| (a) The board's policy is to encourage the use of negotiated
rulemaking for the adoption of board rules in appropriate situations.
(b) The board's general counsel or the designee of
the general counsel shall be the board's negotiated rulemaking coordinator
(NRC). The NRC shall perform the following functions, as required:
(1) coordinate the implementation of the policy set
out in subsection (a) of this section and in accordance with the Negotiated
Rulemaking Act, Chapter 2008, Government Code;
(2) serve as a resource for any staff training or education
needed to implement negotiated rulemaking procedures; and
(3) collect data to evaluate the effectiveness of negotiated
rulemaking procedures implemented by the board.
(c) The board or the executive director may direct
the NRC to begin negotiated rulemaking procedures on a specified subject.
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