Section Env-Sw 1605.08 - Failure to Complete Basic Training or Pass Examination(a) An individual who fails to attend, or attends but fails to complete, a basic training session may request to attend a future basic training session by submitting a written request to the department within 15business days after the scheduled session, that explains the reason(s) for such failure to attend or complete the session.(b) The department shall: (1) Only grant one extension per processed applicant;(2) Grant the request and schedule the individual for a future training session if the department determines that the failure was due to reasons beyond the control of the individual;(3) Deny the request if the department determines that the criterion for granting the request is not met, and notify the applicant of the denial in writing and provide the reasons for the denial; and(4) If the department denies the request, it shall set a deadline, not to exceed 15 business days after the scheduled training session, for the applicant to provide the necessary information in writing, to address the reasons for denial.(c) If an individual fails to meet the requirements in (b)(4) above, the department shall deny the request and inform the individual that they must file a new application and submit a new $50 fee if certification is still desired.(d) An individual who has filed a request pursuant to (a), above, shall: (1) Retain processed applicant status until they attend and completes the scheduled basic training session, if the request is granted; or(2) Lose processed applicant status if the request is denied.(e) An individual who completes the basic training session but fails the certification examination shall be assigned assistant operator status.(f) If an individual who fails the examination still wishes to become a principal operator, the individual may retake the examination without additional training within 8 weeks of the original test at a time convenient to both the applicant and the department.(g) If an individual who takes a second examination as provided in (f), above, fails the second examination but wishes to pursue principal operator certification, the individual shall:(1) File a newly prepared and signed application form as specified in Env-Sw 1605.02(a); and(2) Re-take basic training and another examination.N.H. Admin. Code § Env-Sw 1605.08
Adopted byVolume XXXIV Number 24, Filed June 12, 2014, Proposed by #10600, Effective 7/1/2014, Expires7/1/2024.Amended by Volume XXXVI Number 49, Filed December 8, 2016, Proposed by #12045, Effective 11/18/2016, Expires 11/18/2026.Amended by Number 19, Filed May 11, 2023, Proposed by #13623, Effective 5/1/2023, Expires 5/1/2033.