Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 81.065 · Subchapter C. JURISDICTION, POWERS, AND DUTIES
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION POLICY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The commission shall develop and implement a policy to encourage the use of appropriate alternative dispute resolution procedures under Chapter 2009, Government Code, to assist in the resolution of internal and external disputes under the commission's jurisdiction.
(b) The commission's procedures relating to alternative dispute resolution must conform, to the extent possible, to any model guidelines issued by the State Office of Administrative Hearings for the use of alternative dispute resolution by state agencies.
(c) The commission shall:
(1) coordinate the implementation of the policy adopted under Subsection (a);
(2) provide training as needed to implement the procedures for alternative dispute resolution; and
(3) collect information concerning the effectiveness of those procedures.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 57 (H.B. 1818), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.81.htm
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