§ 599.977. Dispute Resolution.
2 CA ADC § 599.977Barclays Official California Code of Regulations
2 CCR § 599.977
§ 599.977. Dispute Resolution.
Candidates disqualified in the psychological screening process may dispute the decision utilizing the following Dispute Resolution Process.
(a) Prior to a final determination by the Screening Program to withhold a candidate from certification based upon the Screening Program's Chief Psychologist's or designee's decision to accept the Report of Findings disqualifying the candidate from consideration, the Screening Program shall mail to the candidate:
(3) Failure to return the authorization signed by the candidate within 10 working days prior to the conclusion of the 90-day timeframe in subsection (b) shall result in the closing of the Dispute Resolution Process and a final determination that the candidate will be withheld from certification in meeting the minimum psychological standards for appointment as a peace officer.
(b) Within 90 calendar days of the date of disqualification, the outside qualified professional shall submit a signed written report stating an opinion as to whether the candidate meets the minimum psychological standards for appointment as a peace officer as provided in section 599.975(a) of these regulations, together with the documentation of findings that explain and support that opinion.
(c) The candidate's dispute shall be closed if the outside qualified professional fails to submit a report within the 90-day timeframe, or where the outside qualified professional submits a report not recommending that the candidate meets the minimum psychological standards for appointment as a peace officer.
(e) Upon timely receipt of a positive report from the outside qualified professional recommending that the candidate meets the minimum psychological standards for appointment as a peace officer, the candidate's dispute shall be scheduled for review by the Screening Program's Chief Psychologist who will render one of the following decisions:
(2) Where the Screening Program's Chief Psychologist does not reverse the disqualification following the review, the original decision of the Chief Psychologist as the Screening Program's designee, to withhold certification of the candidate remains final unless and until the candidate pursuant to section 599.978 of these regulations files an appeal.
Credits
Note: Authority cited: Sections 18502 and 19815.4(d), Government Code. Reference: Section 18670, Government Code.
History
1. Change without regulatory effect adopting section filed 9-9-2014 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2014, No. 37).
This database is current through 5/10/24 Register 2024, No. 19.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 2, § 599.977, 2 CA ADC § 599.977
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