(a) - (f)(No change.)
(g)Final orders on contested cases shall be in writing
and signed by the presiding officer of the Commission. Final orders
shall include findings of fact and conclusions of law separately stated
from disciplinary actions imposed and administrative penalties assessed.
Parties will be notified [either personally or by mail of any
decision] and [will be] given a copy of the decision
as provided by the APA. A decision is final as provided by the APA.
[A party notified by mail of a final decision or order is presumed
to have been notified on the third day after the date on which the
notice is mailed.]
(h)If the Commission or the Executive Director [
Administrator] finds [find] that an imminent
peril to the public health, safety, or welfare requires immediate
effect of a final decision or order, that finding shall be recited
in the decision or order as well as the fact that the decision or
order is final and effective on the date signed. The decision or order
is then final and appealable on the date signed and a motion for rehearing
is not required as a prerequisite for appeal.
(i)(No change.)
The agency
certifies that legal counsel has reviewed
the proposal and found it to be within the state agency's legal authority
to adopt.
Filed with the Office
of the Secretary of State on August 20, 2015
TRD-201503254 Kerri Lewis
General Counsel
Texas Real Estate Commission
Earliest possible date of adoption: October 4, 2015
For further information, please call: (512) 936-3092
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