Common use of Testing Security Procedures Clause in Contracts

Testing Security Procedures. The following security procedures will apply to written exams, oral review boards, practical exams, assessment centers, and/or practical scenarios (also referred to collectively and/or individually as exam or exams) for the Driver Operator, Lieutenant, Captain, ARFF Captain, Special Operations Captain, EMS Captain and Battalion Chief positions: A. All candidates for promotion shall sign a statement that they are not related by blood or marriage to any exam development team or committee member; and that they have not received any prior knowledge of exam items. B. All Subject Matter Experts shall sign a statement that they are not related by blood or marriage to any exam development team or committee members; and a statement not to discuss exam items, or be involved with the tutoring of any promotional candidate. C. If the written exam, oral review board, practical exam, assessment centers, and/or practical scenarios are developed by Human Resources, writing, preparation, and editing of questions will take place on County property, under the direct supervision of the Human Resources staff person assigned to develop the exam. Exam items will not be drafted, or edited, outside of these areas and no exam materials will be removed, by any employee of Palm Beach County Fire Rescue. D. If the written exam, oral review board, practical exam, assessment centers, and/or practical scenarios are developed by Human Resources, all exam material prior to and after examination, will be locked and secured. E. Written exam items will be developed using only the referenced study materials, by small teams of subject matter experts. F. Each team will develop two (2) to three (3) times more items than will actually be used in the exam. No Item Development Team Member or other employee of Palm Beach County Fire Rescue will be informed of which items are on the actual exam. Exams, once developed, will not be handled or delivered by any employee of Palm Beach County Fire Rescue. Exams will be administered by Human Resources and non-bargaining unit employees of Palm Beach County Fire Rescue unless otherwise provided for in this agreement. G. Candidates for the same rank shall be tested at the same time, subject to the County’s ability to adequately staff the Department. H. The County will use scrambled versions of the same test for the written exam. I. Prior to the exam, the facilitator will announce a zero tolerance policy for cheating, and follow up with close and continuous proctoring of the exams (which may include videotaping for documentation). Any employee caught cheating shall be disqualified from the promotional process and subject to the appropriate disciplinary action.

Testing Security Procedures. The following security procedures will apply to written exams, oral review boards, practical exams, assessment centers, and/or practical scenarios (also referred to collectively and/or individually as exam or exams) testing for the Driver Operator, Lieutenant, Captain, ARFF Captain, Special Operations Captain, EMS Captain and Battalion District Chief positions: A. All candidates for promotion shall sign a statement that they are not related by blood or marriage to any exam development team or committee member; and that they have not received any prior knowledge of exam test items. B. All Subject Matter Experts shall sign a statement that they are not related by blood or marriage to any exam development team or committee members; and a statement not to discuss exam test items, or be involved with the tutoring of any promotional candidate. C. If the written exam, oral review board, practical exam, assessment centers, and/or practical scenarios are exam is developed by Human ResourcesEmployee Relations and Personnel, writing, preparation, writing and editing of questions will take place on County property, under the direct supervision of the Human Resources Employee Relations staff person assigned to develop the examtest. Exam items will not be drafted, or edited, outside of these areas and no exam materials will be removed, by any employee of Palm Beach County Fire Rescue. D. If the written exam, oral review board, practical exam, assessment centers, and/or practical scenarios are exam is developed by Human ResourcesEmployee Relations and Personnel, all exam material prior to and after examinationtesting, will be locked and secured. E. Written exam test items will be developed using only the referenced study reading materials, by small teams of subject matter experts. F. Each team will develop two (2) to three (3) times more items than will actually be used in the exam. No Item Development Team Member or other employee of Palm Beach County Fire Rescue will be informed of which items are on the actual exam. ExamsTests, once developed, will not be handled or delivered by any employee of Palm Beach County Fire Rescue. Exams Tests will be administered by Human Resources Employee Relations and non-Personnel and non- bargaining unit employees of Palm Beach County Fire Rescue unless otherwise provided for in this agreementRescue. G. Candidates for the same rank shall be tested at the same time, subject to the County’s ability to adequately staff the Department. H. The County will use scrambled versions of the same test for the written examtest. I. Prior to the exam, the facilitator will announce a zero tolerance policy for cheating, and follow up with close and continuous proctoring of the exams (which may include videotaping for documentation). Any Meaning, that any employee caught cheating shall be disqualified from the promotional process and subject to the appropriate disciplinary action.

Testing Security Procedures. The following security procedures will apply to written exams, oral review boardsinterviews, and practical exams, assessment centers, and/or practical scenarios (also referred to collectively and/or individually as exam or exams) exercises for the Driver Operator, Lieutenant, Captain, ARFF XXXX Captain, Special Operations Captain, EMS Captain and Battalion Chief positions: A. All candidates for promotion shall sign a statement that they are not related by blood or marriage to any exam development team or committee member; and that they have not received any prior knowledge of exam items. B. All Subject Matter Experts shall sign a statement that they are not related by blood or marriage to any exam development team or committee members; and a statement not to discuss exam items, or be involved with the tutoring of any promotional candidate. C. If the written exam, oral review boardinterview, and practical exam, assessment centers, and/or practical scenarios exercises are developed by Human Resources, writing, preparation, and editing of questions will take place on County property, under the direct supervision of the Human Resources staff person assigned to develop the exam. Exam items will not be drafted, or edited, outside of these areas and no exam materials will be removed, by any employee of Palm Beach County Fire Rescue. D. If the written exam, oral review boardinterview, and practical exam, assessment centers, and/or practical scenarios exercises are developed by Human Resources, all exam material prior to and after examination, will be locked and secured. E. Written exam items will be developed using only the referenced study materials, by small teams of subject matter experts. F. Each team will develop two (2) to three (3) times more items than will actually be used in the exam. No Item Development Team Member or other employee of Palm Beach County Fire Rescue will be informed of which items are on the actual exam. Exams, once developed, will not be handled or delivered by any employee of Palm Beach County Fire Rescue. Exams will be administered by Human Resources and non-bargaining unit employees of Palm Beach County Fire Rescue unless otherwise provided for in this agreement. G. Candidates for the same rank shall be tested at the same time, subject to the County’s ability to adequately staff the Department. H. The County will use scrambled randomized versions of the same test for the written exam. I. Prior to the exam, the facilitator will announce a zero tolerance policy for cheating, and follow up with close and continuous proctoring of the exams (which may include videotaping for documentation). Any employee caught cheating shall be disqualified from the promotional process and subject to the appropriate disciplinary action.

Testing Security Procedures. The following security procedures will apply to written exams, oral review boards, practical exams, assessment centers, and/or practical scenarios (also referred to collectively and/or individually as exam or exams) for the Driver Operator, Lieutenant, Captain, ARFF Captain, Special Operations Captain, EMS District Captain and Battalion District Chief positions: A. All candidates for promotion shall sign a statement that they are not related by blood or marriage to any exam development team or committee member; and that they have not received any prior knowledge of exam items. B. All Subject Matter Experts shall sign a statement that they are not related by blood or marriage to any exam development team or committee members; and a statement not to discuss exam items, or be involved with the tutoring of any promotional candidate. C. If the written exam, oral review board, practical exam, assessment centers, and/or practical scenarios are developed by Human Resources, writing, preparation, and editing of questions will take place on County property, under the direct supervision of the Human Resources staff person assigned to develop the exam. Exam items will not be drafted, or edited, outside of these areas and no exam materials will be removed, by any employee of Palm Beach County Fire Rescue. D. If the written exam, oral review board, practical exam, assessment centers, and/or practical scenarios are developed by Human Resources, all exam material prior to and after examination, will be locked and secured. E. Written exam items will be developed using only the referenced study materials, by small teams of subject matter experts. F. Each team will develop two (2) to three (3) times more items than will actually be used in the exam. No Item Development Team Member or other employee of Palm Beach County Fire Rescue will be informed of which items are on the actual exam. Exams, once developed, will not be handled or delivered by any employee of Palm Beach County Fire Rescue. Exams will be administered by Human Resources and non-bargaining unit employees of Palm Beach County Fire Rescue unless otherwise provided for in this agreement. G. Candidates for the same rank shall be tested at the same time, subject to the County’s ability to adequately staff the Department. H. The County will use scrambled versions of the same test for the written exam. I. Prior to the exam, the facilitator will announce a zero tolerance policy for cheating, and follow up with close and continuous proctoring of the exams (which may include videotaping for documentation). Any employee caught cheating shall be disqualified from the promotional process and subject to the appropriate disciplinary action.