| (a) Following a contested case hearing, the ALJ shall
review the evidence and testimony and prepare a PFD which shall include
findings of fact and conclusions of law, and, if appropriate, may
include recommendations for an appropriate decision or sanction.
(b) The ALJ shall serve copies of the PFD on all parties
of record within 30 days after conclusion of the hearing. The parties
may submit exceptions to the PFD and replies to the exceptions. Exceptions,
replies to exceptions, and related briefs must be submitted to the
ALJ and to the commission through the department and, unless otherwise
indicated, must be filed within deadlines established by the ALJ.
The ALJ may amend the PFD in response to the exceptions, replies,
or briefs submitted. If the ALJ makes substantive revisions, the ALJ
shall circulate the amended PFD to the parties for additional exceptions
and briefs before submitting the PFD to the Department.
(c) The ALJ shall submit the PFD together with all
materials listed in the APA §2001.060, to the Department. No
additional briefs may be submitted after the case is under submission
to the commission for decision unless requested by the commission.
The APA §2001.058 provides the standards the commission must
follow if its decision differs from the PFD.
(d) The commission shall make a decision regarding
the PFD within 30 days of the date of receipt of the PFD.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §93.212 adopted to be effective August 10, 1999, 24 TexReg 6027; amended to be effective February 24, 2003, 28 TexReg 1631; amended to be effective July 11, 2010, 35 TexReg 5813; amended to be effective August 5, 2018, 43 TexReg 4965 |
