Conn. Agencies Regs. § 7-22a-1 - Certification
(a)
Eligibility. Candidates may
become eligible for recommendation to the Secretary of the State for
certification as Certified Connecticut Town Clerks by (1) successful completion
of the classroom training program prescribed in paragraph (b) of this
regulation, (2) completion of on the job training consisting of not less than
two years work in the municipal clerk field, and (3) successful completion of
the mandatory final exam,
(b)
Classroom Training Program. The classroom training program shall
be administered at the school for Connecticut Town Clerks. Advance notice of
the classroom training program shall be mailed to each town clerk's office. The
classroom training program shall consist of the following courses: and
(1) municipal records management,
(2) elections,
(3) land records,
(4) vital statistics,
(5) miscellaneous records, other
duties.
(c)
Evidence of Substantially Equivalent Experience. A candidate who
has not completed all of the course of the classroom training prescribed in
paragraph (b) of this regulation, but who has completed the on the job training
prescribed in paragraph (a) of this regulation, may submit evidence that he or
she has experience that is substantially equivalent to all or part of the
course. Substantially equivalent experience to only part of the course will be
acceptable for a candidate who has successfully completed the remainder of the
course. Such evidence shall be in the form of an affidavit describing such
experience in detail and executed by said candidate. Upon review, verification
and acceptance of such evidence by the committee and successful completion of
the final examination, such candidate shall be recommended for
certification.
(d)
Final
Examination. The final examination shall be conducted annually.
Applications for examination shall be accepted from persons meeting the
eligibility requirements. Applications may be obtained from the committee
chairperson. Applications shall be returned to the committee chairperson not
less than two weeks prior to the date of the examination, together with an
application fee to be established annually by the committee. The passing grade
for the examination is seventy. Any applicant who fails the examination may
retake the examination once upon payment of a re-examination fee to be
established annually by the committee. Any applicant who fails the examination
twice must repeat the training program.
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