Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Education
Title R277 - Administration
Rule R277-211 - Utah Professional Practices Advisory Commission (UPPAC), Rules of Procedure: Notification to Educators, Complaints and Final Disciplinary Actions
Section R277-211-8 - Default Procedures
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 277-211-8
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) If a respondent does not respond to a complaint within 30 days from the date the complaint is served, the Executive Secretary may issue an order of default against the respondent consistent with the following:
(a) the Executive Secretary shall prepare and
serve on the respondent an order of default including:
(i) a statement of the grounds for default;
and
(ii) a recommended disposition
if the respondent fails to file a response to a complaint;
(b) ten days following service of the order
of default, a UPPAC attorney shall attempt to contact respondent or
respondent's attorney by telephone or electronically unless the respondent is
incarcerated and unrepresented;
(c)
UPPAC shall maintain documentation of attempts toward written, telephonic, or
electronic contact;
(d) the
respondent has 20 days following service of the order of default to respond to
UPPAC; and
(e) if UPPAC receives a
response from respondent to a default order before the end of the 20 day
default period, UPPAC shall allow respondent a final ten day period to respond
to a complaint.
(2) The Executive Secretary shall make a recommendation to the Board for discipline consistent with the evidence and Rule R277-215.
(3) If an educator's default results in a suspension, the order of default shall include conditions the educator must meet before requesting a reinstatement hearing.
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