(A) Notice of examination. The Secretary of the Board shall notify the applicant of the next regular examination and will notify such board of the application prior to its next regular meeting and make such additional investigation as may be directed by such board.
('72 Code, § 10-30)
(B) Examination standards.
(1) The appropriate contractors' qualifying board shall require the written examination of the applicant upon the following standards:
(a) General standards (G.S.). Each applicant shall be examined by an objective written test, except for cases of language difficulty or other impediments, for which special provision is made pursuant to this division (B)(2) below, as to his fitness to be granted the type of certificate applied for. The examination shall be made with reference to knowledge of such portions of the Florida Building Code, in effect in Broward County, Florida, as revised from time to time, and other manuals specifically referred to and incorporated therein as may be relevant to the trade or specialty involved. The written examination shall be of a multiple choice, fill-in or true-false character, and may include or consist of diagrams, plans or sketches upon or in connection with which the applicant is required to demonstrate his knowledge of circuits, installation or the like by answering true-false, multiple choice or one word fill-in questions keyed to such diagrams, plans or sketches. The passing grade for all examinations shall be 70% except as otherwise specifically set forth in § 151.028(A)(1) below.
(b) Special standards (S.S.). The appropriate examining board may establish special standards for practical examination and particular trades or specialties. Such special standards shall be of a uniform nature from examination to examination, but required of all applicants for the particular type of local business tax receipt and shall be made available to such applicants by written description at the time that application is made. A practical examination shall be by demonstration and the materials and tools necessary for such demonstration shall be furnished by the examining board. Practical examinations shall be graded by the same standards as written examinations.
(2) If the applicant shall have difficulty with the written or spoken English language, or other impediments or affliction, which shall not materially impair his competency in the trade concerned, but which seriously impairs his ability to demonstrate his competency in writing or by practical demonstration, the Board shall make special provision, through an interpreter or otherwise, for the administering of the written or practical parts of the examination to such person, so that such person may demonstrate his ability to answer such examination questions and practical demonstration as fully as if he did not suffer such language difficulty or other impediment or affliction.
(3) In each case, the subject matter of the examination for the particular trade or specialty shall be made as definite and as readily ascertainable by the applicant as may be. Notice of examination, with a brief description of the subject matter to be covered, shall be posted conspicuously on a bulletin board at the Department concerned at least ten days before the commencement of the examination. The posting of such notice and the date when posted shall be attested to by the Secretary of the Examining Board concerned, and duly entered in the minutes of such board.
(4) Where any conflicts exist in the standards for examination of master and beginning plumbers between this chapter and the provisions of F.S. Chapter 469, the provisions of F.S. Chapter 469 shall govern.
('72 Code, § 10-31)
(Ord. O-66-22, passed - - ; Am. Ord. O-2005-02, passed 3-2-05; Am. Ord. O-2007-07, passed 4-18-07)