Kan. Admin. Regs. § 130-1-3

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 49, December 5, 2024

Section 130-1-3 - Examination

(a) To be approved by the board, each examination required for registration shall meet the following requirements:

(1) Test the applicant's knowledge of and proficiency in methods of inspection, residential building systems, report writing, and professional practices; and

(2) be psychometrically sound as evidenced by documented evaluation of the examination by an independent organization.

(b) Each examination shall be administered at a location that is under the control of either the examination owner or an entity that has agreed by contract to administer the examination. Each examination shall be proc-tored according to written policies and procedures that ensure the security and integrity of the examination.

(c) Each applicant shall determine, before taking an examination, whether both the examination and the entity proctoring the examination have been approved by the board.

(d) Each applicant shall pay all examination fees directly to the examination owner or administrator.

(e) Successful completion of the examination by an applicant shall mean that the applicant meets either of the following requirements:

(1) Achieved a scaled score of at least 500 on a range of 200 to 800 on the national home inspection exam offered by the examination board of professional home inspectors; or

(2) achieved a raw score of 70% on the examination offered by the national association of home inspectors, inc.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 130-1-3

Authorized by K.S.A. 2008 Supp. 58-4504, as amended by L. 2009, Ch. 118, §3; implementing K.S.A. 2008 Supp. 58-4509, as amended by L. 2009, Ch. 118, §6; effective, T-130-1-4-10, Jan. 4, 2010; effective May 7, 2010.