217 ASSESSMENTS, EVALUATIONS, AND SELECTION PROCEDURES

217.1 All selection criteria shall be based on a job analysis of a single position, group of positions, an occupation, or a group of occupations having common characteristics. Selection criteria shall, at a minimum, include:

1. (a) The basic duties and responsibilities; and
2. (b) The knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform those duties and carry out the responsibilities in a manner that honors the public trust.

217.2 Competitive selection procedures shall:

1. (c) Consist of written, oral, or performance examinations, or two or more of these examination types;
2. (d) Be practical in character and fairly test the relative ability and fitness of candidates for jobs to be filled;
3. (e) Result in selection from among the best qualified candidates;
4. (f) Be developed and used without bias; and
5. (g) Comply with other requirements of applicable equal employment opportunity laws.

217.3 All competitive selection procedures shall be properly validated prior to their use.

1. (h) Upon request, agencies shall provide OAG with evidence that the selection procedures used minimize or eliminate discrimination.
2. (i) Evidence validating competitive selection procedures should demonstrate that the procedure used is predictive of or significantly correlated with required job performance.

217.4 OAG may refuse to examine, refuse to declare as eligible after examination, or withhold or withdraw from certification prior to appointment, any person who fails to meet the requirements of the position.

217.5 OAG shall permit the rescheduling or alternate scheduling of an examination or interview for a candidate who was unable to attend the administration of an examination or interview because of the following:

1. (j) Reserve or National Guard drill or summer camp;

(k) Religious beliefs;

(l) Illness or injury of sufficient seriousness as to require hospitalization;

(m) An administrative error on the part of the examining office; or

(n) Other reason acceptable to OAG.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 69 DCR 004169 (April 29, 2022).