Intended Rule Review - December 2022

Published in the December 2, 2022, issue of the Texas Register

The State Securities Board (Agency), beginning December 2022, will review and consider for readoption, revision, or repeal Chapter 113, Registration of Securities; Chapter 114, Federal Covered Securities; Chapter 123, Administrative Guidelines for Registration of Open-End Investment Companies; Chapter 125, Minimum Disclosures in Church and Nonprofit Institution Bond Issues; Chapter 135, Industrial Development Corporations and Authorities; and Chapter 137, Administrative Guidelines for Regulation of Offers, in accordance with Texas Government Code, §2001.039, which requires rule review every four years. The rules to be reviewed are located in Title 7, Part 7, of the Texas Administrative Code. The text of the rule sections will not be published. The text of these rules may be found in the Texas Administrative Code, Title 7, Part 7 or through the Board's website at www.ssb.texas.gov/texas-securities-act-board-rules.

The Agency has conducted a preliminary review of these chapters and determined the reasons for initially adopting the chapters continue to exist. The Agency's Board will consider, among other things, whether the initial factual, legal, and policy reasons for adoption of these rules continue to exist, whether these rules should be repealed, and whether any changes are needed. This notice to review has no effect on the chapters as they currently exist. Readopted chapters will be noted in a subsequent issue of the Texas Register's "Review of Agency Rules" section without publication of the text.

Any changes to the rules proposed by the Agency's Board after reviewing the rules and considering the comments received in response to this notice will appear in the "Proposed Rules" section of a subsequent issue of the Texas Register. Such changes will be open for public comment prior to the final adoption of any changes to the rule by the Agency in accordance with the requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act, Texas Government Code Annotated, Chapter 2001.

Comments or suggestions on the proposal must be in writing and will be accepted for 30 days following publication of this notice in the Texas Register. Written comments should be submitted to Marlene K. Sparkman, General Counsel, State Securities Board, P.O. Box 13167, Austin, Texas 78711-3167 or faxed to (512) 305-8336. Comments may also be submitted electronically to proposal@ssb.texas.gov. In order to be considered by the Board at adoption, comments must be received no later than 30 days following publication. Comments received will be reviewed and discussed in a future Board meeting.

TRD-202204620
Travis J. Iles
Securities Commissioner
State Securities Board
Filed: November 17, 2022