(1) (a) "Administrative law judge" means an individual who is employed or contracted by a state agency who: (i) presides over or conducts formal administrative hearings on behalf of an agency; (ii) has the power to administer oaths, rule on the admissibility of evidence, take testimony, evaluate evidence, and make determinations of fact; and (iii) issues written orders, rulings, or final decisions on behalf of an agency. (b) "Administrative law judge" does not mean: (i) an individual who reviews an order or ruling of an administrative law judge; or (ii) the executive director of a state agency.

(a) "Administrative law judge" means an individual who is employed or contracted by a state agency who: (i) presides over or conducts formal administrative hearings on behalf of an agency; (ii) has the power to administer oaths, rule on the admissibility of evidence, take testimony, evaluate evidence, and make determinations of fact; and (iii) issues written orders, rulings, or final decisions on behalf of an agency.

(i) presides over or conducts formal administrative hearings on behalf of an agency;

(ii) has the power to administer oaths, rule on the admissibility of evidence, take testimony, evaluate evidence, and make determinations of fact; and

(iii) issues written orders, rulings, or final decisions on behalf of an agency.

(b) "Administrative law judge" does not mean: (i) an individual who reviews an order or ruling of an administrative law judge; or (ii) the executive director of a state agency.

(i) an individual who reviews an order or ruling of an administrative law judge; or

(ii) the executive director of a state agency.

(2) "Committee" means the Administrative Law Judge Conduct Committee created in Section 67-19e-108.

(3) "Department" means the Department of Human Resource Management created in Section 67-19-5.

(4) "Executive director" means the executive director of the department.