La. Admin. Code tit. 52 § I-1017

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section I-1017 - Board Action Following Hearings

A. Following the close of a hearing, the board may either render its opinion or take the matter under advisement. In either event, the board may deliberate in general or executive session for the purpose of reaching a determination. The opinion may be made orally by dictating findings of fact and conclusions of law into the record or by causing a written opinion to be confected. If the matter is taken under advisement, the board shall have 90 days within which to render a decision.

B. In the event the board chooses to publish a written opinion, the board shall not receive assistance from the trial attorney in drafting and publishing its written opinion.

C. Except as otherwise specifically ordered by the board, the decision of the board shall be final:

1. on the date of mailing of notice to the applicant of the board's opinion, along with a certified copy of the approved minutes of the board, if the board renders its decision orally; or

2. on the tenth day following the publication of its opinion, if the board chooses to have a written opinion confected, if there has been no timely application for rehearing in accordance with §1019.

D. The executive secretary shall notify the applicant, or his counsel, of the board's decision, in writing, within 10 days of the board's final decision.

La. Admin. Code tit. 52, § I-1017

Promulgated by the Department of Civil Service, Board of Ethics, LR 23:1296 (October 1997), amended LR 39:1418 (June 2013).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 42:1134(A).