Sec. 12.202.  PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.  (a)  The commission shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the commission and to speak on any issue under the jurisdiction of the commission.
(a-1)  The policies adopted under this section must require the agenda for each regular commission meeting to include public testimony as a meeting agenda item and allow members of the public to comment on:
(1)  each meeting agenda item unrelated to a contested case; and
(2)  other matters under the commission's jurisdiction.
(a-2)  The commission may prohibit public comment at a regular commission meeting on a meeting agenda item related to a contested case.
(b)  The commission shall comply with federal and state laws related to program and facility accessibility.
(c)  The commission shall prepare and maintain a written plan that describes how a person who does not speak English may be provided reasonable access to the commission's programs and services.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by: 
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 410 (H.B. 1500), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2023.