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Chapter 511
H.B. No. 1861
1 AN ACT
2 relating to the continuation and functions of the Commission on
3 State Emergency Communications.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
5 SECTION 1. Section 771.032, Health and Safety Code, is
6 amended to read as follows:
7 Sec. 771.032. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Commission on
8 State Emergency Communications is subject to Chapter 325,
9 Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence
10 as provided by that chapter, the commission is abolished and this
11 chapter expires September 1, 2023 [O1-] .
12 SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 771, Health and Safety
13 Code, is amended by adding Section 771.040 to read as follows:
14 Sec. 771. 040. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING AND ALTERNATIVE
15 DISPUTE RESOLUTION. (a) "The commission shall develop and
16 implement a policy to encourage the use of:
17 (1) negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter
18 2008, Government Code, for the adoption of commission rules; and
19 (2) appropriate alternative dispute resolution
20 procedures under Chapter 2009, Government Code, to assist in the
21 resolution of internal and external disputes under the commission's
22 jurisdiction.
23 (b) The commission's procedures relating to alternative
24 dispute resolution must conform, to the extent possible, to any
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1861, Chapter 511, legislative document, June 17, 2011; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth311128/m1/1/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.