Sec. 2001.007. CERTAIN EXPLANATORY INFORMATION MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH INTERNET. (a) A state agency shall make available through a generally accessible Internet site:
(1) the text of its rules; and
(2) any material, such as a letter, opinion, or compliance manual, that explains or interprets one or more of its rules and that the agency has issued for general distribution to persons affected by one or more of its rules.
(b) A state agency shall design the generally accessible Internet site so that a member of the public may send questions about the agency's rules to the agency electronically and receive responses to the questions from the agency electronically. If the agency's rules and the agency's explanatory and interpretive materials are made available at different Internet sites, both sites shall be designed in compliance with this subsection.
(c) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 750, Sec. 2(a), eff. September 1, 2006.
(d) A state agency may comply with this section through the actions of another agency, such as the secretary of state, on the agency's behalf.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1233, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1999. Renumbered from Sec. 2001.006 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 21.001(63), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 750 (H.B. 2819), Sec. 2(a), eff. September 1, 2006.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle A - Administrative Procedure and Practice
Chapter 2001 - Administrative Procedure
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 2001.004. Requirement to Adopt Rules of Practice and Index Rules, Orders, and Decisions
Section 2001.0045. Requirement for Rule Increasing Costs to Regulated Persons
Section 2001.005. Rule, Order, or Decision Not Effective Until Indexed
Section 2001.006. Actions Preparatory to Implementation of Statute or Rule
Section 2001.007. Certain Explanatory Information Made Available Through Internet