Michigan Administrative Code
Department - Education
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Special Education Programs and Services
Part 2 - INITIAL EVALUATION, TIME LINES, INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM, DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITIES, AND DUE PROCESS PROCEDURES
Section R. 340.1725e - Administrative law judge; duties and authority
Current through Vol. 24-04, March 15, 2024
Rule 25e.
(1) The administrative law judge has the authority to do all of the following:
(2) The administrative law judge shall disclose to both parties any relationship of a professional or personal nature that might have a bearing on his or her ability to conduct a fair hearing or render an impartial decision and shall consider motions to disqualify the administrative law judge.
(3) The administrative law judge may admit and consider evidence of a type upon which reasonably prudent persons rely in the conduct of their affairs. The administrative law judge may exclude irrelevant, immaterial, and unduly repetitious evidence. The administrative law judge shall give effect to the rules of privilege recognized by law.
(4) For matters that these rules do not specifically address, R 792.10101 to R 792.10137, R 792.11801 to R 792.11803, the Michigan court rules, and chapter 4 of the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.271 to 24.288, apply.