Sec. 51.305.  HEARING ON RECOMMENDATIONS.  (a)  If the respondent requests a hearing, the hearing shall be conducted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings.
(b)  The State Office of Administrative Hearings shall consider the department's applicable substantive rules and policies when conducting a hearing under this subchapter.
(c)  An administrative law judge at the State Office of Administrative Hearings shall:
(1)  make findings of fact and conclusions of law;  and
(2)  promptly issue to the commission a proposal for decision as to the occurrence of the violation and the amount of any proposed administrative penalty.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 836, Sec. 31, eff. June 14, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1215, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.