Tex. Health and Safety Code § 12.138
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 12.138, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 12.138. APPROVAL OF RULES.
Official statutory text
A rule to be adopted by the executive commissioner relating to certification of a percentage of an annual distribution under Section 12.132 or collection of information under Sections 12.132, 12.133, and 12.134 must be submitted to the advisory committee and may not become effective before the rule is approved by the advisory committee. If the advisory committee disapproves a proposed rule, the advisory committee shall provide the executive commissioner the specific reasons that the rule was disapproved.
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