(a) If the person requests a hearing before the State Office of Administrative Hearings or fails to respond in a timely manner to the notice, the director shall set a hearing and give written notice of the hearing to the person.
(b) The State Office of Administrative Hearings shall:
(1) hold the hearing;
(2) make findings of fact and conclusions of law about the occurrence of the violation and the amount of a proposed penalty; and
(3) issue a proposal for decision regarding the penalty and provide notice of the proposal to the board.
(c) Any administrative proceedings relating to the imposition of a penalty under Section 2306.041 is a contested case under Chapter 2001.