§ 1701 - Commissioner's determination
§ 1701. Commissioner's determination
(a) Matters involving denial of licensure. With respect to an applicant's appeal, the commissioner shall, within 10 days of receiving the committee's recommendation, affirm or reverse the licensing decision and notify the applicant in writing. If the commissioner reverses the decision, the office shall issue a license accordingly. If the commissioner affirms the decision, the applicant may appeal by notifying the commissioner in writing within 10 days of receiving the commissioner's decision. The commissioner shall forthwith notify the hearing panel administrative officer of the appeal.
(b) Matters involving alleged unprofessional conduct or incompetence.
in unprofessional conduct, the commissioner shall, within 10 days of receiving the investigation committee's recommendation, determine whether to issue a formal charge and what, if any, licensing action should be imposed. If the commissioner determines no formal charge is warranted, the commissioner shall notify in writing the licensee and, if the licensee is employed, the superintendent of the school district of employment. If the commissioner determines a formal charge is warranted, the commissioner shall prepare a formal charge, file it with the hearing panel administrative officer, and cause a copy to be served upon the licensee charged together with a notice of hearing and procedural rights, as provided in this chapter. The commissioner shall provide a copy of the formal charge to the superintendent of the school district, if any, in which the licensee is employed, or if the licensee is employed as a superintendent, to the chair of the supervisory union that employs the superintendent, provided the superintendent or board chair agrees to maintain the confidentiality and privileged status of the information as provided in subsection 1708(d) of this title. If the commissioner finds that public health, safety, or welfare imperatively requires emergency action and incorporates a finding to that effect in the formal charge, the hearing panel may order summary suspension of a license pending proceedings for revocation or other action. These proceedings shall be promptly instituted and determined. (Added 2005, No. 214 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; eff. July 1, 2007.)