Sec. 1951.253.  PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.  (a)  The department shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the committee and to speak on any issue for which the committee has a duty under this chapter to advise the department.
(b)  The department shall prepare and maintain a written plan that describes how a person who does not speak English or who has a physical, mental, or developmental disability can be provided reasonable access to the department's programs under this chapter.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.
Amended by: 
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 890 (H.B. 2458), Sec. 1.29, eff. September 1, 2007.