Section 353.4 - Public Participation(a) Board meetings, unless recessed into executive session pursuant to the Texas Open Meetings Act, shall be open to the public.(b) Any person seeking to address the board concerning an item on the board's agenda posted with the secretary of state shall complete a registration form at or before the meeting. The board may administer oaths to those persons testifying before the board. When the board is required to accept or invites public comments at its meetings, the board will establish the order for presentation of argument or comments concerning items about which the public seeks to address the board. When necessary in order to prevent undue meeting length, the board may limit the number of times a person may testify, the time period for oral presentations, and the time period for raising questions. The board may limit or exclude cumulative or unduly repetitious presentations, and may require that one representative present the information and position of an entity or persons and entities that are closely aligned.(c) A person desiring to file briefs, affidavits, information, or any written statements or documents relating to an agenda item shall submit the document no later than the date of the meeting, provided the board may grant additional time for submission. Since the board will take action on most agenda items at the scheduled meeting, persons seeking to file written information with the board should attempt to provide the information to the executive administrator as early as possible before the board meeting.31 Tex. Admin. Code § 353.4
The provisions of this §353.4 adopted to be effective January 9, 1986, 10 TexReg 5012; amended to be effective February 11, 1999, 24 TexReg 762; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 48, Number 16, April 21, 2023, TexReg 2136, eff. 4/26/2023