16 Tex. Admin. Code § 313.4 - Approval of Officials

(a) Each individual who is designated as an official for a race meeting must be approved by the executive secretary before the individual begins acting in an official capacity.

(b) Not later than the 30th day before the first day of a race meeting, an association shall submit to the executive secretary the name of each individual appointed to serve as an official at the race meeting. The executive secretary may require the association to submit a brief job description for each of the officials and a summary of the proposed official's qualifications. The executive secretary may refuse to approve an individual as an official if the executive secretary determines the individual lacks sufficient qualifications to perform the duties of the official position.

(c) The executive secretary may rescind the approval of an official if the executive secretary determines that:

(1) the official has violated the Act or the Rules;

(2) the official has not fulfilled the duties of the position for which the official was appointed; or

(3) the official has engaged in conduct that is inconsistent with the duties of the official and that is not in the best interests of racing.

Notes

16 Tex. Admin. Code § 313.4

The provisions of this §313.4 adopted to be effective August 30, 1989, 14 TexReg 4119; amended to be effective May 7, 1991, 16 TexReg 2301; amended to be effective March 27, 1992, 17 TexReg 1909; amended to be effective October 30, 2000, 25 TexReg 10732; amended to be effective April 4, 2005, 30 TexReg 1625