Sec. 251.068.  HEARING; ORDER.  (a)  If the person notified fails to respond in a timely manner to the notice under Section 251.067(b) or if the person requests a hearing, the department shall refer the matter to the State Office of Administrative Hearings and an administrative law judge of that office shall conduct the hearing.
(a-1)  The department shall  give written notice of the hearing to the person.
(b)  The administrative law judge shall make findings of fact and conclusions of law and shall promptly issue to the department a written proposal for decision as to the occurrence of the violation and a recommendation as to the amount of the proposed penalty if a penalty is determined to be warranted.
(c)  Based on the findings of fact and conclusions of law and the recommendations of the administrative law judge, the department by order may find that a violation has occurred and may assess a penalty, or may find that no violation has occurred.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 608, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1996.
Amended by: 
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0767, eff. April 2, 2015.