Any interested person may petition the Texas Workforce Commission (Commission) requesting the adoption of a rule. Petitioners should submit petitions in writing to the General Counsel of the Commission. The petition may be in any legible form but must contain at least the following information.
  (1) Petitioner's Name and Address. The petitioners' name, complete mailing address, and signature should appear in the request.
  (2) Explanation and Justification. A petitioner should include an explanation and justification of the proposed rule. The explanation should include a concise statement of the relevant background information necessary to understand the need for the rule, the existing problem that the proposed rule is to correct, and the foreseeable effects of the requested rule.
  (3) Text. A petitioner should include the text of the proposed rule reflecting added or deleted words. A reference to any existing rule including the title, chapter and section number, if applicable, should appear on the request.
  (4) Authority. A statement of the statutory or other authority for taking the requested action should also appear on the request.

Source Note: The provisions of this §800.253 adopted to be effective April 19, 1998, 23 TexReg 3700.