Possible Action Following Decision Declining to Grant Full Recertification

(1) Executive Director Review. (a) Within 21 days of a decision by the division of certification declining to grant full recertification, an officer may submit a written petition to the executive director requesting review of the decision, a copy of which the officer shall provide to the officer's employing agency. (b) The executive director, or that person's designee, may ask any entity or individual to provide additional information, orally or in writing, or to appear at a meeting concerning the matter. (c) The executive director, or that person's designee, shall provide the officer and the officer's employing agency with a written decision on the petition within a reasonable time. (2) Opportunity for Hearing. Following the process described in 555 CMR 7.10(1), an officer may request a hearing before the commission concerning an application for recertification in accordance with 555 CMR 1.10: Final Disciplinary Hearings and Appeals of Certification Decisions. (3) Vacating of Prior Decision to Recertify. If a decision to recertify an officer is vacated, the officer shall be deemed to have been certified during the period of time between the decision to recertify and the decision to vacate. Reapplication by Officer. Where an officer has received a decision denying a full recertification, the commission may attach limitations, conditions, or restrictions on the officer's ability to reapply.