Current through February 26, 2024
(1) ADMINISTRATION.
At least once every month the department shall administer or cause to be
administered an examination for the licensure of private detectives.
(3) SUBJECTS TESTED. The examination shall
test the applicant's knowledge or competence in those areas which the
department, after consultation with subject matter experts, determines are
appropriate for testing the applicant's knowledge for protection of public
health and safety.
(4) DISHONEST
ACT. An applicant may not engage in dishonest acts relating to the examination.
The actions taken by the department when dishonest acts occur shall be related
to the seriousness of the offense. These actions may include withholding the
applicant's score, entering a failing grade for the applicant, and suspending
the ability of the applicant to sit for an examination for a specific period of
time after the examination in which the dishonest acts occurred.
(5) PASSING SCORE. The score required to pass
the examination shall be based on the department's determination of the level
of examination performance required for minimum acceptable competence in the
profession. The department shall make the determination after consultation with
subject matter experts who have reviewed a representative sample of the
examination questions and available candidate performance statistics, and shall
set the passing score for the examination at that point which represents
minimum acceptable competence in the profession.
(6) EXAMINATION REVIEW.
(a) An applicant who fails the examination
may request a review of that examination by filing a written request with the
department within 30 days after the date on which examination results were
mailed to the applicant.
(b) An
examination review shall be conducted under the following conditions:
1. The time for review shall be limited to
one hour.
2. The examination shall
be reviewed only by the applicant and in the presence of a proctor.
3. The proctor may not respond to inquiries
by the applicant regarding allegations of examination error.
4. Any comments or claims of error regarding
specific questions or procedures in the examination may be placed in writing on
the form provided for this purpose. The department shall review the comments or
claims in consultation with a subject matter expert. The department shall
notify the applicant in writing of the department's decision. If the decision
does not result in a passing grade, the applicant may retake the examination or
file a claim of examination error pursuant to sub. (7).
5. An applicant shall be permitted only one
review of the failed examination each time it is taken and failed.
(7) CLAIM OF
EXAMINATION ERROR.
(a) An applicant wishing to
claim examination error must file a written request for department review in
the department office within 30 days of the date the examination was reviewed.
The request shall include:
1. The applicant's
name and address;
2. The type of
license applied for;
3. A
description of the perceived error; including specific questions or procedures
claimed to be in error; and
4. The
facts which the applicant intends to prove, including reference text citations
or other supporting evidence for the applicant's claim.
(b) The department shall review the request
in consultation with a subject matter expert. The applicant shall be notified
in writing of the department's decision.
(c) If the decision does not result in a
passing grade, the applicant may retake the examination or request a hearing
under s.
SPS
1.05.
(8) EXAMINATION RETAKES.
(a) There is no limit to the number of times
an applicant may take the examination.
(b) An applicant who reviews the examination
pursuant to sub. (6) may not retake the examination within 30 days after the
date on which the examination was reviewed.
(c) An applicant who passes the examination
and remains unlicensed for one year or more after the date of the examination
shall again take and pass the examination before being licensed.
