Motions before the ethics subcommittee or ethics hearing subcommittee
Arkansas Code § 6-17-422; Arkansas Code § 6-17-428
(a) An educator or his or her representative who has requested an evidentiary hearing may file a motion by serving it on the attorney for the Professional Licensure Standards Board, who shall:
- (1) File stamp the motion indicating the date it is received; and
- (2) Promptly transmit the motion or motions to the chair of the ethics hearing subcommittee for consideration at the next available ethics hearing subcommittee meeting.
(b)
- (1) Once an evidentiary hearing has been requested, all motions must be filed no later than fourteen (14) calendar days before the scheduled date of the hearing.
- (2) The responding party shall have seven (7) calendar days to respond to a motion.
- (c) Filing a motion that requests that the ethics hearing subcommittee take an action prior to the requested or scheduled evidentiary hearing extends the time limits set out in this part and Arkansas Code § 6-17-428 by the amount of time required to rule on the motion.
(d)
- (1) Requests regarding procedural matters, including requests for additional time for the hearing or for continuation of a hearing or proposed stipulated settlements, may be considered on the motions or papers submitted or the ethics hearing subcommittee chair may allow oral argument.
- (2) The board attorney and the educator may propose a stipulation to dispose of any procedural or substantive matters at any time subject to final approval by the ethics hearing subcommittee.
- (e) The chair of the ethics hearing subcommittee may consider any motion that is not timely filed as set forth herein when there is good cause for the untimely filing.