Sec. 2001.021. PETITION FOR ADOPTION OF RULES    


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  • (a) An interested person by petition to a state agency may request the adoption of a rule.

    (b) A state agency by rule shall prescribe the form for a petition under this section and the procedure for its submission, consideration, and disposition.

    (c) Not later than the 60th day after the date of submission of a petition under this section, a state agency shall:

    (1) deny the petition in writing, stating its reasons for the denial; or

    (2) initiate a rulemaking proceeding under this subchapter.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.