Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3745 - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency › Chapter 3745-7 - Water Supply Works and Wastewater Works Personnel › Section 3745-7-19 - Examination providers

Current through all regulations passed and
			 filed through July 1, 2024
The director may approve an entity to be an examination
				provider.
(A) To be eligible for
			 approval as an examination provider, the applicant shall
			 do the following:
(1) Submit an application on a form
			 acceptable to the director.
(2) In accordance with division (O) of
			 section 3745.11 of the Revised Code, pay
			 the agency an application fee.
(3)
			 Demonstrate the development of multiple classifications of water
			 treatment, water distribution, wastewater collection and wastewater treatment
			 examinations for the purpose of assessing the entry-level skills necessary for
			 each professional operator classification. The
			 examinations shall meet the requirements listed in paragraph (B) of this
			 rule.
(4) Be
			 the responsible body for overseeing the development and scoring of the
			 examinations.
(5)
			 Demonstrate the ability to proctor and enforce requirements for conduct during
			 the examinations that are consistent with the provisions in rule
			 3745-7-18
			 of the Administrative Code.
(6) Provide security guidelines for
			 protecting the confidentiality and integrity of examination development,
			 examination questions and the grading of examinations.
(7) Demonstrate the ability to enforce the
			 security guidelines documented in paragraph (A)(6) of this rule.
(8) Document policy for the amount of time
			 required before an examinee may retake an examination. Such policy shall at a
			 minimum require an applicant to wait thirty days prior to retaking an
			 examination.
(9)
			 Demonstrate an ability to provide computerized examinations at a minimum of
			 four locations throughout the state of Ohio. The examinations shall be
			 available at each location on multiple days and varying times throughout the
			 year.
(10)
			 Demonstrate an ability to provide the examinee with immediate feedback and
			 allow the examinee to provide feedback regarding questions on the examination
			 they have taken. The feedback shall include the score achieved on the
			 examination and identify core competencies or "Need to Know Criteria" where the
			 examinee scored poorly. Examinees shall have the ability to print a hard copy
			 of the examination results which identifies the examinee, examination
			 classification, score and provider name.
(11) Demonstrate the ability to provide
			 examinations for examinees who document a disability that necessitates special
			 accommodation.
(12)
			 Document the application process and that applicants are required to meet
			 minimum eligibility requirements for taking examinations that are equivalent or
			 more stringent than those contained in rule
			 3745-7-06
			 of the Administrative Code.
(13)
			 Submit copies of the question database and examinations to be used for each
			 classification to the Ohio EPA. The professional operator certification advisory council
			 and agency staff will determine the equivalency of the examinations to the Ohio
			 EPA's previously administered examinations and
			 consistency with professional standards. Examination questions and databases
			 shall be treated as trade secrets and be exempt from the public records
			 provisions of Chapter 149. of the Revised Code.
(14) Demonstrate that
			 questions and examinations are available for the
			 Ohio EPA's class I and class II water distribution and
			 wastewater collection system classifications, as well as class A, class I,
			 class II and class III water supply and wastewater treatment classifications.
			 These examinations shall meet the criteria established in paragraph (B) of this
			 rule.