An individual, representative, partnership, corporation, association, governmental subdivision, or public or private organization, the department, or any other entity may seek to initiate a contested case by filing an original and one copy of a petition with the executive director at the department's headquarters building in Austin. A contract claim regarding sanctions cannot be appealed to the State Office of Administrative Hearings unless the Contract Claim Committee procedure is completed.

Source Note:The provisions of this §1.23 adopted to be effective September 21, 2000, 25 TexReg 9228; amended to be effective February 17, 2005, 30 TexReg 722.