(a)
- (1) The Department of Education may advise the State Board of Education in writing of the department’s response to the petition for declaratory order and the department’s involvement in the subject matter of the petition.
- (2) The department may file with the Commissioner said statement of response in writing as a responsive pleading within thirty (30) days after receipt of the petition by the Commissioner’s Office.
- (b) The board shall take no action on a petition prior to the end of the thirty-day time period allowed for receipt of the department’s written response.