Sec. 301.0682.  NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION POLICY.  (a)  The commission shall develop and implement a policy to encourage the use of:
(1)  negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008, Government Code, for the adoption of the commission's rules;  and
(2)  appropriate alternative dispute resolution procedures under Chapter 2009, Government Code, to assist in the resolution of internal and external disputes under the commission's jurisdiction, other than proceedings conducted by the commission under Title 2 and this title of this code that are not subject to Subchapters C-H, Chapter 2001, Government Code.
(b)  The commission's procedures relating to alternative dispute resolution must conform, to the extent possible, to any model guidelines issued by the State Office of Administrative Hearings for the use of alternative dispute resolution by state agencies.
(c)  The commission shall designate a trained person to:
(1)  coordinate the implementation of the policy developed under Subsection (a);
(2)  serve as a resource for any training needed to implement the procedures for negotiated rulemaking or alternative dispute resolution;  and
(3)  collect data concerning the effectiveness of those procedures, as implemented by the commission.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 817, Sec. 3.07, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.