[§302A-807] Refusal, suspension, revocation, and reinstatement of licenses and credentials. (a) The superintendent shall serve as the final adjudicator for appeals relating to licensing and credentialing, including but not limited to the issuance or nonissuance of licenses and credentials, and the suspension, nonrenewal, and revocation of licenses and credentials.

(b) The superintendent shall establish procedures for the conduct of proceedings for the consideration of requests filed with the department. In every case to revoke or suspend a license or credential, the superintendent shall give the person concerned written notice and a hearing in conformity with chapter 91, and the superintendent shall provide for confidentiality of the proceedings to protect the parties. In all proceedings before it, the superintendent may administer oaths, compel the attendance of witnesses and production of documentary evidence, and examine witnesses. In case of disobedience by any person to any order of the superintendent or to any subpoena issued by the superintendent, or the refusal of any witness to testify to any matter that the person may be questioned lawfully, any circuit judge, on application of the board or a member thereof, shall compel obedience in the case of disobedience of the requirements of a subpoena issued by a circuit court or a refusal to testify.

(c) Any applicant who has been refused a license or credential, or any licensee or credential holder whose license or credential has been suspended or revoked, shall have the right to appeal the superintendent's decision to the circuit court of the circuit in which the applicant, licensee, or credential holder resides in the manner provided in chapter 91.

(d) Upon revocation of a license or credential, the department may disclose the name, birthdate, social security number, and any other pertinent information about the former holder of the license or credential for the purpose of exchanging information under chapter 315 with other national or state teacher certification agencies about school personnel who have had licenses, credentials, or other certificates revoked. [L 1996, c 89, pt of §2]