SECTION 260:90-5-8. Processing and handling of applications and examinations  


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  • (a)   Upon receipt of an application for a certificate, required documentation, and appropriate fees, the Administrator shall schedule the applicant for an examination.
    (b)   Examinations shall be administered in the following manner:
    (1)   Questions for an examination shall be selected from appropriate sources deemed applicable by the committee.
    (2)   The format of examination questions shall be varied and include multiple choice and true/false.
    (3)   Prior to being put into the reservoir, the questions shall be reviewed by the committee.
    (4)   For each examination, a total of 75 questions shall be drawn from the reservoir.
    (5)   Applicants testing during a scheduled examination session will not be given identical versions of the examination.
    (6)   The examination shall be administered in a manner that the identity of the applicant shall be unknown during the grading process.
    (7)   Examinations for certification as alternative fuels technician shall be uniform and practical in nature as determined by the committee for alternative fuels technician certification and shall be sufficiently strict to test the qualifications and fitness of the applicants for certification.
    (8)   An oral examination may be administered by prior arrangement.
    (9)   The committee shall conduct examinations twice a year and at such times as it deems necessary.
    (10)   A score of eighty percent (80%) correct shall be a passing grade for all examinations.
    (11)   Any applicant initially failing to pass the examination shall not be permitted to take another examination for a period of thirty (30) days. Any applicant subsequently failing to pass the examination shall not be permitted to take another examination for a period of ninety (90) days.
    (12)   All applicants can petition the committee if they feel the committee's grade was incorrect. An applicant may petition the committee if the applicant disagrees with his or her examination grade issued by the committee. The applicant must notify the administrator of the petition prior to the next scheduled committee meeting in order for the petition to be placed on the meeting agenda.
    (13)   All decisions of the committee are final.
    (14)   Applicants that pass the examination and are notified by the committee of such must make arrangements for certification within one hundred and eighty (180) days of such notification.
    (15)   After the one hundred and eighty (180) days, and such applicant has not been certified (i.e., paid the fee and provided proof of insurance), the applicant must retest prior to their certification.
    (16)   The agency shall enforce the provisions of this section.
[Source: Added at 31 Ok Reg 1496, eff 9-12-14]