Section Ed 315.14 - Grievance Conference(a) Upon receipt of a request concerning an action taken under these rules, the commissioner shall notify the chairperson of the home education advisory council of the request for a grievance conference, and the grievance conference shall then proceed in accordance with this section.(b) Within 5 business days of the commissioner's notification of a request for a grievance conference, the chairperson shall schedule the conference with the parties to the grievance.(c) At the conference, each party shall be prepared to consider: (1) The simplification of the issues and an agreement of facts;(2) Possibility of settlement; and(3) Such other matters as may aid in disposition of the action.(d) Parties to a grievance may be represented at the conference by counsel.(e) At the grievance conference the grievance committee shall interview the parties to the grievance to reach a proposed settlement on the facts of the grievance.(f) The grievance committee shall present its findings on unresolved grievances or report on the proposed settlement reached by the parties to the commissioner within 10 calendar days of the conference.(g) Any settlement reached at a grievance conference shall be subject to review by the commissioner and shall not be implemented unless it is consistent with these rules and with applicable statutes.(h) The findings shall list the pertinent facts found by the committee.(i) If the parties do not reach a settlement prior to, or during, the grievance conference, the commissioner after reviewing the unresolved grievances shall notify the parties of the commissioner's decision within 10 calendar days of receipt of the committee's findings.(j) A party aggrieved by the decision of the commissioner may appeal by requesting an administrative due process hearing in accordance with Ed 200.N.H. Admin. Code § Ed 315.14
Adopted by Volume XXXIV Number 16, Filed April 17, 2014, Proposed by #10557, Effective 3/27/2014, Expires3/27/2024.Amended by Volume XLI Number 6, Filed February 11, 2021, Proposed by # 13158, Effective 1/15/2021, Expires 1/15/2031.Amended by Number 41, Filed October 12, 2023, Proposed by #13745, Effective 9/15/2023, Expires 9/15/2033 (formerly Ed 315.15).