001.(b)  A state agency that intends to proceed with the rulemaking process after receiving the report of the negotiated rulemaking committee shall proceed in accordance with the requirements prescribed by Subchapter B, Chapter 2001.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1315, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 2009.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle A - Administrative Procedure and Practice|Chapter 2009 - Alternative Dispute Resolution for Use by Governmental Bodies|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 2009.001. Short Title

Sec. 2009.001.   SHORT TITLE.  This chapter may be cited as the Governmental Dispute Resolution Act.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 934, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 2008.001 by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 19.01(55), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 2008.001 by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1352, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 2009.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle A - Administrative Procedure and Practice|Chapter 2009 - Alternative Dispute Resolution for Use by Governmental Bodies|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 2009.002. Policy

Sec. 2009.002.   POLICY.  It is the policy of this state that disputes before governmental bodies be resolved as fairly and expeditiously as possible and that each governmental body support this policy by developing and using alternative dispute resolution procedures in appropriate aspects of the governmental body's operations and programs.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 934, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 2008.002 by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 19.01(55), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 2008.002 and amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1352, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 2009.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle A - Administrative Procedure and Practice|Chapter 2009 - Alternative Dispute Resolution for Use by Governmental Bodies|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 2009.003. Definitions

Sec. 2009.003.   DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Alternative dispute resolution procedure" includes:(A)  a procedure described by Chapter 154, Civil Practice and Remedies Code;  and(B)  a combination of the procedures described by Chapter 154, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.(2)  "Governmental body" has the meaning assigned by Section 552.003.(3)  "State agency" means an officer, board, commission, department, or other agency in the executive branch of state government with statewide jurisdiction that makes rules or determines contested cases.  The term includes:(A)  the attorney general;(B)  an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code;  and(C)  the State Office of Administrative Hearings.(4)  The following terms have the meanings assigned by Section 2001.003:(A)  "contested case";(B)  "party";(C)  "person";  and(D)  "rule."|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 934, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 2008.003 by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 19.01(55), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 2008.003 and amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1352, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 2009.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle A - Administrative Procedure and Practice|Chapter 2009 - Alternative Dispute Resolution for Use by Governmental Bodies|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 2009.004. Contracts; Budgeting for Costs

Sec. 2009.004.   CONTRACTS;  BUDGETING FOR COSTS.  (a)  A governmental body may pay for costs necessary to meet the objectives of this chapter, including reasonable fees for training, policy review, system design, evaluation, and the use of impartial third parties.(b)  To the extent allowed by the General Appropriations Act, a state agency may use money budgeted for legal services, executive administration, or any other appropriate aspect of the state agency's operations to pay for costs incurred under Subsection (a).(c)  A governmental body may contract with another governmental body, including the Center for Public Policy Dispute Resolution at The University of Texas School of Law, with an alternative dispute resolution system created under Chapter 152, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, or with a private entity for any service necessary to meet the objectives of this chapter.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 934, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 2008.004 by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 19.01(55), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 2008.004 and amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1352, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 2009.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle A - Administrative Procedure and Practice|Chapter 2009 - Alternative Dispute Resolution for Use by Governmental Bodies|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 2009.005. Sovereign Immunity

Sec. 2009.005.   SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY.  (a)  This chapter does not waive immunity from suit and does not affect a waiver of immunity from suit contained in other law.(b)  The state's sovereign immunity under the Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution is not waived by this chapter.(c)  Nothing in this chapter authorizes binding arbitration as a method of alternative dispute resolution.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 934, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 2008.005 by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 19.01(55), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 2008.005 by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1352, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 2009.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle A - Administrative Procedure and Practice|Chapter 2009 - Alternative Dispute Resolution for Use by Governmental Bodies|Subchapter B. Alternative Dispute Resolution|Section 2009.051. Development and Use of Procedures

Sec. 2009.051.   DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF PROCEDURES.  (a)  Each governmental body may develop and use alternative dispute resolution procedures.  Alternative dispute resolution procedures developed and used by a governmental body must be consistent with Chapter 154, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.(b)  Alternative dispute resolution procedures developed and used by a state agency also must be consistent with the administrative procedure law, Chapter 2001.  The State Office of Administrative Hearings may issue model guidelines for the use of alternative dispute resolution procedures by state agencies.(c)  If a state agency that is subject to Chapter 2001 adopts an alternative dispute resolution procedure, it may do so by rule.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 934, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 2008.051 by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 19.01(55), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 2008.051 and amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1352, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 2009.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle A - Administrative Procedure and Practice|Chapter 2009 - Alternative Dispute Resolution for Use by Governmental Bodies|Subchapter B. Alternative Dispute Resolution|Section 2009.052. Supplemental Nature of Procedures

Sec. 2009.052.   SUPPLEMENTAL NATURE OF PROCEDURES.  (a)  Alternative dispute resolution procedures developed and used under this chapter supplement and do not limit other dispute resolution procedures available for use by a governmental body.(b)  This chapter may not be applied in a manner that denies a person a right granted under other state or federal law or under a local charter, ordinance, or other similar provision, including a right to an administrative or judicial hearing.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 934, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 2008.052 by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 19.01(55), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 2008.052 and amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1352, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 2009.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle A - Administrative Procedure and Practice|Chapter 2009 - Alternative Dispute Resolution for Use by Governmental Bodies|Subchapter B. Alternative Dispute Resolution|Section 2009.053. Impartial Third Parties

Sec. 2009.053.   IMPARTIAL THIRD PARTIES.  (a)  A governmental body may appoint a governmental officer or employee or a private individual to serve as an impartial third party in an alternative dispute resolution procedure.  The governmental body's appointment of the impartial third party is subject to the approval of the parties, except:(1)  that when a State Office of Administrative Hearings administrative law judge has issued an order referring a case involving a state agency to an alternative dispute resolution procedure under Section 2003.042(a)(5), the administrative law judge may appoint the impartial third party for the parties if they cannot agree on an impartial third party within a reasonable period; or(2)  for a victim-offender mediation by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice as described in Article 56A.602, Code of Criminal Procedure.(b)  A governmental body also may obtain the services of a qualified impartial third party through an agreement with the Center for Public Policy Dispute Resolution at The University of Texas School of Law, an alternative dispute resolution system created under Chapter 152, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, another governmental body, or a federal agency or through a pooling agreement with several governmental bodies. The agreements may provide that the using governmental body or the parties will reimburse the furnishing entity, in kind or monetarily, for the full or partial cost of providing the qualified impartial third party.(c)  A state agency may also obtain the services of a qualified third party through an agreement with the State Office of Administrative Hearings.(d)  The impartial third party must possess the qualifications required under Section 154.052, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.  The impartial third party is subject to the standards and duties prescribed by Section 154.053, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, and has the qualified immunity prescribed by Section 154.055, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, if applicable.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 934, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 2008.053 by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 19.01(55), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 2008.053 and amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1352, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1034, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 2.52, eff. January 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 2009.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle A - Administrative Procedure and Practice|Chapter 2009 - Alternative Dispute Resolution for Use by Governmental Bodies|Subchapter B. Alternative Dispute Resolution|Section 2009.054. Confidentiality of Certain Records and Communications

Sec. 2009.054.   CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN RECORDS AND COMMUNICATIONS.  (a)  Sections 154.053 and 154.073, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, apply to the communications, records, conduct, and demeanor of the impartial third party and the parties.(b)  Notwithstanding Section 154.073(e), Civil Practice and Remedies Code:(1)  a communication relevant to the dispute, and a record of the communication, made between an impartial third party and the parties to the dispute or between the parties to the dispute during the course of an alternative dispute resolution procedure are confidential and may not be disclosed unless all parties to the dispute consent to the disclosure;  and(2)  the notes of an impartial third party are confidential except to the extent that the notes consist of a record of a communication with a party and all parties have consented to disclosure in accordance with Subdivision (1).(c)  Subsection (b)(1) does not apply to a final written agreement to which a governmental body is a signatory that is reached as a result of a dispute resolution procedure conducted under this chapter.  Information in the final written agreement is subject to required disclosure, is excepted from required disclosure, or is confidential in accordance with Chapter 552 and other law.(d)  An impartial third party may not be required to testify in any proceedings relating to or arising out of the matter in dispute.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 934, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 2008.054 by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 19.01(55), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 2008.054 and amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1352, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 2009.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle A - Administrative Procedure and Practice|Chapter 2009 - Alternative Dispute Resolution for Use by Governmental Bodies|Subchapter B. Alternative Dispute Resolution|Section 2009.055. Sharing of Information; Consistency of Procedures

Sec. 2009.055.   SHARING OF INFORMATION;  CONSISTENCY OF PROCEDURES.  (a)  A governmental body may share the results of its alternative dispute resolution program with other governmental bodies and with the Center for Public Policy Dispute Resolution at The University of Texas School of Law.  The center may collect and analyze the information and report its conclusions and useful information to governmental bodies and the legislature.(b)  Governmental bodies should, to the extent feasible given differences in their purpose, jurisdiction, and constituency, adopt policies and procedures for alternative dispute resolution that are consistent with the policies and procedures of other governmental bodies.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 934, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 2008.055 by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 19.01(55), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 2008.055 and amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1352, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 2051.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle B - Information and Planning|Chapter 2051 - Government Documents, Publications, and Notices|Subchapter A. Official Seals|Section 2051.001. Adoption of Seal

Sec. 2051.001.  ADOPTION OF SEAL.  A commission or board created by state law and a commissioner whose office is created by state law may adopt a seal with which to attest an official document, certificate, or other written paper.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 2051.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle B - Information and Planning|Chapter 2051 - Government Documents, Publications, and Notices|Subchapter B. Paper Supplies and Equipment|Section 2051.022. State Agency Telephone Number Required on Stationery

Sec. 2051.022.  STATE AGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER REQUIRED ON STATIONERY.  (a)  A state agency shall print a telephone number for the agency on the letterhead of its official stationery.(b)  In this section, "state agency" means:(1)  a board, commission, department, office, or other agency in the executive branch of state government that was created by the constitution or a statute of the state, including an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code;(2)  the legislature or a legislative agency;(3)  the supreme court, the court of criminal appeals, a court of appeals, or a state judicial agency;  or(4)  a river authority.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 2051.041 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle B - Information and Planning|Chapter 2051 - Government Documents, Publications, and Notices|Subchapter C. Notice by Publication in Newspaper|Section 2051.041. Definitions

Sec. 2051.041.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Governmental entity" means an institution, board, commission, or department of:(A)  the state or a subdivision of the state;  or(B)  a political subdivision of the state, including a municipality, a county, or any kind of district.(2)  "Governmental representative" includes an officer, employee, or agent of a governmental entity.(3)  "Notice" means any matter, including a proclamation or advertisement, required or authorized by law to be published in a newspaper by a governmental entity or representative.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 2051.042 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle B - Information and Planning|Chapter 2051 - Government Documents, Publications, and Notices|Subchapter C. Notice by Publication in Newspaper|Section 2051.042. Applicability of Subchapter

Sec. 2051.042.  APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.  (a)  This subchapter applies only to the extent that the general or special law requiring or authorizing the publication of a notice in a newspaper by a governmental entity or representative does not specify the manner of the publication, including the number of times that the notice is required to be published and the period during which the notice is required to be published.(b)  This subchapter does not apply to the publication of a citation that relates to a civil suit and to which the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure apply.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 2051.043 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle B - Information and Planning|Chapter 2051 - Government Documents, Publications, and Notices|Subchapter C. Notice by Publication in Newspaper|Section 2051.043. Publication in at Least One Issue Required

Sec. 2051.043.  PUBLICATION IN AT LEAST ONE ISSUE REQUIRED.  Except as provided by Section 2051.046(b) or 2051.048(d), a notice shall be published in at least one issue of a newspaper.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|