§ 45.60 - Impartial hearing officer.  


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  • (a) A hearing may not be conducted:

    (1) By a person who is an employee of a school, or of the BIA, who is involved in the education or care of the child, or

    (2) By any person having a personal or professional interest which would conflict with his or her objectivity in the hearing.

    (b) A person who otherwise qualifies to conduct a hearing under paragraph (a) of this section is not an employee of the Agency solely because he or she is paid by the Agency to serve as a hearing officer.