Texas Administrative Code

(a) The OAG may verify and investigate an application or award. Verification and investigation includes, but is not limited to: (1) a verification of any evidence submitted to the OAG; (2) a review of records submitted by a service provider; or (3) a post payment audit to verify …

(a) All bills for emergency medical treatment, medical, psychiatric care or counseling, and all bills of health care service providers must be itemized and submitted on a form approved by the OAG. If a collateral source is available, the explanation of benefits (EOB) showing the …

(a) The OAG may require victims, claimants, or health care service providers to submit current medical reports or records including information regarding the treatment, diagnosis, and prognosis of the victim or claimant's condition. The OAG may require a health care service provi…

(a) Pursuant to Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 56.42(c), the OAG limits compensation for psychiatric care or counseling to: (1) for criminally injurious conduct between October 12, 1992 and August 31, 1994, $3,000 or 40 sessions per victim or $1,000 per eligible residin…

(a) Expenses relating to the victim's inpatient psychiatric hospitalization, residential treatment or intensive outpatient programs are limited to 30 days of treatment, unless good cause is shown. (b) The OAG may require a written authorization prior to the victim's admission for…

Pursuant to Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 56.34, if circumstances require that the victim or claimant personally pay a medical, or psychiatric care or counseling expense incurred as a direct result of criminally injurious conduct or for emergency medical treatment, the…

(a) Compensation for dental services shall be subject to fair and reasonable guidelines. For dental services normally associated with criminally injurious conduct, the OAG has determined that fair and reasonable reimbursements will be paid at the amount published in the current A…

(a) Failure to comply with any provision of this chapter or Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 56 may subject a health care service provider to a reduction or denial of payments, and any other applicable penalties allowed by law. (b) The OAG shall award compensation for out…

(a) The OAG considers the following medical services to be reasonable and necessary as a result of the personal injury caused by the criminally injurious conduct: (1) the one time only repair or replacement of medical or dental devices in use by the victim prior to the criminally…

(a) For the limited purpose of awarding compensation for relocation and housing rental expenses pursuant to Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 56.42(d)(1) and (2), the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) Deposits--Expenses for rental deposits are limited …

(a) Pursuant to Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 56.42(d), the OAG shall determine eligibility for reimbursement of the reasonable and necessary costs for relocation and housing rental expenses. A request for relocation and housing rental expenses must be incurred within …

(a) Pursuant to Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 56.542, a peace officer or a former peace officer, as defined therein, who, in the performance of the officer's duties as a peace officer employed by the state or a local governmental entity, sustains an injury as a result …

For purposes of this subchapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) A peace officer eligible to receive payments under Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 56.542 is defined as an individual elected, appointed, or employed to serve as a peace officer f…

Eligibility of a peace officer to receive benefits under this subchapter shall be determined in accordance with the provisions and requirements of Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 56.542. Notes 1 Tex. Admin. Code § 61.703 The provisions of this §61.703 adopted to be effec…

(a) Any one of the following will be sufficient evidence of total disability resulting in permanent incapacity for work: (1) a determination of total and permanent disability by the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation; (2) a determination of total and…

(a) A disabled peace officer must submit a completed, OAG approved application for compensation to the Crime Victims' Compensation Program, Office of the Attorney General, P.O. Box 12198, Austin, TX 78711-2198. An application is deemed complete if: (1) it is signed by the applica…

(a) If the OAG determines that a disabled peace officer is eligible for an award under this subchapter, the OAG will compute the amount of the annual payment based on the average annual net salary, minus any amount from collateral sources, consistent with the provisions of this s…

(a) Pursuant to Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 56.47(a), a victim or claimant may request a reconsideration of all or any part of the OAG's decision to make or deny an award on an application or the amount of an award. (b) Within 30 days of the date of the OAG's adverse…

At any time before a hearing is conducted, the hearing officer may request a prehearing conference, either in person or by telephone, with the victim, claimant, or his or her legal representative in order to establish whether a hearing on an application for compensation is necess…

(a) If the request for a reconsideration is in accordance with § 61.901 of this subchapter (relating to Request for Reconsideration of an Adverse Action, and the victim or claimant is dissatisfied with the reconsideration decision, the victim or claimant may file a signed, writte…

(a) To seek judicial review pursuant to Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 56.48(a), the victim or claimant must have exhausted all other available administrative remedies provided in § 61.901 and § 61.903 of this subchapter (relating to Request for Reconsideration of an Ad…

(a) Pursuant to Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 56.43, the OAG shall determine and award reasonable attorney fees to the attorney representing a victim or claimant in dispute of an OAG compensation determination. (b) If there is no hearing or dispute about the amount awa…

(a) Program purpose. The purpose of this section is to provide a mechanism for determining the suitability of project proposals for funding the acquisition of land and the development of public outdoor recreation facilities by small communities. (b) Scoring Criteria. (1) Goals an…

The department shall develop, implement, and follow guidelines and policies to ensure compliance with the provisions of Government Code, § 2252.202(a) . Notes 31 Tex. Admin. Code § 61.22 Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 10, March 9, 2018, TexReg 1443 , eff. 3/15/2018

(a) The Recreation Grants Manual contains the standards and requirements for the application, evaluation and award of all grants made under this subchapter and (b) The department is the state agency designated to cooperate with the federal government in the administration of the …

(a) It is the policy of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission that the department award and administer projects under this subchapter in accord with the provisions of this subchapter, with the intent to provide the greatest number of high-quality outdoor and indoor recreational…

(a) The purpose of this section is to provide a mechanism for determining the suitability of project proposals for funding the acquisition of land and the development of public indoor and outdoor recreation facilities. (b) Scoring Criteria. (1) Community Need (Total Range: 0-10 p…

(a) Program purpose. The purpose of this section is to provide a mechanism for determining the suitability of project proposals to award funding to tax-exempt organizations for programming that engages under-served populations in outdoor recreation, conservation, and environmenta…

(a) The department shall solicit, evaluate, negotiate, select, and award contracts for construction projects by means of a fair and impartial method as authorized by applicable law and department policy. (b) The department shall ensure that any method used to solicit, evaluate, s…

(a) Applicants will provide assurance that the property on which the facility is to be located is under the legal control of the applicant for a minimum of 25 years. (b) Applicants must agree to operate facilities. Notes 31 Tex. Admin. Code § 61.103 The provisions of this §61.103…

(a) For the 2023-2024 school year, the processes and procedures that the Texas Education Agency (TEA) will use in the administration of the provisions of the Texas Education Code (TEC), Chapter 49, and the fiscal, procedural, and administrative requirements that school districts …

For the purposes of implementing the Texas Education Code, Chapter 49, Subchapter G, a parcel shall be defined as one or more separately described items of real property, together with the improvements and personal property located on the property, that have the same taxable situ…

(a) A supervisor must: (1) be a registered code enforcement officer; (2) have adequate training, knowledge, and skill to consult competently concerning any code enforcement services which the supervisee undertakes; and (3) provide an alternate registered code enforcement officer …

The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Act--Occupations Code, Chapter 1952, concerning the registration of code enforcement officers. (2) Advisory Committee--The Code Enforce…

(a) To be registered as a code enforcement officer, an applicant must: (1) submit a completed application on a department-approved form; (2) possess at least one year of full-time experience in the field of code enforcement on the date the application is filed with the department…

(a) A registrant shall: (1) be knowledgeable of and adhere to the Act, the rules, applicable codes, and all procedures established by the department for registrants; and (2) be honest and trustworthy in the performance of all duties and work performed as a registrant, and shall a…

The enforcement authority granted under Texas Occupations Code, Chapters 51 and 1952 and any associated rules may be used to enforce Texas Occupations Code, Chapters 51 and 1952, and this chapter. Notes 16 Tex. Admin. Code § 62.91 Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 36, …

If a person or entity violates any provision of Texas Occupations Code, Chapters 51 and 1952, this chapter, or any rule or order of the commission or executive director, proceedings may be instituted to impose administrative penalties, administrative sanctions, or both in accorda…

(a) Fees paid to the department are non-refundable. (b) Registration fees: (1) Code enforcement officer, two-year term--$100 (2) Code enforcement officer in training, one-year term--$50 (c) Renewal fees: (1) Code enforcement officer, two-year renewal--$75 (2) Code enforcement off…

(a) The commission shall establish an advisory committee to provide advice and recommendations to the department on technical matters relevant to the administration of this chapter. The name of the advisory committee shall be the Code Enforcement Officers Advisory Committee. (b) …

(a) A code enforcement officer in training must be supervised by a registered code enforcement officer during all times the code enforcement officer in training is engaged in code enforcement. Time shall not be counted toward the experience required for registration as a code enf…

These rules are promulgated under the authority of the Texas Occupations Code, Chapters 51 and 1952. Notes 16 Tex. Admin. Code § 62.1 Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 36, September 8, 2017, TexReg 4617 , eff. 9/15/2017

(a) Administrative appeals will be conducted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), Texas Government Code Chapter 2001. (b) An applicant who disagrees with an OAG decision to deny, decertify, suspend or probate a certification under this subchapter may request…

The following terms and abbreviations, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) Applicant--An entity that has filed an application for a grant with the OAG; (2) Application Kit--The information that is requi…

(a) Administrative appeals will be conducted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), Texas Government Code Chapter 2001. (b) An applicant who disagrees with an OAG decision to deny, decertify, suspend or probate a certification under this subchapter may request…

For the purposes of the Texas Education Code, § 49.012 , the date of an agreement entered by the board of trustees of a school district under the Texas Education Code, Chapter 49, Subchapter E or F, is the date that the agreement is certified by the commissioner of education. Not…

(a) Trustees of independent school districts may not authorize any exclusive franchises on the right to negotiate on behalf of the district. (b) Consolidations under the Texas Education Code, Chapter 49, Subchapter B; detachments and annexations under Subchapter C; and tax base c…