Sec. 5-225. Notice of final earned ratings on examinations. Right of inspection. Appeals.
Sec. 5-225. Notice of final earned ratings on examinations. Right of inspection.
Appeals. All persons competing in any examination shall be given written notice of their
final earned ratings and the minimum earned rating necessary to pass the examination.
Within thirty days of receipt of the final earned rating, a person may inspect his papers,
markings, background profiles and other items used in determining the final earned
ratings, other than examination questions and other materials constituting the examination, subject to such regulations as may be issued by the Commissioner of Administrative
Services. Within thirty days of inspecting his papers, a person may, in writing, appeal
to the Commissioner of Administrative Services the accuracy of his final earned rating,
as based on the original examination paper or responses. The commissioner shall render
a final decision on the person's appeal within thirty days thereafter and correct candidate
lists as appropriate.
(1967, P.A. 657, S. 34; P.A. 73-623, S. 2, 3; P.A. 77-94; 77-614, S. 67, 610; P.A. 92-165, S. 15, 32; P.A. 93-274, S. 6,
7; P.A. 96-168, S. 11, 34.)
History: P.A. 73-623 excluded test questions from provision re inspection rights of candidate; P.A. 77-94 added exception to requirement of notice of relative standing; P.A. 77-614 replaced personnel policy board with commissioner of
administrative services; P.A. 92-165 changed "test" to "examination" and "candidate" to "person" and added language re
notice of failure to attain the required minimum passing score; P.A. 93-274 expanded the inspection rights of a candidate
to include the inspection of background profiles, effective June 30, 1993; P.A. 96-168 eliminated the exception to the
receipt of notice of final earned ratings and added the requirement of notice of the minimum rating necessary to pass the
examination, permitted a person to inspect his papers, etc., within 30 days, authorized a person to appeal his rating to the
commissioner and required the commissioner to make a final decision in 30 days, effective July 1, 1996.
Provides exception within purview of Sec. 1-19(a). 214 C. 312.