Sec. 810.007.  NOTICE AND HEARING.  (a)  A participating state agency or designated user that does not enter into a contract with or issue a license or certification to an individual based on a determination of the individual's ineligibility under Section 810.006 shall notify the individual of that determination.
(b)  Each participating state agency may provide an individual to whom notice is provided under this section an opportunity for a hearing regarding the determination of the individual's ineligibility under Section 810.006 on the individual's written request.  The hearing must be conducted in accordance with Chapter 2001, Government Code.
(c)  Notwithstanding any other law, in a hearing conducted under this section a participating state agency:
(1)  is not required to prove that an individual engaged in reportable conduct; and
(2)  must prove by a preponderance of the evidence that an individual is ineligible under Section 810.006.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 954 (S.B. 1849), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2023.