TDHCA announces a rule action relating to 10 TAC Chapter 2, Subchapter B, Enforcement for Noncompliance with Program Requirements of Chapters 6 and 7, Section 2.201, Cost Reimbursement, and Section 2.202 Sanctions and Contract Closeout, that was approved by the TDHCA Governing Board on January 16, 2025. This rule will be released for public comment and returned to the Board for final adoption.  The rule, including its preamble, is expected to be published in the Texas Register edition of January 31, 2025. 

The published version will constitute the official version for purposes of public comment and can be found when published at the following link: https://www.sos.texas.gov/texreg/index.shtml.

The purpose of this action: 10 TAC Chapter 2, Subchapter B, Enforcement for Noncompliance with Program Requirements of Chapters 6 and 7, Section 2.201, Cost Reimbursement, and Section 2.202 Sanctions and Contract Closeout, have been identified by staff as needing several minor revisions. The current rule was last amended in March 2021. Changes bring this rule into consistency with other more recent revisions to Department rules and processes and to improve clarity.

The proposed rule action can be found on the TDHCA Public Comment Center at https://www.tdhca.texas.gov/tdhca-public-comment-center.

Written comments may be submitted to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, Brooke Boston, via email to brooke.boston@tdhca.texas.gov.

ALL COMMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 5 p.m., Central Time, on March 4, 2025.