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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".06" citation="COMAR 13B.04.01.06" title_num="13B" subtitle_num="04" chapter_num="01" heading="Expedited Hearings.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A party may serve on the Secretary or the Commission, as appropriate, and on all parties, a request for an expedited hearing.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The request for an expedited hearing shall set forth the reason for the request.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A request for an expedited hearing shall waive applicable notice requirements.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The Secretary or the Commission, as appropriate, shall rule on a request for an expedited hearing within 3 working days after receipt of the request.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>A decision granting an expedited hearing shall establish precise time frames for the conduct and completion of the hearing, and for issuance of the final decision.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>If the Secretary, in accordance with Education Article, §11-107 or 11-204, Annotated Code of Maryland, obtains an injunction or other judicial remedy against a party before the issuance of a final decision, the Commission shall schedule the hearing within 2 weeks of the court's order, unless a party can show good cause why the hearing should be delayed.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>