Legal Resources | Title 5 | T5 4665
Discretionary Reconsideration of Department Investigation Report
(a) Within 35 days of receipt of the Department investigation report, either party may request reconsideration by the Superintendent. The request for reconsideration shall designate the finding(s), conclusion(s), or corrective action(s) in the Department's report to be reconsidered and state the specific basis for reconsidering the designated finding(s), conclusion(s) or corrective action(s). The request for reconsideration shall also state whether the findings of fact are incorrect and/or the law is misapplied.
(b) Within 35 days of the receipt of the request for reconsideration, the Superintendent or his or her designee may respond in writing to the parties modifying the specific finding(s), conclusion(s), or corrective action(s) for which reconsideration is requested, or denying the request for reconsideration. Pending the Superintendent's reconsideration, the Department report remains in effect and enforceable.
(c) Appeals by private agencies regarding Child Care Food Programs shall be made to the State Office of Administrative Hearings in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
(d) Appeals from investigations of complaints involving Child Development contractors, whether public or private, shall be made to the Superintendent of Public Instruction as provided in subsection (a) except as otherwise provided in division 19 of title 5 of the Code of California Regulations.
(e) For those programs governed by part 76 of title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, the parties shall be notified of the right to appeal to the United States Secretary of Education.
Authority cited:
Education Code 200
Education Code 221.1
Education Code 33031
Government Code 11138
Reference:
Education Code 200
Education Code 220
Government Code 11135
Government Code 11136
Government Code 11138
34 CFR 76.1
34 CFR 106.8
(Amended by Register 2005, No. 52.)