The Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) adopts new rule 22 TAC §533.50, Petition for Adoption of Rules, in Chapter 533, Practice and Procedure, with non-substantive changes to the rule, as published in the March 12, 2021, issue of the Texas Register (46 TexReg 1594). The rule will be republished.

The new rule §533.50 implements a statutory requirement that state agencies must prescribe by rule the form for a petition for adoption of rules and the procedure for its submission, consideration, and disposition.

The new rule was recommended by the Executive Committee.

Eight comments were received. Four comments were in support of the rule as published with one requesting a change in sentence structure. Two were neutral regarding the rule as published and two were opposed with one requesting simplified language. The Commission declined to make any changes to the rule based on these comments but did make a non-substantive change to add the agency's mailing address under subsection c.

The new rule is adopted under Texas Occupations Code, §1101.151, which authorizes the Texas Real Estate Commission to adopt and enforce rules necessary to administer Chapters 1101 and 1102, as well as Texas Government Code §2001.021, which requires state agencies to adopt by rule procedures for petitioning for the adoption of rules.