Arizona Administrative Code

A. A petitioner shall submit every authorization with the petition for a certification election or decertification election. Except as provided in subsection (B), the Board shall not accept an authorization after the petition for certification election or decertification election…

A. An individual can show interest by completing an authorization card or signing a petition. B. An individual authorization card submitted to the Board as evidence of a showing of interest is not valid unless the card contains only one name, one signature, and the following legi…

A. A valid An authorization is one that is valid if signed at any time during the authorization period by an individual who is an agricultural employee at the time of signing the authorization, or is if signed as prescribed in R4-2-205(B). B. An authorization is valid even if the…

An authorization and its contents are confidential except if subject to a lawful subpoena. Notes Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-2-208 Adopted effective December 26, 1995 (Supp. 95-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 9 A.A.R. 460, effective January 21, 2003 (Supp. 03-1).

A. The Board or its agent shall compute the showing of interest for any pay period within the eligibility period by taking the total number of agricultural employees employed in the bargaining unit during that pay period and determining how many of those employees signed a valid …

A question of representation exists in the bargaining unit if there is a 30% showing of interest in the final pay period of the eligibility period and in either of the other two pay periods of the eligibility period. Notes Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-2-210 Adopted effective December 2…

A. The Board shall issue a Notice of Hearing as prescribed in Article 4 if a question of representation exists. B. A person may, by written request to the Board, receive notice of the filing of a petition for election and a related notice of hearing. Notes Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-…

A. The ALJ may allow a subsequent labor organization to intervene only at the initial session of the pre-election hearing on a petition filed by the first labor organization and may place the subsequent labor organization on an election ballot only if the ALJ finds: 1. The subseq…

A. The Board shall hold an election when the bargaining unit is at peak. A bargaining unit is at peak when the number of employees in the unit is not less than 66 2/3 percent % of the maximum number of employees who have been or will be employed in the bargaining unit during the …

A. Only an individual who is an agricultural employee in the appropriate bargaining unit on the date of an election is eligible to vote in the election. B. A party may be represented by two observers of the party's selection, subject to the following limitations: 1. A union shall…

A. Within seven days after the tally of the ballots by the Board, a party may file with the Board an objection to the conduct of the election or conduct affecting the results of the election. The party filing the objection shall specifically set forth each fact and allegation in …

A. If an election ballot provides for a choice among at least two labor organizations and "no union," and none of the choices on the ballot receive a majority of valid votes cast, the Board shall, as soon as practicable, conduct a run-off election. B. In a run-off election, only …

An agricultural employer may enter into a consent-election agreement with one or more individuals or labor organizations that present to the employer a claim to be recognized as the representative of a designated bargaining unit. The parties shall submit to the Board an agreement…

Notes Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-2-218 Adopted effective December 26, 1995 (Supp. 95-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 9 A.A.R. 460, effective January 21, 2003 (Supp. 03-1). Renumbered to R4-2-217 by final rulemaking at 28 A.A.R. 395, effective 4/5/2022.

Notes Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-2-219 Adopted effective December 26, 1995 (Supp. 95-4). Section repealed by final rulemaking at 9 A.A.R. 460, effective January 21, 2003 (Supp. 03-1).

Any person may make a charge that a person has engaged in or is engaging in an unfair labor practice. The charge may be withdrawn by the charging party before the hearing and thereafter with the consent of the ALJ. If a complaint has issued under R4-2-304 and the charge is withdr…

A. A charging party shall include the following in the charge: 1. The full name and complete contact information of the individual, agricultural employer, or labor organization making the charge; 2. If the charge is filed by a labor organization, the full name and complete contac…

A. The Board shall, as directed by R4-2-104(A), serve a copy of a filed charge upon the individual, agricultural employer, or labor organization against whom the charge is made. B. The General Counsel shall conduct a preliminary investigation of the charge under A.R.S. § 23-1390(…

A. If the General Counsel decides after investigating a charge that a formal proceeding should be instituted, the General Counsel shall issue and serve, as directed by R4-2-104(A), on each party a complaint stating the alleged unfair labor practice. The General Counsel shall incl…

A. If, after a charge is filed, the General Counsel declines to issue a complaint or, having withdrawn a complaint, refuses to reissue it, the General Counsel shall advise serve a written statement of the grounds for the action on each party in writing, accompanied by a statement…

Notes Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-2-306 Adopted effective December 26, 1995 (Supp. 95-4). Section repealed by final rulemaking at 9 A.A.R. 460, effective January 21, 2003 (Supp. 03-1).

Notes Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-2-307 Adopted effective December 26, 1995 (Supp. 95-4). Section repealed by final rulemaking at 9 A.A.R. 460, effective January 21, 2003 (Supp. 03-1).

Notes Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-2-308 Adopted effective December 26, 1995 (Supp. 95-4). Section repealed by final rulemaking at 9 A.A.R. 460, effective January 21, 2003 (Supp. 03-1).

Notes Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-2-309 Adopted effective December 26, 1995 (Supp. 95-4). Section repealed by final rulemaking at 9 A.A.R. 460, effective January 21, 2003 (Supp. 03-1).

Notes Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-2-310 Adopted effective December 26, 1995 (Supp. 95-4). Section repealed by final rulemaking at 9 A.A.R. 460, effective January 21, 2003 (Supp. 03-1).

Notes Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-2-311 Adopted effective December 26, 1995 (Supp. 95-4). Section repealed by final rulemaking at 9 A.A.R. 460, effective January 21, 2003 (Supp. 03-1).

The Board shall use the uniform administrative hearing procedures of A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6, Article 10 to govern the initiation and conduct of formal adjudicative proceedings before the Board. Notes Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-2-401 Adopted effective December 26, 1995 (Supp. 95-4…

Notes Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-2-402 Adopted effective December 26, 1995 (Supp. 95-4). Section repealed by final rulemaking at 9 A.A.R. 460, effective January 21, 2003 (Supp. 03-1).

Notes Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-2-403 Adopted effective December 26, 1995 (Supp. 95-4). Section repealed by final rulemaking at 9 A.A.R. 460, effective January 21, 2003 (Supp. 03-1).

Notes Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-2-404 Adopted effective December 26, 1995 (Supp. 95-4). Section repealed by final rulemaking at 9 A.A.R. 460, effective January 21, 2003 (Supp. 03-1).

Notes Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-2-405 Adopted effective December 26, 1995 (Supp. 95-4). Section repealed by final rulemaking at 9 A.A.R. 460, effective January 21, 2003 (Supp. 03-1).

Notes Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-2-406 Adopted effective December 26, 1995 (Supp. 95-4). Section repealed by final rulemaking at 9 A.A.R. 460, effective January 21, 2003 (Supp. 03-1).

A. A party may file a motion for rehearing or review under A.R.S. § 41-1092.09 B. The Board shall grant a rehearing or review of a final administrative law decision for any of the following causes materially affecting the moving party's rights: 1. The decision is not justified by…

The following definitions apply in this Chapter unless otherwise specified: 1. "ABO" means the American Board of Opticianry. 2. "Applicant" means an individual requesting an initial or renewal license from the Board. 3. "Application packet" means the forms and additional informat…

At least 30 days before a regularly scheduled board meeting date, an applicant for a dispensing optician's license by examination shall submit to the Board an application packet that contains: 1. An application form provided by the Board, signed and dated by the applicant, that c…

Notes Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-20-103 Adopted effective August 9, 1977 (Supp. 77-4). Amended effective December 14, 1979 (Supp. 79-6). Amended Subsection (E) effective April 2, 1981 (Supp. 81-2). Former Section R4-20-104 repealed, new Section R4-20-104 adopted effective October 24,…

Notes Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-20-104 Adopted effective August 9, 1977 (Supp. 77-4). Former Section R4-20-105 repealed, new Section R4-20-105 adopted effective October 24, 1983 (Supp. 83-5). Former Section R4-20-105 amended and renumbered as Section R4-20-104 effective September 18…

Notes Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-20-105 Adopted effective August 9, 1977 (Supp. 77-4). Former Section R4-20-106 repealed, new Section R4-20-106 adopted effective October 24, 1983 (Supp. 83-5). Former Section R4-20-106 amended and renumbered as Section R4-20-105 effective September 18…

Notes Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-20-106 Adopted effective March 20, 1978 (Supp. 78-2). Amended effective August 7, 1978 (Supp. 78-4). Former Section R4-20-107 repealed, new Section R4-20-107 adopted effective October 24, 1983 (Supp. 83-5). Former Section R4-20-107 amended and renumbe…

An applicant for a dispensing optician's license by comity shall submit an application packet to the Board that contains: 1. An application form provided by the Board, signed and dated by the applicant that contains: a. The applicant's name, Social Security number, address, and t…

Notes Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-20-108 Adopted effective October 24, 1983 (Supp. 83-5). Former Section R4-20-109 amended and renumbered as Section R4-20-108 effective September 18, 1987 (Supp. 87-3). Amended effective September 13, 1989 (Supp. 89-3). Section R4-20-108 repealed by fi…

A. No later than December 31 of each year, an applicant for renewal of a dispensing optician's license shall submit to the Board the fee required by R4-20-112, proof of continuing education credits required by R4-20-120, and an application form, provided by the Board, signed and …

A. Any person, corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society operating an optical establishment, except those exempt under A.R.S. § 32-1691, shall obtain an optical establishment license. B. An applicant for an optical establishment license shall submit an appli…

A. The overall time-frame described in A.R.S. § 41-1072(2) for each type of approval granted by the Board is set forth in Table 1. The applicant and the Executive Director of the Board may agree in writing to extend the substantive review and overall time-frame. The substantive r…

A. Dispensing optician fees, which are non-refundable, unless A.R.S. § 41-1077 applies, are as follows: 1. License issuance fee: $100 2. Renewal of dispensing optician license: $135 3. License renewal late fee: $100 B. Optical establishment license fees are as follows:1. License …

A. A licensee shall display all licenses in a conspicuous place. If a license is renewed, the licensee shall display the evidence of renewal in public view. B. Optical establishment and dispensing optician licenses are not transferable. C. A licensee shall return an optical estab…

A. An optical establishment licensee and dispensing optician licensee shall notify the Board of any change in the information provided to the Board concerning license application or its renewal, including any change in name, address, work location, establishment ownership or the …