Judge Oakley - Administrative Law Report

Recoupment authorized for provider’s non-compliance with CAPS Program exemption criteria.

Early Care & Learning

October 2, 2014

Petitioner, a child care provider, was granted exemptions from licensure by the Department of Early Care and Learning for two categories of child care services. DECAL authorized Petitioner to receive... Read More

Request for reconsideration denied.

Procedure

March 20, 2014

Petitioner’s request for reconsideration of an ALJ’s final decision was denied because the Petitioner filed the request more than 10 days after entry of the final decision and Petitioner did... Read More

Loss of teaching certificate justified by criminal convictions.

Educators

February 14, 2014

Petitioner’s teaching certificate was revoked after he was convicted of felony possession of cocaine and misdemeanor possession of marijuana. His actions violated Standards One and Ten of the Code of... Read More

Insufficient credible evidence to support finding of unethical behavior by school principal.

Educators

February 5, 2014

Revocation of Petitioner’s teaching certificate was reversed. Petitioner, a school principal during the 2008-2009 school year, was alleged to have encouraged test proctors for the Criterion Referenced Competency Test (CRCT)... Read More

Cannot deny food stamp benefits when recipient unable to comply with renewal interview.

Public Assistance

January 24, 2014

In the absence of refusal to comply with the renewal process, the Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS) could not disqualify Petitioner from food stamp participation for merely failing... Read More

Real Property Appraiser license revoked for negligence and incompetence in appraising property value.

Real Estate

January 9, 2014

Respondent’s State Certified Residential Real Property Appraiser license was appropriately revoked after he conducted a property appraisal that contained numerous inconsistencies, errors, and omissions of required information. The failure to... Read More