Sec. 164.0036. NOTICE REGARDING CERTAIN COMPLAINTS. (a) If an informal meeting is not scheduled for a complaint before the 180th day after the date the board's official investigation of the complaint is commenced under Section 154.057(b), the board shall provide notice to all parties to the complaint. The notice must include an explanation of the reason why the informal meeting has not been scheduled. The notice under this subsection is not required if the notice would jeopardize an investigation.
(b) The board must include in its annual report to the legislature information about any complaint for which notice is required under Subsection (a), including the reason for failing to schedule the informal meeting before the 180-day deadline. The information provided under this subsection must also list any complaint in which the investigation has extended beyond the first anniversary of the date the complaint was filed with the board.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 269 (S.B. 419), Sec. 1.39, eff. September 1, 2005.
Structure Texas Statutes
Chapter 164 - Disciplinary Actions and Procedures
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 164.001. Disciplinary Authority of Board; Methods of Discipline
Section 164.0015. Remedial Plan
Section 164.002. Board Disposition of Complaints, Contested Cases, and Other Matters
Section 164.0025. Delegation of Certain Complaint Dispositions
Section 164.003. Informal Proceedings
Section 164.0031. Board Representation in Informal Proceedings
Section 164.0032. Roles and Responsibilities of Participants in Informal Proceedings
Section 164.0035. Dismissal of Baseless Complaint
Section 164.0036. Notice Regarding Certain Complaints
Section 164.004. Compliance With Due Process Requirements
Section 164.005. Initiation of Charges; Formal Complaint
Section 164.006. Service of Notice
Section 164.007. Administrative Hearings; Confidentiality Issues
Section 164.0071. Hearings on Certain Complaints
Section 164.0072. Board Appeal of Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law
Section 164.008. Right to Counsel
Section 164.009. Judicial Review