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OAH contracts with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to provide  hearings for various programs.  

OAH contracts with the Department of Developmental Services (DDS) to provide mediations and due process hearings for various programs.  

We conduct reduction in force proceedings for school districts during a six-week period beginning in late March.

We conduct teacher dismissal hearings concerning suspension or dismissal of permanent certificated teachers under the California Education Code.

We conduct AB366 hearings under Penal Code section 1370 authorizing the administration of involuntary anti-psychotic medication to individuals confined within the jurisdiction of Department of State Hospitals (DSH).

 We provide impartial hearings, mediations, and alternative dispute resolution services to State and local governmental entities governed by the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) and other statutes and regulations within the General ...

We conduct Department of Child Support Services (DCSS) Complaint Resolution Program state-level hearings. 

Optional forms for those acting on behalf of a student, or those acting on behalf of a district or other public agency, to request a hearing without requesting a mediation.

Access the Prehearing Conference and Video Due Process Hearing Information Sheet for Prehearing Conference

Access the Subpoena for Witness Testimony and Subpoena for Production of Documents and/or Things. Please use these forms.

District only form. This form is optional and may be used by school districts to report information on whether or not Resolution Sessions were held in a particular case.

Access OAH's Notice of Collection Regarding Personal Information

Access OAH's Special Education Privacy Notice Regarding Personal Information

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