REVIEW OF AGENCY RULES

Proposed Rule Reviews

Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation

Title 16, Part 4

The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (Department) files this Notice of Intent to Review to consider for re-adoption, revision, or repeal the chapters listed below, in their entirety, contained in Title 16, Part 4, of the Texas Administrative Code. This review is being conducted in accordance with Texas Government Code §2001.039.

Rule Chapters Under Review

Chapter 59, Continuing Education Requirements

Chapter 60, Procedural Rules of the Commission and the Department

Chapter 70, Industrialized Housing and Buildings

Chapter 72, Professional Employer Organization

Chapter 73, Electricians

During the review, the Department will assess whether the reasons for adopting or readopting the rules in these chapters continue to exist. The Department will review each rule to determine whether it is obsolete, whether the rule reflects current legal and policy considerations, and whether the rule reflects current Department procedures. This review is required every four years.

Written comments regarding the review of these chapters may be submitted electronically on the Department's website at (select the appropriate chapter name for your comment); by facsimile to (512) 475-3032; or by mail to Shamica Mason, Legal Assistant, Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, P.O. Box 12157, Austin, Texas 78711. The deadline for comments is 30 days after publication of this notice in the Texas Register.

No changes to the rules in these chapters are being proposed at this time. If the Department determines that changes to the rules are necessary as a result of this rule review, the proposed changes will be published in the Proposed Rules section of the Texas Register and will be open for public comment before final adoption by the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation, the Department's governing body, in accordance with the requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 2001.

TRD-202500113

Doug Jennings

General Counsel

Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation

Filed: January 15, 2025


Texas Juvenile Justice Department

Title 37, Part 11

In accordance with §2001.039, Government Code, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) proposes the review of Title 37, Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 359, Memorandums of Understanding.

An assessment will be made by TJJD to determine whether the reasons for adopting the standards in the given chapter continue to exist and whether the standards reflect current legal and policy considerations and current TJJD procedure.

Comments on the review may be submitted within 30 days after publication of this notice to Texas Juvenile Justice Department, Policy and Standards Section, P.O. Box 12757, Austin, Texas 78711, or via email to policy.proposals@tjjd.texas.gov.

TRD-202500138

Jana Jones

General Counsel

Texas Juvenile Justice Department

Filed: January 16, 2025


Adopted Rule Reviews

Texas Municipal Retirement System

Title 34, Part 6

The Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS) adopts the review of Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Title 34, Part 6, Chapter 121, Practice and Procedure Regarding Claims (Chapter 121), pursuant to Texas Government Code, §2001.039.

Notice of the review of Chapter 121 was published in the October 18, 2024 issue of the Texas Register (49 TexReg 8477). TMRS received no comments concerning the review of this chapter.

TMRS has reviewed Chapter 121 in accordance with Texas Government Code §2001.039, which requires agencies to assess, every four years, whether the initial reasons for adopting a rule continue to exist. TMRS' Board of Trustees determined that the original reasons for adopting all rules in Chapter 121 continue to exist and readopts Chapter 121.

This concludes the review of 34 TAC, Part 6, Chapter 121.

TRD-202500203

Christine M. Sweeney

Chief Legal Officer

Texas Municipal Retirement System

Filed: January 22, 2025