Florida Administrative Code › 61 - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION › 61 - Departmental › Chapter 61-11 - EXAMINATIONS › Section 61-11.006 - Examination Administration

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) During the
				examination, the candidates will follow the instructions of the examination
				supervisor. The candidates will be permitted to ask reasonable questions of the
				Department's or computer-based testing (CBT)-contracted vendor's examination
				supervisor and proctors relating to the instructions.
(2) The Department's valid admission slip for
				the specified examination and a government-issued, signature bearing photo
				I.D., such as a driver's license, must be presented in order to gain admission
				to the examination. This identification shall be acceptable in the absence of
				the admission slip provided the candidate's name appears on the examination
				admission roster that has been prepared by the Department for the specific
				examination. All CBT examination candidates will be required to provide two
				forms of signature identification, one of which must be photo
				bearing.
(3) If the candidate
				arrives at the designated testing location after the designated starting time
				for an examination administered by the Department, the candidate will be
				permitted to take the examination only after the candidate has signed a
				statement clearly indicating the candidate's late arrival time, and agreeing
				that the candidate will have only the remaining designated time in the
				examination to complete the examination. Any candidate who refuses to sign such
				a statement will be disqualified from the examination and must apply to the
				Department for scheduling for the next available examination. If, when the late
				candidate arrives, any other candidate has already finished the examination and
				left the examination room, the late candidate will not be permitted to sit for
				the examination and must apply to the Department for scheduling for the next
				available examination. For CBT examinations and national examinations, late
				candidates shall comply with the CBT-contacted vendor's or the national
				examination organization's policies and procedures.
(4) All Department administered examinations
				will be administered in accordance with the "General Administration Manual for
				Examinations (GAME), copyright 2012, " incorporated herein by reference and
				made available by the Bureau of Education and Testing, which may be obtained by
				writing to the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Attention:
				Examination Administration, 2601 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida
				32399-0791 or at
https://www.flrules.org/gateway/reference.asp?NO=Ref-01424
.
				Administration requirements set forth by national boards and councils will be
				complied with in the administration of the specific examination.
(5) All examination items, answer sheets,
				examination books, other examination papers, computer files, and materials are
				the sole property of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation or
				the national provider. No candidate shall take any of the examination
				questions, examination books, answer sheets, other examination papers, computer
				files, and materials from the examination room or retain, reproduce, or
				compromise the materials in whole or in part by any means or method
				whatsoever.
(6) For CBT
				examinations, candidates are permitted to test out of state and are subject to
				fees charged by the CBT-contacted vendor to the candidates for this
				service.
Rulemaking Authority
					 455.203(5),
					 455.217(1) FS.
					 Law Implemented 455.217(1)
					 FS.
New 9-25-80, Amended 2-3-81, 12-7-81, 10-28-82, Formerly
					 21-11.06, Amended 6-22-88, 7-10-90, Formerly 21-11.006, Amended 9-18-96,
					 2-25-01, 8-6-12.