New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 1 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 7 - WASTEWATER AND WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES
Part 5 - RECRUITMENT, ASSESSMENT, SELECTION
Section 1.7.5.11 - EXAMINATION
Universal Citation: 1 NM Admin Code 1.7.5.11
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Security:
(1) The director shall
maintain the security of all examinations.
(2) Examinations shall be developed by the
office in accordance with established professional techniques and relevant
federal laws, regulations, and guidelines. Examinations shall measure critical
or important knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for successful job
performance.
(3) Except as provided
in Paragraph (4) of Subsection
A of 1.7.5.11
NMAC no agency shall administer any examination to an applicant
or employee without the examination and the examination administration having
been approved by the director unless otherwise authorized by statute.
(4) An agency may request a description or
demonstration of the skill or ability needed to perform an essential job
function in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
(
42 U.S.C. Section
12101 Note 29C.F.R. Part
1630.14(a)Pre-employment inquiry).
B. Exemptions from Examinations:
(1) The director shall exempt from
examinations those applicants who possess recognized licensure, registration,
or certification by the state of New Mexico and who are applying for positions
in the classified service that require such licensure, registration, or
certification.
(2) The director
shall exempt from examinations applicants who, in the course of their duties:
(a) develop, administer, or otherwise have
access to such examinations; or
(b)
formerly developed or administered such examinations within a period of one
year from separating from the office.
C. Administration of Examinations: In accordance with the provisions of NMSA 1978, Section 10-9-12(F), the director shall supervise all examinations and establish procedures for their administration.
D. Preference Points:
(1) In accordance with the provisions of
NMSA 1978, Section
10-9-13.2
and NMSA 1978, Section
20-4-9
, veterans honorably discharged from the United States armed forces
and applicants currently serving in the national guard shall have five points
added to their final passing numerical scores on examinations. Veterans
honorably discharged from the United States armed forces with a
service-connected disability shall have 10 points added to their final passing
numerical scores on examinations. A veteran with or without a service-connected
disability has his/her name placed on the employment list in accordance with
numerical rating of other veterans and non-veterans.
(2) In accordance with the provisions of
NMSA 1978, Section
10-9-13,
applicants who pass the examination shall have two preference points added for
each year of residency in New Mexico, not to exceed 10 points.
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