1. (a) The executive director shall prescribe the content of licensing examinations. Examinations shall be based on laws, rules, job duties, and standards relating to the particular license.
2. (b) Examinations shall be graded and the results forwarded to the applicant no later than 45 days after the examination date. The minimum passing score for an examination is 70%.
3. (c) Any individual with an approved application who fails an examination may repeat the examination after waiting 60 days from the most recent examination taken by the individual for that particular exam.
4. (d) An individual shall not take the same examination more than four times within 365 days of the initial application submittal.
5. (e) After 365 days or taking the same examinations four times, whichever occurs first, the application becomes void and a new application with a new fee must be submitted before the applicant may take the examination again, in accordance with subsection (d) of this section.
6. (f) Any scores for repeat examinations taken prior to waiting 60 days from the most recent examination date for that particular exam or taken after an application has expired or becomes void will not be applied to the issuance of the license.
7. (g) Repeat examinations taken prior to waiting 60 days from the most recent examination date for that particular exam or after an application has expired or becomes void will count towards the number of exams allowed within the 365-day period.
8. (h) Individuals using a computer-based testing method may be excluded from waiting 60 days to retest after failing an exam.
9. (i) Any qualified applicant with a physical, mental, or developmental disability may request reasonable accommodations to take an examination.
10. (j) Examinations shall be given at places and times approved by the executive director.
11. (k) The executive director shall provide an analysis of an examination when requested in writing by the applicant. The executive director shall ensure that an examination analysis does not compromise the fair and impartial administration of future examinations.
12. (l) An individual who wishes to observe a religious holy day on which the individual's religious beliefs prevent the individual from taking an examination scheduled by the agency on that religious holy day shall be allowed to take the examination on an alternate date.

Source Note:The provisions of this §30.20 adopted to be effective December 17, 2001, 26 TexReg 10330; amended to be effective September 27, 2007, 32 TexReg 6523.