RSA-722 for FY-2020: Submission #1212

Fiscal Year 2020

Grant Award Number H126A200047

Submitting Organization New York Office of Adult Career and Continuing Education Services

I. Mediation

A. Request for Mediation

1. Pending requests for mediation, October 1 (carryover from prior fiscal year) 1

2. New requests for mediation, October 1 4

3. Total requests for mediation this fiscal year 5

B. Disputes Resolved during Mediation Process

1. Disputes settled prior to the development of a written agreement 2

2. Disputes resulting in a written mediation agreement 2

3. Total disputes resolved during mediation process 4

4. Disputes not resolved during mediation process 1

C. Mediation Request Carried Over

1. Mediation requests pending resolution, September 30 0

II. Impartial hearing process

A. Requests for Impartial Hearings

1. Pending Impartial hearing requests, October 1 13

2. New requests for impartial hearings since October 1 53

3. Total requests for impartial hearings this fiscal year 66

4. Number from Line II.A3 which had also been through the mediation process this fiscal year 0

B. Disputes Resolved during Impartial Hearing Process

1. Disputes resolved without IHO decision 13

2. IHO decisions favoring the individual 1

3. IHO decisions favoring the agency 8

4. Total IHO decisions 9

5. Total disputes resolved during impartial hearing process 22

6. Disputes not resolved during impartial hearing process 18

C. Impartial Hearing Requests Carried Over

1. Impartial hearing requests pending, September 30 26

III. Review of IHO decisions

Has your agency established a process for review of IHO decisions? No

A. Requests for Review of IHO Decisions

1. Requests for review of IHO decisions in process, October 1 0

2. New requests for review of IHO decisions since October 1 0

3. Total requests for review of IHO decisions this fiscal year 0

B. Reviews of IHO Decisions Completed

1. IHO decisions favoring the individual sustained 0

2. IHO decisions favoring the individual reversed 0

3. IHO decisions favoring the agency sustained 0

4. IHO decisions favoring the agency reversed 0

5. Total reviews of IHO decisions completed 0

6. IHO decisions not reviewed 0

C. Reviews of IHO Carried Over

1. Reviews of IHO decisions pending, September 30 0

IV. Civil actions

A. Civil Actions Filed

1. Civil actions pending, October 1 0

2. New civil actions filed this fiscal year 2

3. Total civil actions this fiscal year 2

B. Civil Actions Resolved

1. Civil actions resolved in individual favor (sustaining final administrative decision) 0

2. Civil actions resolved in individual favor (reversing final administrative decision) 0

3. Civil actions resolved in agency favor (sustaining final administrative decision) 0

4. Civil actions resolved in agency favor (reversing final administrative decision) 0

5. Total civil actions resolved 0

6. Civil actions not resolved 0

C. Civil Actions Carried Over

1. Civil actions pending, September 30 2

V. Types of complaints/issues involved in disputes

1. Applicant eligibility for VR

Mediation (a) 0

Impartial Hearings (b) 1