(a) A petitioner may appeal the decision rendered by the Local Apprenticeship Subcommittee (LAS), pursuant to Section 6070, to the local appointing authority or their designee within 10 working days after receipt of the decision.

(b) The formal petition shall be in writing and the petitioner shall forward copies of all relevant documentation to the local appointing authority or their designee.

(c) Within 10 working days of receipt of the appeal by the local appointing authority, the LAS shall forward all documents relevant to the petition and their first level response to the local appointing authority.

(d) The local appointing authority or their designee, if requested by the petitioner, shall meet with the petitioner prior to responding to the petition.

(e) The local appointing authority or their designee shall meet with the LAS prior to responding to the petition.

(f) Within 10 working days after receipt of the appealed petition, the local appointing authority or their designee shall act upon the petition and respond in writing to the petitioner as the second level of response. Decisions at this level shall be considered nonprecedential unless otherwise specified. If specified precedential, then the decision shall only be precedential for that local appointing authority.

(g) A copy of the petition and decision of the local appointing authority shall be forwarded to the LAS and incorporated into the minutes of the LAS.