Common use of Appeal of a Certification/Licensure Decision Clause in Contracts

Appeal of a Certification/Licensure Decision. The bylaws of the Local Professional Development Committee shall include provisions for the appeal of decisions denying the approval of professional development plans. Such appeal provisions shall include methods for the designation of an independent hearing officer to hear and decide appeals. The appeals process provided in the LPDC bylaws shall not preclude any appeals process established under state law, but must be the one first pursued. A decision of the LPDC or of anybody that hears an appeal shall not be subject, in whole or in part, to any portion of the grievance procedure set forth in the negotiated agreement.