Section 12.202 - Public Participation(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 jurisdiction of the commission.(a-1) The policies adopted under this section must require the agenda for each regular commission meeting to include public testimony as a meeting agenda item and allow members of the public to comment on: (1) each meeting agenda item unrelated to a contested case; and (2) other matters under the commission's jurisdiction. (a-2) The commission may prohibit public comment at a regular commission meeting on a meeting agenda item related to a contested case. (b) The commission shall comply with federal and state laws related to program and facility accessibility.(c) The commission shall prepare and maintain a written plan that describes how a person who does not speak English may be provided reasonable access to the commission's programs and services.Amended by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 410,Sec. 3, eff. 9/1/2023. Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.