1. A. Hearing.

   1. (1) No later than 20 days after receipt of written notification of the denial, an institution denied an exemption under this chapter may request a hearing before the Commission.
   2. (2) The hearing before the Commission shall be conducted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, State Government Article, Title 10, Subtitle 2, Annotated Code of Maryland, and COMAR 13B.04.01.
   3. (3) If the institution requests a hearing, the Commission may refer the hearing to the Office of Administrative Hearings.

   4. (4) After the hearing provided for in §A(3) of this regulation, the Commission may take the following action:

      1. (a) Grant the exemption;
      2. (b) Deny the exemption; or
      3. (c) Remand the case to the Secretary for further action as directed by the Commission.
   5. (5) If the institution does not file a timely request for a hearing, the Secretary's decision becomes the final action of the Commission.

2. B. Judicial Review.

   1. (1) An institution that is denied an exemption by the Commission after a hearing under §A of this regulation has the right to judicial review provided by State Government Article, Title 10, Subtitle 2, Annotated Code of Maryland.
   2. (2) The decision of the Commission is considered correct and the institution has the burden of proving otherwise.
   3. (3) The Commission shall be a party to the proceeding.

Authority: Education Article, §§11-105(o) and (u), 11-201, and 11-202.1, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: December 14, 1987 (14:25 Md. R. 2662)

Chapter revised effective July 26, 2010 (37:15 Md. R. 999)

Regulation .01 amended effective April 4, 2011 (38:7 Md. R. 432)

Regulation .02A amended effective April 4, 2011 (38:7 Md. R. 432)

Regulation .03A amended as an emergency provision effective July 1, 2011 (38:14 Md. R. 788); amended permanently effective October 17, 2011 (38:21 Md. R. 1279)

Regulation .05 amended effective October 29, 2012 (39:21 Md. R. 1379)

Chapter revised effective October 28, 2013 (40:21 Md. R. 1780)

Regulation .02A amended effective April 24, 2017 (44:8 Md. R. 405)

Regulation .02C adopted effective April 24, 2017 (44:8 Md. R. 405)

Regulation .05A amended effective June 27, 2022 (49:16 Md. R. 688)