1. (a) State performance skill evaluation. If a performance skill test is part of a commission examination, the examinee must complete a state performance skill evaluation in accordance with subsection (b) of this section. The state performance skill evaluation may be part of an original certification examination administered at the conclusion of a basic certification course at an approved training facility, as part of a Test for Certification Status, or as part of a commission examination for Proof of Proficiency.

2. (b) Evaluation procedures. The state performance skill evaluation must consist of at least three successfully completed performance skill objectives evaluated by staff examiners or by field examiners under the supervision of a staff examiner after completion of an approved curriculum.

   1. (1) The state performance skill evaluation of a Basic Fire Fighter I academy or a combined Fire Fighter I and Fire Fighter II academy must consist of one skill pertaining to self-contained breathing apparatus and at least two other skills identified as a critical skill in Section I of the Performance Evaluation Forms.
   2. (2) Each student's performance evaluation form for each skill must be signed by the examiner performing the evaluation.
   3. (3) An examinee who fails a state performance skill evaluation may be allowed a retest at a time and place to be determined by the staff examiner. If the candidate fails the retest, remedial training conducted by a certified instructor who is approved to teach in that specific subject area is required for a second retest. Remedial training must be of no less duration than the recommended curriculum instructional hours for the section in which the failed skill(s) is reflected. An examinee being retested on a performance skill must be retested on any skill, randomly selected by the staff examiner, from the same subject area as the performance skill objective that was failed.
   4. (4) If the examinee fails the final retest as part of a state performance skill evaluation, the examinee must requalify by repeating the entire curriculum applicable to the examination.
3. (c) Original certification examination. In accordance with §439.5(e), the examinee must be evaluated for competency by an approved field examiner at a certified training facility and pass all of the performance skill objectives randomly selected by the commission prior to the administration of the state performance skill evaluation. The evaluation for competency to qualify for the state performance skills evaluation may occur at any time during the course of instruction. The number of opportunities to successfully complete particular performance skill objectives evaluated during an academy is at the discretion of the training officer or course coordinator. The training facility must maintain copies of performance evaluation forms on each examinee to document competency. The instructor of a particular subject may not evaluate the performance skill related to that subject unless the instructor is an approved field examiner. At the conclusion of a course at an approved training facility, the examinee must complete the state performance skill evaluation in accordance with subsection (b) of this section.
4. (d) Testing for certification status. If performance skill objectives are part of a commission examination as provided in §439.15 of this title (relating to Testing for Certification Status), the performance skill evaluation must consist of at least three successfully completed performance skill objectives evaluated in accordance with subsection (b) of this section by staff examiners or by field examiners at an approved training facility with the consent of its training officer or course coordinator.
5. (e) Proficiency examination. If performance skill objectives are part of a commission examination as provided in §439.13 of this title (relating to Testing for Proof of Proficiency), the performance skill evaluation must consist of at least three successfully completed performance skill objectives evaluated in accordance with subsection (b) of this section by staff examiners or by field examiners at an approved training facility with the consent of its training officer or course coordinator.

Source Note:The provisions of this §439.11 adopted to be effective November 1, 1998, 23 TexReg 10901; amended to be effective January 1, 2000, 24 TexReg 6097.