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     237.076 Settlement; procedures. 

    Subdivision 1.    Settlement.  In proceedings before the 
 commission, interested parties are encouraged to enter into 
 settlements of their disputes.  If a settlement is reached 
 before a contested case hearing has been ordered and the 
 commission rejects the settlement, the commission shall order a 
 contested case hearing if a significant issue has not been 
 resolved to the commission's satisfaction.  When a contested 
 case hearing has been ordered under this chapter, the Office of 
 Administrative Hearings, before conducting the hearing, shall 
 convene a settlement conference including all the parties to 
 encourage settlement of issues in the contested case.  If a 
 stipulated settlement is not reached before the contested case 
 hearing, the Office of Administrative Hearings may, at its 
 discretion or a party's request, reconvene the settlement 
 conference during the hearing or after its completion.  If all 
 parties agree to a stipulated settlement of the case or a part 
 of the case, the settlement must be submitted to the commission. 

    Subd. 2.    Procedures.  The commission may accept a 
 settlement upon finding that to do so is in the public interest 
 and is supported by substantial evidence.  If the commission 
 does not accept a settlement, it may issue an order modifying 
 the settlement, subject to the approval of the parties.  A party 
 has ten days after entry of the order, or of an order disposing 
 of a petition for reconsideration, in which to reject the 
 proposed modification.  If no party rejects the proposed 
 modification, the commission's order becomes final.  If the 
 commission rejects a settlement or if a party rejects the 
 commission's proposed modification of a settlement, the matter 
 must be referred to the administrative law judge assigned to the 
 case for further proceedings. 

    HIST: 1989 c 74 s 3 

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