Section 1.604 - Attendance; Conduct; Authority to Settle(a) Party representatives with authority to negotiate a settlement and all other persons necessary to negotiate a settlement must attend the settlement conference in person or virtually through video conferencing.(b) Parties and their representatives attending the settlement conference shall attend in good faith and make a good faith effort to settle the dispute.(c) If a party declines to attend a settlement conference, the department shall notify the requesting party of that fact and issue a closing report on the matter.4 Tex. Admin. Code § 1.604
The provisions of this §1.604 adopted to be effective September 22, 1997, 22 TexReg 9242; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 48, Number 05, February 3, 2023, TexReg 0505, eff. 2/7/2023