Section 11503 Of Chapter 5. Administrative Adjudication: Formal Hearing From California Government Code >> Division 3. >> Title 2. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 5.
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. (a) A hearing to determine whether a right, authority,
license, or privilege should be revoked, suspended, limited, or
conditioned shall be initiated by filing an accusation or District
Statement of Reduction in Force. The accusation or District Statement
of Reduction in Force shall be a written statement of charges that
shall set forth in ordinary and concise language the acts or
omissions with which the respondent is charged, to the end that the
respondent will be able to prepare his or her defense. It shall
specify the statutes and rules that the respondent is alleged to have
violated, but shall not consist merely of charges phrased in the
language of those statutes and rules. The accusation or District
Statement of Reduction in Force shall be verified unless made by a
public officer acting in his or her official capacity or by an
employee of the agency before which the proceeding is to be held. The
verification may be on information and belief.
(b) In a hearing involving a reduction in force that is conducted
pursuant to Section 44949 of the Education Code, the hearing shall be
initiated by filing a "District Statement of Reduction in Force."
For purposes of this chapter, a "District Statement of Reduction in
Force" shall have the same meaning as an "accusation." Respondent's
responsive pleading shall be entitled "Notice of Participation in
Reduction in Force Hearing."