1. (a) Not later than twenty (20) days prior to the authorizer meeting at which the matter of modification, probation, transfer, assignment, or revocation will be considered, the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall provide written notice of the reason or reasons for the proposed action, as well as of the time and location of such hearing, to the open-enrollment public charter school.
2. (b) All persons, with the exception of the attorneys representing the parties, who plan to provide testimony during the hearing must be sworn by the chair of the body conducting the hearing.

3. (c)

   1. (1) The open-enrollment public charter school shall have twenty (20) minutes to present its case to the authorizer regarding the proposed modification, probation, transfer, assignment, or revocation of the open-enrollment public charter school charter.
   2. (2) The chair of the authorizing body may grant additional time, if necessary.

4. (d) The authorizer will follow the presentation with:

   1. (1) Discussion of the matter; and

   2. (2) Questions, if any, to representatives from:

      1. (A) The division;
      2. (B) The open-enrollment public charter school; or
      3. (C) Both.

5. (e) The authorizer may:

   1. (1) Issue a final decision at the hearing; or
   2. (2) Take the matter under advisement until a future scheduled meeting.

Codification Notes: This section as promulgated prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules contained the following at the end of the section: "Note: Additional requirements pertaining to hearings involving the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education as authorizer may be found in 6 CAR § 31-701. Additional requirements pertaining to hearings involving the State Board of Education as authorizer may be found in 6 CAR § 31-702."