(a) If the commission staff recommends administrative penalties or any other sanction for alleged violations of laws or rules, the respondent may request a preliminary staff conference.
(b) Commission staff shall schedule a preliminary staff conference with the applicant to discuss the alleged violations of laws or rules within 30 days of the request or as soon as practical. The respondent may accept or reject the settlement recommendations of the commission staff. If the respondent rejects the proposed agreement, the respondent must request in writing a formal administrative hearing as described in Subchapter F of this chapter (relating to Contested Cases) within 30 days of the notice of the staff's recommended disciplinary action.

Source Note: The provisions of this §401.31 adopted to be effective March 8, 2001, 26 TexReg 2040; amended to be effective July 19, 2007, 32 TexReg 4443; amended to be effective December 18, 2012, 37 TexReg 9778; amended to be effective February 26, 2015, 40 TexReg 826