10 - Administrative Dispute Terms

Question 1

administrative hearing

Answer 1

a proceeding at an AA presided over by a hearing officer to resolve a controversy involving the application of the regulations, statutes, or executive orders that govern the agency

Question 2

hearing examiner

Answer 2

one who presides over an administrative hearing and makes findings of fact and rulings of law, or who recommends such findings and rulings to someone else in the agency who will make the final decision

Question 3

claimant

Answer 3

a person asserting or making a claim

Question 4

proposed findings and rulings

Answer 4

recommended conclusions presented to someone else in the AA who will make the final decision

Question 5

administrative decision

Answer 5

an AA’s resolution of a controversy involving the application of the regulations, statutes, or executive orders that govern the agency

Question 6

board of appeals

Answer 6

the unit within an AA to which a party can appeal a decision of the agency

Question 7

discretion

Answer 7

the power to choose among various courses of conduct based on one’s reasoned judgment or preference

Question 8

retroactive

Answer 8

applying to facts that arise before as well as after the effective date