Tex. Occupations Code § 1201.054
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 1201.054, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 1201.054. PROCEDURE FOR ADOPTING RULES.
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(a) Rules must be adopted in accordance with Chapter 2001, Government Code, and with this section.
(b) If requested, the board shall, after at least 10 days' notice, hold a hearing on any rule that it proposes to adopt, other than a rule that is to be adopted under emergency rulemaking, in which case only the requirements of Chapter 2001, Government Code, shall apply.
(c) A rule takes effect on the 30th day after the date of publication of notice that the rule has been adopted, except that a rule relating to installation standards may not take effect earlier than the 60th day after the date of publication of notice unless the board has determined that an earlier effective date is required to meet an emergency and the standard was adopted under the emergency rulemaking provisions of Chapter 2001, Government Code.
(d) To maintain affordability of manufactured homes in this state, the board shall:
(1) conduct a cost benefit analysis for any rule, process, or policy change that will increase a fee or another incurred cost by more than $50 for license holders or consumers; and
(2) present at the next board meeting an analysis detailing whether the need for the rule, process, or policy change justifies the increase.
(b) If requested, the board shall, after at least 10 days' notice, hold a hearing on any rule that it proposes to adopt, other than a rule that is to be adopted under emergency rulemaking, in which case only the requirements of Chapter 2001, Government Code, shall apply.
(c) A rule takes effect on the 30th day after the date of publication of notice that the rule has been adopted, except that a rule relating to installation standards may not take effect earlier than the 60th day after the date of publication of notice unless the board has determined that an earlier effective date is required to meet an emergency and the standard was adopted under the emergency rulemaking provisions of Chapter 2001, Government Code.
(d) To maintain affordability of manufactured homes in this state, the board shall:
(1) conduct a cost benefit analysis for any rule, process, or policy change that will increase a fee or another incurred cost by more than $50 for license holders or consumers; and
(2) present at the next board meeting an analysis detailing whether the need for the rule, process, or policy change justifies the increase.
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