Sec. 1101.705.  HEARING; DECISION.  (a)  If the person requests a hearing, the administrator shall set a hearing and give notice of the hearing to the person.
(b)  An administrative law judge of the State Office of Administrative Hearings shall conduct the hearing.  The administrative law judge shall:
(1)  make findings of fact and conclusions of law; and
(2)  promptly issue to the commission a proposal for decision regarding the occurrence of the violation and the amount of any proposed administrative penalty.
(c)  Based on the findings of fact, conclusions of law, and proposal for decision of the administrative law judge, the commission by order may determine that:
(1)  a violation occurred and impose an administrative penalty; or
(2)  a violation did not occur.
(d)  A proceeding under this section is subject to Chapter 2001, Government Code.
(e)  The notice of the commission's order given to the person under Chapter 2001, Government Code, must include a statement of the person's right to judicial review of the order.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.160(f), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by: 
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1411 (S.B. 914), Sec. 30, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1411 (S.B. 914), Sec. 31, eff. September 1, 2007.