GA-0815

Greg Abbott

Summary

Must include|An administrative agency may adopt only such rules as are authorized by and consistent with its statutory authority\r\n\r\nDeterminative factor as to whether an agency exceeds its rule-making authority is whether the regulation is in harmony with the general objectives of the statute\r\n\r\nWhether rules are in harmony with the general objectives of the relevant statute is determined through statutory construction\r\n\r\nDepartment of Family and Protective Services, authority to adopt rule that increases the number of training hours required for an employee of a day-care center or group day-care home from that set out in statute

Opinion File

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