IACET Appeals Process  

Request for Commission Reconsideration

If the IACET Commission denies or withdraws approval, or places a provider or Licensed Standards User (LSU) on probation, the applicant, provider, or LSU may appeal that decision. 

The request for reconsideration must be made to the Commission within 30 days from the postmark date on the decision letter via email or certified or registered mail.  If sent via email, the request must include an electronic signature. The request should include any desire by the applicant, provider, or LSU to communicate personally to the Commission Executive Committee via teleconference.  

• The right to request reconsideration shall be waived if such request is not made within the 30-day period.
• The applicant, provider, or LSU must provide evidence that:
  
  - The Commission committed an error or violated its procedures
  - The Commission made an oversight in its decision-making process.

An Authorized Provider or LSU retains its approval status during the reconsideration process.

Timeline for Commission Review         

The Commission Executive Committee will review the request for reconsideration and evidence presented within 30 days.  The Commission Executive Committee will:

• Notify the applicant, provider, or LSU of its reconsideration decision by registered or certified mail within 15 days after the decision is reached.
• Provide, with the decision letter, information on the appellant’s right to appeal the decision to the IACET Board of Directors, if the decision of the Commission Executive Committee is to affirm the initial decision to deny or withdraw approval.

Appeal of the Commission Executive Committee Reconsideration Decision

The provider, applicant, or LSU has 30 days from the postmark date on the decision letter to appeal the Commission’s Executive Committee’s decision to the IACET Board of Directors. 

• The appeal request must be in writing and sent via email or certified or registered mail to the IACET office.  If sent via email, the request must include an electronic signature.
• The right to appeal is waived if the request is not made within the 30-day period.
• All supporting materials must be submitted with the request for appeal.
• A current Authorized Provider or LSU retains its approval status until the appeal is decided.

Appeal issues must be derived from the record of the Commission Executive Committee’s reconsideration decision.  No new information may be introduced during the appeal (e.g., developments, plans, or improvements made after the Commission Executive Committee’s review or action).

Timeline for Board of Directors’ Review

The Board of Directors will appoint a committee to hear the appeal on behalf of the board.  This committee will:

• Review the appeal during a special hearing to be held contiguous to the next regularly scheduled Board of Directors meeting or via teleconference if this option will result in a more timely response. 
• Notify the appellant organization of the time and place of the scheduled appeal hearing so that a representative(s) of the appellant organization may attend the hearing to present a statement of support for the appeal.  If the appeal hearing is to be conducted via teleconference, the representative may present a statement of support for the appeal during the teleconference. 

The Chair of the Commission (or a designated representative) may attend the hearing to present a statement in support of or opposition to the appeal.  In addition, the Commission may electronically record the hearing.  The appellant organization’s representative(s) will have 15 minutes to present facts to support the appeal and 5 minutes to present a closing statement.

If the appellant desires to have an official transcript of the hearing proceedings, the appellant will:

• Arrange and pay for a transcriber to be present. 
• Supply 1 copy of the transcript to the Commission at the appellant’s expense.

The appellant is responsible for travel expenses of its own representative(s).

IACET Board of Directors’ Final Decision       

The committee appointed by the IACET Board of Directors to act on its behalf will reach its decision in closed session by majority vote.  The decision may be to:

• Uphold the Commission’s decision,
• Reverse the decision and award approval, or
• Reverse the decision and reinstate approval