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Presentation, discussion, and possible action on an order proposing the repeal, and proposed new rule, for 10 TAC Chapter 1, Administration, Subchapter A, General Policies and Procedures, ?1.1 Reasonable Accommodation Requests to the Department, and an order directing their publication for public comment in the Texas Register
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Tex. Gov't Code ?2306.053, the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (the Department) is authorized to adopt rules governing the administration of the Department and its programs;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Tex. Gov't Code ?2001.039, state agencies are required to review a rule every four years to assess whether the reasons for initially adopting the rule continue to exist;
WHEREAS, staff recommends to the Board that there is a continuing need for this rule to exist, which is to satisfy Tex. Gov't Code ?2306.066(e), which requires the Executive Director to prepare a written plan to provide persons with disabilities an opportunity to participate in the Department's programs, and in accordance with the Fair Housing Act, and other federal and state civil rights laws;
WHEREAS, the current rule relating to the handling of reasonable accommodation requests to the Department is in need of revisions to better utilize the terms in the definitions section, to clarify the process to be used in the handling of Reasonable Accommodations by staff and make other minor non-substantive revisions;
WHEREAS, staff presented and discussed this rule with the Department's Disability Advisory Workgroup on January 6, 2026, and has considered their input in the revisions provided;
WHEREAS, such revisions are being proposed through the repeal of the current rule and a simultaneous new rule to be proposed in its place; and
WHEREAS, such proposed rulemaking will be published in the Texas Register for public comment from February 20, 2026, through March 22, 2026, and subsequently returned to the...
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