1 Texas Administrative Code § 6.23 – Commission Staff (a) The executive director is the chief administrative officer of the agency. The executive director shall attend commission meetings at the pleasure of the commission and serve as liaison between the commission and the public. (b) The commission delegates to the executive director all powers conferred…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 6.21 – Officers of the Commission (a) The commission’s chair and vice chair shall be elected annually by majority vote of the commission. The election shall take place at the first commission meeting held after June 1 of each year. Each officer shall serve until his or her successor is…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 6.9 – Computation of Time (a) This section states how to compute a period of time prescribed or allowed by this Part, by any order of the agency, or by any applicable statute. The day of the act, event, or default after which the designated period of time begins to…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 6.3 – Purpose and Construction of Rules (a) This title is adopted for the following purposes:(1) to establish and explain the practice and procedures followed by the commission and its employees performing its duties under the law; and (2) to provide specific guidance necessary to encourage and ensure full compliance…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 6.1 – Definitions The following words and terms, when used in this Part, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Act–The Government Code, Chapter 571 (concerning Texas Ethics Commission). (2) Administrative Procedure Act–The Government Code, Chapter 2001 (concerning Administrative Procedure). (3) Agency–The state agency governed…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 5.213 – Division Website The division shall maintain a website on which the division makes available to the public: (1) the rule submission memorandum for each proposed rule that is currently under review by the division; (2) the deadline and instructions for submitting public comments on each proposed rule that…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 5.212 – Limitation of Division Consideration to Public Information When conducting a review of a proposed rule under § 5.207 of this subchapter or deciding whether to direct a state agency to submit a proposed rule to the division under § 5.204(a)(2) of this subchapter, the division may only consider…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 5.211 – Division Information Requests When deciding whether to direct a state agency to submit a proposed rule to the division under § 5.204(a)(2) of this subchapter, the division may request information from the state agency relating to the proposed rule. Any information provided in response to such a request…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 5.210 – Final Adoption and Implementation of Proposed Rule (a) A state agency may finally adopt and implement a proposed rule required to be submitted to the division under § 5.204 of this subchapter only if:(1) the division issues a determination letter approving the proposed rule under § 5.209 of…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 5.209 – Determination by Division on Proposed Rule (a) Not later than the 90th day after the postmark date of a state agency’s mailed proposed rule submission or the date on which the division receives a state agency’s hand delivered or emailed proposed rule submission, the division shall issue a…