Sec. 501.153.  ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION.  (a)  The committee shall develop and implement a policy to encourage the use of appropriate alternative dispute resolution procedures under Chapter 2009 to assist in the resolution of internal and external disputes under the committee's jurisdiction.
(b)  The committee'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 committee shall designate a trained person to:
(1)  coordinate the implementation of the policy adopted under Subsection (a);
(2)  serve as a resource for any training needed to implement the procedures for alternative dispute resolution; and
(3)  collect data concerning the effectiveness of those procedures, as implemented by the committee.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1308 (S.B. 909), Sec. 31, eff. June 15, 2007.