Sec.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: (1) municipal records management, (2) elections, (3) land records, (4) vital statistics, and (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.

(Adopted effective February 25, 1999)