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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain hearings conducted by the State Office of |
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Administrative Hearings. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 12.032, Agriculture Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 12.032. HEARINGS CONDUCTED BY [COOPERATION WITH] STATE |
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OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS. |
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SECTION 2. The heading to Section 40.066, Human Resources |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 40.066. HEARINGS CONDUCTED BY [COOPERATION WITH] STATE |
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OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS. |
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SECTION 3. Section 40.066(c), Human Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) If the State Office of Administrative Hearings conducts |
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a contested case hearing for the department under Chapter 2001, |
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Government Code, the [The] administrative law judge who conducts |
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the [a contested case] hearing [for the State Office of |
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Administrative Hearings on behalf of the department] shall enter |
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the final decision in the case after completion of the hearing. |
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SECTION 4. The heading to Section 402.073, Labor Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 402.073. HEARINGS CONDUCTED BY [COOPERATION WITH] |
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STATE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS. |
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SECTION 5. Section 402.073(c), Labor Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) In a case in which a hearing is conducted in conjunction |
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with Section [402.072,] 407.046, 408.023, or 415.034, and in other |
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cases under this subtitle that are not subject to Subsection (b), |
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the administrative law judge who conducts the hearing for the State |
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Office of Administrative Hearings shall propose a decision to the |
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commissioner for final consideration and decision by the |
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commissioner. |
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SECTION 6. Section 524.032(b), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A hearing shall be rescheduled if, before the fifth day |
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before the date scheduled for the hearing, a request for a |
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continuance from the person who requested the hearing is received |
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by the State Office of Administrative Hearings [in accordance with |
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the memorandum of understanding adopted under Section 524.033(c)]. |
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Unless both parties agree otherwise, the hearing shall be |
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rescheduled for a date not earlier than the fifth day after the date |
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the request for continuance is received. |
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SECTION 7. The following provisions are repealed: |
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(1) Sections 12.032(a) and (e), Agriculture Code; |
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(2) Section 22.018, Human Resources Code; |
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(3) Sections 40.066(a), (b), and (d), Human Resources |
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Code; |
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(4) Section 40.004, Insurance Code; |
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(5) Section 402.073(a), Labor Code; and |
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(6) Sections 524.033(c) and (d), Transportation Code. |
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SECTION 8. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |