(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. Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 410 (H.B. 1500), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2023.