Printable Version (42 kb PDF ) Q. What is the Office of Controversies and Disputes?
A. The office assists the Commissioner in using the process established by the Administrative Procedure Act to hear and decide disputes under the state school laws. The office receives, dockets and reviews petitions filed by parties seeking rulings from the Commissioner. It arranges for hearings at the Office of Administrative Law (OAL), where parties present argument and evidence, and works with the Commissioner in subsequent review of case files and OAL recommendations. The Office of Controversies and Disputes assists the Commissioner in preparation of final written decisions and maintains records of decisions issued. It also provides, upon inquiry, general information about state school law and procedures for appeal to the Commissioner. As of July 7, 2008, it also hears appeals of State Board of Examiners and School Ethics Commission decisions, which previously were appealable to the State Board of Education; these types of appeals do not proceed as described below and are governed
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