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Board adopts updated examination regulation package; OPES recommends smaller tests and new passing‑score method to consider
Summary
The board approved updated regulations to formalize exam outlines and comply with federal EPA standards; the Office of Professional Examination Services recommended reducing item counts for branch‑2 tests from 150 to 125 (plus 15 pretest items) and urged a shift to criterion‑referenced passing scores, the latter requiring statutory change and more
At the Oct. 1 meeting the Structural Pest Control Board approved an updated regulatory package to formalize examination outlines and exam procedures for operator, applicator and field‑representative licenses. Regulations counsel and staff said the package incorporates Office of Professional Examination Services (OPES) occupational‑analysis outlines and references federal EPA core standards; the board rescinded an earlier…
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