Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 22 - CORRECTIONS, CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Part III - Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice › Subpart 3 - General Subgrant Guidelines › Chapter 43 - Appeals Procedure › Section III-4301 - Applicability

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. When an
				  application for funding is rejected by the commission, or when an approved
				  subgrant is discontinued, the applicant or subgrantees may appeal the decision
				  of the commission by filing a written notice of appeal with the Louisiana
				  Commission on Law Enforcement at the recognized business address. The notice of
				  appeal must be sent via certified mail and must be filed no later than 15
				  business days after receipt of the notice of denial by the applicant or
				  subgrantee.
B. Upon receipt of the
				  notice of appeal by the LCLE, the executive director will notify the commission
				  that an appeal hearing will be held on the date of the next regularly scheduled
				  commission meeting. The priorities committee will hear the appeal and make
				  recommendations to the commission. The executive director shall designate the
				  time and place of the meeting, and a copy of the notice shall be sent to the
				  applicant or subgrantee.
C. On the
				  date of the next regularly scheduled commission meeting, the priorities
				  committee shall meet and hear evidence by the applicant or subgrantee relative
				  to reasons the appeal should be granted. The applicant or subgrantee may
				  present as many witnesses as may be necessary to support his appeal, except
				  that the committee chairman may limit the number or time allotted to the
				  witnesses where necessary. The secretary to the commission shall take minutes
				  of the appeal hearing and the entire hearing shall be recorded. The committee
				  may also request other evidence relating to the application or
				  project.
D. At the conclusion of
				  the hearing, the committee shall present its findings and make recommendations
				  to the commission.
E. A vote shall
				  then be taken on the appeal.
F. In
				  the event the appeal is denied, the applicant or subgrantee may, within 15 days
				  of the date of denial, file with the Office of the Governor and the Louisiana
				  Commission on Law Enforcement, a notice of appeal to the governor. The notice
				  of appeal must be by certified mail.
G. Upon receipt of the notice of appeal to
				  the governor, the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement shall have 15 days to
				  provide the applicant or subgrantee and the governor with the minutes of the
				  appeal hearing and a copy of the vote of the commission. The recorded tapes
				  shall also be made available to the governor at his request.
H. The results of the appeal to the governor
				  shall be communicated to the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement within 20
				  days.
I. Nothing herein shall
				  preclude the resubmission of an application through the use of regular
				  Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement procedures.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S. 15:1204
					 and
					 R.S.
					 15:1207.