- (a) After each hearing, the hearing officer shall promptly report to the parties in writing the officer's decision, findings of fact, and the reasons for those findings.
- (b) The hearing officer's decision is final on the 31st day after the date on which the decision is reported unless a party files an appeal within that period.
- (c) The filing of an appeal suspends the hearing officer's decision, and a party may not take action on the decision.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.