(a) In any proceeding before the Commissioner: - (i) The parties have a right to submit proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law or a proposal for decision. The hearing officer shall set reasonable deadlines for submission of proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law.
- (ii) Proposed findings of fact submitted under this section must be supported by concise and explicit statements of underlying facts developed from the record with specific reference to where in the record the facts appear.
- (iii) The Commissioner may direct the hearing officer to write proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law.
- (iv) The Commissioner shall consider the findings of fact and conclusions of law and;
- (A) adopt the proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law, in whole or in part;
- (B) decline to adopt the proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law, in whole or in part; or
- (C) direct the hearing officer to give further consideration to the proceeding with or without reopening the hearing.
021-5 Wyo. Code R. § 5-23