1. (a) In any appeal, the hearing officer or a party may move for the setting of a prehearing conference. The hearing officer will direct that the parties appear at a specific time for a conference prior to a hearing for the purposes of considering any of the following:

   1. (1) the formulation or simplification of issues;
   2. (2) admission of certain assertions of fact or stipulations;
   3. (3) the procedure at the hearing;
   4. (4) any limitation, where possible, of the number of witnesses; and/or
   5. (5) such other matters as may aid in the simplification of the proceeding or the disposition of matters in controversy, including the settlement of matters in dispute.
2. (b) Action taken at the conference shall be reduced to writing and delivered to all parties.

Source Note:The provisions of this §1.33 adopted to be effective December 5, 1989, 14 TexReg 6127.