The State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) shall review the proposal for decision and any amended proposals for decision, the exceptions and any replies to exceptions, the relevant excerpts from the record of the hearing conducted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings, and oral arguments by the parties (if any) before making a final decision or issuing an order in a case. The SBEC may require the presiding administrative law judge to make a presentation on the proposal for decision at a public meeting of the SBEC.
19 Tex. Admin. Code § 249.38