Sec. 2003.051. ROLE OF REFERRING AGENCY. (a) Except in connection with interim appeals of orders or questions certified to an agency by an administrative law judge, as permitted by law, a state agency that has referred a matter to the office in which the office will conduct a hearing may not take any adjudicative action relating to the matter until the office has issued its proposal for decision or otherwise concluded its involvement in the matter. The state agency may exercise its advocacy rights in the matter before the office in the same manner as any other party.
(b) If the office issues a proposal for decision in a matter referred to the office by a state agency, the referring agency shall send to the office an electronic copy of the agency's final decision or order in the matter.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 85, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 228 (H.B. 2154), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle A - Administrative Procedure and Practice
Chapter 2003 - State Office of Administrative Hearings
Subchapter C. Staff and Administration
Section 2003.041. Employment of Administrative Law Judges
Section 2003.0411. Senior and Master Administrative Law Judges
Section 2003.0412. Ex Parte Consultations
Section 2003.042. Powers of Administrative Law Judge
Section 2003.043. Temporary Administrative Law Judge
Section 2003.045. Oversight of Administrative Law Judges
Section 2003.046. Central Hearings Panel
Section 2003.047. Hearings for Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Section 2003.049. Utility Hearings
Section 2003.050. Procedural Rules
Section 2003.051. Role of Referring Agency
Section 2003.052. Handling of Complaints
Section 2003.053. Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
Section 2003.055. Effective Use of Technology