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Statewide testing breach triggers retests; Lancaster County to host retest windows
Summary
Commissioners were told a statewide testing breach requires destroying affected exams and scheduling retests; the commission reviewed retest timing and local hosting responsibilities.
Presenter (Speaker 3) told the commission that a recent breach of a state test requires destruction of affected papers and a statewide retest process that will change certification sequencing and scheduling locally.
"Has recently, in the past couple weeks, been a breach of test in the state. So with that certain test, they're going to have to destroy every test in South Carolina of that class," Speaker 3 said, describing a chain of retests that will include hazmat ops and Firefighter II portions. The presenter said Lancaster County will host retest sessions and that regional rotation will occur among neighboring counties for scheduled retest windows.
The presenter also said instructor and officer classes are moving to online course packages and that computer-based testing will replace scantron-style printed test forms, meaning students will log in to computers to take exams. Commissioners and training officers raised concerns about students without tablets or reliable internet access and asked staff to provide guidance or alternate arrangements for affected recruits.
No formal policy vote occurred; the commission recorded the operational impact and requested staff return with a clear retest calendar for local departments.
