- (a) This subchapter applies to internal and external disputes before the board, including those that may be referred by the State Office of Administrative Hearings.
- (b) This subchapter supplements the procedures required by the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), Chapter 2001 of the Texas Government Code.
- (c) In accordance with the Government Dispute Resolution Act, Chapter 2009 of the Texas Government Code, and it is the board's policy that disputes with the board be resolved as fairly and expeditiously as possible. To encourage this policy, the board has adopted the use of ADR.
- (d) All Alternative Dispute Resolution procedures shall be consistent with the APA and GDRA and Chapter 154 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code.
- (e) ADR procedures developed and used by the board do not limit other dispute resolution procedures available for the board.
- (f) Consistent with this ADR policy, the board shall endeavor to educate its staff and persons who are subject to the board's jurisdiction concerning the availability of ADR to resolve disputes.
- (g) The use of ADR may not be applied in a manner that denies a person a right granted under other state or federal law including a right to an administrative or judicial hearing that is allowed or mandated by the board or by laws of more general application.
- (h) Any resolution reached as a result of the ADR procedure should be through the voluntary agreement of the parties.
Source Note:The provisions of this §175.100 adopted to be effective April 20, 2009, 34 TexReg 2543; amended to be effective July 28, 2025, 50 TexReg 4969.