12 NCAC 09B .0411          COMPREHENSIVE WRITTEN EXAM ‑‑ LOCAL CONFINEMENT FACILITY

(a)  At the conclusion of a school's offering of the "Local Confinement Facility Personnel" course, as prescribed in 12 NCAC 09B .0225, an authorized representative of the Commission shall administer a comprehensive written examination to each trainee who has satisfactorily completed all the course work. A trainee cannot be administered the comprehensive written examination until such time as all course work is completed.

(b)  The examination shall be an objective test consisting of multiple choice, true‑false, or similar questions covering the topic areas as prescribed in 12 NCAC 09B .0225.

(c)  The Commission's representative shall submit to the school director within five days of the administration of the examination a report of the results of the test for each trainee examined.

(d)  A trainee who has fully participated in a scheduled delivery of an accredited training course and has demonstrated satisfactory competence in each motor‑skill or performance area of the course curriculum but has failed to achieve the minimum score of 70 percent on the Commission's comprehensive written examination may request the director of the Standards Division to authorize a re‑examination of the trainee.

(1)           The trainee's request for re‑examination shall be made in writing on the Commission's form and shall be received by the Standards Division within 30 days of the examination.

(2)           The trainee's request for re‑examination shall include the favorable recommendation of the school director who administered the course.

(3)           A trainee shall have, within 90 days of the original examination, only one opportunity for re‑examination and shall satisfactorily complete the subsequent examination in its entirety.

(4)           A trainee will be assigned in writing by the Standards Division staff a place, time, and date for re‑examination.

(5)           If the trainee fails to achieve the prescribed minimum score on the re‑examination, the trainee may not be recommended for certification and shall enroll and complete a subsequent course offering in its entirety before further examination may be permitted.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 17C‑2; 17C‑6; 17C‑10;

Eff. June 1, 1986;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. May 25, 2019.