Sec. 103.004. DUTIES OF THE BOARD. (a) The board shall:
(1) advise the department on all matters relating to the fund, including the fund's budget and the revenues necessary to accomplish the purposes of the fund;
(2) advise the department in the adoption of rules relating to the payment of claims from the fund and to the administration of the fund; and
(3) conduct adjudicative hearings on disputed claims presented for payment from the fund.
(b) The board shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the board and to speak on any issue under the jurisdiction of the board.
(c) The board shall develop and implement policies that clearly separate the policymaking responsibilities of the board and the management responsibilities of the commissioner and the staff of the department.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1275, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 419, Sec. 1.22, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products
Subtitle D - Handling and Marketing of Horticultural Products
Chapter 103 - Produce Recovery Fund
Section 103.004. Duties of the Board
Section 103.005. Initiation of Claim
Section 103.0055. Bankruptcy of Merchant or Retailer
Section 103.006. Investigation; Hearing on Claim
Section 103.007. Payment of Claim
Section 103.008. Limits on Claim Payments
Section 103.009. Reimbursement of Fund and Payment to Complaining Party by Licensee
Section 103.010. Subrogation of Rights
Section 103.013. Penalty for Failure to Pay Fee
Section 103.014. Penalty for False Claims
Section 103.015. Civil Penalty; Injunction
Section 103.016. Board Conflict of Interest
Section 103.017. Removal of Board Member