Texas § LA.410.203 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF APPEALS PANEL
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§ LA.410.203. POWERS AND DUTIES OF APPEALS PANEL
POWERS AND DUTIES OF APPEALS PANEL; PRIORITY OF HEARING ON REMAND. (a) The appeals panel shall consider: (1) the record developed at the contested case hearing; and (2) the written request for appeal and response filed with the appeals panel. (b) The appeals panel may: (1) reverse the decision of the administrative law judge and render a new decision; (2) reverse the decision of the administrative law judge and remand the case to the administrative law judge for further consideration and development of evidence; or (3) affirm the decision of the administrative law judge in a case described by Section 410.204 (a-1). (c) The appeals panel may not remand a case under Subsection (b)(2) more than once. (d) A hearing on remand shall be accelerated and the commissioner shall adopt rules to give priority to the hearing over other proceedings. (e) The appeals panel shall issue and maintain a precedent manual. The precedent manual shall be composed of precedent-establishing decisions and may include other information as identified by the appeals panel. Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7 ), Sec. 3.192, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1162 (H.B. 2605 ), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 839 (H.B. 2111 ), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2017.
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