- (a) After reviewing the record, including any briefs on exceptions and briefs opposing exceptions, the Secretary of Administration, or their designee, shall issue a final decision and order, which will be provided to the parties and filed with the Docket Clerk. The Secretary of Administration, or their designee, may affirm, modify or reverse the findings of credibility and fact, the conclusions of law and the decision of the presiding officer as the Secretary of Administration deems appropriate on the basis of all of the record evidence.
- (b) Subsection (a) supersedes 1 Pa. Code § 35.226(a) (relating to final orders).