1. (a) The director shall determine the passing earned rating through which a candidate’s eligibility for employment is achieved based upon the requirements of the position and the candidate’s scores on the various parts of the examination. All applicants for the same job title shall receive uniform and equal treatment in all phases of the examination procedure.

2. (b) Disqualification in one phase of an examination shall:

   1. (1) Result in disqualification from the entire examination; and
   2. (2) Preclude the candidate from participating in subsequent phases of the examination process.
3. (c) A candidate who has failed to earn a passing rating on an examination shall be eligible to participate in an examination for the same position or identical position within the job title no sooner than 15 days from the date of the most recent examination administration, provided that the candidate submits a new application in accordance with Per 400.
4. (d) A passing earned rating achieved by a candidate who is a current full-time state employee shall be considered valid for 5 years or the duration of employment, whichever is longer, unless the examination for the job title changes in that time.
5. (e) A passing earned rating achieved by a candidate who is not a current state employee shall be valid for a period of 5 years unless the examination for the job title changes in that time.

Source. #8738, eff 10-18-06; ss by #10817, eff 5-17-15; ss by #14433 (formerly Per 501.07), eff 12-1-25, EXPIRES 12-1-35