16 Tex. Admin. Code § 60.53

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 48, November 29, 2024

Section 60.53 - Examination Accommodations

(a) The department's examination provider will provide reasonable accommodations for an examination administered to an examination candidate with a disability as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), 42 U.S.C. Section 12101 et seq., its implementing regulations, and any subsequent amendments to the law and regulations.

(b) When requesting reasonable accommodations for an examination under this section, the examination candidate must comply with the following procedures:

(1) The examination candidate must submit a written request for accommodation and documentation regarding the examination candidate's disability and the specific accommodations requested.

(2) The written request and documentation under paragraph (1) must be submitted to the department's examination provider before scheduling the examination and must be submitted in the form and manner prescribed by the department's examination provider.

(3) The department's examination provider, on behalf of the department, will determine whether to grant the requested accommodation.

(c) Upon written request to the department's examination provider, examinations may be offered in a foreign language at the expense of the requestor. The request must be submitted before scheduling the examination.

16 Tex. Admin. Code § 60.53

The provisions of this §60.53 adopted to be effective July 1, 2009, 34 TexReg 4326; Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 47, November 22, 2024, TexReg 9508, eff. 12/1/2024