Golden Day Schools, Inc. v. State Department of Education

Opinion

EPSTEIN, J.

In this case we determine that a child care contractor with the state, debarred by the state administering agency from applying for further contracts for three years, has a due process liberty interest entitling it to a hearing on justification for the debarment. The hearing must be before an impartial arbiter or tribunal. The contractor in this case had a hearing, but not before an impartial tribunal. Since the trial court denied its petition for relief, we shall reverse with directions that an appropriate order be entered directing that the state agency provide the…