The executive director and the respondent may reach an agreement, or settlement, in an enforcement action such that an agreed order is entered into in accordance with §70.10 of this title (relating to Agreed Orders). If there is a party to the case that dissents from the proposed settlement, the judge shall give such party a reasonable time to file comments, and shall forward all timely filed comments to the commission together with the proposed settlement. After any required public notice and opportunity for comment on proposed settlements and consideration of the record, the commission or the executive director may either approve the proposed settlement, or disapprove it and remand the case to the State Office of Administrative Hearings for hearing.

Source Note: The provisions of this §80.254 adopted to be effective December 1, 1997, 22 TexReg 11381; amended to be effective July 22, 2010, 35 TexReg 6292