Sec 32-1327. State equivalent examination; national board examination

A. A person who desires to take either the funeral service science section or the funeral service arts section of the state equivalent examination shall submit to the board:

1. An examination application on a form prescribed by the board.

2. Documentation of a high school diploma or its equivalent.

3. Documentation of the person's graduation from an accredited or provisionally accredited school of mortuary science.

4. All applicable fees pursuant to section 32-1309.

B. The board shall schedule and administer the state equivalent examination at least once each year. The state equivalent examination shall consist of a two part written examination with at least seventy questions.

C. A person who takes both sections of the state equivalent examination or the national board examination must achieve a passing score.

D. The board shall accept a passing score that an applicant achieved on a state equivalent examination or a national board examination taken within the five years immediately preceding the date that the applicant filed a license application with the board.