(a)Administration of Licensing Examinations.
(1)An examination required for any
license issued by the Board will be conducted by the testing service
with which the Board has contracted for the administration of examinations.
(A)The testing service shall schedule and conduct
the examinations in the manner required by the contract between the
Board and the testing service.
(B)Examinations shall be administered at locations
designated by the exam administrator.
(C)The testing service administering the examinations
is required to provide reasonable accommodations for any applicant
with a verifiable disability. Applicants must contact the testing
service to arrange an accommodation. The testing service shall determine
the method of examination, whether oral or written, based on the particular
circumstances of each case.
(2)[(a)] Each examination shall
be consistent with the examination criteria and examination content
outline of the AQB for the category of license sought. To become licensed,
an applicant must achieve a passing score acceptable to the AQB on
the examination.
(3)Successful completion of the examination
is valid for a period of 24 months.
(4)An applicant who fails the examination
three consecutive times may not apply for reexamination or submit
a new license application unless the applicant submits evidence satisfactory
to the Board that the applicant has completed 30 additional hours
of core education after the date the applicant failed the examination
for the third time.
(b)Examination Fees.
(1)[(b)] The examination fee
must be paid each time the examination is taken.
(2)An applicant who is registered
for an examination and fails to attend shall forfeit the examination
fee.
(c)Exam Admission. [Examinations shall
be administered at locations designated by the Board. An applicant
who is registered for an examination and fails to attend shall forfeit
the examination fee.]
(1)[(d)] To be admitted
to an examination, applicants [Applicants] must present
the following documents [to the examination proctor to be admitted
to the examination]:
(A)[(1)] exam registration paperwork
as required by the testing service under contract with the Board;
and
(B)[(2)] official photo-bearing
personal identification.
(2)The testing service shall deny
entrance to the examination to any person who cannot provide adequate
identification.
(3)The testing service may refuse
to admit an applicant who arrives after the time the examination is
scheduled to begin or whose conduct or demeanor would be disruptive
to other persons taking examinations at the testing location.
(d)Confidentiality of Examination.
(1)The testing service may confiscate examination
materials, dismiss an applicant, and fail the applicant for violating
or attempting to violate the confidentiality of the contents of an
examination.
(2)No credit shall be given to applicants who are
dismissed from an examination, and dismissal may result in denial
of an application.
(3)The Board, or the testing service under contract
with the Board, may file theft charges against any person who removes
or attempts to remove an examination or any portion thereof or any
written material furnished with the examination whether by actual
physical removal or by transcription.
(4)The Board may deny, suspend, or revoke a license
for disclosing to another person the content of any portion of an
examination.
[(e)Applicants shall comply with
all instructions from the Board, an examination proctor, or the testing
service under contract with the Board. Examination proctors may:]
[(1)refuse admittance to any applicant who cannot
provide adequate identification;]
[(2)refuse admittance to an applicant who reports
for the examination after the time the examination is scheduled to
begin;]
[(3)refuse admittance to an applicant or dismiss an
applicant from the examination if, in the proctor's opinion, the applicant's
conduct or demeanor is a disruptive influence to other applicants;]
[(4)assign a specific desk or seat to each applicant;]
[(5)require an applicant to be re-seated during the
course of an examination;]
[(6)confiscate examination materials and dismiss an
applicant from the examination for giving, receiving, or attempting
to give or receive unauthorized assistance or answers to examination
questions.]
[(f)No credit will be given to applicants
who are dismissed from an examination, and dismissal may result in
denial of an application.]
[(g)Examinees may use slide rules
or silent, battery-operated, electronic, hand-held calculators. If
a calculator has printout capability, the use of the calculator must
be approved by the examination proctor prior to the examination. No
other electronic devices are permitted.]
[(h)Special examinations based on
verified physical limitations or other good cause as determined by
the Board may be arranged for individual applicants. Requests for
special examinations will be handled individually and may require
medical verification or confirmation.]
[(i)The Board, or the testing service
under contract with the Board, may file theft charges against any
person who removes or attempts to remove an examination or any portion
thereof or any written material furnished with the examination whether
by actual physical removal or by transcription.]
[(j)The Board may deny, suspend,
or revoke a license for disclosing to another person the content of
any portion of an examination.]
[(k)If the applicant has not satisfied
all requirements, including passing the examination, within one year
from the date the Board accepted an application for filing, the application
is terminated and a new application is required.]
[(l)Successful completion of the
examination is valid for a period of 24 months.]
[(m)An applicant who fails the examination
three consecutive times may not apply for reexamination or submit
a new license application unless the applicant submits evidence satisfactory
to the Board that the applicant has completed 30 additional hours
of core education after the date the applicant failed the examination
for the third time.]
[(n)Examination by endorsement: An
applicant for a license who has successfully passed an AQB approved
competency examination, and is currently licensed in another jurisdiction
and in good standing, will not be required to retake the examination
for the same level of licensure to become licensed in Texas. The applicant
shall provide appropriate documentation as required.]
The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed
the proposal and found it to be within the state agency's legal authority
to adopt.
Filed with the Office
of the Secretary of State on April 24, 2018
TRD-201801867 Kristen Worman
General Counsel
Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board
Earliest possible date of adoption: June 10, 2018
For further information, please call: (512) 936-3652
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