The jurisdiction that is otherwise reserved to the department in this chapter, however, is restored for the purposes of this chapter if the authorities responsible for the alternative dispute resolution procedures, without reasonable cause, fail, refuse, or neglect to adjudicate the matter of dispute within 90 days from the date of the notification to the department.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 696, Sec. 36. Effective January 1, 1998.)