(a) The executive director, at the executive director's sole discretion, may impose a sanction that is less severe, but not more severe, than the sanction recommended under subsection (c) of this section. (b) If a contractor commits multiple violations arising out of separate occurrences, the executive director may impose multiple sanctions in accordance with subsection (c) of this section. (c) Figure 43 TAC §9.111(c) sets forth guidelines for application of a sanction by assigning, for specific violations of §9.107 of this subchapter (relating to Grounds for Sanction), the sanctions available to the executive director as described in §9.110(a) of this subchapter (relating to Available Sanctions), taking into consideration the factors described in §9.110(b) of this subchapter. Attached Graphic

Source Note: The provisions of this §9.111 adopted to be effective January 6, 2011, 35 TexReg 11947