Any agency or public school aggrieved by a termination of a contract for cause pursuant to rule 281-64.13 (256A,279) may appeal the decision to the director of the department in writing within 30 days of the decision to terminate. The hearing procedures found at 281-Chapter 6 apply to appeals of terminated grantees, except that the rules on consolidation, severance, waiver of proceedings, and manner of hearing do not apply.
In the notice of appeal, the grantee will give a short and plain statement of the reason for the appeal.
The director will issue a decision within a reasonable time, not to exceed 120 days from the date of the hearing.
Iowa Admin. Code r. 281-64.15