Rule 3.9 - Access to Examinations and Examination on Religious Holy Days(a) Reasonable accommodation for examinations will be made available as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Public Law 101-336, to address a condition or circumstances that would prevent a person from taking the examination in the same manner as a person who does not need accommodation. Reasonable accommodation means an adjustment or modification of the standard testing conditions that ameliorates the impact of the applicant's disability, after the applicant provides reasonable notice under subsection (c), without doing any of the following: (1) fundamentally altering the nature of the examination;(2) fundamentally altering the Commission's ability to determine through the examination whether the applicant possesses the essential eligibility requirements;(3) compromising the validity of the examination;(4) compromising the security of the examination; or(5) imposing an undue burden on the Commission or on the examination vendor.(b) If an examination is scheduled on a date that is a religious holy day, a person whose religious beliefs prevent that person from taking an examination on such date will be permitted to take the examination on an alternate date. The alternate date must be a regularly scheduled examination date unless the person's religious beliefs prevent the person from taking the examination on such date. (c) A person who needs a reasonable accommodation for an examination must notify the Director or examination vendor, as applicable, of the request at least 10 days prior to the scheduled examination.Tex. R. Judi. Cert. Commi. 3.9
Amended effective 4/12/2018 immediately; amended 11/17/2023 effective immediately.