Tex. Occupations Code § 801.408
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 801.408, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 801.408. INFORMAL PROCEEDINGS.
Official statutory text
(a) The board by rule shall adopt procedures governing:
(1) informal disposition of a contested case under Section 2001.056, Government Code; and
(2) an informal proceeding held in compliance with Section 2001.054, Government Code.
(b) Rules adopted under Subsection (a) must:
(1) provide the complainant and the license holder an opportunity to be heard; and
(2) require the presence of a member of the board's legal staff or a representative of the attorney general during an informal proceeding to advise the board or the board's employees.
(c) A committee of two or more veterinarian board members and one or more public board members must be present at an informal proceeding for a complaint that requires medical expertise. The committee shall recommend enforcement action at the informal proceeding.
(d) Before an informal disposition is effective, the board must review and approve at a public meeting an informal disposition of the complaint recommended by board members or board staff.
(1) informal disposition of a contested case under Section 2001.056, Government Code; and
(2) an informal proceeding held in compliance with Section 2001.054, Government Code.
(b) Rules adopted under Subsection (a) must:
(1) provide the complainant and the license holder an opportunity to be heard; and
(2) require the presence of a member of the board's legal staff or a representative of the attorney general during an informal proceeding to advise the board or the board's employees.
(c) A committee of two or more veterinarian board members and one or more public board members must be present at an informal proceeding for a complaint that requires medical expertise. The committee shall recommend enforcement action at the informal proceeding.
(d) Before an informal disposition is effective, the board must review and approve at a public meeting an informal disposition of the complaint recommended by board members or board staff.
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