REVIEW OF AGENCY RULES This Section contains notices of state agency rules review as directed by the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1 (General Appropriations Act) Art. IX, Section 167. Included here are: (1) notices of plan to review; (2) notices of intention to review, which invite public comment to specified rules; and (3) notices of readoption, which summarize public comment to specified rules. The complete text of an agency's plan to review is available after it is filed with the Secretary of State on the Secretary of State's web site (http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg). The complete text of an agency's rule being reviewed and considered for readoption is available in the Texas Administrative Code on the web site (http://www.sos.state.tx.us/tac). For questions about the content and subject matter of rules, please contact the state agency that is reviewing the rules. Questions about the web site and printed copies of these notices may be directed to the Texas Register office. Proposed Rule Review Texas Animal Health Commission Title 4, Part II In accordance with Section 167 of the Appropriations Act, the Texas Animal Health Commission proposes to review Chapter 32, Hearing and Appeal Procedures; Chapter 47, Requirements and Standards for Approved Personnel; and Chapter 59, General Practice and Procedure. As part of the review process, the Texas Animal Health Commission is proposing to readopt the following sections without changes. sec.32.6 sec.59.1 sec.59.4 sec.59.5 sec.59.7 The Commission's reason for adopting these sections continues to exist. As part of the review process, the Commission is proposing to amend the following sections. sec.32.1 sec.32.2 sec.32.5 sec.47.1 sec.47.2 sec.47.3 sec.47.4 sec.47.5 sec.47.6 sec.59.2 sec.59.3 sec.59.6 The Commission's reason for adopting these sections continues to exist. The proposed changes will be published for comment in the Texas Register at a later date. As part of the review process, the Commission is proposing to repeal the following sections. sec.32.3 sec.32.4 The proposed repeals will be published for comment in the Texas Register at a later date. Comments on the proposals may be submitted to Kathryn A. Reed, General Counsel, Texas Animal Health Commission, P.O. Box 12966, Austin, Texas 78711-2966, kreed@tahc.state.tx.us. TRD-9809296 Kathy Reed General Counsel Texas Animal Health Commission Filed: June 10, 1998 Adopted Rule Reviews Texas Department on Aging Title 40 Part IX The Texas Department on Aging has completed the review of sec.260.1 relating Area Agency on Aging Administrative Responsibilities pursuant to the Appropriations Act of 1997, House Bill 1, Article IX, sec.167. As a result of this review the Texas Board on Aging finds the reason for adopting the rule continues to exist, and the Board re-adopts the rule, but will propose an amendment to the rule regarding the use of standardized forms to be used by all area agencies on aging. The Department previously published an amendment regarding the use of standardized forms in the proposed rule section of the March 27, 1998, issue of the Texas Register as part of the review process. As a result of the review, the Texas Board on Aging made a substantive change to the rule as previously proposed. The previously proposed amendment will be withdrawn and re-published in the Texas Register proposed rules section and will be open for public comment for 30 days after publication. No comments were received from the public regarding the review of the rule during the review process. The rule is effective under the Human Resources Code, Chapter 101, which provides the Texas Department on Aging with the authority to promulgate rules governing the operation of the Department. The Human Resources Code, Chapter 101, relating to the operation of the Texas Department on Aging, is affected by this proposed action. TRD-9809066 Mary Sapp Executive Director Texas Department on Aging Filed: June 5, 1998 Texas Department of Economic Development Title 10, Part V The Texas Department of Economic Development adopts Chapter 170. Revenue Bonds for Development of Employment--Industrial and Health Resources in its entirety, without changes to the proposed text as published in the May 1, 1998 issue of the Texas Register (23 TexReg 3400), and in accordance with the Appropriations Act, Section 167. No comments were received regarding the adoption of this chapter. This chapter is adopted under the authority of the Texas Government Code sec.481.0044(a), which authorizes the Texas Department of Economic Development to promulgate rules necessary for the administration of department programs and may adopt rules for its internal management and control, and the Administrative Procedures Act, Government Code, Chapter 2001, which prescribes the standards for agency rulemakings. TRD-9809198 Gary Rosenquest Chief Administrative Officer Texas Department of Economic Development Filed: June 8, 1998 Board of Nurse Examiners Title 22 Part XI Chapter 213. Practice and Procedure. The Board of Nurse Examiners (BNE) adopts the review of Chapter 213, Practice and Procedure in accordance with the Appropriations Act, sec.167, published in the May 1, 1998 issue of the Texas Register (23 TexReg 4164). The BNE finds that the reason for adopting Chapter 213 continues to exist. The BNE received no comments related to the repeal of the existing chapter and one comment related to the adoption of the new chapter. This comment can be found in the preamble of the Adopted Rules section in this issue. TRD-9809130 Kathy Thomas, MN, RN Executive Director Board of Nurse Examiners Filed: June 8, 1998 Texas Rehabilitation Commission Title 40, Part II The Texas Rehabilitation Commission adopts for review the following sections from Chapters 101, 102, 103, 105, 106, 107, 111, 113, 115, and 116, pursuant to the Appropriations Act of 1997, House Bill 1, Article IX, Section 167. As part of the review process, the Texas Rehabilitation Commission amended the following sections and published them in the May 8, 1998, issue of the Texas Register (23 TexReg 4575). Section 101.1 and sec.103.4 are being adopted with changes to the proposed text and are being published in the adopted section of this issue of the Texas Register. sec.101.1 sec.101.2 sec.101.8 sec.101.9 sec.101.10 sec.101.13 sec.103.1 sec.103.4 sec.103.9 sec.103.11 sec.103.12 sec.103.13 sec.103.15 sec.103.16 sec.103.17 sec.103.19 sec.103.21 sec.103.31 sec.103.32 sec.103.41 sec.103.42 sec.103.44 sec.103.51 sec.103.52 sec.103.53 sec.103.54 sec.103.55 sec.105.1 sec.105.3 sec.105.4 sec.105.5 sec.107.1 sec.107.2 sec.107.5 sec.111.1 sec.111.2 sec.111.3 sec.111.4 sec.113.1 sec.113.2 sec.113.4 sec.113.5 sec.115.8 sec.116.5 The commission is adopting the following sections which were proposed without changes: sec.101.12 sec.102.1 sec.102.2 sec.102.3 sec.102.4 sec.102.5 sec.103.2 sec.103.3 sec.103.5 sec.103.6 sec.103.7 sec.103.8 sec.103.10 sec.103.14 sec.103.18 sec.103.22 sec.103.33 sec.103.43 sec.105.2 sec.106.1 sec.106.2 sec.106.4 sec.106.5 sec.106.6 sec.106.7 sec.106.8 sec.106.9 sec.106.10 sec.106.11 sec.106.12 sec.106.13 sec.106.14 sec.106.15 sec.106.16 sec.106.17 sec.106.18 sec.106.19 sec.106.20 sec.106.21 sec.106.22 sec.106.23 sec.106.24 sec.106.25 sec.106.26 sec.106.27 sec.106.28 sec.106.29 sec.106.30 sec.106.31 sec.106.32 sec.106.33 sec.106.34 sec.107.3 sec.107.4 sec.111.5 sec.111.6 sec.111.7 sec.111.8 sec.111.9 sec.111.10 sec.111.11 sec.111.12 sec.111.13 sec.111.14 sec.113.3 sec.115.1 sec.115.3 sec.115.4 sec.115.5 sec.115.7 sec.115.9 sec.115.10 sec.116.1 sec.116.2 sec.116.3 sec.116.8 sec.116.9 sec.116.10 Also, during the review process, the Texas Rehabilitation Commission adopted the repeal of the following sections: sec.101.6 sec.101.7 sec.105.6 sec.115.6 sec.116.6 sec.116.7 No comments were received on these sections during the proposed review. The Commission's reason for adopting these sections continues to exist. TRD-9809133 Charles Schiesser Chief of Staff Texas Rehabilitation Commission Filed: June 8, 1998