Code of Maine Rules
94 - INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
348 - MAINE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
Chapter 4-A - PROCEDURAL RULE: EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY
Section 348-4-A-04 - NOTIFICATION
Whenever a complaint has been filed, pre-screened, notarized, and assigned a case number, the educational institution against which the complaint has been filed, referred to hereafter as the respondent, will be notified and provided with a copy of the complaint. Notification shall be given to the chair of the educational institution's governing board and the chief administrative officer of the educational institution. The complainant will be provided with a copy of the notification. The notice will advise the parties of time limits applicable to complaint processing under this chapter and of the procedural rights and obligations of the parties under the Act and this chapter. The notice will advise the parties of the complainant's right to commence a civil action in the Superior Court. The notice will advise the respondent that it is unlawful to discriminate against any person because the person made a complaint or testified, assisted, or participated in an investigation, proceeding, or hearing under the Act. The Commissioner of Education shall also receive notice of any allegations of unlawful educational discrimination in all public schools and programs and in private schools and programs approved for tuition purposes.