Administrative adjudication: governing procedure.
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Overview
This bill makes a minor change to California law regarding how state agencies conduct administrative adjudications. Specifically, it clarifies that a decision can be relied on as precedent only if the agency designates and indexes it as such. The existing law requires this designation for a decision to be considered precedent.
Key provisions
- Clarifies the requirement for agencies to designate and index decisions as precedent.
- Reinforces the existing process for agencies to provide notice and an opportunity to be heard in adjudicative proceedings.
- Maintains requirements for open public observation of hearings.
- Preserves the separation of adjudicative functions within agencies.
- Retains provisions regarding presiding officer disqualification and decision writing requirements.
- Upholds restrictions on ex parte communications.
- Ensures language assistance is available as needed.
Who is affected
- State Agencies
- Individuals subject to agency actions
- Government Officials
Notable changes
- A minor clarification to the existing process for establishing precedent in administrative adjudications.
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