| (a) An interested party may petition the Institute
to adopt a rule by submitting a proposed rule in writing either by
electronic or regular mail to the Chief Executive Officer and the
General Counsel of the Institute. Each proposed rule must be submitted
to the Institute in a separate petition for adoption.
(b) The petition must include the following information:
(1) the full name, mailing address, email address,
and phone number of the petitioner;
(2) the complete text of the new proposed rule, if
the proposed rule alters text of a current Institute rule then changes
shall be shown in the following manner, deletion of current text shall
be marked by striking through the text, addition of new text shall
be marked by underlining the text;
(3) an explanation of how the proposed rule benefits
the public, including supporting information or data demonstrating
the need for the proposed rule;
(4) a statement of the legal authority for the proposed
rule; and
(5) any other information required by the Institute.
(c) The General Counsel of the agency shall review
the petition for adoption and confirm it complies with subsection
(b) of this section, if not in compliance the petition for adoption
may be denied. On or before the 60th day after receipt of the proposed
rule, the Chief Executive Officer shall either deny the petition for
adoption in writing stating reasons for denial or direct the General
Counsel to initiate a rulemaking procedure pursuant to Chapter 2001,
Texas Government Code.
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