| (a) Any interested person, as defined by §2001.021,
Government Code, may request a rule be adopted, amended, or repealed
by submitting a written petition to the Board.
(b) The written petition must include:
(1) the person's full name, mailing address, telephone
number, and email address;
(2) a brief summary of the proposed action and its
desired effect;
(3) a justification for the proposed action set out
in narrative form with sufficient particularity to inform the Board
the reasons and arguments on which the person is relying;
(4) if proposing a new rule, the text of the new rule
in the exact form that is desired to be adopted; and
(5) if proposing an amendment or repeal, the specific
section and text of the rule the person wants to change, with deletions
crossed through and additions underlined.
(c) The written petition must be submitted to the Board
by:
(1) delivering the petition in person to the Board's
headquarters;
(2) sending the petition via email to general.counsel@talcb.texas.gov;
(3) sending the petition via fax to (512) 936-3788,
ATTN: General Counsel; or
(4) sending the petition via mail to P.O. Box 12188,
Austin, Texas, 78711, ATTN: General Counsel.
(d) Not later than 60 days after the date of submission
of a petition that complies with the requirements of this section,
the Executive Committee, in consultation with Board staff, shall review
the petition and either:
(1) deny the petition in writing, stating the reasons
for the denial and advising of other methods the interested person
may communicate his or her concerns to the Board; or
(2) initiate a rulemaking proceeding under Chapter
2001, Government Code, by directing that the petition be placed on
the next agenda for discussion by:
(A) the Board; or
(B) the appropriate Board committee.
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