16 Tex. Admin. Code § 307.103 - Petition for Adoption of Rules
(a) A
person may request the Commission to adopt, amend, or repeal a rule by filing
the request in writing with the executive secretary.
(b) The request must include:
(1) the full name, address, and telephone
number of the person making the request;
(2) the text of the new section or amendment,
or a reference to the section proposed for repeal, identified in a manner
sufficient to show the context of the new section, amendment, or
repeal;
(3) a suggested effective
date;
(4) reasons for the proposed
action in narrative form in sufficient detail to inform the Commission fully of
the facts on which the person relies;
(5) the desired effect of the proposed
section, amendment, or repeal;
(6)
the fiscal implications of the proposed section, amendment, or repeal to the
state, to units of local government, to small businesses, and to individuals,
if any; and
(7) the signature of
the person or a representative of the person.
(c) The executive secretary shall inform the
Chair of the Commission of each petition for rulemaking filed. The Chair shall
determine whether to place the petition on the agenda for a Commission meeting
for consideration by the Commission.
(d) Not later than the 60th day after the
date a petition under this section is submitted, a state agency shall:
(1) deny the petition in writing, stating its
reasons for the denial; or
(2)
initiate a rulemaking proceeding under this subchapter.
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