N.J. Admin. Code § 5:71-4.12 - Learning disabilities accommodations
(a) Accommodations for persons with
documented learning disabilities will be established for written examinations
as follows:
1. The Office of Training and
Certification within the Division of Fire Safety and eligible institutions or
organizations approved through this chapter shall offer reasonable and
appropriate accommodations for those persons with learning disabilities in
reading decoding, reading comprehension, and/or written expression.
2. A person requesting accommodations for
written examinations shall make the request to the instructor of the training
program, at least 30 calendar days prior to the examination date.
3. Documentation of the learning disability
shall include one of the following:
i. A
diagnosis based upon the results of a standardized psycho-educational
assessment, including an individually administered standardized measure of
intelligence and an individually administered standardized measure of
achievement in reading decoding, reading comprehension, and/or written
expression; or
ii. A diagnosis made
by a qualified professional, according to the criteria outlined in the American
Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
(DSM-5) (5th Edition), incorporated herein by reference, as amended and
supplemented. This manual may be obtained by contacting the American
Psychiatric Association, 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1825, Arlington, VA 22209
or at www.psychiatry.org.
(b) All diagnoses shall
have been made within five years of the date of the written
examination.
(c) A person who
qualifies for accommodations, as reviewed and determined by the training
program staff, shall be permitted a total of three hours to complete a
100-question exam, one and one-half hours for a 50-question exam, and 45
minutes for a 25-question exam. Variations of these written examinations which
use different quantities of examination questions shall be adjusted at the
discretion of the Chief/Senior instructor to reflect a comparable
accommodation.
(d) A person who
qualifies for accommodations, as reviewed and determined by the training
program staff, shall be permitted to receive the written examination by oral
delivery from the training program staff. Oral examinations shall be delivered
using the ratio of 1:1 (one instructor to one student).
(e) A maximum of three attempts per
examination title shall be provided for a student to pass written examinations.
A minimum passing score shall be 70 percent correct.
(f) All attempts to successfully pass written
examinations shall be completed by the student according to the eligible
organization's policies and course completion timeline requirements.
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