(a) An interested party may petition the Institute to adopt a rule by submitting a proposed rule in writing either by electronic or regular mail to the Chief Executive Officer and the General Counsel of the Institute. Each proposed rule must be submitted to the Institute in a separate petition for adoption.
(b) The petition must include the following information:
  (1) the full name, mailing address, email address, and phone number of the petitioner;
  (2) the complete text of the new proposed rule, if the proposed rule alters text of a current Institute rule then changes shall be shown in the following manner, deletion of current text shall be marked by striking through the text, addition of new text shall be marked by underlining the text;
  (3) an explanation of how the proposed rule benefits the public, including supporting information or data demonstrating the need for the proposed rule;
  (4) a statement of the legal authority for the proposed rule; and
  (5) any other information required by the Institute.
(c) The General Counsel of the agency shall review the petition for adoption and confirm it complies with subsection (b) of this section, if not in compliance the petition for adoption may be denied. On or before the 60th day after receipt of the proposed rule, the Chief Executive Officer shall either deny the petition for adoption in writing stating reasons for denial or direct the General Counsel to initiate a rulemaking procedure pursuant to Chapter 2001, Texas Government Code.

Source Note: The provisions of this §701.35 adopted to be effective December 10, 2014, 39 TexReg 9565