The Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation adopted a new rule at 16 Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Chapter 60, Subchapter C, ยง60.32, and amendments to an existing rule at Subchapter D, ยง60.40, regarding the Procedural Rules of the Commission and the Department.
The adopted rules enable the Department to require certain individuals to furnish e-mail addresses for purposes of receiving correspondence. The proposed rules additionally permit certain incarcerated individuals to apply for licensure prior to release. The proposed rules are necessary to implement ยงยง3 and 5 of House Bill (HB) 3743, 88th Legislature, Regular Session (2023). HB 3743 took effect on September 1, 2023.
The adoption justification was published in the November 22, 2024, issue of the Texas Register (49 TexReg 9510). The updated rule chapter will be available in the Texas Administrative Code upon its effective date of December 1, 2024.