Section 403.11 - Procedures for Suspension, Revocation, or Denial of a Certificate to Persons with Criminal Backgrounds(a) If the commission proposes to suspend, revoke, limit, or deny a certificate based on the criteria in this chapter, the commission shall notify the individual per Government Code, Chapter 2001. The notice of intended action shall specify the facts or conduct alleged to warrant the intended action.(b) If the proposed action is to limit, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a current certificate, or deny an application for a new certificate, a written notice of intended action shall comply with the preliminary notice requirements of Government Code § 2001.054(c). The individual may request, in writing, an informal conference with the commission staff in order to show compliance with all requirements of law for the retention of the certificate, pursuant to Government Code § 2001.054(c). A written request for an informal staff conference must be submitted to the division director no later than 15 days after the date of the notice of intended action. If the informal staff conference does not result in an agreed consent order, a formal hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, Government Code, Chapter 2001.(c) If the individual does not request an informal staff conference or a formal hearing in writing within the time specified in this section, the individual is deemed to have waived the opportunity for a hearing, and the proposed action will be taken.(d) If the commission limits, suspends, revokes, or denies a certificate under this chapter, a written notice shall be provided to the person that includes: (1) the reasons for the decision;(2) that the person may appeal the decision to the commission in accordance with § 401.63 of this title (relating to Final Decision and Orders) within 30 days from the date the decision is final and appealable;(3) that the person, after exhausting administrative appeals, may file an action in a district court of Travis County, Texas, for judicial review of the evidence presented to the commission and its decision; and that such petition must be filed with the court no later than 30 days after the commission action is final and appealable.37 Tex. Admin. Code § 403.11
The provisions of this §403.11 adopted to be effective May 23, 1999, 24 TexReg 3860; amended to be effective March 8, 2001, 26 TexReg 2042; amended to be effective November 28, 2007, 32 TexReg 8522; amended to be effective December 18, 2012, 37 TexReg 9782; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 48, November 29, 2019, TexReg 7412, eff. 12/2/2019