13.1 An educator or his or her representative who has requested an evidentiary hearing may file a motion by serving it on the attorney for the PLSB who shall file-stamp the motion indicating the date it is received and promptly transmit the motion(s) to the Chair of the Ethics Hearing Subcommittee for consideration at the next available Ethics Hearing Subcommittee meeting.

13.2 Once an evidentiary hearing has been requested, all motions must be filed no later than fourteen (14) calendar days before the scheduled date of the hearing. The responding party shall have seven (7) calendar days to respond to a motion.

13.3 Filing a motion that requests that the Ethics Hearing Subcommittee take an action prior to the requested or scheduled evidentiary hearing extends the time limits set out in these rules and Ark. Code Ann. § 6-17-428 by the amount of time required to rule on the motion.

13.4 Requests regarding procedural matters, including requests for additional time for the hearing or for continuation of a hearing or proposed stipulated settlements, may be considered on the motions or papers submitted, or the Ethics Hearing Subcommittee Chair may allow oral argument. The PLSB attorney and the educator may propose a stipulation to dispose of any procedural or substantive matters at any time subject to final approval by the Ethics Hearing Subcommittee.

13.5 The Chair of the Ethics Hearing Subcommittee Chair may consider any motion that is not timely filed as set forth herein when there is good cause for the untimely filing.