48 NSU STUDENT HANDBOOK 2023-24 the effective date in the institutional chief executive officer decision. Such an appeal shall include the application, the denial, the appeals and decisions exchanged at the institutional level, and the required appeal form. 2.5.6.9. The Executive Director of the Board of Regents shall have ten (10) working days after receipt of such an appeal to review the appeal and its documentation and to determine whether to attempt to mediate a resolution. Within five (5) working days thereafter, the Executive Director shall either issue a preliminary recommendation or refer the matter to a hearing examiner to determine whether the matter presents contested issues of material fact warranting a hearing or whether denial was proper under § 2.5.3, as a matter of law. 2.5.6.9.1. If the Executive Director issues a preliminary recommendation that would deny the private party relief, the private party shall be allowed ten (10) working days from the transmission or deposit in the mails of the Executive Director’s written response to provide reasons why that response should not become final. The recommendation of the Executive Director and any responses by the private party will be forwarded to the Board at the next regularly scheduled meeting 2.5.6.9.2. If the Executive Director appoints a hearing examiner using the contested case proceedings pursuant to SDCL ch. 1-26, the hearing examiner shall contact the institution and the private party within ten (10) working days from the date of appointment to schedule any necessary exchanges of authorities, hearings or evidentiary hearings. 2.5.6.9.2.1. The hearing examiner will make a recommendation to the Board which will take the form of findings, conclusions and an order of disposition and will be issued within fifteen working days of the hearing or of the expiration of any briefing schedule established by the hearing examiner. A copy of the recommendation will be provided to the institution and to the private party. The recommendation must be based solely on the record, pertinent institutional and Board policies, this agreement and the law of the land. 2.5.6.9.3. The Board will make a final decision based upon the recommendation of the hearing examiner or the Executive Director where a matter is to be resolved as a matter of law. In addition, it may review the record pertinent to the issues and may hear testimony from individuals as it deems appropriate. Such decision will be made at the next regularly scheduled Board meeting following receipt of the recommendation, provided the recommendation is received not less than ten (10) working days prior to the Board meeting. If not received in time, the recommendation will be acted upon at the subsequent meeting. If the Board rejects or modifies the recommendation of the hearing examiner or the Executive Director, the Board will provide the institution and the private party with the reasons for rejecting or modifying the recommendation. 2.5.6.10. Appeals from the decision of the Board are governed by SDCL ch. 1-26. SOURCE:BOR August 2007; BOR April 2009; BOR December 2018
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