The petitioner requests that the Board amend 18VAC140-20-70 to set passage of the licensure examination at a score of 99 for all levels of licensure. 

The petition for rulemaking will be published in the Virginia Register of Regulations on July 31, 2023. The petition will also be published on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall at www.townhall.virginia.gov to receive public comment, which will open on July 31, 2023 and will close on August 30, 2023. The Board will consider the petition and all comments in support or opposition at the next meeting after the close of public comment, currently scheduled for November 3, 2023. The petitioner will be notified of the Board’s decision after that meeting.

At its meeting on November 3, 2023, the Board voted to take no action on the petition because the Board does not control or evaluate the passing score on the national examination, the passing score can change from year to year depending on the test version used, and the Board does include individual passing scores in regulations for examinations as a policy.