N.J. Admin. Code § 19:31O-1.14

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 19:31O-1.14 - Appeals

(a) The procedure for an appeal of the Board's action on an application to the program shall be as follows. An applicant may appeal the Board's action by submitting in writing to the Authority, within 30 days from the date of the Board's action, an explanation as to how the applicant has met the program criteria. Such appeals are not contested cases subject to the requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act, N.J.S.A. 52:14B-1 et seq., 52:14F-1 et seq., and the Uniform Administrative Procedure Rules, N.J.A.C. 1:1. Appeals will be handled by the Authority as follows:

1. The Chief Executive Officer shall designate an employee of the Authority to serve as a hearing officer for the appeal and to make a recommendation on the merits of the appeal to the Board. The hearing officer shall perform a review of the written record and may require an in-person hearing. The hearing officer has sole discretion to determine if an in-person hearing is necessary to reach an informed decision on the appeal;

2. Following completion of the record review and/or in-person hearing, as applicable, the hearing officer shall issue a written report to the Board containing his or her finding(s) and recommendation(s) on the merits of the appeal; and

3. The Board shall consider the hearing officer's recommendation(s) and, based on that review, shall issue a final agency decision on the appeal.

N.J. Admin. Code § 19:31O-1.14

Recodified from N.J.A.C. 12A:2A-2.13 by R.2010 d.178, effective 8/16/2010.
See: 42 N.J.R. 904(a), 42 N.J.R. 1900(b).
Former N.J.A.C. 12A:2A-2.14, Severability, recodified to N.J.A.C. 12A:2A-2.15.
Recodified from N.J.A.C. 12A:2A-2.14 and amended by R.2010 d.231, effective 10/18/2010.
See: 42 N.J.R. 1495(b), 42 N.J.R. 2436(a).
In (a) and (b), substituted "Board's" for "Secretary's" throughout; in (a), (b) and (e), substituted "Authority" for "Commission"; in (a), deleted "of Directors" following "Board"; in (b), deleted "arising from decisions of the Secretary" following "appeals"; and in (e), deleted "by the Secretary" following "action".
Repeal and New Rule, R.2011 d.243, effective 10/3/2011.
See: 43 N.J.R. 1415(a), 43 N.J.R. 2622(a).
Section was "Appeals".

Recodified from 19:31-16.14 56 N.J.R. 807(a), effective 5/6/2024