Texas Administrative Code
Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS
Part 23 - TEXAS REAL ESTATE COMMISSION
Chapter 533 - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
Subchapter E - PETITION FOR ADOPTION OF RULES
Section 533.50 - Petition for Adoption of Rules
Universal Citation: 22 TX Admin Code ยง 533.50
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) Any interested person, as defined by § 2001.021, Government Code, may request a rule be adopted, amended, or repealed by submitting a written petition to the Commission.
(b) The written petition must include:
(1) the person's full name, mailing address,
telephone number, and email address;
(2) a brief summary of the proposed action
and its desired effect;
(3) a
justification for the proposed action set out in narrative form with sufficient
particularity to inform the Commission the reasons and arguments on which the
person is relying;
(4) if proposing
a new rule, the text of the new rule in the exact form that is desired to be
adopted; and
(5) if proposing an
amendment or repeal, the specific section and text of the rule the person wants
to change, with deletions crossed through and additions underlined.
(c) The written petition must be submitted to the Commission by:
(1) delivering
the petition in person to the Commission's headquarters;
(2) sending the petition via email to
general.counsel@trec.texas.gov;
(3)
sending the petition via fax to (512) 936-3788, ATTN: General Counsel;
or
(4) sending the petition via
mail to P.O. Box 12188, Austin, Texas, 78711, ATTN: General Counsel.
(d) Not later than 60 days after the date of submission of a petition that complies with the requirements of this section, the Chair of the Commission, in consultation with Commission staff, shall review the petition and either:
(1) deny the petition in writing, stating the
reasons for the denial; or
(2)
initiate a rulemaking proceeding under Chapter 2001, Government Code, by
directing that the petition be placed on the next agenda for discussion by:
(A) the Commission; or
(B) the appropriate advisory committee with
subject matter jurisdiction.
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