GOV §3592: The panel shall, within 10 days after its appointment, meet with the parties or their representatives and consider their respective positions.

The panel shall, within 10 days after its appointment, meet with the parties or their representatives and consider their respective positions. The panel may make additional inquiries and investigations, hold hearings, and take other steps that it may deem appropriate. For the purpose of the hearings, investigations, and inquiries, the panel may issue subpoenas requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of evidence. The Regents of the University of California, the Board of Directors of the college named in Section 92200 of the Education Code, and the Trustees of the California State University shall furnish the panel, upon its request, with all records, papers, and information in their possession relating to any matter under investigation by or in issue before the panel, except for those records, books, and information that are confidential by statute.