(a) Procedures for conducting examinations are determined by the commission.
(b) All application processing fees due to the commission must be paid in a timely manner. Late payments shall be assessed a late fee in accordance with §437.13 of this title (relating to Processing Fees for Test Application).
(c) Each examination must be administered by a lead examiner.
(d) The lead examiner must:
  (1) ensure that the tests remain secure and that the examination is conducted under conditions warranting honest results;
  (2) monitor the examination while in progress;
  (3) control entrance to and exit from the test site;
  (4) assign or re-assign seating; and
  (5) bar admission to or dismiss any examinee who fails to comply with any of the applicable provisions of this chapter.
(e) All official grading and notification must come from the commission or its designee. The preliminary test results shall be made available within seven (7) business days after completion of the examination.

Source Note: The provisions of this §439.5 adopted to be effective March 27, 2006, 31 TexReg 2700; amended to be effective August 10, 2009, 34 TexReg 5413; amended to be effective August 5, 2013, 38 TexReg 4908