SB0128ham001 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Registration and Regulation Committee

Adopted in House Comm. on Jul 11, 2007

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 128

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 128 on page 27, by replacing lines 14 through 19 with the following: "report, the The Board shall have at least 60 days after receipt of the report to review it and to present its findings of fact, conclusions of law and recommendation to the Secretary Director. If the Board does not present its report within the 60 days period, the respondent may request in writing a direct appeal to the Secretary, in which case the Secretary shall, within 7 calendar days after the request, issue an order directing the Board to issue its findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations to the Secretary within 30 calendar days after such order. If the Board fails to issue its findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations within that time frame to the Secretary after the entry of such order, the Secretary shall, within 30 calendar days thereafter, issue an order based upon the report of the hearing officer and the record of the proceedings or issue an order remanding the matter back to the hearing officer for additional proceedings in accordance with the order. If (i) a direct appeal is requested, (ii) the Board fails to issue its findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations within the 30-day mandate from the Secretary or the Secretary fails to order the Board to do so, and (iii) the Secretary fails to issue an order within 30 calendar days thereafter, then the hearing officer's report is deemed accepted and a final decision of the Secretary. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, if the Secretary, upon review, determines that substantial justice has not been done in the revocation, suspension, or refusal to issue or renew a license or other disciplinary action taken as the result of the entry of the hearing officer's report, the Secretary may order a rehearing by the same or other examiners the Director may issue an order based on the report of the hearing officer. If the Secretary Director".