Ariz. Admin. Code § 7-2-1502

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section R7-2-1502 - General Provisions

A. This Section is adopted pursuant to A.R.S. § 15-2403.

B. The Department and the Treasurer shall administer and provide general supervision and oversight of the Program pursuant to A.R.S. § 15-2401 et seq and this Article.

C. The Department and the Board shall include intermediate Saturday, Sundays, and legal holidays when computing days under this Article. If the final day of a deadline established pursuant to this Article falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, the next business day is the final day of the deadline.

D. Unless otherwise specified, the Department shall serve a notice or decision that removes a parent from the Program, through personal delivery, first class mail, or certified mail to the parent's last address with the Department, and also by any other method or methods that are reasonably determined to give actual notice to the parent, including electronic mail, text message, phone call, or through an online portal. Each parent shall provide the Department with the parent's mailing address, home address, phone number and email and shall inform the Department of any change of mailing address, home address, phone number or email within 30 days of the change. For all other communications that do not contain notice of removal from the Program, the Board and the Department may communicate through any method or methods, including first class mail, certified mail, electronic mail, text message, phone call or through an online portal.

E. A document is filed with the Board or the Department on the date it is received by the Board or the Department, as established by the Board's or the Department's date stamp on the face of the document. A notice or decision containing an appealable action issued by the Board or the Department pursuant to this Article is served on a party as follows:

1. On the date it is personally served,

2. Five days after it is mailed by first class mail, or

3. On the date of the return receipt if it is mailed by certified mail.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R7-2-1502

Adopted by final rulemaking at 26 A.A.R. 2881, effective 1/1/2021. Amended by final exempt rulemaking at 28 A.A.R. 180, effective 12/13/2021.