Sec. 153.054.  PENALTY PAID, SANCTION ACCEPTED, OR HEARING REQUESTED.  (a)  Not later than the 20th day after the date the person receives the notice sent under Section 153.053, the person in writing may:
(1)  accept the determination of the committee appointed under Section 153.053 and the imposition of the penalty or sanction as an agreed order to be presented to the commission; or
(2)  request a hearing before the commission on the occurrence of the violation, the imposition or amount of the penalty, the imposition of the sanction, or any combination.
(b)  If the person accepts the determination and penalty or sanction as an agreed order, the commission shall review the proposed agreed order and accept, revise, or reject it or remand the matter to the committee for further review.  The commission shall give to the person written notice of the commission's determination under this subsection.  If the commission revises or rejects the proposed agreed order, the person may:
(1)  accept the commission's determination, penalty, or sanction; or
(2)  request a hearing not later than the 20th day after the date of receiving notice of the commission's determination.
(c)  If the person fails to respond to the notice sent under Section 153.053, the commission may issue a default order to approve the determination of the committee and impose or revise the committee's proposed penalty, sanction, or both.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 42 (S.B. 966), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2014.
Redesignated from Government Code, Subtitle K, Title 2 by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B. 1296), Sec. 21.001(21), eff. September 1, 2015.
Amended by: 
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 516 (S.B. 43), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2017.