SECTION 9.217. Submission of Overall Goal

(a) The department will submit the overall goals for the following three federal fiscal years and the information described by subsection (b) of this section to the appropriate OA for review by August 1 of the year in which the three-year period begins, unless a different submission date is provided under federal law.

(b) The department will submit with the overall goals a description of the methodology used to establish the goals, including:

(1) the evidence with which the base figure was calculated;

(2) a summary listing of the relevant available evidence in the state and, if not used, an explanation of why it was not used to adjust the base figure; and

(3) a projection of the part of each overall goal that the department expects to meet through race-neutral means and through race-conscious means.

(c) Any changes to an annual goal that has been set by the department must be submitted to the appropriate OA for review under §9.218 of this subchapter (relating to Review by Operating Administration (OA)).

Source Note: The provisions of this §9.217 adopted to be effective September 1, 2012, 37 TexReg 5320