Sec. 419.0082. RULEMAKING

(a) In adopting or amending a rule under Section 419.008(a) or any other law, the commission shall seek the input of the fire fighter advisory committee. The commission shall permit the advisory committee to review and comment on any proposed rule, including a proposed amendment to a rule, before the rule is adopted. The recommendations of the advisory committee are subject to modification or rejection by the commission, in the commission's sole discretion, without the resubmission of the matter to the advisory committee.

(b) The commission may not adopt a rule, including an amendment to a rule, before the commission meeting held after the commission meeting at which the rule is first proposed.

(c) This section does not apply to an emergency rule adopted under Section 2001.034.

(d) Notwithstanding other provisions of this section, the commission may, without review by an advisory committee, make nonsubstantive clerical changes to a rule.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1172, Sec. 1.06, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 112 , Sec. 1, eff. May 20, 2005. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1216 , Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2009.