Texas Statutes
§ 13.004 — ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURES.
Texas § 13.004
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Tex. Utilities Code Code Ann. § 13.004 (2026).
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Sec. 13.004. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURES.
(a)The counsellor shall develop and implement a policy to encourage the use of appropriate alternative dispute resolution procedures under Chapter 2009 , Government Code, to assist in the resolution of internal disputes under the office's jurisdiction.
(b)The office's procedures relating to alternative dispute resolution must conform, to the extent possible, to any model guidelines issued by the State Office of Administrative Hearings for the use of alternative dispute resolution by state agencies.
(c)The counsellor shall designate a trained person to:
(1)coordinate the implementation of the policy adopted under Subsection (a);
(2)serve as a resource for any training needed to implement the procedures for alternative dispute reso
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 300 (S.B. 409 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.
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