(a) A formal petition shall be filed by a petitioner within 10 working days after the action, event, or circumstances occasioning the petition; within 10 working days of an alleged violation of the Commission on Correctional Peace Officer Standards and Training (CPOST) regulations or operating procedures; or within 10 working days of when knowledge of the action, event, circumstances, or alleged violation should have been acquired.

(b) The formal petition shall be in writing, and shall be filed with the Local Apprenticeship Subcommittee (LAS).

(c) The LAS shall meet with the petitioner prior to responding to the petition. In the case where the petitioner is a group, the LAS may meet with a representative of the group.

(d) Within 10 working days after receipt of the formal written petition, the LAS shall act upon the petition and respond in writing to the petitioner as the first level of response. Decisions at this level shall be considered nonprecedential unless otherwise specified by the CPOST.

(e) A copy of the petition and decision of the LAS shall be attached and incorporated into the minutes of the LAS.