SECTION 1.203. Publication and Comments on Proposals for Rule Making

(a) Submission. Publication of proposed rules shall request that written comments be filed with the Office of the Chief Clerk, including proposed rules under the Insurance Code, Articles 5.96 and 5.97.

(b) Incorporation Of Forms By Reference. Notice of a proposed new rule or amendment to an existing rule under Government Code, Chapter 2001, which includes a new form or a change to an existing form incorporated by reference in the new or existing rule shall:

(1) include the text of the new form or proposed change to the existing form; or

(2) state that the proposal includes a new form or change to the existing form, accompanied by a description of the new form or change to the existing form sufficiently specific to provide the substantive detail about the new form or change to the existing form.

(c) Public Comment. Comments on each published proposal shall be filed with the Office of the Chief Clerk, with an additional copy to the division contact person in the department for the proposal if requested in the Texas Register notice.

(d) Request for Hearing. Any person may request a hearing on a published rule proposal. Unless the request is withdrawn, the commissioner shall grant the request and hold a hearing.

Source Note: The provisions of this §1.203 adopted to be effective September 27, 1994, 19 TexReg 7179.