24 CAR § 10-1013 – Staff determinations — Appeals — Objections to proposed orders

(a)
1. (1) The member shall have the right to file a written statement of objections outlining any objections, exceptions, and arguments that the member determines should be considered by the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System during the board’s evaluation of the hearing officer’s proposed order.
2. (2) A member shall not be permitted to introduce additional evidence or testimony in his or her statement of objections.
(b) A member’s written statement of objections shall be delivered to the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System within twenty-one (21) calendar days of the member’s receipt of the hearing officer's proposed order.
(c)
1. (1) Counsel for the system may prepare a written response to any written statement of objections filed by the member.
2. (2) A copy of any response by the system shall be provided to the board and the member and, if applicable, the member’s counsel, before the board meeting at which the hearing officer's proposed order is scheduled to be considered by the board.