TDLR Administration

Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation Meeting Agenda

March 6, 2023 - 8:30 a.m.

This meeting will take place at 1106 Clayton Lane, Suite 125E, Austin, Texas and will be broadcast on TDLR’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/TexasLicensing.  The meeting agenda is available on the Department’s webpage at www.tdlr.texas.gov. If you need the agenda in an alternate format, contact the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation at least 5 working days before the meeting date at: Phone: (512) 463-6599, TDD/RELAY TEXAS: 1-800-relay-VV (for voice), 1-800-relay-TX (for TDD).

A. Call to Order and Invocation

B. Roll Call, Certification of Quorum

PUBLIC COMMENT

C. Public Comment

  • *Comments will be limited to no more than 3 minutes*
    Public Comments can be made in person on March 6, 2023, at the meeting location. Any person wishing to address the Commission in person should complete a Public Comment Form and submit it to the Commission Liaison at the meeting.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

D. Executive Session - held in 1st Floor Commission Executive Session Meeting Room

  • 1. Consultation with the Commission’s attorney pursuant to Section 551.071(1), Government Code wherein the Commission will receive a briefing from legal counsel concerning pending or contemplated litigation and/or settlement offers.
  • 2. Advice from the Commission’s attorney on legal matters authorized by Section 551.071(2), Government Code.
  • 3. Under section 551.074, Government Code, discussion of personnel matters, including but not limited to: the appointment, employment, compensation, evaluation, reassignment, retirement, resignation, duties, discipline and/or dismissal of the Executive Director.
  • NOTE: The Commission may adjourn into Executive Session to consider any item listed on this agenda if a matter is appropriate for Executive Session discussion.

E. Discussion and possible action on items discussed in Executive Session

F. Recognition of former Commissioner Helen Callier

MINUTES

G. Approval of Minutes – Meetings of December 6, 2022, February 10 and 11, 2023

CONTESTED CASES

H. Contested Cases - consideration and possible action (heard before State Office of Administrative Hearings)

Respondents and Prosecutors will each have 5 minutes for presentation and three minutes for rebuttal at the Commission’s discretion.

Item Case / Docket Number Respondent
1. BAR20220011037 / 452-22-07257.BAR Jose V. Juarez, Jr.
2. TOW20220011125 / 452-22-01730.TOW Lindsay A. Perez

 

MOTIONS FOR REHEARING

I. Motions for Rehearing – The Commission may consider and take any action related to the following cases, including but not limited to, reconsidering matters previously decided, modifying a prior order, or entering a new order:

Respondents and Asst. General Counsel will each have 5 minutes for presentation and 3 minutes for rebuttal at the Commission’s discretion.

Item Case / Docket Number Respondent
1. COS20210015518 Michelle Mendoza

 

RULES

J. Discussion and possible action on the readoption, revision, or repeal, of the rules at 16 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 55, Rules for Administrative Services, Chapter 61, Combative Sports, Chapter 65, Boilers, Chapter 66, Registration of Property Tax Consultants, Chapter 67, Auctioneers, Chapter 68, Elimination of Architectural Barriers, Chapter 74, Elevators, Escalators, and Related Equipment, Chapter 75, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, Chapter 77, Service Contract Providers and Administrators, Chapter 79, Weather Modification, Chapter 87, Used Automotive Parts Recyclers, and Chapter 94, Property Tax Professionals, as a result of the four-year rule review.
K. Discussion and possible action on the proposed new rules at 16 Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Chapter 55, Subchapter G, §§55.110 – 55.112, regarding the Rules for Administrative Services. The proposed new rules are established to comply with section 2171.1045 of the Texas Government Code, which requires the adoption of rules relating to the assignment and use of the Department vehicles.

 

L. Presentation of Enforcement Plans for adoption by the Commission

  • Laser Hair Removal
  • Court-Ordered Education Program
  • Mold Assessors and Remediators

APPOINTMENTS

M. Approval of appointments or reappointments of members to advisory boards including reappointments of presiding officers:

Appointments:

  • Code Enforcement Officers Advisory Committee
  • Motor Fuel Metering and Quality Advisory Board
  • Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists Advisory Board
  • Texas Water Well Drillers Advisory Council
  • Towing and Storage Advisory Board

Reappointments:

  • Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractors Advisory Board
  • Advisory Board of Athletic Trainers
  • Barbering and Cosmetology Advisory Board
  • Behavior Analyst Advisory Board
  • Board of Boiler Rules
  • Code Enforcement Officers Advisory Committee
  • Combative Sports Advisory Board
  • Driver Training and Traffic Safety Advisory Committee
  • Electrical Safety and Licensing Advisory Board
  • Elevator Advisory Board
  • Hearing Instrument Fitters and Dispensers Advisory Board
  • Licensed Breeders Advisory Committee
  • Midwives Advisory Board
  • Motor Fuel Metering and Quality Advisory Board
  • Orthotists and Prosthetists Advisory Board
  • Property Tax Consultants Advisory Council
  • Registered Sanitarian Advisory Committee
  • Texas Tax Professional Advisory Committee
  • Texas Water Well Drillers Advisory Council
  • Towing and Storage Advisory Board
  • Weather Modification Advisory Committee

EXECUTIVE OFFICE REPORTS

N. Executive Office Reports

Briefing from Executive Office staff on activities, statistical data, personnel changes, communications and public outreach. May include discussion and update of the following topics:

  • Legislative Session Update
  • Sunset Update
  • Agency Reports, Statistics, and Trends
  • Recent Accomplishments

NEXT MEETING

O. Agenda items for future Commission Meetings

P. Upcoming Commission Meetings

ADJOURNMENT

Q. Adjournment