6/5/12

Yesterday, Texas Attorney General Opinion No. GA-0947 (2012) was issued on "Manner in which the State Office of Administrative Hearings is authorized to bill certain agencies under the terms of section 2260.103, Government Code."

The Summary to the Opinion states: 

"If the State Office of Administrative Hearings assesses its fee for a contested case hearing to the party that does not prevail in the hearing, it should bill the non-governmental party if the state agency prevails. If the non-governmental party prevails, SOAH should bill the state agency if the agency is not one of those listed in Rider 7c of SOAH's 2012-13 appropriation. If the agency is, on the other hand, one of those listed in Rider 7c, SOAH should use funds from its own appropriation to offset the costs of the hearing."

To read the opinion, click on the link below.

https://www.oag.state.tx.us/opinions/opinions/50abbott/op/2012/htm/ga0947.htm