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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the hearings officer of the Texas Department of |
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Banking. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11.202(b), Finance Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) The Texas Department of Banking may employ a hearings |
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officer to serve the finance agencies as determined by interagency |
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agreement. For the purposes of Section 2003.021, Government Code, |
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a hearings officer employed under this section may be retained |
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under contract to provide services on a part-time basis and is |
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considered to be an employee of each agency for which hearing |
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services are provided. The hearings officer's only duty under the |
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hearings officer's contract is to preside over matters related to |
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contested cases before a finance agency. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |