(a)
Form and
Filing of Applications
(1) Every
application shall be filed with the Board. Said application shall be in writing
on a current form prescribed by the Board. The applicant shall completely and
accurately provide the information required on such application.
(2) An applicant may not be considered for
admittance to the next scheduled examination unless at least ninety (90) days
before the date of such examination such applicant files with the Board a
complete application. An application which is incomplete, illegible or not
completed according to the instructions, or which fails to meet any other
applicable requirement, shall be rejected by the Board. At any time during its
review of an application, the Board may require the applicant to submit
references and other information related to the applicant's moral character,
employment history, education, experience, and any other matters reasonably
deemed relevant by the Board.
(3)
An application is not complete unless accompanied by a $235.00 examination fee.
Such fee shall be paid by check or money order payable to the Department of
Energy and Environmental Protection. This fee is non-refundable.
(4) Each application, including but not
limited to any attachments thereto, shall be certified by the applicant who
shall state in writing: "I have personally examined and am familiar with the
information submitted in this document and all attachments thereto, and I
certify that based upon a reasonable investigation, the submitted information
is true and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. I understand that
a false statement in the submitted information may be punishable as a criminal
offense under section
53a-157b
of the Connecticut General Statutes or any other applicable statute."
(5) Each application, and such copies thereof
as the Board may require, shall be deemed filed with the Board on the date such
application is received by the Board.
(6) Required Education/Engineering
Information
Each applicant shall cause to be filed with the Board, a
verification of education to demonstrate that such applicant has the minimum
education requirements for licensure or a notarized verification of current
licensure in Connecticut as a professional engineer in accordance with Chapter
391 of the Connecticut General Statues. Any such verification of education
shall be on a form prescribed by the Board and shall be completed, certified
and submitted by the educational institution(s) which issued a degree to the
applicant.
(7) Review of
Applications
Upon determining that an applicant is eligible for examination,
the Board shall notify such applicant of the date, time, and place of the
examination, the materials that may be brought into the examination and any
other necessary information. Upon finding that an applicant is ineligible for
examination, the Board shall so notify such applicant at least thirty (30) days
before the next scheduled examination date. An applicant determined by the
Board to be ineligible for examination may reapply in accordance with the
procedures set forth in subsection (a) of this section.
(8) Interviews
The Board may, in its discretion, require an applicant to
appear for a personal interview regarding such applicant's application. If an
applicant fails to appear for a personal interview scheduled with the Board,
such applicant shall be deemed ineligible for the next scheduled examination
unless the Board determines that such failure to appear was due to
circumstances reasonably beyond the applicant's control.
(b)
Examination
(1) Frequency and Scheduling
The Board shall establish the date, place, and time of each
examination.
(2)
Examination Procedures and Rules
(A) Each
applicant shall be required to present at the examination:
(i) a current motor vehicle operator's
license or other government-issued form of identification that contains a
photograph of the applicant;
(ii) a
passport; or
(iii) any other form
of official identification that has been approved in advance by the
Board.
(B) Applicants
shall not be allowed to bring any books, notes, memoranda, scratch paper,
calculators, computers, or other equipment or any other materials into the
examination room unless the Board has given prior written authorization to do
so.
(C) The following rules shall
govern administration of the examination. Violation of any rule by an applicant
shall be considered grounds for denial of a license to such applicant and may
be considered grounds for disqualification of such applicant from a subsequent
examination or all subsequent examinations. The following rules are not
intended to be exclusive; prior to the giving of each examination, the Board
may establish other rules or procedures as it deems reasonable or necessary
regarding the administration of the examination.
(i) an applicant shall not at any time copy
an examination question or make notes relative thereto, or engage in any
activity that could or would otherwise compromise the integrity of the
examination.
(ii) during the
examination, an applicant shall not discuss the examination with anyone other
than a proctor.
(iii) an applicant
shall not read or copy an answer of any other applicant and shall not knowingly
permit any of his answers to be read or copied by any other
applicant.
(iv) an applicant shall
not leave the examination room at any time with anything except such items as
such applicant brought into the examination room. Any note, scratch paper, or
calculation made or used by an applicant during the examination shall be turned
in to a proctor along with the applicant's examination and answer sheet prior
to leaving the examination room.
(3) Passing Score
The Board shall establish the passing score for each
environmental professional licensing examination using accepted psychometric
procedures and based upon its determination of the score that should be
obtained by an individual who has the requisite level of overall technical and
regulatory knowledge that the Board deems reasonably necessary to carry out the
responsibilities of a licensed environmental professional. The passing score
established by the Board may vary from examination to examination.
(4) Examination Results
The Board shall mail the results of the examination to each
individual who took it.
(5)
Reapplication for Examination
An applicant who fails to achieve a passing score on the
examination may take a subsequent examination if no less than sixty (60) days
before such examination, he files with the Board:
(A) A form prescribed by the Commissioner
stating such applicant's intention to take the next scheduled
examination;
(B) Payment of the
$235.00 examination fee; and
(C) A
certification, on a form prescribed by the Commissioner, stating that the
information in the applicant's most recent application remains current and
accurate, or information regarding any changes to the information in the
applicant's most recent application, together with the certification set forth
in subdivision (a)(4) of this section.
(c)
Individuals Assisting With
Examination Development
Any technical advisor or Board member participating in
developing the examination may not take such examination within two (2) years
of participating in exam development.
