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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) The commission shall develop and implement policies that provide the public a reasonable opportunity to appear before the commission and to speak on any issue under the commission's jurisdiction.
(b) The commission shall develop and implement routine and ongoing mechanisms, in accessible formats, to:
(1) receive consumer input;
(2) involve consumers in planning, delivery, and evaluation of programs and services under the jurisdiction of the commission; and
(3) communicate to the public regarding the input received by the commission under this section and actions taken in response to that input.
(c) The commission shall prepare information of public interest describing the functions of the commission and the commission's procedures by which complaints are filed with and resolved by the commission. The commission shall make the information available to the public and appropriate state agencies.
(d) The executive commissioner by rule shall establish methods by which the public, consumers, and service recipients can be notified of the mailing addresses and telephone numbers of appropriate agency personnel for the purpose of directing complaints to the commission. The commission may provide for that notification:
(1) on each registration form, application, or written contract for services of a person regulated by the commission;
(2) on a sign prominently displayed in the place of business of each person regulated by the commission; or
(3) in a bill for service provided by a person regulated by the commission.
(e) The commission shall keep an information file about each complaint filed with the commission relating to:
(1) a license holder or entity regulated by the commission; or
(2) a service delivered by the commission.
(f) If a written complaint is filed with the commission relating to a license holder or entity regulated by the commission or a service delivered by the commission, the commission, at least quarterly and until final disposition of the complaint, shall notify the parties to the complaint of the status of the complaint unless notice would jeopardize an undercover investigation.
(g) In addition to the information file maintained under Subsection (e), the commission shall maintain an information file on a complaint received by the commission relating to any matter or agency under the jurisdiction of the commission.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 531.011. Public Input Information and Complaints - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/government-code/gov-t-sect-531-011/
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