Sec. 51.354.  RIGHT TO HEARING;  ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE.  (a)  A respondent is entitled to a hearing conducted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings if the executive director proposes to deny, suspend, or revoke a license.
(b)  A proceeding under this chapter to deny, suspend, or revoke a license is considered to be a contested case under Chapter 2001, Government Code.
(c)  The executive director by rule shall prescribe notice procedures for a contested case under this chapter that provide for notice by certified mail with electronic return receipt.
(d)  Expired.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 836, Sec. 39, eff. June 14, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1215, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1215, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by: 
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 669 (H.B. 2310), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2009.