(a) Any person may petition for a rule or rule change by submitting a request to the commission's executive director that complies with the following requirements.
  (1) The petition shall be typed or legibly printed and shall be signed by the petitioner or the petitioner's authorized agent.
  (2) The petition shall:
    (A) state its purpose;
    (B) contain a concise statement of facts in support of the petition; and
    (C) include the text of the proposed rule or revision and the proposed effective date.
(b) Upon receipt of the petition, the executive director shall take the following action.
  (1) If the petition does not comply with the form or content requirements of this section, or if there are statutory requirements preventing the promulgation of the rule or rule change, the executive director shall return to the petitioner by certified mail, return receipt requested, the petition and a statement describing how the petition fails to comply with the requirements of this section.
  (2) If the petition complies with the requirements of this section, the executive director shall prepare the document for presentation to the commission.
(c) After presentation of the document to the commission, the commission may direct commission staff to compile information relevant to the petition to be presented at a subsequent commission meeting; propose rules in response to the petition; vote to take no action regarding the petition; or take other action it deems appropriate.

Source Note: The provisions of this §59.6 adopted to be effective December 12, 1994, 19 TexReg 9490; amended to be effective September 6, 1998, 23 TexReg 8831.