Section 8-54-30 - Appeals(a) Any Hawaii educator preparation program that receives an adverse decision may appeal that decision. An adverse decision includes: (1) The denial of an application for state approval of a unit or program;(2) The conditional approval of a unit or program;(3) The designation of "at-risk" or "low performing" status; or(4) The denial or revocation of approval of a unit or program.(b) An appeal must be based on the following grounds:(1) National or state standards were disregarded;(2) Stated procedures were not followed;(3) Evidence favorable to the unit or program provided to the review team was not considered; or(4) Evidence favorable to the unit or program provided to the board was not considered.(c) An appeal will be heard by an administrative hearing officer who will make a recommendation to the board to either:(1) Uphold the approval decision;(2) Conduct a second board review of the original team findings; or(3) Assign a new review team to review the unit or program to make another recommendation to the board.[Eff 10/30/14] (Auth: HRS § 302A-805.5) (Imp: HRS §§ 302A-801 to -808)