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of hearing officers is the responsibility of the was totally draining and after that experience, the
Governing Board in accordance with the statute board said no more – we're going to get a hearing
noted above. officer!

“For districts that are members of I hope this article sheds some light on the
procurement of student discipline hearing officers.
the Arizona Risk Retention Trust, Stay well and I look forward to in-person contact
the Trust has a list of hearing in the future and the curtailment of “Brady Bunch”
Zoom meetings. We could not have survived
officers they approve for student without them, but let’s hope they go back to being
hearings.” the exception and not the rule.Until next time, may
all your procurement dreams come true!

I personally never had to deal with procurements
for student discipline hearing officers in any of Bill Munch, CPPO, CPPB is the Procurement Compliance
the districts I worked in. I do believe it's because and Training Officer for Valley Schools Management
the district either utilized the Governing Board Group, recipient of the 2018 AASBO Bill Lovett Award
or selected a hearing officer through the Trust. I and the 2016 NIGP National Purchasing Manager of the
will note the only reason I knew that a Governing Year. He provides consultation on public procurement
Board could be the hearing officer for expulsion matters for school districts and vendors across the state
hearing is because the first year I was on the board of Arizona and across the country. He may be reached at:
at Tempe Elementary that's exactly what we did. It bmunch@vsit.org.

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