Washington Administrative Code
Title 72 - Blind, Washington State School for the
Chapter 72-108 - Practice and procedure
Section 72-108-020 - Appointment of presiding officers
Unless the hearing is assigned to the office of administrative hearings, the superintendent or the superintendent's designee shall designate a presiding officer for an adjudicative proceeding. The presiding officer shall be an administrative law judge, a member in good standing of the Washington State Bar Association, a panel of individuals, the superintendent or his or her designee, or any combination of the above. Where more than one individual is designated to be the presiding officer, one person shall be designated by the superintendent or the superintendent's designee to make decisions concerning discovery, closure, means of recording adjudicative proceedings, and similar matters.
Statutory Authority: RCW 72.40.022, 34.05.220(1)(a) and 34.05.250. 90-16-004, § 72-108-020, filed 7/19/90, effective 8/19/90.