1. (a) Parties who raise jurisdictional challenges to an election for arbitration in a judicial enforcement action are required to seek an expeditious ruling from the court in which the election was filed.
2. (b) Jurisdictional challenges brought to an election for arbitration in an administrative enforcement proceeding shall be decided by the presiding administrative law judge in the contested case.

Source Note:The provisions of this §163.57 adopted to be effective February 17, 2016, 41 TexReg 1111.