New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Chapter IV - Appeals And Other Proceedings Before the Commissioner
Part 276 - RULES OF PRACTICE
Section 276.2 - Oral argument
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) The Commissioner may schedule and direct the parties to participate in a confidential resolution conference with the counsel or the counsel's designee. Such conferences shall be for the purposes of considering settlement, simplifying the issues, resolving procedural issues, and/or discussing any matters which may aid in the expeditious disposition of the appeal.
(b) The resolution conference may be held in-person, by telephone, or by digital conferencing software and may be continued, as necessary.
(c) The counsel or designee may require an authorized school district representative familiar with the facts of the appeal to attend.
(d) The confidential resolution conference shall not be recorded, no evidence may be introduced or received, and any statements made therein shall not be admissible in the appeal under review, or in any other legal proceeding.