PART 1. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
CHAPTER 80. MANUFACTURED HOUSING
SUBCHAPTER D. LICENSING
The Manufactured Housing Division of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (the "Department") adopts amendments 10 Texas Administrative Code, §80.41 relating to the regulation of the manufactured housing program.
The rule adoption provides the Department with the ability to have a third party administer the licensing education exam. The amendments to 10 Texas Administrative Code §80.41 are adopted without changes to the proposed text as published in the April 19, 2024, issue of the Texas Register (49 TexReg 2377). The adopted rule will not be republished.
The adoption of the rules are effective thirty (30) days following the date of publication in the Texas Register.
The rules as proposed on April 19, 2024, are adopted as final rules.
No comments were received and there were no request for a public hearing to take comments on the rules.
The following is a restatement of the rules' factual basis:
10 Texas Administrative Code §80.41(c)(2)(D) and (E) are adopted without changes, adding that the Department may enter into an agreement with a third party to administer the licensing education exam(s) required under §1201.104 of the Texas Occupations Code. If required to be taken with the assistance of a third party, the applicant shall pay the cost of the exam.
The amendments are adopted under §1201.052 of the Texas Occupations Code, which provides the Director with authority to amend, add, and repeal rules governing the Manufactured Housing Division of the Department and §1201.053 of the Texas Occupations Code, which authorizes the board to adopt rules as necessary and the director to administer and enforce the manufactured housing program through the Manufactured Housing Division.
No other statutes, codes, or articles are affected by adoption of the amended rules.
The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the adoption and found it to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on May 31, 2024.
TRD-202402438
Jim R. Hicks
Executive Director
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
Effective date: July 14, 2024
Proposal publication date: April 19, 2024
For further information, please call: (512) 475-2206