- (a) All requests for hearing in which the Texas Education Agency (the agency) is a petitioner or respondent shall be heard by the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH).
- (b) In hearings in which the agency is not the petitioner, petitions for review or requests for hearing shall be filed with the commissioner within 30 calendar days after the decision, order, or ruling complained of is first communicated to the petitioner, except as otherwise provided by law or agency rule.
- (c) The agency's division responsible for hearings and appeals shall transmit the petition for review or request for hearing and a request to docket the hearing to SOAH.
Source Note:The provisions of this §157.1071 adopted to be effective July 20, 2004, 29 TexReg 6893.