Section 153.1249 - Motion for Rehearing; Administrative Finality; Appeals(a) A motion for rehearing of the commissioner of education's decision in a contested case and the determination of administrative finality shall be governed by the Texas Government Code, Chapter 2001; applicable case law; and this section.(b) A motion for rehearing unsupported by satisfactory evidence shall be overruled. This subsection does not limit the overruling of a motion for rehearing on other grounds or by operation of law.(c) Appeals from a final order of the commissioner shall be under the substantial evidence standard of review and governed by the Texas Government Code, Chapter 2001; applicable case law; and this section.(d) The costs of transcribing the testimony and preparing the record for an appeal by judicial review shall be paid by the party who appeals. Texas Education Agency's services in preparing a record for appeal at the request of another party shall be reimbursed on the same basis as the charges for providing public information pursuant to Texas Administrative Code, Title 1, Part 3, Chapter 70 (relating to Cost of Copies of Public Information).19 Tex. Admin. Code § 153.1249
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 52, December 27, 2019, TexReg 8307, eff. 12/31/2019