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respondent at periodic intervals; to require a person who has

been found to be in violation of this chapter and who is

licensed by a city or county agency authorized to grant a

license, to show cause to the licensing agency why his license

should not be revoked or suspended. If, upon the

preponderance of the evidence, the committee shal be of the

opinion that any respondent has not engaged in a

discriminatory practice in violation of this chapter it shal state

its findings of fact and conclusions and serve a copy thereof

upon the complainant and the respondent, and dismiss the

complaint Findings and conclusions made by the committee

shal be based solely upon the record of the evidence presented

at the hearing.

(e) Appeal to the board. within thirty (30) working days after the issuance of findings and conclusions by the committee, either

the complainant or the respondent may file a written appeal of

the decision of the committee to the board; however, in the

event that the committee requires the respondent to correct or

eliminate a discriminatory practice within a time period less

than thirty (30) working days, then that respondent must file

his/her appeal within that time period. After considering the

record of the evidence presented at the hearing and the

findings and conclusions of the committee, the board may

af irm the decision of the committee and adopt the findings

and conclusions of the committee, or it may af irm the decision

of the committee and make supplemental findings and

conclusions of its own, or it may reverse the decision of the

committee and make findings of fact and conclusions to

support its decision. The board may also adopt, modify or

reverse any relief ordered by the committee. The board must

take any of the above actions within thirty (30) working days

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after the appeal is filed.

(f) Members of Board who are ineligible to participate. No member of the board who initiated a complaint under this chapter or

who participated in the investigation thereof shal participate in

any hearing or determination under this section as a member

of either a hearing panel, the complaint adjudication

committee or of the board.

(g) Applicability of state law; judicial review. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this section or in rules adopted by the

board or the complaint adjudication committee under this

chapter, the applicable provisions of the Administrative

Adjudication Act, IC 4-22-l> shal govern the conduct of

hearings and determinations under this section, and findings of

the board hereunder shal be subject to judicial review as

provided in that act