16 Tex. Admin. Code § 60.54
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 48, November 29, 2024
Section 60.54 - Examination Security(a) An examination candidate must comply with all examination security requirements for examinations administered by the department's examination provider or by any third-party provider of an examination that is required to obtain a license issued by the department.(b) An examination candidate may only use the specified methods of assistance that are available and authorized for all persons taking the examination, except as authorized under §60.53.(c) Conduct that violates this section includes, but is not limited to, the following: (1) obtaining or attempting to obtain examination questions or answers from any person or source and for any use or purpose;(2) providing or attempting to provide examination questions or answers to any person or source and for any use or purpose;(3) presenting a falsified or fraudulent document to gain entry to an examination; (4) taking an examination for another person;(5) knowingly allowing another person to take an examination for the examination candidate; (6) using or providing unauthorized assistance in connection with an examination;(7) while taking an examination, using any materials not authorized by the department or testing service for use in the examination, including but not limited to notes or study aides;(8) bringing to the examination site or leaving the examination site with examination questions or answers obtained from the current examination or from previous examinations;(9) while taking an examination, communicating with any person, other than an authorized representative of the department or examination provider, about the examination;(10) for open book examinations, bringing any materials into the examination, including handwritten notes in approved reference materials, other than those materials approved by the department or examination provider;(11) any conduct or activities that violate the instructions or the examination procedures set out in the candidate information bulletin;(12) any conduct that violates the instructions provided by the examination provider or administrator;(13) for virtual examinations, any violations of the examination security requirements related to virtual practical examinations or remotely proctored written examinations;(14) any conduct that violates the examination security provisions prescribed in the contract between the department and the department's examination provider; or(15) any other conduct that violates examination security.(d) The contents of any examination that is required for the issuance of a department license are confidential.(e) An examination candidate who is seen violating the examination security provisions during the examination will not be allowed to complete the examination and will be removed from the examination site.(f) An examination candidate who is found to have violated this section is subject to any and all of the following consequences: (1) having the examination results invalidated;(2) having to retake the examination and pay a new examination fee;(3) being determined ineligible or not being allowed to retake the examination; or (4) having administrative penalties and sanctions imposed and other enforcement actions taken.16 Tex. Admin. Code § 60.54
The provisions of this §60.54 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