Sec. 5.43. WHO MAY HOLD HEARING; RULES OF EVIDENCE. (a) Except for a hearing on the adoption of commission rules or a hearing on an employment matter, the commission designates the State Office of Administrative Hearings to conduct and make a record of any hearing authorized by this code. If the commission or administrator declares a hearing to be an emergency, the State Office of Administrative Hearings shall assign an administrative law judge or may contract with a qualified individual within five days and set a hearing as soon as possible. (b) The commission may render a decision on the basis of the record or the proposal for decision if one is required under the administrative procedure law, Chapter 2001 , Government Code, as if the commission had conducted the hearing. The commission may prescribe its rules of procedure for cases not heard by the State Office of Administrative Hearings.
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