Texas Register
TITLE 22 EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 23TEXAS REAL ESTATE COMMISSION
CHAPTER 533PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
RULE §533.33Qualifications of Mediators
ISSUE 12/28/2007
ACTION Final/Adopted
Preamble Texas Admin Code Rule
(a)A commission mediator will receive at a minimum 40 hours of formal training in ADR procedures through a program approved by the commission's administrator.

 (b)SOAH mediators, employees of other agencies who are mediators, and private pro bono mediators, may be assigned to contested matters as needed.

  (1)Each mediator shall first have received 40 hours of Texas mediation training as prescribed by Texas law.

   (2)Each mediator shall have some expertise in the area of the contested matter.

   (3)If the mediator is a SOAH judge, that person will not also sit as the judge for the case if the contested matter goes to public hearing. If the mediator is an employee of the commission and dispute does not settle, that mediator will not have any further contact or involvement concerning the disputed matter.

This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on December 10, 2007

TRD-200706257

Loretta R. DeHay

Assistant Administrator and General Counsel

Texas Real Estate Commission

Effective date: December 30, 2007

Proposal publication date: October 26, 2007

For further information, please call: (512) 465-3900

 

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