Hearing Officer. For an appeal filed in the case of a reduction in force for reasons set forth in 10.1, upon receipt of a request for a hearing from an affected professor, the President will notify the Board of Trustees and request that the Board appoint an Impartial Hearing Officer who will be an attorney in good standing with the Bar of the state of Washington and who will not be a professor of the state of Washington or any of its political subdivisions or be a member of the Board of Trustees of any community college in the state of Washington. The cost incurred for the services and expenses of such hearing officer will be shared equally by the College and the professor requesting the hearing. For an appeal filed in the case of a reduction in force for reasons set forth in 10.2, at the time a professor or professors request a formal hearing, said professor(s) may ask for participation in the choosing of the hearing officer. Where there is more than 1 professor affected by the Board of Trustees’ reduction in force, professors requesting a hearing must act collectively in making such a request; provided further, that costs incurred for the services and expenses of such hearing officer will be shared equally by the College and the professor(s) requesting a hearing. It will be the rule of the impartial hearing officer to conduct the hearing in accordance with Chapter 34.05 RCW.
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Hearing Officer. For an appeal filed in the case of a reduction in force for reasons set forth in 10.1, upon receipt of a request for a hearing from an affected professor, the President will notify the Board of Trustees and request that the Board appoint an Impartial Hearing Officer who will be an attorney in good standing with the Bar of the state of Washington and who will not be a professor of the state of Washington or any of its political subdivisions or be a member of the Board of Trustees of any community college in the state of Washington. The cost incurred incurred for the services and expenses of such hearing officer will be shared equally by the College and the professor requesting the hearing. For an appeal filed in the case of a reduction in force for reasons set forth in 10.2, at the time a professor or professors request a formal hearing, said professor(s) may ask for participation in the choosing of the hearing officer. Where there is more than 1 professor affected by the Board of Trustees’ reduction in force, professors requesting a hearing must act collectively in making such a request; provided further, that costs incurred for the services and expenses of such hearing officer will be shared equally by the College and the professor(s) requesting a hearing. hearing. It will be the rule of the impartial hearing officer to conduct the hearing in accordance with Chapter 34.05 RCW.RCW.
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