- (1) At the conclusion of a hearing, a hearings examiner or the personnel appeals board may require post-hearing briefs.
- (2) A hearings examiner may affirm, reverse or modify an action of an agency.
- (3) The personnel appeals board may affirm, reverse or modify the action of an agency or the recommended decision of a hearings examiner or remand the matter for further proceedings before the hearings examiner.
- (4) When a hearings examiner or the personnel appeals board reduces a dismissal to a suspension, the period of suspension is not limited by RCW 41.06.170(1).
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 41.64 RCW. WSR 82-01-053 (Order 81-4), § 358-30-050, filed 12/16/81.]