{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-651.204","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 651.204","heading":"PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.","body":"(a) The commission shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the commission and to speak on any issue under the commission's jurisdiction.\n(b) The commission shall prepare and maintain a written plan that describes how a person who does not speak English or who has a physical, mental, or developmental disability may be provided reasonable access to the commission's programs.\n(c) A member of the public is not required to provide notice to the commission before appearing and speaking before the commission.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.376(b), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE L. CREMATORY SERVICES, FUNERAL DIRECTING, AND EMBALMING","CHAPTER 651. CREMATORY SERVICES, FUNERAL DIRECTING, AND EMBALMING","SUBCHAPTER E. PUBLIC INTEREST AND COMPLAINT INFORMATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.651.htm#651.204","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"cee0dc7840b1d64f22f0441c0558a7892bc7c9a3ba33fe4c1af1004e539d8849","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-651.2035","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-651.251"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}