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Teacher Reduction in Force Proceedings Decisions

The Office of Administrative Hearings is making available the proposed decisions from the “reduction in force” or “teacher layoff” hearings. Please note, these are proposed decisions, not final decisions. In order to determine if the decision was adopted, you will need to contact the specific educational entity directly.

Visit Teacher Reduction In Force Proceedings Decision Search for more information or to preform a search.

The next Advisory Committee Meeting will be on May 10, 2013 at 10 a.m. Click here to review materials from past Advisory Committee Meetings, or to watch webcasts of past Advisory Committee Meetings.

The Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) is accepting applications for the OAH Special Education Advisory Committee. The Advisory Committee was established to assist OAH by providing non-binding recommendations for improvements to the special education hearing and mediation processes.

The Advisory Committee is composed of two regions, the Southern California Region and the Northern California Region. The Committee has nine members in each region. At least five members in each region will be parents or those who represent parents and students. The four remaining members in each region will be comprised of others interested in serving on the Advisory Committee. The Committee meets twice a year.  Each member serves a two-year term. Additional information is provided in the attached documents.

If you wish to be a member of the Advisory Committee, please complete and return the attached application along with a one-page statement of interest summarizing your experience and interest in the Committee. Applications must be received no later than close of business on June 15, 2013.

Advisory Committee Application 
Advisory Committee Membership Information

Please join us on Friday, May 10, 2013 at 10 AM – 1 PM, via webcast for our next Special Education Advisory Committee Meeting.  Click to participate in the live webcast on May 10, 2013 (link to new window for Webcast webpage).  Or, join us for the meeting in person at one of these locations:
 

OAH Sacramento
2349 Gateway Oaks, Suite 200
Sacramento, CA 95833 

OAH Van Nuys
15350 Sherman Way, Suite 300
Van Nuys, CA 91406 

If you have any questions, please contact Tim Dean at

(916) 263-0653 or Tim.Dean@dgs.ca.gov

Agenda for Advisory Committee Meeting on May 10, 2013
Flyer for Advisory Committee Meeting on May 10, 2013
Summary of Nov. 9, 2012 Advisory Committee Meeting
Responses to Nov. 9, 2012 Meeting Recommendations

Administrative Law Judge Melissa Crowell has been appointed as the new Deputy Director for the Office of Administrative Hearings. Judge Crowell has been with OAH since June 1995, first as a pro tem ALJ and then as a permanent ALJ in 1998. She served as the Presiding Administrative Law Judge for Oakland from April 2000 to May 2007 and has been a line ALJ since 2007. Judge Crowell was also the Senior Judicial Staff Attorney to Honorable Marc Poche of Court of Appeal for the First Appellate District. Judge Crowell brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the Deputy Director position and will be a tremendous help to OAH’s Director, Linda Cabatic.

The Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) is now accepting applications for Pro Tem Administrative Law Judges (Pro Tem ALJs) and contract attorneys to represent patients committed to the Department of State Hospitals (DSH). Mental Health (DMH). These hearings will be conducted in accordance with Penal Code section 1370. The hearings will be on Wednesdays and Fridays at the following state Hospitals: Patton State Hospital, Napa State Hospital, Atascadero, Metropolitan State Hospital, Vacaville and Salinas. The requirements for these positions can be found here: Department of State Hospitals AB 366 Hearings

Penal Code section 1370 link.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=pen&group=01001-02000&file=1367-1376  

Department of Rehabilitation

Commencing August 1, 2012, the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) will be conducting all state-level hearings in the Appeals program for the Department of Rehabilitation.  The DOR and OAH entered into an interagency agreement for this purpose. Pursuant to the interagency agreement, hearings will be conducted within 60 days of the date of receipt of the mediation and/or fair hearing request.

Participants in these hearings should read the requirements for hearings conducted before OAH under the DOR page or visit the DOR Appeals website at http://www.dor.ca.gov/Appeals

Notice:  Effective July 1, 2012, the Public Works Contract Arbitration (PWCA) Filing Fees have changed.

Individuals with substantial experience in public works construction contracting and arbitration are invited to apply to serve on the Public Works Contract Arbitration (PWCA) Panel of Arbitrators.  See PWCA Arbitrator Information for more information.

Governor Brown Appoints Linda Cabatic Director of OAH

Child Support Services Hearings

Commencing January 1, 2010, the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) will be conducting all state-level hearings in the Complaint Resolution Program for the Department of Child Support Services (DCSS). The DCSS and OAH entered into an interagency agreement for this purpose. Pursuant to the interagency agreement, hearings will be conducted within 45 days of the date that OAH receives the case documents sent to them by DCSS. In order to assist in expediting the hearings for cases that have been collected by the DCSS thus far, OAH will initially conduct all state hearings by telephone.

Participants in these hearings should read the requirements for hearings conducted before OAH under the DCSS page.

The Office of Administrative Hearings is pleased to announce a new online survey for participants in Special Education and Lanterman Act mediations and hearings.  In an effort to make the survey more convenient, the new process was developed to make the survey more efficient, cost effective, and secure method of collecting information. 

The Office of Administrative Hearings will send an email to participants with a link and an identifying password to access the survey.  Participants click on the link provided, enter the password and complete the survey online.  If a participant does not provide an email address, a hard copy  of the survey  will be sent via U.S. mail. 

As always, we appreciate your participation in our survey.